I’m Sorry I’Ll Read That Again [02/07/1967]

Synopsis: Classic British radio comedy series. Episode 11 in series 5 (50th show) includes a fifteen-minute parody of Othello. 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 is by Leon Cohen, with songs by Bill Oddie.
Series: I’m Sorry I’Ll Read That Again
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 2 Jul 1967 at 17:00 (Channel: BBC Light Programme)
Duration: 30 mins

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Notes: Other Shakespeare parodies in the series include Macbeth, Julius Caesar, The Taming of the Shrew, and Henry VIII.
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, ususally on Mondays at 14:30 and Tuesdays at 6:30 hours (London Time).

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