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Born in Nottingham, England, Bird briefly joined the Socialist Party of Great Britain, while still at school.[1] Further educated at King's College (where he was to first meet John Fortune), within the University of Cambridge, he became well-known during the television satire boom of the 1960s, appearing in That Was The Week That Was. Bird was intended by Ned Sherrin for Frost's role in the series, but was committed elsewhere. He also appeared in the television programmes Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life, and My Father Knew Lloyd George, as well as in The Secret Policeman's Other Ball. This article is about the English city. ... Arguing against capitalism, Speakers Corner, October 31, 2004 The Socialist Party of Great Britain, also known as the SPGB, is a small Marxist party, which is emphatically not Leninist. ... Full name The King’s College of Our Lady and St Nicholas in Cambridge Motto Veritas Et Utilitas Truth and usefulness Named after Henry VI Previous names - Established 1441 Sister College(s) New College Provost Prof. ... John Fortune (born June 30, 1939) is a British satirist, comedian writer and actor. ... The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... That Was The Week That Was, also known as TW3, was a satirical television comedy programme that aired on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. ... Ned Sherrin (born 18 February 1931 in Somerset, England) is a broadcaster, author and stage director. ... My Father Knew Lloyd George was a one off BBC satire written by John Bird with additional material by the cast, and directed by Jack Gold. ... The Secret Policemans Ball — The Complete Edition (2004 DVD box set - cover) The Secret Policemans Balls is the collective name informally used to describe a long-running series of benefit shows staged in England to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. ...

He has also acted straight and comic roles in several television series and in films such as Dick Turpin, Help!, Jabberwocky, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution and Yellow Pages. Help! is the title of a 1965 film starring The Beatles and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal and Roy Kinnear. ... Jabberwocky (1977) is a comic medieval film by Monty Pythons resident animator, Terry Gilliam. ... The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche by Nicholas Meyer. ...

During the 1970s, when Idi Amin was at the height of his infamy, Bird starred on a popular recording (The Colleckerted [sic] Broadcasts of Idi Amin) based on Alan Coren's anti-Idi Punch columns. Idi Amin Dada (c. ... Alan Coren (born 27 June 1938) is a British writer and satirist. ...

He played the Director of the British National Theatre in an episode of the BBC situation comedy Yes, Prime Minister broadcast in 1988 and as a newspaper editor in The Final Cut in 1992. Several countries have a National Theatre. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Yes Minister is a satirical British sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn that was first transmitted by BBC television and radio between 1980 and 1984. ... The Final Cut may mean: The Final Cut, an album by Pink Floyd The Final Cut, an industrial music group The Final Cut, the third part of the House of Cards trilogy about the rise and fall of a Machiavellian prime minister The Final Cut, a 2004 movie See also...

He is best known in the UK for his work with John Fortune and Rory Bremner. In their famous series of sketches, The Long Johns, one of the Johns interviews the other in the guise of a senior figure such as a politician or businessman. Their appearances together in series such as Bremner, Bird and Fortune have won several awards. John Fortune (born June 30, 1939) is a British satirist, comedian writer and actor. ... Rory Bremner Rory Bremner FKC (born April 6, 1961, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British impressionist and comedian, noted for his political satire and is widely regarded as being the master of impressionist comedy. ... Bremner, Bird and Fortune is an award-winning satirical British television programme produced by Channel Four, uniting the longstanding satirical team of John Bird and John Fortune (the Two Johns) with the satirical impressionist Rory Bremner. ...

From 1990 to 1992, Bird starred in eighteen episodes of the television detective series, El C.I.D., set in Spain. The series was serious rather than comedy-based, and co-starred Alfred Molina in the first two series and Amanda Redman in the third. The series was created by Clapperboard presenter Chris Kelly. 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... El C.I.D. was an ITV television series that ran for three seasons from 1990 to 1992. ... Molina as Dr. Octopus in Spiderman 2 (2004) Alfred Molina (born May 24, 1953) is an English actor. ... Amanda Redman (born 12 August 1959) is a British actress most famous as Alison Braithwaite in the television series At Home with the Braithwaites. ...

Bird starred as John Fuller-Carp, a barrister, in the BBC radio and television sitcom, Chambers. He also stars in the BBC Radio 4 and BBC Two series Absolute Power with Stephen Fry. Chambers was a BBC produced radio and television sitcom. ... 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. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... See Absolute Power (book) for the 1996 book by David Baldacci and the Clint Eastwood film. ... Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, author, actor and filmmaker. ...

References

• Bird, John and Fortune, John (1996). The Long Johns. London: Hutchinson. ISBN 0-09-180216-4. 

External links

• John Bird at the Internet Movie Database