Australian Politics Forum - Arise, Sir Baldrick!

Peter Freedman Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5275 Wellington Gender:	Arise, Sir Baldrick! Jun 16^th, 2013 at 6:54pm Baldrick, aka Tim Robinson, of the cast of TV comedy, Blackadder,has been knighted. Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) has to settle for a CBE. Seems HM had a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel......
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miketrees Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6490 Gender:	Re: Arise, Sir Baldrick! Reply #1 - Jun 16^th, 2013 at 7:32pm He was brilliant in Blackadder, well deserved
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Rider Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2669 OnTheRoad Gender:	Re: Arise, Sir Baldrick! Reply #2 - Jun 16^th, 2013 at 7:48pm yeah well deserved, 'tis Tony Robinson btw
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damien Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 639 Gender:	Re: Arise, Sir Baldrick! Reply #3 - Jun 16^th, 2013 at 9:02pm We seem to remember him "mainly" from Black Adder, but he has done a huge number of great documentaries.
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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: Arise, Sir Baldrick! Reply #4 - Jun 17^th, 2013 at 3:52pm Peter Freedman wrote on Jun 16^th, 2013 at 6:54pm: Baldrick, aka Tim Robinson, of the cast of TV comedy, Blackadder,has been knighted. Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) has to settle for a CBE. Seems HM had a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel...... "...very good, sir!!"
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gizmo_2655 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16010 South West NSW Gender:	Re: Arise, Sir Baldrick! Reply #5 - Jun 17^th, 2013 at 7:56pm Peter Freedman wrote on Jun 16^th, 2013 at 6:54pm: Baldrick, aka Tim Robinson, of the cast of TV comedy, Blackadder,has been knighted. Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) has to settle for a CBE. Seems HM had a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel...... And TONY Robinson was pretty good as Baldrick too..
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Peter Freedman Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5275 Wellington Gender:	Re: Arise, Sir Baldrick! Reply #6 - Jun 18^th, 2013 at 8:45am Well spotted, gizmo, thanks for the correction.
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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: Arise, Sir Baldrick! Reply #7 - Jun 18^th, 2013 at 10:04am Well done Tony. Flying the flag of my hometown! I see him reasonably often if I go and watch Bristol City play football. He is there a lot with his son. Tony Robinson John Cleese Cary Grant Me We don't half produce the entertainers....
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Arise, Sir Baldrick! Reply #8 - Jun 18^th, 2013 at 10:54am I would think he has been honoured more for his work on Time Team and the service done for archaeology.
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Re: Arise, Sir Baldrick!
Reply #9 - Jun 18^th, 2013 at 12:34pm

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jun 18^th, 2013 at 10:04am:

Well done Tony.

Flying the flag of my hometown!

I see him reasonably often if I go and watch Bristol City play football. He is there a lot with his son.

Tony Robinson
John Cleese
Cary Grant
Me

We don't half produce the entertainers....

Why do warmongers bother pretending they believe in society I ask you??? Roll Eyes

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*Sure....they're anti competitive as any subsidised job is. It wouldn't be there without the tax payer. Very damned difficult for a brainwashed collectivist to understand that I know.... (swaggy) *

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Reply #10 - Jun 21^st, 2013 at 9:03pm

[quote author=Andrei.Hicks link=1371372850/7#7 date=1371513874]Well done Tony.

Flying the flag of my hometown!

I see him reasonably often if I go and watch Bristol City play football. He is there a lot with his son.

Tony Robinson
John Cleese
Cary Grant
Me

We don't half produce the entertainers....[/quote]

Yep!!
You do make a brilliant job of being a clown....

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Cofgod Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 693 Bolton, Great Britain Gender:	Re: Arise, Sir Baldrick! Reply #11 - Jun 24^th, 2013 at 1:38am Blackadder certainly wouldn't appreciate the disgusting Baldrick being knighted and he hasn't.
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Cofgod Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 693 Bolton, Great Britain Gender:	Re: Arise, Sir Baldrick! Reply #12 - Jun 24^th, 2013 at 1:40am damien wrote on Jun 16^th, 2013 at 9:02pm: We seem to remember him "mainly" from Black Adder, but he has done a huge number of great documentaries. He's been presenting the popular archaeology series Time Team since it started in 1994. He loves his history does Tony Robinson and he's been in lots of programmes on history.
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