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May 12

McGivers

I'm curious to know whether actor Boris McGiver is a son of the late actor John McGiver. It certainly looks possible, especially with a similarly receding hairline. But although some internet pages claim so, they're kind of shaky as "reliable" sources. What would be a good next step? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:03, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure, but John McGiver's great. Just discovered him a couple of months ago. Just looking at Boris' IMDB picture now, I say 99% yes. For what it's worth. Or at least a nephew. InedibleHulk (talk) 03:36, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm at work and have limited access to the net. My first suggestion would be trying to track down an obituary, preferably a formal printed one. Those tend to be highly regimented and spell out all kinds of relations in standard formats. Sorry if that's something obvious you already tried. Matt Deres (talk) 16:41, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

IMDB says they are. Not a reliable enough source for a Wikipedia article, but you can decide if it's enough for your own edification. --Jayron32 16:54, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's the issue. I would like to add it to the article, if true, but IMDB and other user-input things are not acceptable sources. And the obits only say he had 10 children, they don't name them. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:28, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No reliable source yet, but note that John resided with his family (and died) in West Fulton, New York, and Boris was born in Cobleskill, which is only about 10 miles to the north (and is the site of Cobleskill Regional Hospital, which may be the nearest one to West Fulton). Deor (talk) 19:27, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like a job for the phonebook. InedibleHulk (talk) 01:03, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Say, is that superhero name taken? —Tamfang (talk) 01:21, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't be surprised if Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles et al. have impersonated "The Phonebook" at some point in their career. ---Sluzzelin talk 01:41, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

British children's "treasure hunt" TV series with a character that repeatedly says: "It's a figment of your imagination"

Can anyone identify a children's TV series that repeatedly used the phrase "It's a figment of your imagination"

It was a British series of the mid-to-late 1970's - probably made by the BBC - and shown in the children's TV slot in the early evening.

The series was a comedy-drama - following a team competing in some form of competition - travelling round Britain in a coach, looking for "the next clue".
The clue was written on a piece of paper, often placed near a landmark, and when solved, told the location of the next clue.
( so, next episode, arrive at that location and look at a famous landmark there... )

Meanwhile, there was a shady character following, wherever they went, always trying to get close enough to overhear.

Only one of the team had any suspicion they were being followed.
He would stop, look round and say "I'm sure we're being watched" / "I'm sure someone's following us"

To which, his friend would say IN EVERY EPISODE: "It's just a figment of your imagination"

I thought the two friends might have been played by Don Maclean and Peter Glaze, but there seems to be nothing relevant on their wikipedia or imdb pages.

90.244.134.95 (talk) 06:58, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't the second season of Hope and Keen's Crazy House, was it? I think the catchphrase was actually "It's just a figbox of your imagination". Rojomoke (talk) 12:25, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

GOOD GRIEF - I THINK THAT'S IT :)

thank you for that :)

90.244.134.95 (talk) 13:02, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Someone might want to add this to our Hope and Keen article.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 16:20, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sanderson 1996 (reference) What is it?

Reading the article Don't Look Now (film) many of the reference citations are to "Sanderson 1996" What is this, please? If it is well known, perhaps there should be a Wikipedia article about it. On the other hand, if not well known, perhaps there should be a bit more info in the citation. Thanks. ALGRIF talk 12:41, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's in the bibliography. If you click any of the citations it will take you there. --Viennese Waltz 14:13, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:SFN for a description of this form of citation. Deor (talk) 14:16, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks. - ALGRIF talk 16:08, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]