Hovis Hill
This week's Saturday Timewatch features Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset. It was made famous in the 1973 Hovis advert directed by Ridley Scott no less, he of Alien fame. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mq59ykPnAE
Gold Hill is to be officially renamed "Hovis Hill" to further encourage tourism. I do understand that popular culture can be a wondrous thing. Perhaps you remember my description of how the Japanese go crazy for KFC on Xmas Day? Well apparently the Chinese, traditionally non-bread eaters, have developed a massive taste for the dubious delights of Hovis, at least in part due to the above advert being dubbed into Chinese. Already coachloads of Chinese tourists have been turning up, making their pilgrimage to "Hovis Hill" as a side trip to nearby Stonehenge. So the local council has decided to officially rename the hill!
PS : We can't take anything seriously in England. So here are The Two Ronnies www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJi_5T0jSnA
Hovis Hill
This week's Saturday Timewatch features Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset. It was made famous in the 1973 Hovis advert directed by Ridley Scott no less, he of Alien fame. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mq59ykPnAE
Gold Hill is to be officially renamed "Hovis Hill" to further encourage tourism. I do understand that popular culture can be a wondrous thing. Perhaps you remember my description of how the Japanese go crazy for KFC on Xmas Day? Well apparently the Chinese, traditionally non-bread eaters, have developed a massive taste for the dubious delights of Hovis, at least in part due to the above advert being dubbed into Chinese. Already coachloads of Chinese tourists have been turning up, making their pilgrimage to "Hovis Hill" as a side trip to nearby Stonehenge. So the local council has decided to officially rename the hill!
PS : We can't take anything seriously in England. So here are The Two Ronnies www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJi_5T0jSnA