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Humphrey Lyttelton passed away on the 25th of April. The week before he sent a message to be read out at the SIHAC live show in Bournemouth. It read: 'I'm sorry I cannot be with you this evening I'm in hospital.' There was a typically wonderful Humph pause, after which, 'I wish I had thought of this earlier.' As a tribute to this wonderful man we present Humphrey Lyttelton's Britain, a tour of this Septic (or is that Sceptred) Isle in the hands of a national treasure.
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The I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue team of Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor, in the company of their esteemed chairman Humphrey Lyttelton, have been recording their BBC radio show around the UK for longer than any of them can remember ... that's about a week - or twenty minutes in the case of Barry Cryer. At each venue Humph would present a short history of the location, written by Iain Pattinson, to the mutual delight of the audience, the team and their delightful scorer Samantha (who somehow always found time for a rewarding poke around the area's backstreets).
We are privileged to present, in gazetteer form, the very best of Humph's local histories form Radio 4's multi award-winning 'antidote to panel games'. As accurate as Wikipedia and as comprehensive as Reader's Digest, this unique guide tells you everything you never knew you wouldn't ever need to know about the background and inhabitants of Britain's most prominent towns and cities. The intelligent reader will waste no time in adding it to their collection.
Bristol
It was from Bristol in 1497 that John Cabot set off to find a new route to the Spice Islands by sailing north-west. He instead discovered a strange, hostile world which he named 'Newfoundland', until the natives explained that they actually called it 'Swansea'.
Nottingham
It's well documented in official records that the city's original name was 'Snottingham' or 'home of Snotts', but when the Normans came, they couldn't pronounce the initial letter 'S', so decreed the town be called 'Nottingham'or the 'home of Notts'. It's easy to understand why this change was resisted so fiercely by the people of Scunthorpe.
Brighton
A settlement is first recorded in Brighton as long as ago as 3000 BC, when Celtic Druids practised their ancient worship of oaks, mistletoe and virgins, and indeed, oaks and mistletoe are still plentiful in Brighton.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this book is a compendium of all the "venue histories" delivered by Humph at the start of ISIHAC. Devotees will hear Humph's voice and try to emulate his fabulous delivery.
fun to read, you can dip in and out, read it from cover to cover or pick out places you know.
The one thing that I would change is to add the broadcast date, as the jokes include topical references.
but it's fun, I was given it for my birthday and am going to get it for "Clue" fans for Xmas.
fun to read, you can dip in and out, read it from cover to cover or pick out places you know.
The one thing that I would change is to add the broadcast date, as the jokes include topical references.
but it's fun, I was given it for my birthday and am going to get it for "Clue" fans for Xmas.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you have listened to the programmes over the years or on BBC7, this will bring it all back. Read it on the train when you visit the towns but be prepared to be thrown off; the descriptions of the towns make you smile, snigger and even guffaw out loud. Well done the author! You can hear Humph in every word, a worthy present for any ISIHAC listener.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of the funniest books I've read in a long time. It brings back joyful memories of all the years of the "I'm sorry I haven't a clue" programmes.
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Humph is back I can hear him in every page
Excellent book, it's just amazing how this brings it all back. Good to just pick at when you need a lift.
Published 2 months ago by Martyn
Buy it, it's one purchase you won't regret
Comedy at it's finest. Yes, the combination of Mr Pattinson's writing and Mr Lyttelton's delivery was a rare and precious gem that some of us were lucky enough to experience, and... Read more
Published 13 months ago by E. Norton
Pretty good on the page but...
...as several of the other reviewers have pointed out, it's just not the same without Humph's voice. Read more
Published on 3 May 2010 by Roger O. Thornhill
Lyttleton's Britain
Lyttelton's Britain: A User's Guide to the British Isles as Heard on BBC Radio's "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"
The intro's to the weekly programme. Read more
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Published on 26 Mar 2010 by Mr. Michael D. Rolfe
This book will have you crying with laughter
This is, by far, the best book spun off from the series "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue". A wonderful rollicking ride around the British Isles with a large helping of lunacy. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2010 by Mr. M. P. Boxwell
the funniest book EVER
I have been in tears. I have often heard snippets but this is so funny - it should also come with a health warning. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2010 by TIPTOP SELLER
LYTTEL(ton's) BRITAIN - You see what they did there?
One of the most amusing parts of later series of Radio 4's comedy series I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T A CLUE (as presented by the incomparable Humphrey Lyttelton) was his introduction to... Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2010 by Emanon
"Merely" excellent without Humph's delivery
I was a big fan of Humphrey Lyttleton on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, and I was thrilled to see a book compiling many of the intros from the shows, which always had me in stitches. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2010 by alsion
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