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Pie in the Sky is a British police comedy drama starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997, as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries. The protagonist, Henry Crabbe, while still being an on-duty, "semi-retired ...
The Preacher and the Slave. "The Preacher and the Slave" is a song written by Joe Hill in 1911. [1] It was written as a parody of the Christian hymn "In the Sweet By-and-By". Copying or using the musical style of the hymn was also a way to capture the emotional resonance of that style of music and use it for a non-religious purpose.
The hymn was parodied by Joe Hill in 1911 as The Preacher and the Slave, in which the phrase "pie in the sky" was coined as a satirical comment on the Christian conception of heavenly reward. The parody In This Wheat By and By, written from the perspective of grasshoppers, was published in Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library in 1878. These ...
Pie in the Sky (1964 film), a 1964 American film. Pie in the Sky (1996 film), a 1996 romantic comedy starring Josh Charles and Anne Heche. "Pie in the Sky" ( 2 Stupid Dogs), a 1993 episode of 2 Stupid Dogs. Pie in the Sky (game engine), a 3D video game engine and game creation system. "Pie in the Sky", a song by The Supernaturals from the album ...
A lesion affecting one side of the temporal lobe may cause damage to the inferior optic radiations (known as the temporal pathway or Meyer's loop) which can lead to superior quadrantanopia on the contralateral side of both eyes (colloquially referred to as "pie in the sky"); if the superior optic radiations (parietal pathway) are lesioned, the ...
High Hopes (Frank Sinatra song) " High Hopes " is a popular song first popularized by Frank Sinatra, with music written by James Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. [1] It was introduced by Sinatra and child actor Eddie Hodges in the 1959 film A Hole in the Head, was nominated for a Grammy, and won an Oscar for Best Original Song at the 32nd ...
That's Amore. " That's Amore " is a 1953 song by composer Harry Warren [1] and lyricist Jack Brooks, [1] and became a major hit and signature song for Dean Martin, who first recorded and released it that year. Amore ( pronounced [aˈmoːre]) means "love" in Italian . The song was played in the 1954 film Rear Window, the 1987 film Moonstruck ...
Stargazy pie. Stargazy pie (Cornish: Hogen Ster-Lagatta; sometimes called starrey gazey pie, stargazey pie and other variants) is a Cornish dish made of baked pilchards (sardines), along with eggs and potatoes, covered with a pastry crust. Although there are a few variations using other types of fish, the unique feature of stargazy pie is fish ...