Documentary which celebrates Britain's tradition of comic songs, from Noel Coward's Mad Dogs and Englishmen to Benny Hill's Ernie, and reveals the skill involved in creating them.
Documentary which celebrates Britain's rich and much-loved tradition of comic songs, from Noel Coward's Mad Dogs and Englishmen to Benny Hill's Ernie, and reveals the skill involved in creating them.
Contributors include Monty Python's Michael Palin and Terry Jones, Neil Innes, Bill Oddie, the Now Show's Mitch Benn, producer Cameron Mackintosh, Nicholas Parsons, Ed Stewart and Kit and the Widow.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Suzie Chard
My Old Man Said Follow The Van
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Victoria Wood
The Ballad Of Barry and Freda (Let's Do It)
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The Rutles
Ouch!
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Benny Hill
Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
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Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
The Hippopotamus Song
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No毛l Coward
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
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Kit & The Widow
Bring It On
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Ronnie Hilton
Windmill In Old Amsterdam
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Flight of the Conchords
Business Time
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Untitled
My Old Man Said Follow The Van
George Formby
With My Little Stick Of Blackpool Rock
Neil Innes
My Little Ukulele
Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
The Gnu Song
The Western Brothers
In the Parlour when the Company's Gone
Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
The Ostrich
Mitch Benn
This Song Took Bloody Ages
Tom Lehrer
Who's Next?
Tom Lehrer
Pollution
Monty Python
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
Michael Palin
The Lumberjack Song
Eric Idle
Not The Noel Coward Song AKA The Penis Song
Neil Innes
Bruce's Philosopher's Song
Burl Ives
I Know An Old Lady
Harry Warren
The Runaway Train
Performer: Vernon Dalhart.Mandy Miller
Nellie the Elephant
Stan Freberg
Banana Boat Song
Charlie Drake
My Boomerang Won't Come Back
Terry Scott
My Brother
Neil Innes
I'm The Urban Spaceman
Neil Innes
I'm Going to Bring a Watermelon To My Girl Tonight
The Bonzo Dog Band
Canyons Of Your Mind
The Goodies
Funky Gibbon
Kit & The Widow
Memories
Mitch Benn
Dick Rowe Song
Kit & The Widow
Edith Sitwell parody
Cole Porter
Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love
Mitch Benn
I Want An African Baby
Tom Basden
There's A Ghost In My House
Tom Basden
Is It Zara Phillips Or Is It The Horse?
Armstrong & Miller
The Rohypnol Song
Broadcasts
- Mon 22 Dec 2008 23:00
- Sat 27 Dec 2008 00:00
- Sat 27 Dec 2008 03:20
- Fri 16 Jan 2009 21:00
- Sun 15 Feb 2009 01:25
- Tue 15 Dec 2009 01:00