Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer who wrote and performed as a member of the popular British comedy group Monty Python.
Dear Friends,
Some lead mines up in the hills have long been closed, but their waste-heaps still spoil a lovely valley.
Sir Topham Hatt (our Fat Controller) has now found that this waste is good weed-killing railway ballast.
He talked to the Owner and Mr. Peter Sam of the Skarloey Railway, and other important people.
They "went shares" and built a Small Railway to fetch it away.
The Small Engines are managed by a Controller named Mr. Fergus Duncan.
They call him the Small Controller, but that is only in fun.
He is bigger than either of the others!
The Author
