Tag: Humour
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The Mike an’ Me
Barrowsgate arrives at the BBC looking for “Mike” but it turns out that he isn’t a person. However Barrowsgate’s first broadcast goes well. Note: In fact, Barrowsgate’s first broadcast was actually a year previously – 1937.
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Mike was Heid o’ the Show
Barrowsgate settles down to write his script for the radio show, but has to go out and get more peat for the fire. When he eventually gets to the BBC, he is challenged on the stairs.
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A Mournfu’ Medley
Poor Peter Birley helps a young lady to get her car going, but gets a whack in the nose from the starting handle. Context: For younger readers, the early cars did not have a starter motor and the engine had to be turned over by hand using a starting handle – which could be dangerous…
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Braidcastin’
Barrowsgate is invited to give a talk, thinking it was at the Farming Institute, but it turns out to be at the BBC.
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Rory Borryalice
Was it the Northern Lights or something else that made everyone behave so strangely just after Burns Night?
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Speeches, Various an’ Haggis
Barrowsgate suggests that the best sort of speeches are often short speeches.
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Barny an’ Barrowsgate
Barrowsgate goes to watch a ploughing match at Steeniebrae and meets Barny, who takes off….
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Curin’ a Grouse
Barrowsgate shares his recent bad experience with John Wullie, who also needs to offload and they sympathise with each other over a few drams.