PETER SELLERS - 'Balham - Gateway To The South' - 1958

[oliva77]

I'd buy an album of Eugene Quill's piano mastery. Can I interest any music producers?

[auntieprawnful]

Apparently it says the Ooni of Ife (he mispronounces it) which refers to the title of a Nigerian traditional leader......

[jrgboy]

Written by Frank Muir & Denis Norden & produced by George Martin, who speaks one line.

[simon201063]

@jrgboy Cremations conducted with decorum and taste

[momakesgoodmeatloaf]

i like this. its cool

[worddoctor1]

"Does ya good to have a fling occasionally."

[ianjohnson1000]

Of course it was the Ooni of Ife in this skit, as anyone aged 70 or more should know. Memory is strange. I remember him but what did I have for tea?

[ianjohnson1000]

Rather late in time, can I suggest that it was really the Ooni of Ife that was referred to in the skit, a Nigerian dignitary (see the internet). Not a lot of people are old enough to remember him.

[amarone1956]

My parents have the album.

[couldrey47]

Who has the video? I remember seeing it on TV at some point.

[8269998]

"milk's off love" - I left school in 1962, and think this was the first radio gag I ever learnt by heart to tell friends

[InACountryGarden]

'BalHAM' & 'BuckingHAM Palace' - oh I *do* so love the Americans!! ,-)

[TheMusica999]

haha! LOVE this!

[SuperPanda1971]

Brilliant stuff! I think me and my husband have been in The El Morocco Tea Rooms more than once!

[johnywebb]

What ever happened to the Movie of Balham Gateway to the south?

surly someone must have a old copy of this movie to upload .

[mirabehnhobbit]

Oh, yay! My Grandpa used to play this to me on an EP when I was a kid. :-)

[lausace]

Thank you so much for uploading this, my dad an i have impersonated this for years thank you, this is brilliant!

[cherylannebird]

Thanx! Not heard this for about 30 years! So cool!

[isme16]

is balham is so bloody small dono how he gets so uch out of it lol btw i do live ther

[awkwardhawk]

Bal-ham

[Jamesp1972]

BRILLIANT thanks

[aartvegan]

One of my favourites.

[sandrateager]

Very enjoyable!!

Glad you shared that with me my dear friend!!! =)

[silentfilm2]

Ah, I'm so happy to find this here. I gave away my first copy of this LP and finally replaced it. It belongs here where the world can appreciate his genius. Plus George Gershwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin, and the book discussion, the school for rock musicians....brilliant.

[lloydpenfold]

"Broad-bosomed, bold, becalmed, benign

Stands Bal-Ham, four-square on the Northern Line"

[hornetgrande]

Amazing ive got the origonal record at home!

[pleinlesbollox]

"On my porch, I carve the little holes in the top of toothbrushes. It is exciting work and my forefathers have been engaged upon it since 1957. [Coughs] The little holes in the top are put in manually, or, in other words, once a year. I recently had the honour of demonstrating my craft before the Holy of Highs. He stopped by one day for a couple of words. I did not understand either of them."

[VinylFun]

Holy of Highs!

At last we all know.

You're a hero....PL Bollox!!!

[NoMoreParades]

@VinylFun

I think Sellers said "the Ooni of Ife"; a West African ruler who was probably in the news at the time.

[semperdefessus]

@pleinlesbollox

I think it's "here at my forge" not porch

[GeezBlues]

It's "On my forge"

But I digress .........

[PixCat9]

@pleinlesbollox ... on my FORGE

[pab70]

This is great. Cooking apples!

[cowesontheisland]

Thanks for trying VF - I will contact the Peter Sellars Appreciation Society and will let you know if I get an answer. Forget the Theory of Relativity, this has been driving me mad for years1

[cowesontheisland]

I first fell in love with Peter Sellars' 'Balham' whilst still at school in the 1960's. I still love it! However, I have NEVER been able to understand two words used in 'Toothbrush Holesmanship' - "I recently had the honour of being presented to XXXX XXXX" - what is Sellars saying? HELP!!!!!!!!

[VinylFun]

Just played it ten times, and I too haven't a clue!. Sounds like 'holy advice', whatever that is

[jrg135]

@cowesontheisland  I think he is mispronouncing 'his holiness' meaning the pope.