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O/T Alan Whicker's World Over

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by Chazz Rheinhold, Jul 12, 2013.

  1. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    Died today. RIP Alan.
     
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    Chazz Rheinhold, Jul 12, 2013
  2. Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC

    Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC Well-Known Member

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    Respect. But still........

    [video=youtube;Cn8Pua5rhj4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn8Pua5rhj4[/video]
     
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  3. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    Ye thought of that straightaway too Stan!!
     
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    Chazz Rheinhold, Jul 12, 2013
  4. HHH

    HHH Well-Known Member

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    Grew up with Whicker on the box. The kind of quality tv you don't get these days.
     
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    HHH, Jul 12, 2013
  5. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator
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    His programmes were brilliant, he defined a generation, it's a sad loss.
     
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    originallambrettaman, Jul 12, 2013
  6. Carmine Galante.

    Carmine Galante. Well-Known Member

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    Sad news.

    Only fitting that I sign off with this........and it's goodnight from me.... and it's goodnight from him.

    RIP Alan.
     
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    Carmine Galante., Jul 12, 2013
  7. Is Vic there?

    Is Vic there? Top Tipster

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    On his Wiki page, it's say he even entered a comp (for a laugh) to see who sounded the most like Alan Whicker.......... He came third .

    Great, entertaining program's

    RIP. <peacedove>
     
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    Is Vic there?, Jul 12, 2013
  8. C'mon ref

    C'mon ref Well-Known Member

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    A brilliant parody from the masters of parody and a fitting epitaph to a man who brought the world to us at a time when the world was not as accessable to the working class as it is today. And I have just been reading about him entering an Alan Wicker contest and coming 3rd, hillarious, just makes me think why no one else has tried this stunt from todays so called celebrities. R.I.P.
     
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    C'mon ref, Jul 13, 2013
  9. Happy Tiger

    Happy Tiger Well-Known Member

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    Totally agree with this. I loved watching his World as a kid, made me want to go out and explore.
     
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  10. Jimmy Graham's bald head

    Jimmy Graham's bald head Well-Known Member

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    Not exactly a celeb of today but Charlie Chaplin once entered and lost a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest
     
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  11. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    Anyone heard the Woody Allen stand up routine about the moose?? He knocks a moose over in his car on the way to a fancy dress party. He straps the moose the front of the pick up and carries on. When he gets to the party the moose has woken up, so he lets him come to the party. The moose mingles......

    At the end of the night they have a best fancy dress vote, the moose comes in third! The host wins-dressed as a moose!
     
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    Chazz Rheinhold, Jul 13, 2013
  12. Jimmy Graham's bald head

    Jimmy Graham's bald head Well-Known Member

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    How did he come third when he didn't even have a costume?
     
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  13. ImperialTiger

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    I remember reading Cerys Matthews entered a "Cerys Matthews sound-a-like karaoke contest" and only came second.
     
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  14. StrovolosTiger

    StrovolosTiger Well-Known Member

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    This is one guy who can go to them Pearly Gates knowing he led his life to the full.
     
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  15. Dr.Stanley O'Google, HCFC

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    There's a story that David Cameron, when at Eton, won a fancy-dress contest as a performing seal.....
     
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    Absolute legend.
     
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  17. originallambrettaman

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    That one's a myth.
     
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  18. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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  19. tigerscanada

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    Not sure if his series "Journey of a Lifetime" was shown soon after his passing away, and you probably already know, but it was on BBC 4 at 10:00 pm last night. Some classic excerpts from "Wicker's World" etc. Worth watching (BBC Iplayer etc).

    Short snippet from....Cat's Eye Inventor ..Percy Shaw from Halifax...was a bit shown in last nights episode too..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBb9wwhigCw
     
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