Betjeman and Sir Les is a meeting that could not possibly occur in this dimension.
@pauloliver6813
Жыл бұрын
Farewell Barry, Farewell Les. I love this scene and I will remember it long, long after any Dame Edna scene. Beautiful.
@martm216
4 жыл бұрын
What a gem! Hope Sir Benjamin didn't feel out of his intellectual depth in the presence of this great cultural icon.
@australian6983
11 ай бұрын
Old sport looked a bit out of his element, but gave a right effort in the presence of our cultural diplomat.
@mehcol
2 жыл бұрын
The sheer brilliance of Barry. God Bless ya.
@bobklee2397
5 жыл бұрын
Lovely man, Sir John. Sir Les an Australian cultural icon
@loathecliff9364
7 жыл бұрын
Great to see this again, but what a pity the initial spoken-only part is missing. A screech of tyres and Sir Les is heard saying to his chauffeur: "Leave the engine running Dennis, I'll only be a few minutes with this old codger". It added so much to what followed.
@notreallydavid
9 жыл бұрын
Remember seeing this on first broadcast - never imagined I'd see it again. Marvellous.
@adamtzsch
6 жыл бұрын
“Well, I won’t keep you, Sir Benjamin...” 😂
@OUTBOUND184
12 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Sir John was such a sweet man.
@WinrichNaujoks
3 жыл бұрын
*burps* "Excuse me... bit of jet lag!" Brilliant! :D
@compton300
10 жыл бұрын
when tv had curiosity and a sense of fun combined with class
@neerajbenjamin9264
3 жыл бұрын
The cultural impact of of Australia on the rest of the world ..especially the mother country ...Gt.Britain,CANNOT be underestimated, manifested in the form of Sir Les Patterson...cultural attaché to St James.....hats off to him for spreading laughter & humour around the world brilliantly!!!
@Stereolabdream
11 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. Someone once had the entire series of this on KZitem....wonder where it went.... Worth a whole millenia of KZitem "comedy weeks"...
@bobsherunkle1
5 ай бұрын
Thank you, that's wonderful. I'd never even heard of it. Sterling performance by JB. What a shame they didn't also invite Barry McKenzie to regale the Laureate with a rendition of The Old Pacific Sea.
@crystalheart9
6 жыл бұрын
I noticed Les's teeth and makeup became more outlandish as time went on. He looks almost normal here. Brilliant comedy!
@morganfisherart
6 жыл бұрын
I actually bought a powder blue suit - linen - in Sloane Square, but I soon discarded it after it acquired too many stains - you know, the usual red wine, turmeric, soy sauce, et al. What a fool I was!
@chriswalford4161
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stupid - the spunk stains are completely invisible
@caherbaut
5 жыл бұрын
Lovely, and very funny.
@Londonfogey
5 жыл бұрын
'See you later John...all the best Sir...erm, my Lord'. Hilarious!
@Vilebrequin69
11 жыл бұрын
Superb! Thanks for posting this great, old clip! I think Sir John would be a vision in powder blue.....
@custardcrevette
12 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Books are deductible, Sir Benjamin.
@MrBenHaynes
3 жыл бұрын
"I was jogging with my accountant this morning" (looking for the raised eyebrows of Sir Betj)
@phillacey878
Жыл бұрын
Great footage of old Les showing the poms how to promote culture. One of his great lines he in another video l watched old Les sais there's a rumour going round there's no culture down in Australia we'll lm here to tell ya we got it coming out of our arse?? knowone could describe it better than a cultural icon such as Les. The look on Barry Humphries face at the end said it all.😁👀
@caseyclark45
9 жыл бұрын
In Bevis Hillier's biography of Betjeman, Barry Humphries plays a significant role there toward the end.
@RosssRoyce
4 жыл бұрын
spoil us, what is it! (pls!)
@RodKirkbride
9 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@sebastianverney7851
3 жыл бұрын
That was a pretty gruelling experience I just had!"
@acohen1980
11 жыл бұрын
Thanx for this...gr8 vision...
@DavidBensonActor
6 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. Thanks for posting this treasure. I would be interested to know what the programme was. Looks like it was about 1982.
@brendabiggest7094
2 жыл бұрын
Such a sport John
@Lytton333
11 жыл бұрын
I nearly spilt my tea.. Shocking..
@ezzystarr
5 ай бұрын
Repulsively incredible.
@elena16350
4 жыл бұрын
Where on earth does Barry get his confidence from, amazing?
@elliotkey7961
8 ай бұрын
3@@@❤❤❤❤
@straitarrow5784
2 жыл бұрын
Classic
@gbrinch
6 жыл бұрын
is that `jonathan Stedall...?
@mazphillips840
3 жыл бұрын
And fawn. Lol
@ravenshireful
11 жыл бұрын
gr8. Can't believe I'm the first of 800 to like it :/
@Baskerville22
7 ай бұрын
I'm not sure that Betjeman was aware of the situation
@t.p.mckenna
2 ай бұрын
No, he was, and he and Humphreys were good friends. Betjeman loved that kind of low comedy.
@RosssRoyce
4 жыл бұрын
lololololololololol Cultural affairs at their best!
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