Question Time - Part EIGHT!

[SiHart]

I do like them both, but I think I probably love Kate Bush more.

What was the last play you saw at the theatre?

[Dirk Gently]

The last one I saw was a modern version of Macbeth in the Trafalgar Studios, London with James McAvoy in the title role.

What was the last concert you went to?

[Nyder]

Theme Tunes night at Islington! It was terrific! What's your fave cartoon theme music?

[Jon Masters]

Pinky and the Brain

Same again

[Andrew Curnow]

The Mysterious Cee-ties of Gold!

Dare we risk it... yes go on, same question again!

[SiHart]

Battle of the PLANETS! So EXCITING!

Mr Men or Mr Benn?

[Dirk Gently]

Mr Benn.

Who's your favourite stand up comic?

[Dino]

Probably a Cinderella pantomime in the mid 80's
Manic Street Preachers, Liverpool 2010
The end title music for Droids, the C3-PO/R2D2 cartoon series who's end theme was written by the bloke out of the Police was wasn't Sting or Andy Summers.
Mr Men.
Argh! See, I don't go to many stand up clubs. I'm out of the loop on that one.
I'm not too much into his stand up bits, but I did like Frankie Boyle's sketches.
But as for stand up... pfffft... Bill Hicks still count? I preferred him to Dennis Leary.

So... the book about JNT or the book about Blake's 7.
If I wanted a book of wonder and interesting stuff I didn't know about, but could only buy one...

Which should I get?

[Andrew Curnow]

Blake's 7. Simply because it gets far less coverage, there's more likely to be stuff about it you didn't know - anything really new & exciting from the JN-T book is probably already splashed across the various forums! Plus I believe the B7 book is partly made up, so you're very unlikely indeed to know some of that stuff already! And if you want rare B7 facts, my colleague at work had heard of the show but didn't know that Blake was only in the first two series. Tt, what are they teaching young people nowadays...?

With September due tomorrow and effectively calling time on the Summer, how has your Summer been?

[SiHart]

It's been up and down- I've had a lot of fun and had Steve home, went to the proms, had a lovely birthday, but I also crashed the car, so a bit of a mixed bag.

How tired do you feel today?

[Stuart Wallis]

Ask me when I've woken up! Actually I'm alright now, but exhausted an hour before bedtime yesterday - the good night's rest seems to have helped.

Batman or Superman?

[Rob McCow]

Batman I reckon.

Are there any superheroes who you can't stand?

[Larry]

No I've enjoyed all the superhero films and don't re really know much about the others.



Do you prefer your floors to be wooden or carpeted . ?

[Stuart Wallis]

No I've enjoyed all the superhero films and don't re really know much about the others.

Don't ask about the Legion of Stupid Heroes then! You wouldn't want any dealings with Captain Jobsworth for instance...

Do you prefer your floors to be wooden or carpeted . ?

Carpeted. I still have nightmares about my gran's funeral, when the chair on casters I sat upon at the wake went halfway across the room the moment I sat on it. Parquet floors - pah!

Home or abroad for your holidays?

[SiHart]

Both are great for different reasons.

What's the best thing you've seen on TV this year?

[Andrew Curnow]

Probably Broadchurch. I've enjoyed 'What Remains' recently, but only some of the new series of Who, and apart from that I don't know what else I've really watched (other than the usual regular round of panel shows I guess).

Oh hang on, no, change that answer. Broadchurch is knocked into number 2 slot (but to be fair only just) by Dallas - which was by turns ridiculous, barmy, absurd, baffling, nonsensical, exciting, unpredictable, extraordinary, and oddly moving. So although Broadchurch is probably the best show, the show I've most enjoyed was Dallas.



On a connected note, then, I read that David Tennant has been cast in 'a similar role' in the US version of Broadchurch. Do you think he has the potential to 'do a Patrick Stewart/Hugh Laurie' now, and become a huge international success as the UK frontman for a US show?

[Stuart Wallis]

There's a simple way of doing it.

"Richard - sort it out!"

I wonder whether it would help if they knew he was British? I mention this due to what I've heard - that he's going to have an American accent in it. (Not everyone's seen Harry Potter, I'm thinking.) Tell me if I'm misjudging the Americans, but it's often fairly obvious that the likes of Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellern, David McCallum et al are from over here whwn they've appeared over there.

Who do you miss the most?

[Dirk Gently]

My Mum. On here, probably Si Hunt.


Same ? Again.

[SiHart]

Steve, obviously. 8.5 weeks to go!

What colour are your living room walls?

[Dave Tudor]

Good question - I think the actual shade was called 'Nutmeg', a kind of off-white colour. They're due for a re-colour actually.

The Woman in Black or The Lady in Red?

[SiHart]

The Woman in Black please, though Chris De Burgh may actually be scarier...

What's for dinner tonight?

[Jon Masters]

Nothing - I've had a splitting headache since lunchtime that just doesn't want to shift.

What's your painkiller of choice ?

[Dirk Gently]

Paracetamol, although Alcohol is preferred if available.


Is the English language being eroded by text speak & modern urban slang or is it just evolving as it should?

[Stuart Wallis]

Ys tis. Gr8!

Did you suffer any damage in the storm?

[Mike Saville]

So, ten weeks on, someone ought to answer.
We never suffered any personal or property damage due to the storms. My mum in Scarborough and my sister in Hull were less than a mile away from serious flooding but escaped. My dear rascal works for the EA though, so suffered a lot of hard work as a result.

So. Christmas was only 2 weeks ago. How long does it seem to you?