Asterix
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Sep 12, 2026
Louise PagonisHOST
Residents of Edgecombe's Putiki Road told Local Democracy Reporting that the pylons are to be placed on the side of the road where most of the homes are.
Louise PagonisHOST
One local, Joe Spod, called it a war zone and it felt like being in the fictional Gallic village in Asterix and Obelix under siege by the Romans.
Louise PagonisHOST
Dispensation has been granted for one phoenix palm planted by a returning serviceman as it's treasured as a memorial of his World War II service by his daughter.
Louise PagonisHOST
Genesis says no alternatives suggested by locals over the past 18 months have been viable.
Greg JennerHOST
Absolutely.
Greg JennerHOST
What I love is, when I was a kid, the Asterix books, my favorite books as a kid, the joke is that the Britons would stop for a cup of tea in the middle of battle.
Greg JennerHOST
And obviously, that's not true, but there is something to it that the Britons-
Hugh DennisGUEST
Yeah.
Doug RightHOST
Do not make this at home.
Doug RightHOST
Asterix, if you feel like experimenting, make this recipe at home.
Doug RightHOST
It's on you, not on us.
Sarah DavisHOST
It's not on us, that's for sure.
JackHOST
You wouldn't have thought so.
JackHOST
At the very worst, it will be an Asterix title, but even that, it's just not going to happen, is it?
James MawGUEST
I mean, I think once you start pulling at that thread, it gets dodgy, doesn't it? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
James MawGUEST
Well, there's that European Cup final that Leeds lost to
Aditya KashyapHOST
Let's see, what else? Um, I recommended Tintin.
Aditya KashyapHOST
There's also Asterix.
Aditya KashyapHOST
Both of them somehow in my head are tied together.
Aditya KashyapHOST
I don't know why I have to recommend the two together.
Aditya KashyapHOST
So Tintin and Asterix both worth checking out.
Aditya KashyapHOST
Speaking of graphic novels, check out V for Vendetta and Watchmen, two of the best graphic novels in my opinion.
Aditya KashyapHOST
Fantastic, fantastic, and both have decent-ish movies.
Jules ScheeleGUEST
Um, I've always been into comics.
Jules ScheeleGUEST
Um, I, I'm German, and I grew up with, uh, Asterix-
Dan BerryHOST
Mm
Jules ScheeleGUEST
... and Tintin, and Lucky Luke, and all of that stuff.
Dan BerryHOST
So like all the, the, the Franco-Belgian classics.
Jules ScheeleGUEST
Exactly.
Jules ScheeleGUEST
Uh, and like really old kind of Asterix translations from the '80s that have terrible lettering, just like-
Dan BerryHOST
Oh
Abdulkareem Baba AminuGUEST
But there were a few horror novels, some adventure, a whole bunch of things.
Abdulkareem Baba AminuGUEST
And then my, uh, big brother, Iliasi, was more into the adventure comic books, Tintin, Asterix, and [clears throat] all those, all those ones.
Abdulkareem Baba AminuGUEST
And Sadiq had more of a similar taste to mine.
Abdulkareem Baba AminuGUEST
We read superhero comic books and all that.
Rana MitterPANELIST
This is different from the Anglo-American one, the sort of the Mickey Mouse Disney type of cartoons, or indeed ones from English newspapers as well.
Rana MitterPANELIST
Now, I've looked and I don't think I can quite say that there is a direct link between the Bayeux Tapestry and the tradition of Asterix and Tintin in the 20th century.
Rana MitterPANELIST
We're going to have a darn good try at least for a minute or so.
Rana MitterPANELIST
I mean, I think that actually most people would say that there clearly isn't a direct link.
Rana MitterPANELIST
I think Gustave Doré and others actually, some of the earliest artists on that.
Rana MitterPANELIST
But this really takes off in the early 20th century.
Rana MitterPANELIST
And although the ones that went global, the ones that are still published and read today, are one great, wonderful, satirical French series, which is Asterix or Asterix.
Rana MitterPANELIST
which, amongst other things, has a fantastic instalment, Asterix in Britain.
Josh GelernterHOST
I thought it was great.
Dan GelernterHOST
Generally, we weren't much into comics, although you liked Asterix and Obelix.
Josh GelernterHOST
No, yeah, I loved Tintin and I loved Asterix and Obelix.
Josh GelernterHOST
I preferred Asterix and Obelix.
Dan GelernterHOST
I preferred Tintin.
Dan GelernterHOST
And we got copies in French and German that were really handy to have because you could really follow what was happening.
Dan GelernterHOST
Yeah, I
Josh GelernterHOST
think one of the reasons I'm so interested in Julius Caesar's early life and the campaigns in Gaul comes from my fascination with Asterix and Obelix.
Sam DelaneyHOST
...
Sam DelaneyHOST
in Asterix and, you know, Obelix is always eating them.
Sam DelaneyHOST
They l- they always look delicious to eat, don't they, wild boar?
Andy DawsonHOST
Yeah.
Sam DelaneyHOST
if I was ever in a restaurant that claimed to have wild boar, like wild boar sausages or, or whatever, I'd always order it because you sort of thought-
Andy DawsonHOST
Mm.
Sam DelaneyHOST
'Cause... and it was probably because of the pictures in Asterix where they're always eating wild boars.
Sam DelaneyHOST
You just thought, that's, that's the extra delicious type of pig.
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