R.E.T.V.

Back to the stupid puns. Sorry – it appears to be all I’ve got.

We were musing, the way you do, about what the schedule of a religious TV channel might look like. (I understand they actually have these in the US, but this would be a very UK version.) So far we’ve come up with:

Big Bretheren

Vocation, Vocation, Vocation

Top of the Popes

One Man and His Dogcollar

Manicheans Behaving Badly

Wish You Were Here(tic)

Now look, I’m not going to take all the blame for this - I was partly inspired by Le Poulet Noir, so you can register your complaints over there.

22 Comments

  1. pouletnoir said,

    June 26, 2007 at 10:40 am

    I’m delighted to have caused such punnery.
    I should add:

    Diagnosis Myhrr

    The Old Grey Whistle Testament

  2. rivergirlie said,

    June 26, 2007 at 10:45 am

    ahhh – luverly
    inspector moses

  3. bootsie said,

    June 26, 2007 at 4:59 pm

    Hahahahahahaha etc. Consider also… Pope Idol! You must admit, I too am a bargain.

  4. Mr Farty said,

    June 26, 2007 at 6:35 pm

    What Not To Worship

    Ordination Street

    The Great Flood – no, wait, that’s on now.

  5. rivergirlie said,

    June 26, 2007 at 7:18 pm

    bootsie you most certainly are a bargain!
    mr f arf arf! what not to worship (billy idol, presumeably) presented by trinity and susannah.

  6. cronznet said,

    June 26, 2007 at 8:46 pm

    I’m sooo jealous that I don’t know (m)any British shows to have pun with! Dang!
    Ummm.
    Dr. Whosanna
    Papal Suspect

    Apologies for imposing my Yank sensitivities…

  7. Brom said,

    June 26, 2007 at 9:33 pm

    Love this!

  8. Brom said,

    June 26, 2007 at 9:42 pm

    oops…

    Have I Got Naves For You.

    One Font in the Grave.

    my humble contribution. I’ll be thinking about this all night now!

  9. rivergirlie said,

    June 26, 2007 at 9:50 pm

    cronznet hello! any friend of moobs, etc, etc. you appear to be bilingual! fab contributions.
    brom hello also! excellent additions. please don’t lose any sleep.
    i respectfully submit, in the category of soaps:
    priestenders
    holyoaks

  10. Mr.X said,

    June 27, 2007 at 9:10 am

    Cash in the Abbey?

    Never mind the bishops?

    The 6 o’clock pews?

    etc.

  11. meredic said,

    June 27, 2007 at 9:33 am

    Are you by any chance a fan of “I’m sorry I haven’t a clue”? If you are sitting there thinking WTF then you should give it a listen.

  12. Jane Henry said,

    June 27, 2007 at 5:55 pm

    Who’s right? Jeremy Paxman interviews the pope, the chief rabbi, the archbishop of canterbury and osama bin laden
    and the companion show,
    Whose God is it anyway?

    The Original Glastonbury Festival. Starring Joseph of Arimethea and a tree…

  13. June 27, 2007 at 9:37 pm

    I have nothing to offer except my loud guffaws. To be honest, they’re actually quite ladylike laughs, but I love the word guffaw.

  14. Exmoorjane said,

    June 28, 2007 at 12:13 pm

    Oh my god, how on earth did you find me????
    How totally and wonderfully funny. I accused at least four people of being you before realising it was, er, you.

    Guffaws here too….I love ecumenical jokes best of all. We’re about to move next to a vicar….

  15. June 28, 2007 at 8:31 pm

    ‘Manicheans Behaving Badly’ mwahahahaha!

  16. June 29, 2007 at 7:47 pm

    Sashay my way. I tagged you. Please and thank you.

  17. Moobs said,

    July 1, 2007 at 8:50 am

    Hallow Hallow
    Silent Jehovah’s Witness
    Richard and Judah Show

  18. Ben said,

    July 1, 2007 at 2:22 pm

    Rome & Away?

  19. wyndham said,

    July 1, 2007 at 7:30 pm

    What about, heh, Songs Of Praise.

    Oh. Hold on a minute.

  20. rivergirlie said,

    July 2, 2007 at 7:44 am

    Damn it, you lot are gooooood!
    mr x 6 o’clock pews – bwahahaha
    meredic i certainly am. required listening round here
    jane i can always trust you to raise the tone. bet glasto wasn’t so muddy back then
    marmite feel free to guffaw, chortle, or even snort!
    jane oh dear – was it so easy to guess. i’m trying to be incognito-ish, for reasons i’ll explain off line. really good to make contact again. hope the move goes well. x
    hbm so glad you liked that one. i was firmly told it was too obscure, but it’s my fave too.
    alpha tagger done! although i still have a backlog. (guilty head hanging)
    moobs i’ve been patiently waiting for you to join the party … and you didn’t disappoint. ‘hallow hallow’ indeed!
    ben hello – excellent! we’ll have to do a sub-section on soaps: priest enders.
    oooh – has anyone said ‘one foot in the nave’ yet?

    i could go on …. and on …. and on.
    it’s ok – i’ve stopped now.
    x

  21. rivergirlie said,

    July 2, 2007 at 7:45 am

    wyndham we crossed in the post. i had exactly the same reflection about ‘vicar of dibley’

  22. Violet said,

    July 21, 2007 at 7:43 am

    I wish I could think of something as puny as these titles…


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