Since then we have had the unfortunate failure of a lubricating oil-pump on the diesel hauling the down Fenman on the Great Eastern Line, the subject of vast newspaper publicity because the Queen, who was on the train, was delayed an hour on her journey - and this, ironically, with a diesel of a type which has been as trouble-free as any other in the country.

Therefore Messenia need not have been strongly Dorized until after the first Messenian War.

It's been widely rumored the network was planning to cancel the show, but now the genie is out of the bottle and fans are furious.

He raised some very soul searching and gut wrenching questions in his commentary.