Talk:Iain Pattinson

A fact from Iain Pattinson appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 August 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that it was said that BBC scriptwriter Iain Pattinson's "unique brilliance was his ability to combine the absurd with the plausible"?

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:41, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Iain Pattinson wrote the scripts for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue? Source: "The No 1 spot that went to I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, Radio 4’s long-running “antidote to panel games”, was as much a tribute to the show’s main scriptwriter, Iain Pattinson, as it was to any of its cherished voices." ([1])
- ALT1:... that Iain Pattinson quit his job at Shell to write comedy? Source: "Then in the late 1980s he quit Shell and started pitching work to the BBC radio comedy department" ([2])
- ALT2:... that it was said that BBC scriptwriter Iain Pattinson's "unique brilliance was his ability to combine the absurd with the plausible"?

Reviewed: Family First Party (2021)

Moved to mainspace by GDBarry (talk) and Ritchie333 (talk). Nominated by Ritchie333 (talk) at 11:22, 28 July 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Pic added and Alt2 offered for those outside the UK who may not have had the joy of listening to his scripts that caused laughter (whilst the radio presenter remained straight faced). Victuallers (talk) 15:50, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Long enough and reffed. No sign of close paraphrasing and quotes are credited. Non UK audiences may not get hooks as offered but very interesting to UK readers. (Alt2 offered but rules say that someone else must approve.) QPQ supplied. Thanks for this... and thanks to Iain for making me laugh each week. Victuallers (talk) 16:17, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]