A Yeoman Warder (Beefeater) tour guide keeps the crowd smiling and laughing during a Thursday, December 9, 2010 visit to the Tower of London by Jerry and Judy Clark
Hello. To JEC for posting this, without my knowledge or consent, I say thank you, it has made people laugh, it pleases me no end, there are many that didn't enjoy the commentary and to those I say that's okay, I do hope it's not put you off a visit to the Tower, there's such a lot more to see and do. However you feel, feel free to comment but please; there's nothing to Argue or get Angry about, so be nice. Happy Christmas & New Year Ps I'm on the same gig tomorrow!
We were fortunate enough to have Bill as a guide in September '14. It was my wife's birthday and he posed for a photo with her after his guided tour. His tour alone justified the entry fee. He brought history to life.
I had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful man last year when I volunteered to help plant the poppies. He came down and met us, had photos taken and was honestly a person that made me incredibly proud to be British. Such a kind and friendly man and a credit to his service. Thank you so much. X
This man deserves a BAFTA. Totally brilliant, if history lessons were like this at school, I am sure far more interest and 'historians'. Good on yer Sgt.Maj.
I love it! This guy is fantastic. How refreshing to hear some digs at a few nationalities for a laugh, just like we used to do. It's only in fun, and not malicious. It's a sad world now where we can't laugh at each other and with each other any more without everyone being offended. This man winds the clock back. What a great character!
This guy is hilarious and tells it like it should. He kept everyone amused and well informed and everyone was paying attention to him. We need more like him. He's a star!
As a Londoner born and bred, I wasn't expecting to enjoy this at all but I absolutely loved it. Haven't been to the Tower since I was a child and this brought back so many happy memories. I'm going to go again now!
A great advert for the country and for the British Army. It's men like this who possess great character, personality, humour, intellect, recall and sheer presence that characterise all that's best about the British people. If ever history could be made fascinating and memorable here's the man to teach it. My sides are still hurting from laughter - absolutely unspeakably brilliant.
This guy is really fantastic, I love it, he's so funny and a brilliant speaker. If my history teachers at school had been more like this I'd have loved the subject!
I really hope that the Queen has seen this. A man who has served his country many times over and continues to do so through educational humour. I learnt more about history from watching his videos than I did throughout my whole education.
We just returned from a family trip to London and was AMAZED by this man just this past Friday (18 FEB 11) when we visited the Tower of London. These clips are almost word for word, what we experienced with the "charm" of Yeoman Bill Callaghan (who now sports his nicely trimmed reddish beard). Our young daughters took quite a fright to him though, but my wife and I LOVED HIM! Yeoman Callaghan is one-in-a-million and holds nothing back! We need more of this man in America!
He is, like all the other Yeoman Warders, a former Warrant Officer in Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and is merely continuing the craft he perfected during his tenure as a Sergeant Major. He demonstrates perfectly the calibre and quality of soldiery. Well done Sir!
I'm half Italian and was pleased to be included in the put-downs! funnier than 90% of British comedies on TV.....probably because he isn't avoiding offending anyone!
I loved this, so refreshing to see someone these days who isnt afraid to make jokes without worrying about being Politcally Correct. Also a great way to teach history and make it memorable. I have recomended these videos to all my friends and family, thank you
Superb - a compelling history lesson. Arguably some of the best 12+ minutes of work time I've ever wasted. @Your Highness, that man deserves another medal!
Wonderful. I took my children to visit the Tower and these guides are the best laugh ever. Never forgotten it and great to relive it through this video and part 1.
This guy is tremendous. If his 'superiors' are giving him a hard time they should get a grip. This guy is fantastic. If anyone takes offence they ought to harden up. He is genuinely funny and witty and a great asset to the institution for which he works. He is the sort of soldier who would have been a fantastic instructor. He is a communicator par excellence. There aren't enough of them around.
It's guys like this who enhance and enliven visits to London's greatest places of interest. I learned more from this Yeoman Warder in 12 minutes than I did in 7 years with Miss Morant!
I discovered this vid several months ago and I keep going back to it...As a mountain guide I'm always looking for tips and hints on how to do it better... this man is now my Guide Guru.. :) and he's Irish too.....gotta love it...reminds me of my Company Sargent in the Irish Reserves.....great stuff.
If only my History Teacher had been that good!...i've learnt more in 12 minutes listening to this, than I did in 10 bloody years at school!!!....brilliant
He won't keep that job long. With any luck, someone will hire him and send him to Comedy Central and he will soar into the land of amazingly funny people. His delivery is pure class. He never smiled once
Brilliant,, I haven't been to the tower of London for 30 years, this guy has made me want to visit this historical land mark once again. I hope we get Bill as our tour guide
This man makes history come alive in such a wonderful way. I could listen to him for hours and have done so today watching all four of his episodes on youtube. I agree that he deserves another medal for services to tourism and entertainment. Long may he continue.
I love curmudgeon's; they are so funny, and even though they're grumpy all the time, they'd do most anything to help someone in need. This guy is hysterical; I hope he is still working there when we finally get to London. Thank you for posting this.
So very funny and informative as well. Could have listened to him for another hour. Yeoman of the guard are very lucky to have such a funny, witty person.
I was honoured to be royally entertained by your brilliant tour Yeoman Warden Callaghan at the beginning of July, you are indeed a national treasure Sir and I will definitely return for another tour next time I'm in London, I hope you are the guide next time, thanks for the memories :D
A wonderfully intelligent man telling history in his own, unpolitical correct way. Well done!!! Don't change a single thing. This chap makes a Londoner like myself, actually want to visit the Tower of London.
The fact is there are very few negative comments on this video...and thank goodness for that. This is just fantastic. He's Irish. He knows his history. He is entertaining. He is able to hold an audience and inform, entertain and make people occasionally...just maybe...think. Brilliant. A Sergeant-Major - this man deserves to be Chief of the Defence Staff for his intelligence and wit and knowing what works. Great great video.
Thank you for posting this and the others in the series.... educational, entertaining and thoroughly brilliant! I hope that this bloke is seen by many, via your video, and then goes to hear him at the Tower. MINT!
@spoiltrottenbeads- I had a history teacher just like this.First lesson of 'Home Rule for Ireland' he began,"First thing you must remember - the Irish are mad".Wonderful!Compliment to the Irish & immediately made the subject appealing to "rebellious" teenagers.When attention is grasped then you can bring in balanced discussion.This man has great sympathy for many women in our history & for the ordinary people.He's even honest about our asset stripping Empire.The PC Brigade do more harm than good
