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Re: Linda Smith

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lapsedcatMay 8, 2011
 

 
Agreed, Dave. I miss Linda's contribution to JAM, Clue, News Quiz et al terribly. And ABHOTW was truly classic. Twelve episodes of delight.

--- In just-a-minute@..., Dave B <pondydave@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I am probably preaching to the converted, but the 26th Feb this year was the
> fifth anniversary of Linda's passing. In May and June that year were tribute
> shows.
>
> In this group I have not read any emails on her own radio show A Brief History
> of Time-wasting, which paired her with Chris Neill, her incompetent live-in
> builder, with Jeremy Hardy playing a different character each week. In one
> episode of JAM there was a brief crossover when her "pet tortoise" from her
> series, Sir Cliff, got a mention during a round of JAM.
>
> I would recommend anyone who loved Linda's comedy, but missed her series to
> download them via the usual channels. Chris is at his best in them, and, as he
> has a script, doesn't stumble to a halt announcing he has repeated something.
> And Jeremy is quite different, acting rather than pontificating - he was so good
> in the News Quiz a week or two back by the way.
>
> Dave
>

 
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