Hamish and Dougal are two characters from the long-running BBC Radio 4 "antidote to panel games", I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. One of the rounds in this show is Sound Charades, where a title of a book or film has to be conveyed from one team to the other by means of a story. The result of the story is usually a pun on the title in question. This article or section seems to contain too many examples (or of a poor quality) for an encyclopedia entry. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... Barry Cryer (born March 23, 1935 in Leeds, Yorkshire, UK) is a writer and comedian. ... Graeme Garden, as a Beefeater in The Goodies (TV series) episode The Tower of London David Graeme Garden (born February 18, 1943) is a British comedy writer and performer. ... Alison Steadman OBE (born on July 26, 1945) is an award-winning English stage, television and film actress. ... Jeremy Hardy (born 17 July 1961) is a British alternative comedian. ... Barry Cryer (born March 23, 1935 in Leeds, Yorkshire, UK) is a writer and comedian. ... Graeme Garden, as a Beefeater in The Goodies (TV series) episode The Tower of London David Graeme Garden (born February 18, 1943) is a British comedy writer and performer. ... Barry Cryer (born March 23, 1935 in Leeds, Yorkshire, UK) is a writer and comedian. ... Graeme Garden, as a Beefeater in The Goodies (TV series) episode The Tower of London David Graeme Garden (born February 18, 1943) is a British comedy writer and performer. ... Jon Naismith is a producer of a large number of BBC radio shows, primarily comedy, including Im Sorry Ill Read That Again, Youll Have Had Your Tea and About a Dog amongst others. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... --> Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Label for 2. ... The four Horn Concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are a major part of most professional horn players repertoire. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ... BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to ISIHAC, or simply Clue, is a BBC radio comedy which has run since 11 April 1972. ... Sound Charades is a variant of charades played on BBC Radio 4s antidote to panel games Im Sorry I Havent A Clue. ...

Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden usually tell their story as two elderly Scottish gentlemen, Hamish and Dougal. It is in essence a minute-long improvised sketch where each performer knows the other well enough to be able to set up joint jokes seamlessly. Barry Cryer (born March 23, 1935 in Leeds, Yorkshire, UK) is a writer and comedian. ... Graeme Garden, as a Beefeater in The Goodies (TV series) episode The Tower of London David Graeme Garden (born February 18, 1943) is a British comedy writer and performer. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II...

The characters first appeared introduced in an episode recorded on 21 October 1996, under the names Alec and Denzil.

Each sketch is started with the line "You'll have had your tea", with which (un)welcome visitors who have a habit of dropping in at dinnertime are reputed to be greeted in Edinburgh, Scotland. (In the north of the United Kingdom, the evening meal, typically called dinner in the south, is usually called tea; this can sometimes lead to confusion.) This is done either to deter scroungers or because the person in question is quite tight-fisted himself. , Edinburgh (() pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second largest city. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Tea (the meal, as opposed to the beverage), means different things in different countries. ...

Garden, Cryer and Steadman during a recording of the programme in 2006.

In 2002, between the 24 December and 27 December, daily episodes of a sitcom starring the two character were broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The official title, read out at the beginning of each show, was You'll Have Had Your Tea - The Doings of Hamish And Dougal. However, the series is generally known as just 'Hamish And Dougal', and this is the title on the packaging of the official CD releases. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 600 pixel, file size: 92 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 600 pixel, file size: 92 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s...

Episodes were 15 minutes long and were extensions of the one minute sketches. The main differences were the presence of a script, written by Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, and of two other actors, regular Clue panelist Jeremy Hardy, and Alison Steadman. Steadman played Mrs Naughtie (pronounced Nochty) the housekeeper, while Hardy played the local laird. The programmes were produced by Jon Naismith. Jeremy Hardy (born 17 July 1961) is a British alternative comedian. ... Alison Steadman OBE (born on July 26, 1945) is an award-winning English stage, television and film actress. ... A lord is a male who has power and authority. ... Jon Naismith is a producer of a large number of BBC radio shows, primarily comedy, including Im Sorry Ill Read That Again, Youll Have Had Your Tea and About a Dog amongst others. ...

In addition, the 2004 Hogmanay special featured guest appearances from Clue chairman Humphrey Lyttelton (as the Laird's butler Lyttelton), Today programme presenter Jim Naughtie (as Mrs Naughtie's long-lost son), Sandi Toksvig (as a very tall golf champion) and Tim Brooke-Taylor and Colin Sell (as themselves). Humphrey Lyttelton at the Landmark Arts Centre, 22 April 2006. ... James Naughtie, normally known as Jim, (born August 9, 1952 in Milltown of Rothiemay, near Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a BBC journalist and radio news presenter, especially of Radio 4s Today programme. ... Sandi Toksvig, official photograph Sandi Toksvig (IPA: ) (born 3 May 1958 in Copenhagen) is a Danish comedian, author, and radio presenter based in the United Kingdom. ... Tim Brooke-Taylor (April 2000) Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor, (born 17 July 1940 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England) is a British comic actor most well known in Britain as a member of The Goodies comedy trio and in the comedy radio shows Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, and... Colin Sell is a British pianist who has appeared on the radio panel games Whose Line Is It Anyway and Im Sorry I Havent A Clue. ...

The scripts were written very carefully, with barely a single line devoid of a joke. Often the fact that it was broadcast on radio was taken advantage of, with sound effects deliberately giving the audience the wrong impression. An example of this is the laird asking Dougal whether he wanted a drink followed by a long drawn out sound of running water, then the laird saying "Ah that's better, now what would you like to drink?" Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced sounds, or sound processes used to emphasize artistic or other content of movies, video games, music, or other media. ...

Sexual innuendo was also heavily relied upon, as it is in I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. A wonderful example of this was the eternal buzzing of the pie grater Dougal bought for Mrs Naughtie. When someone comes to the door, you hear his strangulated cry as he finds a place about his person to hide it. (The joke is on the similarity between the phrase "pie grater" and the word "vibrator".)

Despite the risqué nature of a lot of the jokes (such as the dance of the seven voles: "Och, where's that little rascal got to"), it is a very gentle comedy, with the usual joyous disregard for storylines that often characterizes this type of material.

Several episodes concluded with the laird singing a song, to the delight of the audience. This was a continuation of a running joke from Clue, in which Hardy was forced to sing, despite being a truly dreadful singer. The audience and remaining cast would usually join in the song, deliberately out of tune.

The third series started transmission in August 2006, with a special half-hour episode on Burns Night. A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author of many Scots poems including Auld Lang Syne, which is generally sung as a folk song at Hogmanay and other New Year celebrations around the world. ...

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