The Stephen Fry versions of the Potter books.

[John]

No: HPFGUIDX 192367


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> Geoff:
> Just watch the civilised bit! :-) I may now be in Somerset but I spent 45 years in
> London - SW18/SW19 (Wandsworth and Wimbledon), so your SE might not be
> so far away.
>
> My eldest son was a Christian schools worker in Dulwich for several years
> before escaping to Toronto which gives me an excuse to see their marvellous
> tram system. Whereabouts are you in SE L?
>
> <Snip>
>
> > By the way, as I said in my intro post when I joined earlier today, I will continue to use UK English expressions and spelling when posting here, despite what all the little red lines beneath my 'misspellings' try and force me to do. :o)  I trust that everyone here, be they American, Brit or from wherever is quite capable of working out my meaning from the context and if not then try asking your kids, they might just surprise you with their grasp of 'Britspeak'. :o)
>
> Geoff:
> Don't apologise to this lot about UK English. I've banged away using it for ten
> years on this group now and it might be nice not to have to explain to someone
> for the umpteenth time about Spotted Dick and that bathrooms are where you
> go to wash thoroughly etc. etc.
>
> Don't worry about age. you're still young (by my standards).
>
> Don't take my comments about group members too seriously; they're really
> quite nice when sedated.


Hi Geoff, nice 'speaking' to you.

I'm currently on the fringes of London and Kent in Abbey Wood, which believe it or not is still classed as Greenwich Borough! I'm not far from the Clockwork Orange concrete nightmares of good old Thamesmead in the Marsh,(they filmed several scenes in the film there).

I'm pleased to say though that they are currently demolishing some of that horrible sixties architectural brutalism as I write. I'm amazed at this as I was sure those buildings were ugly enough eyesores to have been granted 'listed' protection status and been preserved by our insane politicians. :o)

In fact you seem to have picked up that I am no lover of London in general as a place of residence. ;o) It's a nice enough place to visit, sure, but I have had enough of living here. In common with many major cities it is too expensive, too noisy, too polluted and too crowded. Several years back due to family illness I was forced to move back here from Canterbury, a place much more to my liking. I am now trying to find employment and a place to live in that area again, so I can get the hell out of here! :o)

What part of Somerset are you in? I know some of the West Country fairly well, mostly around Glastonbury/Wells/The Levels and a few other places there in cider country.

Glad to hear the folks on here don't bite, even if I am the user of a 'foreign tongue'. It'll be nice hearing from some of them too.

Anyway, as to the core subject of this group, I will hopefully soon be able to dive into some of the discussion threads, once I've read a few and am 'up to speed'. Best be off for now as my posts and PM's all too often can tend to become novels, if I don't limit myself. :o)

Many Blessings.
John, (Oriondruid).