basil brush
Back in the 70's I lived at a residential school for the deaf in Basingstoke, my dad was the caretaker. One of the delights was the teaching assistants from abroad who stayed for a term. At the weekend they were usually at a loose end in the first few weeks my dad was always inviting them round for tea on a Saturday and watching a bit of UK telly. One of these lovelies was Anna a really attractice blond from Gothenburg.She came round and she chatted with us about loads of things and she was very eager to learn all things about Britain. After tea we settled down to watch Basil Brush and we all laughed at his antics with Mr Roy reading the adventures of Bulldog Basil and funny interuptions etc etc. Afterward my dad asked if she enjoyed the show and she said she had enjoyed it very much, especially Basil as he was so funny and was she was amazed that there were such intelligent Foxes in England she had no idea that there were such creatures, they had no animals of any kind in Sweden who had their own television programmes that could talk....my mum broke it gently to her that it was apuppet and there was a hand stuffed up it arse. I am still Not convinced if she really got it.
(nimrodihnio making gravy for one., Thu 18 Mar 2010, 17:57, 2 replies)

You seem to be
implying in some way that Basil is not real.
(Troutbiscuits, Sun 21 Mar 2010, 19:54, closed)

Maybe SHE was taking the piss
Or maybe not
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 13:20, closed)