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I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
R - Z plays
GenreComedy
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Home stationBBC Home Service
StarringTim Brooke-Taylor
John Cleese
Graeme Garden
David Hatch
Jo Kendall
Bill Oddie

ISIRTA plays, R - Z

Plays featured in "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again", with their titles running from 'R' to 'Z'.

R plays

RAF Briefing

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Radio Prune Awards

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The Ramond Nostril Story

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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

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Review of the Pops

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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

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The Roaring Twenties

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Robin Hood

Written by Graeme Garden and John Cleese

  • Story narration - sung by David Hatch

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

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  • 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

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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

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  • 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

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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

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The Supernatural

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  • Skit: Radio Quiz Game

(opening music)

T plays

Take Your Pixie

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Tales of the Old West

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The Taming of the Shrew

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Teddy and Rupert Bear

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The Telephone

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Ten Thousand BC (The Dawn of Civilization)

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3:17 to Cleethorpes

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Tim Brown's Schooldays

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(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
  • Tomkins Minor (a student) — David Hatch
  • Mrs. Greystone (tuck shop lady) — Jo Kendall
  • Mr. Flashman (school bully) — John Cleese
  • Mr. Grimfettle (Games Master) — David Hatch

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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

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Universal Challenge

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  • (cast in order of appearance)

The characters are listed in bold letters

  • (The character names for each sketch (i.e. the parts played by each member of the cast in each of the sketches) are missing. Please add. Thank you.

Universal Challenge

  • Character name - Greame Garden
  • Character name - David Hatch
  • Character name - Jo Kendall
  • Character name - Bill Oddie
  • Character name - Tim Brooke-Taylor

Masochistic Monks

  • Character name - Greame Garden
  • Character name - David Hatch
  • Character name - Jo Kendall
  • Character name - Bill Oddie
  • Character name - Tim Brooke-Taylor

Stately Home

  • Character name - Greame Garden
  • Character name - David Hatch
  • Character name - Jo Kendall
  • Character name - Bill Oddie
  • Character name - Tim Brooke-Taylor

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

Ug's Fashions

  • Character name - Greame Garden
  • Character name - David Hatch
  • Character name - Jo Kendall
  • Character name - Bill Oddie
  • Character name - Tim Brooke-Taylor

Louis Armstrong

  • Character name - Greame Garden
  • Character name - David Hatch
  • Character name - Jo Kendall
  • Character name - Bill Oddie
  • Character name - Tim Brooke-Taylor

Artistic Specimens

  • Character name - Greame Garden
  • Character name - David Hatch
  • Character name - Jo Kendall
  • Character name - Bill Oddie
  • Character name - Tim Brooke-Taylor

Cricket Spectators

  • Character name - Greame Garden
  • Character name - David Hatch
  • Character name - Jo Kendall
  • Character name - Bill Oddie
  • Character name - Tim Brooke-Taylor

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

Swan Lake Commentary

  • Character name - Greame Garden
  • Character name - David Hatch
  • Character name - Jo Kendall
  • Character name - Bill Oddie
  • Character name - Tim Brooke-Taylor

V plays

The Vikings

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Voyages of Ulysses

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W plays

Watergate

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William Tell

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William the Conqueror

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World of Sport

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