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I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

Cover for, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue Collection 1 (Volumes 1-3). From left to right: Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer, Humphrey Lyttelton, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Willie Rushton.
Other names ISIHAC
Clue
Genre Comedy panel game
Running time 30 min.
Country Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Languages English
Home station BBC Radio 4
Starring Humphrey Lyttelton
Graeme Garden
Barry Cryer
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Willie Rushton
Producers Jon Naismith
Recording studio Various
Air dates 1972-04-11 to Present
Website
The official BBC website

I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to ISIHAC or simply Clue, is a BBC radio comedy which has run since April 11, 1972. Since then, the programme has had several series each year, being broadcast on BBC Radio 4, with repeats on BBC 7 and the BBC's World Service. The show, introduced as "the antidote to panel games", consists of a panel of four comedians, split into two teams and "given silly things to do" by chairman Humphrey Lyttelton. Image File history File links ISIHAC.jpg Summary The front cover for the Im Sorry I Havent a Clue Collection 1 (Volumes 1-3). ... Radio comedy, or comedic radio programming, is a radio broadcast that may involve sitcom elements, sketches, and many other forms of comedy found on other mediums. ... A game show is a radio or television program, involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... Humphrey Lyttelton at the Landmark Arts Centre, 22 April 2006. ... 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. ... 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... William George Rushton, commonly known as Willie Rushton (August 18, 1937–December 11, 1996) was a British cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor 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. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Radio comedy, or comedic radio programming, is a radio broadcast that may involve sitcom elements, sketches, and many other forms of comedy found on other mediums. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... BBC Radio 7 is a digital radio station broadcasting comedy, drama, and childrens programming 24 hours a day. ... The BBC World Service is one of the most widely recognised international broadcasters, transmitting in 33 languages to many parts of the world through multiple technologies. ... A game show is a radio or television program, involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... Humphrey Lyttelton at the Landmark Arts Centre, 22 April 2006. ...


The show was conceived in 1972, as a parody of the then-ubiquitous radio and tv panel games, and includes elements that satirise such shows. The 50th series of the show was broadcast in November and December 2007 on BBC Radio 4.[1] In April 2008, following the hospitalisation and subsequent death of the show's chairman, Humphrey Lyttelton, recording of the 51st series was indefinitely postponed.[2] November 2007 is the eleventh month of that year. ... December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... Humphrey Lyttelton at the Landmark Arts Centre, 22 April 2006. ...

Contents

History

I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue developed from the long running radio sketch show I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again. The writers of the earlier show — John Cleese, Jo Kendall, David Hatch, Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor and especially Graeme Garden — found that writing a radio series was a lot of work for little reward, so Graeme Garden suggested the idea of an unscripted show.[3] It was decided that this would take the form of a parody panel game, with Garden, Brooke-Taylor, Oddie and Kendall as the panellists, with occasional appearances by others. Humphrey Lyttelton, previously well known as a jazz trumpeter and band leader, was invited to become the host because the others felt the role played by improvisation would make the new show the comedy equivalent of jazz.[4]. Humphrey Lyttelton continued as chairman up until his death on 25th April 2008. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Im Sorry, Ill Read That Again was a long-running BBC radio comedy programme that originally grew out of the Cambridge University Footlights revue Cambridge Circus. ... Cleese redirects here. ... Jo Kendall is a British actress. ... Sir David Hatch (7 May 1939 – 13 June 2007)[1][2] was involved in production and management at BBC Radio, where he held many executive positions, including Head of Light Entertainment (Radio), Controller of BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4 and later Managing Director of BBC Radio. ... William Edgar (Bill) Oddie, OBE (born 7 July 1941 in Rochdale, Lancashire), is a British comedy writer and performer, author, composer and musician. ... 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... 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. ... 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. ... A game show is a radio or television program, involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... Humphrey Lyttelton at the Landmark Arts Centre, 22 April 2006. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Trumpeter redirects here. ... (Redirected from 25 April) April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...


The pilot episode opened with Graeme Garden and Jo Kendall singing the words of "Three Blind Mice" to the tune of "Ol' Man River" followed by Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor singing the lyrics of "Sing a Song of Sixpence" to the tune of "These Foolish Things". Dave Lee was at the piano and a number of rounds were introduced by a short phrase of music. Other rounds featured included "dialogue read in a specific accent" and "songs sung as animals".[5] Not to be confused with Three Blind Mice and Other Stories. ... Ol Man River (music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II) is a song in the 1927 musical Show Boat, that tells a melancholy story of African American hardship and struggles of the time, related to the endless flow of the Mississippi River, from the view of a dock... See also Sing a Song of Sixpence, a Sesame Beginnings book. ... These Foolish Things is a 1973 album by Bryan Ferry. ...


Some early episodes of the series, including the first episode, were wiped in the late 1970s. Following the BBC's Treasure Hunt appeal for missing material in 2002, several episodes were recovered from off-air recordings made by listeners. Wiping or junking is an economic move by radio and television companies in which old audiotapes, videotapes and telerecordings (kinescopes), which were extremely expensive in the 1960s and 1970s, are erased and reused, or destroyed after several uses. ...


In the first series Lyttelton alternated in the role of chairman with Barry Cryer, but from the second series he took the position full time, with Cryer replacing Jo Kendall on the panel.[4] In 1974 Bill Oddie was replaced by Willie Rushton, and the lineup remained fairly stable from this point until Rushton's death in 1996. Since then the fourth seat on the panel has not been filled permanently, but instead has featured a variety of comedians.[6] Barry Cryer (born March 23, 1935 in Leeds, Yorkshire, UK) is a writer and comedian. ... William George Rushton, commonly known as Willie Rushton (August 18, 1937–December 11, 1996) was a British cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer. ...


Over this time the show has built up a large and devoted following, with over 2 million listeners on Radio 4, and its recording sessions typically fill out 1500-seat theatres within a week:[3] at least one recording for the spring 2006 series filled all its seats within three hours of the free tickets being made available, and the London recording of the autumn series in that year sold out in ten minutes. Although there are twelve Clue shows broadcast per year (six each in the spring and autumn), these are the result of just six recording sessions, with two programmes being recorded back-to-back. The show was recently voted the second funniest radio programme ever, behind The Goon Show. It also has a large following among professional comedians such as Armando Iannucci, who turned down opportunities to work on it, preferring to remain a listener.[7] Jack Dee, on the special I'm Sorry I Haven't a Desert Island, explained that he did not want to appear on Clue as he felt his voice would spoil it, but since then he has in fact appeared as a panellist. The Goon Show was a popular and influential British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1960 on the BBC Home Service. ... Armando Iannucci (born 1964, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish comedian, satirist and radio producer. ... Jack Dee (born September 24, 1962) is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer known for his sardonic, deadpan style. ...


Occasionally, the show has broadcast special editions, including:

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Awards

The programme has won the Gold Sony Radio Comedy Award three times: The Sony Radio Academy Awards (the Sonys), started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. ...

  • 1995: featuring Humphrey Lyttelton, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Willie Rushton
  • 2002: featuring the usual cast and Jeremy Hardy. The citation was as follows:

"Despite its many years on air, this still stands out as a very funny programme — risky, rude, brilliantly written and superbly performed. Humphrey Lyttelton’s comic timing is genius!"[8]

  • 2004: I'm Sorry I Haven't A Christmas Carol, featuring the usual cast with Stephen Fry, Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Tony Hawks, Sandi Toksvig and Linda Smith. The citation was as follows:

"A stunning cast performing a blistering script — only really possible on radio. This show took a long established, very successful format to a higher level — an excellent blend of the regular format and zany style of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue with A Christmas Carol."[9]

Other awards:

  • 1995: Best Radio Comedy, British Comedy Award
  • 1997: Radio Programme of the Year, British Press Guild
  • 1997: Radio Programme of the Year, Voice of the Viewer & Listener
  • 2003: Radio Programme of the Year, Voice of the Viewer & Listener
  • 2003: Radio Programme of the Year, Television & Radio Industries Club
  • 2003: Best Comedy, Spoken Word Award
  • 2005: Radio Programme of the Year, Television & Radio Industries Club

Participants

Humphrey Lyttelton and producer Jon Naismith during a 2005 recording of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Humphrey Lyttelton and producer Jon Naismith during a 2005 recording of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Ross Noble joins the regulars in Edinburgh. The producer is sitting in the place reserved for Samantha, the scorer.
Ross Noble joins the regulars in Edinburgh. The producer is sitting in the place reserved for Samantha, the scorer.

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Chairman

Humphrey Lyttelton, generally referred to as "Humph", was chairman of the show from its first episode in 1972 (although in the first series he shared presenting duties with Barry Cryer) until his death on 2008-04-25.[10][11] He read the script introducing the programme and segments in an utterly deadpan manner. He claimed the secret was just to read what was in front of him without understanding why it was funny. He adopted the grumpy persona of someone who would really rather be somewhere else, which he attributed to worrying that, surrounded by four professional comedians, he would have nothing worthwhile to chip in. He did occasionally depart from the script, however, often bringing the house down with an ad-lib.[12] He was credited by the regular panellists as being the chief reason for the show's longevity.[13] The chairman's script is written by Iain Pattinson, who has worked on the show since 1992.[14] Humphrey Lyttelton at the Landmark Arts Centre, 22 April 2006. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


Panellists

The regular panellists for much of the show's history were:

  • Graeme Garden was a member of the I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again team that the programme grew out of and has been a panellist since its first episode. Lyttelton describes him as being very dry, biding his time before stepping in with a perfect punchline.[15]
  • Barry Cryer hosted six episodes in the show's first series before moving into a permanent seat on the panel. He is credited by the chairman as being the show's "bricks and mortar", providing quickfire one-liners in any situation.[15] There is a running joke in the programme that he is a dirty old man with a drink problem.[6]
  • Tim Brooke-Taylor was also part of the I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again team and has also been with the show since the start. He is very popular with the crowd and adopts a vulnerable persona.[15] Garden and Brooke-Taylor had previously worked together on television in The Goodies, and Brooke-Taylor in particular will occasionally drop references to that show into some of the games, eliciting cheers from the audience. He was absent for some episodes of the 50th series (broadcast in November and December 2007) and replaced by other guests.
  • Willie Rushton was one of the regular panel members from 1974 until his death in 1996. The other panellists have fond memories of his off-the-wall sense of humour and quick-fire puns.[6]

Guest panellists have appeared on the show when one of the regulars was unavailable and also replacing Willie Rushton after his death in 1996. These have included: 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. ... 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... This article discusses the Goodies trio and the origins of their comedy TV series For information about the television series, see The Goodies (TV series) The Goodies are a trio of British comedians (Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie), who created, wrote, and starred in a surreal British... William George Rushton, commonly known as Willie Rushton (August 18, 1937–December 11, 1996) was a British cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer. ...

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Musical accompaniment

Colin Sell usually provides musical accompaniment to some of the games. He is often the butt of jokes making fun of his piano-playing, which he takes in good part — he is unable to respond, as he has pointed out, due to the fact that he does not have his own microphone.[16] For example: 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. ...

"When music experts hear Colin's compositions, they say he could have been another Berlin, Porter, or anybody else employed by the German State Railway." Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-born naturalized American composer and lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters in history. ... Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. ...

or

"We've just heard some great news — I'm very pleased to announce that the BBC have arranged a special collection of Colin's entire work... they've bagged it up and the council are sending some men round for it on Tuesday."

or

"When I tell people I work with Colin Sell, they often ask me "how is the maestro?". Well, Colin tells me that it's failed its MOT again, but should be back on the road by next Tuesday" The Austin Maestro is a mid-sized 5-door hatchback car that was produced by the Austin Rover subsidiary of British Leyland (BL), and its successors, from 1983 until 1994. ... MOT test, or just MOT (pronounced by spelling out the letters) is a mandatory annual test of safety and roadworthiness aspects of vehicles over a certain age in the United Kingdom. ...

Guest pianist, when Colin Sell has been double-booked and the ISIHAC team have "won the coin toss", has been former Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band member and Monty Python collaborator Neil Innes, or occasionally Denis King or Matthew Scott. Humph's band also appeared on one special occasion.[6] Once when Innes was guesting Lyttelton outlined the musician's career, before concluding that this "has brought him to where he is today: standing in for Colin Sell." Innes then played the funeral march. On another appearance, Innes sang along to his own composition "I'm the Urban Spaceman" during a round of "Pick Up Song".[17] The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (more often the Bonzo Dog Band or to fans simply the Bonzos) were the brainchild of a British art-school set of the 1960s. ... Monty Python, or The Pythons,[2][3] is the collective name of the creators of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ... Neil James Innes (born 9 December 1944, in Danbury, Essex) is an English writer and performer of comic songs, best known for his collaborative work with Monty Python, and for playing in the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later The Rutles. ... A funeral march or dead march is a march, usually in a minor key, in a slow simple duple metre, imitating the solemn pace of a funeral procession. ...


Early episodes featured Dave Lee on piano.


The theme music is called "The Schickel Shamble", by Ron Goodwin, and is from the film Monte Carlo or Bust. It was chosen by David Hatch.[13] Ronald Alfred Goodwin (February 17, 1925 – January 8, 2003) was a British composer and conductor best known for his film scores. ... Monte Carlo or Bust is a 1969 comedy film based around the Monte Carlo Rally. ...


Commentary

The late Raymond Baxter was occasionally drafted to commentate on sessions of Mornington Crescent.[6] Raymond Baxter Raymond Baxter, OBE , FRSA (25 January 1922 – 15 September 2006), was a British television presenter and writer, best known for being the first presenter of Tomorrows World (1965–77). ... An enamel sign at the Mornington Crescent station, the games namesake. ...


Scorers

Since 18 May 1985, the show's routines have included a fictional and completely silent scorer, "whose job is eased by the fact no points are actually awarded". This role is usually filled by "the lovely Samantha" — who likes to sit on Humph's left hand. When Samantha has been unavailable her role has been filled by the Swedish stand-in scorer, Sven, or occasionally another substitute, Monica.[6] In one episode in November 1991, both Samantha and Sven were present, but they were occupied with each other during the performance and were thus unable to award any points. is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Look up Sven in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


At the recording on 22 November 1990 (the day Margaret Thatcher resigned), Humph introduced the scorer in the following way: is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

"Well, it's been a momentous week or so, and naturally we're all saddened by the loss of a woman who has served faithfully for over a decade, and who for many years had benefited from massive support. Yes, I'm sorry to say that Samantha, our scorer, can't be with us tonight due to a freak riding accident!"

The replacement scorer for that edition was "the lovely Margaret". This programme (first broadcast on 1 December 1990) included "Late Arrivals at the Conservative Party Ball". During the show, it was alleged that the scorer was good at removing "Conservative Party Balls". is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


At the start of the programme, and when introducing appropriate rounds, Humph will tell the listeners what Samantha has recently been doing. These comments have made the show notable for including far more and far ruder innuendo and double entendre than the BBC would ever broadcast on television in a similar early evening timeslot, though the show's standard response to this is that any humour exists solely in the mind of the listener. Early in Samantha's career on ISIHAC, when it was not completely clear whether or not she was a fictional character, a letter appeared in the BBC's Radio Times magazine protesting at the sexist and humiliating treatment she received on the programme. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A double entendre is a figure of speech similar to the pun, in which a spoken phrase can be understood in either of two ways. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Current Radio Times logo Radio Times is the BBCs weekly television and radio programme listings magazine. ...


For example:

"Samantha's going out now for an ice cream with her new Italian gentleman friend. She says she's looking forward to licking the nuts off a large Neapolitan." Neapolitan may refer to: Neapolitan, a resident of Naples, Italy Neapolitan language, a language of Naples and environs in southern Italy Neapolitan ice cream, a mixture of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream side-by-side in the same container Neapolitan chord, in music, is the first inversion of a...

And (November 2006):

"She's popped out to visit an old gentleman friend of hers who's a notorious curmudgeon. However, she finds that if she butters him up properly she can sometimes get him to splash out."

Another shows the extent to which the BBC allows these observations of Samantha's activities:

"In her spare time, Samantha likes nothing more than to peruse old record shops. She particularly enjoys a rewarding poke in the country section."

In a programme from 1997, Humph says: "It's just occurred to me that Samantha hasn't given us the score... since 1981."


Correspondence

A regular feature on the programme, always preceding the game Mornington Crescent is the fictional letters section, invariably containing one letter. This usually begins with Humph sarcastically hyping the number of letters (for example, "I notice from the sheer weight of this week's postbag, we've received a little over no letters" and "I see from the number of letters raining down on us this week that the Scrabble factory has exploded again"). The letter each week is from a "Mrs Trellis of North Wales", an idiosyncratic and prolific correspondent to the chairman. Her incoherent letters usually involve her mistaking Humph for another Radio 4 presenter or media personality, and are read out to much amusement. An enamel sign at the Mornington Crescent station, the games namesake. ... The verb to scrabble also means to scratch, scramble or scrape about: see Wiktionary:scrabble. ... Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ...

"A Mrs Trellis of North Wales has written in to complain that the show has 'an enormous fistful of rampant innuendo rammed into every crack', but only a truly filthy-minded person would think such a thing."

"Dear Mr Titchmarsh: This morning I went out to dig up some dandelions and a giant hogweed on my lawn. The filthy beast! Yours faithfully, Mrs Trellis." Alan Fred Titchmarsh, MBE DL (born 2 May 1949) is an English broadcaster, particularly famous in the field of gardening programmes on UK television, although Titchmarsh has also had lengthy stints presenting daytime and religious programming on BBC TV and BBC Radio 2. ...

"Dear Mrs McCartney: My, what a terrible mess. You must be kicking yourself." Heather, Lady McCartney (born January 12, 1968), usually known as Heather Mills (her maiden name) or Heather Mills McCartney, a former model and anti-land mines campaigner, is best known for marrying Sir Paul McCartney. ...

"Dear Mr Melly: Here's a great tip for removing any annoying little hairs that collect in the bath plughole: tempt them up with a carrot and pull them out by their long floppy ears." George Melly (born: 17 August 1926 in Liverpool, England) is a British jazz and blues singer. ...

"Dear Rolf: They say a dog isn't just for Christmas. How true. You can use it for sandwiches all through January." Rolf Harris, MBE (1968), OBE (1977), CBE (2006), AM (1989) (born 30 March 1930), is an Australian musician, composer, painter, and television host. ...

Humour

Many of the games are inherently humorous and even those theoretically capable of being taken seriously are played for laughs. I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue's humour is mostly derived from wordplay of one kind or another[3] such as puns or mocking other styles of speech. For example, in a round based on suggesting television programmes from biblical times:

Most of the humour is detached from the real world. Steve Punt cites it as one of his favourite radio shows because "there's no points being made or targets being attacked."[18] Contemporary references are occasionally made by participants but these are usually asides, not related to the thrust of the game. The show does occasionally comment on the outside world, though this is done from an innocent perspective. For example, the game "Complete George Bush Quotes" was once played, in which the teams had to supply the endings to phrases that George Bush had begun. This was mocking the American president's frequent verbal slips (see Bushism) rather than any aspects of his policy, with the teams frequently complaining that no matter what they said, they couldn't be any funnier than the real ending. They Think Its All Over (1995-2006) is the name of a British satirical game show with a sporting theme produced by TalkbackTHAMES and shown on BBC One. ... I Love Lucy is a popular American situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley. ... This article is about the TV show. ... Steve Punt is a British writer, comedian and actor, most famous for his long-time partnership with Hugh Dennis. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... George W. Bush. ...


A frequent source of humour is the supposed presence of something, or someone, which is visually impressive but makes no sound, and therefore cannot be fully appreciated by the radio audience. For example, the regular scorer is "the lovely Samantha" (who never speaks a word), and the team has trialled many "advanced laser scoreboards" over recent decades. In fact, these things are of course fictional — the "laser display screen" (sometimes described in more elaborate terms), used in rounds in which the panel must not see what the audience sees, most frequently "Sound Charades" (see below), is in fact the producer running on to the stage holding a large card with the words written on it (conveyed to listeners at home by the "mystery voice", a device also employed in the 1960s radio show Twenty Questions). This explains the joke, employed on many occasions, of the display screen being "so generously funded by our hosts"). The studio audience invariably plays along with the joke by providing gasps of wonder and applause at the appropriate moment.


Possibly the most well-developed instance of this form-versus-content humour was an occasion when Humph announced that they had a very distinguished actor as a guest, and he would be joining in the game of Mornington Crescent. The panellists first played a normal game, ostensibly to give the guest a chance to acclimatise. With much gravitas the guest then approached the panel's table, taking his place such that he would be the last to make his first move. When the game started, the penultimate player, the last of the panellists, won on his first move, thus denying the distinguished guest the opportunity to make even a single move in the game. The chairman apologised, but explained that that was an unavoidable possibility in the game, and the guest gracefully left, without having ever uttered a word. The show was allegedly inundated with complaints at the treatment of Alec Guinness. This story has become somewhat mythical and a favourite of Lyttelton's, who claimed in interviews that the "distinguished actor" had never actually been named on the show,[19] but on the actual recording he can be heard to say, "Well I'm very sorry about that. Rather unfortunate. We would like to go on and ask you a few things about what you're doing currently, Sir Alec, but we do have to hurry on to the next game."[20] Form-versus-content humour is a type of humour in which the way a statement is made contributes to making the statement humorous. ... An enamel sign at the Mornington Crescent station, the games namesake. ... Sir Alec Guinness CH, CBE (2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning English actor. ...


Musical games are also played. These games are inherently silly and the results often amusingly awful. They often involve juxtaposing two elements of music that are normally kept apart, such as singing "One Song to the Tune of Another" or playing a song using only a swanee whistle and a kazoo. The fact that many of the panellists can't really sing (or, in Jeremy Hardy's case, really can't sing) is played for laughs, as is the (alleged) inability of the show's pianist, Colin Sell. A slide whistle (variously known as a swanee whistle, piston flute or less commonly jazz flute) is a wind instrument consisting of a fipple like a recorders and a tube with a piston in it. ... For the visual effects software, Kazoo, see ZOO Digital Group. ... 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. ...


Self-deprecation forms a big part of the show's humour. It frequently pokes fun at itself and its supposed low quality. For example, Humph was heard to exclaim at the end of a round:

  • "Nietzsche said that life was a choice between suffering and boredom. He never said anything about having to put up with both at the same time."
  • "I'm often prone to bouts of misplaced optimism. This round's going to be a hum-dinger!"
  • An introduction to Sound Charades, a round based on Give Us a Clue, went: "In the TV version the teams were not allowed to speak, making the games both silent and hilarious. Our version differs in just two ways."

Parodies of other similar shows are also executed. "Celebrity What's My Line?" completely destroyed the intent of the original — for players to guess the occupation of a third party by asking yes/no questions. The I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue version once employed the famous actress (and fan of the show) Judi Dench in this role, and the renowned television gardener Alan Titchmarsh. Each began by performing a mime illustrating their occupation, giving a cryptic clue to the panel (appearing to a radio listener as a short silence punctuated by exclamations from the panel and laughter from the studio audience), before fielding apparently serious questions from the teams, who pretended not to know who they were. Apart from the silliness of pretending that a celebrity's occupation is unknown, humour comes from the bizarre lines of questioning from the panel (e.g. "Is that your own hair?" or "Do you kill people for money?"). Friedrich Nietzsche, 1882 Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 - August 25, 1900) was a highly influential German philosopher. ... Give Us A Clue is a televised version of charades hosted at different times by Michael Aspel and Michael Parkinson, with two teams: one captained by Lionel Blair and the other by Una Stubbs. ... Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December 1934), usually known as Dame Judi Dench, is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Tony, three-time BAFTA, and six-time Laurence Olivier Award-winning English actress. ... Alan Fred Titchmarsh, MBE DL (born 2 May 1949) is an English broadcaster, particularly famous in the field of gardening programmes on UK television, although Titchmarsh has also had lengthy stints presenting daytime and religious programming on BBC TV and BBC Radio 2. ...


At the close of one show, Humph asked the teams to read the cuttings that they had brought along with them, in the manner of fellow Radio 4 host Simon Hoggart on The News Quiz. The teams proceeded to read their cuttings, but only to themselves. Hence followed some interested murmurs from the teams and much laughter from the audience. This is a good example of double-meanings being used in the Clue comedy style. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. ...


After over thirty years on the air, one of the most important aspects of the show is its huge stock of running gags, which, if not always funny in themselves, can elicit huge anticipatory laughter from the studio audience. For example, when introducing Sound Charades the mere mention of Lionel Blair by Humph will often bring roars of laughter in anticipation of an outrageous double-entendre. Likewise, in the Film club round any reference by Graeme Garden to Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is sure to elicit a rapturous response. Sound Charades is a variant of charades played on BBC Radio 4s antidote to panel games Im Sorry I Havent A Clue. ... Lionel Blair (born Lionel Ogus on 12 December 1931 in Montreal, Canada) is a British actor, choreographer, tap dancer and television presenter. ... Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (Tráiganme la cabeza de Alfredo García) is a 1974 film directed by Sam Peckinpah. ...


Format

The show roughly follows a standard panel game format: the chairman introduces the show with some humorous remarks, such as: A game show is a radio or television program, involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ...

"Hello and welcome to I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. Tonight, we promise you a nail-biting contest. Which will be followed by a nose-picking contest."

The chairman continues by providing a little background material on the area in which the show is being recorded which is interspersed with jokes based upon it. For example:

"Nottingham is a fine city with a fascinating history. It's well documented in official records that the city's original name was 'Snottingham', or 'Home of Snots', but when the Normans came, they couldn't pronounce the letter 'S', so decreed the town be called 'Nottingham' or the 'Home of Notts'. It's easy to understand why this change was resisted so fiercely by the people of Scunthorpe." For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Scunthorpe (disambiguation). ...

or another example is:

"The story of Hastings only really begins with the historic battle, which was fought at a nearby town called Battle. Now, what are the chances of that happening." For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). ... Location within the British Isles Battle is a small town in East Sussex, England, about 5 miles (8 km) from Hastings, and the site of the Battle of Hastings, where William, Duke of Normandy, defeated King Harold II to become William I. Battle Abbey takes its name from the town...

After this a series of nominally competitive rounds are introduced. In some games the panellists play as individuals, while for others they are grouped into two teams of two players. Most of the games involve interaction between the players, but the team games tend to consist of separate efforts. Although many of the games appear to end with a winner, the show is not, in fact, the least bit competitive. No score is kept and no winner is announced. Several games lack even the appearance of competitiveness.


The rounds are introduced by the chairman. Usually he rambles for a few sentences, apparently fairly aimlessly, before finishing on a double entendre set up by the preceding story. Each regular game has its own introduction. For example, 'One Song to the Tune of Another' is always introduced using a complex analogy to allow the listener to better understand the concepts involved. A double entendre is a figure of speech similar to the pun, in which a spoken phrase can be understood in either of two ways. ...


The show draws to a close with Lyttelton imparting some final words of wisdom intended to evoke time, fate and eternity, undercut with silliness. For example:

"...And so, as the guardsman of time strokes the bearskin of eternity, and the sergeant major of fate orders him back to the barracks to put some clothes on..."

"...And so, as the hunter of time blasts the moose of eternity, and the dairy counter worker of fate sighs and grabs her mop..."

or

"...And so, ladies and gentlemen, as the 4x4 of destiny on the level crossing of fate stalls in the path of the speeding freight train of doom, and the signalman of time rushes to fetch his camera..." (2006-11-27) Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Broadcast list

  • 1st Series (1972) - 11 April-4 July [13 episodes]
  • 2nd Series (1973) - 30 April-23 July [13 episodes]
  • 3rd Series (1974) - 28 August-2 October [6 episodes]
  • 4th Series (1975) - 29 July-16 September [8 episodes]
  • 5th Series (1976) - 6 March-10 April [6 episodes]
  • 6th Series (1978) - 22 August-24 October [10 episodes]
  • 7th Series (1979) - 16 July-17 September [10 episodes]
  • Christmas Special (1979) - 24 December
  • Christmas Special (1980) - 24 December
  • 8th Series (1981) - 22 August-24 October [10 episodes]
  • Christmas Special (1981) - 24 December
  • 9th Series (1982) - 20 March-27 March [2 episodes], 10 April-22 May [8 episodes]
  • 10th Series (1983) - 26 February-30 April [10 episodes]
  • 11th Series (1984) - 7 April-9 June [10 episodes]
  • 12th Series (1985) - 4 May-6 July [10 episodes]
  • 13th Series (1986) - 26 July-27 September [10 episodes]
  • Christmas Special (1986) - 25 December
  • 14th Series (1987) - 17 August-19 October [10 episodes]
  • 15th Series (1989) - 7 January-11 March [10 episodes]
  • 16th Series (Spring 1990) - 5 February-12 March [6 episodes]
  • 17th Series (Autumn 1990) - 17 November-29 December [7 episodes]
  • 18th Series (Summer 1991) - 22 June-27 July [6 episodes]
  • 19th Series (Autumn 1991) - 19 October-7 December [8 episodes]
  • 20th Series (Summer 1992) - 23 May-27 June [6 episodes]
  • 21st Series (Autumn 1992) - 14 November-19 December [6 episodes], 26 December [Compilation]
  • 22nd Series (1993) - 6 November-11 December [6 episodes]
  • Christmas Special (1993) - 25 December
  • 23rd Series (Summer 1994) - 28 May-2 July [6 episodes]
  • 24th Series (Autumn 1994) - 5 November-10 December [6 episodes]
  • 25th Series (Summer 1995) - 27 May-1 July [6 episodes]
  • 26th Series (Autumn 1995) - 11 November-16 December [6 episodes]
  • Christmas Special (1995) - 25 December
  • 27th Series (Summer 1996) - 1 June-6 July [6 episodes]
  • 28th Series (Autumn 1996) - 9 November-14 December [6 episodes]
  • 29th Series (Summer 1997) - 6 June-12 July [6 episodes]
  • 30th Series (Autumn 1997) - 8 November-6 December [6 episodes], 25 December [Compilation]
  • Compilations (1998) - 6 April-20 April [3 episodes]
  • 31st Series (Summer 1998) - 27 April-1 June [6 episodes]
  • 32nd Series (Autumn 1998) - 30 November-4 January 1999 [6 episodes]
  • Christmas Special (1998) - 25 December
  • Special (1999) - 11 January [I'm Sorry I Haven't A Desert Island]
  • 33rd Series (Summer 1999) - 24 May-28 June [6 episodes]
  • 34th Series (Autumn 1999) - 8 November-13 December [6 episodes]
  • Christmas Special (1999) - 25 December
  • 35th Series (Summer 2000) - 22 May-26 June [6 episodes]
  • 36th Series (Autumn 2000) - 13 November-18 December [6 episodes]
  • 37th Series (Summer 2001) - 28 May-2 July [6 episodes]
  • 38th Series (Autumn 2001) - 12 November-17 December [6 episodes]
  • Christmas Special (2001) - 24 December
  • Special (2002) - 13 April [30th Anniversary Special]
  • 39th Series (Summer 2002) - 20 May-24 June [6 episodes]
  • 40th Series (Autumn 2002) - 18 November-23 December [6 episodes]
  • 41st Series (Summer 2003) - 26 May-30 June [6 episodes]
  • 42nd Series (Autumn 2003) - 17 November-22 December [6 episodes], 22 December [Compilation], 25 December [I'm Sorry I Haven't A Christmas Carol]
  • 43rd Series - (Summer 2004) - 31 May 2004 - 5 July 2004 [6 episodes]
  • 44th Series - (Winter 2004) - 6 December 2004 - 17 January 2005 [6 episodes], 27 December [Compilation]
  • 45th Series - (Summer 2005) - 30 May 2005 - 4 July 2005 [6 episodes]
  • Special (2005) - 1 September [Edinburgh Festival Special]
  • 46th Series - (Autumn 2005) - 14 November 2005 - 26 December 2005 [6 episodes], 12 December [Repeat of Edinburgh Festival Special]
  • Special (2005) - 24 December [In Search of Mornington Crescent]
  • 47th Series (2006) - 22 May-26 June [6 episodes]
  • 48th Series (2006) - 13 November-18 December [6 episodes]
  • 49th Series (2007) - 4 June-9 July [6 episodes]
  • 50th Series (2007) - 12 November - 17 December [6 episodes], 24th December [compilation], 25th December [Humph In Wonderland]

Excluding compilations and repeats, this totals 367 episodes.


Games

Main article: List of games on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue

Many different games are played on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. Some are played frequently but there are dozens more that feature less often. A few have only been played once: either because the joke only works once or because the result was not particularly successful. This is a list of games featured on BBC Radio 4s long-running antidote to panel games, Im Sorry I Havent a Clue. ...


Examples of the more popular games include One Song to the Tune of Another, Mornington Crescent, Sound Charades, Late Arrivals, Double Feature (film titles for a specific demographic, e.g. undertakers) and Cheddar Gorge. One Song to the Tune of Another was the first game played on the BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game Im Sorry I Havent A Clue and is still almost always played every other episode. ... An enamel sign at the Mornington Crescent station, the games namesake. ... Sound Charades is a variant of charades played on BBC Radio 4s antidote to panel games Im Sorry I Havent A Clue. ... Cheddar Gorge is a word game often played on the BBC radio comedy show Im Sorry I Havent A Clue. ...


Future of the programme

On 18 April 2008, the producer of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, Jon Naismith, announced that, owing to hospitalisation to repair an aortic aneurysm, Lyttelton would not be able to record the upcoming scheduled shows, and that the recordings scheduled for spring 2008 would have to be postponed. He also revealed that the final show of the 2008 tour would be presented by Rob Brydon.[21] is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... An aortic aneurysm is a general term for any swelling (dilatation or aneurysm) of the aorta, usually representing an underlying weakness in the wall of the aorta at that location. ... Rob Brydon (born Robert Brydon Jones, 3 May 1965, Swansea[1]) is a Welsh Actor, comedian and impressionist most famous for his role as Keith Barret in the BBC comedy Marion and Geoff and its spin-off The Keith Barret Show, as well as the host of panel quiz Rob...


It is not known what the future holds for the programme, following Lyttelton's death on 25 April 2008.[10][11] There is speculation that the series may be cancelled because replacing Lyttelton would be extremely difficult, if not impossible.[22] In a eulogy in The Guardian, Barry Cryer did not allude to the future of the programme, but said that there's "got to be an agonising reappraisal", and that Lyttelton was the "very hub of the show".[23] is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up eulogy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Guardian. ...


The panel of Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden have ruled themselves out of hosting the show; the frontrunners for the role, according to The Times, will include Rob Brydon, Jeremy Hardy and Paul Merton. Barry Cryer said that he did not think the programme would work if a panellist became chairman and that it, "would need somebody of stature to be parachuted in".[24] For other uses, see Times. ...


Last year Tim Brooke-Taylor said, "Humph is the most important component. Willie Rushton and I talked about it once and we agreed that if Humph isn't there it's not worth doing." Barry Cryer has said that the spring 2008 series had been postponed indefinitely, although he added that, "Whether it is for good we don't know. It's too early to say."[25] William George Rushton, commonly known as Willie Rushton (August 18, 1937–December 11, 1996) was a British cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer. ...


Tours

2007

In 2007, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue: The Official Stage Tour visited 9 locations across England. While the broadcast shows are recorded on location, this was the first ISIHAC touring stage show in the show's 35 year history. It was a best of show, featuring favourite rounds from the past 35 years, and the guest panellist was Jeremy Hardy. The shows were not recorded for broadcast on Radio 4, although it was suggested that they may be recorded for release as part of the BBC Radio Collection.[26] For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For a list of albums known simply as Greatest Hits, see List of albums titled Greatest Hits. ...


Dates

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2008

In 2008, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue: The Official Stage Tour embarked on another best of tour, with the intention of visiting many parts of the UK that were missed in the autumn 2007 dates.[27]


Dates

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Producers

The show has had a number of producers over the years:

Sir David Hatch (7 May 1939 – 13 June 2007)[1][2] was involved in production and management at BBC Radio, where he held many executive positions, including Head of Light Entertainment (Radio), Controller of BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4 and later Managing Director of BBC Radio. ... Simon Brett (b. ... Paul Mayhew-Archer is a writer and script editor for the BBC. His most notable works have been The Vicar of Dibley and My Hero though he also wrote for Spitting Image and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps. ... 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. ...

BBC Audiobook releases

  • Volume 1 (ISBN 0-563-53679-9)
  • Volume 2 (ISBN 0-563-52969-5)
  • Volume 3 (ISBN 0-563-52970-9)
  • Volume 4 (ISBN 0-563-49462-X)
  • Volume 5 (ISBN 0-563-49463-8)
  • Volume 6 (ISBN 0-563-49464-6)
  • Volume 7 (ISBN 0-563-53684-5)
  • Volume 8 (ISBN 0-563-49542-1)
  • Volume 9 (ISBN 0-563-50435-8)
  • Volume 10 (ISBN 1-405-67773-2)
  • Collection 1 (ISBN 0-563-52850-8) [Vols 1-3]
  • Collection 2 (ISBN 0-563-49484-0) [Vols 4-6]
  • Collection 3 (ISBN 0-563-51042-0) [Vols 7-9]
  • Anniversary Special (ISBN 0-563-52853-2) [Collection of Three programmes: "30th Anniversary Special", "Sorry I Haven't A Desert Island", and the first episode broadcast (11 April 1972)]
  • I'm Sorry I Haven't A Christmas Clue (ISBN 0-563-52532-0)
  • Live 1 (ISBN 1-846-07053-8)
  • Live 2 (ISBN 1-405-68836-X)
  • In Search of Mornington Crescent (ISBN 1-846-07195-X)

WTBS recordings

Episodes of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue were included in the package of programmes held in 20 underground radio stations of the BBC's Wartime Broadcasting Service (WTBS), designed to provide public information and morale-boosting broadcasts for 100 days after a nuclear attack.[28] The Titan II ICBM carried a 9 Mt W53 warhead, making it one of the most powerful nuclear weapons fielded by the United States during the Cold War. ...


References

  1. ^ I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
  2. ^ David Randall (2008-04-27). Millions haven't a clue what they'll do without Humph. The Independent. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
  3. ^ a b c I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - A History. BBC.
  4. ^ a b Profile. Chortle.co.uk.
  5. ^ Games Info. The I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Info Site.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g People. The I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Info Site.
  7. ^ Duncan, Andrew (2006-02-11), Radio Times 
  8. ^ Winners – The Comedy Award. (Gold Award). Sony Radio Academy Awards (2002). Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
  9. ^ Winners – The Comedy Award. (Gold Award). Sony Radio Academy Awards (2004). Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
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  11. ^ a b Jazz legend Lyttelton dies at 86. BBC News (2008-04-25). Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
  12. ^ Interview with Humphrey Lyttelton. BBC.
  13. ^ a b Interview with Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer. BBC.
  14. ^ Iain Pattinson at Amanda Howard Associates
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  16. ^ Interview with Colin Sell. BBC.
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  18. ^ Steve Punt: My Radio 4. BBC (via Internet Archive).
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