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| ISIHAC news: new date for tribute to Humph plus merchandise updates |
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 According to The Officially Unofficial I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Web Pages (www.isihac.co.uk), the tribute show by the ISIHAC teams originally announced for this coming Sunday will now be part of BBC Radio 4's Humphrey Lyttelton Day on Sunday 15th June. The show is called "Chairman Humph - a Tribute" and will start at noon.
In ISIHAC Merchandise News:
* The New Uxbridge English Dictionary's publication date was yesterday (May 6th). Amazon.co.uk currently is reporting a 1-2 week delay before they'll have the books in stock. http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-New-Uxbridge-English-Dictionary/dp/0007263937/
* "I’m Sorry I Haven't A Clue Collection 3" was released on March 3rd. This is a boxed set of the previously released volumes 7, 8, & 9 (each of which is a 2 CD set). http://www.amazon.co.uk/Im-Sorry-Havent-Clue-Collection/dp/0563510420/
* "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Live Vol. 2" is a 2 CD set scheduled for release on July 10th. This release has been scheduled for a while; I forgot to mention it to the fan club when I first noticed it. I wanted to ensure people didn't think this is a new item being rushed out due to Humph having passed away.
This will be like ISIHAC Live Vol. 1, as explained in the official blurb (from http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sorry-Havent-Clue-Live-Collection/dp/140568836X/): "This is a second volume of two specially compiled, extended-length shows from Jon Naismith's production archive, featuring out-takes, ad libs and audience interaction from the Clue team. Taken from the early 1990s, these shows (edition dates t.b.c.) feature the classic Clue line up of Humphrey Lyttelton, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jeremy Hardy and the much-missed Willie Rushton. It may contain swearing."
* Amazon.co.uk has updated their description for the book, "The Doings of Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea?", which is scheduled to be published on August 28th. The listing (at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doings-Hamish-Dougal-Youll-Have/dp/1848090234/) now includes an image of the book's cover and this description:
"Hello there! You'll have had your tea? Dougal here. Well, here we go, with our wee book. It's a collection or pot pourri (I've no idea what Hamish means by that - it sounds like something to do with the Pope) of our activities or 'doings' in the village we call home, because that's exactly what it is. Together with our housekeeper, Mrs Naughtie, and of course, the Laird who lives up at the big hoose and shoots grouse and other bottles of whisky, these are the actual scripts of our wee show which we performed on the wireless, when most of you were probably in bed! Hamish and I have known each other all our lives - well, not yet, obviously! We have a very close relationship and also with each other. Mrs Naughtie been with us since we first met her at the Krankie Arms, where she was working as part-time barmaid and bouncer.In addition to the scripts you'll find all kinds of other things tucked away under its kilt. There's a hectic social life in the village. You'll visit the 'bide a wee' cafe, proud possessor of three Michelin tyres. You'll have a conducted tour of the big hoose by Big Tam, our local guide (not during opening hours).
You'll marvel at the site of the Battle of Auchtermuchty, now allotments. You'll peek into the Laird's social diary in 'oot and aboot' (40p at the post office). And a great deal more. Well, I hope this wee note will make you hurry to the till and spend the terrible amount of money these wee books cost these days. But then again this particular wee book is Scotland's answer to Richard and Judy! Hurrah! Away now."
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Posted by lisa at 07/05/2008 01:00 GMT |
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| BBC Radio 3 tribute to Humphrey Lyttelton this Saturday |
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The BBC Radio 3 show "Jazz Line-Up" will include a tribute to Humph on this Saturday's (May 3rd) show, which airs from 16:00 - 17:30. It can be heard online from the station's website and should be available after broadcast from http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzlineup/
Here's the listing: "Claire Martin is joined by Alyn Shipton and Jack Massarick to pay tribute to Humphrey Lyttelton who died last week. We hear Humph talk about his heroes and his first encounter with the trumpet. Plus an exclusive session for the programme by the Teak Project."
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Posted by lisa at 01/05/2008 00:00 GMT |
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| Radio 4 to honour Humphrey Lyttelton with a tribute day on June 15th |
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At the end of Radio 4's April 30th tribute to Humphrey Lyttelton, it was announced that the ISIHAC teams will be paying their own tribute to Humph on Sunday, May 11th. The exact time is yet to be announced.
In addition, Radio 4 will honor Humph with a tribute day on Sunday, June 15th. The following news stories come from The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/apr/30/bbc.radio1?gusrc=rss&feed=media) and Chortle (http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2008/04/30/6713/humphrey_lyttelton_day)
FROM THE GUARDIAN:
Radio 4 to honour Lyttelton with tribute day
Ben Dowell
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday April 30 2008
Radio 4 is to broadcast a Humphrey Lyttelton day in June to pay tribute to the presenter, who died on Friday aged 86.
The Radio 4 controller, Mark Damazer, has given the nod to a tribute programme to be broadcast on Sunday June 15 to mark the achievements of the veteran presenter of comedy panel show I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue.
This will be backed by a repeat of his Desert Island Discs episode and a repeat of his programme about jazz, The King of the Swingers.
In addition, his friend and fan Stephen Fry will present a specially commissioned profile of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue with extracts of the best programmes.
A Radio 4 spokeswoman confirmed the plans but declined to comment on the future of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, of which Lyttelton was chairman since its inception in 1972.
According to a Radio 4 source, however, the show is likely to continue. The source added that replacement presenter may be sought for Lyttelton but that this is unlikely to be filled by one of the current panel, which includes Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer.
Lyttelton, who celebrated 60 years as a bandleader in January, was admitted to hospital on April 16. He underwent surgery on Monday morning to repair an aortic aneurysm, but died following complications.
After his admission to Barnet general hospital in north London, the spring series of his show was cancelled, prompting a wave of goodwill messages from Radio 4 listeners.
As well as his jazz playing Lyttelton also had stints as a cartoonist, a restaurant critic for Vogue and a regular columnist on Punch.
But he became a household name for his broadcasting, most notably his deadpan performances as the innuendo-prone chairman of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, where he genially presided over games such as Mornington Crescent.
FROM CHORTLE:
Humphrey Lyttelton Day
R4 to broadcast tribute shows
Radio 4 is to dedicate a day of programming to Humphrey Lyttelton.
Shows will include a new tribute documentary, as well as repeats of both his Desert Island Discs episode and his programme about jazz, The King of the Swingers.
In addition, Stephen Fry will present a newly commissioned profile of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, with extracts of the best programmes.
The tributes will go out on June 15.
Meanwhile, speculation is rising about whether the 'antidote to panel games'
will continue following Lyttelton's death on Friday at the age of 86.
Although Humph's lugubrious presence and dry wit defined the show he hosted since 1972, insiders suggest the show is likely to find a new host.
Panellist Graeme Garden told the BBC's in-house paper Ariel: 'On a personal note, I do want the show to go on and the fans do, too. It can never be the same, bit I'd like to think it still had legs.'
But he said it would be a mistake to 'try to find a copy of Humph'.
Barry Cryer added: 'A few years ago, he jokingly said that if he went under a bus, there should be no misplaced loyalty and the show should go on.'
Rob Brydon stood in for Lyttelton on the last live date of the I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue tour.
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Posted by lisa at 30/04/2008 00:00 GMT |
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| additional details about Graeme's "I Did It My Way" |
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 Here's a listing with additional details about Graeme's appearance on BBC 7's show "I Did It My Way", which will air this Saturday, May 3rd:
The writer and performer talks to Peter Reed about his radio life and times. Graeme recalls his early career from working with the likes of John Cleese, to becoming part of the hugely successful antidote to panel games, plus The Goodies. Featuring I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again: Jack the Ripper (11/11/1973); Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off: New Zealand (19/11/2003); I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (18/06/01); Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea. Series 3 Episode 6 and Spy Nozy and the poets (22/02/2001).
Speaking of "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue", I'd written to BBC 7 to ask if they'll be doing some sort of tribute to Humphrey Lyttelton. Here's the reply I received this morning:
"Radio 4 are broadcasting a special programme celebrating the life of Humphrey Lyttelton at 9am this Wednesday and are repeating I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue on Monday evenings.
On BBC7, you can hear Clue during this Saturday's I Did It My Way with Graeme Garden. We will also be repeating Clue in the near future."
This is the first I've heard of Radio 4 repeats so let's all keep a look out for further info as to when those might start. Originally the (now cancelled) new spring series of Clue was supposed to begin on June 16th, so perhaps a repeat of one of the recent series will air in its place.
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Posted by lisa at 29/04/2008 00:30 GMT |
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| Graeme's episode of "I Did It My Way" on BBC 7 this Saturday (May 3rd) |
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Graeme will appear in the Saturday, May 3rd edition of BBC 7's "I Did It My Way". The show will air from 9am-noon, with repeats at 8pm and 3am (Sunday morning). The show can be heard worldwide from www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7. It should be available from their Listen Again service for a week after broadcast; we'll post that URL when it becomes available.
Here's the listing for the show from BBC 7's website: "Graeme Garden: Graeme talks to Peter Reed about his radio life and times, including how he became part of the hugely successful antidote to panel games."
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Posted by lisa at 28/04/2008 05:30 GMT |
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| BBC Radio 4 tributes to Humphrey Lyttelton |
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The classic episode of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" which was repeated yesterday on BBC Radio 4 can be heard from Listen Again at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio4/aod.shtml?radio4/cluespecial This is a 1995 episode from the Theatre Royal in Brighton with regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Willie Rushton and Tim-Brooke.
Thanks to Sosia for reporting in the club forums that BBC Radio 4's tribute to Humphrey Lyttelton will air this coming Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m.
Also thanks to club member bushbaby for posting the following in the forums: "There's a special bit on Last Word on Radio 4- they added an extra bit on to today's repeat for Humph".
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Posted by lisa at 28/04/2008 00:30 GMT |
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| ISIHAC kazoo band might make it into Guinness World Records |
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According to an article in today's Times Online, a record setting kazoo band lead by Humphrey Lyttelton at the I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue date in London earlier this month might make it into the Guiness Book of World Records.
Humphrey Lyttelton delivers swansong with giant kazoo band
Maurice Chittenden
Humphrey Lyttelton, the jazz trumpeter who became doyen of the double entendre as chairman of the quiz show I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, is to make a bid from beyond the grave to enter the record books as leader of the world’s biggest kazoo band.
Lyttelton, who died on Friday aged 86 after heart surgery, equipped every member of the 3,550-strong audience with a kazoo at a live version of the radio programme earlier this month at the Hammersmith Apollo in London and encouraged them to hum into the simple instrument.
The feat has been logged with Guinness World Records, which is likely to confirm the breaking of the previous official record set by 2,679 people in Rochester, New York, in 2006.
It will be a typical last achievement by a man who defied all logic to succeed in almost every career he put his hand to.
When once asked by an interviewer what was the secret of his success, Lyttelton leant back and said, only half-jokingly: “I’m sorry, I haven’t a clue.”
His radio programme, in which Lyttelton would make outrageous remarks about the erotic exploits of Samantha, the quiz’s fictitious scorer, was described yesterday by Mark Damazer, controller of Radio 4, as the “most successful” comedy show ever heard on the station.
It has run for 36 years and the BBC must now decide whether to relaunch it with a new chairman. The panel of Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden yesterday ruled themselves out of daring to sit in Lyttelton’s chair.
Frontrunners for the role will include Rob Brydon, who hosted a live show in Bournemouth last week after Lyttelton had gone into hospital for an operation to repair a blocked artery; Jeremy Hardy, who frequently guested on the show to sing the words of one song set to the tune of another; and Paul Merton, who appears on television’s Have I Got News for You and Radio 4’s Just a Minute, the Clue’s closest rival in both longevity – it started in 1967 – and success.
Cryer said yesterday: “They are big shoes to fill. Humph was the very hub of the show and it revolved around him. Leading the kazoo band was typical of him.
“Long-running shows become like soaps with clearly defined characters and I don’t think it would work if a panellist became chairman. It would need somebody of stature to be parachuted in.
“Humph was the coolest man I knew. He was a polymath and an amazing man. He was a great ad-libber. A few years ago he suddenly stopped from reading some nonsense in the middle of a show and looked at the audience and said: ‘I’m 78 for chris-sake’. He got a huge laugh for that.”
Lyttelton did the last gig with his jazz band the night before he went into hospital. He even recorded a special message to introduce last Tuesday’s quiz show in Bournemouth: “Humphrey Lyttelton here. I can’t do the show tonight. I am in hospital. I wish I had thought of this earlier.”
Lyttelton was born in May, 1921, the son of an Eton house-master. He claimed he was descended from another Humphrey Lyttelton who was executed for collaborating in the gunpowder plot with Guy Fawkes.
His musical career started when at the age of 15 he slipped away from an Eton-Harrow cricket match at Lord’s to buy a trumpet.
When, as an acting captain in the Grenadier Guards, he stormed ashore during the allied invasion of Italy in 1943, he held a pistol in one hand and a bag containing his trumpet in the other.
Returning from the war, he became a successful cartoonist at the Daily Mail and a writer of books about music.
He was such an accomplished player of traditional New Orleans jazz that when he wrote his first autobiography at the age of 33 he called it I Play as I Please.
Two years later in 1956 he became the first British jazz musician to have a Top 20 hit single when Bad Penny Blues reached number 19 in the charts. Louis Armstrong, who was a friend, said he was Britain’s best trumpeter: “That cat in England who swings his ass off”.
Chris Barber, who was topping the bill at a jazz festival in Germany with his big band yesterday, said: “Unlike some people who talk about jazz eloquently, he played it right and with a great sense of dignity. He will be very much missed but much honoured in memory.”
Lyttelton had almost completed a new album and a new book before he died.
Kenneth Clarke, the former chancellor and an avid jazz fan, said yesterday: “He was a delightful, congenial and civilised man. He did a lot for British jazz. He wasn’t just trad. He was very much more sophisticated than that. He could swing. I always enjoyed listening to his band.”
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