Middle Names of Pop Stars
Christina Maria Aguilera
Peter Jay Andre
Louis Daniel Armstrong
Rick Paul Astley
Shirley Veronica Bassey
Victoria Caroline Beckham
James Joseph Brown
Maria Angela Carey
David Bruce Cassidy
Eddie Ray Cochran
Phil David Charles Collins
Sheryl Suzanne Crow
Craig Ashley David
Celine Marie Claudette Dion
Aretha Louise Franklin
Liam John Paul Gallagher
Noel Thomas David Gallagher
Art Ira Garfunkel
Eddy Montague Grant
Bill John Clifton Haley
Debbie Ann Harry
Isaac Lee Hayes
Whitney Elizabeth Houston
Enrique Miguel Iglesias
Julio Jose Iglesias
Janet Damita Jo Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson
Billy Martin Joel
Gladys Maria Knight
Lenny Albert Kravitz
Avril Ramona Lavigne
Jennifer Lynne Lopez
Johnny Royce Mathis
James Paul McCartney
Kylie Ann Minogue
Alanis Nadine Morissette
Donny Clark Osmond
Billy Paul Piper
Elvis Aaron Presley
Lionel Brockman Sandrasinghi Richie
Francis Albert Sinatra
Paul Frederic Simon
Britney Jean Spears
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
Joss Eve Stone
Robbie Peter Maximillian Williams
Will Robert Young
40 Pop Groups and their City of Origin
Abba in Stockholm
AC/DC in Melbourne
Ace of Base in Gothenburg
Aerosmith in Boston
A-ha in Oslo
The Animals in Newcastle
Bay City Rollers in Edinburgh
Beatles in Liverpool
Black Sabbath in Birmingham
Blondie in New York
Booker T and the MGs in Memphis
Boyzone in Dublin
Catatonia in Cardiff
Def Leppard in Sheffield
Doobie Brothers in San Jose
The Doors in Los Angeles
Focus in Amsterdam
Four Tops in Detroit
Franz Ferdinand in Glasgow
Golden Earring in The Hague
Grateful Dead in San Francisco
Happy Mondays in Manchester
Heart in Seattle
INXS in Sydney
Isley Brothers in Cincinnati
Kaiser Chiefs in Leeds
Kinks in London
Kraftwerk in Düsseldorf
Mansun in Chester
Massive Attack in Bristol
Nine-Inch Nails in Cleveland
No Doubt in Anaheim
Pink Floyd in Cambridge
Radiohead in Oxford
Rush in Toronto
The Scorpions in Hanover
The Stylistics in Philadelphia
Tangerine Dream in Berlin
Tears for Fears in Bath
TLC in Atlanta
The Video Vault
Famous people that have featured in pop
videos
Macauley Culkin in Black or White by Michael Jackson
Sadie Frost in Common People by Pulp
Alicia Silverstone in Crazy by Aerosmith
Mr T in Cry by Godley and Crème
Courtney Cox in Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen
Jackie Stewart in Supreme by Robbie Williams
Ian McKellen in Heart by the Pet Shop Boys
Robert Downey Junior in I Want Love by Elton John
Ali G in Music by Madonna
Neil Kinnock in My Guy by Tracey Ullman
Christina Ricci in Natural Blue by Moby
Phil Daniels in Parklife by Blur
Diana Dors in Prince Charming by Adam Ant
Iman, Eddie Murphy & Magic Johnson in Remember the Time by Michael Jackson
Steve Collins in The Sweetest Thing by U2
John Hurt in Take it Away by Paul McCartney
Vincent Price as narrator in Thriller by Michael Jackson
Christie Brinkley in Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
Christopher Walken in Weapon of Choice by Fatboy Slim
Helena Christensen in Wicked Game by Chris Isaac
Chevy Chase in You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon
R. I. P
The Final Resting Places of 20 Music Stars
Louis Armstrong- Flushing Cemetery, New York
Marc Bolan- Golders Green Crematorium, London
Bing Crosby -Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California
Billy Fury- Paddington Cemetery, London
Jimi Hendrix- Greenwood Memorial Park, Washington
Buddy Holly- City of Lubbock Cemetery, Texas
Brian Jones -Prior Road Cemetery, Gloucestershire
Phil Lynott- St Fintan’s Cemetery, Sutton, Ireland
Bob Marley- Bob Marley Mausoleum, Nine Mile, Jamaica
Dean Martin- Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles
Jim Morrison- Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise, Paris
Roy Orbison -Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles
Robert Palmer -Lugano Cemetery, Switzerland
Elvis Presley- Graceland Mansion Estates, Memphis
Johnnie Ray- Hopewell Cemetery, Oregon
Dusty Springfield -St Mary the Virgin Church, Henley- on –Thames
Edwin Starr- Wilford Hill Cemetery, Nottingham
Joe Strummer- St Martin’s Church, London
Jackie Wilson -Westlawn Cemetery, Wayne, Michigan
Tammy Wynette- Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville
Record Label and their Founders
A & M founded by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
Brother Records founded by the Beach Boys
Dark Horse founded by George Harrison
Edison founded by Thomas Alva Edison, the first ever record label (1877)
Factory Records founded by Tony Wilson
Island Records founded by Chris Blackwell
Maverick founded by Madonna
Motown founded by Berry Gordy Junior
RAK founded by Mickie Most
Virgin founded by Richard Branson
That’s What it Stands For
BMG- Bertelsmann Music Group
CBS- Columbia Broadcasting System
EMI- Electric and Musical Industries
HMV- His Master’s Voice
IRS- International Record Syndicate
MCA- Music Corporation of America
PWL- Pete Waterman Ltd
RCA- Radio Corporation of America
RSO- Robert Stigwood Organisation
UK Records- United King, founded by Jonathan King
Forgettable Film Debuts of Famous Film Stars
1920 Greta Garbo in Peter the Tramp
1932 Katharine Hepburn in A Bill of Divorcement
1936 Judy Garland in Every Sunday
1939 Dirk Bogarde in Come on George
1943 Robert Mitchum in Hoppy Serves a Writ
1947 Marilyn Monroe in The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1951 James Dean in Has Anyone Seen My Gal?
1955 Clint Eastwood in Revenge of the Creature
1956 Michael Caine in A Hill in Korea
1958 Jack Nicholson in Cry Baby Killer
1961 Joe Pesci in Hey Let’s Twist
1966 Harrison Ford in Dead Heat on a Merry Go Round
1970 Arnold Schwarzenegger in Hercules in New York
1970 Sylvester Stallone in Lovers and Other Strangers
1973 Helen Hunt in Pioneer Woman
1974 Kevin Costner in Sizzle Beach USA
1975 Bill Murray in Jungle Burger
1979 Patrick Swayze in Skatetown USA
1980 Michael J Fox in Midnight Madness
1982 Nicolas Cage in Fast Times at Ridgemont
High
Musicians Played on Film
Ray Charles played by Jamie Foxx in the film Ray
Patsy Cline played by Jessica Lange in Sweet Dreams
Bobby Darin played by Kevin Spacey in Beyond the Sea
Gilbert & Sullivan played by Jim Broadbent and Allan Corduner in Topsy Turvy
Buddy Holly played by Gary Busey in The Buddy Holly Story
Al Jolson played by Larry Parks in The Jolson Story
Janis Joplin played by Pink in The Gospel According to Janis
Jerry Lee Lewis played by Dennis Quaid in Great Balls of Fire
Franz Liszt played by Roger Daltrey in Lisztomania
Loretta Lynn played by Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner’s Daughter
Glenn Miller played by James Stewart in The Glenn Miller Story
Jim Morrison played by Val Kilmer in The Doors
Charlie Parker played by Forest Whitaker in Bird
Cole Porter played by Kevin Kline in De-Lovely
Elvis Presley played by Kurt Russell in Elvis
Frank Sinatra played by Ray Liotta in The Rat Pack
Ike Turner played by Laurence Fishburne in What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Tina Turner played by Angela Bassett in What’s Love Got to Do With it?
Ritchie Valens played by Lou Diamond Phillips in La Bamba
Sid Vicious played by Gary Oldman in Sid and
Nancy
Production Companies of the
Stars
Richard Attenborough- Beaver Film Productions
Drew Barrymore- Flower Films
Humphrey Bogart- Santana Pictures
Marlon Brando- Pennebaker Productions
George Clooney- Marysville Pictures and Section Eight
Sean Connery- Fountainbridge Films
Robert DeNiro- TriBeCa Film Center
Danny DeVito- Jersey Films
Kirk Douglas- Bryna Films
Michael Douglas- Further Films
Clint Eastwood- Malpaso
Sally Field- Fogwood Films
Jodie Foster- Egg Pictures
Hugh Grant and Liz Hurley- Simian Films
George Harrison- Handmade Films
Ewan McGregor, Jude Law, Sadie Frost, Sean Pertwee and Jonny Lee Miller- Natural Nylon
Robert Redford- The Sundance Institute
Mack Sennett- Keystone Studios
Steven Spielberg- Amblin and DreamWorks
Kiefer Sutherland- Still Waters
Ghostly Going Ons
Actors who have played ghosts on film and TV
Joe Pendleton played by Warren Beatty in Heaven Can Wait
Nearly Headless Nick played by John Cleese in the Harry Potter films
Moaning Myrtle played by Shirley Henderson in the Harry Potter films
Marty Hopkirk played by Kenneth Cope in Randall and Hopkirk Deceased
Marty Hopkirk played by Vic Reeves in the remake of the above
The Ghost of Christmas Present by Edward Woodward in A Christmas Carol
Jacob Marley by Michael Hordern in Scrooge (1951)
Jacob Marley by Alec Guinness in Scrooge (1970)
Elliott Hopper by Bill Cosby in Ghost Dad
Pete Sandich by Richard Dreyfuss in Always
George Kerby by Cary Grant in Topper
Mr Claypole by Michael Staniforth in Rentaghost
Sam Wheat by Patrick Swayze in Ghost
Elvira Condomine by Kay Hammond in Blithe Spirit
Sir Simon de Canterville by Charles Laughton in The Canterville Ghost
Buzzy Bellew by Danny Kaye in Wonder Man
Captain Daniel Gregg by Rex Harrison in The Ghost and Mrs Muir
Malcolm Crowe by Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense
Betelgeuse by Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice
Delbert Grady by Philip Stone in The Shining
A Breed Apart
Breeds of Fictional Dogs
Beethoven- St Bernard
Bullseye in Oliver Twist- English bull terrier
Duke in The Beverly Hillbillies- Bloodhound
Eddie in Frasier- Jack Russell
Flash in the Dukes of Hazzard- Bassett
Gnasher- Abyssinian tripehound
Hooch in Turner and Hooch- French mastiff
Lady in Lady and the Tramp- Cocker spaniel
Lassie- Border collie
Nana in the novel Peter Pan- Newfoundland, (a St Bernard in Disney film)
Pluto- Bloodhound
Ren in Ren and Stimpy- Chihuahua
Santa’s Little Helper in the Simpsons- Greyhound
Scooby Doo- Great Dane
Snoopy- Beagle
Snowy in Tin Tin- Fox terrier
Spike in Tom and Jerry- Bulldog
Toto in The Wizard of Oz- Cairn terrier
Yeller in Old Yeller- Golden retriever
Film and TV Cars
Back to the Future- Delorean converted into a time machine
The Blues Brothers- Dodge Monaco, ex police car
Bullitt- Ford Mustang
Christine- Plymouth Fury
Columbo- Peugeot 403
Dukes of Hazzard- Dodge Charger called the General Lee
Goldfinger- Aston Martin DB5
Harry Potter- Ford Anglia, flying car of the Weasley clan
Inspector Morse- Jaguar in the TV drama, Lancia in the original novel
The Italian Job- Minis
Knight Rider- Pontiac Trans Am called KITT
The Love Bug- Volkswagen Beetle called Herbie
Lovejoy- Morris Minor called Miriam
Mad Max- Ford Falcon XB Coupe
Only Fools and Horses- Reliant Robin
The Prisoner- Lotus 7 Series II
The Professionals- Ford Capri
The Saint- Volvo P1800
Sexton Blake- Rolls Royce Silver Ghost called the Grey Panther
Starsky and Hutch- Ford Torino
Keep it in the Family
Genuine Stupid Answers given
to Questions on Family Fortunes
Name part of the body you have one of- Big toe
Name a famous Arthur- Arthur Shakespeare
Name a medieval weapon- Hand grenade
Name a bird with a long neck- Naomi Campbell
Name a famous Parisian landmark- Hawaii
Name a yellow fruit- Orange
Name a game you can play in bed- Hide and seek
Name an animal used as a form of transport- Turtle
Name a sign of the zodiac- April
Name something in the garden that is green- My shed
Name a famous cowboy- Buck Rogers
Name a famous Willie- Willie the Pooh
Name a game that uses a black ball- Darts
Name a cheese named after an English county- Philadelphia
Name part of the body beginning with N- Knee
Name something you wear on a beach- Deck chair
Name an occupation for which you need a torch- Burglar
Name something you eat with fish- A plate
Name a dangerous race- Arabs
TV Sets
The fictional and real city/town settings of
TV shows
All Creatures Great and Small- Darrowby
Allo Allo- Nouvion
Batman- Gotham City
Cheers- Boston
Citizen Smith- Tooting
Coronation Street- Weatherfield
Dad’s Army- Walmington on Sea
Dr Finlay’s Casebook- Tannochbrae
Dynasty- Denver
Eastenders- Walford
Fireman Sam- Pontypandy
The Flintstones- Bedrock
Frasier- Seattle
The Golden Girls- Miami
Hawaii 5-O- Honolulu
Hollyoaks- Chester
Home and Away- Summer Bay
Home Improvement- Detroit
Homicide: Life on the Street-Baltimore
Inspector Morse- Oxford
Juliet Bravo- Hartley
Kojak- New York
League of Gentlemen- Royston Vasey
Macmillan and Wife- San Francisco
Magic Roundabout- Weeping Willow Wood
Neighbours- Erinsborough, a fictional suburb of Melbourne
One Foot in the Grave- Bournemouth
Postman Pat- Greendale
Starsky and Hutch- Loa Angeles
Stingray- Marineville
Taggart- Glasgow
A Touch of Frost- Denton
Thirtysomething- Philadelphia
The Untouchables- Chicago
Van der Valk- Amsterdam
The West Wing- Washington DC
Working Titles of TV Shows
Charlie’s Angels- Alley Cats
Coronation Street- Florizel Street
Dad’s Army- The Fighting Tigers
Diff’rent Strokes- 45 Minutes from Harlem
Drop the Dead Donkey- Dead Belgians Don’t Count
Dynasty- Oil
ER- Emergency Room
Falcon Crest- The Vintage Years
The Flintstones- The Flagstones
Friends- Across the Hall
Happy Days- New Family in Town
Last of the Summer Wine- The Library Mob
The Man from UNCLE- Solo
Miami Vice- Miami Unworthiness
Monty Python’s Flying Circus- Owl Stretching Time
Only Fools and Horses- Readies
Prisoner Cell Block H- Women Behind Bars
The Six Million Dollar Man- Cyborg
Thunderbirds- International Rescue
The Waltons- Spencer’s Mountain
TV Show Spin offs
Beverly Hills 90210- Melrose Place
Beverly Hillbillies- Petticoat Junction
Bewitched- Tabitha
The Bill- Burnside
The Bill- M.I.T (Murder Investigation Team)
Brookside- Damon and Debbie
Buffy the Vampire Slayer- Angel
Cannon- Barnaby Jones
Casualty- Holby City
Cheers- Frasier
Coronation Street- Pardon the Expression
The Cosby show- A Different World
Dallas- Knot’s Landing
Dawson’s Creek- Young Americans
Dynasty- The Colbys
The Flintstones- The Pebbles and Bam Bam Show
Friends- Joey
The Golden Girls- Empty Nest
The Golden Girls- The Golden Palace
Grange Hill- Tucker’s Luck
Happy Days- Joanie Loves Chachi
Happy Days- Mork and Mindy
Hill Street Blues- Beverly Hills Buntz
Man about the House- George and Mildred
Man about the House- Robin’s Nest
The Mary Tyler Moore Show- Lou Grant
The Mary Tyler Moore Show- Rhoda
MASH- Trapper John
Melrose Place- Models Inc
Naked Video- Rab C Nesbitt
Police Surgeon- The Avengers
Porridge- Going Straight
The Rockford Files- Richie Brockelman Private Eye
The Six Million Dollar Man- The Bionic Woman
Soap- Benson
Upstairs Downstairs- Thomas and Sarah
The Virginian- The Men from Shiloh
Wacky Races- The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
Wacky Races- Stop the Pigeon
The X Files- The Lone Gunmen
First Name Terms
First Names of TV Characters
Are You Being Served
Miss Brahms- Shirley
Mr Humphries- Wilberforce
Mr Lucas- Dick
Captain Peacock- Stephen
Mr Rumbold- Cuthbert
Mrs Slocombe- Betty
Bergerac- Jim
Blackadder- Edmund
Callan- David
Cagney and Lacey- Christine and Mary Beth
Campion- Albert
Cannon- Frank
Dad’s Army
Captain Mainwaring- George
Corporal Jones- Jack
Private Frazier- James
Private Godfrey- Charles
Private Pike- Frank
Private Walker- Joe
Sergeant Wilson- Arthur
Dalziel and Pascoe- Andrew and Peter
Dixon of Dock Green- George
Dr Kildare- James
Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis- Endeavour and Robbie
Ironside- Robert
Kojak- Theo
MASH
Hawkeye Pierce- Benjamin
Hotlips Hoolihan- Margaret
Corporal Klinger- Maxwell
Radar O’Reilly- Walter
Mr Hudson in Upstairs Downstairs- Angus
Mr Magoo- Quincy
Mr Waverly in the Man from UNCLE- Alexander
The Professionals
Bodie- William
Doyle- Ray
Cowley- George
Randall and Hopkirk- Jeff and Marty
Rigsby and Miss Jones in Rising Damp- Rupert and Ruth
Rumpole of the Bailey- Horace
Captain Scarlet- Paul
Seinfeld- Jerry
Sergeant Bilko- Ernie
Sharpe- Richard
Shoestring- Eddie
Starsky and Hutch- Dave and Ken
Taggart- Jim
TJ Hooker- Thomas
Trigger in Only Fools and Horses- Colin ( Colin Ball)
Van der Valk- Piet
Vicar of Dibley- Geraldine
TV SHOW ACRONYMS
ALF- Alien Life Form
BIG RAT in Joe 90- Brain Impulse and Galvanoscope Record and Transfer
CATS Eyes- Covert Activities Thames Section
CHIPs- California Highway Patrol
CTU in 24- Counter Terrorist Unit
IADC in Wonder Woman- Inter Agency Defence Command
IMF in Mission Impossible- Impossible Missions Force
KITT in Knight Rider- Knight Industries Two Thousand
MASH- Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
OSI in The Six Million Dollar Man- Office of Strategic Information
SHADO in UFO- Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organisation
TARDIS- Time and Relative Dimension in Space
TISWAS- Today is Saturday Watch and Smile (or wear a smile)
TW3- That was the week that was
UNCLE in Man from UNCLE- United Network Command for Law Enforcement
USS Enterprise- United Star Ship
WASP in Stingray- World Aquanaut Sea Patrol
WIN in Joe 90- World Intelligence Network
Who played Who in Blackadder
Queen Elizabeth I- Miranda Richardson
Richard III- Peter Cook
Richard IV- Brain Blessed
George III- Gertan Klauber
Charles I- Stephen Fry
Queen Victoria- Miriam Margoyles
Prince Albert- Jim Broadbent
George, Prince of Wales- Hugh Laurie
Oliver Cromwell- Warren Clarke
Napoleon Bonaparte- Simon Russell Beale
Walter Raleigh- Simon Jones
William Shakespeare- Colin Firth
Horatio Nelson- Phillip Pope
Field Marshall Haig- Geoffrey Palmer
The Red Baron – Adrian Edmondson
The Duke of Wellington – Stephen Fry
Robin Hood- Rik Mayall
Will Scarlett- Sacha Bennett
Friar Tuck- Crispin Harris
Maid Marian- Kate Moss
Added April 11, 2006
Star Trekking
To boldly go where no trivia has gone before
The 8 Members of the Star Trek Crew that appeared in the original TV series and the first big screen movie
Captain Kirk, Mr Spock, Dr McCoy, Ensign Chekov,
Chief Engineer Scott, Lieutenant Sulu, Lieutenant Uhura, Nurse Chapel
First names of Star Trek characters
James Tiberius Kirk
Hikaru Sulu
Montgomery Scott
Pavel Chekov
Nurse Christine Chapel
Leonard McCoy
Spock's father- Sarek
Spock's mother- Amanda
Uhura- Although fans have tried
to give Uhura a first name, the most notable being Nyota, the creator of Star
Trek Gene Roddenberry insisted that she was known only as Uhura, the Swahili for
"freedom"
Common Phrases in the Klingon Language
Goodbye- Qapla
Goodnight- Maj rahm
Happy Birthday- Goslij Dativjaj
No- Ghobe
Shut up- Bijatlh eyimev
Thank you- Ki adlo
What time is it?- Arloqh Qoylu'pu'
Where is the bathroom?- Nuqdaq Oh puchpa'e
Yes- Hija
In the Klingon language one of the worst insults that can be given to a fellow Klingon is " Hab sosli quch" meaning "Your mother has a smooth forehead"
Batman Villains on TV
The Archer played by Art Carney
The Black Widow played by Tallulah Bankhead
The Bookworm- Roddy McDowall
Catwoman-Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt
Chandell- Liberace
Nora Clavicle- Barbara Rush
The Clock King- Walter Slezak
Dr Cassandra- Ida Lupino
Egghead- Vincent Price
Falseface- Malachi Throne
Mr Freeze- George Sanders, Eli Wallach and Otto Preminger
The Joker- Cesar Romero
King Tut- Victor Buono
Lord Marmaduke Fogg- Rudy Valee
Louie the Lilac- Milton Berle
The Mad Hatter- David Wayne
Ma Parker- Shelley Winters
Marsha, Queen of Diamonds- Carolyn Jones
Minerva- Zsa Zsa Gabor
The Minstrel- Van Johnson
Olga, Queen of the Cossacks- Anne Baxter
The Penguin- Burgess Meredith
The Puzzler- Maurice Evans
The Riddler- Frank Gorshin and John Astin
The Sandman- Michael Rennie
Shame- Cliff Robertson
The Siren- Joan Collins
The Webmaster- David Sutton
Zelda the Great- Anne Baxter
Added Good Friday, 2006
I am the Voice
The voices behind 20 cartoon characters
Bart Simpson- Nancy Cartwright
Betty Boop- Mae Questal
Dangermouse- David Jason
Donald Duck- Clarence Nash
Fred Flintstone- Alan Reed
Homer Simpson- Dan Castellaneta
Hong Kong Phooey- Scatman Crowthers
Huckleberry Hound- Daws Butler
Lisa Simpson- Yeardley Smith
Maggie Simpson( her first word)- Elizabeth Taylor
Marge Simpson- Julie Kavner
Mickey Mouse- Walt Disney
Mr Magoo- Jim Backus
Olive Oyl- Mae Questal
Penfold in Dangermouse- Terry Scott
Popeye- Jack Mercer
Scooby Doo- Don Messick
Sideshow Bob in The Simpsons- Kelsey Grammar
Top Cat- Arnold Stang
Yogi Bear- Daws Butler
Narrators of TV Shows
Animal Magic- Johnny Morris
Bagpuss- Oliver Postgate
Camberwick Green, Chigley and Trumpton- Brian Cant
Captain Pugwash- Peter Hawkins
The Clangers- Oliver Postgate
The Dukes of Hazzard- Waylon Jennings
Fireman Sam (original)- John Alderton
Fireman Sam(2004)- John Sparkes
The Magic Roundabout (original)- Eric Thompson
The Magic Roundabout (remake)- Nigel Planer
Mr Benn- Ray Brooks
Mr Men- Arthur Lowe
Paddington Bear- Michael Hordern
Postman Pat- Ken Barrie
Roobarb and Custard- Richard Briers
Tales on the Riverbank- Johnny Morris
Thomas the Tank Engine- Ringo Starr, later replaced by Michael Angelis
Wacky Races- Dave Willock
Wallace and Grommit- Peter Sallis
The Waltons- Earl Hamner Jnr
Will O the Wisp-Kenneth Williams
The Wombles- Bernard Cribbins
Desert Island Discs
A trio of songs chosen by 25 celebrity castaways on the radio show
Rory Bremner- I'm in the Mood for Love by Julie London, Have I Told You Lately by Van Morrison, I've Got You Under My Skin by Frank Sinatra
Jeremy Clarkson- Heroes by David Bowie, Night Moves by Bob Seger, Come Up and See Me by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
George Clooney- Nice and Easy by Frank Sinatra, Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd , Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by William Shatner
Billy Connolly- Tutti Frutti by Little Richard, Only the Lonely by Roy Orbison, Across the Universe by the Beatles
Frankie Dettori- Fairground by Simply Red, Feel by Robbie Williams, Into the Groove by Madonna
Iain Duncan Smith- My Baby Just Cares for Me by Nina Simone, She by Charles Aznavour, Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis
Tracey Emin- Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys, I Feel Love by Donna Summer, Should I Stay or Should I Go by the Clash
Chris Evans- We are the Champions by Queen, Stuck in a Moment by U2, It Must Be Love by Madness
David Frost- The Long and Winding Road by the Beatles, Your Song by Elton John, Mad Dogs and Englishmen by Noel Coward
Paul Gambaccini- My Girl by the Temptations, At the Hop by Danny and the Juniors, And Your Bird Can Sing by the Beatles
Kelly Holmes- If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys, Brown Girl in the Ring by Boney M, Independent Woman by Destiny's Child
Michael Howard- Everything I Do I Do It For You by Bryan Adams, All You Need is Love by the Beatles, A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
Boris Johnson- Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones, Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles, Soul Limbo by Booker T and the MGs
Sue Johnston- Fairytale of New York by the Pogues and Kirsty Macoll, You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon, Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran
Charles Kennedy- Dancing in the Moonlight by Toploader, Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra, Waiting on a Friend by the Rolling Stones
Hugh Laurie- Tumbling Dice by the Rolling Stones, Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
Nigella Lawson- Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus, Dance the Night Away by the Mavericks, Sugar Sugar by the Archies
Brian May- Since You've Gone by Rainbow, Tracks of My Tears by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Maybe Baby by Buddy Holly
Bill Nighy- Won't Get Fooled Again by the Who, I Feel Good by James Brown, Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones
Graham Norton- Chain Reaction by Diana Ross, Maybe This Time by Liza Minnelli, Nothing Compares 2U by Sinead O'Connor
Gordon Ramsay- Yellow by Coldplay, Kids in America by Kim Wilde, Careless Whisper by George Michael
Bobby Robson- Winner Takes it All by Abba, Lady in Red by Chris de Burgh, Just the Way You Are by Barry White
Jimmy Tarbuck- All Shook Up by Elvis Presley, Good Golly Miss Molly by Little Richard, Love Me Do by the Beatles
Paul Whitehouse- God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols, Love Train by the O'Jays, I Say a Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin
Michael Winner- You're Beautiful by James Blunt, One Day Soon by Tom Jones, Blame it on the Boogie by the Jacksons
In the history of Desert Island Discs the most chosen piece of music has been Ode to Joy by Beethoven
The most chosen artist in the history of the show- The Beatles
Desert Island Revisited
Luxury items selected by celebrity castaways on Desert Island Discs
Joss Ackland- Large jar of liquorice
Rowan Atkinson- Aston Martin( his own) and a tin of wax polish
Tony Blair- Classical guitar
Brenda Blethyn- Karaoke machine
Barbara Taylor Bradford- Mascara
Julian Clary- All purpose prosthetic arm
John Cleese- Michael Palin to keep him company
Jarvis Cocker- Bed with a mosquito net
Robin Cook- Chess computer
Sacha Distel- Grand piano
Placido Domingo- Solar powered video recorder
Colin Firth- Guitar
Ian Fleming- Typewriter
George Foreman- Pillow
Gary Glitter- Blow up doll and a puncture repair kit
Tony Hancock- Television set
Emmylou Harris- Library
Jack Higgins- Mobile phone
Nick Hornby- mp 3 player
Englebert Humperdinck- Saxophone
Jeremy Irons- Rizla liquorice papers
John Malkovich- Cappuccino maker
Desmond Morris- Snorkel
Graham Norton- Mirror
Geoffrey Palmer- Fly fishing rod
John Peel- A football and a wall to kick it against
Matthew Pinsent- Shaving kit
Gene Pitney- Case of Opus One wine
Gordon Ramsay- Fresh vanilla pod
Vic Reeves- Potato seeds
Beryl Reid- Pure silk garment
Tim Rice- Telescope
Timothy Spall- Drum kit
Imelda Staunton- Modelling clay and tools
Rod Steiger- Electric fan
Patrick Stewart- Billiard table
Jimmy Tarbuck- Set of golf clubs
Ruby Wax- Large bed
Shirley Williams- Internet linked computer
In the history of the show, by far the most popular luxury item chosen has been a piano
Added May 8th , 2006
That's My Dog
Fictional Folk and their Canine Companions
Dog Owners
Ace Bruce Wayne
Argos Ulysses
Astro The Jetsons
Bandit Johnny Quest
Bimbo Betty Boop
Bolivar Donald Duck
Boot The Perishers
Brandon Punky Brewster
Braveheart Inch High Private Eye
Buck The Bundys in Married with Children
Bullet Roy Rogers
Bullseye Bill Sikes
Butkis Rocky Balboa
Cinders Casey Jones
Claude Mrs Drysdale in the Beverly Hillbillies
Crab Luance, a servant in The Two Gentleman of Verona. The only dog mentioned by name in a Shakespeare play
Dogmatix Obelix in the Asterix tales
Doodles The Tweenies
Duke The Clampetts in the Beverly Hillbillies
Ebuzz The Freeling family in Poltergeist
Eddie Martin Crane in Frasier
Einstein Dr Brown in Back to the Future
Fang Columbo's basset hound
Fang Hagrid's boarhound in Harry Potter
Flash Roscoe P Coltrane's basset in The Dukes of Hazzard
Freeway The Harts in Hart to Hart
Gnasher Dennis the Menace
Harvey Elliott in ET
Jeep Popeye
Jumble William Brown in Just William
K9 Dr Who's robotic dog
Krypto Superboy
Ladybird The Hills dog in King of the Hill
Mongy The Boswells in Bread, short for mongrel
Muttley Dick Dastardly
Nana Darling family in Peter Pan
Nipper Logo for His Master's Voice
Odie Garfield the cat's canine companion
Pearl Beryl the Peril
Pluto Mickey Mouse
Prince Barbie
Queequeg Dana Scully in The X Files
Reckless The Waltons
Sandy Little Orphan Annie
Santa's Little Helper The Simpsons
Scamper The Secret Seven
Snoopy Charlie Brown
Snowy Tin Tin
Snuffles Quick Draw McGraw
Spotty Dog The Woodentops
Tiger The Brady Bunch
Timmy The Famous Five
Toby Punch and Judy
Toto Dorothy Gale in the Wizard of Oz
Truffles The Ropers in George and Mildred
Wee Jock Hamish Macbeth
Wellard Robbie Jackson in Eastenders
Wellington Dead dog in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Zeus and Apollo Jonathan Higgins pet Dobermans in Magnum PI
Added May 14, 2006
Meet the Flintstones
Premiered- 1960
Based on- The Honeymooners starring Jackie Gleason
Pilot episode- Fred was called Fred Flagstone
Flintstones addresses- 222 Rocky Way, 345 Stonecave Road, 301 Cobblestone Way
Home town- Bedrock
Home county- Cobblestone County
Daily newspaper- Daily Slate
Flintstones
Fred- Works for Rock Head and Quarry Cave Construction Company with Barney Rubble
Boss- Mr Slate
Member of- The Loyal Order of Water Buffalos( With Barney)
Wilma Flintstone- Maiden name Slaghoople
Children- Daughter Pebbles, born Rockville Hospital on February 22, 10,000 BC weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces
Pets- Dino a snorkasaurus dinosaur ( originally called Harvey) and Baby Puss, a sabre tooth tiger
Rubbles
Barney and Betty ( maiden name McBricker)
Children- Adopted son Bam Bam, left on their doorstep in a tortoiseshell
Pets- Dinosaur called Hoppy, short for Hopparoo
Other characters
American football team- Green Bay Pachyderms
Great Gazoo- Alien from the planet Zaitox
Ben and Hoss Cartrock
Chip Marble
Gary Granite
Stony Curtis, voiced by Tony Curtis
Police Chief Rockschnozzle
Perry Masonry- Lawyer that never lost a case
The Works
TV Shows/characters and companies/firms etc.
Are You Being Served?- Grace Brothers Department Store
Captain Scarlet- SPECTRUM
Casey Jones- Illinois Central Railroad
Casualty- Holby City Hospital
The Champions- Nemesis
Clocking Off- Mackintosh Textiles
Dinnerladies- HWD Components
Dr Kildare- Blair General Hospital
Doctor in the House- St Swithin's Hospital
Drop the Dead Donkey- GlobeLink News
Emergency Ward 10- Oxbridge General Hospital
Frasier- KACL 780 AM
Fred Flintstone- Rock Head and Quarry Cave Construction Company
Herman Munster- Gateman, Goodbury and Graves Funeral Parlor
Hi De Hi- Maplin's Holiday Camp
Homer Simpson- Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
Howard's Way- Mermaid Boatyard
Inch High Private Eye- Finkerton's Detective Agency
Joe 90- World Intelligence Network
Lou Grant- Los Angeles Tribune
Medics- Henry Park Hospital
Moonlighting- Blue Moon Detective Agency
The Office- Wernham Hogg
Only Fools and Horses- Trotters Independent Trading
On the Buses- Luxton and District Transport Department
Please Sir- Fenn St School
The Rag Trade- Fenner Fashions
Reggie Perrin- Worked for Sunshine Desserts before setting up his own business empire Grot
Roger Roger- Cresta Cabs
The Sopranos- Barone Sanitation , waste management business
St Elsewhere- St Elegius Hospital
Surgical Spirit- Gillies Hospital
Taxi- Sunshine Cabs
To the Manor Born- Cavendish Foods
Worzel Gummidge- Scatterbrook Farm
Added Friday, May 26, 2006
Middle Names of TV/Film characters
Wednesday Addams- Friday
Chandler Bing in Friends- Muriel
Ernst Blofeld, Bond villain- Stavro
Wile E Coyote- Ethelbert
Frasier Crane-Winslow
Donald Duck- Fauntleroy
Albus Dumbledore- Percival Wulfric Brian
JR Ewing- Ross
Norman Fletcher in Porridge- Stanley
Cornelius Fudge- Oswald
Ross Geller in Friends- Eustace
Hermione Granger- Jane
Rachel Green in Friends- Karen
Indiana Jones- Full name is Henry Walden Jones
Citizen Kane- Full name is Charles Foster Kane
James T Kirk- Tiberius
Freddy Krueger- Charles
Adrian Mole- Albert
Jimmy Neutron- Isaac
Scarlett O' Hara- Full name is Katie Scarlett O'Hara
Reggie Perrin- Iolanthe
Harry Potter- James
Austin Powers- Danger
Arnold Rimmer in Red Dwarf- Judas
Bart Simpson- Jo Jo
Homer Simpson- Jay
Lisa Simpson- Marie
John Steed in The Avengers- Wickham Gascoyne Berresford
Albert Steptoe- Edward Ladysmith
Harold Steptoe- Albert Kitchener
Buffy Summers the vampire slayer- Anne
Joey Tribbiani in Friends- Francis
Derek Trotter- Edward
Rodney Trotter- Charlton
The Vicar of Dibley- Full name is Boadicea Geraldine Granger
Dr John Watson- Hamish
Ron Weasley- Bilius
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
A guide to the people on the album cover
TOP ROW
Sri Yukteswar Giri- A yogi guru
Aleister Crowley- Author and occultist nicknamed The Wickedest Man in the World
Mae West- Legendary screen siren who gave her name to a life jacket
Lenny Bruce- Controversial stand up comedian played on film by Dustin Hoffman
Karlheinz Stockhausen- German born composer who claims to explore the fundamental psychological and acoustic aspects of music. In layman's terms "up his own arse"
WC Fields- Legendary comedy actor famed for his many quotes including, "Start every day with a smile and get it over with"
Carl Gustav Jung- Swiss psychologist, pioneer of analytic psychology
Edgar Allan Poe- Boston born author whose work includes the poem The Raven
Fred Astaire- Hollywood hoofer born Frederick Austerlitz
Richard Merkin- American artist
The Vargas Girl- Painting by Alberto Vargas, illustrator for Playboy
Huntz Hall- Played the role of Horace in over 40 Dead End Kids/ Bowery Boys movies
Simon Rodia- Designer and builder of the Watts Towers in Los Angeles
Bob Dylan- Singer songwriter born Robert Allen Zimmerman
SECOND ROW
Aubrey Beardsley- 19th century art nouveau illustrator
Robert Peel- Former Prime Minister and founder of the Met Police Force
Aldous Huxley- Author of the novel Brave New World
Dylan Thomas- Welsh poet who penned Under Milk Wood
Terry Southern- Writer who wrote the film dialogue for Easy Rider and Dr Strangelove
Dion- New York born singer who had a major hit with The Wanderer
Tony Curtis- Hollywood star born Bernard Schwartz
Wallace Berman- American "pop" artist of the Andy Warhol genre
Tommy Handley- British comedy star synonymous with the radio show ITMA ( It's That Man Again)
Marilyn Monroe- Hollywood icon, co-star of Tony Curtis in Some Like It Hot
William S Burroughs- American writer, penned the novel The Naked Lunch
Mahavatar Babaji- Hindu saint
Stan Laurel- One half of the legendary film duo, recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1961 Oscars
Richard Linder- German artist known for his sexual symbolism
Oliver Hardy- Partner of Stan
Karl Marx- Co-author of the Communist Manifesto with Frederick Engels. He was voted the Greatest Ever Philosopher by Radio 4 listeners
HG Wells-Author of War of the Worlds
Paramahansa Yogananda- Indian guru
Wax dummy
THIRD ROW
Stuart Sutcliffe- Founder member of the Beatles who died in 1962
Another wax dummy
Max Miller- Music hall comedian nicknamed the Cheeky Chappie
The Petty Girl- Painting by the pin-up artist George Petty
Marlon Brando- Oscar winning movie star known for his method acting
Tom Mix- Silent movie Western actor
Oscar Wilde- Celebrated homosexual and writer, only novel entitled The Picture of Dorian Gray
Tyrone Power- Muscle bound Hollywood leading man, played Zorro in the 1940s
Larry Bell- Contemporary artist
David Livingstone- Victorian missionary and explorer I presume
Johnny Weissmuller- Swimmer and actor famed for his Tarzan role. The only Olympic gold medallist on the cover
Stephen Crane- New Jersey born author who penned the novel The Red Badge of Courage
Issy Bonn- 1940s comedian
George Bernard Shaw- The only person to win a Nobel Prize and an Oscar
HC Westermann- Contemporary American sculptor
Albert Stubbins- Footballer who signed for Liverpool from Newcastle United in 1946
Lahiri Mahasaya-Yet another Indian guru
Lewis Carroll- Author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
TE Lawrence- British officer, subject of the film Lawrence of Arabia
FRONT ROW
Sonny Liston- The only boxer on the cover
The Petty Girl- Another pin up picture by George Petty
Model of George Harrison
Model of John Lennon
Shirley Temple- Child actress who became US Ambassador to Ghana
Model of Ringo Starr
Model of Paul McCartney
Albert Einstein- Scientist voted Time Magazine Man of the 20th Century
John Lennon holding a French horn
Ringo Starr holding a trumpet
Paul McCartney holding a Cor Anglais
George Harrison holding a flute
Bobby Breen- Canadian born singer and child actor
Diana Dors- Born Diana Fluck and known as the British Marilyn Monroe
Shirley Temple again
Added June 7, 2006
Death in the Street
A selection of Weatherfield deaths in Coronation Street
1960- May Hardman of a heart attack
1961- Ida Barlow, knocked down by a bus
1964- Martha Longhurst of a heart attack in the snug of the Rover's Return
1967- Harry Hewitt, crushed to death by his own van
1968- Steve Tanner, murdered by Joe Donelli
1970- Jack Walker, heart attack
1971- Valerie Barlow, electrocuted by a faulty hairdryer
1975- Edna Gee, perished in a warehouse fire
1978- Ernest Bishop, shot dead in a wages robbery at Mike Baldwin's warehouse
1980-Renee Roberts, car crash
1983- Len Fairclough, motorway accident
1984- Stan Ogden, passed away in Weatherfield General Hospital after suffering from gangrene
1989- Brian Tilsley, stabbed outside a nightclub
1989- Alan Bradley, lost an argument with a Blackpool tram
1992- Ted Sullivan, brain tumour
1993- Lisa Duckworth, knocked down by a car
1995- Samir Rachid, died following a violent assault
1995- Ivy Brennan/Tilsley, died in her sleep in a convent
1997- Derek Wilton, heart attack following a road rage incident
1997- Don Brennan, in a burning car that exploded after crashing into the viaduct
1998-Anne Malone, froze to death in a supermarket freezer
1998- Des Barnes, heart attack following an attack by drug dealers
1999- Alf Roberts, peacefully passed away in a chair at a New Years party
1999- Judy Mallett, pulmonary embolism
2000- Jez Quigley, punctured lung and spleen
2001-Alma Halliwell/ Baldwin/Sedgewick, cervical cancer
2002- Dennis Stringer, car crash
2003- Maxine Peacock, murdered by Richard Hillman
2003- Richard Hillman, drowned
2005- Tommy Harris, murdered by his daughter Katy
2005- Katy Harris, suicide
2005- Ray Langton, cancer
2006- Mike Baldwin, heart attack after suffering from Alzheimer's and pneumonia
Added July 2nd, 2006
Pop Albums and their Shared Titles
An album by Tasmin Archer and a novel by Charles Dickens- Great Expectations
An album by Blur and a film starring Steve McQueen- The Great Escape
An album by Kate Bush and the nickname of Richard I- Lionheart
An album by Mariah Carey and a children's TV show- Rainbow
An album by The Carpenters and a number one single for The Beatles- Ticket to Ride
An album by Tracy Chapman and a British soap opera- Crossroads
An album by Dollar and a TV game show- Shooting Stars
An album by Jason Donovan and a TV crime series- Between the Lines
An album by Billy Joel and a film starring Tom Selleck- An Innocent Man
An album by John Lennon and the winning act of the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest- Milk and Honey
An album by Alison Moyet and an English county- Essex
An album by Oasis and the inscription around the edge of a £2 coin- Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
An album by Pink Floyd and a chapter in the novel The Wind in the Willows- The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
An album by Pink Floyd and a TV holiday show- Wish You Were Here
Two albums by Queen with titles inspired by Marx Brothers films- A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races
An album by Queen and a Sunday newspaper- News of the World
An album by Lou Reed and a capital city- Berlin
An album by Shalamar and a TV sitcom- Friends
An album by Bruce Springsteen and a TV series starring David Essex- The River
An album by Status Quo and a number one single for Lionel Richie-Hello
An album by The Stranglers and a poem by Edgar Allan Poe- The Raven
An album by Ultravox and a capital city- Vienna
An album by Rick Wakeman and a novel by Jules Verne- Journey to the Centre of the Earth
An album by Rick Wakeman and a novel by George Orwell- 1984
An album by The Wedding Present and a world famous footballer- George Best
Added July 21, 2006
Driving My Car
Car Registration Plates of TV and Film
56E- 478- Ferrari belonging to Magnum PI
248 RPA- Jaguar driven by Inspector Morse
7990 TU- Flying Ford Anglia of the Weasley clan in the Harry Potter stories
AU 1- Bond villain Goldfinger
BAT 1- Batmobile
BDR 529- Bluesmoblie, an ex police car driven by Jake and Elwood in in the Blues Brothers
BMT 261A - Aston Martin driven by Bond in Goldfinger
CNH 320- The General Lee in The Dukes of Hazzard
DeVIL- Cruella De Vil's car in 101 Dalmatians
ECTO 1- Ectomobile in Ghostbusters
FAB 1- Lady Penelope's pink Rolls Royce in Thunderbirds
GEN 11- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
HOP 2 IT- Wallace and Grommit's van in the Curse of the Were Rabbit
J 1610- Triumph Roadster owned by Bergerac
KAR 1206- Lotus driven by Number 6 in The Prisoner
O F P 857- Herbie the Love Bug
OUTATIME- Delorean time machine in Back to the Future
PAT 1- Postman's Pat van
ST1- Volvo driven by Simon Templar
Added August 25, 2006
Famous Folk that have appeared in Dr Who
Linda Bellingham as The Inquisitor
Rodney Bewes as Stein
Honor Blackman as Professor Lansky
Brain Blessed as Yrcanos
Bernard Bresslaw as Varga
Peter Butterworth as the Time Meddler
Simon Callow as Charles Dickens
John Cleese as an art gallery visitor
Pauline Collins as Queen Victoria
Jason Connery as Jondar
Ken Dodd as the Tollmaster
Mark Eden as Marco Polo
Leslie Grantham as Kiston
Sheila Hancock as Helen A
Anthony Head as Mr Finch
Don Henderson as Gavrock
Geoffrey Hughes as Mr Popplewick
Peter Kay as Victor Kennedy
Bert Kwouk as Lin Futu
Roger Lloyd Pack as John Lumic
Kate O'Mara as The Rani
Nicholas Parsons as Reverend Wainwright
Ingrid Pitt as Dr Solow
Ieuan Rhys as Crabtree
Carmen Silvera as the Queen of Hearts
Joan Sims as Katryca
Catherine Tate as the Bride aka Donna
Simon Williams as Group Captain Gilmore
Richard Wilson as Dr Constantine
Frank Windsor as Inspector Mackenzie
Zoe Wanamaker as Cassandra
Don Warrington as the President of Great Britain