this song, the ballad of barry and frida, spoke volumes about victoria wood's humour.etter than a new arrangement of her classic to herald the start of a special day in her home town. the townsfolk are here to see the unveiling of a statue in honour of the comic genius who was one of their own. she was a shy show off but she loved gatherings like this. she would say, nice to see so many northern ladies and cowgirls. she told me her favourite word was macaroon. to coffee, no sweets. what you think she would have made of all this, is statue her honour? if anybody asked her if she wanted a statue she would have said, no, but if you want to do it go ahead and do it. if marjorie was to let her concentration lapse for just it. if marjorie was to let her concentration lapse forjust one second... she is a cultural icon for this country and one of barry's favourite daughters so we are delighted that her legacy is honoured in this way. it is very suitable that the statue is situated slap bang opposite the library here in bury, because as legend has it the young victoria wood has

according to herfriend, comedian ted robbins, victoria wood was a "shy show—off". e big reveal. this song, the ballad of barry and frieda, spoke volumes about victoria would's humour. quick, clever, beautifully crafted and very, very funny. stop shouting, stop shouting. so why do better than a new arrangement of her classic to herald the start of a special day in her home town of bury. townsfolk were here to see an unveiling the statue in honour of the comic genius who was one of their own. she was a shy show off but she loved gatherings like this, she'd say, nurse to see so like this, she'd say, nurse to see so many northern ladies include ghouls. she used words like google ‘s. a favourite word in english language, she told me because macaroon. have you seen it on the trolley? the tory, what would she have made of this? if anybody asked her would you like a statue, she would have probably said no. if you wa nt to would have probably said no. if you want to do it, go ahead and do it so she would be proud, quietly. want to do it, go ahead and do it so she would be pr

father reese woods kangaroo island sixty one millimeters of right here in twenty four hours and that west the weather will continue to drive its way further a switch good parts of victoria will face a possible toria pushing up into central areas of new south wales see some pretty useful right heavy rainfall as we go through thursday further west well sixteen celsius in adelaide still a few showers coming through here we need the right has been particularly dry safe ah this year dry and settle there for perth nineteen celsius on thursday getting up to twenty five as you go on through friday there and hopefully wind coming through so some pleasant or some sunshine coming through at this stage but said feeling a little more autumnal down towards the southeast fifteen celsius in adelaide eighteen degrees there in melbourne still raining useful rainfall pushing across a good part of new south wales said possibly a little bit of localized flooding that has many right a chance any flooding certainly into d.c. today over the next couple of days it's going to be five had the sunshine coming through says seventeen celsius that across church eighteen degrees on thursday therefore