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Britain By Jove collects together all 4 episodes of the famous comedy travelogue produced by
British Pathe in the 1960s to promote holidays in Great Britain. The shows were presented by much
loved ventriloquist Ray Alan and his celebrated companion Lord Charles and filmed in full colour.
Lord Charles sets the tone with a rousing patriotic speech that "We are living in a touring
paradise " before embarking on a whistlestop tour of the whole country - England, Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland - with his erstwhile chauffeur Cavendish played by Roddy Maude-Roxby.
Lord Charles casts his beady eye over and passes his inimitable comments on places such as :-
Cambridge, Newmarket, Norfolk Broads, Burnham Thorpe, Chatsworth House, North Yorkshire
Moors, Robin Hood's Bay, Newcastle, Inverness, Edinburgh, the Highlands (Lochs, Whiskey Distillery,
Birdwatching, Angling and Golfing), Antrim and Londonderry in Northern Ireland, The Giant's
Causeway, The English Lakes, Tenby and Portmeirion in Wales, Stratford-on-Avon, Bath, Land's
End, Torquay, Boscastle, Mousehole, Plymouth Hoe, Lulworth Cove, London and The Thames
(Hampton Court, St.Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly, Hyde Park and The Tower Of
London), Oxford, Henley, Cliveden House, Windsor and The Isle Of Man.
British Pathe in the 1960s to promote holidays in Great Britain. The shows were presented by much
loved ventriloquist Ray Alan and his celebrated companion Lord Charles and filmed in full colour.
Lord Charles sets the tone with a rousing patriotic speech that "We are living in a touring
paradise " before embarking on a whistlestop tour of the whole country - England, Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland - with his erstwhile chauffeur Cavendish played by Roddy Maude-Roxby.
Lord Charles casts his beady eye over and passes his inimitable comments on places such as :-
Cambridge, Newmarket, Norfolk Broads, Burnham Thorpe, Chatsworth House, North Yorkshire
Moors, Robin Hood's Bay, Newcastle, Inverness, Edinburgh, the Highlands (Lochs, Whiskey Distillery,
Birdwatching, Angling and Golfing), Antrim and Londonderry in Northern Ireland, The Giant's
Causeway, The English Lakes, Tenby and Portmeirion in Wales, Stratford-on-Avon, Bath, Land's
End, Torquay, Boscastle, Mousehole, Plymouth Hoe, Lulworth Cove, London and The Thames
(Hampton Court, St.Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly, Hyde Park and The Tower Of
London), Oxford, Henley, Cliveden House, Windsor and The Isle Of Man.
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Britain By Jove collects together all 4 episodes of the famous comedy travelogue produced by British Pathe in the 1960s to promote holidays in Great Britain. The shows were presented by much loved ventriloquist Ray Alan and his celebrated companion Lord Charles and filmed in full colour.
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Who would have thought that Ray Allen had such a flair for the surreal?
His noble chum Lord Charles and he travel all over the UK (including Northern Ireland, where according to the signposts, they appear to be in three counties simultaneously) with their highly literate, geographically omniscient and occasionally facetious chauffeur.
The images of their picturesque visits are actually culled from Pathés stock footage library and were rather dated even for the time when Britain By Jove was made, but of course that just makes the four episodes fascinating historical documents twice over.
Even though they are clearly cheap and cheerful it would be unfair to call Britain By Jove 'kitsch'; it might be better to say 'quaint' and enjoy it for the beautifully shot travelogue swaddled in some rather bizarre but jolly humour.
I think you'll like it.
His noble chum Lord Charles and he travel all over the UK (including Northern Ireland, where according to the signposts, they appear to be in three counties simultaneously) with their highly literate, geographically omniscient and occasionally facetious chauffeur.
The images of their picturesque visits are actually culled from Pathés stock footage library and were rather dated even for the time when Britain By Jove was made, but of course that just makes the four episodes fascinating historical documents twice over.
Even though they are clearly cheap and cheerful it would be unfair to call Britain By Jove 'kitsch'; it might be better to say 'quaint' and enjoy it for the beautifully shot travelogue swaddled in some rather bizarre but jolly humour.
I think you'll like it.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Well it didn't suit us. We were expecting reviews of Britain, but alas it was more like extolling the virtues of Lord Charles. It's probably great for Charles fans, however - if any are still around.
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