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Your imaginary dinner party.

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Daddima Sun 17-Jan-16 18:15:33

Sorry if this has been on before. The Old Man was just watching David Attenborough on the tellybox, and it's reinforced my wish to have him ( David, not the Old Man!) at my dream dinner party, along with Billy Connolly, Adolf Hitler, Sandi Toksvig, and Her Majesty the Queen.

Who's going to yours?

Indinana Sun 17-Jan-16 21:17:44

Dave Allen, Phil Tuffnell, Prince Harry, Greg Wallace, Julie Walters, Victoria Wood, Janet Street-Porter and Lynda Bellingham.

Jamie Oliver to do the catering. Alfie Boe as the entertainment.

NotTooOld Sun 17-Jan-16 21:32:39

I'm not having it here - we'll go to a restaurant - and I'll have Jeremy Corbyn, Janet Street-Porter, Mick Jagger, Darcy Bussell and Michael Portillo. I'll make sure Jeremy and Michael sit at opposite ends of the table.Mick might feel a bit out of it so I'll sit next to him. I wonder how Janet and Darcy would get on?

Antjexix Sun 17-Jan-16 22:07:39

I would love Alan Rickman, Gene Kelly,my Dad and Ella,a dear resident who passed away last year in the care home I work at. She never minced he words.

ninathenana Mon 18-Jan-16 00:18:52

James Martin will be doing my catering BTW

Eloethan Mon 18-Jan-16 00:28:20

In reality, I'm like janeainsworth and would run a mile rather than invite a lot of people I don't know to dinner - and would prefer to see all my women friends with whom I could relax and have a laugh.

However, if I could be transformed into an entertaining and confident person I would, along with my friends, invite:

Desmond Tutu
Brenda Blethyn
Sandi Toksvig
Stewart Lee
Benjamin Zephania
Julia Bradbury

Grandma2213 Mon 18-Jan-16 03:06:46

I too would prefer to go out to a restaurant, not because I can't cook but because I would just like to sit and listen to my guests.

They would be Brian Cox and Robin Ince (I love the Infinite Monkey Cage!) and then maybe Billy Connolly and Eddie Izzard. I can't think of any women I would love to meet except possibly Judy Dench.

Teetime Mon 18-Jan-16 09:09:05

I would like to invite Rufus Sewell, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins - oh dear no ladies just me. grin

Greyduster Mon 18-Jan-16 09:23:08

Can i have a couple of standbys in case anyone drops out? Betty Boothroyd and King Henry the Second (although, famously, he never sat still long enough to eat anything!).

whitewave Mon 18-Jan-16 09:52:20

Different people on different days

Chinua Achebe
Nelson Mandela
Aung San Sui You
Bob Marley
Obama
Benjamin Zacharia

whitewave Mon 18-Jan-16 09:52:56

That was day 1!

Anniebach Mon 18-Jan-16 09:55:21

JFK Kennedy

Stephen Fry

Ny Bevan

Maggie Smith

Mo Molam

Rob Brydon

If a dinner for two then

Alan Rickman and me please

whitewave Mon 18-Jan-16 09:57:32

Day 2

All the Plantagenate Sovereign.

Have to get a bigger table!

rosesarered Mon 18-Jan-16 10:04:22

Why stick at just the Plantagenates Whitewave? grin

rosesarered Mon 18-Jan-16 10:04:57

Day 3 have the Tudors round?

rosesarered Mon 18-Jan-16 10:06:02

I would def have James Martin making the puds.

gulligranny Mon 18-Jan-16 15:24:25

Although I love entertaining I would have this dinner at Mary Berry's house, which is only about 10 mins away from where I live. I'd be gracious enough to let her cook the meal and also join us to eat it. "Us" would be (in no particular order)

Stephen King
Oscar Wilde
Hugh Jackman
Michael Flanders & Donald Swann
Johann Strauss II
Joyce Grenfell
Margaret Mountford
My friend Deirdre from Campbeltown

Nat King Cole would provide the after-dinner entertainment - bliss!

NotTooOld Mon 18-Jan-16 18:05:27

There an awful lot of dead people being invited to these dinner parties! grin

tinaf1 Mon 18-Jan-16 18:43:39

Hopefully should be plenty to round then grin

rosesarered Mon 18-Jan-16 18:45:16

gullygranny good choices!