Battle of Britain Doorbell
@bobdoorbell
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I played a doorbell in the film 'Battle of Britain'. Some say I was miscast and I've been looking for work ever since. NOT A PARODY.
Somewhere in England
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Welcome
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Remembering this legend (20th September 1914 - 12th July 1982)
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Happy Birthday to my old mate Ian McShane. He never looks too happy to see me does he?
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Took this snap whilst attempting to be fixed to the door of the dispersal room. For some reason they didn't look too impressed. I'm blaming McShane.
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Once described as "when you see the doorbell you can't unsee it"
Acting at its finest. All eyes on me 😎
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'appy birthday me old mate. May the good times keep ringing.
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Delighted to help out with this film
See this screenshot from the new WWII film ‘Operation Mincemeat’. Anyone see what they neglected to remove?
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Happy Christmas all. I hope you'll be watching me at some point today.
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Fact: Historical advisors demanded I be in the film
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Pictured below is the MG42. The most feared of all Soviet semi-fully automatic pistols. A fire fate of 18000 bullets per second. The familiar sound of it firing sounding much like that of a squirrel giving birth. Fitted to latter variants of Buchons.
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Happy birthday to the second most gorgeous of stars to appear in Battle of Britain (after my good self of course).
9 January 1939. Acclaimed British actress, Susannah York, was born in London. Her heyday was the 60s when she starred in films including Tom Jones, Oh What a Lovely War, Battle of Britain and They Shoot Horses Don’t They? She also became a 1960s style icon.
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What an image. Can we all take a moment to appreciate how incredible Hugh Dowding was
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I was removed from the poster but BoB still gets my vote.
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The Schezel Hardinob Istinkun Triandfart tank. If this had been built to full size it could have been a game changer but cunning Allied spies scribbled on the blueprints and got the Germans to build them at a much smaller scale (thus useless) and shortening the war by a weekend.
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That moment Ian realised I'd out acted him. Shame, he was a lovely guy. I auditioned for Lovejoy as an antique many years later. He just blanked me.
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Without doubt the finest aircraft of the Second World War. The "Buchon" was designed by Dick Mellischnitt and it's name roughly translated (from it original Mexican to English) means "Chosen One of the Skies".
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Can we all give this incredible man a follow? Absolute respect to you sir and thank you.
Thank you for so many kind words and messages. I am very grateful. I will try to be interesting. I love this picture
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I've picked up some work as a historical consultant for a film set during the Napoleonic War of Troy 2. What do you think of the still from below? This is when Patton shot down the Swiss Navy.
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Help me!
I have kidnapped
@bobdoorbell
This is not a ringer, the real deal. A box of Tamiya and Asuka kits left behind the bike sheds or I’ll wring his neck. And no going to the press.
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The town of Battle in Sussex was named after the superb RAF fighter bomber in WW2. Facts.
(the 1066 number on the sign are the number of residents that live there)
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People have messaged me suggesting I'm 'someone'. I'm insulted. I AM the doorbell from the film Battle of Britain.
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Great uncle Bob.
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Love it 😎
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"Never fly in a straight line or you're a dead duck!"
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"Call that a bell, mate. No. Get that plastic geezer back"
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Lovely guy, Larry. He'd often stop by the doorstep and ask for tips. I do feel bad I upstaged him.
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The best tank of the second world war bar none. Fact.
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I am a valued part of the Battle of Britain 👇😎
@Fantasia1910
@bobdoorbell
Heartbreaking - I do apologise profusely. Thank you for your service,
@bobdoorbell
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Omitted as ever in the merchandise 🙄
Going through ‘stuff’ often has its surprises. This is the large format marketing/merchandise brochure for the film ‘Battle of Britain’. I rather like it.
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Probably my second greatest performance.
@bobdoorbell
10 years after your appearance in The Battle of Britain film, I was impressed with your cameo role in the Battle of Brighton film (Quadrophenia). At least you had the courtesy to face the camera.
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Previous historical advisory roles include "Eagles Over London." Lots of lovely Buchons in this getting the credit they deserve.
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The M25 "Brown Bess" Garand (pictured) was the standard bolt action machine gun used by all sides during the Second World War Two. It was issued as optional kit to RAF pilots flying Buchons who kept it in the boot of their aircraft.
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"Battle of Britain Day" 15th September. Remembering the Few 🇬🇧🇵🇱🇨🇦🇳🇿🇦🇺🇫🇷🇧🇪🇿🇦🇿🇼🇮🇪🇨🇿🇧🇧🇯🇲🇺🇸
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Cracking livestream tonight for
@WeHaveWaysPod
. Not sure why the equipment I sold the team didn't work.
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I actually auditioned for the part of the Memphis Belle. Slight misunderstanding with my agent.
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My mentor
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The film I'm historical advisor on about the Norweigen Vietnam war in Spain is going well. Below is a "red coat" French REME officer armed with a .003 Vickers Gun. These guns were later added to early variants of Buchons.
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Apparently I've now been on twitter a year. Where's my buchon fly past?
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I outacted him 😎
Ian McShane is 81 today, Happy Birthday Ian 🎁🎂
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Confession time:
It was actually me that suggested Buchons were painted up to look like Hurricanes. It was a joke to try and win favour with the director Guy Hamilton whilst he had some Bovril by the doorway. Sadly, he took my joke as a serious suggestion and...here we are.
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Four and five prop Spitfires yet everyone moans about me 🙄
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Yet you all moan about me! What's wrong with you all? Primulas people!
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Raise a glass peeps. Such sad news.
V sad to report that Stan Perry passed away this morning - the last troop commander of the Sherwood Rangers. Incredible to think he was wowing us at
#WarFest
just a couple of weeks ago. What a remarkable & lovely man he was. Thoughts with his daughter, Kat.
@WeHaveWaysPod
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Thinking of starting my own podcast: we have ways of making you ring.
#wehaveways
I don't see a problem with this.
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Some say that the DB stood for Douglas Bader. They're mistaken. It was actually "Doorbell Bob". Facts.
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Tried to get a part in this. Tom Hanks wouldn't have it. Gutted. I wanted to be on the C-47 to change the light from red to green.
🥳Happy Birthday Band of Brothers thread!🦅
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the seminal HBO series which hit U.S screens
#OTD
in 2001! Check out this original release poster we found...
#BandOfBrothers
#HBO
#Brothers
🪖🦅
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I was chief designer
Holy moly! Really
@RoyalAirForce
???More Blake 7 or Bond villain workers than Star Trek. What a look!
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'appy birfdee me old mate!
90 not out. Not a lot of people know that.
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Rude
@SilenceInPolish
@FightingOnFilm
Could the scenes in The Battle of Britain showing Squadron Leader "Skipper'"s home please be reshot without the anachronistic front & garage doors?
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Waiting to hear that the doorbell for No. 10 has resigned
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Susie was always rather gutted about not being in a scene with me. I believed she channeled this into her performance.
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It seems there are whispers about me at
#warfest
. Keep whispering people.
With love, your friendly neighbourhood doorbell 😎
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Over 200 followers now. I finally feel I'm getting my story out there. The 200th legend amongst other legends is
@kevbreedon
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Colonel Gavin signs autographs for members of the Luftwaffen on the way to Tyne bridge in Belgium during Operation Market Allotment September 1944. Colourised.
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Fact: Ian enjoys drinking candle wax as he reminisces and smirks about the moment I outacted him.
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I was historical advisor the film Battle of the Bulge.
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Amazing. I'm still waiting for
@Airfix
to release a model of me.
Pues va avanzando el piloto de
#spitfire
. Además recordemos que que en estas fechas en 1940 tenía lugar
#Battle_of_britain
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Some compare me to that person on the train who insists on having their phone on speaker mode, others to that person who can't sing that always does kareoke or someone who always leaves the milk out.
I am the Battle of Britain Doorbell.
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Skipper, who in the course of the film gains a DFC to his uniform.
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I see no issue here. What's wrong about Del Boy making a living during WW2?
Never noticed this before
@FightingOnFilm
can you think of any other anachronisms in classic war films.
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I was in a cracking scene with Sean Connery that was cut. I don't think he enjoyed my impression of him (doorbellsh) and he had a word with Dicky Attenborough. Gutted. Only surviving photo below.
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Finally 😎
🔔
We of course mentioned the infamous doorbell in this week's episode looking 1969's Battle of Britain with
@jamesjhistory
.
Join us here -
#FilmPodcast
#MovieReviews
#Podcast
#WarMovies
#History
#RepeatPlease
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After years of snide comments on IMDB or Rotten Tomatoes or 'reviews' by so called 'critics' the people are finally speaking 😎
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Happy birthday my old mate, Eddie. Thanks awfully old chap!
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How can anyone miss me!?
Thanks
@jamesjhistory
really enjoyed your talk. I like you never noticed the
@bobdoorbell
as a child but once you have seen you can’t unsee. Sorry couldn’t resist asking! 😀 Also thanks for the book recommendations a few more to add to the pile.
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I hope they're Buchons 👀
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Yes, correct. Ah, Ian. Denied me a role later in Lovejoy. Apparently I wasn't 'antique' enough.
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I picked out the furniture for this pub
@militaryhistori
@adiebond46
@Assistdotclaims
@WeHaveWaysPod
@almurray
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Hmmm. In the interests of balance and to keep
@LydiaJane13
happy, I have included Mr Plummer in this shot.
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What do we think fellow IC members
@WeHaveWaysPod
?
@bobdoorbell
Get a new run produced for Christmas (for charity? 😘) I am sure every IC member would buy one! 👍🏼
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