The Plaice to Know

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335: No Such Thing As A Cardigan For Ginger Rogers

2020-08-21 Β· 6 places on the map Β· episode transcript

  1. River NeckingerOne-offUnited Kingdom

    The stream that used to run there, the River Neckinger, there's no sign of it now, I think, whatsoever.

    mentioned at 00:03:43 Β· See it on the map β†’

  2. Sloane SquareOne-offUnited Kingdom

    The Westbourne River goes through Sloane Square β€” the same river that Knightsbridge was named after, as the bridge over that river.

    mentioned at 00:04:26 Β· See it on the map β†’

  3. KnightsbridgeOne-offUnited Kingdom

    All the names of the Tube Stations are a reflection of the rivers and their names. Bayswater and Knight's Bridge, where there was a bridge for knights and so on.

    mentioned at 00:05:09 Β· See it on the map β†’

  4. HooverOne-offUnited States

    So many people had bought Hoovers that everyone now had a Hoover, and people started selling them off cheaply secondhand, which meant that no one was going into shops and buying new Hoovers, because they were on every…

    mentioned at 00:16:08 Β· See it on the map β†’

  5. Vagina museumOne-offUnited Kingdom

    We do have a vagina museum in London, which was started by someone we all know, someone the elves know anyway, Florence, who worked with us for a little while.

    mentioned at 00:47:27 Β· See it on the map β†’

  6. Blue LagoonOne-offIceland

    It has a sort of sulfur coating on the bottom of the pool, which is white. I've been there when it's deep snow and you have to run through the snow to get into the Blue Lagoon. It's a very surreal experience to be in a…

    mentioned at 00:48:35 Β· See it on the map β†’

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