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Pam Ayres MBE (born March 14, 1947) is a British writer of humorous poetry. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (490x777, 85 KB) Book cover - visual reference This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who created the cover or the publisher of the book. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (490x777, 85 KB) Book cover - visual reference This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who created the cover or the publisher of the book. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The Chinese poem Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain by Emperor Gaozong (Song Dynasty) Poetry (from the Greek , poesis, making or creating) is a form of art in which language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its ostensible meaning. ...

Pam Ayres was born in Stanford in the Vale, Berkshire in England (the village was incorporated into Oxfordshire in 1974). After leaving school she joined the Civil Service as a clerical assistant. It has recently been revealed that she was working for MI5, the Security Service. She soon left there to sign up to the Women's Royal Air Force, and it was there that she decided she wanted to be an entertainer. She began reading her verses at the local folk club in Oxfordshire, and this led to an invitation to read on the local BBC radio station in 1974. Her reading was re-broadcast nationally, and then broadcast again as one of the BBC's Pick of the Year. The village green in Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire, UK Stanford in the Vale is a large village with approximately 2,000 residents situated in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. ... Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... A civil servant or public servant is a civilian career public sector employee working for a government department or agency. ... Current MI5 headquarters in Thames House, London The Security Service, usually called MI5, is the British counter-intelligence and security agency. ... The Womens Royal Air Force (WRAF) was a womens branch of the Royal Air Force which existed in two separate incarnations. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest public broadcasting corporation in the world. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

In 1975 Ayres appeared on the television talent show Opportunity Knocks. This led to a wide variety of guest appearances on TV and radio shows. Since then she has published six books of poems, toured in a one woman stage show, briefly hosted her own TV show and performed her stage show for the Queen. She regularly appears on the radio show Just a Minute and hosts Ayres on the Air, a radio show of her poetry and sketches. Bob Dylan inspired Pam Ayres to write poetry,[1] although in an interview (Radio New Zealand 'Nine To Noon' 24/10/06) Pam stated that Lonnie Donegan records her brother played were her inspiration. Opportunity Knocks was a UK television talent show originally hosted by Hughie Greene. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of 16 sovereign states, collectively known as the Commonwealth Realms. ... Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game which has been running continuously since its first broadcast on December 22, 1967. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... Lonnie Donegan MBE (April 29, 1931 – November 3, 2002) was a skiffle musician, possibly the most famous of them all. ...

Her poetry has a simple style and deals with everyday subject matter. Her poem I Wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth, was voted into the Top 10 of a BBC poll to find the Nation's 100 Favourite Comic Poems. In the UK Arts Council's report on poetry Ayres was identified as the fifth best-selling poet in Britain during 1998 and 1999. However in 2000 her TV show was ranked at number 64 in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Moments from TV Hell. This article is about the year 2000. ... Channel 4 is a public-service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ...

Ayres is married to theatre producer Dudley Russell, and they have two sons, William and James.

External links

• www.pamayres.com (Official website)
• The Wonderbra Song - an example of Pam's poetry
• Interview with Woman's World (archived)

Some of Pam Ayers' poems can be read in her book "Dear Mum: Poems for Mums and Their Babies"

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