I’m Sorry I’Ll Read That Again [29/03/1970]

Synopsis: Classic BBC radio comedy show. Episode 7 in series 8 includes a fifteen-minute parody of Henry VIII ("Pruneplay of the Week"). A breakneck smattering of silly voices and dreadful puns is held together by funny songs and the groans and laughs from the audience. The music, performed by Dave Lee & the Boys is arranged by Leon Cohen.
Series: I’m Sorry I’Ll Read That Again
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 29 Mar 1970 at 14:31 (Channel: BBC Radio 2)
Duration: 29 mins

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Notes: Other Shakespeare parodies in the series include Macbeth, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, and Julius Caesar.
Scripts of the show have been published by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie with Javelin Books in 1985 but seem to be out of print.
A detailed history of the show and its format can be found on http://www.cam.net.uk/~aaa236/isirta01.htm
General: The show ran for 8 years and grew out of the Cambridge University undergraduate revue. It showcased the comic talents of Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie. Each episode lasted about 30 minutes and included sketches, songs and a parody of a serial or a story.
History: The show’s pilot episode, a recording of the West End show Cambridge Circus, was transmitted on the BBC Home Service on December 30, 1963. Since December 2002, episodes of the show can be heard on BBC 7, usually on Mondays at 14:30 and Tuesdays at 6:30 hours (London Time).

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