Broomers on BBC news website?

[eairicbloodaxe]

Is the expert quoted near the bottom of this article our very own Mr Broomfield?

Obviously he's the Beebs go-to Pachyderm Professional, in addition to his other WW1 talents...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24745705

Regards

Ian

[Sepoy]

Mr Broomfield certainly gets about a bit.

What struck me in the article was the following comment
Glow worms - used in WW1 as an aid for map reading

I have never heard of this before. How were the little beasties carried around and used??? My only experience of glow worms was in a cave in New Zealand 30 years ago and I dont think I could have read a map using their light.....

Sepoy

[Steven Broomfield]

Out of interest, this is also the subject of another thread. I'm that famous.

[John_Hartley]

this is also the subject of another thread.

Blimey. Broomers is a BOGOF.

[Stoppage Drill]

Grrr - I've been asked to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and not a mention of it on GWF . . .

[eairicbloodaxe]

Duplicate threads?

Great minds think alike...

But of course, fools seldom differ.

I did do a search first, but mine had keywords in it... t'other didn't.

(Sorry - Mods feel free to merge as desired.)

Regards

Ian

[better ole]

Sorry I couldn't spell Pachyderm.

[ianw]

That the problem with the BBC and other media, once they find someone with that elusive quality of ****ability, they are on all the time.

But never dreamed his expertise extended to Dumbo in the RGA.

Be careful of over-exposure , Broomers - particularly of those knees - he'll be striding across sundry moors soon with Bradbury and then baking things in marquees with elephants grazing peacefully without.

[NigelS]

Be careful of over-exposure , Broomers - particularly of those knees - he'll be striding across sundry moors soon with Bradbury and then baking things in marquees with elephants grazing peacefully without.

Not to mention hob-nobbing in blizzards with that well known father & son team of historians , & 'connecting' with Victoria Coren-Mitchell...

NigelS

[Steven Broomfield]

Julia Bradbury AND Victoria Coren-Mitchell.

I'm off for a lie-down. I may be some time.

[stevem49]

Blimey. Broomers is a BOGOF.

Grammar please - Broomers should Bogof.

He be getting everywhere these days. Have to flog him an unsigned copy of me book

[DaveBrigg]

Just spotted Mr Broomfield adding his expertise to the BBC news page about animals in the Great War. I don't suppose you get many elephants in for treatment nowadays...

[IanA]

There's always one in the room.

[NigelS]

Out of interest, this is also the subject of another thread. I'm that famous.

Now three threads and counting... Guinness record attempt in the offing?

NigelS

[stevem49]

4 if you count the fact that he is somewhat threadbare

[Roy Evans]

Now three threads and counting... Guinness record attempt in the offing?

NigelS

I've just merged two and now there's another one?

Roy

[ianw]

I've just merged two and now there's another one?

Roy

Bit like elephants, you don't see one for ages, then 3 come along together - all 172's to Elephant & Castle?

[Steven Broomfield]

Well having counted the two minutes' silence in Church yesterday and at work today, I am an elephant expert: "1 elephant, 2 elephant, 3 elephant ... 119 elephant, 120 elephant"

[Guest]

Un éléphant qui se balançait dah dah dah dah

Mike

[Scalyback]

Dogs to search for mines? You need to use a ba-boom!

(Hat,coat,taxi)

Now if a question posed about elephant cavalry, I assume Mr B is the 1st choice? Well done Mr B

[IPT]

Media wh... darling.

He's changed, man. Used to be all about the music.