This documentary was filmed at St. Peters College, Radley in 1979, and has recently been followed up with "A Very English Education".
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@anthonyandersen295829 күн бұрын
Thank you for posting, remember this when it was first broadcasted. In those days when you used telephone box and wrote letters home. Radley did well at Henley this year. 👏👏👏👍
@trevorbarre56163 жыл бұрын
As discussed in Richard Beard's new book "Sad Little Men".
@glynbarrett19612 жыл бұрын
just finished it. very good too. brought me here.
@mattbod2 жыл бұрын
@@glynbarrett1961 Yes he nails it: the master race...not.
@legendaryjonblue4 ай бұрын
I'm listening to the book now. It's an unnecessary title but I suppose it's the publishing equivalent of clickbait.
@thefaithfulphoenix2275 жыл бұрын
RIP Dennis Silk, 8 October 1931 - 19 June 2019
@Kkpb-fh5vt9 жыл бұрын
I'm a teacher and this looks fine to me. These kids are learning the value of discipline and hard work. The values they learn here will never leave them. Good work boys.
@Zwia. Жыл бұрын
It's not so much what they'll learn, it's who they will meet. That's the reason these schools exist, to make connections for their later lives with other members of the establishment. They give each other jobs, investment, positions, and titles and thus they continue to run most areas of the country like they have done for hundreds of years.
@Kkpb-fh5vt Жыл бұрын
@@Zwia. All true and I work in a school like this. But that’s not linked to his talk here.
@DDandrums3 жыл бұрын
I'm watching this again 41 years since it first aired.
@tungstenkid22713 жыл бұрын
Yeah Dennis is dead now and Goldy probably is too, and most of the kids will soon be grey-haired old farts by now (2021). PS- I was only a grammar school oik myself and hated the dump, half the teachers were peedos but we couldn't complain to the headmaster 'Hector' because he was their ringleader..Our history teacher in particular was totally out of control, he used to let his favourite little pupils sit on his lap during lessons, then squirm and writhe under them like a mechanical bull and they seemed to enjoy the ride..:)
@DAllan-lz3lg4 жыл бұрын
“Cultivate the habit of work”. Great line from the headmaster, I don’t care how much of a Trotsky bolshevik you are, that’s a great bit of advice.
@richardumfreville69144 жыл бұрын
Even if most work gets you little more than food and bus fare now
@guillermobarrio556 жыл бұрын
19:05 A perfect speech, applicable not just to young boys but also to every human being, regardless of gender or age.
@hugoklaxkaiser22 жыл бұрын
Yeh... unless you are not a Christian.. i.e. the vast majority of humankind lol
@theonlyantony4 жыл бұрын
Ahh, now the parents can get back to their lives. After all, kids are such a drag and responsibility. Not even a hug, from Daddy.
@caucasianbulldog6057Ай бұрын
The late Dennis Silk had a delightful tone to his voice. He was right to point out the importance of all the little details and getting into the habit of acquiring and doing these things. If you aspire to be a gentleman then you have to commit to these things without objection. As always it is in your own hands with regard to the person you become; and so it is important to take personal responsibility for that; otherwise what is the point of attending a public school.
@angelacooper2661Ай бұрын
Ted Dexter was a famous alumnus of Radley, England cricket captain and later an England selector.
@mikee7589 жыл бұрын
I thought the headmasters talk to the new boys in the chapel just about perfect. If there were any qualms about the quality, nature or intent of life at this school then they were put to rest here. A man with a perfect set of values for the possition he is in. The boys are most fortuate to have arrived at a good place with a good leader.
@Kkpb-fh5vt9 жыл бұрын
Completely agree. I'm 31 and have done ok in life. But I wanted to be one of those boys, starting out. They'll do great.
@mikee7589 жыл бұрын
Hi, for me also the series has tended to put that word 'privileged' into perspective. I see young guys and folks too who are from an early age prepard to pay a hell of a price and make an awful lot of sacrifice to grow up and make the best of themselves and get somewhere in life. So if if they are privilged in life to do that, well that is what they are doing. I couldnt wish guys like this enough frankly but most of all hope they ended up rich on the inside 'happy' Lol.
@mikee7588 жыл бұрын
+THthefirst Hi, well you gave me a chance to come back and enjoy another look. Im surprised you thought that, religiously heavy, my impression is, extremely well balanced, I cant see how a strong emphasis in regard to how the boys treat each other and ones regard for others is, indoctrination, I think that we cant be reminded of this principle too often in life. The boys are being given this from a man who so obviously practices what he is advocating. 😊
@anonb46327 жыл бұрын
THthefirst But you're okay with every single other form of indoctrination they get as long as it isn't religious.
@majidktk59887 жыл бұрын
Mike Manners jbbh
@mattbod2 жыл бұрын
P.S this series, without the romance, reminds me of such books as "The Loom of Youth" by Alec Waugh and "Lord Dismiss Us" by Michael Campbell and "Now and Then" by William Corlett. You would think those books are parody reading them but they are not. The latter is particularly yet softly scathing....
@connectingthedots1007 жыл бұрын
Gosh that brings back memories ... though, I went to a mixed school in 1979 ("progressive"). Still, there are some scenes that were exactly like my first day ...
@pepryan21832 жыл бұрын
"You vile boy, you're late!"
@maryevans8 жыл бұрын
Went to an evil all girl school this looks a lot better
@marielouiseschofield17649 жыл бұрын
"You'll be scumming for Rowntree, oik !"
@caligula92879 жыл бұрын
"Run! Run in the corridor!"
@ABC_DEF3 жыл бұрын
"Silence in the sweat room!"
@douglasbell64332 жыл бұрын
"You're a degenerate, Travis!"
@francescoanastasio20215 жыл бұрын
3:10 that speech reminds me of a sketch from monty python, the meaning of life
@hreader9 жыл бұрын
Do we know who does the commentary? He's not mentioned in the credits. Sounded a bit like the voice-over in 'The Secret War' series filmed in 1977 but I don't think he is the same.
@katemiddleton97779 жыл бұрын
+Humphrey Reader I think it might be Richard Denton who made the series
@hreader9 жыл бұрын
+Kate Middleton Very many thanks for that - I'm afraid I've got one of those pernickety minds which likes detail! I rather liked the voice and was curious as to whom it belonged.
@richarddenton77247 жыл бұрын
Yes it was Richard Denton - otherwise known as "me" It was however largely written for me by my brilliant executive producer Roger Mills
@jonathansubritzky52727 жыл бұрын
Wow, in the flesh! May I ask who was the headmaster depicted in this film? The man who addressed the assembly and who spoke to the new boys in the chapel. Many thanks
@katemiddleton97777 жыл бұрын
The headmaster or "Warden" was Dennis Silk. if you put his name into Google you will find a wiki entry about him. Hope that helps
@ajs414 жыл бұрын
Interesting to contrast this programme with the 1977 Panorama programme about a London comprehensive school.
@Hmmmmajanduwisjnsoq284733 жыл бұрын
What's that called?
@Hmmmmajanduwisjnsoq284733 жыл бұрын
Whats that called ?
@edmundpower12503 жыл бұрын
@@Hmmmmajanduwisjnsoq28473 he ain't telling ya
@Hmmmmajanduwisjnsoq284733 жыл бұрын
@@edmundpower1250 it's the worlds best kept secret
@Kkpb-fh5vt3 жыл бұрын
Secret information
@a.w.a.47387 жыл бұрын
Also such thing make a school ahead of the other because they do the right work rather than the easy or fast or strong one. Usually the right work need real work, while all the other kind of work don't.
@cassiesmum9 жыл бұрын
+mpking1374.. Do you mean as in the weather? Or barmy as in slightly crazy?
@marygargent95874 жыл бұрын
Fast forward to Silk in the chapel
@armchairsociologist77212 жыл бұрын
Clearly these schools provided (to what extent they have changed remains up for debate) boys with a classical, 'all-round education' which a state school, even a independent day school could never provide. As much as certain people take the moral highground and state 'I would never send my kids to one of these places', chances are, if you could afford to, you would likely at the very least consider it
@alanwoodall71742 жыл бұрын
I can afford to, easily, and never would.
@MarlboroughBlenheim16 жыл бұрын
“I’m not saying we will coerce you into any particular beliefs...but this school stands for the Christian beliefs...” That kind of means that you’re going to get coerced, I would think.
@mikemanners10695 жыл бұрын
Like Atheists don't coerce anyone into "any particular beliefs"....ask the residents of Stalin's gulags or Mao's Labour camps if they were "coerced"......
@MarlboroughBlenheim15 жыл бұрын
Mike Manners Athiests dont have any particular world view at all. They simply don’t believe in a supernatural deity. Being an atheist says nothing about your political or social views. Also, Stalin was a dogmatist. Just like religious followers.
@spamface51623 жыл бұрын
They don't force you to adopt Christian religion, just the values like hard-work, thrift, family etc.
@MarlboroughBlenheim13 жыл бұрын
@@spamface5162 when did Jesus ever support family life? He said to leave your family and your sisters and brothers and follow him and have no care for the morrow. The bible also condones slavery, homophobia and treating women as second class citizens. Hardly good moral values.
@spamface51623 жыл бұрын
@@MarlboroughBlenheim1 Obviously there are bad parts but ultimately Protestant values help enrich people to become better people. By following the Bible's teachings on how to be virtuous, I believe one can benefit enormously. I'm not a Christian so the Jesus point is moot.
@marielouiseschofield17649 жыл бұрын
"Eh say, you chaps! Stig alert, we'll soon put the snivelling little spiv in his place!
@Del-yv1qy3 жыл бұрын
chipo.
@Del-yv1qy3 жыл бұрын
Go and get laid for yourself.
@Del-yv1qy3 жыл бұрын
I went to public school and proud of it.So there.
@jamestheposh3 жыл бұрын
Hear, hear!
@kamandi13623 жыл бұрын
Well, bully for you!
@Del-yv1qy3 жыл бұрын
@@kamandi1362 yep
@LisaofHopewell4 ай бұрын
The oldest boys here are over 60 now!
@tungstenkid22712 жыл бұрын
We had a monthly report card at my wretched grammar school (Alderman Newtons, Leicester, c 1960) and if you were in the bottom two or three of the "league table" you had to report to the heads office for a caning (i was a regular visitor), and not a single one of the teachers ever tried to help us or encourage us to do better, what a dump..:)
@ArshadKhan-vk4kj2 жыл бұрын
Some of my teachers studied there
@zico7392 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is nothing like Zoey 101.
@jilljackson39953 жыл бұрын
The Mother's gave a very cold good bye to the son's that they would not see for the next few months. Cold an unloving,
@NibsNiven2 жыл бұрын
You forgot to apostrophize a word that ends in "s". Clearly your education was sub par.
@cassiesmum9 жыл бұрын
Did anyone notice the headmasters Masonic handshake at the very begining of the video?
@flashtin1669 жыл бұрын
How can you tell? All I could see was a handshake.
@kanebanner9 жыл бұрын
flashtin166 Its when both people touch second knuckle with the thumb.
@zico7392 жыл бұрын
No but I’m not a nutjob.
@balance32012 жыл бұрын
Hi Kate what's it like being a princess?
@sarahcooper65073 ай бұрын
Stuck up yet negligent parents
@davidredshaw4484 жыл бұрын
Radley was Peter Cook's old alma mater. It's remarkable how many satirists have emerged from the English public school system, perhaps taking the archaic, outdated, po-faced nonsense that is inculcated in these places as their inspiration. I wonder how many viewers picked up Silk's candid quiet comment later in the film that the system wasn't actually fair. He meant the amount of money that goes into these places while the state system is starved. And are the public schoolboys at the top echelons of the Tory party really a good representation of these schools?
@catalanadventure14332 жыл бұрын
It is true about the satirists. I was at school with Ian Hislop and Nick Newman of Private Eye and Spitting Image fame, you don't get much more edgy satire than those two.
@a.w.a.47387 жыл бұрын
Mikee, I have no idea what you are talking about. I just disappointed for the gentleman who stood and talked about a public problem like if they were the parliament members but rather they were pupils. That was completely out of norm because he could embrace the subject with out an explicit news about it. For example, how important to do well and act well, the consequence and rewards for great people. Discipline is the opposite, and so on.
@Daniel234245 жыл бұрын
this school costs so much money that I thought it was private. so if a public school can cost that much then how much would be a private school?
@jamieashley38685 жыл бұрын
public schools are private schools
@Kkpb-fh5vt5 жыл бұрын
It’s weird in the UK. Public schools and private schools are the same thing. State schools are the free ones.
@janbayart2250 Жыл бұрын
"Public" schools are so called because they replaced teachers who were domestic servants to the parents whose children they taught and who were living in their homes. These "public" schools are private institutions accessible to all who can afford the fees but that is only a small segment of the public.
@sarahcooper65073 ай бұрын
Posh care - institutionalising your children
@lauren9004Ай бұрын
Interesting
@mattbod2 жыл бұрын
I went to public school in the 80s and 90s and was glad to put the cliquey and oppressive atmosphere behind me to be honest though I was on an assisted place which I am very grateful for. It turned me into a bit of a leftie in actual fact( and no I am not a loser but successful in my career though I haven't got a Range Rover....damn!) Some boys from these schools become leaders other are leaders at school and never reach such power again in the real world and resent it like that ghastly Andrew Mitchell MP.
@Neil264Hoskins8 ай бұрын
Sad Little Men
@sarahcooper65073 ай бұрын
Separated from their brothers and sisters
@niknikolayev699610 жыл бұрын
hogwarts
@MarlboroughBlenheim15 жыл бұрын
11:30 is the typical British stiff upper lip attitude that won the war
@sarahcooper65073 ай бұрын
Drinking and driving
@davidc44085 ай бұрын
100% white
@jasonsmith11582 ай бұрын
it’s the BEST WAY to
@davidc44082 ай бұрын
@@jasonsmith1158 east Asians often do well
@Petespans5 жыл бұрын
God that headmaster is creepy.
@drjulia68603 жыл бұрын
Stig of the Dump!!
@kamandi13624 жыл бұрын
The warden knows nothing about Christianity. Love thy neighbour isn’t the second or any other of the Ten Commandments.
@ABC_DEF3 жыл бұрын
You are right. It was a surprising mistake from the headmaster of a Christian school.
@kristypattimore87102 жыл бұрын
Look up Matthew 22: 34-40. When Jesus was asked which was the most important commandment he said "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[c](AA) 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[d](AB) 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”(AC) So it's the 2nd commandment in terms of the ones Jesus said were the most important.
@triggerfish9993 жыл бұрын
I’m not sure Irish Republicans would agree with the head's summation of Airey Neave. But of course this was filmed in 1979.
@michaelweaver78983 жыл бұрын
Airey Neave fought the Nazis. The IRA were pro nazi and deeply anti Semitic.
@mpking137410 жыл бұрын
That form teacher is balmy.
@Clissoldkid5 жыл бұрын
If you'd gone to public school you'd know that it's spelt `barmy'. Just sayin' ...