Sir Peter Ustinov died yesterday.
It’s sad when such a talented person leaves us. He was a fabulous raconteur and gifted actor. He seemed to make things look effortless…
I remember hearing his “audience with….” on the radio.
Ustinov’s account of his first day at school had me howling with laughter…
"When I came into my first classroom at the age of 6, there was a large oleograph of Jesus Christ holding a Boy Scout by the hand...
...and pointing out the extent of the British Empire on the map.
As a small foreign boy I was outraged by this."
You need his wit and delivery to make it really work.
But is still cracks me up !
Here’s An Audience with Peter Ustinov from 1988. Well worth a watch.
So yeah... 