'Pies & Prejudice'

[Reginal Perrin]

RichT wrote: I've been re-reading Stuart Maconies wonderful book about the 'North Of England'I've got to say, I like the bloke immensely as a radio presenter, especially in conjunction with Mark Radcliffe (I do miss his Saturday afternoon Radio2 show lots though!)Whilst he generally appears to like Leeds (despite him being born/growing-up in Wigan), he forgot to check a few facts, or didn't read his own notebooks before letting it go to print.Apparantly;We are to the west of Bradford (by 10 miles)We have a (round) Corn Market (ie; Exchange)The Market Hall is mainly constructed from green timber.Tetleys Bitter is brewed in DoncasterHe loves the Victoria Quarter & the Town Hall thoughAlso; Goathland has a 'charming narrow-guage railway'Charlie Williams (the sadly missed, deceased) comedian is from BradfordCould all this be a fiendish Lancastrian plot?Anyway, if you haven't done so yet, I heartily recommend begging, buying, or borrowing it.http://www.stuartmaconie.com/pies.htmlh ... e-show/Its follow-up 'Adventures On The High Teas' is also a damned good read, but is about 'Middle England' Another gaffe was suspecting Jeremy Paxman and John Humphrey's should be a Yorkshiremen but failing to check that in fact Paxman was born in Leeds therefore rendering his point a bit daft.

[Richard A Thackeray]

Reginal Perrin wrote: Another gaffe was suspecting Jeremy Paxman and John Humphrey's should be a Yorkshiremen but failing to check that in fact Paxman was born in Leeds therefore rendering his point a bit daft. I know, but didn't want to catalogue them all, as reading it will reveal them to you..........