BBC4- Eyes Down-The Story Of Bingo
sandydune
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What a great programme, loving the old clips of the bingo halls.:D
People do the lottery nowadays and it's cheaper but without the fun of the social part it brings.
People do the lottery nowadays and it's cheaper but without the fun of the social part it brings.
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Smashing programme...reminded me of my aunts and nan and their regular weekly trips to the bingo hall... cigarette smoke so thick you could almost cut it with a knife:D:D
One aunt regularly won., she used to share her winnings with my nan.
Only ever been to bingo once and that was with my aunts......couldn`t see a blooming thing cors of the giggie smoke....Didn`t concentrate cors was too busy watching them. By heck, they was intense..it was life or death...and if someone else won.....cooo dagger looks:D:D:D
At bingo, concentration is needed, pens ready go.:D
couldn`t concentrate...was laughing waaaaay too much.
Nite flower
I was amazed too that the Printers of the Cards made money from this, employing so many people....way back then, when it became popular.
Bingo!
I particularly liked the contemporary interview at the theatre where bingo had been introduced to supplement the income from presumably, poorly attended plays. The snooty girl's attitude who I guess was an "actress," err... doubling as a box office cashier on "bingo days" complaining in her posh voice about the bingo posters outside the theatre was classic.
I've never been inside a bingo hall or played the game in my life, but I'm sure it's a fairly enjoyable and inexpensive pastime for many.