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"Aspidistra" was the codename (inspired by the above song) of a very powerful British radio transmitter used for propaganda and deception purposes against Nazi Germany during World War II. [16] The 1980s British television show The Adventure Game featured a moving aspidistra called the Rangdo of Arg, operated by Kenny Baker. [17] [18]
At times in Aspidistra ' s history it was the most powerful broadcast transmitter in the world, though for most of its wartime service it was less powerful than a BBC longwave transmitter at Ottringham, near Hull, which was also used for broadcasting to continental Europe and continued in service until 1953.
"The Biggest Aspidistra in the World" is a comic song first recorded by English singer Gracie Fields in November 1938, for inclusion in the film Keep Smiling. The song was written by Tommie Connor and Jimmy Harper (aka James S. Hancock), co-credited to music publisher Will Haines, and the recording was arranged by George Scott-Wood .
Fields claimed in later life that she wanted to "Drown blasted Sally with Walter with the aspidistra on top!", a reference to two other of her well-known songs, "Walter, Walter", and "The Biggest Aspidistra In The World". [16] The famous opera star Luisa Tetrazzini heard her singing an aria and asked her to sing in grand opera. Fields decided ...
Aspidistra is a plant genus (from the Greek aspidion, a small round shield). Aspidistra may also refer to: Aspidistra elatior, an Aspidistra species used as a houseplant; Aspidistra (transmitter), a radio transmitter codenamed Aspidistra and used by Britain in the Second World War to beam propaganda to Germany; An Aspidistra in Babylon, novel ...
The largest bird sculpture in the world is Jatayu, a mythical eagle. It is 200 feet long, 150 feet wide, and 70 feet tall and is found at the Earth Center building in the state of Kerala in ...
A photographer’s Covid-era hobby turned into a four-year project that produced around half a million photos. But one stood out from them all. ‘You get one split second’: The story behind a ...
Pages in category "Aspidistra" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...