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dave walsh · 8th Feb 2021, 7:51 pm

I didn't see this at 5pm on Ch4 but it's repeated at 7pm on 47 [CH 48]. Sorry about the late notice!

Dave W

DonaldStott · 8th Feb 2021, 8:08 pm

Not good for the blood pressure so be careful if you watch this!

dave walsh · 8th Feb 2021, 10:10 pm

You could be right Donald but the Radio Times thought it was two separate items.

They've combined the sarcastic commentary of CH4's "Everyone back for dinner!" with the BBC original in this copy. It's strange how anything vaguely electrical always baffles them! "I think I understand that". Why not? He was only pointing out that different valves having different functions after all

Dave

Graham G3ZVT · 9th Feb 2021, 3:37 am

£600 he got for what was left of it Dave, how did that happen?

Those women were rather emotional when the phone played "The Buggles" I think it goes
#We've just destroyed your radiogram,
#We've just destroyed your radiogram.

I was crying with them.

Graham G3ZVT · 9th Feb 2021, 4:16 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave walsh

It's strange how anything vaguely electrical always baffles them!

Given what they did to that baffle, I have to ask, was that an intentional pun?

McMurdo · 9th Feb 2021, 9:45 am

To be fair I think even the restorer guy (mark?) was somewhat unconvinced about the upholstery lady's choice of speaker cloth

saddlestone-man · 9th Feb 2021, 8:19 pm

Hopefully this thread won't turn into another Repair Shop / Money for Nothing diatribe.

best regards ... Stef

Radio Wrangler · 9th Feb 2021, 9:17 pm

Well, this thread's given everyone a heads-up if they want to watch it and fume a little. The repair shop thread has exhausted all we can say about these things, and if we say them all over again, it just dilutes the original information content of the forum.

Let's not fall into the style of that woman who watched television avidly, looking for things that she could get highly offended by.

Let's just take the diatribes as read.

David

8th Feb 2021, 7:51 pm	#1
dave walsh Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ramsbottom (Nr Bury) Lancs or Bexhill (Nr Hastings) Sussex. Posts: 5,817	Mend it for money Radio and record player! I didn't see this at 5pm on Ch4 but it's repeated at 7pm on 47 [CH 48]. Sorry about the late notice! Dave W

8th Feb 2021, 8:08 pm	#2
DonaldStott Octode Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Glasgow, UK. Posts: 1,842	Re: Mend it for money Radio and record player! Not good for the blood pressure so be careful if you watch this! __________________ BVWS Member

8th Feb 2021, 10:10 pm	#3
dave walsh Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ramsbottom (Nr Bury) Lancs or Bexhill (Nr Hastings) Sussex. Posts: 5,817	Re: Mend it for money Radio and record player! You could be right Donald but the Radio Times thought it was two separate items. They've combined the sarcastic commentary of CH4's "Everyone back for dinner!" with the BBC original in this copy. It's strange how anything vaguely electrical always baffles them! "I think I understand that". Why not? He was only pointing out that different valves having different functions after all Dave

9th Feb 2021, 3:37 am	#4
Graham G3ZVT Dekatron Join Date: May 2010 Location: Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 18,716	Re: Mend it for money Radio and record player! £600 he got for what was left of it Dave, how did that happen? Those women were rather emotional when the phone played "The Buggles" I think it goes #We've just destroyed your radiogram, #We've just destroyed your radiogram. I was crying with them. __________________ -- Graham. G3ZVT Last edited by Graham G3ZVT; 9th Feb 2021 at 3:45 am.

9th Feb 2021, 9:45 am	#6
McMurdo Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Staffordshire Moorlands, UK. Posts: 5,271	Re: Mend it for money Radio and record player! To be fair I think even the restorer guy (mark?) was somewhat unconvinced about the upholstery lady's choice of speaker cloth __________________ Kevin

9th Feb 2021, 8:19 pm	#7
saddlestone-man Hexode Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK. Posts: 391	Re: Mend it for money Radio and record player! Hopefully this thread won't turn into another Repair Shop / Money for Nothing diatribe. best regards ... Stef

9th Feb 2021, 9:17 pm	#8
Radio Wrangler Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fife, Scotland, UK. Posts: 22,881	Re: Mend it for money Radio and record player! Well, this thread's given everyone a heads-up if they want to watch it and fume a little. The repair shop thread has exhausted all we can say about these things, and if we say them all over again, it just dilutes the original information content of the forum. Let's not fall into the style of that woman who watched television avidly, looking for things that she could get highly offended by. Let's just take the diatribes as read. David __________________ Can't afford the volcanic island yet, but the plans for my monorail and the goons' uniforms are done