Monday, 23 May 2016

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - Wolverhampton 12 Nov 2001


Hello, & welcome to I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. You join us this week in Wolverhampton, an historic city with much to be commended.

During the 15th century, the town prospered thanks to the wool trade, which was controlled by the Leverson family, who owned much of Wolverhampton. Their long-standing interest in sheep is evidenced by place names such as Mutton Street, Woollen Alley and Hand-Wash-Only Lane.

The first ever commercial flights from British soil began here in 1862 when Henry Coxwell began his hot-air balloon service to London. In addition, Coxwell flew charter passengers to Holland, Ireland, Spain, Norway and Canada...before realising that the wind direction kept changing.

The town became well-known for the fine houses built by its merchants. One of these, Molyneux Grange, was the original headquarters of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, and became the subject of national interest in 1889, when thieves broke into the trophy room...and made off with the carpet.
 
Let's meet the teams - they're four comedians who just love entertaining people...who knows, one day they might meet some entertaining people...

ISIHAC Intros

Tuesday, 3 May 2016

The Sexual Life Of The Camel

The sexual life of the camel
Is stranger than anyone thinks
He lies in the shade of the pyramid
And tries to make love to the sphinx

But the sphinx is only a statue
Beset by the sands of the Nile
Which accounts for the humps on the camel
And the sphinx's inscrutable smile


Columbo - Grand Deceptions

Monday, 2 May 2016

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Introduction - 30th Anniversary Special 13 Apr 2002

Hello, & welcome to I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. You join us at the Playhouse Theatre in London's West End, where, in celebration of thirty years of the programme, we've been asked to record a special show.

What a different place Britain was back in 1972 - the first series of 'Last Of The Summer Wine' had only just begun its seventeenth repeat; and there were just three television channels, showing a limited selection of comedy, drama, news and sport. How TV has changed today, with digital technology providing many hundreds of channels showing a dazzling variety of gardening.

On the world stage, U.S. President Richard Nixon was re-elected. President Nixon later became known as 'Tricky Dicky' after the Watergate affair, as later did President Clinton after the Lewinsky affair.

Back home in April 1972, Britain was still grappling with the complexities of decimal currency. At the time it was feared that decimalisation might lead to inflation, with the price of consumer items such as a gallon of petrol being sneakily rounded up from three shillings and sixpence to two pounds fifty.

We've returned here to the Playhouse Theatre where our very first show was made on April 4th, 30 years ago, and as the teams arrived in their usual garb of tie-dye T shirts, paisley cravats and flared loon pants, I couldn't help but try to remember what they wore back in 1972... (30th Anniversary Special 13 Apr 2002)
 
ISIHAC Intros