tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post116483761976640783..comments2024-03-27T16:39:43.522+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Arthur Marshall and Monty PythonJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1164890258207648742006-11-30T12:37:00.000+00:002006-11-30T12:37:00.000+00:00I recently tried to find a recording of Arthur Mar...I recently tried to find a recording of Arthur Marshall's comedy but found none. Has the BBC missed a trick here or is something lurking out there that I missed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1164853968182661132006-11-30T02:32:00.000+00:002006-11-30T02:32:00.000+00:00This last example has an antecedent too. Geoffrey...This last example has an antecedent too. Geoffrey Ashe in "The art of writing made simple" (1972) writes, of authors' attitudes to their audience:<BR/><BR/>"Respect for the Daily Mirror with all it implies is at least as important as respect for The Times. The Times may be unrivalled for its content, but the Mirror, on the whole, is more skilfully written." Then a footnote: "A clergyman is said to have started a prayer: 'O Lord, as thou didst doubtless see in the morning's Times...' The assumption that God reads only that paper is, I believe, unwarranted."Tom Barneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318269661959002397noreply@blogger.com