Lyttelton's Britain: A User's Guide to the British Isles as Heard on BBC Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

Pattinson, Iain

ISBN 10: 1848091737 / ISBN 13: 9781848091733

Published by Preface Publishing, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lyttelton's Britain: A User's Guide to the British Isles as Heard on BBC Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
• Publisher: Preface Publishing
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848091737
• ISBN 13: 9781848091733
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1772781495.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 47117113
• Signed: 3/6/2026 7:18:15 AM
• Seller catalogs:
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  • 9781848091733

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Synopsis

As accurate as Wikipedia and as comprehensive as Reader's Digest, this unique guide tells you everything you never knew you wouldn't ever need to know about the background and inhabitants of Britain's most prominent towns and cities. The intelligent reader will waste no time in adding it to their collection. From Bristol in 1497—when John Cabot set off to find a new route to the Spice Islands by sailing north-west and instead discovered a strange, hostile world he named "Newfoundland," until the natives explained that they actually called it "Swansea"—to Nottingham, which was originally called "Snottingham" or "home of Snotts," to the first settlement in Brighton by the Druids, this guide is as hilarious as it is informative and a must read for any connoisseur of British culture.

About the Author

Iain Pattinson wrote Humphrey Lyttelton's scripts for I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue for the thick end of 15 years. He didn't bother with the clever end. Before writing for Humph, Iain supplied the chairman's script for The News Quiz and many opening monologues for Loose Ends, also on BBC Radio 4. He was plucked from obscurity to write his first series of Clue in 1992 and subsequently went on to be plucked from obscurity twice a year thereafter to repeat the process. Since then he has also contributed to countless television and radio comedy shows. A list of performers of his scripts now reads like a 'Y to Z' of British comedy. Projects to which he has contributed have amassed four Sony Gold awards, A Bronze Rose of Montreux, a Viewers and Listeners' award, a TRIC award and a Cycling Proficiency Badge.