Flight of the Conchords (radio series)
| The BBC Radio Series: Flight of the Conchords | ||||
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| Released | 1 May 2006 | |||
| Recorded | September 2005 [1] | |||
| Genre | Comedy rock | |||
| Label | BBC | |||
| Producer | Will Saunders | |||
| Flight of the Conchords chronology | ||||
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Flight of the Conchords was a radio series broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 2005, starring the New Zealand musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords. A 3-CD set containing all the episodes was released in 2006 by the BBC. Each disc consisted of 2 episodes.
At the 2006 Sony Radio Academy Awards, the series won bronze in the Comedy Award.[2] The later HBO television series of the same name was a spin-off from this radio series.[3]
The series is regularly repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra.[4]
A Director's Cut release was planned by BBC, which was set to include "outtakes and full-length songs from the duo", and was initially set to be released on 13 November 2008 and was available for pre-order from the BBC Shop.[5] However, the release date was then pushed back to 31 December 2009[6] and later 31 December 2010.[7] The title has not been released, and the BBC Shop eventually removed their product page for the item.
Credits
[edit]- Performers: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby and Neil Finn
- Presenter: Rob Brydon
- Producer: Will Saunders
- Writers: Joel Morris, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby
- Music: Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement, Mark Allis, David Catlin-Birch, Anna-Maria La Spina
- Sound: Nigel Acheson, Clair Wordsworth, Neil Pickles, Chris Morris, Rob Capocchi
- Broadcast Assistant: Hayley Nathan[1][2]
Episode listing
[edit]Episode 1 - Tower of London
[edit]- Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
- Think Think About It
- Mikey's Flat
- Flat Tour
- Brian Books a Gig
- Band Meeting #1
- Frodo
- The Tower of London
- Brian and Neil #1
- Is That an Arrow?
- Guest Performers: Mike Sengelow, Andy Parsons
- Songs: "Think About It, Think, Think About It" (aka "Junkies with Monkeys"); "Frodo, Don't Wear The Ring"
Episode 2 - Dan & the Panda
[edit]- Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
- Bowie
- My Name's Tim
- The Room Incident
- Brian and Craig
- Body Image
- Bernard from EMI
- You Got It Goin On
- Brian and Neil #2
- The Confession
- Guest Performers: Dan Antopolski, Daniel Kitson
- Songs: "Bowie", "Hiphopopotomus & Rhymenocerus", "You Got It Goin On", "Business Time"
Episode 3 - The Fans Proposition
[edit]- Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
- Click on This One
- Orange Dinosaur Slide
- Contest Winners
- Sing for Supper
- Photo Book
- Anything Tri
- Band Meeting #2
- Guys!!!
- Trevor Is Angry
- Guest Performers: Nina Conti, Jimmy Carr
- Songs: "Jenny", "Ladies Of The World", "A Kiss Is Not A Contract"
Episode 4 - Pop Song
[edit]- Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
- Bret Sets Off for a Pie
- Business Time
- Brian Can Barely Contain Himself
- In the Pie Shop Again
- Nearly a Woman
- The Coffee Cart
- What the Fuck
- Whambi Turns Up Everywhere
- Nearly a Woman (At The Pig & Whistle)
- Guest Performers: Whambi, Mark Goodier, Greg Proops, Emma Kennedy
- Songs: "Business Time", "Nearly A Woman"
Episode 5 - Suzanne
[edit]- Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
- Creative Juices
- Waterloo Bridge
- What You're Into
- I'm Not Crying
- After the Gig
- Disharmony
- Sue Is Trying to Split the Band
- The Band's Broken Up
- The Humans Are Dead
- Guest Performers: Emma Kennedy
- Songs: "Robots" (aka "The Humans Are Dead"), "If You're Into It" (aka "What Your Into"), "I'm Not Cryin'"
Episode 6 - Neil Finn Saves The Day!
[edit]- Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
- All in the Toilet
- A Bret-Shaped Hole
- Jemaine's Going to Do It
- The Royal Albert Hall
- The Folk Parody Duo
- Community Fete Board
- Sticky Situation
- Work Permit Violation
- What of the Legacy
- Guest Performers: Justin Edwards, Jarred Christmas, Beth Chalmers, Jimmy Carr, Emma Kennedy
- Songs: "Think About It", "Boom", "Hiphopopotomus & Rhymenocerus", "Foux Du Fafa",
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Flight of the Conchords - BBC Radio 2 Comedy". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ a b "The Sony Radio Academy Awards". Radioawards.org. 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ "Flight of the Conchords: best new sitcom in years?". The Guardian . 13 July 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ "The Flight of the Conchords - Episodes by date". BBC.
- ^ "Flight of the Conchords: The Director's Cut at BBC Shop". BBCShop.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Flight of the Conchords: The Director's Cut at BBC Shop". BBCShop.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Flight of the Conchords: The Director's Cut at BBC Shop". BBCShop.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2014.