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Scallywag
Scallywag may refer to: * ''Scallywag'' (magazine), an alternative community magazine of the 1990s * Scallywags (Second World War), a nickname for the British GHQ Auxiliary Units, who were to engage in guerilla warfare in the event of a Nazi invasion * Scallywag bunker Scallywag bunkers or Auxiliary Unit Operational Base/OB were underground bunkers used by GHQ Auxiliary Units of the British Resistance against axis invasion of the United Kingdom.https://nsgga.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/bulletin129.pdf Backg ..., a term for an GHQ Auxiliary Unit Operational Base * '' Scallywagga'', a 2007 British comedy sketch show * Scallywag, a British word meaning a mischievous child. See also * Scalawag (other) * Scally, a surname of Irish origin {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scallywagga
''Scallywagga'' is a British comedy sketch show, written by Stuart Kenworthy, who has worked on ''Green Wing'' and ''Smack the Pony''. The executive producer of series one was Kenton Allen, and the producer was Jon Montague. The pilot episode aired on 21 March 2007 when the show was known as ''Spacehopper''. Sally Lindsay confirmed on ''The Paul O'Grady Show'' that there would be a second series which was also filmed in and around Manchester, bringing on board a new director ( David Sant) and new producer (Kristian Smith) and several cast changes. The first series was broadcast on TV in 2008 and the DVD was released in early 2010 along with series one. Series two began broadcasting on Tuesday 23 February 2010. Overview Described as being, "A heady mix of the best fresh and familiar funny voices – straight out of the north – combined to play Scallywagga's host of wrongheaded new characters", the programme first aired on BBC Three on 29 April 2008. Series One starred Curtis Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scallywag Bunker
Scallywag bunkers or Auxiliary Unit Operational Base/OB were underground bunkers used by GHQ Auxiliary Units of the British Resistance against axis invasion of the United Kingdom.https://nsgga.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/bulletin129.pdf Background Operational Patrols consisted of between four and eight men, often farmers or landowners. They were usually recruited from the most able members of the Home Guard, possessed excellent local knowledge and were able to live off the land. Gamekeepers and even poachers were particularly valued. They were always intended to fight in Home Guard uniform and from 1942 the men were badged to Home Guard battalions 201 (Scotland), 202 (northern England), or 203 (southern England). Around 3,500 men were trained on weekend courses at Coleshill House, near Highworth, Wiltshire, in the arts of guerrilla warfare including assassination, unarmed combat, demolition and sabotage. Each Patrol was a self-contained cell, expected to be self-sufficient a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scallywag (magazine)
''Scallywag'' magazine was published in London between 1991 and 1995. The subtitle of issues 1 - 6 was "Camden's only alternative community magazine". It sought to publish controversial journalism which other satirical and investigative publications (such as ''Private Eye'') were said to be unwilling to publish over fears of litigation. It was founded and edited by Simon Regan and Angus James, Regan's half-brother. A previous version was published in Dorset, and the first issue of the 'Camden Scallywag' says that the Dorset version was then "on edition 37". In 1993 it was sued under English libel law by the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, John Major, over reporting rumours that he had had an affair with a Downing Street Downing Street is a gated street in City of Westminster, Westminster in London that houses the official residences and offices of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. In a cul-de-sac situated off Whiteh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auxiliary Units
The Auxiliary Units, Home Guard Shock Squads or GHQ Auxiliary Units were specially trained, highly secret quasi military units created by the British government during the Second World War with the aim of using irregular warfare in response to a possible invasion of the United Kingdom by Nazi Germany. With the advantage of having witnessed the rapid fall of several Continental European nations, the United Kingdom was the only country during the war that was able to create a guerrilla force in anticipation of an invasion. Auxiliary Units relied on pre-prepared bunkers known as " operational bases", into which they were to disappear in the event of invasion. They would not maintain contact with local Home Guard commanders, who were to be wholly unaware of their existence. Auxiliaries would not participate in the conventional phase of their town's defence, but would be activated once the local Home Guard defence had been ended to inflict maximum mayhem and disruption over a furt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scalawag (other)
Scalawag is a nickname for Southern whites who supported Reconstruction after the American Civil War. Scalawag may also refer to: * ''Scalawag'' (film), a 1973 film directed by Kirk Douglas * ''Scalawags In United States history, scalawag (sometimes spelled scallawag or scallywag) was a pejorative slur referred to white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War. As with the ...'', a podcast about the Scala programming language * ''Scalawag'' (magazine), an American nonprofit magazine focused on Southern politics and culture See also * Scallywag (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |