TV Help or the Oh dear we appear to have seen everything affair
Anything anyone remembers enjoying in the past four decades....
love some rather bored Meanies
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Here be buried treasure....
In fact there's an awful lot of buried treasure underneath the sands of youtube but I've decided to start small by digging out these ten;
1. Green for Danger (UK 1946)
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My favourite childhood film. Alastair Sim and Trevor Howard in the same movie! What more can a girl want. It's all tremendous fun.
2. Brighton Rock (UK 1947)
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E
Richard Attenborough in his juvenile delinquency period. If this film had been made a decade latter they'd have got baby McCallum for the lead.
3. Ice Cold in Alex (UK 1958)
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8
John Mills in all his little adorableness braves the desert and nazis for a glass of beer, in the greatest advert for carlsberg the carlsberg marketing division could ever hope for.
4. Strangers on a Train (US 1951)
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8
Probably my most favourite Hitchcock movie- probably.
unless it's this one...
5. The Lady Vanishes (UK 1938)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndj8u-McK
or this one...
6. The 39 Steps (UK 1935)
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5
I'm a fan of Hitchcock's train period.I can't believe this film was made in 1935- it's just so modern.
There is however this non train Hitchcock movie...
7. Rebecca (US 1940)
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3
Recommended by dear Mr McCallum (he does show good taste) this film features Leo G. Carrol and a young George Sanders (Emory Partridge)....oh and Laurence Olivier is in it too.
8. The Man Between (UK 1953)
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D
I love James Mason- he's the Johnny Depp of his day. This film is an early 'spy who came in from the cold' and also features Claire Bloom. There's some fascinating footage of 1950s post war Berlin.
9. Odd Man Out (Anglo-Irish 1947)
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=2
James Mason in full Johnny D mode staggering across Belfast.
10. The Dam Busters (UK 1955)
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1
Surely everyone in Britain must have seen this movie, however it doesnt seem to get much play outside the UK. Its everything a war movie should be.
There... I'm going back with a shovel to see what other gems I can uncover.
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Day Six (The Peak District)
Off to the second most popular national park in the world today. In order for you to compare, this is the most popular national park in the world- the Mount Fuji National Park in Japan.
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I'm prepared at this point to conceed victory to the Japanese. Well done them. In defense of the peaks of the Peak District however, they do have less chance of spewing molten lava on you.
First we have to go through our neighbouring city Sheffield, famous for.....
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...and of which George Orwell wrote,
"Sheffield, I suppose, could justly claim to be called the ugliest town in the Old World.
I've always loved this shot from the tv series 'Threads' about post nuclear attack Sheffield. The explosion starts where Meany house is. We wouldn't have felt a thing.
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Anyway the point of the day is to drop in at Chatsworth House. Home in years past to Thomas Hobbes, Mary Queen of Scots, various Kennedys and Mr Darcy (probably)
I wonder what could possibly have changed Lizzie's mind about the grumpy Mr. Darcy?
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This is the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. Including the 5th Duchess, Georgiana of Keira Knightley and 'The Duchess' fame. A film I have not seen but apparently everyone else has because I've never seen the place so busy.
The Dukes of Devonshire are so immensly wealthy that they bypass the standard levels of 'uber wealthy' and 'obscenely wealthy' and move straight onto the 'behemoth, gargantuan, mammoth-type scales' of godlike wealthiness.
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They've been sooooo wealth for soooo long they've 'acquired' (as the helpful little tags tell you) a mansion full of random art from around the world. So you have a Rembrandt next to a ivory chess set from India, next to some modern vase, next to an Elizabethan dining set, next to an Ancient Egyptian statue next to a letter from the day of the storming of the Bastille.
I could just hear Steel in my head...
"all these old things out of time and place- together. They never learn do they Sapphire?"
This wasn't helped by the fact that the Dukes of Devonshires are the Cavendishes, so I just kept imagining Miles and Virginia Cavendish following me around.
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If I was a evil spot of time it's where I'd be hanging out.
Incidently the current Duchess is a Mitford Sister, and whilst technically not a nazi herself some of her sisters were most definitely fully fledged in evilness. (she did have tea with Adolf Hitler though, what do you talk about there?!) Georgie sent via red cross parcel 'Hitler's British Girl' about her sister Unity, who was not the nicest or sanest of persons. Hopefully she didn't have Hitlers secret love child who was then put up for adoption in Britain because that's just a terribly worrying thought. However I would feel more cheerful about the whole previous nazi connections if the Chatsworth pass stamp on my hand didn't look so much like a death eater mark.
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I keep worrying it's going to start glowing.
This is the library. I thought I'd found the library before but that turned out to be the ante-library. Don't you just hate it when that happens.
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Here is more uber wealthiness....
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Painting of Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy anyone? You can buy them in the gift shop.
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Here's a nice mug for Shovewood and her little escape committee.
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She approves.
Gardens; very big. Very, very big.
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Then a spot of afternoon tea.....yum, yum.
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Then off for walking across more of the park.
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Shovewood got to try some more close up photography.
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I come to the conclusion that everywhere is very green.
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Next year we'll go to Mount Fuji.
Ah another day, another charade of pretending to be on holiday.
All trains should be steam trains. I don't care if they're slower or less environmentally friendly.
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They're simply more exciting.
Here's RAF Fylingdales radar base. It's part of the US Ballistic Missile Early Warning System. The base motto is 'Vigilamus' (We are watching) They've most likely got nuclear weapons. It looks fairly creepy sitting all alone on the moors listening out over the north sea to Russia.
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Fylingdale would have known three minutes before the nuclear bombs hit. Can't help thinking that there wouldnt be a lot to be done except warn America- but then that's the point of the base really. I expect Sparky, Georgie and everyone else stateside to be constructing a shelter out of doors and stacking up on tinned peaches whilst remembering their valiant burnt-to-a-crisp british allies. Avenge our deaths.
Apparently now the cold war is over they've moved onto space surveillance and watching orbiting objects, I think they're still watching Russia.
We briefly drop into Whitby, home of Bram Stoker and the legions of the undead. But we can't find anywhere to park.
On to Robin Hood's Bay. Where it is sunny- yay
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It has a beach in the bleakest sense of the word.
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We venture out into the North Sea, which is cold but not as cold as I was expecting. I'd like to know why I'm glowing milk bottle white whilst my dad is golden brown- it's not fair I tell you.
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The North Sea and Shovewoods feet. Anyone for swimming in it
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We manage to acquire Georgie a present though.
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On to Scarborough, of 'Are you going to Scarborough Fair' fame.
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The castle on the hill belonged in the early 14th century to Piers Gaveston who was probably King Edward II lover. By probably I mean almost definitely, the king's actions don't make sense unless you view them through slash goggles, for a start he gave him the friggin castle....and also Cornwall. Happily my slash goggles are finely tuned.
There is also fish and chips. yum, yum.
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Jolly decent fish and chips actually and reasonably priced. We also managed to avoid being dived bombed by seagulls because they're off attacking the fishing boats as they line up to come back home.
Scarborough also had the very good sense to keep it's TARDIS......sorry, police public call box.
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On the way home the cows attack.
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Having survived we declare tommorrow a rest day.
We continue our exciting adventure around Britain. Ooooo today it's holidaying in the immediate 20 mile vincinty of home. Which means Sherwood Forest- home of Robin Hood and his merry meanies. Many a summer was spent firing arrows with suction pads at Shovewood. (ah happy times) I'm not allowed to buy a bow and arrow set today....nor a robin hood cap- they're only for children apparently. I'm going to try once again to ignore the fact that I've lived here for 20 years and pretend I'm on holiday. This pretence is somewhat ruined by repeatedly bumping into people I know.
This is Bawtry.
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King Aethelfrith met a sticky end here in 616 AD in some battle. On a more positive note this is the starting point of the Pilgrim Fathers. William Bradford, leader of the the pilgrims was born here. I think he pretty much invented Thanksgiving too....or that might just be an excuse for all the pubs here to have a thanksgiving menu. I'm sure the Puritans would be thrilled to know that their voyage to the new world is commemorated in the names of all the pubs e.g 'The Mayflower' 'The Pilgrim Fathers' etc. Most of the other pubs in the area are named after Robin Hood or characters from D.H. Lawerence novels. We don't go to the pub today, we opt for a cafe and have scones instead. Geoffrey Chaucer spent most of his childhood here, which I was never impressed with until Paul Bettany played him.
Rufford Abbey.
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Built in the 12 century.and one of the first to be destroyed by Henry VIII. People are usually fleeing to the Abbey in various Robin Hood stories. It's not the biggest ruin around but it has some nice cellar rooms and gardens.
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The gardens are geared towards children and are great to run around if youre six.
Here's me pretending to be a monk.
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What's also tremedous fun is watching the cars get stuck in the ford (the clue is in the Ruf- 'ford') as you can see the kids love it.
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If you're silly enough to chance driving through it you deserve what you get. Whats fun for the adults is to see the vans rush through and wet the children- all round good clean family entertainment.
Here's a creepy church in another part of the forest that I've never seen anyone go into.
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It's creepy.
And here's some Sherwood forest geese that you're not allowed to shoot arrows at- boo.
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I think they look very plump and tasty.
Tommorrow we're off to the beach. I wish I was going to Miami.
Due to some icky financial ickiness meany holiday this year shall be in Britain relying on the generous kindness (or maybe just tolerant politeness) of Meany Clan members and friends. I for one am sure that Britain will make a lovely holiday destination. I in no way want to go to Rome, Jamica or Rio to dance with lots of scantily clad men. I want to get perpetually rained on for a week.
Anyway we're beginning in the south (I'll count London as the starting point) heading north and seeing how far we get. Lots of tourists come to the UK. They can't all be wrong.
Let's start last night in London....
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Yes it's the London Eye known to some as the control device of the Nestene Consciousness. That picture is taken from Rose and Nine's Bridge (known to non-believers as Westminster Bridge) I can confirm that at night pretending you're running across hand in hand with the Doctor does not get old. In the day time you can pretend to avoid the daleks or wander aimlessly in zombiefied 28 days later world.
On to Oxford. Ignoring the fact that I lived here for three years, it's time to do touristy things.
Oooo look punting!
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And I say; cricket!
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I couldn't help noticing it's sunny. That's a nice change. Oxford usually looks like a swamp. Here's a picture of Christchurch meadows looking pretty.
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Here's the Rad Cam. It's not as impressive on the inside which is probably why they don't let tourists in.
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Time to return to college, they give us food.
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Here's the library from my friend's room. I come to the conclusion that I've not really seen Oxford in the daylight before- it's sort of shiny and crumbly at the same time.
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Back then to Yorkshire. Elder meanies don't vid, they garden.
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Which means Shovewood can take nice pictures.
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So far so good. I've spent quite a bit of time eating and it's been sunny. Day Two is sleep day with a short walk to pub number four.
Films:
- Some Like it Hot
- Robin Hood ( the errol flynn version)
- The Magnificent Seven
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Drinks:
- Blossum Hill ( red- chilled)- from San Fransico
- Jacobs Creek ( white)
- Chardonney
- Diet Coke
- Coffee
- Tea ( with sugar)
Snackies:
- All butter cheese twists
- Sweet chilli crisps
- Walkers Bacon and chedder crisps
- Butter popcorn ( 4 bags)
- Local Domino's pizza number on standby
:)
We of the Meany clan have been mightly enjoying the nightly Torchwooding. It's not Doctor Who by any means but it's a nice quick fix. It's got vaguely Quatermass/Sapphire and Steelish for this week.
(note spoiler here now for non brit cousins. Though I imagine Georgie will have seen it by hacking in live to bbc transmissions or whatever it is she does.)
The Piccadilly Vaughn Affair
The Adventures of Shovewood and Serenaar going to meet Mr Robert Vaughn in Waterstones, Piccadilly London (26th February 2009) I annoyingily couldn't go due to work dammit. So there is a very miffed and meany me at the beginning looking.. well...miffed. I would like to complain that Shovewood and Serenaar look irritatingly gleeful and bouncy throughout- particularly Shovewood; its not fair I tell you! However I did get a signed copy, footage to edit up and pizza so I am in some way placated.
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=993b2
(click the Piccadilly Vaughn Affair obviously- though if anyone wishes to pilfer good copies of the youtube videos feel free)
There is also a brief cameo from the Arundel people of Uncle mini con UK who I am informed were lovely and happened to be standing in front of them in the queue and who they went for dinner with afterwards. They also had a communicator pen for the girlies to play with (cost £110- I think we'll just spray a fountain pen silver)
There's also some touristy shot for everybody to enjoy as they arrived at waterstones at 9:20 (the signing wasnt til 12:30- as they didnt want to be late) So they went for a little walk to Buckingham Palace. Afterwards they went to Westminster, The London Eye, The Tate, The Globe and St Pauls. So they're in there too.
Takes around 30 minutes to central London on the train from New Meanyville, unfortunately it goes into London Waterloo....which has influnced the music choice. I'm so, so sorry
love bluemeany
...Unfortunately BT aren't connecting our phone line and internet until next Friday...so leave a message after the beep and we'll get back to you later....
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Happy Birthday to azcpa for Monday :)
Feed A Meany (no souffles)
Hello everybody this is Shovewood. Just getting the meal plan ready for New Meanyville (we're moving into our first flat yay!) Your mission if you choose to accept it is to feed and generally keep alive Biggyblue and me for £35 a week.(around $50) Though if we can get cheaper than this it would be great. I wish to cook a decent tea for the hardworking employed Biggyblue everynight if possible and also to make up something resembling a packed lunch each day for her to take into the office. (ideas other than sandwiches needed) Regrettably you may remember the Souffle Affair, so will understand when I say my cooking experience is not great. However as IK tells us "inexperience is not necessarily inability" so Im prepared to give some meals a go. Basically I need cheap, healthy filling meals, these are the requirements;
1. Must be healthy- Im trying to include five fruit or veg a day so if a meal can include one or two that would be great.
2. No Oysters, Mussels or mushy peas. We don't like them- anything else we'll wolf down happily. (sadly many members of the Meany family seem to have survived the 1970s solely by eating Mussels found on beaches, we really dont think we could do this- we're not near the sea anyway)
3. No Cheese. We meanies love it too much and we feel we've eaten twice our quota for a lifetime anyway. We're going to try and cut it out completely. (cue nasty cheese withdrawal symptoms)
I've already found this website- Frugal Living in the UK
http://www.frugal.org.uk/recipes.html
Serenaar I think we're gonna try the nettle soup when you come down- you can help me pick them- so bring good gloves.
Suggestions would be most welcome. Ooo if anyone can suggest cheap meals and puddings I can make for when we have guests that would be helpful and I'm sure honoured guest #1 Serenaar would be most grateful.
love Shovewood :)
The free iPersonic Personality Test
stolen from georgiesmith
thebigbluemeany is a Laid-back Doer; go me! (dark yellow) Shovewood is a Spontaneous Idealist. (light yellow) We approve of any personality test where we get different results (except for the Colour personality test cause that says Shovewood is a sensitive, loving warm person and claims I am a selfish, egocentric, paranoid quick to offend individualist, (the cheek- it's got it in for me) so we ignore that one.
Laid-back Doers
are friendly, happy persons. They enjoy being together with other people. Smart, eloquent, witty and charming, they like to be the centre of attraction. They do not like to be alone. Their zest for life ensures that others feel well in their company and that they quickly get to know people. Laid-back Doers get the best out of every moment - many people of this type have a gift for making their whole life one big party. Boredom is unknown in their presence because they are very good at carrying others away with their enthusiasm, their good mood and their optimism.Time for Illya Therapy again
I've had it. Bloody January, bloody 2009, bloody everything... I'm going out to catch me a certain blue eyed Russian. If anybody wants to join me I shall be in the dungeon torturing him. Be back shortly with one blond, very annoyed secret agent
love bluemeany :)
(Yes I know its unfair he suffers because of my bad mood but then life isnt fair is it?)
*laughs evilly* Mmmhhahahaaaaaa
...now where did I put the really big net.
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...or with chains...
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yep I think I'll go with the chains.
The Chefs from UNCLE: Cooking with Illya Kuryakin and Napoleon Brandy....
Certain Meanies have been promising/ threatening to follow Illya's example in the Suburbia Affair for quite some time now, and Shovewood ( the one in the fetching grey pajamas)
and Bluemeany ( the one not in the fetching grey pajamas, and I might add, most frequently the voice of reason) finally got around to it this week.
Following a recipe of Delia Smith ( American exchange rate = Julia Child, but slightly cheaper) it turned out as what may generously be called a disaster.
We've cut it up into a little video, its a bit hodge-podged together, but as it turned out that matched the souffle nicely.
The Meanies make a souffle! Yay!
It's largely filled with our bickering and cooking incompetence and should probably be retitled the Meanies demonstrate how not to make a souffle.
Waring: brief swearing in a yorkshire accent (sorry about that)
part one: http://www.mediafire.com/?loe2xzj2jnp
part two: http://www.mediafire.com/?yz7mnewdmdd





Hello everybody- this is dreamybluemeany's latest offering; " The Dr. Kuryakin or how I learnt to stop worrying and love Illya Affair".... Whheeeeee.....
Dreamyblue says....
"One key part of MFU is escapism and this video is about that. Another key part is, of course, the boys looking fab... which this video also addresses.... ( not strictly slash, although, by all means, assume away... :-) )
The song is 'Illya Kuryakin looked at me' by the Jennifers. Yes if I could sing I would sing about Illya too. She adapted the title from a good Victoria M fanfic. The quality isnt actually that bad on youtube if you click the 'view in high quality' button but in case you want to see Mr McCallum in all his defined glory here's the download
https://www.yousendit.com/download/TTZrU