Odd factoids

[Chris S]

 

[Drago]

Grange Hil school was inaccurately named.

It was actually in a valley.

 

[bruce1530]

The name of Grange Hill school was invariably mispronounced by the BBC, and also by all of the characters who attended it.

According to the author of the original book, "Grange" should be pronounced to rhyme with "Orange",

 

[Seevio]

The "grange hill" book was based on a medieval Persian work. It rhymed with purple.

 

[Drago]

The song Purple Rain by the dead artist formerly known as Prince was originally called Golden Rain, but the censors are the record company wouldn't allow it.

 

[Tribansman]

The censors also got involved when Prince Charles wanted to call the romantic adagio he'd penned for Camilla Golden Shower

 

[Drago]

King Charles Spaniels are in fact nothing more than Dwarf St Bernards.

 

[PeteXXX]

The only comedian ever to not own a St Bernard was, strangely, Bernard Manning!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Grunge Hill was the American remake.

 

[Drago]

America is in fact a district of China.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

China is actually a small country that can fit in the palm of your hand. T’Pau sung about this in 1987.

 

[Drago]

Carol Decker of T'Pau invented the Double Decker bus.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

T’Pau was the name of the tickets you bought to access the upper deck. B’Tom were the tickets you bought for access to the lower deck.

 

[Drago]

Tickets was the Victorian term for scrotum. Hence the term, "I punched his ticket."

 

[Bonefish Blues]

'Room downstairs' was also a chat up line