Hello, & welcome to I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. You join us
this week in Wolverhampton, an historic city with much to be commended. During the 15th century, the town prospered thanks to the wool
trade, which was controlled by the Leverson family, who owned much of
Wolverhampton. Their long-standing interest in sheep is evidenced by place names
such as Mutton Street, Woollen Alley and Hand-Wash-Only Lane. The first ever commercial flights from British soil began here in
1862 when Henry Coxwell began his hot-air balloon service to London. In
addition, Coxwell flew charter passengers to Holland, Ireland, Spain, Norway
and Canada...before realising that the wind direction kept changing. The town became well-known for the fine houses built by its
merchants. One of these, Molyneux Grange, was the original headquarters of
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, and became the subject of national
interest in 1889, when thieves broke into the trophy room...and made off with
the carpet. Let's meet the teams - they're four comedians who just love entertaining
people...who knows, one day they might meet some entertaining people...