Mark Thomas on bbc r4

Ruthie-Baby(old a/c) · Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:12 pm

Wild, those guyes were wild, man. How stupid. Not that I would ever condone stealing, but if you're going to steal something, steal something good. Like a stuffed panda or something. I mean, no imagination!

Hendrik · Post by **Hendrik** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:13 am

i did hear about the shoplifting at the gift shop in the science museum. they nicked all the stuff that was most asking to be stolen really. bl**dy rip-off shop. good on 'em

http://www.sindominio.net/lasagencias/y ... /index.php

My mother described Mark Thomas as a thinking man's anarchist. True.

BTaylor · Post by **BTaylor** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:39 am

There was a guy on my year who used to nick stuff to order. he eventually got caught and expelled. I won't mention his name...

I seem to remeber some of his more audacious 'lifts' included a set of golf clubs and a large wood chopping axe.

I can't condone the acts, but it's quite impressive to remove such bulky items without being collared.

sport! · Post by **sport!** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:26 pm

Mid A 15 wrote:And an interview some of us may be able to relate to in part.

http://www.unesco.org/courier/1999_05/uk/dires/txt1.htm

he wins a scholarship as part of the â€œdeserving poorâ€ to study at an elite school in Sussex. The snub of upper class students

is partially offset by the wisdom of a drama teacher [DNP?] who helps to transform the herbert into half arty-boy (drama student convinced of his god-given talent) by exposing him to the works of Bertolt Brecht.

whatever fits the "image" I suppose....

Jolyon · Post by **Jolyon** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:31 pm

When I last saw Mark it was about 3 years ago. His stage act at the time contained a send up of a "certain type of very vocal liberal" who want 'something' to be done about things. However he did it in a PERFECT send up of DN-P in full exploding rant mode. DN-P loved Mark and we had a very long chat about him and CH after the show. I think he has very confused thoughts about his time at CH, much like every one of us. He was after all on a show where he was asked to be entertaining, so he had to have some stories and make it sound like they are worth telling. I think he was fair about the school, I mean I have heard MUCH worse attacks from old Blues