ISIRTA plays, D-I

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
D - I plays

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

ISIRTA, D-I

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) — John Cleese
• 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