# ISIRTA plays, D-I

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

#### Structure of the episode
### 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)

### First Pilot
#### Structure of the episode
## 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

### History of the Cinema
#### Cast
#### Structure of the episode
## 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

#### Structure of the episode
### 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