Lloyd's of London (1936). A fictional portrayal of Lloyd's Underwriting Room was featured in the motion picture "You Must Be Joking!" (1965); also, the "Lutine" bell figured prominently in the film's plot. The Lloyd's building was used in the beginning of "Mamma Mia!: The Movie" (2008) to represent a New York office building from where Pierce Brosnan's character left for the Greek island. Lloyd's is the main plotline in English author Penny Vincenzi's novel "An Absolute Scandal" (2007), which centres around the scandals during the 1980s and 1990. Lloyd's of London Lloyd's of London, generally known simply as Lloyd's, is an insurance and
Straight from the Desk Straight from the Desk Straight from the Desk is a live album by Ian Dury & the Blockheads recorded on 23 December 1978 at the Ilford Odeon, Ilford, East London. There is little information available about the album, other than what can be heard on the record. During the performance of "Billericay Dickie" the audience break the venue's floor, presumably in excitement causing Dury to warn the audience to mind the hole as an introduction to "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" and mention it repeatedly later in the set. Dury forgets the words totally on "There Ain't Half Been