ISIRTA plays, J-Q

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I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
J - Q 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, J-Q

Plays, with titles beginning with 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P' and 'Q' on the radio comedy programme " I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again "

Contents

J plays

Jack and the Beanstalk

Cast

Structure of the episode

Jack the Ripper

Cast

Structure of the episode

Jorrocks Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man

Cast

  • Narrators ― David Hatch and Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Jorrocks ― Graeme Garden
  • Grimbling ― Bill Oddie
  • Lady Constance de Coverlet ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Hunting Party Members ― John Cleese, Graeme Garden, and Jo Kendall
  • Butler ― John Cleese
  • Jorrocks's Wife ― Graeme Garden
  • Jorrocks's Daughter ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Jorrocks's Horse ― John Cleese
  • Antonio Goldstein ― John Cleese
  • Company ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Crying Hounds ― John Cleese and Bill Oddie

Structure of the episode

  • Skit: Medley of Songs in Music Hall style
  • Skit: Radio Prune goes International
  • Song: "Wonderful Noises"
  • Play: "Jorrocks: The Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man"

Julius Caesar

Cast

Structure of the episode

L plays

Lady Godiva

Cast

Structure of the episode

Laurence of Antarctica - On Ice

Written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie

Cast

The characters are listed in bold letters

  • Announcer and Narrator David Hatch
  • Captain Oates Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Captain Scott Graeme Garden
  • Captain Cleese John Cleese
  • Captain Oddie Bill Oddie
  • Lady Constance Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Controller of the BBC John Cleese
  • Salami Jo Kendall
  • Snips John Cleese
  • Nanook Bill Oddie

Structure of the episode

Liverpool

Cast

Structure of the episode

Beatles songs: "Martha, My Dear", "Don't Pass Me By" and "Eleanor Rigby" (instrumental)

  • Skit: Interview with the oldest man in Liverpool

(opening music)

The Lone Stranger

Cast

The characters are listed in bold letters

  • The Lone Stranger Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Sidekick to the Lone Stranger Bill Oddie
  • Gunfighter John Cleese
  • Saloon Owner Jean Hart

Structure of the episode

  • Skit: Court Case
  • Skit: Tour of Britain (4 minute tour)
  • Skit: John and Mary sketch (John Cleese and Jean Hart)
  • Skit: Three babies sketch
  • Song: "Cricket tranquiliser"
  • Play: "The Lone Stranger"

Long Range Weather Forecast

Cast

Structure of the episode

M plays

Macbeth

(Favourite Stories of Shakespeare)

Written by Bill Oddie

Cast

  • Macbeth – John Cleese
  • Lady Macbeth – Jo Kendall
  • Banquo – Graeme Garden
  • Hecate(Lady Constance de Coverlet) – Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Sister of Hecate – Bill Oddie
  • Duncan – Graeme Garden
  • Duncan's Manservant – Bill Oddie
  • 1st Murderer – Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • 2nd Murderer – Bill Oddie
  • Macbeth's Manservant – Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Porter – Bill Oddie
  • Messenger – Bill Oddie
  • Hairy Liquid Announcer – Graeme Garden
  • Hairy Liquid Jingle Singers – Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden

Structure of the episode

  • Cold Open: Two-Tier MaiI Service – The Cast
  • Skit: The Kevin Mousetrap Show – The Cast
  • Song: What A Wonderful World – Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, John Cleese, and Jo Kendall
  • Skit: Take Your Clothes Off – Graeme Garden and Jo Kendall
  • Song: Down On Melody Farm – Bill Oddie and the Cast
  • Skit: Traffic Warning – David Hatch
  • Song: Macbeth – The Cast

Marriage Bureau

Cast

Structure of the episode

Moll Flounders

Cast

Structure of the episode

Murder On The 3:17 To Cleethorpes

Cast

  • Cliff Hanger-Ending ― David Hatch
  • Ms. Measles ― Jo Kendall
  • Lady Constance de Coverlet ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Australian Spy ― Graeme Garden
  • PA Announcer ― Jo Kendall
  • Twiggy ― Graeme Garden
  • Ticket Office Clerk ― Bill Oddie
  • Porter ― Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Ticket Collector ― Bill Oddie
  • Men Whispering "Danger and Excitement" ― Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, and Bill Oddie
  • Introduction by Jo Kendall, with Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Complaints by Bill Oddie

Structure of the episode

  • Cold Open: People We Shall Be Offending This Week ― Graeme Garden, Jo Kendall, David Hatch, Bill Oddie, and Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Announcement: Warning to Motorists ― David Hatch
  • Vox Pop: Complaint Letter ― Graeme Garden, with David Hatch
  • Skit: The Rolf Harris Dirty Songbook ― Jo Kendall
  • Vox Pop: Letter to the Queen ― Graeme Garden
  • Announcement: A Choice in Viewing ― David Hatch and Bill Oddie
  • Skit: Three Babies: NSPCC Inspector ― Tim Brooke-Taylor, David Hatch, and Bill Oddie, with Jo Kendall and Graeme Garden
  • Skit: Is This Your Life: Arnold Gibbon ― Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, with David Hatch
  • Announcement: If You Have Seen This Man ― David Hatch
  • Announcement: Police Warning ― David Hatch and Bill Oddie
  • Song: "Stuffing the Gibbon" ― Bill Oddie and the Cast (as the Tillingbourne Folk and Madrigal Society)
  • Prune Play: Murder on the 3:17 to Cleethorpes ― The Cast

My Man, Grimbling

Cast

Structure of the episode

N plays

Nelson

Cast

Structure of the Episode

  • Cold Open: The Archers – John Cleese, Graeme Garden, and Bill Oddie
  • Sketch: I’m Worried, Doctor – Tim Brooke-Taylor and Jo Kendall
  • Sketch: Radio Strip Club – John Cleese and Graeme Garden
  • Song: "Travel Song" – Bill Oddie and the Cast
  • Sketch: The Actual Fairy – Tim Brooke-Taylor, David Hatch, and Jo Kendall
  • Song: "I'm in Love with a Lion" – Jo Kendall
  • Play: Nelson – The Cast

Nibble on the Bone

Cast

Structure of the episode

O plays

Operation Chocolate

Cast

Structure of the episode

  • Cold Open: Football Results – Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, and John Cleese
  • Skit: Squealbase – The Cast
  • Skit: Continental Coach Trip – John Cleese
  • Song: "Julie Andrews" – Bill Oddie and the Cast
  • Play: Operation Chocolate – The Cast

Othello

(The Moor the Merrier)

Written by Bill Oddie

Cast

(cast in order of appearance)

Main characters are listed in bold letters

  • Othello Bill Oddie
  • Desdemona Jo Kendall
  • Desdemona's Father John Cleese
  • Amelia Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Iago Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Doge David Hatch
  • Cassio(the Pansy) John Cleese
  • Messenger Bill Oddie

Structure of the episode

P plays

People Are Out

Cast

Structure of the episode

Q plays

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