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MartyBartfast

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Lurch - The Addams Family - SP

Jeeves - Bertie Wooster -SP

Alfred - Batman/Bruce Waine - SP

Parker - Lady Penelope - SP

Benson - The Tates - TLHM

Bunter - Lord Peter Wimsey - TLHM

Hobson -

Riff-Raff - Dr Frankenfurter (Rocky Horror Picture Show) - SP

Max - The Harts (Hart to Hart) - SP

Hudson - The Bellamys - CHC

 

So we're just looking for the master of Hobson, which I always thought would be the toughie.

Here's a clue: I'm just looking for a first name.

 

More clues to follow if we don't make any progress.

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chizu

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OK, nothing too taxing for a Friday Night

 

What was the first advert on UK tv for?

 

What time was it broadcast? (24hr clock please)

 

Bonus question:

 

What was the first advert on Channel 5 for?

 

Wasn't it SR toothpaste (or something like that?)

For a time I'll guess 6 o clock pm?

 

Channel 5 - no idea

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Go Pack Go

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Wasn't it SR toothpaste (or something like that?)

For a time I'll guess 6 o clock pm?

 

Channel 5 - no idea

 

Wasn't it SR toothpaste (or something like that?) Close - worth half a ding, but we can do better than that.

 

Was it Gibbs SR Toothpaste on 22nd Sept 1955 at just after 8am?

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Go Pack Go

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Wasn't it SR toothpaste (or something like that?)

For a time I'll guess 6 o clock pm?

 

Channel 5 - no idea

 

Wasn't it SR toothpaste (or something like that?) Close - worth half a ding, but we can do better than that.

 

Was it Gibbs SR Toothpaste on 22nd Sept 1955 at just after 8am?

or even 8pm... :)

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kbootb

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or even 8pm... :)

 

Closer, but I think we can get it to the exact minute (24hr clock - stuck in my mind when I heard it, not really a clue but you'll see why when all is revealed)

 

Don't forget the bonus question. First advert on Channel 5?

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MartyBartfast

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Was it Gibbs SR Toothpaste on 22nd Sept 1955 at just after 8am?

 

Full ding for the product, date correct but not the time.

 

Well I know The Archers killed off Grace in order to put the kybosh on ITV's openning night, so assuming The Archers went out at the same time in those days, and that the ad was at the start of the evening I'll go for 19:00.

 

Edit for typo and grammar!

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kbootb

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Well I know The Archers killed off Grace in order to put the kybosh on ITV's openning night, so assuming The Archers went out at the same time in those days, and that the ad was at the start of the evening I'll go for 19:00.

 

If only I could give points for trivia, the Archers question was going to be the bonus. Time guess further away than Go Pack Go's corrected entry.

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Go Pack Go

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or even 8pm... :)

 

Closer, but I think we can get it to the exact minute (24hr clock - stuck in my mind when I heard it, not really a clue but you'll see why when all is revealed)

 

Don't forget the bonus question. First advert on Channel 5?

 

12 minutes sounds the most obvious, given the clue. :)

 

and Channel 5 is, I think, the easy part which is Chanel No 5

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Go Pack Go

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OK, I award full ding honour to Go Pack Go.

 

20:12 - Olympic year.

 

Chanel No 5 was indeed the first advert

Nice one! Hadn't dawned on me... DOH!

 

Next question is, what comes next in this sequence?

 

Maurice, Alexander, James, Edward, James, Leonard, ?

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jenandberry

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Next question is, what comes next in this sequence?

 

Maurice, Alexander, James, Edward, James, Leonard, ?

 

Well, thanks to recently solving a puzzle cache involving Harold Macmillian's real first name (I won't tell you the cache number, I don't want to spoil it) I think its the first names of prime ministers:

 

Maurice Harold Macmillian

Alexander (Alec) Douglas-Home

James Harold Wilson

Edward (Ted) Heath

Leonard James Callaghan

 

So the next one would be Margaret Thatcher

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Ayondin

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Next question is, what comes next in this sequence?

 

Maurice, Alexander, James, Edward, James, Leonard, ?

 

Well, thanks to recently solving a puzzle cache involving Harold Macmillian's real first name (I won't tell you the cache number, I don't want to spoil it) I think its the first names of prime ministers:

 

Maurice Harold Macmillian

Alexander (Alec) Douglas-Home

James Harold Wilson

Edward (Ted) Heath

Leonard James Callaghan

 

So the next one would be Margaret Thatcher

 

In that case, who was the 2nd James? :):lol:

 

EDIT: Ahh Harold Wilson had another go, after Ted Heath, ignore me :D

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Go Pack Go

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Next question is, what comes next in this sequence?

 

Maurice, Alexander, James, Edward, James, Leonard, ?

 

Well, thanks to recently solving a puzzle cache involving Harold Macmillian's real first name (I won't tell you the cache number, I don't want to spoil it) I think its the first names of prime ministers:

 

Maurice Harold Macmillian

Alexander (Alec) Douglas-Home

James Harold Wilson

Edward (Ted) Heath

Leonard James Callaghan

 

So the next one would be Margaret Thatcher

 

Very well done!! DING!!

 

The two James' are of course Harrold Wilson and Leonard was actually James Callaghan.

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kennamatic

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Ok, what are the young of the following called:

 

Eel

Elephant seal

Goat

Kangaroo

Owl

Rat

Pigeon

Quail

Skunk

Swan

 

(sorry for the delay setting the question, didn't have time to log on yesterday and see if I was right on the previous one)

 

Elver

Calf

Kid

Joey

 

Well, that's the first four attempted. Nothing after that, but there are a few rattling round at the back of my brain.

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jenandberry

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Eel - ding to kennamatic

Elephant seal - ding to croft house cachers

Goat - ding to kennamatic

Kangaroo - ding to kennamatic

Owl - ding to MrsB of The Blorenges

Rat - ding to jerryo

Pigeon - ding to kennamatic

Quail

Skunk - ding to jerryo

Swan - ding to MrsB of The Blorenges

 

Just looking for quail now, its not chick.

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rutson

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1. And if young Nigel says he's happy...

2. Let's all meet up in the year 2000...

Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown - Pulp - Year 2000

3. A can of beans or blackeyed peas, some Nescafe and ice...

4. Daddy doesn't understand it, he always says she was good as gold...

And he can see no reasons, Coz there are no reasons - Boomtown Rats - I don't like Mondays

5. I've got me a car, it's as big as a whale...

And I'm heading on down to the love shack - B52s - Love Shack

6. Watching the people get lairy is not very pretty I tell thee...

Walking through town is quite scary - Kaiser Chiefs - I predict a riot

7. No amount of poetry will mend my broken heart...

8. Maybe Marlon Brando will be there by the fire...

9. Sucking too hard on your lollipop...

Love's gonna get you down I said - Mika -Lolipop

10. Happiness, more or less...

It's just a ******, something in my liberty??? - Verve? -

 

Edit: Partial for #10

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Sharpeset

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1. And if young Nigel says he's happy...

2. Let's all meet up in the year 2000...

Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown - Pulp - Year 2000 - 2 dings to Rutson, that's not the title though

3. A can of beans or blackeyed peas, some Nescafe and ice...

4. Daddy doesn't understand it, he always says she was good as gold...

And he can see no reasons, Coz there are no reasons - Boomtown Rats - I don't like Mondays 3 dings to Rutson

5. I've got me a car, it's as big as a whale...

And I'm heading on down to the love shack - B52s - Love Shack 3 dings to Rutson

6. Watching the people get lairy is not very pretty I tell thee...

Walking through town is quite scary - Kaiser Chiefs - I predict a riot 3 dings to Rutson

7. No amount of poetry will mend my broken heart...

8. Maybe Marlon Brando will be there by the fire...

9. Sucking too hard on your lollipop...

Love's gonna get you down I said - Mika -Lolipop 3 dings to Rutson

10. Happiness, more or less...

It's just a ******, something in my liberty??? - Verve? - 1 ding to Rutson for the Verve, quote is close!

 

3. The Sidewinder sleeps tonite - REM

 

just re-read the question, so edited to add "a candy bar, a falling star, or a reading of Dr Zeuss"

 

Pete

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Sharpeset

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That's another ding to Rutson, 3 to Simply Paul and 3 to Sharpeset (and a bonus for spelling it right I reckon. Do you know what the chorus is? I've never been able to work it out!).

 

There's two more available for 10. And we still need 7 and 8. (sorry MartyBartfast, that one's already gone)

 

I know what you mean about the chorus! As I own an REM songbook, I can put you out of your misery by revealing that the words crammed into the chorus are "Call me when you try to wake her up" (not 'calling Jamaica' as I used to think.....')

 

Cheers

Pete

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Dobunnis

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For 10 Rutson's right except for the three missing words.

 

Isn't it "It's just a change in me, something in my liberty"?

 

Annoyingly I could have got quite a few more I if I had looked before,

 

Helen

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Dobunnis

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Okay, so some clues.

 

For 7 it would help to be an ageing socialist or perhaps a listener to radio 4 as he seems to always be on these days. The next line rhymes btw.

For 8 it would help to be an ageing hippy from Canada by way of California (or to own an all-time classic album). The next line also rhymes.

For 10 Rutson's right except for the three missing words.

 

Guessing the artists from the clues...

 

7 Billy Bragg?

8 Neil Young?

 

Don't have a clue as to the titles or next lines though...

 

10 I think the title is "Lucky Man" but I am trying not to be pedantic :D I thought you were talking about Rutson until I read the question properly Alex :D

 

Helen

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Dobunnis

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- · - · - - · - - · ·

 

CQD (apparently - although according to one of our lecturers the actual message was -.. --- -.-- --- ..- .-- .- -. - .. -.-. . .. -. - .... .- - --- .... -... --- .-.. .-.. --- -.-. -.- ... )

 

DING!

 

CQ is the usual initial call for poeple (literally sounding like seek you), the D was added for distress and was the standard distress call amoung British radio operators. Before the Titanic set sail the international distress call was set to be repeatedly ...---... ; actually although the dahs and dits spell out SOS it should not have the gaps signifying spaces for letters. The radio operator was reminded by his junior to also send the new distress call but the first was indeed -.-. --.- -.. or CQD.

 

.-. . .- .-.. .-.. -.-- -.-- --- ..- ... .... --- ..- .-.. -.. -. --- - -... . ... --- .-. ..- -.. . :D

 

--- ...- . .-. - ... -.- . . .... --- - . .

 

Helen

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