Famous people in Cambridge
Christian Mayne
A bit of a crap question, I know, but I was wondering which famous
people / celebrities have chosen Cambridge and the surrounding area as
their home.
I can think of:
Geoffrey Archer
Rory McGrath
Clive James (?)
Terry Waite (?)
Being such a beautiful & prestigous city (IMHO), there must be more.
Anybody know?
Chritian
Mark Madsen
Christian Mayne (may...@logica.com) wrote:
: A bit of a crap question, I know, but I was wondering which famous
You forgot Clive Feather....
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Antony Helliwell
Christian Mayne wrote:
>
> A bit of a crap question, I know, but I was wondering which famous
> people / celebrities have chosen Cambridge and the surrounding area as
> their home.
>
Stephen Hawking (easy)
Germaine Greer lives somewhere next Duxford, methinks
David Baddiel (?) ... saw him in Jesus Lane once, anyway
A. Grant
In article <32FA4F...@logica.com> Christian Mayne <may...@logica.com> writes:
>Geoffrey Archer
>Rory McGrath
>Clive James (?)
>Terry Waite (?)
Syd Barrett. Allegedly.
Andrew Haley
> From: Christian Mayne <may...@logica.com>
> Date: Thu, 06 Feb 1997 13:39:15 -0800
>
> A bit of a crap question, I know, but I was wondering which famous
> people / celebrities have chosen Cambridge and the surrounding area as
> their home.
>
> Geoffrey Archer
> Rory McGrath
> Clive James (?)
> Terry Waite (?)
>
> Anybody know?
Ben Okri
Andrew.
Robert Erskine
In article <32F9E91C...@smallworld.co.uk>, Antony Helliwell
<Antony.H...@smallworld.co.uk> writes:
> Christian Mayne wrote:
> Germaine Greer lives somewhere next Duxford, methinks
No - near Caxton roundabout.
Not forgetting Tom Sharpe, of course, and a couple of Pink Floydies.
William Clocksin
Christian Mayne <may...@logica.com> wrote:
>A bit of a crap question, I know, but I was wondering which famous
>people / celebrities have chosen Cambridge and the surrounding area as
>their home.
>
>I can think of:
>Geoffrey Archer
>Rory McGrath
>Clive James (?)
>Terry Waite (?)
>
>Being such a beautiful & prestigous city (IMHO), there must be more.
>Anybody know?
>
Terry and Francis Waite do not live in Cambridge, unless you extend your
surrounding area to about a 35 mile radius. Blackheath is still their main
home.
Mike Bursell
> I can think of:
> Geoffrey Archer
s/Ge/Je/g; ?
> Rory McGrath
> Clive James (?)
> Terry Waite (?)
>
> Being such a beautiful & prestigous city (IMHO), there must be more.
> Anybody know?
That's not a huge concentration, surely?
-Mike.
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ava...@globalnet.co.uk
w...@CL.cam.ac.uk (William Clocksin) wrote:
>Christian Mayne <may...@logica.com> wrote:
>>A bit of a crap question, I know, but I was wondering which famous
>>people / celebrities have chosen Cambridge and the surrounding area as
>>their home.
>>
>>Geoffrey Archer
>>Clive James (?)
>>Terry Waite (?)
>>
>>Being such a beautiful & prestigous city (IMHO), there must be more.
>>Anybody know?
>Terry and Francis Waite do not live in Cambridge, unless you extend your
>surrounding area to about a 35 mile radius. Blackheath is still their main
>home.
Clive James though, does live in Cambridge - at least he used to.
Still does AFAIK - somewhere around Bridge St - Ha,ha,ha!
Then there's that young female singer - who's name I *really* can't
think of at the moment - she's in and out of the charts quite a bit.
Then of course there's all the "techies".
Sir Clive Sinclair (he's still here isn't he?) et al.
John Major?
Mike Bursell
> >> Geoffrey Archer
>
> Mike> s/Ge/Je/g; ?
>
> s!e!eo!1 ?
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Jeremy Johnson
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(Robert Erskine) wrote:
Hugh Cornwall (ex, now re-formed Strangler) - Histon.
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Piers Wombwell (news:alt.fan.piers) - Chesterton
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Dom
jd...@cam.ac.uk (Jeremy Johnson) writes:
>> > Germaine Greer lives somewhere next Duxford, methinks
>> No - near Caxton roundabout.
>>
>> Not forgetting Tom Sharpe, of course, and a couple of Pink Floydies.
>Hugh Cornwall (ex, now re-formed Strangler) - Histon.
I bet if all the resident Nobel prize-winners had got them for
something important, like, say, literature, they'd have been
mentioned a long time before Hugh Cornwall.
Can we drop this now?
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Shane Matthews
In article <5ddf85$8...@kew.globalnet.co.uk>, ava...@globalnet.co.uk
writes
>
>John Major?
>
He lives in Stukeley near Huntingdon.
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>
> Clive James though, does live in Cambridge - at least he used to.
> Still does AFAIK - somewhere around Bridge St - Ha,ha,ha!
>
Saw him last week on Sidney Street
> Then there's that young female singer - who's name I *really* can't
> think of at the moment - she's in and out of the charts quite a bit.
That'll be Dina Carroll - on Kings Street
Surely Steven Hawking is famous!
Andy Powell
>
> Terry and Francis Waite do not live in Cambridge, unless you extend your
> surrounding area to about a 35 mile radius. Blackheath is still their
main
> home.
>
A little bit or irony for you here... a few years ago when Terry Waite was
still MIA many news companies were trying to locate his daughter for
interviews etc. the irony being that from her living room window you could
clearly throw stones at the Cambridge Evening News offices!
Andy
(either that or I was had!)
Andy Powell
> Rory McGrath
Used to regularly see this bloke on the train from London though the look
on his face would suggest that he was dreading being recognised. Well I
suppose it must get a little tedious.
Andy
Marcus Daley >
Marcus
Peter Barnes
Marcus Daley <"marcus <ping"@elmail.co.uk>> wrote:
>He's a jogger as well :)
Bollocks is he !
Well, if he is next time tell him to run faster and further.
Olivier Suard
Marcus Daley wrote:
>
> Andy Powell wrote:
> >
> > > Rory McGrath
> >
> > Used to regularly see this bloke on the train from London
> He's a jogger as well :)
... and a regular shopper at Sainsbury's. What an exciting life he
leads...
Olivier
Abbas65
OK, so who is Rory McGrath? Maybe I also saw him on the train. Wouldn't
that be exciting?
Mike Bursell
> OK, so who is Rory McGrath? Maybe I also saw him on the train. Wouldn't
> that be exciting?
One of the regulars on 'They Think It's All Over' TV show. He's the one
with the beard, on Gary's team.
Nick Goldman
> > OK, so who is Rory McGrath? Maybe I also saw him on the train. Wouldn't
> > that be exciting?
>
> One of the regulars on 'They Think It's All Over' TV show. He's the one
> with the beard, on Gary's team.
...the one you thought was Rory Bremner with 2 weeks' stubble...
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Mark Madsen
Mike Bursell (m...@ansa.co.uk) wrote:
: > OK, so who is Rory McGrath? Maybe I also saw him on the train. Wouldn't
: > that be exciting?
: One of the regulars on 'They Think It's All Over' TV show. He's the one
: with the beard, on Gary's team.
Extra question for ten points: what TV show was he in when he was
still funny? (Hint: that was in a previous decade.)
Mark
PS Mike, get back to work and document that code instead of reading news!
Timothy Roddis
In article <5f1e2n$e...@plato.ansa.co.uk>, Mark Madsen
<URL:mailto:m...@ansa.co.uk> wrote:
> Mike Bursell (m...@ansa.co.uk) wrote:
> : > OK, so who is Rory McGrath? Maybe I also saw him on the train. Wouldn't
> : > that be exciting?
>
> : One of the regulars on 'They Think It's All Over' TV show. He's the one
> : with the beard, on Gary's team.
>
> Extra question for ten points: what TV show was he in when he was
> still funny? (Hint: that was in a previous decade.)
>
Well, I'm not sure I'd call it a 'show' (I tend to think of them as having a
studio audience), but Chelmsford 123 was quite amusing.
"They call me Mungo the Evasive."
"Why's that?"
"I'll tell you tomorrow."
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Jim Holmes
> Extra question for ten points: what TV show was he in when he was
> still funny? (Hint: that was in a previous decade.)
Who Dares Wins. Also starred Jimmy Mulville, Tony Robinson, and approx
2 others.
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Mark Madsen
Jim Holmes (J...@indra.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: > Extra question for ten points: what TV show was he in when he was
: > still funny? (Hint: that was in a previous decade.)
: Who Dares Wins. Also starred Jimmy Mulville, Tony Robinson, and approx
: 2 others.
You score the ten points, plus a bonus of five for each of the extra
characters, adjusted downwards by seven because you can't remember the
name of the woman (either :-).
Back on thread, there's a fairly well-known author who lives in Girton
(where well-known means her books are read outside Cambridge).
Seventeen points for her name and an extra three for each of her books
correctly named.
I (humbly) suggest that an interesting argument could be generated if
the thread were to discuss the names already mentioned in *order* of
"famousness" ("fame" sounded too wimpy in there :-)
Mark
Anthony Frost
> : Who Dares Wins. Also starred Jimmy Mulville, Tony Robinson, and approx
> : 2 others.
>
> You score the ten points, plus a bonus of five for each of the extra
> characters, adjusted downwards by seven because you can't remember the
> name of the woman (either :-).
Carla Mendoca?
Anthony
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scott
Mark Madsen <m...@ansa.co.uk> wrote:
: Jim Holmes (J...@indra.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: : In article <5f1e2n$e...@plato.ansa.co.uk> m...@ansa.co.uk "Mark
Madsen" writes:
:
: : > Extra question for ten points: what TV show was he in when he was
: : > still funny? (Hint: that was in a previous decade.)
:
: : Who Dares Wins. Also starred Jimmy Mulville, Tony Robinson, and
approx
: : 2 others.
:
: You score the ten points, plus a bonus of five for each of the extra
: characters, adjusted downwards by seven because you can't remember the
: name of the woman (either :-).
was the bird carla mendonca (also in one of the kellogs cornflakes
adverts - the one with the toast, iirc and one of the pru' adverts) and
was the other one chris barrie when he used to be funny too
--
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Mark Moir
In article <38abf...@om52.acorn.co.uk>, Anthony Frost
<URL:mailto:afr...@acorn.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > : Who Dares Wins. Also starred Jimmy Mulville, Tony Robinson, and approx
> > : 2 others.
> >
> > You score the ten points, plus a bonus of five for each of the extra
> > characters, adjusted downwards by seven because you can't remember the
> > name of the woman (either :-).
>
No. The other two were Philip Pope (Chelmsford 123) and Julia Hills (2.4 children).
Mark.
Derek Law
Earlier, Mark Moir <mm...@acorn.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <38abf...@om52.acorn.co.uk>, Anthony Frost
><URL:mailto:afr...@acorn.co.uk> wrote:
>> > : Who Dares Wins. Also starred Jimmy Mulville, Tony Robinson, and approx
>> > : 2 others.
>> >
>> > You score the ten points, plus a bonus of five for each of the extra
>> > characters, adjusted downwards by seven because you can't remember the
>> > name of the woman (either :-).
>>
> children).
Marvellous programme. Contained a travel warning gag which I still quote
whenever possible:
"Here's a warning for all motorists travelling West on the M4.
You're heading towards Wales!"
Derek Law
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Andy Powell
Abbas65 <abb...@aol.com> wrote in article
<19970226040...@ladder02.news.aol.com>...
> OK, so who is Rory McGrath? Maybe I also saw him on the train. Wouldn't
> that be exciting?
>
No it wouldn't be that exciting..
Michael Williams
In article <01bc255e$481c50a0$LocalHost@aaa098>,
He's a red-haired comedian, oft seen around Cambridge. I last spotted
him looking very embaressed in Sainsbury's. I think famous people should
be banned from buying cheap wine.
Mike.
Adam Parsons
scott wrote:
>
> Mark Madsen <m...@ansa.co.uk> wrote:
>
> : Jim Holmes (J...@indra.demon.co.uk) wrote:
> : : In article <5f1e2n$e...@plato.ansa.co.uk> m...@ansa.co.uk "Mark
> Madsen" writes:
> :
> : : > Extra question for ten points: what TV show was he in when he was
> : : > still funny? (Hint: that was in a previous decade.)
> :
> approx
> : : 2 others.
> :
> : You score the ten points, plus a bonus of five for each of the extra
> : characters, adjusted downwards by seven because you can't remember the
> : name of the woman (either :-).
>
> adverts - the one with the toast, iirc and one of the pru' adverts) and
> was the other one chris barrie when he used to be funny too
No, I think the woman was Julia something (now seen on 2.4 children or
similar sit-com - what a come down), and the other bloke was Phil Pope,
the men behind the theme tunes of many comedy programs, not to mention
Spitting Image's 'Hold a Chicken in the Air'!
I saw their stage show 'Sex, Drugs and Sausage Rolls' - twice! Very
funny. Tony Robinson even did a sketch where he ended up walking through
the audience naked. Not quite such a pretty sight, but funny, anyway.
One of the classic comedy shows, to be sure.
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scott
Adam Parsons <apar...@armltd.co.uk> wrote:
>
> No, I think the woman was Julia something (now seen on 2.4 children or
> similar sit-com - what a come down), and the other bloke was Phil Pope,
> the men behind the theme tunes of many comedy programs, not to mention
> Spitting Image's 'Hold a Chicken in the Air'!
who could forget the RS-232 song ;-)
>
> I saw their stage show 'Sex, Drugs and Sausage Rolls' - twice! Very
> funny. Tony Robinson even did a sketch where he ended up walking through
> the audience naked. Not quite such a pretty sight, but funny, anyway.
>
> One of the classic comedy shows, to be sure.
there must have been a second similar show around the same time then.
thinks . . . carla mendonca and chris barrie were certainly in it -
perhaps hale & pace as well? the phrase comming next seems to ring
distant bells
cheers,
scott
(with a cricked neck and very very bored)
Alan Collier
In article <1997030610...@ao072.du.pipex.com>,
scott <nigel...@dial.pipex.com.remove_this_to_reply> wrote:
>Adam Parsons <apar...@armltd.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> No, I think the woman was Julia something (now seen on 2.4 children or
>> similar sit-com - what a come down), and the other bloke was Phil Pope,
>> the men behind the theme tunes of many comedy programs, not to mention
>> Spitting Image's 'Hold a Chicken in the Air'!
>
>who could forget the RS-232 song ;-)
er, me. Or perhaps I never heard it in the first place. How did it go?
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Department of Chemical Engineering, U Cambridge, England
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Dom
nigel...@dial.pipex.com.remove_this_to_reply (scott) writes:
>> No, I think the woman was Julia something (now seen on 2.4 children or
>> similar sit-com - what a come down), and the other bloke was Phil Pope,
>> the men behind the theme tunes of many comedy programs, not to mention
>> Spitting Image's 'Hold a Chicken in the Air'!
>who could forget the RS-232 song ;-)
There were four, no? David Bowie, Status Quo, and err, anyone remember?
scott
Alan Collier <ap...@cus.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> In article <1997030610...@ao072.du.pipex.com>,
> scott <nigel...@dial.pipex.com.remove_this_to_reply> wrote:
> >
> >who could forget the RS-232 song ;-)
>
> er, me. Or perhaps I never heard it in the first place. How did it go?
It was one of the (many) songs that was sung during the show and I doubt
it ever made the dizzy heights of a UK single
--
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Robert Erskine
In article <1997030614...@am082.du.pipex.com>,
nigel...@dial.pipex.com.remove_this_to_reply (scott) writes:
> Alan Collier <ap...@cus.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> > In article <1997030610...@ao072.du.pipex.com>,
> > scott <nigel...@dial.pipex.com.remove_this_to_reply> wrote
> > >who could forget the RS-232 song ;-)
> > er, me. Or perhaps I never heard it in the first place. How did it go?
I'm very surprised that it did not make it to cult status. Personally, I
found the RS-232 Bedside Companion made extremely soothing reading late
at night, and Shirley Conran's Snack'n'Print microwave guide was an
inspiration in the old dot matrix days.
John Aldridge
In article <dom.2084...@i-cubed.co.uk>, Dom <d...@i-cubed.co.uk>
writes
> nigel...@dial.pipex.com.remove_this_to_reply (scott) writes:
>>who could forget the RS-232 song ;-)
>
Soprano:
"I have an RS-232 lead, and it hasn't solved my local area networking
problems, so I'm going to kill myself."
(Jumps from battlements)
Puccini, I'd always assumed.
--
Cheers,
John
Ian Stephenson
In article <dom.2084...@i-cubed.co.uk> d...@i-cubed.co.uk (Dom)
> >who could forget the RS-232 song ;-)
>
> There were four, no? David Bowie, Status Quo, and err, anyone remember?
There was a Wagner one. In german with subtitles:"I've already got my
RS232 interface lead, but it hasn't cured my local area networking
difficulties so I'm going to kill myself".
$an
zachary...@gmail.com
zachary...@gmail.com
Fevric J. Glandules
winge...@gmail.com
> A bit of a crap question, I know, but I was wondering which famous
> people / celebrities have chosen Cambridge and the surrounding area as
> their home.
>
> I can ssssssssssssssssssssssssssjjjjfyugstrfst think of:
> Geoffrey Archer
> Rory McGrath
> Clive James (?)
> Terry Waite (?)
>
> Being such a beautiful & prestigous city (IMHO), there must be more.
> Anybody know?
>
> Chritian
Roland Perry
00:59:05 on Sat, 14 Jan 2017, winge...@gmail.com remarked:
>> A bit of a crap question, I know, but I was wondering which famous
>> people / celebrities have chosen Cambridge and the surrounding area as
>> their home.
>>
>> I can ssssssssssssssssssssssssssjjjjfyugstrfst think of:
>> Geoffrey Archer
>> Rory McGrath
>> Clive James (?)
>> Terry Waite (?)
own fields. Stephen Hawking (although he has shades of media celebrity
too).
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rosen...@cix.compulink.co.uk
wrote:
here whereas celebrities could live anywhere (up to a point - some have
family members working here).
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Roland Perry
on Sat, 14 Jan 2017, rosen...@cix.compulink.co.uk remarked:
>> I wonder if he's still expecting a reply, 20yrs later?
>>
>> >> A bit of a crap question, I know, but I was wondering which famous
>> >> people / celebrities have chosen Cambridge and the surrounding area as
>> >> their home.
>> >>
>> >> I can ssssssssssssssssssssssssssjjjjfyugstrfst think of:
>> >> Geoffrey Archer
>> >> Rory McGrath
>> >> Clive James (?)
>> >> Terry Waite (?)
>>
>> Media celebrities. There are a lot of academics who are famous in
>> their own fields. Stephen Hawking (although he has shades of media
>> celebrity too).
>
>I suppose the point is that the academics are here because their work is
>here whereas celebrities could live anywhere (up to a point - some have
>family members working here).
because they have settled close to their Alma Mater?
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rosen...@cix.compulink.co.uk
wrote:
after graduating.
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Alex Selby
He has a an entire film that is about him, and which grossed hundreds
of millions of dollars. (Cinema counts as the media does it not?) He
starred in the Simpsons and has name recognition equal to any Hollywood
A-lister. Whichever way you look at it, he's a global megastar.
What does a guy have to do to earn more than "shades of" from you?
Roland Perry
2017, Alex Selby <a.p....@REMOVE.pobox.com> remarked:
>> I wonder if he's still expecting a reply, 20yrs later?
>>
>>>> A bit of a crap question, I know, but I was wondering which famous
>>>> people / celebrities have chosen Cambridge and the surrounding area as
>>>> their home.
>>>>
>>>> I can ssssssssssssssssssssssssssjjjjfyugstrfst think of:
>>>> Geoffrey Archer
>>>> Rory McGrath
>>>> Clive James (?)
>>>> Terry Waite (?)
>>
>> Media celebrities. There are a lot of academics who are famous in their
>> own fields. Stephen Hawking (although he has shades of media celebrity
>> too).
>
>A bit more than "shades of", I think.
>
>He has a an entire film that is about him, and which grossed hundreds
>of millions of dollars. (Cinema counts as the media does it not?) He
>starred in the Simpsons and has name recognition equal to any Hollywood
>A-lister. Whichever way you look at it, he's a global megastar.
>
>What does a guy have to do to earn more than "shades of" from you?
--
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