Good morning jobseekers! This episode of Local Histories explores the epic saga of Pauline, Ross and Mickey love. So, sit up straight, stop flicking yourselves off to Trisha, and pay attention, you worthless dole scum!
00:00 Intro
02:14 Who is Pauline Campbell-Jones?
07:43 Who is Ross Gaines?
10:19 Who is Mickey Michaels?
13:45 On the stage: "This Is It!" (December 1994), "The League of Gentlemen" (1995 onwards)
17:33 On the Town with The League of Gentlemen (1997 radio series)
18:58 The road to Royston Vasey
21:54 The League of Gentlemen: Series 1 (1999)
30:53 The League of Gentlemen: Series 2 (2000)
36:43 The League of Gentlemen Christmas Special (2000) and Live at Drury Lane (2001)
38:52 The League of Gentlemen: Series 3 (2002)
47:59 Other appearances: The League of Gentlemen are Behind You (2005), The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005), "Don't be a Gimp": Keep Britain Tidy campaign (2006)
50:19 The League of Gentlemen: Anniversary Specials (2017)
54:09 The League of Gentlemen: Live Again! (2018)
55:38 Conclusion
Coming soon: The history of the Denton family
Local music by Thomas O’Boyle: www.thomasoboyle.com/
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Special stuff
Dementia UK: www.dementiauk.org/
Interview with Steve Pemberton (BBC blogs, 2016)
Part 1: www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/writersro...
Part 2: www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/writersro...
Radio series: On the Town with the League of Gentlemen: • Video
Clip: Pauline’s workshop on “self esteem for the unemployed: • The League of Gentleme...
DVD extra: Pauline and Ross fight (behind the scenes): • Pauline & Ross fight
Cathy Carter-Smith scene from Live at Drury Lane: • TLoG: Live at Drury La...
Dodoswords’ transcript of Steve and Reece’s Q&A at the Phoenix Cinema, 2019 (following the screening of “The Lesbian and the Monkey”): dodoswords.wordpress.com/tag/...
Mickey’s Invisible Beanstalk: • Video
"Songless sisters” (deleted Pauline and Cathy scene from The League of Gentlemen are Behind You): • Video
Pauline launches the “Don’t be a Gimp” campaign for Keep Britain Tidy: • Keep Britain Tidy - Th...
Article: www.thirdsector.co.uk/focus-c...
The Big Issue (no, it’s not “Bunty written by tramps!”): www.bigissue.com/