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I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
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Genre	Comedy
Running time	30 minutes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Home station	BBC Home Service
Starring	Tim Brooke-Taylor John Cleese Graeme Garden David Hatch Jo Kendall Bill Oddie

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"

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

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

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

Structure of the episode

• Skit: The next programme follows in half an hour
• Skit: Proxl lesson
• Skit: Insurance: Herd of bison in Whitehall
• Song: "Protect My Honey on her Journey: Send Her by Post"
• Play: Learning to Fly (Pterodactyls: Cosmo and Thingy)
• Busker song: "Waiting for the London Bus" (spiritual)
• Play: "England Our England" (documentary / travelogue)

F plays

A Fairy Tale

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)

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

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

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

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