At Prep school I won the annual Latin prize. Prize - a book of your choice. The headmaster was almost disconsolate when I asked for "The Complete Molesworth" - but bless him, got it for me.
Extraordinary body of work, Searle. St. Trinians quite magnificent of course, and exquisitely translated to the big screen. Mind you, Alastair Sim along with Tommy Cooper can still make me laugh without uttering a word, and Joyce Grenfell bless her I just adore.
The Reel Molesworth Twitter feed has moments of joy, especially St. Custard's trips to Glasto
They certainly don't. I married Fotherington Thomas :-)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.stcustards.free-online.co.uk/
ReplyDelete(notice the resemblance between Grabber and the Telegraph's Daniel Knowles ?)
I thort Grabber was Cameron ...
ReplyDeletein fact your pic confirms my suspicion
His pater is very rich and have a super Rolls enuf said.
ReplyDeleteShe did n'all :-)
ReplyDeleteAt Prep school I won the annual Latin prize. Prize - a book of your choice. The headmaster was almost disconsolate when I asked for "The Complete Molesworth" - but bless him, got it for me.
Extraordinary body of work, Searle. St. Trinians quite magnificent of course, and exquisitely translated to the big screen. Mind you, Alastair Sim along with Tommy Cooper can still make me laugh without uttering a word, and Joyce Grenfell bless her I just adore.
The Reel Molesworth Twitter feed has moments of joy, especially St. Custard's trips to Glasto
http://twitter.com/reelmolesworth
st custards new yere resolutions: molesworth 2 to atach VICKERS hevy machine gun flamethrower & grennade launcher to SKOOL DOG
ReplyDeleteRIP grate old custardian cristopfer HITCHENS who stole masters GIN hav forbiden pash for f-tomas and tort me all i kno (cigs ect)
ReplyDeletewho rites this stuf?????
Nick,
ReplyDeleteI don't know - but it'sw very good. And indeed CH was a huge smoker at school, that I do recall!