Fred Dineage Mr Southern Television

[davidb]

Originally Posted by francesgumm Vintage quiz.

that was a nice teatime show ,lord thingymebobs would bring a car from his museum to match the year they were discussing

[Marky B]

Originally Posted by davidb that was a nice teatime show ,lord thingymebobs would bring a car from his museum to match the year they were discussing

I take it that is Lord Beaulieu.
Ta Ta
Marky B

[davidb]

i knew his name but coudnt spell it ! and its not in the dictionary !

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by davidb i knew his name but coudnt spell it ! and its not in the dictionary !

The dictionary isn't the first place I'd go to when I want to check on the spelling of someone's name.
It only has the ones who have given their name to other things like Cardigan, Wellington etc.

Steve

[GRAEME]

Originally Posted by davidb that was a nice teatime show ,lord thingymebobs would bring a car from his museum to match the year they were discussing

A mad show. Fred used "Lord B", as he called him, as a kind of score girl. "What's the scores, Lord B?"

And frankly Lord B was one of the most pathetic TV performers I've ever seen - permanently terrified, reedy voiced and off-time.

Hillarious attempts at naturalistic banter just fell flat on the studio floor!

Nice cars though.

[davidb]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook The dictionary isn't the first place I'd go to when I want to check on the spelling of someone's name. It only has the ones who have given their name to other things like Cardigan, Wellington etc. Steve

gee thanks for that ,ill know where to look to spell cardigon or wellinton ,now that youve reminded me does it have cnut in there ? as in king cnut

[penfold]

Originally Posted by Marky B I take it that is Lord Beaulieu. Ta Ta Marky B

Actually, I think it's Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.....

[davidb]

Originally Posted by penfold Actually, I think it's Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.....

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[Mr Cosmo]

Fred is the genuine article - a nice guy and a true professional. Always with a smile on his face and until recently, o a hard working director of Portsmouth Football Club - so he will be at Wembley on Cup Final Day.
His daughter stood as a Conservatve candidate for Portsmouth South at the last General Election and as a result Fred was taken off the air to ensure that political reporting was fair.
Another thing is the number of people he has worked with who have gone on to tremendous success - Debbie Thrower, Fern Britton, Britt Allcroft - while he has stayed with Southern / Meridian / TVS / whatever its called now!

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by davidb gee thanks for that ,ill know where to look to spell cardigon or wellinton ,now that youve reminded me does it have cnut in there ? as in king cnut

How can you look up something in the dictionary to find out how to spell it? If you knew how to spell it you wouldn't need to look it up and if you don't know how to spell it you won't be able to find it

Steve

[John Llewellyn Moxey]

Originally Posted by CaptainWaggett How! There's a programme that wouldn't get made nowadays - at least not with that sort of cast whose combined age must have been about 312. Has anyone else ever really been called Bunty?

I once knew a young lady who was christened Bunty!

That was a long time ago.
John

[davidb]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook How can you look up something in the dictionary to find out how to spell it? If you knew how to spell it you wouldn't need to look it up and if you don't know how to spell it you won't be able to find it Steve

thinking of you and your correct spelling of historical figures i looked up cnut but it wasnt there , by your definition the whole dictionary business is obsolete ,of course you look things up in a dictionary to find out how you spell them ?,

[alan gowdy]

Although Beaulieu is pronounced (in Hampshire at least) as Bee - ooo - lee, it should really be Bow - lee - ooo. Mind you Paris should be Par - eee!

And Fred is just as nice in life as he appears on the box.

[batman]

Originally Posted by alan gowdy And Fred is just as nice in life as he appears on the box.

He is indeed.

[GRAEME]

Originally Posted by davidb thinking of you and your correct spelling of historical figures i looked up cnut but it wasnt there , by your definition the whole dictionary business is obsolete ,of course you look things up in a dictionary to find out how you spell them ?,

No, you look up words in dictionaries to confirm how to spell them and learn how to use them correctly.

Famous names aren't usually in dictionaries - try a bigraphical ditionary or encyclopedia.

Cnut is an old form of Canute.

Or, alternatively, a dyslexic atwt.