Re: Two Articles about What Brits Know (or Don't)...

In article <DDGqj.3234$XI.2644@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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bosslady@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Jette) wrote:

> mike weber wrote:
> > On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:37:04 GMT, Jette 
> > <bosslady@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > wrote:
> > 
> >> 1972 was a long time ago. I remember it well <g>.  The "Harry 
> >> Potter" books hadn't been written and we were expected to make 
> >> do with things like "Biggles" for the boys and "Chalet School"
> >> for the girls.
> > 
> > Wot?  No "Swallows & Amazons"?
> 
> A bit too exciting for girls, according to my teacher.  :-)


I never read Swallows and Amazons until a couple of years ago.  Never
came across the books when I was growing up, although the BBC did a
serialisation in 1963.  I thought it was this version where they had to
rename the character Titty as it sounded a bit rude, but the IMDb
doesn't confirm this.  It does say, however, that the part of Titty was
played by Susan George, who became a well known actress.