Tags: last of the summer wine
Date: 13 March 2009 19:02:19
This week I have mainly been rewatching Last of The Summer Wine. Paramount Comedy 2 have temporarily removed Third Rock From The Sun so I have had to search for alternative viewing to help me recover from a day of work (or lack of).
For those who are not of these islands - it is a gentle, somewhat repetitive sitcom following the lives of 3 Yorkshire pensioners and their meanderings around the local area. It has been going for almost 40 years and survived the retirement and death of several actors and actresses. Think of it as a rest home for elderly thespians who are awaiting the great audition in the sky.
It is ideal viewing for those needing to de-stress as the storylines are structured very similarly, are well acted, predictable but still enjoyable.
Today In History:
1781: Youranus Uranus is discovered by William Herschel. Wonder if he used both hands to find it!
1865: The Confederate States of America reluctantly decide to use African American troops.
1884: The siege of Khartoum begins in Sudan as the British troops, led by General Gordon, are beseiged by the Mad Mahdi's army.
1900: British troops occupy Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, during the Boer War. Many exciting wars occured before and after this one!
1943: The Nazis carry out the final liquidation of the Krakow Ghetto and transport the Jews to labour and concentration camps; they murder those not deported. This is a the "Girl in a Red Dress" moment in Schindler's List.
1954: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu begins in Vietnam. The death knell for French colonisation of the north of the country.
1979: A coup takes place in Grenada overthrowing Sir Eric Gairy, the Prime Minister. Ronnie Raygun orders an American invasion soon after to retake the island from Communist forces.