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APPLAUSE
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# The Complete And Utter
History Of Britain
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# The Complete And Utter
History Of Britain
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# It's all in separate episodes
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# In separate episodes
# In separate episodes
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# Complete and utter
The complete and utter
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# The Complete And Utter
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# History
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# Episode One. #
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Good evening, and welcome to
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The Complete And Utter History
Of Britain,
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which is a series which brings
to your screens for the first time
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history as it actually happened.
In it, you will see
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some extraordinary glimpses into
the past. We begin at the beginning.
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The year is 2564BC,
and this is Britain.
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As you will notice,
Scotland is missing.
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Come back with me now to those
far-off times, 4,532 years ago.
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TRUMPET
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England is not the green
and pleasant land we know today
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but a savage world
ruled by tooth and claw.
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Nevertheless, it is here that we
find the first primitive Englishmen.
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TENSE MUSIC
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GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
ON PIANO
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They were known as Iberians.
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The Iberians were
not a backward race
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and quickly learned to use
their hands.
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WOMAN SQUEALS
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With their new-found skills,
they built coracles,
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which they carried on their backs.
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And which they later learned
to sail in.
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Progress was rapid, and before long,
they were facing new problems,
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such as buying houses
and selling them.
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Do you think we'll like it?
You're bound to.
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It's ideal for
a young couple like yourselves.
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Modern, open-plan and no overheads.
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Well, there you are.
You can see it for yourself.
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Is that it?
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Cosy, innit?
Well...
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As I say, it's ideal
for a young couple like yourselves
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with 30 or 40 children.
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It's got character, charm
and a slab in the middle.
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And what about the gaps?
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Doors? That's another great
advantage of a place like this.
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46 doors. But isn't it
a bit draughty in winter?
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Not if you keep running about.
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Dear, if you keep running about,
I mean, feel that wall.
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Go on, feel it. That's Welsh quality
for you, that is.
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A mountainside in your own home.
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Now look what you've done.
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Not to worry.
Oh, I am sorry, Mr... I-I...
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Not to worry. You've just found
the emergency exit.
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Let's face it,
nothing lasts forever,
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but this place will do better
than most.
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I can honestly say that
this will still be here
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in, ooh, 40 or 50 years at least.
No, I'm sorry.
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We're just not interested
in these modern buildings.
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Oh, well. On your own head be it.
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Well, 20 years, anyway.
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To help us unravel the mysteries
of the past, we have with us
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a resident historian -
Professor Weaver.
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Regis professor,
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socio-economic history
at the Lyceum Ballroom, Yarmouth.
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Professor Weaver.
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Hello.
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I'd like to talk to you
for a moment,
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if I may, about archaeology.
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The study of
the remains of the past.
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I've brought along one or two rather
interesting things to show you.
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This is a piece of pottery.
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1,300 years old, Anglo-Saxon,
part of a drinking vessel.
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But from this little piece,
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you do get
a glimpse of how beautiful
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the actual drinking vessel
must have looked
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before I dropped it
on the way to the studio.
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Here's another Anglo-Saxon pot.
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From this pot, we get a picture
of what the Saxons themselves
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must have really looked like.
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Small, dark, with a handle on
one side and a spout on the other.
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Amazing people.
Of course, for the archaeologist,
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the big problem is always dating.
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It's not that
they're all unattractive people,
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but they're very shy.
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Of course, today,
we have modern methods of dating.
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Machines which can calculate
the age of any object
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by gauging the carbon content
inherent in it.
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This was how I met Doreen Potter,
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my bosom companion
on the 1948 Belfast dig
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when we unearthed
an entire drainage system.
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Plunged the centre of Belfast
into chaos.
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And two other things
I'd like to show you.
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This... believe it or not,
is an Anglo-Saxon pill -
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a primitive herbal mixture,
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but incredibly enough,
you can still use it today.
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They must have had stronger jaws
than we, but...
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...down it goes,
leaving just a slight purple flavour
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around the lips.
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But now, finally, the most fantastic
Anglo-Saxon treasure
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in existence today,
King Alfred's brooch.
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Notice...
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Fantastic how the jewels
still retain their sparkle
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in the solid gold setting.
Notice the intricate craftsmanship.
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The whirls - very typical
of the work of the Anglo...
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I'm afraid you must excuse me.
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I... must go look
for King Alfred's brooch.
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Alfred, Ethelred, Edgar, Canute,
the names ring out across history.
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CHURCH BELLS
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But what were these kings
really like?
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What do they want to be remembered for?
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We bring you the answer now
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in a sensational
face-to-face series of interviews
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with the men who ruled Britain
before the Norman Conquest.
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FANFARE
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King Alfred The Great, perhaps
the greatest of all English kings.
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Defeater of the Danes,
founder of the navies,
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scholar, author and translator.
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We asked him
what he wanted to be remembered for.
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Not telling.
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I can jump over anything.
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Do you want to be remembered
for your castle-building?
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And I can whistle.
I mean, maybe.
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I can shout louder than anybody.
Boo!
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Ethelred The Unready
failed to defend Wessex
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against the Danish invaders
and paid them off with Danegeld.
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Well, what I want to be
remembered for... is killing people.
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And smashing them over the head
and generally toughening them up.
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What do you say to your critics
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who accuse you of failing
in your duty to defend England?
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To my credit, cred...
STUTTERS
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I say,
there are a lot of namby-pambys...
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that don't like fighting people
and smashing them up
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and generally toughing them over.
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King Edgar, founder and rebuilder
of the Benedictine monasteries,
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what you want to be remembered for,
Your Majesty?
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Well... first of all...
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for my work
for the Benedictine monasteries.
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I try to do whatever I can
for this wonderful order,
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and I hope that something
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of what we've been able
to achieve together
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may have a lasting effect
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and continue to benefit mankind
for generations to come.
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And now, for my dearest mother...
a little song.
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# I am my mother's boy. #
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King Canute -
King of England and Denmark.
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I would like to be remembered
as the first king
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who was entirely waterproof.
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As you can see,
this new Danish-style throne
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is completely rustproof,
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and the floats
are of Norwegian-built PVC.
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This is a great step forward
for royalty,
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as it means they can be left outside
in all weathers.
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I also want to be remembered
as the inventor of marine biology.
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READS:
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One thing in this period,
above all others,
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that catches our imagination,
the glory of the legend
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surrounding King Arthur
and the Knights Of The Round Table.
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It was the age of
romance and gallant deeds.
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Knights in armour, damsels
in distress, the age of chivalry.
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BIRDS TWEETING
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Help!
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Help!
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Oh, help me out! I perish!
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Help!
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GALLOPING,
SHE GASPS
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Yes, it is.
A knight in shining armour.
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And does he?
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SHE SQUEALS
Yes! He does!
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He bears King Arthur's banner.
Ooh, er.
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Praise be to King Arthur
and the Knights Of The Round Table.
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I am saved!
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That's all right, madam.
Be with you in a minute.
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SHE GIGGLES
July 7th.
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07:00 hours...
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...Wimbledon Common...
found by RF Lancelot.
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Sign there, please.
Turned out nice again, hasn't it?
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Oh, indeed it has!
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Thou has made dark night
bright day, good knight.
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And age, date of birth and father's
style or title down there, please.
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HE HUMS
Thank you. Right, that's the lot.
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Now, save me, gentle knight,
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ere the loathsome monster returneth
here to claim me for his own!
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Ah, yes, good point, good point.
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We've got to have full details
of your predator or captor.
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A fearsome, dreadful beast.
Yeah.
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Taller than the tallest mountain,
wider than the widest oak tree.
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Yes, fine, love, very nice,
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but I've gotta have it
in feet and inches. Feet and inches.
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Right, highest mountain, 28,000ft.
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Widest oak tree...
HE EXHALES
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...say 8ft.
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So he's tall and thin.
Oh, yes, he is!
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Right, shouldn't have
too much trouble spotting him.
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See what I can do.
Thank you, madam.
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And now I am yours,
parting gentle knight.
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Yes.
Loose me from these vile thongs.
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Well, as I say, I'LL get
these forms in as soon as possible,
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and you should have someone round
by the end of the week.
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Friday a good day, is it?
But I may perish ere a Friday.
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Oh, I'm sorry about that, madam,
but we're short-staffed as it is,
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what with
the union ban on night work.
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Still, I'll do the best I can,
let you know. Thank you, madam.
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But the loathsome beast!
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GALLOPING AWAY
The loathsome beast!
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The loathsome beast ends
his work to rule on Thursday.
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Welcome back.
And now we are proud to present
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the first of our Golden Year awards.
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Tonight's Golden Year award
goes to...
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TRIUMPHANT MUSIC
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...1065.
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These awards are made
to little-known years
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which have been overlooked
by history.
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And tonight,
we bring you Scrapbook For 1065.
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The storm clouds gather,
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but all England was dancing
to music like this.
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SING IN LATIN
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Yes, it was a difficult time
for everybody.
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But soon, travelling minstrels
were to arrive like Elfric Gothwell.
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And wherever they went,
they were to be greeted
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by screaming, hysterical women.
CLAMOURING
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And all the time,
the storm clouds were gathering
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over the English Channel.
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But it was here that there occurred
the first momentous event of 1065,
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Eric Smith, a serf,
was walking to work when...
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he stubbed his toe.
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But even this
was soon to be overshadowed
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by a host of
other remarkable events.
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Richard Dequincy hits his thumb.
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Ow!
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Norman Black discovers
the force of gravity.
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Baron Simon Della Anvil Smith
discovers the thimble.
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Found it!
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Edward The Confessor drew closer
to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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And Bristol Zoo was not yet built.
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And all the time, more and more
storm clouds were gathering.
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Suddenly, the King fell out
with the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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LIGHTNING CRACKLES,
THUNDER RUMBLES
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And at last, the storm had broken.
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These then
are some of the outstanding events,
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but how do those
who actually lived through
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this remarkable year remember 1065?
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1065? Never heard of it.
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Is it a kind of pastry?
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Black pudding.
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1065?
SPITS
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Terrible year.
Terrible, rotten year
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for us
in the commemorative business.
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I got hundreds of these
in the back of the shop.
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Huh! "Present from 1065".
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"Welcome to 1065". Ha!
"1065, top year".
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And what happened? Nothing!
Same as the year before.
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I'm getting out before 1066,
I can tell you.
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But there was one man
whose name was to change
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the whole course of
British history - Harold Godwinson,
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who, in 1066, was to become
king of England,
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and who had already in 1065
was laying his plans.
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Now, I happen to know,
and you can take my word for it,
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'cause I know, that in 1066,
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the Normans are planning
an invasion...
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of Denmark.
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So my plan is,
while they're up in Denmark,
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we'll get some of the lads together,
over to Boulogne, over in Normandy.
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So just remember, 1066,
Battle of Boulogne.
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Yep. I've got a feeling
1066 is gonna be my lucky year.
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And so our story moves on
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to one of the most exciting moments
in English history -
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the dramatic news
of October 14th 1066.
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ITN NEWS THEME
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Serf riding is to become illegal
as from next week.
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Good news for serfs.
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And now the latest news
from the Sussex coast.
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King Harold himself
is investigating a report
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of illegal immigrants
in the Pevensey Bay area.
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He stated that the immigrants,
believed to be Normans,
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would be sent back to their
own country as soon as possible.
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A spokesperson for the Normans said
that they were on a day trip
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and only numbered 5,000...
MAN GROANING
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...including 500 cavalry
and 2,000 archers.
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Oh, we have just heard from Hastings
that the illegal Norman immigrants
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have resisted attempts
to get them into hostels
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and dress battle has developed
outside the town.
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Embroiderers have sent us
these pictures.
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The latest news
is that the English army
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has been completely overrun,
and at four o'clock,
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our great and glorious King Harold
was killed.
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No further news of casualties
but now, I believe,
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we are able to speak to our great
and glorious King William.
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So, via the miracle of danegeld,
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over to Hastings
and our reporter Aelfric Campald.
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Here, away from the heat
of this afternoon's battle,
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I'm going to try and have
a few words with the man
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who is already being called
William The Conqueror -
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first king of England and Normandy.
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CHEERING
King William, King William!
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King William, congratulations
on a wonderful victory.
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Thank you very much, David.
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You must be very pleased
with the boys.
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Certainly am, David.
They did a wonderful job.
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Did you expect to win?
Well, I never had any doubts, David.
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The boys have been fighting
very well on the continent,
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but this was the big one
they were all looking forward to.
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Were there any anxious moments?
Well, right at the start, David,
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our lads weren't used to
the sloping ground,
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but soon, we began to open out
the battle a lot more.
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We're using the long one
down the centre
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and able to split your defence
right down the middle.
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When were you sure
you were going to win?
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What's that? When were you sure
you were going to win?
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You can never be sure of
a thing like that, David.
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But I must say,
I was pretty confident
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halfway through the second half
when they were 2,000 down.
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CHEERING
Great fun, these lads.
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Oh!
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Oh, dear, that's wonderful.
Well, now, what about that incident?
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Oh, you mean
when Harold was knocked down?
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LAUGHTER,
CHEERING
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Well, that was
a very nasty business, David,
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and we're all very sorry about it.
But I think it was fair.
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It certainly gave our lads
a bit of laugh.
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LAUGHTER
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Oh, now I can see we have
a playback of the last few moments.
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Would you like to talk us
through it?
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Lads! Hold on. Right.
It starts off... There we are.
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...with that great 60-yarder
from Roger Montgomery.
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There's me coming up the middle.
I've got 700 men in my right wing.
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There's Reynolds. It's a high one.
He shoots. We're going through!
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And it's a goal!
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Well, once more, congratulations,
King William.
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And when are we going to see you
in action again?
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Well, I'm not sure about that,
David.
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As you know, I'm writing a book,
but I shall first of all be going
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to London to accept
this very high honour
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which I believe
your countrymen are bestowing on me.
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The crown of England.
No, no, no, no.
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President of
The Football Association.
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CHEERING
Thank you, King William. Thank you.
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The Norman Conquest in 1066 has
become such a part of our history
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that historians are usually agreed
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on the details
of this momentous year.
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But Professor Weaver, inevitably,
has challenged these accepted views.
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Er... Good evening.
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The famous French historian
Professor Henri Norman,
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in his latest work,
The Best Book I've Written So Far,
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has produced evidence to show that
William of Normandy's real name
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was in fact Norman of Williamdy.
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So what we are dealing with
is Norman the Conqueror
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and the William Conquest.
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Now, this radical reinterpretation
stems from a re-examination
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of the reconditioned,
re-exhumed remains
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of the will of Roger de Logier.
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A baron, Norman baron, or William
Baron, as, of course, he now is,
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and Professor Norman finds that
in his will, or "norm",
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Roger gives quotes.
Williamlands to his son Norman.
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Now, not Normanlands
but Williamlands.
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Now, this is the important thing.
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Now, we all know, don't we,
that William, in Norman,
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or William, means Conqueror?
Now, it's very unlikely that
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William should call himself
William the William.
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And he doesn't.
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Professor Norman points out
he calls himself Norman.
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I mean, obviously, Professor Norman
calls himself Norman,
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but William the Conqueror
calls himself William
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the William of Williamdy.
Now, these findings, you see,
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do alter
our interpretation of history.
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We must now talk of William castles,
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William churches
built by King Norman.
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William arches,
William keeps and, of course,
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the allied invasion of Williamdy.
And the wonderful, marvellous
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Just Norman books
of Richmal Crompton.
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But although we may have to alter
our terminology,
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we do not alter the basic
significance of the facts of 1066
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and the defeat of King Harold
at Waterloo.
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Paddington. Where I should be.
Paddington! I should be there.
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Good heavens,
Victoria'll be waiting. Taxi!
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Perhaps William The Conqueror's
most lasting achievement
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was the Domesday Book,
a monumental work,
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backed up by the most sophisticated
sales technique of the day.
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MAN HUMS
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Oh, here, can I help you, sir?
What have we got?
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Well, I've got the Domesday Book.
Oh, have you?
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Yeah.
Domesday Book, plenty of them.
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Anything else?
Well, I've, er...
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Oh, I've got a proclamation.
What about? Well...
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BOTH: The Domesday Book.
Yeah.
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Nothing else? Is that your lot?
No, I'm afraid not, sir.
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Oh, well, thank you very much.
J-Just a minute, hang on, sir.
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You look a very discerning buyer.
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You're not interested,
are you, in foreign books?
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Now you're talking! That's it.
Plain cover.
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No questions asked.
You've got it.
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I've got just the thing for you,
sir.
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Just came in the morning
from Sweden. Swedish, eh?
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Cor! How much?
Now, to you, sir, 30 pieces.
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30 piece... Cor!
Thanks very much! Ta!
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Valerie!
Hello!
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Just sold a Domesday Book
in Swedish!
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And there we must end
this brief glimpse
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into those far-off days
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when you could still get
a pair of football boots for a penny
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and trousers were unheard of.
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So join us again next week
in the 12th century,
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when you will be able to...
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AMERICAN ANNOUNCER:
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HIGH-PITCHED LAUGHING
Stop it!
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Join the thrills and spills
of a medieval hunt!
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Gasp as Robin Hood
hits the bull's-eye!
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Thrill to
the immortal music of Magna Carta!
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# The hills are alive
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# With the Magna Carta. #
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It's all part of...
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History Of Britain
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# In separate episodes
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