ISIRTA plays, D-I

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

Genre	Comedy
Running time	30 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Home station	BBC Home Service
Starring	Tim Brooke-Taylor John Cleese Graeme Garden David Hatch Jo Kendall Bill Oddie

ISIRTA, D-I

Plays, with titles beginning with 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H' and 'I' on the radio comedy programme "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again"

D plays

Dentisti (Animal dentist in Africa)

Structure of the episode

(Theme tune)

• Skit: Antique Quiz
• Skit: Blackmail(?) Fishpaste(?)
• Skit: Fire and Brimstone Weather Report
• Song: "Taking My Oyster for Walkies"
• Play: "Dentisti"

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

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)

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

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