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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