Kick Over The Statues?

Kick Over The Statues? From Elephants To Picasso! Steve Gribbin with Paul Ricketts


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Steve Gribbin talks with stand up comedian, writer and video maker Paul Ricketts about his favourite Statue, The Elephant & Castle, before veering off into such topics as: The Worshipful Company of Cutlers, The Emperor Claudius, Roman Invasion, warlike cats, Elephant Tanks,  Hannibal, Glaswegian Traffic cones, Semiotics, Steve Waugh, Curtley Ambrose, Australian Cricket, Aboriginal alcohol, 'A Conversation With Oscar Wilde' by the ever-controversial sculptor Maggi Hambling, The Unknown Black Soldier and the black contribution to the British Army, Ken Dodd, Tax Evasion, and finally The Modern Lovers song "Pablo Picasso". Along the way they touch on racism, mistaken identity, the mischievousness of the Scottish public, Aussie Rules, and whether statues should remain where they are forever...

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Kick Over The Statues?By Stephen Gribbin