Hi Y'all,
The list has gone a bit quiet of late. Could this be a sign that Uni has
ended (in Oz) and everyone has better things to do? Hmmmmm...
Anyway, onwards to my message.
I was leafing through the Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable recently
and came across (you guessed it) an entry for Press Gang. To paraphrase,
Press Gang was the name given to naval parties that travelled around seizing
men for military service. Hence, to be press-ganged into something is to be
forced to take part against one's will or inclination. Sullivan and Kerr,
therefore, press-ganged schoolkids on their last chance into staffing the
Junior Gazette (Frazz and Spike for example).
I presume that Steven Moffat had this double meaning in mind when he named
the series, but I never thought the title was supposed to mean anything
other than the obvious. Was anyone else aware of this?
That's all for now, folks.
Jonathan Ricks
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