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4. old guestbook entry - 2006-05-05 22:41:31 |
January 10th 2004
03;23;15 AM
What is your name?
Ray
Where are you from?
Melbourne, Australia
How did you find this Web Site?
Through lots and lots of asking around
Do you have any comments?
The Navy Lark has been my entertainment since it started way back in 1959. Not having English as my Mother tongue, I listened to British comedies like ’The Navy Lark’, Hancock’s Half Hour, Round the Horne etc. My teachers have spent many years trying to get me to talk a proper english, which I do now, but my sense of Humour has been permanently twisted!
I was lucky to get hold of the complete series 1 on CD’s in Australia but it is impossible to get any more episodes of the Navy Lark. Hence if anyone knows of a source of either tapes or CD’s of series 2, 3 and more, I would be forever grateful. In these difficult times, it is esential to balance the gloom and doom with some unadulterated gems of the ward room and quarter master’s store of HMS Troutbridge.
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December 19th 2003
11;01;40 AM
What is your name?
alan
Where are you from?
UK
How did you find this Web Site?
freespace.virgin.net/david.axford/
Do you have any comments?
Great Site...I served on the real HMS Troubridge as opposed to TrouTbridge in the 1960’s...Yes there was a warship called HMS Troubridge, but I am pleased to say nothing like the Radio Programme (But come to think about it!!......) Still enjoying the Navy Lark Repeats on BBC Radio 7.. You can see more about the real HMS Troubridge by visiting David Axfords Website
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October 5th 2003
11;06;35 AM
What is your name?
Kenneth
Where are you from?
Glasgow
How did you find this Web Site?
By search engine
Do you have any comments?
It a great site. I just wish there was more Navy Lark tapes out there but with very little then I am 15 and heard all the tapes but can the BBC not add more to this great collection tapes to keep us fans happy. Please oh please have more tapes
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September 29th 2002
01;32;25 PM
What is your name?
chornaey
Where are you from?
www.navylark.0catch.com
How did you find this Web Site?
- = i made this = -
Do you have any comments?
thanx, Stephen for your info - iv already got a link to the british comedy website and the Navy Lark appreciation society website in the linxs section - HMS Troutbridge - perhaps i shud rename it as its not really obvious what it is, in fact - you know what - just did
l8rs
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September 29th 2002
12;39;50 AM
What is your name?
STEPHEN
Where are you from?
U.K. SOUTH YORKSHIRE
How did you find this Web Site?
BRITISH COMEDY
Do you have any comments?
MESSAGE TO STEVEN OF LONDON.
IF YOU GO TO THE NAVY LARK APPRECIATION WEB SITE AND GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM, THROUGH THEM IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET HOLD OF A COPY OFF ALL, AND I MEAN ALL, OF THE PROG’S LISTINGS IN CORRECT ORDER WITH CAST DETAILS AND DATES OF BROADCAST’S
A GENTLE MAN HAS SPENT A LONG TIME PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER
THERE WILL MOST LIKELY BE A CHARGE
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September 29th 2002
12;28;40 AM
What is your name?
STEPHEN
Where are you from?
U.K. SOUTH YORKSHIRE
How did you find this Web Site?
BRITISH COMEDY
Do you have any comments?
HELLO,
NICE TO SEE ANOTHER SITE FOR RADIO COMEDY. I HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN THE N.L. SINCE IT FIRST STARTED IN 1959 HAVING MANY OF THE PROG’S IN MY RADIO COLLECTION. THE N.L. WAS THE LONGEST RUNNING RADIO COMEDY OF ALL TIMES OVER 200 PROG’S MADE ALAS A FEW OF THE EARLY ONE’S WERE LOST IN TIME. THERE ARE LINK’S TO THE N.L.. THE T.V. LARK WAS A SPIN OFF SAME CAST AS N.L. BUT THEY TAKE OVER A T.V. STUDIO IT DID NOT LAST LONG ONLY TEN PROG,S. LAURIE WYMAN ALSO WROTE THE EMBASSY LARK AND THE BIG BUSINESS LARK BUT NOT WITH THE SAME CAST AS THE N.L.
A FEW OF THE CAST ARE STILL WITH US LESLIE PHILLIPS, RONNIE BARKER, TENNIAL EVANS, HEATHER CHASEN AND JUDY CORNWALL ALAS THE REST OF THE CREW NO LONGER SAIL THE OCEAN BLUE.
IF YOU WANT MORE INFO ON THE N.L. I SURGES YOU TRY THE NAVY LARK APPRECIATION SOCIETY, YOU CAN FIND IT ON THE WEB,A NICE CHAP RUN’S IT FROM HIS HOME IN PORTSMOUTH -----------------------------
IF YOU CAN GET HOLD OF THE BOOKS MOON BOOTS AND DINNER SUITS AND JON PERTWEE’S BIOGRAPHY THERE ARE PICTURES AND INFO ON THE N.L IN THERE.
IF YOU WANT HELP PUT A MESSAGE ON THIS SITE AND I WILL TRY AND GET BACK TO YOU. SO IT’S LEFT HAND DOWN A BIT AND KEEP YOUR HUMM GRUMITTS DRY
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September 5th 2002
08;26;27 AM
What is your name?
Elizabeth Hall
Where are you from?
Middlesex
How did you find this Web Site?
Looked it up on a search engine
Do you have any comments?
Excellent site, I have only just found it, but from now on I will be a fequent visiter. I am 17 years old and love the Navy Lark, as does my sister. However until now we didn’t realise anyone else shared our enthusiasm. It really is a great show, and we have listened to them so much that we can now quote vast chunks of it by heart, much to the bemusement of our friends, (for instance I keep quoting "people in yorkshire puddings shouldn’t forget it", whenever the conversation gets to something vaguely relevent to it). Every time I go into a shop that might sell the tapes I check to see if a new one has been released, and a couple of days ago I was thrilled to see Navy Lark 14 on the shelf, which I have now listened to at least three times!!! I was wondering whether there was a fan club or anything for the show? If there is could you possibly send me details of it? Thank you.
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August 6th 2002
02;33;06 PM
What is your name?
Steven
Where are you from?
London
How did you find this Web Site?
Using my Sherlock search engine !
Do you have any comments?
An excellent site - I really like the cast and characters section. A couple of suggestions; I believe that the captain of the Troutbridge - at least during early Episodes - is Lt Commander Stanton. But he is rarely present on the bridge because he prefers to fish. You might also want to reflect the fact that both Denis Price and Stephen Murray (when he takes over from Price) start out as lieutenants, though Murray does move up to Commander through the series. Your task of cataloguing the cast is not helped by the fact that the BBC have decided to issue the episodes on tape in a mixed (up) order. Good luck all the same.
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August 1st 2002
02;53;32 AM
What is your name?
Peter Worsley
Where are you from?
Cheltenham, England
How did you find this Web Site?
Search
Do you have any comments?
Excellent. Now we need your help if at all possible. This England has a smaller sister quarterly magazine, Evergreen, which has a regular feature called "On the Air". The Navy Lark is an obvious candidate but I cannot write the piece without suitable pictures. Can you help, even if it is just letting us have a copy of your splendid group photo. Please advise!
Thanks in anticipation.
Peter Worsley (Assistant Editor)
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February 22nd 2002
07;06;58 AM
What is your name?
Chris Elworthy
Where are you from?
New Zealand
How did you find this Web Site?
Looked up ’The Navy Lark’ on the web
Do you have any comments?
Great site - very informative. However would like to know what the characters/actors are doing now. I realise there are those that are no longer with us, but would be interested in the others.
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January 8th 2002
05;42;42 AM
What is your name?
www.navylark.0catch.com
Where are you from?
UK
Do you have any comments?
Hi, and welcome to my site.
I hope you like this tribute site to the Navy Lark - and if not - tell me why.
The episode summaries are (slowly) being updated - so check back later |
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3. old guestbook entry - 2006-04-29 19:43:15 |
January 8th 2006
04;37;33 AM
What is your name?
swills
Where are you from?
Colchester
How did you find this Web Site?
google
Do you have any comments?
Nice site, and great to have it back on BBC7, can remember going to the Paris Studios in Lower Regent St when I was ( a lot!) younger to see the programme being recorded, used to be on a Sunday, when with some school mates, always used to get there very early to be first in line, thus ended up at front, went so often we got quite friendly with the cast! what great memories, Alastair Scott Johnson (Producer) and Laurie Wyman (writer) were very nice people too.
Does anyone know if they are still around?
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December 15th 2005
03;28;04 AM
What is your name?
J. B.
Where are you from?
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
How did you find this Web Site?
BBC7 Listen again
Do you have any comments?
I listened to The Navy Lark for the first time on bbc7 last week and I can’t help but play the episode over and over. Great stuff. Lovin’ the website. Keep up the good work!
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November 10th 2005
11;56;47 PM
What is your name?
Nigel
Where are you from?
Oxford, England
How did you find this Web Site?
I put "The Navy Lark" into Google, forgot the left hand down a bit and bumped into you!
Do you have any comments?
I was born an raised in a Naval family in Portsmouth in the 1950s.My Sunday dinner times consisted of us all sitting round the table, eating and crying with laughter at the Navy Lark on the radio. I never realised how much I missed those days until Ronnie Barker cast off and left us. In the course of surfing around I managed to lay my hands on a DVD with 230 mp3 episodes from 1959 to 1977. Some of them are poor quality recordings, but I’m prepared to put up with that as they bring back such happy memories. I can still see my parents laughing as week after week the crew of Troutbrige went into battle with Commander,(later Captain), Povey. I suppose it helped having two Matelots in the family to explain things to a young sprog. Especially the way Pertwee ran the stores! What I can’t understand is how the BBC can, (A)justify the price they are charging for their CDs and,(B)why they are taking so long to bring out the rest of the shows. Lets face it, the audience for classic comedy is out there, and comedy doesn’t come more classic than the Navy Lark.
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August 15th 2005
05;12;17 PM
What is your name?
Daniel
Where are you from?
Doncaster England
How did you find this Web Site?
The old time radio link society ring
Do you have any comments?
Not a bad sight. The Navy Lark is just fantastic. I think htat the prices the BBC charge for there sets are extortionate though. I think my favourate parts of the show are the conversations between Johnson and Pertwee in the stores. Lots of interesting information here.
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June 20th 2005
03;34;10 PM
What is your name?
Delight Full Decor
Where are you from?
USA
How did you find this Web Site?
Search Engine
Do you have any comments?
Great site! Keep up the good work
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June 19th 2005
01;22;36 AM
What is your name?
James Lewis
Where are you from?
Alma, Georgia USA
How did you find this Web Site?
Yahoo search for "Judy Cornwell"
Do you have any comments?
Picked up two of the NL tapes in London. Very funny - we Colonials often miss out on a great deal of fine British humor by not having such as these generally available.
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June 3rd 2005
08;19;35 AM
What is your name?
Neil Simons
Where are you from?
Harlow, Essex
How did you find this Web Site?
BBc 7
Do you have any comments?
Great Show,A true timeless comedies.
Its good two see anew generation of fans
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July 24th 2004
02;28;47 PM
What is your name?
Jane
Where are you from?
England
How did you find this Web Site?
ask jeeves
Do you have any comments?
It was nice to be able to put faces to the names. I recognise John Pertwee’s and Ronnie Corbett’s names and faces but never really seen any of the other peoples before. I love listening to the navy lark its really funny. I only borrowed it by chance out the library once and I’m hooked on it!
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June 29th 2004
10;02;51 PM
What is your name?
Pat, Adam & Xavier
Where are you from?
London, England
How did you find this Web Site?
Looking for further info on the NAVY LARK
Do you have any comments?
The site is great full of info, shame that the show hasn’t been re-newed by the BBC. The comedy was clean, clear and enjoyable. My son 13 finds the whole show extreamly enjoyable even so that it is nearly 30 years old. Shame on you BEEB, good clean enjoyable comedy.
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2. old guestbook entry - 2006-04-29 19:21:25 |
January 16th 2004
09;17;54 AM
What is your name?
Bob
Where are you from?
Calgary, Canada
How did you find this Web Site?
Google
Do you have any comments?
It’s marvellous to find all this stuff about The Navy Lark, The Goon Show, and other classic radio comedy! I assume that everyone who visits this site is aware that BBC7 can be picked up on RealAudio or Windows Media by following links from www.bbc.co.uk ...? Well, go and have a listen then!
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1. navylark.0catch.com - 2006-04-29 15:56:37 |
Ok - our new guestbook.
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