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One appeared on the five-pound note

The queen?

No, not our noble empress

God bless 'er!

I favor a republic

Actually, so do I

Two were engineers, and one was a novelist. One of the greatest in the English

language

What, Enid Blyton?

Even better than Enid Blyton. Less racist

In that case, Mr. O’Neill, what was that common surname?

Well, Mr. Heinz, it was Steph (v)enson

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Which Mr. Steph (v)enson

Which one are you?

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Robert, George, or Robert Louis

And if Robert, which one

'Cause there were two!

Now the first Steph (v)enson was George Stephenson, the father of the modern

railway

He gave birth to a railway?

In a metaphorical way, yes, he did. He built steam trains, built steam engines,

built railways in small industrial sites, and got the national rail network we

know today rolling along

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Which Mr. Steph (v)enson

Which one are you?

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Robert, George, or Robert Louis

And if Robert, which one

'Cause there were two!

Now, George Stephenson had a son called Robert Stephenson--he was also an

engineer, and this father and son team built the Rocket, the first commercial--

Firework!

No, you’re thinking of Guy Fawkes

Oh, yeah, I love big hats

I can tell you love big hats. The first commercial steam locomotive

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Which Mr. Steph (v)enson

Which one are you?

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Robert, George, or Robert Louis

And if Robert, which one

'Cause there were two!

Now, the Victorian engineer Robert Stephenson should not be confused with the

Victorian engineer Robert Stevenson

Whoa, whoa, hold on, hold on. The Victorian engineer Robert Stephenson should

not be confused with the Victorian engineer Robert Stevenson?

Yeah, there were two of them

My brain’s melting

Now, this other Robert Stevenson mainly worked on lighthouses, but, confusingly,

he did also work on steam trains

Well, how d’you tell 'em apart?

Well, that’s pretty straightforward, ah, a simple matter of spelling

Witchcraft?!

No, not that sort of spelling. They spelt their surnames differently.

George and Robert Stephenson spelt it with a «ph"--the other Robert spelt it

with a «v»

Oh, I see--«Vephenson»!

Yeah!

Oh, Mr. Vephenson

Oh, Mr. Vephenson

Oh, Mr. Vephenson

Which Mr. Vephenson

Which one are you?

Oh, Mr. Vephenson

Oh, Mr. Vephenson

Robert, George, or Robert Louis

And if Robert, which one

'Cause there were two!

Now, the final Stevenson was Robert Louis Stevenson. The author of «Jekyll & Hyde» and «Treasure Island»

Muppets' Treasure Island?

No, not Muppets' Treasure Island. That was Michael Caine

Oh, yeah

As well you know. So now we have all four, but of course, the problem remains--

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Which Mr. Steph (v)enson

Which one are you?

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Oh, Mr. Steph (v)enson

Robert, George, or Robert Louis

And if Robert, which one

'Cause there were two!

-There were two!

-I made it four!

-There were two Roberts!

-Four Steph (v)ensons!

-Two!

-Four!

Which doesn’t include Pamela Stephenson, who gave birth to Billy Connolly

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