Battle for Britain (Private Eye) Battle for Britain (Private Eye) Battle for Britain was a comic strip cartoon published in the fortnightly satirical magazine "Private Eye" in the United Kingdom during the 1980s. It depicted Margaret Thatcher's second term of office as Prime Minister, but with the politicians shown as British soldiers or Nazi officials, as in a comic of the Second World War. The strip was attributed to Monty Stubble, which was a "nom de plume" of editor Ian Hislop, and to his artistic collaborator Nick Newman. The name "Monty Stubble" is a play on the film-title "I Was Monty's Double"; the film being
Big Ron Manager Big Ron Manager Big Ron Manager is a television documentary series based on Ron Atkinson's efforts as a troubleshooter at the English football club Peterborough United, at the time playing in Football League Two. The series was screened on Sky TV in 2006. Originally, the show was going to feature Swindon Town and Sky spent around four weeks filming there before being asked to leave by the Swindon management. Peterborough United received a fee of around £100,000 from Sky TV for access to the changing rooms and for Ron Atkinson to assist the rookie manager Steve Bleasdale. Bleasdale was unhappy