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'''''Black Cinderella Two Goes East''''' (sometimes referred to as '''''Black Cinderella II Goes East''''') was a radio [[pantomime]] broadcast on [[BBC Radio 2]] on 25 December 1978. The programme is notable for being one of only a few radio programmes (co)-produced by [[Douglas Adams]] while he was employed by the BBC as a radio producer, also for giving a significant role to a serving politician, [[John Pardoe]]. The hour-long programme was written by [[Clive Anderson]] and [[Rory McGrath]] and was co-produced by Douglas Adams and [[John Lloyd (writer)|John Lloyd]].
'''''Black Cinderella Two Goes East''''' (sometimes referred to as '''''Black Cinderella II Goes East''''') was a radio [[pantomime]] broadcast on [[BBC Radio 2]] on 25 December 1978. The programme is notable for being one of only a few radio programmes (co)-produced by [[Douglas Adams]] while he was employed by the BBC as a radio producer, also for giving a significant role to a serving politician, [[John Pardoe]]. The hour-long programme was written by [[Clive Anderson]] and [[Rory McGrath]] and was co-produced by Douglas Adams and [[John Lloyd (writer)|John Lloyd]].


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*[[Graeme Garden]], Gardenia and Manny
*[[Graeme Garden]], Gardenia and Manny
*[[David Hatch]], himself
*[[David Hatch]], himself
*[[Maggie Henderson]], Cinderella
*Maggie Henderson, Cinderella
*[[Jo Kendall]], Wicked Stepmother and Princess Sally
*[[Jo Kendall]], Wicked Stepmother and Princess Sally
*[[Richard Murdoch]], Baron Ofbeef
*[[Richard Murdoch]], Baron Ofbeef
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*[[John Pardoe]] MP, Fairy-tale Liberal [[Prime Minister]]
*[[John Pardoe]] MP, Fairy-tale Liberal [[Prime Minister]]


Douglas Adams had to follow the show's writers to Cambridge in order to get them to work on the script, and had to pick up the finished script from a messenger on a train. Adams also recorded a reluctant John Cleese at home. Cleese had vowed never to work for BBC Radio again, following a dispute over a sketch in the series ''[[John Cleese's Sketchbook]]''. Cleese's lines were then played from a tape recorder into the broadcast programme.
Douglas Adams had to follow the show's writers to Cambridge in order to get them to work on the script, and had to pick up the finished script from a messenger on a train. Adams also recorded a reluctant John Cleese at home. Cleese had vowed never to work for BBC Radio again, following a dispute over a sketch in the series ''John Cleese's Sketchbook''. Cleese's lines were then played from a tape recorder into the broadcast programme.


==References==
==References==
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*BBC Radio 7 ''Tribute to Douglas Adams'' - Transmitted on 2 March 2003
*BBC Radio 7 ''Tribute to Douglas Adams'' - Transmitted on 2 March 2003
*''[[Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion]]'' by Neil Gaiman
*''[[Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion]]'' by Neil Gaiman
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Latest revision as of 09:45, 21 July 2024

Black Cinderella Two Goes East (sometimes referred to as Black Cinderella II Goes East) was a radio pantomime broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on 25 December 1978. The programme is notable for being one of only a few radio programmes (co)-produced by Douglas Adams while he was employed by the BBC as a radio producer, also for giving a significant role to a serving politician, John Pardoe. The hour-long programme was written by Clive Anderson and Rory McGrath and was co-produced by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd.

The programme featured performances by:

Douglas Adams had to follow the show's writers to Cambridge in order to get them to work on the script, and had to pick up the finished script from a messenger on a train. Adams also recorded a reluctant John Cleese at home. Cleese had vowed never to work for BBC Radio again, following a dispute over a sketch in the series John Cleese's Sketchbook. Cleese's lines were then played from a tape recorder into the broadcast programme.

References

  • Douglas Adams at the BBC - Three Compact Disc set ISBN 0-563-49404-2
  • BBC Radio 7 Tribute to Douglas Adams - Transmitted on 2 March 2003
  • Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion by Neil Gaiman
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