Pat Nolan, Part 5, Beefeater life - Manawatu Conversations

Description: Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 2nd August 2022, Part 5 of 5. A Beefeater, given the uniform and had his own special hat made. Learning the script for a 6-stop tour of the Tower (about 30 pages). Language issues (Patrick was the first non-British Beefeater). Beefeater No.351. Unusual questions from the public. Public misconceptions (Braveheart). How tours work. Noisy distractions. Blue regular and red ceremonial uniforms. The red uniform is heavily padded. Accents. Breeding somali kittens, featured in a Japanese article. Dawn as a Beefeater’s wife. A London bombing. Dawn’s brother - Doug Rollerson, the All Black. How the game has changed.