SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Classic BBC radio comedy show. Episode 9 in the third series includes a fifteen-minute parody of Julius Caesar. A breakneck smattering of silly voices and dreadful puns is held together by funny songs and the groans and laughs from the audience. With music by Dave Lee, arrangement by Leon Cohen.

Series

I’m Sorry I’Ll Read That Again

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

9 May 1966 at 22:00 (Channel: BBC Light Programme)

Duration

31 mins

Credits

Producer

Humphrey Barclay

Writer

Alan Hutchisson; Bill Oddie; Eric Idle; Graeme Garden; John Cleese; Tim Brook-Taylor

Cast

Bill Oddie
David Hatch
Graeme Garden
Jo Kendall
John Cleese
Tim Brook-Taylor

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Julius Caesar

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Available on audio cassette from the BBC Radio Collection series. JULIUS CAESAR is released as part of the Volume 2 collection. Other Shakespeare parodies in the series include Macbeth, Othello, 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, usually on Mondays at 14:30 and Tuesdays at 6:30 hours (London Time).

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Online Retailer

Name

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Phone

0870 241 5490

Fax

01795 414 555

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