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A 41-year-old Whitechapel man has memorised the entire narration from the iconic 1970s, award-winning, Second World War TV documentary series, The World At War, and is now only able to communicate using dramatic lines from the groundbreaking series.
Toby Dell, an unmarried painter and decorator, has spent the last 40 years memorising every line of Sir Laurence Olivier’s sombre narration, spending every available moment watching his 140-episode box set at his home in Commercial Road.
Mr Dell, who also sings a few opening bars of the dramatic theme music before speaking, told a Whelk reporter last night:
“DER DER DER DER DER DER DERRRR. DERDDLE ER DER DER… BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
“Stalingrad 1943! Hitler’s forces are locked in a grim struggle with Stalin’s mighty Red Army as the fearsome Russian winter closes in”
Mr Dell’s achievement mirrors that of a 60-year-old woman from neighbouring Stepney, who has memorised every episode of the Australian soap opera, Neighbours, from 1978 to the present day.
“Mrs Tracy Carter, told us last night: “Strewth! Fair go mate! Stone the bloody crows! Who put me frosties in the dunny? Has anybody seen Harold and Toady?”
March 13, 2017 at 6:03 am
Lucky for her that ‘Neighbours’ had a lot of repetitive script.
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March 13, 2017 at 6:44 am
Take that back or Jason and Kylie will hear of this! Why I outta! 😦
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March 13, 2017 at 10:05 am
I wonder why she chose ‘Neighbours’ as opposed to ‘Home and Away’, ‘Sons and Daughters’ or ‘The Sullivans’? Interesting…
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March 13, 2017 at 11:37 am
She probably didn’t want to go too downmarket I should imagine 😀
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March 13, 2017 at 11:10 am
Well, they say we’re all here for a reason…
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March 13, 2017 at 11:36 am
My old boss used to say to me: “The only reason God put you on this earth is to take up a bit of vacant space.
He was a cruel man, Dan…but scrupulously fair. 😉
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March 13, 2017 at 2:22 pm
Hilarious! Stone the Crows reminded me of British singer, Maggie Bell and her band! She was quite good. She did a really knockout version of “After Midnight.”
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March 13, 2017 at 2:56 pm
I remember it Tom, or at least, I remember my granny telling me about it 😉
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March 13, 2017 at 3:47 pm
LOL! Shame on you! Jimmy Page referred to Maggie as a National Treasure!
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March 14, 2017 at 6:28 am
Yes, a bit like Kellyanne is to you guys 😉
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March 14, 2017 at 4:54 pm
Hahahahaha! I should have mentioned that Maggie Bell is from Scotland. Actually I’m glad you reminded me about her because I just loaded a bunch of her Tunes on my Android! 👍👍
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March 14, 2017 at 5:37 pm
You have an Android?! What, like C-3PO??
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March 14, 2017 at 12:32 pm
One day in battle teaches you all you could know about war.
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March 14, 2017 at 1:58 pm
Tell me about it mate. I’m a married man fer chrissakes!
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