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The Invisible Kid and Dr. Poof's Magic Soap
by Terry Baltz
Edition: Paperback
Availability: Currently unavailable
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
An excellent double-bill, 30 Jul 2007
Of the two stories presented here 'The Invisible Kid' is a pretty decent yarn, but it's 'Dr. Poof's Magic Soap' that really stands out. To this day, I affectionately recall the BBC's serialisation on Jackanory. Merely glancing through the text brings back fond memories of the late Sir Bernard Manning's richly sonorous diction. Anyway, Dr. Poof resides in the mythical kingdom of Homolia, where he is aided by his flamboyant 'assistant' Professor Turd-Burglar. In this particular adventure, he embarks on a quest to retrieve the lost recipe for magic soap and return it to the fairies. There are some terrifying cliff-hangers along the way, notably the scene in which he bends down to pick up the magic soap, without realising that his arch-enemy (Rear Admiral Fudge-Packer) is right behind him.
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"This book is just page after page of squiggles. Not a single picture of Bernard Manning, Richard Littlejohn, Paris Hilton, Piers Morgan... I'm tempted to ask for my money back!"
I remember hearing Stephen Fry define "countryside" as "the murder of Piers Morgan" which still makes me smile.
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If you're looking for Swiss music (let's face it, aren't we all?) then you will not find anything finer than the work of the legendary Antoine Fluck. When listening to this superb CD, I am always reminded me of a lovely story about Diana Dors. Many years ago she appeared in her home town of Swindon to open a church fete. The Vicar had planned to make an introduction incorporating her real name of 'Diana Fluck', but he got into something of a panic about the pronuciation. In order to prevent an embarassing mistake, he devoted his full attention to the 'l'- determined to enunciate it. Here are his immortal words:
"Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that I introduce to you our star guest. We all love her, especially as she is our local girl. I therefore feel it right to introduce her by her real name; Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome the very lovely Miss Diana Clunt."
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