Popular shows today . I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is greatest radio comedy, says panel Read more For his first 17 years as producer, says Naismith, he "was the only one to hear the show before it went out".. She particularly enjoys a rewarding poke in the country section. I thought it was tinnitus. Chair: Jack Dee. Usually this is "the lovely Samantha", who sits on Humph's left hand. ", "The Dorset coast is also famous for its sedimentary deposits dating from the Eocene Age, and the curious still come here in search of fossils and even obscure little-known dinosaursLet's meet the teams". BBC Radio 4 - I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - Episode guide [15] In the first series Lyttelton shared the role of chairman with Barry Cryer[2] but he made it his own (especially once Cryer replaced Cleese as a regular panellist) and continued as chairman until his death on 25 April 2008. ", "Dear Rolf: They say a dog isn't just for Christmas. He claimed the secret was just to read what was in front of him without understanding why it was funny. The first new shows would be hosted by rotating guest presenters (similarly to the format of Have I Got News for You) before a permanent replacement host was decided. 2002: featuring the usual cast and Jeremy Hardy. He must have been to make a princess like you! The show does occasionally comment on the outside world, though from an innocent perspective. And how did that go? A regular feature on the programme, preceding the game Mornington Crescent, is a fictional letters section which begins with the chairman's comments ("I notice from the sheer weight of this week's postbag, we've received a little over no letters" and "I see from the number of letters raining down on us this week that the Scrabble factory has exploded again"). The show launched in April 1972 as a parody of radio and TV panel games, and has been broadcast since on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service, with repeats aired on BBC Radio 4 Extra and, in the 1980s and 1990s, on BBC Radio 2. ", "During Tudor times, Hull's customs levies on Humber shipping resulted in a feud with neighbouring Beverley. ", "You join us again at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham, where we've attracted a capacity audience of some 700, odd people. [51], The touring show resumed in 2014, again with Dee in the chair and Hardy as the guest panellist. So that's answered your next question. Colin Sell, a student of George Formby, Tom Lehrer, Flanders \u0026 Swann, Paddy Roberts and other light-hearted musical comedians, writes both memorable instrumentals AND funny novelty songs. Another bumper collection of classic fun and games from the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy show. The Crossword Solver finds answers to classic crosswords and cryptic crossword puzzles. These boards are sometimes described in more elaborate terms and as "so generously funded by our hosts". Well loved celebrities include Alan Bennett, and Barry Cryer used to know his milkman. In the Clue mailout for September 2008 Naismith stated: "Despite the rumours, we've made no decisions about possible replacements for Humph, and are unlikely to make any decisions this year at least. ", "Piano accompaniment will be provided by Colin Sell, who, we were interested to learn, was spotted back in 1969 playing with The Stones in Hyde Park. Steve Punt cites it as one of his favourite radio shows because "there's no points being made or targets being attacked.
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