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Humphrey Lyttelton passed away on the 25th of April. The week before he sent a message to be read out at the SIHAC live show in Bournemouth. It read- 'I'm sorry I cannot be with you this evening I'm in hospital.' There was a typically wonderful Humph pause, after which, 'I wish I had thought of this earlier.' As a tribute to this wonderful man we present Humphrey Lyttelton's Britain, a tour of this Septic (or is that Sceptred) Isle in the hands of a national treasure. The I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue team of Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor, in the company of their esteemed chairman Humphrey Lyttelton, have been recording their BBC radio show around the UK for longer than any of them can remember ... that's about a week - or twenty minutes in the case of Barry Cryer. At each venue Humph would present a short history of the location, written by Iain Pattinson, to the mutual delight of the audience, the team and their delightful scorer Samantha (who somehow always found time for a rewarding poke around the area's backstreets).We are privileged to present, in gazetteer form, the very best of Humph's local histories form Radio 4's multi award-winning 'antidote to panel games'. As accurate as Wikipedia and as comprehensive as Reader's Digest, this unique guide tells you everything you never knew you wouldn't ever need to know about the background and inhabitants of Britain's most prominent towns and cities. The intelligent reader will waste no time in adding it to their collection.BristolIt was from Bristol in 1497 that John Cabot set off to find a new route to the Spice Islands by sailing north-west. He instead discovered a strange, hostile world which he named 'Newfoundland', until the natives explained that they actually called it 'Swansea'.NottinghamIt's well documented in official records that the city's original name was 'Snottingham' or 'home of Snotts', but when the Normans came, they couldn't pronounce the initial letter 'S', so decreed the town be called 'Nottingham'or the 'home of Notts'. It's easy to understand why this change was resisted so fiercely by the people of Scunthorpe.BrightonA settlement is first recorded in Brighton as long as ago as 3000 BC, when Celtic Druids practised their ancient worship of oaks, mistletoe and virgins, and indeed, oaks and mistletoe are still plentiful in Brighton.

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9781848091733
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Book Title
Lyttelton's Britain: A User's Guide to the British Isles as heard on BBC Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Author
Iain Pattinson
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Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Humor
Number of Pages
240 Pages

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198mm
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129mm
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170g

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Iain Pattinson
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by marmarmcbl25 Aug, 2021
A dipper inner
Short funny introductions to various towns and cities around the UK. Written by Iain Patrinson for Humph Lyttleton to read in his droll, languorous voice at the start of each radio show. Don’t read it like a book. Read a couple of places. Laugh. Come back to it.
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by misty.173325 Jan, 2017
Just wasn't what I was expecting
I hadn't realised it was just a tour/description of Britain. Thought it was a humorous book based on 'I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue'. My fault for not reading the description properly.
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by wenborn14 Feb, 2018
A laugh a minute
A good companion to the normal city guide - highly recommended
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by noruk_todmmq26 May, 2021
Humphs intros..
Great read and with every word you hear Humphs delivery prior to each episode of I'm sorry I haven't a clue
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5 out of 5 stars
by robcug04 Mar, 2015
Hilarious read
having been a long time admirer of humph i read this book and found it hilarious and then sent it to my brother in California who rang back to say how much he enjoyed it. Only to be read by people with a sense of humour and fun which covers the majority i guess.

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