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ISIRTA, D-I

The radio comedy program features plays with titles that start with "D," "E," "F," "G," "H," and "I." "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again"

Cast

 * Narrator – David Hatch
 * Dentisti – John Cleese
 * Maisie – Jo Kendall
 * Game Warden – Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Gumboyle – Bill Oddie
 * Twinkle – Graeme Garden
 * Spud – David Hatch
 * Lady Constance de Coverlet – Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Grimbling the Puma – Bill Oddie
 * Queen Victoria the Chimp – Graeme Garden
 * Rogue Mouse – John Cleese
 * Wild Berries – Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie

Structure of the episode

 * Cold Open: Story Time: Mr. & Mrs. Bunny Rabbit – Jo Kendall, Tim Brooke-Taylor, and Graeme Garden
 * Skit: Antique Quiz – John Cleese, Jo Kendall, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, and Bill Oddie
 * Skit: Blackmail? Fishpaste? – Graeme Garden, John Cleese, and Jo Kendall
 * Skit: Fire and Brimstone Weather Report – John Cleese and David Hatch
 * Song: "Taking My Oyster for Walkies" – Bill Oddie and the Cast
 * Play: "Dentisti" – The Cast

Cast

 * Narrator – David Hatch
 * Dick Whittington – Jo Kendall
 * Nutty Slack – John Cleese
 * Baron Landscape, Lord Mayor of London – Graeme Garden
 * Fairy Grandmother (Lady Constance de Coverlet) – Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Ugly Sisters – Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie
 * Puss, Dick Whittington's Cat – Bill Oddie
 * Page Boy – Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Football Referee – John Cleese
 * Grimbling, Butler to the Lord Mayor – Bill Oddie
 * Bells – Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Footman – John Cleese
 * Villagers – Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie
 * Mice – Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie
 * Flippity-Floppity Bunny – John Cleese
 * Child from the Audience – Tim Brooke-Taylor

Cast
Main characters are listed in bold letters


 * The man of many names &mdash; Bill Oddie
 * Peter Pott &mdash; Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Quasimodo &mdash; Bill Oddie
 * Doctor Why (Smith?) (a Scientist) &mdash; Graeme Garden
 * Prudence (the Doctor's granddaughter) &mdash; Jo Kendall
 * Colonel Katamoll &mdash; David Hatch
 * Mirabelle Coarsefathing &mdash; Jo Kendall
 * Chief of Staff &mdash; Bill Oddie
 * Army Sergeant &mdash; Graeme Garden

Structure of the episode

 * Cold Open: Long Range Weather Forecast
 * Sketch: Nature Study
 * Song: Let There Be Love – Bill Oddie
 * Sketch: Prehistoric Woo-man – Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie
 * Song: HMS Dreadful – Bill Oddie, David Hatch, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Play: Doctor Why and the Thing – The Cast
 * Song: So Say All Of Us – The Cast

Cast

 * Dr. Heckle/Mr. Jibe – David Hatch
 * Mr. Blackwood (Narrator) – Graeme Garden
 * Timothy Brown-Windsor – Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Mrs. Heckle – Jo Kendall
 * Grimbling – Bill Oddie
 * Constable – John Cleese
 * Gas Meter Reader – Bill Oddie
 * Announcer Providing Explanation – John Cleese

Structure of the episode

 * Cold Open: Big B News – Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor, and Graeme Garden
 * Sketch: Radio Listeners – Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie, with Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, and David Hatch
 * Sketch: The Czar and Czarina of Backward Islands Visit – David Hatch, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, Jo Kendall, and Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Song: "The Eve of Election" – Bill Oddie and Jo Kendall
 * Sketch: Ping-Pong – Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Sketch: Frozen to the Wheel – John Cleese and Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Song: "The Rhubarb Tart Song" – John Cleese and the Cast
 * Play: Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jibe – The Cast

Cast

 * Narrator – David Hatch
 * Dr. Zhivago – Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * BBC Executive – John Cleese
 * The Magic Tramp – Bill Oddie
 * The Genie – Jo Kendall
 * Dr. Zhivago's Ugly Sisters – Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden
 * The Fairy Godmother – Jo Kendall
 * Tsar Nicholas II – John Cleese
 * Tsarina Alexandra – Jo Kendall
 * Kossoff, Teller of Tales – Graeme Garden
 * Chamberlain – Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Tiddler on the Poof – Graeme Garden
 * Buttons, the Tsar's Advisor – Bill Oddie
 * Messenger – Graeme Garden
 * Guard – Bill Oddie
 * Dr. Cameron – Graeme Garden
 * Nicholas Parsons – Graeme Garden
 * Justin – Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Amanda – Jo Kendall
 * Vladimir Lenin – Bill Oddie
 * Church Bells – Tim Brooke-Taylor

Structure of the episode

 * Cold Open: A Warning to Shipping
 * Sketch: TV v. Radio
 * Radio Prune Takes Over, including Full Frontal Radio
 * Sketch: Miss World Contest – Les Girls
 * Sketch: Censored Christmas Songs
 * Sketch: Retrospect of 1970
 * Pantomime: Aladdin/Dr. Zhivago and His Wonderful Lamp/Tramp

Structure of the episode
(opening music)
 * Skit: Arabian Desert (exotic dancers and oil drilling)
 * Skit: Doctor with fat patient
 * Song: "Chartered Accountant"
 * Play: "England in Medieval Times" (Ancient legends; Lady Godiva)

Structure of the episode

 * Skit: The next programme follows in half an hour
 * Skit: Proxl lesson
 * Skit: Insurance: Herd of bison in Whitehall
 * Song: "Protect My Honey on her Journey: Send Her by Post"
 * Play: Learning to Fly (Pterodactyls: Cosmo and Thingy)
 * Busker song: "Waiting for the London Bus" (spiritual)
 * Play: "England Our England" (documentary / travelogue)

Structure of the episode

 * Song: "Aardvark, Ferret, Vulture"
 * Skit: Souvenir Horrible Hairy Spiders
 * Skit: Burglar(?) (Gas Board, Drain Board)
 * Message: Late cricket news (W.G. Grace is dead)
 * Play: "A Fairy Tale" (Prince Valiant and Goldilocks / Tom Little-Finger - Frog Prince)

Cast

 * Narrator – David Hatch
 * Tim Brown-Windsor – Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Fiona Rabbit-Vacuum – Jo Kendall
 * Prof. Throgmorton Wembley – David Hatch
 * The Ghost of Lady Constance McMuckle (Lady Constance de Coverlet) – Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * The Ghost of McMuckle Manse (Arnold Totteridge) – Graeme Garden
 * 1st Servant – Bill Oddie
 * 2nd Servant – Graeme Garden
 * Fatu – Jo Kendall
 * Clutch Featheringhall – David Hatch
 * Gentleman – Graeme Garden
 * Grimbling – Bill Oddie
 * Odd Noise Outside – Jo Kendall
 * Guttering Candle – Graeme Garden
 * Mysterious Voice – somebody else

Structure of the episode

 * Skit: Bits and Pieces – David Hatch
 * Skit: Great Men Of Our Time: Sir Ruddy Shame – The Cast
 * Skit: The Facts of Cash – Jo Kendall
 * Skit: Champion Boxer Interview – David Hatch and Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Song: I Wish You Love – Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Play: The Ghost of McMuckle Manse – The Cast

Cast

 * Narrator – David Hatch
 * Oedipus – Graeme Garden
 * Oedipus's Mother (Lady Constance de Coverlet) – Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Helen of Troy – Jo Kendall
 * Oracle – Bill Oddie
 * Zeus – John Cleese
 * Cassandra – Tim-Brooke-Taylor
 * Chorus – Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, Jo Kendall, Bill Oddie
 * Commentators – John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie
 * Eddie Waring – Graeme Garden
 * Herald – John Cleese
 * Starter – Bill Oddie
 * Sun – John Cleese
 * Shaft of Sunlight – Graeme Garden
 * Gentle Breeze – John Cleese
 * Eyes Popping Out – Bill Oddie

Structure of the episode

 * Cold Open: Combined Holiday – The Cast
 * Skit: Holiday Programming on Television – Jo Kendall
 * Skit: Chrismeaster Whit Year's Eve Bank Holiday Night With The Stars – David Hatch, Bill Oddie, and Graeme Garden
 * Skit: The Holidays are a Time For... – John Cleese
 * Skit: Holiday News Read By The Cheeky Chappies – Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie
 * Skit: Hogmanay – Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, and Jo Kendall
 * Skit: Traffic News – Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jo Kendall, and Bill Oddie
 * Skit: Brian Rix Farce: "Watch It Vicar, She's Dropped 'Em Again But Don't Tell Hitler" – John Cleese, Jo Kendall, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, and Bill Oddie
 * Song: The Tillingbourne Folk & Madrigal Society Sing Football Chants – The Cast
 * Prune Play: Oedipus Rex And His Red Hot Mama – The Cast

Cast

 * Narrator ― David Hatch
 * Butch/Sugar Puff Robinson ― John Cleese
 * Solly Goldblatt Yarmulke Bagel Bagel Gefilte Fish Already, OBE ― Graeme Garden
 * Ophelia Gently ― Jo Kendall
 * Jack ― Bill Oddie
 * Computer PXO2115, OBE (Lady Constance de Coverlet) ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Commentator ― Bill Oddie
 * Ring Announcer ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Referee ― Graeme Garden
 * Cooper ― Bill Oddie
 * Boxers at Jack's Gym ― Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden
 * The Next Man ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Spot ― Bill Oddie
 * Bell ― Graeme Garden

Structure of the show

 * Cold Open: The Black/Yellow/Pink-and-White Minstrel Show ― Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, and David Hatch
 * Skit: The Radio Prune Awards ― The Cast
 * Song: "Bradford Girls" ― Bill Oddie and the Cast
 * Prune Play: The Harder They Fall, The More They Hurt Themselves ― The Cast

Cast

 * Narrators ― David Hatch, Bill Oddie, and Graeme Garden
 * Henry VIII ― Graeme Garden
 * Catherine of Aragon ― Jo Kendall
 * Anne of Cleavage (Cleves) (Lady Constance de Coverlet) ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Cardinal Sin ― David Hatch
 * Anne Boleyn ― Jo Kendall
 * Jane Seymour ― Bill Oddie
 * Catherine Howard ― Bill Oddie
 * Herald ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Executioner ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Priest ― Bill Oddie
 * Schoolboy ― Tim Brooke-Taylor

Structure of the episode

 * Cold Open: Listeners’ Strike ― Graeme Garden and the Cast
 * Skit: Radio Prune: Cooking Hint ― David Hatch and Graeme Garden
 * Skit: Recipe Time ― Jo Kendall
 * Skit: Full Frontal Newsroom/Army Take Over Newsroom – David Hatch and Bill Oddie
 * Skit: Violence Today ― Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, and Bill Oddie
 * Song: The MCC Song ― Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, and David Hatch
 * Prune Play: The Six Wives of Henry VIII ― The Cast

Cast
(cast, in order of appearance)

The characters are listed in bold letters


 * Joshua Arkwright &mdash; Graeme Garden
 * Bearer of News &mdash; Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Jed Thorough-Budget (Chief Rioter) &mdash; Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Rioter &mdash; Bill Oddie
 * Poet &mdash; John Cleese
 * Enoch Arkwright &mdash; David Hatch
 * Martha Scrubber-Thatchet &mdash; Jo Kendall
 * Messenger &mdash; Graeme Garden
 * Jonathan Arkwright &mdash; Bill Oddie
 * Lady Constance de Coverlet &mdash; Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Lawyer &mdash; Graeme Garden

Cast

 * Bertie Brown-Winsor- Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Grimbling- Bill Oddie
 * Footles Stig Baskerville-Hatch'' - David Hatch
 * Lady Constance de Coverlet- Tim Brooke-Taylor
 * Godfrey de Coverlet- Graeme Garden
 * Duchess of Prune- Jo Kendall
 * Sir Quentin Mousewarmingthing- Graeme Garden
 * Gladys Gotobed- Jo Kendall
 * Gardener- Bill Oddie
 * James, the Butler- David Hatch

Structure of the episode
Memory Lane / Theme Tune/ Zoo Time / Why Doesn't An Elephant Go Tweet Tweet? / House on Fire / All things Bright and Beautiful (Carnivore Song) / The Inimitable Grimbling