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	Norden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Norden Township - a township in Minnesota, United States.
		There is a flag of Norden mentioned at FOTW (http://www.fotw.net/flags/xn_nordn.html).
		Norden Systems - now Northrop Grumman Norden Systems.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Norden (180 words)

	Denis Norden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Denis Norden (born February 6, 1922), is a British comedy writer and television presenter.
		Denis Norden's Laughter File, which showcases spoof adverts, real foreign adverts, practical jokes, live television mistakes, and other various items, which, as he once put it, "tickled our fancies, just when they needed tickling".
		Born in London, Norden began by managing a theatre and organising variety shows.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Denis_Norden (277 words)

	OFF THE TELLY: Light Entertainment/The Glory Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Muir and Norden were renowned for their profligacy, and so it came as a surprise to many within the industry when the duo decided to disband their writing partnership.
		Indeed Norden considered cancelling the entire programme after only it's second edition (broadcast on 28 October 1979) and it was thanks only to the persuasive power of Michael Grade (who recognised a long running hit when he saw one) that the programme returned on Christmas day 1981.
		Norden's affinity with archive television was unleashed as a result of the success of It'll Be Alright on the Night and he subsequently hosted a number of "clipboard" programmes for LWT including Denis Norden's World of Television, In on the Act, Pick of the Pilots and Denis Norden's Laugher File.
	www.offthetelly.co.uk /lightentertainment/glorygame/part4.htm (3819 words)

	News: Norden donates classic scripts to archive
		Denis Norden is to donate hundreds of his early radio scripts to a university archive.
		The material, which he co-wrote with the late Frank Muir, includes episodes of the much-loved Fifties series Take it From Here, a sketch-based show that starred comedy greats such as Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield and set new standards for post-war humour.
		Norden will had over the material to the University of Sussex in October at a lunch also attended by his daughter Maggie, a student at Sussex in the 1970s, and Muir's son Jamie, a TV producer.
	www.chortle.co.uk /news/aug02/norden.html (291 words)

	Frank Muir
		His co-writer on that and many more shows, Denis Norden, said the death of the man famous for his pink bow-tie and mellifluous voice had come as a shock.
		But he preferred to be remembered for his work as a scriptwriter, for many years in one of the best-known writing partnerships with Denis Norden.
		Frank Muir and Denis Norden were friends, partners and co-writers for 50 years.
	www.magicdragon.com /FrankMuir.html (2789 words)

	NordenNet: A Denis Norden Website
		Denis Norden has become a household name, through his comedy partnership with Frank Muir, and presenting It’ll Be Alright On The Night.
		I was emailed in June 2004 by Simon Withington, Denis Norden’s producer, who has kindly brought the website to DN’s attention.
		Denis Norden’s Sixth Laughter File (9pm, 16/10/2001, repeated 10.30pm, 09/03/2002)
	uk.geocities.com /nordennet (3363 words)

	OFF THE TELLY: Reviews/2001/It'll Be Alright on Election Night
		Looking at the schedules for 7 June, this looked like being one of the highlights of the evening; a programme looking at some of the classic Election TV moments would have made for great entertainment.
		Alas, perhaps as it went out while the polls were still open, the vast majority of the programme was devoted to foreign material, and of the UK material, much involved former politicians (like Denis Healy) doing fairly ordinary things (falling over, mostly).
		But there was something interesting about this programme - Denis made lots of references to the election being "tonight" and to "Blair" and "Hague", thus seemingly rendering the programme unrepeatable.
	www.offthetelly.co.uk /reviews/2001/alrightelectionnight.htm (517 words)

	TAKE IT FROM HERE
		Written by Denis Norden and the late Frank Muir, this show first aired in 1948 and ran for 13 seasons.
		The theme and credits were not sacred either and Muir and Norden saw to it that they were equally as comical as the show itself and twisted the normal announcements to suit their needs.
		This name is the result of the middle names of each of Muir and Norden and was used when either or both actually contributed lines to the show.
	www.britishcomedy.org.uk /comedy/tifh.htm (2061 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Features - Hey, so how <em>you </em>doing, Joey? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Denis Norden’s All New 12th Laughter File, ITV1, Sat
		Denis Norden’s All New Pension Plan hit our screens masquerading as something called Denis Norden’s All New 12th Laughter File.
		"Out-takes," said Denis, suavely dressed and clutching his clipboard in his left hand (an attempt to balance the wad of banknotes in his right pocket), "out-takes are screw-ups that don’t get on screen, but really should." Denis’s Laughter File falls into the opposite category.
	news.scotsman.com /features.cfm?id=167782005 (742 words)

	BBC - Comedy Guide - How To Be An Alien (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Six half-hours that combined the wit and wisdom of Muir and Norden with the voices of at least two of Britain's finest comedy talents, June Whitfield and Ronnie Barker.
		Candidly, Denis Norden has since admitted that cribbing Mikes' title and idea was about as far as the adaptation went, however.
		Although, at face value, this might appear to be one of the lost nuggets of British TV - none of the six programmes is believed to have survived on film or tape - the series went down like the proverbial lead balloon and was forgotten almost immediately.
	www14.thdo.bbc.co.uk /comedy/guide/articles/h/howtobeanalien_1299001534.shtml (170 words)

	Take it From Here
		In 1947, Frank Muir was writing for Joy Nichols and Jimmy Edwards, while Denis Norden was writing material for Dick Bentley.
		The season had only modest listening figures and was threatened with cancellation, but Charles Maxwell, the producer, had faith in his team and argued with Michael Standing (the Head of Variety Department) to give the show another chance.
		During the break, Denis and Frank found another cast member, Wallas Eaton, to be the "odd-voice character".
	www.whirligig-tv.co.uk /radio/tifh.htm (695 words)

	My Word! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It was created by Edward J. Mason and Tony Shryane, and featured comic writers Denis Norden and Frank Muir, more famous (in Britain, at least) for the series Take It From Here.
		Two teams (Muir and another versus Norden and another) faced a series of questions devised by Mason, primarily word games and literary quizzes covering vocabulary, etymology, snippets of poetry, and the like.
		Once the answers were given, Muir and Norden were invited to explain the "real" origin of their respective teams' phrases; each proceeded to weave a shaggy dog story leading up to an outrageous pun upon his phrase.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/M/My-Word!.htm (361 words)

	Denis Norden (Bo'Selecta) - If you're one of those people who like watching my show then I'm nearly dead (real tone) ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Denis Norden (Bo'Selecta) - If you're one of those people who like watching my show then I'm nearly dead (real tone) ringtones
		Note the Denis Norden (Bo'Selecta) ringtone code number.
		After having followed the instructions, your phone will soon ring and the Denis Norden (Bo'Selecta) ringtone will have arrived at your phone.
	www.ringtones.net.au /Detailed/79198.html (309 words)

	My Word!
		The series was created by Edward J Mason and Tony Shryane and performed by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
		She also keeps the score during the programme, and in my office maintains an efficient card index system so that Edward J. Mason can keep a check on words and quotations to prevent their being used twice.
		He is always convinced that he has exhausted the supply, but when pressed for the next script he succeeds in discovering fresh brain-teasers to delight both team and audience.
	www.whirligig-tv.co.uk /radio/myword.htm (1054 words)

	Harry Stone - My Journal
		Right, now I've FINALLY managed to work Denis Norden into this blog (see comments), is it just me or is this guy the lamest look-alike you've ever seen?
		My advice would have to be 'don't give up your day job' except he doesn't appear to have one other than crooning.
		I encountered this whilst perusing information on Denis Norden.
	www.cix.co.uk /~harrystone/2003_03_23_journal_archive.html (1256 words)

	F2K-zine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The show was "My Word" in which the host, Robert Robinson, played a series of word games with a panel of distinguished wits whose knowledge of etymology consistently amazed me. The two most prolific panellists were Denis Norden and Frank Muir.
		The show opened with the theme song, the introductions and a brief explanation of the general theme of the show.
		After this Robert Robinson would give Frank and Denis a fairly well known phrase or expression for which they had to find an alternative origin.
	4-writers.com /F2K-zine/July/feature.html (1173 words)

	Blooper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		One of the first shows to showcase out-takes was the British show It'll Be Alright On The Night, which has been running on ITV since 1977, and hosted by Denis Norden.
		The success of both Clark's and Norden's efforts led to imitators on virtually all American and Australian TV networks, as well as scores of home video releases.
		With the coming of DVD in the 1990s, it is now common for major film releases to include a "blooper reel" (also known as a "gag reel" or simply "outtakes") among the bonus material on the disc.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Blooper.htm (1819 words)

	The Utterly Ultimate 'My Word!' Collection by Frank Muir, Denis Norden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The stories which Frank Muir and Denis Norden have been telling for many years on the 'My Word!' radio programme, offering complicated explanations for simple and well-known phrases, have created a new and hilariously funny literary genre.
		From 'Too Many Kirks Spoil Arbroath' to 'The Massive Men Need Wives of Quiet Respiration', these wildly ingenious shaggy dog stories and the puns that cap them are vintage Muir and Norden.
		Read about other titles by Frank Muir, Denis Norden
	www.methuen.co.uk /utterlyultimatemywordcollection.html (160 words)

	Britmovie - Bottoms Up
		Whimsical slapstick comedy based on Frank Muir and Denis Norden's successful radio and TV series Whack-O! This fully blown film version sought to cash-in on the success of Jimmy Edwards’s cane-wielding headmaster but falls short of such scholastic comedies as the St Trinian's films or the adventures of Will Hay’s Dr. Benjamin Twist.
		An incompetent boarding school headmaster, Professor Jim Edwards (Edwards), devises a bizarre plot to raise the profile of his boarding school, and thus save his job, by passing off his bookie's son (Melvyn Hayes) as a Middle Eastern prince.
		The headmaster’s madcap scheme is further complicated when an official from the Foreign Office arrives and announces that a real prince is to be placed under Edwards supervision, not due to the schools lofty reputation, but that a gang of kidnappers are unlikely to look for the regal child there.
	www.britmovie.co.uk /studios/elstree/filmography/1950/1959/001.html (179 words)

	Anecdotage.com - Rivers anecdotes. Anecdotes From Yeats to Gates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On October 12th, 1977, the famed hypnotist Romark declared that, in a public dis...
		"I was given a ticket," Denis Norden once recalled.
		The famous scar on Harrison Ford's chin was the product of a car accident.
	www.anecdotage.com /browse.php?term=Rivers (976 words)

	Spaced Out Forum -> Spaced Star's bloopers hung out for all to see
		Spaced Star Simon Pegg will be appearing on TV Clip Show It'll be Alright on the Night on ITV tonight, reports BBC Ceefax.
		The 17th show of the ubiquitous series is a Silver Jubilee Special, celebrating 25 years of It'll be Alright on the Night, the first show having been shown on ITV in 1977.
		Denis Norden (right, today, and left in the original) has hosted and written the scripts for the show in all that time and whilst it has never been particularly original, witty
	www.spaced-out.org.uk /forums/index.php?showtopic=770 (358 words)

	Hoax! (a Guests and Air Dates Guide) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		3- 2 Aug 11 90 Denis Norden, Rachel Heyhoe Flint, Ray Cooney 14.
		4- 3 Dec 5 91 Denis Norden, Victor Spinetti, Richard Stilgoe 22.
		4- 8 Jan 9 92 Denis Norden, Victor Spinetti, Richard Stilgoe 27.
	epguides.com /Hoax (615 words)

	TV Forum - View topic - Denis Norden
		TV Forum - View topic - Denis Norden
		I think it is a really good comedy show and I think it is a real shame that there was talk of cancelling the show in the papers few weeks back.
		There have been rumours and counter-rumours since the year dot (well, 1977 anyway), over the future of Alright on the Night.
	www.tvforum.co.uk /forum/viewtopic.php?t=7235&highlight=norden&sid=27f20e823b2b3f46209a91b36da1167d (189 words)

	Whack-O
		Written by the masterful team of Frank Muir and Denis Norden, this was undoubtedly one of the major successes of early British television.
		The series were produced by Douglas Moodie (1-6), Eric Fawcett (7), Douglas Argent (8) with the scripts written by Muir and Norden and adapted for series 8 by Robert Gray.
		The script was written by Michael Pertwee with contributions from Frank Muir and Denis Norden - some lines from the film are reproduced exactly in the radio series, identifying them as the work of Muir/Norden.
	www.britishcomedy.org.uk /comedy/whacko.htm (1169 words)

	[No title]
		The joke may predate Muir and Norden, as several Stumpermeisters have pointed out more American versions involving sea gulls and escaped circus animals getting run over on interstate highways.
		Subj: MY WORD/Muir & Norden Here are some bibliographic details about the books containing the punny stories wherein Frank Muir and Denis Norden reveal how various well known phrases were first uttered.
		In the beginning the idea was simply to identify the source of the quote but Muir and Norden embellished this idea and began to weave their own stories.
	www.regiments.org /wombats/classics/tfmporpoise.txt (773 words)

	eBay.co.uk - norden, Fiction Books, Non-Fiction Books, Videos VHS PAL UK items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Denis Norden signed `SMILER` stamp card UACC RD
		Denis Norden - It'll Be Alright on the Night Signed
		Giles Cartoons 1980 introduced by Denis Norden, c.b.e
	search.ebay.co.uk /norden (296 words)

	Isengard.Gov: May 2005
		He teamed up with Denis Norden in 1948 and the two of them became one of the tallest scriptwriting teams of the modern age, (6’6” and 6’3”).
		Norden, also a veteran of the RAF, first ran a variety talent agency after the war.
		Maybe this had something to do with his plan in about 1977 to collect outtakes from films and broadcast them on TV in a program called “It’ll Be Alright On The Night”.
	eisengeiste.blogspot.com /2005_05_01_eisengeiste_archive.html (9125 words)

	Radio National Comedy
		This comedy of sketches and songs recorded before a live audience comes from the people who were the Goodies and the men behind Monty Python.
		Ian Wallace and Dennis Norden challenge Frank Muir and John Amis, while Steve Race keeps the score.
		My Word also features Denis Norden and Frank Muir on a regular basis.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/comedy (400 words)

	Carry On Trivially - Cleo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Kenneth Williams' immortal line "Infamy, Infamy, they've all got it in for me", was actually taken from the Jimmy Edwards radio show Take It From Here, written by Talbot Rothwell's friends Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
		Authenticity is brought to the film with E V H Emmett doing the voice over.
		However, when you look at the legs of the soldiers, they put their right foot forward on the command "sinister", and the left on "dexter".
	www.btinternet.com /~a.n.preece/trivially_cleo.htm (436 words)

	Aisle Say (NY): MAMMA MIA!
		by Melvin Frank, Sheldon Keller and Denis Norden
		Campbell", by Melvin Frank, Sheldon Keller and Denis Norden (which was also the basis of the Alan Jay Lerner-Burton Lane flop musical "Carmelina") goes completely uncredited and unacknowledged.
		In fact, an article in the press kit has producer Judy Craymer taking credit for having devised the story, originally to develop as a film, until she decided it would be better musicalized.
	www.aislesay.com /NY-MAMMA.html (460 words)

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