Anyone know where I can contact fans of ISIRTA?
Howard Pryce-Jones
Apologies for cross posting, I'm new to these Newsgroups having only
just discovered them. I'm not sure in which group to seek the
information I require.
I looking for somewhere where there is/are one or more aficionados of
I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, sometimes known as ISIRTA.
My wife and I have a largish collection of old reel to reel tape
recordings made between 1967 and 1973 from the series (unfortunately
not complete). I think I used to listen to it as a student possible in
1966
or even the end of 1965 (but it being the sixties I'm not too sure!).
Also a sign of the times, I can't remember which channel it was
broadcast on. I think it may have started on the Home Service. Perhaps
the
person whose handle is HOME SERVICE might remember! I am now trying
to sort the tapes out and transfer them to cassettes. Does anyone know
if there is an archive anywhere on the Internet of the
contents of the programmes and when each was first broadcast ?
We have since re-recorded some of the episodes that were re-broadcast
but for some reason the Beeb didn't always give the original broadcast
date. The Beeb sells four sets of ISIRTA tapes each covering
four half hour programmes. At present I have one set of these and
although two of them are repeats of ones we already had, the Beeb
tapes have rather better sound quality. Nevertheless, It would be
helpful if we could find out the original broadcast dates and their
contents before we buy the taped versions in case we replicate ones we
already have.
For you youngsters who have never heard of ISIRTA, it came after the
Goon Show, Beyond Our Ken and Round the Horne but spawned all of The
Goodies (TBT, GG and BO), the two founders of I'm Sorry I
Haven't A Clue (ISIHAC) (TBT and GG) one of the members of Monty
Python's Flying Circus (John "Otto" Cleese). The participants were Jo
Kendal, John Cleese, Bill Oddie, Graham Garden, David Hatch and
Peter Titheridge (sp??). I think that is all of them. It was mainly
written by GG and BO and TBT played Lady Constance (who got even more
cheers than Samantha or Sven).
For anyone who is a recent convert to ISIHAC who hasn't heard ISIRTA
you will find there the origins of some of the jokes from the latter
e.g. the late arrivals at the Plumber's ball etc. etc. but not
Mornington
crescent.
As another aside and reply to another message about Humph's autograph
(bbc-r4), I have been to several of his band's concerts in Glasgow (he
is popular here). In one interval I bought one of his records and
whilst asking him to sign it I jokingly asked him to play the Louis
Armstrong version of Mornington Crescent. To my surprise he told me
that one of the British jazz band leaders (I think perhaps John
Dankworth or Ronnie Scott) had written and recorded a piece with that
Name. As yet I haven't been able to find it on a record.
Dr.How.
Once again here's John Otto Cleese to say "I'm sorry I'll read that
again again mother!"
Martin Palmer
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Martin Scholes
Howard Pryce-Jones <How...@pryce-jones.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3831C00A...@pryce-jones.freeserve.co.uk...
> Hi,
>
> Apologies for cross posting, I'm new to these Newsgroups having only
> just discovered them. I'm not sure in which group to seek the
> information I require.
>
> I looking for somewhere where there is/are one or more aficionados of
> I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, sometimes known as ISIRTA.
>
The News in Welsh?
The character of the grand old lady that Tim used to play?
There was also a programme on ITV with some of the stars of I'm Sorry... in
it. Do Not Adjust Your Set, I think. It had the Bonzos in it, too. -
Interesting that the TV stealing ideas from radio is not new!
Martin Scholes
Mike Brown
>
> Have you tried doing a search on "Angus Prune"? :o)
I tried a search on Altavista with some success, though ISIRTA seems to
be sadly neglected.
The best sites I found were at
http://bridge.anglia.ac.uk/~operag/humour/isirta/index.html
and http://www.ens.gu.edu.au/robertk/radio/prune.htm
Teapot.
--
Mike Brown, Dunstable
http://www.mb21.co.uk
Barry McCarthy
Pryce-Jones <How...@pryce-jones.freeserve.co.uk> writes
> late arrivals at the Plumber's ball etc. etc. but not
>Mornington
>crescent.
>
royalty's ball: Pray silence for M. & Mrs Fireplace and their son,
Edward The Great.
Aythengyow.
--
Barry McCarthy
Heather Knowles
<Martinsc...@tesco.net> writes
<snip>
>The character of the grand old lady that Tim used to play?
Lady Constance de Coverlet. 'Off....with his trousers!!'
I still remember the spoof 'Macbeth' with enormous affection.
--
lotsa luv, Heather xxxx
http://www.fanged.demon.co.uk
Mike Brown
> I still remember the spoof 'Macbeth' with enormous affection.
"Oh, sorry, is *this* a dagger I see before me?"
John Dexter
uk.media.radio.bbc-r4 at 20:35:22 on Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Howard Pryce-
Jones <How...@pryce-jones.freeserve.co.uk> wrote
>Hi,
>
>Apologies for cross posting, I'm new to these Newsgroups having only
>just discovered them. I'm not sure in which group to seek the
>information I require.
>
>I looking for somewhere where there is/are one or more aficionados of
>I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, sometimes known as ISIRTA.
You've found one fan (if not a true aficionado) ...
Maybe topics like this need a new newsgroup, especially given the way
repeats can turn up on different channels.
Perhaps someone should start the process for a new newsgroup - perhaps
uk.media.radio.comedy - where any comedy radio shows can be discussed,
regardless of either the original or current channel.
Who knows - there might even be a thriving Kenneth Horne or Douglas
Smith fan club out there, all searching for an appropriate newsgroup to
chat about "Beyond Our Ken" and "Round The Horne".
Then there's the Goons, the Glumms (Take It From Here), The Navy Lark,
Hancock's Half Hour, ... nostalgia isn't what it used to be!
--
John Dexter
Mike Brown
> Perhaps someone should start the process for a new newsgroup - perhaps
> uk.media.radio.comedy - where any comedy radio shows can be discussed,
> regardless of either the original or current channel.
>
> Who knows - there might even be a thriving Kenneth Horne or Douglas
> Smith fan club out there, all searching for an appropriate newsgroup to
> chat about "Beyond Our Ken" and "Round The Horne".
>
> Then there's the Goons, the Glumms (Take It From Here), The Navy Lark,
> Hancock's Half Hour, ... nostalgia isn't what it used to be!
There is a mailing list where discussions of this type would be most
welcome. It's called the Wirelist. There are over 100 subscribers
already and anyone with an interest in UK radio trivia and nostalgia is
most welcome to join.
to subscribe mailto:wirelist-...@onelist.com
or http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/wirelist
mlv
>
><snip>
>
>The character of the grand old lady that Tim used to play?
>
IIRC, Tim used to play Lady Hamilton-Twinge.
Was that character from ISIRTA or something else?
--
Mike
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whether the ripples flow outwards when you throw a stone into a
bucket of three toed sloths.
Sing: It's Angus Prune Da Dadl Da dahhh dahhh dahhh, I'm sorry I'll
read that again......
--
Cheers,
Paul (Compo) Simonite, Caithness
Joanna Grundy
> >
> ><snip>
> >
> >The character of the grand old lady that Tim used to play?
> >
> _________
> IIRC, Tim used to play Lady Hamilton-Twinge.
>
> Was that character from ISIRTA or something else?
Does any one remeber the song- "I'm a Gnu, how about you" or "They`ve
got their fingers in the jam"
BRoadcast in the early 80's , when i was but a lass.. it would bring
back many happy memories of driving my parents bonkers..
Jojo
Martin Palmer
<ka...@central.susx.ac.uk> gave forth, thus:
>> Martin Scholes wrote:
>> >
>> ><snip>
>> >
>> >The character of the grand old lady that Tim used to play?
>> >
>> _________
>> IIRC, Tim used to play Lady Hamilton-Twinge.
>>
>> Was that character from ISIRTA or something else?
>
>Does any one remeber the song- "I'm a Gnu, how about you"
By Flanders and Swan - several cds, available from all good record
shops (try the MHV megastore in Mcr). F&S also did "The Gasman
Cometh", another favourite of mine...
> or "They`ve
>got their fingers in the jam"
Dunno that one...
>BRoadcast in the early 80's , when i was but a lass.. it would bring
>back many happy memories of driving my parents bonkers..
>
>Jojo
>
Heather Knowles
writes
>Heather Knowles wrote:
>
>> I still remember the spoof 'Macbeth' with enormous affection.
>
>"Oh, sorry, is *this* a dagger I see before me?"
>
That's the one! :)
Mike Brown
>
> Hi,
>
> Apologies for cross posting, I'm new to these Newsgroups having only
> just discovered them. I'm not sure in which group to seek the
> information I require.
>
> I looking for somewhere where there is/are one or more aficionados of
> I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, sometimes known as ISIRTA.
Here would seem to be a good place then! :-)
Jim Spriggs
<Martinsc...@tesco.net> wrote:
>
>Howard Pryce-Jones <How...@pryce-jones.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:3831C00A...@pryce-jones.freeserve.co.uk...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Apologies for cross posting, I'm new to these Newsgroups having only
>> just discovered them. I'm not sure in which group to seek the
>> information I require.
>>
>> I looking for somewhere where there is/are one or more aficionados of
>> I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, sometimes known as ISIRTA.
>>
There's one here!
>
>The character of the grand old lady that Tim used to play?
>
Lady Constance de Coverlet, whom he mentioned. You must pay attention,
dera boy ;-)
>
>There was also a programme on ITV with some of the stars of I'm Sorry... in
>it. Do Not Adjust Your Set, I think. It had the Bonzos in it, too. -
>Interesting that the TV stealing ideas from radio is not new!
>
I don't think any ISIRTA cast member was in DNAYS (were they?). Cleese
was in the 1948 Show with Tim B-T and Marty Feldman. DNAYS included
some future Pythons: Idle, Jones & Palin, as well as Del-Boy Jason,
who played Captain Fantastic, with Denise Coffey as his mortal enemy
Mrs Black. Does anyone know what the Captain Fantastic theme tune was
called, btw? I've been trying to find out for ages without success.
I'm pretty sure it was used during some sketches on ISIRTA as well.
If you *do* find an ISIRTA ng, or anything of interest, please post
here so we know.
A further thought - you could try posting your question to
alt.fan.goons with a suitable apology for being off-topic. I'm sure
there are plenty of people who are fans of both ISIRTA and the Goons -
well, I am anyway.
Jim
"I sit in my barf an' I 'ave a good larf"
Joanna Grundy
> On Wed, 17 Nov 1999 10:13:01 +0000, Joanna Grundy
> <ka...@central.susx.ac.uk> gave forth, thus:
> >Does any one remeber the song- "I'm a Gnu, how about you"
>
> By Flanders and Swan - several cds, available from all good record
> shops (try the MHV megastore in Mcr). F&S also did "The Gasman
> Cometh", another favourite of mine...
>
> > or "They`ve
> >got their fingers in the jam"
>
> Dunno that one...
>
cool, i now know just the thing to give mum for xmas now.
anyine know what program i'd have heard these delights on? i'm sure it
was on at wither lunch or dinner time.
jojo
Jim Spriggs
<How...@pryce-jones.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>I am now trying
>to sort the tapes out and transfer them to cassettes. Does anyone know
>if there is an archive anywhere on the Internet of the
>contents of the programmes and when each was first broadcast ?
>
Eureka! I think you'll find exactly what you're looking for at
http://www.rfwilmut.clara.net/research/notes.html
Jim
Mike Brown
> Eureka! I think you'll find exactly what you're looking for at
>
> http://www.rfwilmut.clara.net/research/notes.html
Well done Jim. Well done Jii-iiim.
And the redoubtable Roger Wilmut - what a great site.
Barry McCarthy
<j...@jaf.NOSPAMco.uk> writes
>On Tue, 16 Nov 1999 23:05:38 +0000, Barry McCarthy
><ba...@g0wbf.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>
>>A memorable Bill Oddie contribution to the late arrivals at the
>>royalty's ball: Pray silence for M. & Mrs Fireplace and their son,
>>Edward The Great.
>>Aythengyow.
>
>(Barry Cryer, IIRC)
Mr & Mrs Tordersplease and their Swedish son, Lars Tordersplease.
--
Barry McCarthy
Howard Pryce-Jones
I look forward to a lot more interesting discussions on this NG.
Dr. How.
Jim Spriggs wrote:
>
> On Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:35:22 +0000, Howard Pryce-Jones
> <How...@pryce-jones.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >I am now trying
> >to sort the tapes out and transfer them to cassettes. Does anyone know
> >if there is an archive anywhere on the Internet of the
> >contents of the programmes and when each was first broadcast ?
> >
> Eureka! I think you'll find exactly what you're looking for at
>
> http://www.rfwilmut.clara.net/research/notes.html
>
> Jim
Peter Ward
<statio...@zetnet.co.uk> read out his poetry:
>One particular sketch sticks in my mind. The experiment to see
>whether the ripples flow outwards when you throw a stone into a
>bucket of three toed sloths.
>
That's on the LP! I suppose I will never know how Timsy-Wimsy
Snookums and his fiance escaped from them sharks!
--
Peter
Steve Brooks
Howard Pryce-Jones <How...@pryce-jones.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3831C00A...@pryce-jones.freeserve.co.uk...
> Hi,
>
> Apologies for cross posting, I'm new to these Newsgroups having only
> just discovered them. I'm not sure in which group to seek the
> information I require.
>
> I looking for somewhere where there is/are one or more aficionados of
> I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, sometimes known as ISIRTA.
>
> recordings made between 1967 and 1973 from the series (unfortunately
> not complete).
Well, you've made me jealous for a start - my early 70s
cassettes long ago bit the dust.
Anyone remember the heroic search for 'The Sauce
of the Nile?
SB
HomeService
Martin Scholes <Martinsc...@tesco.net> wrote in message
news:80slol$2kp$1...@epos.tesco.net...
:
: The character of the grand old lady that Tim used to play?
:
Lady Constance de Coverlet
:
HS
Jerry Foss
Barry McCarthy <ba...@g0wbf.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:EfGf2CAm...@g0wbf.freeserve.co.uk...
- the criminals' ball - Mr and Mrs Larceny and their daughter ... Betty
Larceny
(Tim, I think)
sburke
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Mr & Mrs Lilah and their son Sam, and Sam's son Andy Lilah.
--
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Tony Green (Ipswich)
>
> Anyone remember the heroic search for 'The Sauce
> of the Nile?
Oh yes! Little Lord Luvaduck (D Hatch) and his "niece" Fiona.
"... and he swam and swap up the river until all he could see before him
was a large bottle of tomato ketchup"
"Go on Hatch, you wanted to be the hero"
"No, I can't say it..."
"Yes you can, don't be a coward"
"Oh all right. It was the sauce of the Nile"
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Pryce-Jones <How...@pryce-jones.freeserve.co.uk> writes
>recordings made between 1967 and 1973 from the series (unfortunately
>not complete)
Have you asked the BBC if they have them in their archive, or would like
to take copies? Ditto the National Sound Archive?
--
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"If they censure you, they tell you to cut it out.
If they censor you, they just cut it out."
Chris Stevens
>I look forward to a lot more interesting discussions on this NG.
Out of interest, which NG do you mean? I'm on the media.radio.misc but
we hardly ever get anything this fun!
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Howard Pryce-Jones
I started out sending it to:
uk.media.radio.bbc-r4
after reading the hilarious set of responses to an innocent question
about the rules of Mornington Crescent.
Dr.How.
Richard Lambley
"Steve Brooks" <st...@REMOVETHIS6vaudrey.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> Anyone remember the heroic search for 'The Sauce
> of the Nile?
Was that the one where Professor Cleese used the crocodile's teeth as
a xylophone to accompany his rendition of 'The Hills are Alive to the
Spound of Music?' Or did that come in Dentisti, ISIRTA's version of the
popular children's TV safari show, Daktari?
Richard
Steve Brooks
Richard Lambley <use...@wireless.globalnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:692c6f6449%Use...@wireless.globalnet.co.uk...
Dentisti I think.. other people on this thread had clearly
heard the episode.. And then there was the Sherlock
Holmes sketch....
Superintendent: Look at this fog Sarge, it's so thick, it's a
real ...
Sergeant: Pea-souper?
Superintendent: No thanks I already had one.
SB
Dr. R.H.Pryce-Jones
Michael Flanders and Donald Swann from their stage act and radio
programmes. There was an ep -45 rpm, 7" vinyl record (for any young
listeners!) with that and the "gas man cometh", "the London transport
diesel engined, 97 horse power omni..bus" and the "hippopotamus song"
- mud, mud glorious mud, nothing quite like it for cooling the blood.
I think they have all been re-released on a compilation CD - medium
price (?). I have the original ep but am Sorry I don't have details of
the label or record number but you might find it at Magpie Music
Direct:
http://www.magpiedirect.com/
Dr. How.
Joanna Grundy wrote:
>
> > Martin Scholes wrote:
> > >
> > ><snip>
> > >
> > >The character of the grand old lady that Tim used to play?
> > >
> > _________
> > IIRC, Tim used to play Lady Hamilton-Twinge.
> >
> > Was that character from ISIRTA or something else?
>
> Does any one remeber the song- "I'm a Gnu, how about you" or "They`ve
> got their fingers in the jam"
Mike Brown
>
> I think you might mean "I'm a Gnu, how do you do"
Correct title, simply "The Gnu Song"
> and it was from
> Michael Flanders and Donald Swann from their stage act and radio
> programmes.
The stage revue was "At The Drop of a Hat"
> There was an ep -45 rpm, 7" vinyl record (for any young
> listeners!) with that and the "gas man cometh", "the London transport
> diesel engined, 97 horse power omni..bus"
"A Transport of Delight"
> and the "hippopotamus song"
Indeed there was. My father bought and it was a favourite of mine. It
was on the Parlophone label and IIRC the recordings were produced by
none other than (Sir) George Martin.
> I think they have all been re-released on a compilation CD - medium
> price (?).
I have them all on a CD box set released a few years ago, again on
Parlophone. AFAIK this is still available.
Matthew Malthouse
"Dr. R.H.Pryce-Jones" <R.H.Pry...@strath.ac.uk> wrote:
} There was an ep -45 rpm, 7" vinyl record
Weren't EP 7" normally 33 rpm?
Matthew
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> > IIRC, Tim used to play Lady Hamilton-Twinge.
Surely, it was Lady Constance?
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John Hayward-Warburton
> I think you might mean "I'm a Gnu, how do you do" and it was from
> Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
> I think they have all been re-released on a compilation CD - medium
> price (?). I have the original ep but am Sorry I don't have details of
> the label
It was on EMI records, a triple-CD including `At the Drop of a Hat', `At
the Drop of Another Hat', and `The Bestiary of Flanders and Swann'. Don't
know about price. All produced by one George Martin.
This evening, I happened to catch Michael Flanders' appearance in one of
the `Doctor...' films, made in 1963, wheelchair and all...
Peter Ward
R.H.Pryce-Jones" <R.H.Pry...@strath.ac.uk> read out his poetry:
>I think you might mean "I'm a Gnu, how do you do" and it was from
>Michael Flanders and Donald Swann from their stage act and radio
>programmes. There was an ep -45 rpm, 7" vinyl record (for any young
>listeners!) with that and the "gas man cometh", "the London transport
>diesel engined, 97 horse power omni..bus" and the "hippopotamus song"
>- mud, mud glorious mud, nothing quite like it for cooling the blood.
>
>I think they have all been re-released on a compilation CD - medium
>price (?). I have the original ep but am Sorry I don't have details of
>the label or record number but you might find it at Magpie Music
>Direct:
>http://www.magpiedirect.com/
>
>Dr. How.
>
>Joanna Grundy wrote:
>>
>> > Martin Scholes wrote:
>> > >
>> > ><snip>
>> > >
>> > >The character of the grand old lady that Tim used to play?
>> > >
>> > _________
>> > IIRC, Tim used to play Lady Hamilton-Twinge.
>> >
>> > Was that character from ISIRTA or something else?
>>
>> Does any one remeber the song- "I'm a Gnu, how about you" or "They`ve
>> got their fingers in the jam"
>> BRoadcast in the early 80's , when i was but a lass.. it would bring
>> back many happy memories of driving my parents bonkers..
>>
>> Jojo
Flanders & Swann released EPs of both "At the Drop of A Hat" and "At
the Drop of Another Hat". I believe there was an EP entitled "More
from the Hat" as well. There were also LPs of these two shows plus
"The Bestiary of Flanders and Swann" and, later, "Tried by the Centre
Court", which was a collection of recordings otherwise unused because
of recording quality or lack of space.
"The Gas-Man Cometh" was from "Another Hat". "The Gnu", "A Transport
of Delight" and "The Hippopotamus" were on the "Hat" EP, along with a
"Song of Reproduction" (about Hi-fi, in case you were wondering).
What else was on the "Another Hat" EP I do not know.
I don't know about the compilation CD, but there is, or was, a three
CD box set of their work with extended versions of the two Hat LPs
plus the Bestiary. The tracks from the Centre Court album are also
dispersed among these CDs.
Actually, there are at least two LP versions of the Hat LP, which can
be identified by slightly different banter from Michael Flanders at
one point. I don't know any release details, nor at this point can I
remember exactly where the difference is, but I have heard both
versions so I know it's twue. It may be a difference between the mono
and stereo versions.
I may (probably) have missed something.
--
Peter
Peter Ward
(Andy Clews) read out his poetry:
>> The character of the grand old lady that Tim used to play?
>
>> > IIRC, Tim used to play Lady Hamilton-Twinge.
>
>Surely, it was Lady Constance?
>
Lady Constance de Coverlet, to be precise!
--
Peter
BobW
<URL:mailto:use...@calmeilles.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <38493AAC...@strath.ac.uk>,
> "Dr. R.H.Pryce-Jones" <R.H.Pry...@strath.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>
>
Mungo Jerry in '71 which was 33 r.p.m. I remember this well having played it
right through at the wrong speed at a college disco and no-one noticed.
--
Bob W.
JNugent
>"Dr. R.H.Pryce-Jones" wrote:
>} There was an ep -45 rpm, 7" vinyl record
>Weren't EP 7" normally 33 rpm?
No.
There were some 33.33rpm 7" EPs, but the majority (the VAST majority) were
45rpm.
Mike Brown
>
> It may be a difference between the mono and stereo versions.
I think that's right. Certainly the stereo CDs are different recordings
from the mono EPs.
Cyril
(Matthew Malthouse) wrote:
>In article <38493AAC...@strath.ac.uk>,
>"Dr. R.H.Pryce-Jones" <R.H.Pry...@strath.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>} There was an ep -45 rpm, 7" vinyl record
>
>Weren't EP 7" normally 33 rpm?
>
No - normally same size and speed as 45 rpm 7" singles, just had more
tracks (usually 4 but occasionally 5 or 6, or maybe only 2 or 3 if
longer than average tracks) - but there have been occasional 33rpm
singles and EPs issued.
HTH
Cyril
Chris Liddiard
Hayward-Warburton <hay-...@billabong.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> "Dr. R.H.Pryce-Jones" wrote:
>
> > I think you might mean "I'm a Gnu, how do you do" and it was from
> > Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
>
> > I think they have all been re-released on a compilation CD - medium
> > price (?). I have the original ep but am Sorry I don't have details of
> > the label
>
> It was on EMI records, a triple-CD including `At the Drop of a Hat', `At
> the Drop of Another Hat', and `The Bestiary of Flanders and Swann'. Don't
> know about price. All produced by one George Martin.
>
> This evening, I happened to catch Michael Flanders' appearance in one of
> the `Doctor...' films, made in 1963, wheelchair and all...
>
> JHW
> hay-...@billabong.demon.co.uk
There is also a video out which was recorded when "The Hat" went to America
I believe.
David Parry
<an...@central.susx.ac.uk> writes
>> The character of the grand old lady that Tim used to play?
>
>> > IIRC, Tim used to play Lady Hamilton-Twinge.
>
>Surely, it was Lady Constance?
Lady Constance de Covelette (phonetic spelling), ISTR.
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David Parry Any opinions mine alone!
da...@parry-mold.demon.co.uk
Richard Lambley
David Parry <Da...@parry-mold.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <82de2l$1cl$2...@infa.central.susx.ac.uk>, Andy Clews
> <an...@central.susx.ac.uk> writes
> >> The character of the grand old lady that Tim used to play?
> >
> >> > IIRC, Tim used to play Lady Hamilton-Twinge.
> >
> >Surely, it was Lady Constance?
>
> Lady Constance de Covelette (phonetic spelling), ISTR.
The spelling is Coverlet -- so that when 'she' introduced herself, she
could add, lecherously, "...but you can call me Bedspread".
Richard
John Dexter
uk.media.radio.bbc-r4 at 18:01:22 on Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Richard Lambley
<use...@wireless.globalnet.co.uk> wrote
Seems like "Round the Horne" missed a trick with Lady (Many Times)
Counterblast - if they'd thought to call her Lady Counterpane they could
have done the same gag ...
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John Dexter
Stephen Burke
> Hayward-Warburton <hay-...@billabong.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > It was on EMI records, a triple-CD including `At the Drop of a Hat', `At
> > the Drop of Another Hat', and `The Bestiary of Flanders and Swann'.
Don't
> > know about price. All produced by one George Martin.
I've just seen it in a record shop, price £29.99. I was tempted to buy it as
a present, but the price seems a bit steep.
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Stephen Burke