Re: Programme titles I don't get!


"Paul D" <Paul@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I was thinking about commonly heard programme titles recently and I realised
that there are some titles that I don't get, or at least I don't understand
their derivation! I know that often the names of programmes are deliberately
meaningless and whacky, but others seem to have some elusive context.

For instance, where does the 'strictly' come from in programmes like
'Strictly Come Dancing/Dance Fever'? Obviously I understand its use in
notices like 'strictly no smoking' but what is its usage in this case?

I always thought that this was derived from the 1992 film 'Strictly Ballroom'.

Also: 'Murder, She Wrote'. Is this taken from a book? What does it actually
mean? (I've never seen the show).

I never thought this was derived from anything in particular, merely that
she saw murder and..erm...wrote about it afterwards!

Another one: 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks' - ??


Never Mind the Bollocks by the Sex Pistols.
The Buzzcocks were a moderately successful punk band of the late 70's.

Col
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The sun shines out of our behinds.





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