Originally Posted by blibblobblib
I'm going to Qew botanical gardens in London today. Maybe i will see our froggy man hiding in the bushes...if so i will alert the authroities.
Apropos to absolutely nothing, that post took me back to the age of 7 or 8 when some teachers went on strike in our school - everyone was hoarded into the dining room and the telly wheeled out. Only problem was that the one teacher left (it was a small country Primary so there were only 90 pupils) didn't know what to watch.
He switched the TV on and we were luckily greeted by the day's programme order, the sound was turned down and, just as the teacher was about to switch channels, I piped up, "Sir! Keep it on that one because The Bionic Man is on next!!"
Cut to whoops of delight from assorted kids who, like me, didn't realise the title of our favourite show was
The Six Million Dollar Man (Lee Majors was to become quite a hero in our eyes, especially when
The Fall Guy came out and we were treated to plenty of shots of Heather Thomas in a bikini) and the teacher allowed us to watch the upcoming non-educational programme to keep us out of mischief.
Quite as to why Steve Austin would be appearing at 11am was soon to be revealed - the opening credits rolled with the appearance of cuddly conservationist David Bellamy introducing his new educational eco-fest
Botanic Man...
I was quite unpopular for the next 30 minutes, there were even a few whispers of "Keep your trap shut next time, smartarse" from the older boys.
ermmmm....back to the photos!