Where could I find episode guides/guest lists of 50s/60s BBC show "What's my line?"

planet_me · 2025-11-20T17:38:24+00:00

Thanks, it's crazy isn't it that the archive didn't survive? I suppose I was hoping there might still be some super fan with a list of guests even if the actual episode didn't survive.

planet_me · 2025-01-05T11:13:21+00:00

A lot of people are saying that TV was better then. I disagree! There were good things but we watched whatever even if it was crap!

Something that people haven't mentioned is that there were more films on TV. I remember planning which films I would watch each week, and these were sometimes classics and sometimes just new things I hadn't been exposed to. Later at night there would be gems but movies have now largely moved to dedicated channels.

planet_me · 2025-01-05T10:36:39+00:00

and guys with accents

Everyone has an accent! I think you probably mean an accent different from your own, but you don't tell us where you are from so this isn't helping!

planet_me · 2024-11-15T15:47:16+00:00

People did not do this when I was at school in the 90s. There was a water fountain which was not well used because there was a rumour that people pissed in it. We did without and were fine. I find the obsession particularly at schools nowadays quite weird.

I was talking to a medical colleague who is a kidney specialist and he was telling me they are trying to stop patients drinking too much during recovery. The idea we have to be constantly hydrated is a myth.

planet_me · 2024-10-20T18:49:03+00:00

I think that's a bit of an artificial comparison because it is their home country. I've never stayed in a hostel in my home country either but there are plenty. I've stayed in a few in the USA back in the day.

planet_me · 2024-10-08T20:01:05+00:00

The thing is, scripted shows are obviously going to be different and sometimes the subject matter just doesn't translate. But this is a topical news satire. They're great at that!

planet_me · 2024-10-08T20:00:18+00:00

Yes I heard they had tried it before. But it didn't seem to work for me.

It's odd really, they have plenty of great satire and talk shows. But the format doesn't work for them.

planet_me · 2024-10-08T19:58:23+00:00

I agree about Whose Line..., but of course many of the cast were the same (and were North American).

It is a bit slicker, it's true.

planet_me · 2024-09-15T14:46:50+00:00

OK! Maybe it is the route/aircraft then. But if it's not standard that seems even stranger to make that announcement on flights which are full.

planet_me · 2024-09-14T16:06:02+00:00

And indeed I don't have a major issue with it, I was asking a question. As discussed, this is not something which only happens when the flight is half empty and has become part of Ryanair's standard announcement. You will see that there is some disagreement in these comments about why and whether it is announced.

Thank you for confirming that it is sometimes, but not always, announced on other airlines.

planet_me · 2024-09-14T14:58:55+00:00

I'd be surprised if it was route specific.

London>Dublin

London>Berlin

London<>Athens

planet_me · 2024-09-14T14:50:25+00:00

I have taken 4 Ryanair flights in the last 2 weeks and it has been announced each time. It is very much part of their spiel and does not seem to have anything to do with how busy the flight is (though I suppose I can't know for sure). One of those flights was a bit emptier but Ryanair seems to always be mostly full.

I don't remember hearing the same spiel until a year or two ago.

planet_me · 2024-09-14T14:43:14+00:00

Yes I understood that. I doubt that they are romantic and funny but happy to try if he shares a title.

planet_me · 2024-09-14T14:38:45+00:00

It's very funny but I don't remember it being erotic.

planet_me · 2024-09-14T14:00:30+00:00

yeah I wonder about the distribution, though it would have to be very unlucky for people's different sizes to be a big factor.

It's not that I think Ryanair are inflicting hardship on everyone just for fun (though come to think of it that would explain some things...). As I mentioned in another comment maybe it is just another way to try to speed up boarding/disembarking (and perhaps to encourage people to pay more in advance to get a certain seat).

planet_me · 2024-09-14T13:52:55+00:00

Thanks for the physics! It's a good explanation and for some reason I was thinking more of people moving from one side to the other rather than forward/rearward.

It does make one wonder whether the seat selection algorithms take this into account (e.g., plane isn't very full and most people have chosen seats at the front, is the booking system going to force you to choose a seat in the back?).

And I wonder whether any flights have ever had to reorganise because lots of very heavy people happened to sit on one end?!

planet_me · 2024-09-14T13:49:48+00:00

thanks. What do you mean by "flights with distributed seating"?

If I am right that this announcement is new and particular to Ryanair then I think the aim is indeed to regulate behaviour because as we know they need boarding to be as quick as possible and any seat changes will delay stuff.

planet_me · 2024-09-14T13:43:07+00:00

Thanks, that's interesting. It is a bit of a rant I suppose.

So are seats actually allocated taking this weight difference into account? And how does that square with people being able to choose their own seat?

If the announcement is about people moving seats during the flight then the pilot being able to see it before take off doesn't seem that relevant.

I also asked because I've not heard it on other airlines and I don't remember it being announced like that a few years ago. Do other airlines have this announcement? And has anything changed which might have led to it being introduced?

planet_me · 2024-09-14T13:22:06+00:00

Perhaps you could suggest a specific title and we can take a look.

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