http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/tags.php?tag=biddy The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:57:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=43290#post-123864 Wed, 23 May 2012 20:22:59 +0000 Mark Gregory 123864@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>There was a surprising radio award issued to two pensioners today. </p> <p>‘Ethel and Vera’, better known to radio listeners as ‘The Two Old Biddies’ received a BAFTA award for innovation for their show on Radio Cleckheaton, broadcast in West Yorkshire </p> <p>The programme has gained an audience of millions of fans, ever since the radio station owner, Albert Rowbottom, began airing their show, A Nice Pot of Tea and a Slice of Cake, last October. </p> <p>Rowbottom, a former News of the World journalist, heard their lively banter and decided, unbeknown to them, to put a radio microphone in their living room, hidden in a plant pot. </p> <p>The conversation of the two old ladies, aged 130 and 145 respectively, has been delighting listeners to the station’s evening slot ever since. </p> <p>Their witty repartee, features reminiscing of ‘the olden days’ with frequent references to Florence Nightingale, the Boer War, the coronation of Louis XIV and the invention of the wheel. </p> <p>However, the radio stars also keep up with current events and often talk about pop star Justin Beiber and how they’d like to make a real man out of him. </p> <p>Rowbottom has plans for more new shows including Live at The Bowling Green and Coffee Morning Tales. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1120#post-2849 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:42:34 +0000 curry muncher 2849@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>What, no pipe rack? You also forgot to mention the ample headroom, enabling hats to be worn at all times. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1120#post-2847 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:28:30 +0000 MADJEZ 2847@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>The new Nissan Micra beloved of elderly motorists will feature a green electric motor to save its elderly devotees fuel on their one trip out for the week. The model features extra load space for all those Lidls carrier bags (‘I’m a pensioner you know’) and a wireless tuned to 1954. Body colours will be limited to black and white only as the license is cheaper.</p> <p><img src="http://www.milkfloats.org.uk/7015MD1.jpg"></p> <p>Performance tests have shown that with a following wind the new vehicle can hit 6 miles per hour in the outside lane of the motorway. The rest of the time the car will stick to a steady 4mph in a straight line, round corners and through red traffic lights.</p> <p>Optional extras will include a tartan rug and a specially shaped cushion for small dogs to sit on. A new safety feature is a sensor which plays the recorded message ‘you won’t get there any faster’ to chastise pushy motorists who overtake on the inside at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour. </p> <p>In other news the AA and RAC have called for drivers over 70 to have a grey flashing light fitted to the roof of their car so other motorists can beware. </p>