Do any of the BA cabin Crews on the B734 remember the captain who used to fly short haul Europe and UK domestic, and he was a historian who wrote several books??
This guy was classic. I recall one evening paxing LGW or LHR (can't remember) to EDI. The captain had the perfect voice for radio and was the plummiest ever. He loved the PA mic. He spent most of the short flight on the PA, giving us a history lesson on almost everything we flew over - from the Thames, to the Houses of Parliament, to Hadrians Wall, and using the most delectable and "posh" and "difficult" words that the English language has ever known.
The cabin crew all loved him and referred to him as a lovable fatherly type guy. He would just finish a lengthy PA and they would all breathe a sigh of relief as they continued with the service. Then they would all burst out laughing again a few minutes later when he would start the next lesson!!!
It made the flight pass by quickly and I have to say, all passengers thoroughly enjoyed his speeches.
Better than some of the short and boring announcements on hears nowadays.