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National treasures. Who would you choose?

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Bazza Fri 08-May-26 11:28:13

I don’t know if this has been done before, but as it’s David Attenborough’s 100th birthday today, who else do you consider to have this overused title? After Sir David, who I imagine is most people’s number one, I would say Michael Palin, Judy Dench and possibly controversially Joanna Lumley. I’ll probably think of more but they would be my top four.

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Moth62 Fri 08-May-26 11:31:58

Alan Bennett, though I’m sure he would absolutely hate to be thought of as such!

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Lovetopaint037 Fri 08-May-26 11:38:23

Certainly overused. Sir David is the only one that I can think of who really deserves this title.

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Scribbles Fri 08-May-26 12:01:43

Nobody. I think it's a horrible title to bestow upon a human being. The words always make me think of a dusty old vase on a plinth in a museum or a dark, impentrable oil painting on a gallery wall.

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Flippinheck Fri 08-May-26 12:19:38

Couldn’t agree more Scribbles.

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SueDonim Fri 08-May-26 12:54:39

Scribbles

Nobody. I think it's a horrible title to bestow upon a human being. The words always make me think of a dusty old vase on a plinth in a museum or a dark, impentrable oil painting on a gallery wall.

And smelling of mothballs. grin

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MayBee70 Fri 08-May-26 14:01:36

I don’t think you can create a national treasure; it’s something that creeps into the nations consciousness over a period of time and we suddenly find that someone that we really like is adored by lots of other people, too. Mackenzie Crooke imo is on his way to becoming one; his tv series have brought so much pleasure to people in such a gentle way.

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sodapop Fri 08-May-26 15:44:41

Paul O'Grady was definitely a national treasure for me.

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