It could be the fact that they’re tasked with imparting terrible, shocking news.
It might be the stoic stiffness with which they’re forced to deliver details of depressing current affairs.
Or, more likely, it could be that they’re angels of death from a parallel universe.
Do you remember Alfie Moon? Do you recall his true love, Kat Slater? Does your memory recollect their interminable on-off romance – the will they / won’t they plotline that seemed to go on for several decades?
Well, remember no more! The pair of them are coming back to Albert Square at the end of 2010.
According to the BBC, it’s decision time on whether or not Alan Partridge will see the big screen, as fans await the judgement on whether his three TV series will spin-off into movie land.
To compound the curiosity, Armanda Iannucci’s been tempting his followers on Twitter, saying:
“Thought I might add fuel to rumour-fires by saying [I have spent the] last few days plotting a Partridge story”
‘I AM AN ANTICHRIST! I AM AN ANARCHIST!’
So sang Johnny Rotten of The Sex Pistols back in the late 70s or early 80s, I forget exactly when, in a move that cemented music’s counter-cultural objective more than ever before.
Is it possible to put a value on the head of an innocent rat?
According to an Australian judge, it is. That figure is 3,000 Aussie dollars – about £1,600 in pound sterling.
The rodent world is, understandably, up in arms.
Are you a middle-aged man with too much time and money on his hands?
Do you know the names of all the Doctors off of Doctor Who since William Hartnell?
In that case, there’s a treat in store for you!
Bonjour, WWMers!
I will say zis urnly once…
This week, we’re holed up in occupied France discussing a long running, well-loved, dearly missed sitcom from our youth that we’re sure you’ll remember better than we did. That’s right! It’s the turn of Allo Allo to get the WWM Podcast treatment!
