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Re: This evening's edition of Countryfile went all Vernian on us

From: Craig Weatherhill <craig~at~agantavas.org>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 06:57:59 +0100
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And the cliffs at Botallack Mine, which featured in the programme, are
the location of one scene in "Nautilus". Nice pub at Botallack
("b'TAL'ek", not "Bottle-ack"). Should you ever pass by and see a
white horse tethered in the car park, it'll mean that I'm there.

Craig



On 9 Me 2011, at 06:46, Craig Weatherhill wrote:

> West Penwith is the home of the author of "Nautilus" (Evertype
> 2009), i.e. me - so it does get a bit Vernian down here.
>
> Craig.
>
>
>
>
> On 8 Me 2011, at 23:57, Harry Hayfield wrote:
>
>> The BBC programme "Countryfile" goes to various parts of the United
>> Kingdom each week looking at the countryside and the people who
>> live and work there. This week they visited the Penwith area of
>> Cornwall and did a section on Minack Point Theatre (built by Rowena
>> Cade off her own bat). During the programme, they showed a
>> rehearsal of a play version of "Around the World in Eighty Days"
>> and I was hoping that members might be able to identify the version
>> used. The episode can be viewed via the BBC iPlayer at
>>
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01174pz/Countryfile_08_05_2011/
>>
>> and the section of the play they showed had the following dialogue:
>>
>> Passepartout: Oh, Monsieur Fogg!
>> Fogg: Oh, there you are. It's a big night for the Dream Team
>> Theatre Company! It's their first performance at the Minack where
>> they've sold out filling over 700 seats.
>> ***
>> Passepartout: Monseiur Fogg, over here!
>> Fogg: There you are! Right, I've located our transport.
>> Passepartout: Oh, good! Not an elephant, I hope?
>> Fogg: We've been fortunate enough to land a short distance away
>> from a tin mine built this very year on the north coast of
>> Cornwall! From an engine that was designed to help the tin miners,
>> we shall build an airship!
>>
>> If that rings any bells, could I ask who the author was please?
>
> --
> Craig Weatherhill
>

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Craig Weatherhill

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