The Plaice to Know

Episode

No Such Thing As Tiddlywinks In The Wild West

2022-02-25 · 4 places on the map · episode transcript

  1. MonmouthOne-offUnited Kingdom

    The first person to write about Bladud was Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century. He wrote that Bladud died when he constructed some wings for himself and flew into a wall.

    mentioned at 00:04:34 · See it on the map →

  2. Manchester AirportOne-offUnited Kingdom

    There was a report in 2015 of the sniffer dogs at Manchester Airport, and apparently in the previous 12 months they had failed to spot a single person carrying heroin or cocaine over the border. They had found 181…

    mentioned at 00:25:22 · See it on the map →

  3. York BayOne-offNew Zealand

    No. In the UK, in a pub without a license. Wow. There was a Tidly Winks match. In fact, it was a marathon. The Tidley Winks Marathon over 15 yards at the York Bay. Beer Festival on 3rd of November 1970. This was…

    mentioned at 00:36:52 · See it on the map →

  4. Leeds UniversityOne-offUnited Kingdom

    The example that I've got on the screen here for the audience tonight is from Leeds University — that's in their archives. They obviously send it to universities around the world going, look, a fucking bendy rock.

    mentioned at 00:42:48 · See it on the map →

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