But at the same time they wouldn't film loads of footage of Stephen being out of place, and no one laughing at his jokes, and his trousers on backwards, or something. It's their job to make him look good, he's got an image to think about.

He is a greedy bastard. Spread the work about.

Yes he seems so in control of any situation too without being a dick head

@@fluffyadam Not to mention the cadre of writers, producers, costumers, and make-up artists he must have (if he has even one it's more than any of us).

public schoolboy training

That's a very limited vocabulary you have there,

+tSp289 ALL I CAN SAY is, I saw what you did there! ;)

+tSp289 All I can say is that this should have been a six part miniseries.

damn right. a 6 hour TV series minimum, super detailed, no stone left unturned.... there'd be a (much needed) revolution within 24 hours

I concur! 🤝

You should put him in a cup so you could further drink him up.

Over-acted.

"this day and age when people choose to be illiterate" to then talk about audio books.

That is Tower Bridge. It's by the Tower. London Bridge is west of Tower Bridge Are you American?

@@ingriddubbel8468 No i'm Swedish, sorry i don't know the intricate details of London's geography. How about you list all of stockholm's arbitrary landmarks?

@@aurelmatthews4164 Maybe they were confused because your English is so good.

To be honest having spent some time in London, people wouldn't even notice if it was Stephen, they just either want to get across the bridge, or fascinated with the bridge itself. You are not the first nor will you be the last to call Tower Bridge, London Bridge., its a common mistake, even some people in the UK get it wrong.

@@elishaandrewraley3318 🎱

Some would say he's a silver tongued "devil".

It's not the only thing he wants to penetrate

I believe he has already penetrated his friends' intimate circle.

There's a lot of Freudian language here.

He wants to work his way into the inner circles of high society.

thats all he thinks about.

I loved seeing sweet Doris fangirling over Stephen. I’d be doing the same! Also Stephen’s childlike joy at getting to raise London Bridge is a whole mood.

Because she's not actually in control It's all to do with the banking institutions all crooks

Please watch this , it might explain why !!! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pNaPrM-nyJ6-mmw.html basically its because the "city" or "The Crown" as its commonly called is a separate sovereign state. Independent of the rest of the UK.

@@markmitchell450 pppopllplmlmlpp

This is the walled trading post Rome had and when they left England they gave this to the Vatican. The Catholic Church then became the Roman Catholic Church. England had its own trading post in Westminster that was run by the Masons. The Vatican is the Anti-Christ, so if you love the fact the Queen has no authority here, then you love Satan's dominion as this is the heart of the banking and legal organizations around the world. This is the head of the beast that captures everyone and their property worldwide through their securities and legal minions of legal persons. The Queen on the other hand is the living representative of God on earth for her people, the living Christ. When the bible talks about be in the world, but not of the world, these are the two jurisdictions it is talking about. One is the living and the other the land of the lead (corps).

@@markmitchell450 Is there a certain ethnicity according to the British that owns the banks?

Totally agree with you ❤️

Intriguing? Big words laced together attractively... but anything you wanna say?

***** Wow! That's interesting. I have to laugh at my fellow countrymen here in the USA when they consider a 100-yr-old house as really old. I guess it's all about perspective. I think London is one of the most wonderful places I've ever visited. Countless reasons to return and explore further.

***** Absolutely love learning these details. Also greatly enjoy learning what an adventurous lad you are/were. You're sense of humor is wonderfully representative of that often associated with the British. Do you prefer to be called British or English? Wish we had ready access to train travel here, but that's, unfortunately, a thing of the past in the USA (with the exception of parts of New England and the eastern seaboard). When I was in London, I often got goose bumps when I'd realize I was standing in a city so redolent with history. Fired my imagination, I can tell you. I was fortunate enough to have some history instructors who piqued my interest in the subject. I'm forever grateful to them. Our history here is so comparatively short that learning about English history (continental European history as well) has greatly enhanced my knowledge of that of the USA. Thank you for your wonderful comments! A return trip to London is at the top of my travel bucket list, no doubt about it.

***** I have a "cousin-in-law" who would agree with your statement about Scotland. Her ancestral roots are in that particular country as are those of my darling stepmother. They've both made trips to Scotland and absolutely love the place and it's backstory, if you will. I spent only a few days in Glasgow and Edinburgh which only served to whet my appetite. My aforementioned cousin-in-law and I are planning a return trip as soon as her daughter finishes college. Interesting that you're in Australia! My stepmom visited there for a month and had a friend who eventually bought a home there where she wintered. Her friend's decision was fueled by having a daughter who's a university professor in Sydney. How did you come to live there and how do you like it? I envy your willingness to live in countries other than your own. While I realize that the shared language (for the most part) among England, Scotland and Australia facilitates your relocations, I still admire your chutzpah in making those moves. Thank you so much for clarifying the proper nomenclature regarding England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. I've always been a bit unsure about it and I don't like to offend as the result of ignorance. You're a treasure trove of the kind of historical information I truly enjoy. Such a shame that so many people find history boring even though, given the way it's usually taught, I can understand why. Thanks very much for taking the time to expand my horizons. The oldest annual tradition we have in my hometown of Louisville (established in 1796) is the Kentucky Derby dating from 1874 (the race is only three weeks from today). A very small portion of the original clubhouse still exists, but it's barely discernable amidst the expansive construction and, to coin a word, uglification which continues to pile up. In a historical sense, we're mere babies on the world stage.

Brits have always been great at ruining the traditions of the other lands and nations while jealously protecting and preserving their own ones.

Kindly, sod off.

Also courteous and respectful to people. He listens instead of butting in and repeating what someone has said but in his own words.

Masons

Well said!

They actually always collocate quite ceaselessly and very effectively, they just are rarely allowed to do so not impeded by the interest of those seeking to corrupt for whatever reasons

Not these days, as it has mostly been taken over by foreigners, many of which wish us harm, and sometimes do something about it.

@Windsor & Epstein Babysitting Services Those aren't foreigners?

Maybe a lot of the rest of the 7.6bn of us aren't really bothered.

@Windsor & Epstein Babysitting Services worst trolling ever. You really need to try harder.

@Windsor & Epstein Babysitting Services What countries do you prefer invaders to come from?

i really hope i'm using the pie phrase correctly. English is my second or third language, depending on whether my Danish isn't too rusty or my German limited to ordering a beer.

Hinrik Stefnir Ævarsson You are. No worries.

Don't worry, that was right

I love that expression too, only just learned it a year ago, in German it is "to dance on too many weddings". Oh and btw: You don't need to speak German to order a beer, it's Bier, just pronounced the same as in English.

He looks like he eats a lot of them

@Rab Feenie I'm an American but I wouldn't be happy paying for The Royal Family and other BS because "tradition" calls for the citizens to pay a monarch. Now with that said, if I were a Londoner I wouldn't want to provide for the silly wigs and room & board a year for a sales person. F that.

Ryan Springer I guarantee you that Trump costs far more than the Queen and the Prime Minister combined - and Her Majesty is a hell of a lot better bargain than our current venal fool of a President.

@@mebsrea believe me, not happy paying for Trump's golf trips and the BS that spews from out of his mouth. Edit: and at least he was elected and not handed down office by rights given to them by very old and outdated traditions.

@@RyanSpringer1984 at least in the UK, the Royal Family actually gave up the vast majority of their fortune and income, and gave it to the state. The UK brings in more income from the operation of Crown lands, etc., than they pay out to the Royal Family.

the royal family are hugely profitable for the uk public, people who claim they are paying for the monarchy are just uninformed. Sure the UK public DO pay taxes some small amount of which DO go to the royal family indirectly, however the amount of funding created by the royal family through tourism, land usage (such as businesses run by the monarchy), funding of educational schemes, housing schemes, and other such charitable causes VASTLY outweigh the taxes paid by the public.

Along the chain of command, only connivance and people without personal thoughts and points of view are allowed to be part of this machinery...not only will they leave a "mediocre legacy" behind but they are certainly part of the greatest wrongdoing humanity has ever faced.

What a load of pompous bollocks....these people make me sick..we are just useless eater's. In their eyes.....

Yeah, but the wigs and hats are really asinine.

City of London is fake and gay

A goit eh.

Spot on

Michael Heliotis Oh cry.us.a river. It's your beating on government to allow all sorts of sundry fiscal behavior by foreign money, while passing on and raising the price of your services on to average folk, that's got all of you globally despised. I can PROVE how culpable in this even you are: Explain QE. Quanttitative Easing. Go on, explain it in a way anyone could understand it. You CAN'T. And that you can't is just one small demonstration of the smoke and mirrors the banking system plays with now while you plunder countries financially and take their political power to fight you. You're a disgusting bunch, and the whole world despises you.

I had the opposite reaction. He's completely right. A group of people who don't know anything about how any of his world works are judging and condemning his world. Every word that comes out of his mouth is going to be judged by ignorance so why make any definitive statements at all?

@@drsch I know where money comes from, and it should not be allowed to be created by private institutions, nor should one be allowed to bet on the fall of nations through the formation of derivatives. The banking system is evil and directly responsible for the woes of the world. Research 'MONEY AS DEBT'. Look at 'The Secret of Oz' or 'The Money masters' by Bill Still. Or read 'The Creature of Jekyll island' about the formation of the Federal Reserve - ownd by the BoE, owned by The Rothschilds, the masters of the world we live in.

This isn't Greater London it's the City of London a square mile on the North bank if the Thames. It is the original walled area that the Romans established. Nor to Distress you, but 5 days in London IS a run through from Heathrow. I've lived there twice each for multiple years and I still find things when I visit.

+Leah E. Wild Sheep, ewe probably.

@@David-ko8hu Hi, so long as "Wile-lee-Coyote" isn't watching...

It's not a goat but it's fatter cousin a sheep

Yeah carrying a SHIP is hard. Almost as hard as typing.

That shot from above when they were looking down gave me vertigo. Like hell would I do that job, so I give him mad props.

Him and Doris.

Why because he spoke with a working class accent and did not work inside an office tower? The world depends on a lot of us in different stations of life and types of work. It's a matrix, a web of interlocking services and production. I salute the young man and all who do his job because it is challenging, if somewhat repetitive and boring. But I also took interest in the physician who sat next to Mr. Fry at the ceremonial dinner. As S.F. said in the narration, she volunteers her services in war zones. Apparently with all the class warriors here lamenting the financial sector the doctor's rubbing elbows with the cream of the City contaminates her. No it does not.

MVP?

Actually, he suffers from bipolar disorder so often he's extremely depressed. But as someone with bipolar disorder, you learn to put on the act of being happy and upbeat even when you're not because otherwise everyone treats you as if you're a miserable bore and they hate you and wish you'd just kill yourself already instead of whining all the time. And since that's how you feel about yourself, you learn to just paint on a smile and laugh and make everyone around you laugh because it's slightly less painful that way.

@@fingerboxes Wat?

@@A5tr0101 Just watch his documentary "Secret life of a manic depressive".

Yes, as an American interested in British history, I will certainly have to look this up. Right now, this is confusing, but I am glad I found this. Fascinating, and I am a great fan of Stephen Fry.

A bit like the Vatican with its own city.......or something?.......:)

And it has it's own police force.

@@jackass4917 yep..

I GREW UP IN CITY I LOVE GOING BACK THEIR I GET A GREAT FEELING WHEN I GO BACK

Well, he DID promise to be obedient to the mayor.

Have you been to the Inns of Court? It's like the city on steroids for barristers

LordHealey indeed I have and it spiffing mind you.

Shamir Patel "modern abortions" is more like it. The English are famous for having no tadte and therfote having to sail around stealing everyone else's, which is why there's now a giant bicycle wheel on the Thames and a monstrous city skyline with the horrorific new buildings sticking out line bubiles on the face of a handsome man. But that's what happens when you start letting the saudis and Russians remake your most fanous city.

Phoenix Chastaine at least we can spell in England

Well, opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one, doesn't mean you have to share it with everybody. But since you started, I'm only showing mine in response to yours. London has the most unique skyline of any city in the world, it's both modern and ancient, quirky and dignified. It's a testimony of the atmosphere that reigns at the foot of these awe-inspiring structures, one of multicultural invention and English tradition, of craziness and dignity, of history and fun. London is Britishness writ large, it is a true microcosm, the World in a nutshell, and yet it retains all the aspects that make it quintessentially English. I love this city, I don't mean just the City, but London as a whole. It is, as far as my own arsehole (sorry, opinion) is concerned, the single best city in the World.

Totally agree with you ❤️

I agree and I hate this city.

Stephen said Swedish .

@@donnatibby7978 No, he didn't.

''Out of Grimsby.....:)

Yes he did, but you'd have a fine time sailing a Swiss tug through mountains anyway..

Toni Switzerland is connected to the sea, via navigable rivers. North Sea, via the Rhine. Mediterranean Sea, via the Rhône. Adriatic Sea, via the Po and the Adige.

I'm from a different country and feel the same. ;)

I sit here, having studied, working 10 hours a day and still have the feeling aliens occupied the planet without the courtesy telling me. My life in a 30m² apartment is so far apart to them as a sulphur breathing creature to my existence.But somehow I am not jealous, I love the way I live. So I hope them enjoy theirs the same.

Agamemnon Padar Very good of you to not feel jealous, but that is not to say we shouldn't feel angry on behalf of those who are justifiably jealous, and those who do suffer.

The way you put it I do agree with your statement.

***** It is not the same country though it appears to be. They tell us that it is a corporation but so are modern countries like the USA and Canada or Argentina they are corporation. The city of London not to be confused with greater London, have a king(not called king) who delegates to the major and its citizens have to swear OBEDIENCE to the major but only to be good and true to the queen. Sure they don't have their own passports like the knights of Malta do but that square mile is the shaker and baker in the British isle. The city is a tiny country with their own rulers and their own laws. They have power over life and death like no corporation has had after the USA revolution.

He has Bipolar.

Alan Turing*

Well he can hardly defy gravity, now can he?

Beverley, Agreed!!! : )

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The City of London wields a disproportionate level of power relative to the rest of the country. It is not accountable to Parliament or any of the democratic processes and even has its own unelected full-time lobbyist, the City Remembrancer (complete with wig, knee-breeches and embroidered gown) who sits permanently in the House of Commons. The Commons have no say in what the Remembrancer does. They might just as well keep a velociraptor running around on the premises.

irateofwatford They keep a velociraptor on the grounds?...Does John Hammon run your government keeping all the dinosaurs in line for tourists to view? haha

John who?

The City of London Corporation is a one mile square block in London where the 110 Livery Companies operate from. The 110 Livery Companies represent every industry in the global market. Most major corporations today are connected with the Livery Companies through proxies or subsidiaries. Business at the City of London is mostly private and they conceal ownership through private contracts. The Knights Templar of London were headquartered at the inner temple of the City of London and today are the Order of the Garter headed by the British royal family and British Peerage. The City of London Corporation, Knights Templar, and Order of the Garter all use the same red cross as a symbol. The Knights Templar were merchants and bankers that held gold for pilgrims who traveled to Jerusalem and provided them with bank notes which were used at the Templar's merchant shops along the way. The Knights Templar established modern banking. London merchants have a monopoly on gold and silver which they use as leverage over the markets and monetary system. They also manipulate the price of gold and silver from London. This Templar merchant and banking system is rigged and functions like covert monopolies through hidden corporate conglomerates. Many universities, banks, and merchant companies are connected to the charters that were issued from the City of London Corporation. Some merchant and banking families that operate in London include the Grosvenor, Goldsmith, Rothschild, Montagu, Norman, Guinness, Sassoon, and Barclay families. Foreign members of the Order of the Garter include King Juan Carlos of Spain, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, King Harald V of Norway, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and Emperor Akihito of Japan. They are members of the Order of the Garter because they covertly do business in London. The United States is a federal corporation defined under US code 3002 section 15 and is really a continuation of the Virginia Company. The Virginia Company was issued by the British Crown from the City of London Corporation for North American settlements. Former Governor of the Bank of England Baron Montagu Norman helped to established the Bank for International Settlements and worked with Nazi businessmen. They are using the Bank for International Settlements as a proxy to steal from corporate governments through foreign tax contracts like the Belgian Scheldt Dues. They then launder and conceal the wealth in private Swiss bank accounts. Washington DC was established as a municipal corporate state and headquarters of the United States through the 1871 District of Columbia Organic Act based on debts owed to foreign entities like the Hudson Bay Company, Irish Government, and Kingdom of Belgium. Prince Lorenz of Belgium works at Gutzwiller bank in Basel Switzerland right near the Bank for International Settlements and is overseeing the private accounts of the royal and noble families. The British HSBC Bank is international and operates in Switzerland.

you just triggerd me Beatrix is not our queen annymore she abdicated on the 30th of april 2013. so if Beatrix is stil a member of the order of thegarter it is prinses Beatrix not queen

Everybody knows Stephen did time as a teenager; it's old news.

not many people know????....................Tosser.

David Worsley. everyone knows except for tossers like you

Donna Jackson, you seem to take an unhealthy delight in revealing details of Stephens past incarceration. A subject which he has never tried to hide and has many times spoke openly about.......you are indeed a miserable cow.

Donna Longhurst Lol, below your comment you will find a cross section of the kind of people who worship Mr. Fry.

Check out his tour of the USA. It's a 6 part documentary , road trip.. Fabulous!

Has old Mr. Fry done guest roles in Hollywood and American crime dramas? Appears so.