The Plaice to Know

Episode

No Such Thing As Singing The Sport

2019-05-17 ยท 6 places on the map ยท episode transcript

  1. Port TalbotOne-offUnited Kingdom

    If you look at air pollution rates, I always thought London was the worst, but actually topping the list from last year is Port Talbot in Wales because they've got big steelworks.

    mentioned at 00:21:19 ยท See it on the map โ†’

  2. Gibraltar StraitOne-offSpain

    Half of the world's sea trade goes through the Gibraltar Strait, so all of those polluting particles coming from the sea just pool in there. It's the third most polluted place in Britain.

    mentioned at 00:21:53 ยท See it on the map โ†’

  3. ManchesterRecurringUnited Kingdom

    The term acid rain was coined in Manchester in 1872. Friedrich Engels, who lived here for a little while, described it as a place of filth and uninhabitableness โ€” hell on earth.

    mentioned at 00:22:13 ยท See it on the map โ†’

  4. DeansgateOne-offUnited Kingdom

    The worst place to go was on Deansgate, wasn't it? That was where they all hung out. The absolute worst place was a hovel on the corner of Harbin Street and Deansgate, which today is a Wagabas.

    mentioned at 00:26:14 ยท See it on the map โ†’

  5. Etihad StadiumOne-offUnited Kingdom

    When the Man City stadium was the Etihad Stadium, Etihad in Arabic means United.

    mentioned at 00:26:40 ยท See it on the map โ†’

  6. BeijingOne-offChina

    Dogs over 35 centimetres tall are banned from Beijing.

    mentioned at 00:28:04 ยท See it on the map โ†’

๐ŸŸ Reel me another one ยท โ† Back to the map