ISIRTA plays, D-I

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I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
D - I 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, 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 "

Contents

D plays

Dentisti (Animal dentist in Africa)

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

Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Hat

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

Structure of the episode

Doctor Clubfoot of the Antarctic

Cast

Structure of the episode

Doctor Why and the Thing

Cast

Main characters are listed in bold letters

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

Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jibe

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

Dr. Zhivago and His Wonderful Lamp (Aladdin)

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

E plays

England in Medieval Times

Cast

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)

England Our England

Cast

Structure of the episode

F plays

A Fairy Tale

Cast

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)

First Pilot

Cast

Structure of the episode

G plays

The Ghost of McMuckle Manse

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

The Ghost of Objectionable Manor

Cast

Structure of the episode

Goldilocks (and Prince Valiant)

Cast

Structure of the episode

Greek Tragedy

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

H plays

The Harder They Fall, the More They Hurt Themselves

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

Henry VIII

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

History of Radio

Cast

Structure of the episode

History of the British Army

Cast

Structure of the episode

History of the Cinema

Cast

Structure of the episode

I plays

Incompetence

Cast

(cast, in order of appearance)

The characters are listed in bold letters

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

Structure of the episode

The Inimitable Grimbling

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

Interlude

Cast

Structure of the episode

Inventors

Cast

Structure of the episode

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