Shavian alphabet Shavian alphabet The Shavian alphabet (also known as the Shaw alphabet) is an alphabet conceived as a way to provide simple, phonetic orthography for the English language to replace the difficulties of conventional spelling. It was posthumously funded by and named after Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. Shaw set three main criteria for the new alphabet: it should be (1) at least 40 letters; (2) as "phonetic" as possible (that is, letters should have a to phonemes); and (3) distinct from the Latin alphabet to avoid the impression that the new spellings were simply "misspellings". The Shavian alphabet consists of
Sykes and a Big, Big Show Sykes and a Big, Big Show Sykes and a Big, Big Show is a British sitcom-sketch show first aired on BBC 1 in 1971. Starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques, it was written by Sykes and directed by Harold Snoad and Douglas Argent. Sykes and Jacques had previously starred together in "Sykes and A..." (1960–65) and from 1972 to 1979 starred in "Sykes". "Sykes and a Big, Big Show" features situation sketches and musical numbers, performed by the singer Ian Wallace. Out of the six episodes, 3 episodes have been lost, the first 'Shipwreck' still exists as a b/w telerecording.