That was great, the mans tongue so firmly in his cheek.
And, related to a certified Saint,
Excellent stuff.
And, related to a certified Saint,
Excellent stuff.
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[TV] King Danny Dyer
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Sussex Nomad
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It was actually surprisingly good. A lot of youngsters, who are taught at school that history is just World War 1 and Britain's wicked involvement in the slave trade, should watch it and actually get a rough grasp of British history, in easy bites.
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I know it's all an act, the whole cockerney geezer personnae, but, the programme tonight was laugh out loud funny in p!aces. They should have told him about King William Rufus, who met his demise by having a red hot poker inserted in his 'bottle' (authentic cockerney rhyming slang)
grubbyhands
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You 'n' me both. I will however give it a watch on catch up just to refresh my dislike of the "cockney wanker".
Dorset Seagull
Once Dolphin, Now Seagull
And left to die on the side of the road by the New Forest which is now known as Rufus Stone.
hampshirebrightonboy
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- Sep 3, 2011
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and me. When he is being himself it is like a bad actor playing a cockney.
Danny Dyer isn't thick. Anyone who watched him on HIGNFY should realise that. He's playing up to a caricature and making a fortune out of it. Fair play to him.
And as [MENTION=12935]GT49er[/MENTION] said, history made interesting to those who wouldn't normally be interested is good. Like Horrible Histories.
I'll watch it with the nipper and see what he thinks.
And as [MENTION=12935]GT49er[/MENTION] said, history made interesting to those who wouldn't normally be interested is good. Like Horrible Histories.
I'll watch it with the nipper and see what he thinks.
exKT17
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Deeply dismal programming from the all too often woeful Beeb.
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Why? Out of interest.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Very funny, enjoyed watching that, nice to see someone that doesn't take themselves too seriously.
No surprise at some of the comments on here already
It was enjoyable. Very tongue in cheek.
exKT17
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Oh God, for so many reasons, which build on each other. But since you ask...
1.) Dyer is an individual without particular virtues that I can discern.
2). He is an actor whose stock-in-trade is portrayal of and also reinforcement of stereotypical grisly male types...
3). ..types whose promulgation supports the BBC's social engineering policy of demonising masculinity so as to "femstroy" "gender-normalcy"
4). OK Maybe the programme hits some 'Horrible History' buttons... I don't agree (because HH is quite elegantly wrought by experts) but even if it were, put it on CBBC - but NO! I wouldn't want this crap poisoning my kids.
5). I pay for this crap, and the only alternative for me is to commit a crime by non-payment of my licence fee. Take away the licence fee and I couldn't care less what the BBC produces, let them die the death as their viewers renounce their supra-PC politics and flood to Netflix.
6). I discern a disgracefully toxic thread in BBC policy of putting up men in male roles who are ignorant/weedy/incompetent/desperate/weak/frothy etc etc. I refer you to my points 2 & 3.
It stinks.
So to draw together these points here, the BBC's apparatchiks are attacking masculinity, they are attacking men and if you are a (non LBGTetc) male they are attacking YOU, lessening your ability to stand up as a good, virtuous dude.
And Dyer's loud, ignorant persona as shown in this programme plays perfectly into their egregious narrative.
Oh, and PS 7). BBC is capable of doing bloody amazing things with history for all ages, where is the virtue in this dismal programming?
Back at you Lawro's left foot!
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Pevenseagull
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Well I quite enjoyed it.
Prefer the Lucy Worsley one on 4, but that doesn't appear to have a thread.
Prefer the Lucy Worsley one on 4, but that doesn't appear to have a thread.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
He was basically making fun at himself and using the f word, it was light entertainment and quite amusing in parts.
exKT17
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I will put you down as a maybe for watching the rest of the series
Haha!