The Battle Of Ranskoor Av Kolos

The Battle Of Ranskoor Av Kolos

So it wasn't an anagram, after all, despite having all the component letters of the word 'Skaro' in the title...

Though for the record, one anagram is 'A Tooth Lover Knots Skaro Fable', which may raise a smile or two in certain quarters...

Our usual post-episode video is now available, with a slightly different camera angle, showcasing our ancient Kodak Brownie Cresta 3 camera and the benevolent image of Dame Hilda Bracket looking down from on high at our sofa-based mutterings. She doesn't often get a look-in, but I thought it was about time!

We'll hold off from doing a complete Series 11 overview until January, so for the next few weeks we'll concentrate on doing some more videos about comedy Christmas Specials. And get our own one out there, of course.

By the way, our YouTube subscribers are frustratingly close to the magic 100, so if anyone else would care to subscribe (or mention us to a friend) before the end of the month, that would be ever so lovely!

We've also recently played the Predictive Text Episode Title Game, where you type the name of a series and let your phone or tablet come up with the rest... You then have to imagine how the invented story would unfold.

The one that really fired our imagination was 'Sergeant Cork : The Case Of The New Year Of The Press'. Corky is called in when a new newspaper in a seaside town proves to be a front for illegal printing of highly saucy crosswords.

End of Act One is Corky sitting on a bench, filling it in. Camera tracks in on his shocked face as he realises what he's written down. Cut to 14 Across on film insert : COBBLERS. Theme music sting... 

MARRIOTT: But what's wrong with COBBLERS? I'm always going to have my shoes repaired...

CORK: You're such an innocent, lad!

MARRIOTT: I think you're reading too much into it.

CORK: COBBLERS is another word for... Well, I'm not going to say it out here in the middle of the street!

Yes, we definitely need a Christmas break! :-)

Our video on 'The Battle Of Ranskoor Av Kolos' can be seen here.

(Written by Andrew Trowbridge)