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Entertainment BBC funny This hilarious drunken commentary on the Illumination of the Fleet must surely have been the radio highlight of 1937 Oonagh Keating. Updated May 21st, 2024 Share Tweet In 1937, a live broadcast of the Illumination of the Fleet at the Royal Naval Review by Lt. Cdr.

Thomas Woodroffe entered the annals of broadcasting history after he was a little over-indulgent in the green room. Historian Dan Snow shared the BBC Archive clip, and it just gets better and better. Today in 1937 Tommy Woodrooffe, a very drunk broadcaster, commentated on a Royal Navy Fleet Review.



For a few minutes, until they faded him out. #CareerGoals . pic.

twitter.com/ggWWlAlu5y — Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy) May 20, 2024 “There’s nothing between us and heaven. Nothing at all.

” is one of those beautiful phrases sometimes stumbled upon by those under the influence. It beats Live. Laugh.

Love. Despite his insistence that he was merely overcome with emotion, he was fooling nobody, and he’s now viewed as a bit of a legend. Here’s what Twitter/X thought of his performance.

1. This is just beautiful. https://t.

co/pZC75oiks7 — Robert Popper (@robertpopper) May 21, 2024 2. ‘Gone, disappeared, and gone’ is one of the greatest lines in broadcasting history. — James May (@MrJamesMay) May 20, 2024 3.

This is truly remarkable. https://t.co/24rbUi7RnU — AndydrewzTM ️‍ (@Andydrewz) May 21, 2024 4.

One of the great radio broadcasts of all time! Makes me proud to be British. Hic! #.

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