ISIRTA plays, R-Z

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I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
R - Z plays
Genre Comedy
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Home station BBC Home Service
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor
John Cleese
Graeme Garden
David Hatch
Jo Kendall
Bill Oddie

ISIRTA plays, R - Z

Plays, with titles beginning with 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y' and 'Z' on the radio comedy programme " I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again ".

Contents

R plays

RAF Briefing

Cast

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Radio Prune Awards

Cast

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The Ramond Nostril Story

Cast

Structure of the episode

Report on Schools

Introduction by David Hatch

School names are listed in bold letters

Cast

  • "School Report Reader"— Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • 1st Presenter— John Cleese
  • "Arithmetic Pronouncer"— Jo Kendall
  • 2nd Presenter— David Hatch
  • 3rd Presenter— Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • 1st Presenter / Interviewer— David Hatch
  • Hermione Fortescue-Fitch-Fielding— Jo Kendall
  • Roger Fortescue-Fitch-Fielding— Bill Oddie
  • Arthur Blunt— Graeme Garden

Workhouse Manor

  • Barnaby Bull-Strangler— John Cleese

Grimdyke Keep Girls' School for the Daughters of the Gentry, Nobility, and Those in Peril-On-The-Sea

  • Dame Fred Oyster-Prejudice — Jo Kendall
  • 2nd Presenter / Interviewer— John Cleese

The Creek Waterford College for Boys

  • Principal— Tim Brooke-Taylor

Lady Sabrina's Hall for Young Gentlewomen

  • Principal— Jo Kendall

The Relief of Makeking Memorial College

  • Principal— Graeme Garden

Jim Foster's School for Lads

  • Principal— Bill Oddie

The Prancing College for Young Gentlemen

  • Principal— Tim Brooke-Taylor

Structure of the episode

Review of the Pops

Cast

Structure of the episode

The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

Cast

Structure of the episode

The Roaring Twenties

Cast

Structure of the episode

Robin Hood

Written by Graeme Garden and John Cleese

Cast

(cast in order of appearance)

Main characters are listed in bold letters

Short discussion between David Hatch and Bill Oddie

  • Curtain— Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Maid Marion— Jo Kendall
  • Friar Tuck— Bill Oddie
  • Robin Hood— Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Alan 'A Gabriel— Graeme Garden
  • Will Scarlet— David Hatch
  • Little John— John Cleese
  • Sir Angus of the Prune— John Cleese
  • Gribling(the Bailiff)— Bill Oddie
  • Sheriff of Nottingham— Graeme Garden
  • Master of Ceremonies for the "Archery Competition"— John Cleese
  • Deputy Sheriff— Graeme Garden

Robinson Prunestone

Cast

Structure of the episode

  • Cold Open: Facetious Patient – Graeme Garden and John Cleese
  • Skit: Problem Corner with Marjorie Droops – Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jo Kendall, and Graeme Garden
  • Skit: The Doctor Will See You Now – John Cleese, Bill Oddie, and Jo Kendall
  • Song: Bounce! – Bill Oddie and the Cast
  • Skit: The Accusative Case – Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie
  • Play: Robinson Prunestone – The Cast

S plays

Search for the Nile

Cast

Structure of the episode

Son of the Bride of Frankenstein

Cast

  • Narrator ― David Hatch
  • Arthur ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Arthur's Wife ― Jo Kendall
  • Dr. Frankenstein ― Graeme Garden
  • Dracula ― John Cleese
  • The Creature(Lady Constance de Coverlet) ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Igor ― Bill Oddie
  • Landlord ― John Cleese
  • Traumatized Villager ― Graeme Garden
  • David Frost, the Vampire Rabbit ― Bill Oddie
  • 1st Villager ― Graeme Garden
  • 2nd Villager ― Bill Oddie
  • The Moon ― John Cleese
  • The Occasional Twig ― John Cleese
  • The Whistling Wind ― Bill Oddie
  • The Brewing Storm ― John Cleese

Structure of the episode

  • Cold Open: Radio Prune Is Nine Weeks Old ― The Cast
  • Skit: Radio Critics Write ― The Cast
  • Skit: Set-Up-A-Sketch Competition ― Jo Kendall, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Skit: Broadcasting Changes
  • Skit/Song: Listen With Mother, with The Brew That We All Love the Most (Irish Folk Song) ― Jo Kendall, Bill Oddie, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, and Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Prune Play: The Return of the Son of the Bride of Frankenstein ― The Cast

Song of the South

Cast

Structure of the episode

Star Trek

Written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie

Cast

Characters in bold letters

  • Announcer and Narrator — David Hatch
  • Narrator — Graeme Garden
  • Captain Kink— Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Sulu— John Cleese
  • Spock— John Cleese
  • Scotty— Graeme Garden
  • Spock— Graeme Garden
  • McCoy— Graeme Garden
  • Lieutenant Oddie— Bill Oddie
  • Controller— John Cleese
  • Lady Constance— Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Terry Wogan— Graeme Garden
  • Jimmy Savile— Bill Oddie
  • Monster— Jo Kendall
  • Stuart Henry— John Cleese
  • Riddles— Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Peter Brough— Graeme Garden
  • Tony Blackburn— Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • John Peel— Graeme Garden
  • wife— Graeme Garden

Structure of the episode

The Supernatural

Cast

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  • Skit: Radio Quiz Game

(opening music)

T plays

Take Your Pixie

Cast

Structure of the episode

Tales of the Old West

Cast

Structure of the episode

The Taming of the Shrew

Cast

Structure of the episode

Teddy and Rupert Bear

Cast

Structure of the episode

The Telephone

Cast

Structure of the episode

Ten Thousand BC (The Dawn of Civilization)

Cast

Structure of the episode

3:17 to Cleethorpes

Cast

Structure of the episode

Tim Brown's Schooldays

Cast

(cast in order of appearance)

The characters are listed in bold letters

  • Tim Brown(a student)— Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • The Butler— Bill Oddie
  • The Headmaster— David Hatch
  • Mr. Totteridge(History Master)— Graeme Garden
  • TomkinsMinor(a student)— David Hatch
  • Mrs. Greystone(tuck shop lady)— Jo Kendall
  • Mr. Flashman(school bully)— John Cleese
  • Mr. Grimfettle(Games Master)— David Hatch

Structure of the episode

20,000 Leaks Under the Sea

Cast

  • Narrators ― David Hatch and Graeme Garden
  • Prof. Herman Summex ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Mary ― Jo Kendall
  • Luke Lively ― Bill Oddie
  • Captain Nemo ― Graeme Garden
  • Sea Creature(Lady Constance de Coverlet) ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Hardened Seaman/Anchor Chief ― John Cleese
  • Old Fisherman ― Graeme Garden
  • Men Fighting for Survival ― Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie
  • Wailing Ship ― John Cleese
  • Whale Teacher ― John Cleese
  • David Frothed ― John Cleese

Structure of the episode

  • Cold Open: The Bear and Cookie Joke ― David Hatch, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, John Cleese, and Tim Brooke-Taylor, with Jo Kendall
  • Skit: Teapot ― David Hatch, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Jo Kendall, and John Cleese
  • Skit: Pop Roundup ― Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor, and John Cleese
  • Skit: The Julie Andrews Songbook (Expurgated Version)
  • Joke: Good Clean Laugh ― David Hatch, John Cleese, and Graeme Garden
  • Skit: Police Message ― David Hatch
  • Skit: Late Racing Result ― Jo Kendall and John Cleese
  • Skit: The Money Programme ― David Hatch, Graeme Garden, Jo Kendall, Tim Brooke-Taylor, and John Cleese
  • Song: TV Themes Medley ― Bill Oddie and the Cast
  • Prune Play: 20,000 Leaks Under the Sea ― The Cast

U plays

The Unexplained

Cast

Structure of the episode

Universal Challenge

Cast:

The characters are listed in bold letters

Universal Challenge

Masochistic Monks

Stately Home

Song: I Ain't Got Rhythm (That's Why I've Got the Blues) (Bill Oddie)

Ug's Fashions

Louis Armstrong

Artistic Specimens

Cricket Spectators

Song: The House of the Rising Sun (Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, and Tim Brooke-Taylor)

Swan Lake Commentary

V plays

The Vikings

Cast

Structure of the episode

Voyages of Ulysses

Cast

Structure of the episode

W plays

Watergate

Cast

Structure of the episode

William Tell

Cast

Structure of the episode

William the Conqueror

Cast

Structure of the episode

World of Sport

Cast

Structure of the episode

X - Y - Z plays

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