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Chord sequence based on Harry Warren/Mack Gordon's "There will Never be Another You". The title "Resurrection" is a clever play on the original title!

This tune is actually called "Tight", one of her own compositions.

Circle Line used to run school services, then took on the Western Travel Gloucester blue buses in a fare war, which only ended when Gloucester blue buses bought up 51%, much later closing them down. The one good thing to come out of that episode was the Number 5 service along Abbeymead Avenue and...

Fancy Thamesdown running in from Swindon and Newbury Caoches. Such a variety. And the Gloucester-Newport service, later cut back to Chepstow, then Lydney.

Sad to say, that David O'Reilly, the wonderful Irish character actor who played the builder, died last week (Feb 2012). He always said that the nine minutes he spent on-screen in Fawlty Towers made him famous throughout the world!

Of the three ships in the class, the first built, subsequently modified, Olympic, was the only one to survive to be broken up in 1937. The Gigantic/HMHS Britannic hit a mine in 1916 and sank within ah hour.The hospital ship had medical staff aboard, but was empty of wounded at the time and had al...

Just to clarify who owns who, Coach USA is owned by the British bus/rail transport operator Stagecoach, which operates Megabus services. Laidlaw International, which operates Greyhound coach services, is owned by the British bus/rail operator, First group. Both companies are actually Scottish.

@Stationario Being native to a place means it's where you were born and bred. In this sense, we are all native to some place.

@doktorbimmer Thx for correcting me - it was even worse, them giving the Soviets R-R Nene engines! The Germans were very ingenious with their technology/inventions during WWII. Such a pity it was built on such misery and put to bad use. However, it's amazing how war brings such huge technological...

@gr8fzy1 With a radial engine, the engine is stationary and the crankshaft and pistons go round. With a rotary engine, The reverse happens - the cylinders go round, with the propeller attached to it. Rotary engines were difficult to control with revs, but radial engines were difficult to design o...

@BobWXXI The BBC (UK) started regular TV broadcasts in 1936, using Baird's 240-line mechanical system & EMI/Marconi's 405-line electronic system on alternate nights. Baird's system was crude, & hobbled with the cameras bolted to the floor, unlike the other system. Baird's system was quickly aba...

@dvdspd21 Yes, I did know about his demise. Sad that such a talent is no longer amongst us.

@davidburnside69 It was a straight-cut gearbox, hence the need to double de-clutch up and down gears, with a pause in between, as at 4.30.

@1100HondaCB I should have said that trolleybuses replaced trams as a way of using the electrical infrastructure which was only half worn out. Most tram systems were scrapped in the thirties (Pompey's was 1934-1936) so, by the sixties, both trolleybuses and infrastructure were worn out. Also, cit...

At about 1 minute, there's a glimpse of an ex-Tilling open-staircase STL going away from the camera.

I used to travel on these trains a lot in the late 1950's They were unfortunately somewhat under-powered for the challenging route between Guildford and Havant and really struggled up the incline south out of Guildford. I also recall the sideboards attached to all the coaches showing the main sto...

What make of lorry is this?

Who's the trombonist?

I think that jazz like this was really her forte. After all, she spent her formative years singing with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO). Like the above, she seemed so at ease singing her final recording, Body & Soul, with Tony Bennett. It's a tragedy she trod the path of self-destruction.

It cleverly starts with a snatch of 'In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning'

@bantheidiotsplz I never said or implied you were stupid - we should all respect each other, otherwise we have learnt nothing from past wars and injustices. I see no point in continuing this dialogue.

Let's not forget the conductor, an American, Jim McNeely, a very talented composer/arranger/soloist in his own right.

Written by Ralph Blane & Hugh Martin

Another piece of genius from the pens of Rodgers & Hart!

Music by Harry Warren & lyrics by Mack Gordon

I believe that Donald Fagen wrote this in the style of an MGM musical number, as a tribute to them all. Shades of 'Singing in the Rain'! You can just imagine Gene Kelly dancing and singing to it!

'The Lost Weekend'[ was probably the best film ever made by British actor Ray Milland.

'The Lost Weekend'[ was probably the best film ever made by British actor Ray Milland.

@60march

Thx!

This might be useful, were it not for the annoying backgound 'music'!

@marinasibila I think she was probably thinking of Argentina and missing her father. Apparently, It wasn't acceptable to Dutch opinion for him to come to the wedding because he had been the agricultural minister under a cruel military regime, although he was not involved in anything untoward hims...

There are motor buses in the film, but no trolleybuses.

In Engish, versus is 'v' - in American it's 'vs'!

'Pouring over grammar books' I think you mean 'poring'!

Peter Beets at the piano

Okay, I listened to the conductor and picked up 'Dolphin Dance' which I think is by Herbie Hancock. Very well played version by all concerned!

Who is the pianist?