Bill has successfully (and surprisingly) built a garden shed and from that, he and Helen unearth a rich treasure trove of fascinating facts about George Bernard Shaw and Julie Andrews, which leads them to the 2003 World Whistling Champion and Henry Fonda’s home made honey.

Related Links:

George Bernard Shaw’s shed:

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/george-bernard-shaws-garden

George Bernard Shaw with Vivien Leigh at Shaw’s Corner: 

https://anniebeebuzz.com/2015/08/22/surprising-finds-5-a-revolving-writers-hut/

Gone With The Wind Trailer starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh featuring a halitosis-ridden kiss:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X94oZgJis4

Opening scene to The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrew featuring the shot from the helicopter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fH2FOn1V5g

A Spoonful of Sugar from Mary Poppins, starring Julie Andrews featuring her whistling robin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L4qauTiCY4

2003 World Whistling Champion David Morris whistles Flight of the Bumblebee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzFhgMvxH40

Yuki Takeda whistles his rendition of Flight of the Bumblebee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHHr1SKjycQ

Bumblebee Conservation Trust:

https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/

Sylvia Plath’s bee-based poems:

https://thebeeproject.weebly.com/sylvia-plath-and-the-bee-poems.html

The Beatles, She Said She Said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLzfo59AdEc

Peter Fonda inspires John Lennon and kills his buzz in the process:

https://reelrundown.com/celebrities/Peter-Fonda-and-the-Beatles

Ravi Shankar teaches George Harrison how to play the sitar: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxI6IkH9Mvo

Surprising appearances on Coronation Street:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD2zlufPGqg

Cinzano advert featuring Joan Collins and Leonard Rossiter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkjidE0WnAI

Clark Gable in It Happened One Night, the inspiration behind Bugs Bunny’s carrot crunching:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcrth90C3D4

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