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The Innes Book of Records

5.5 / 10
1979
3 seasons
18 episodes
Comedy

Neil Innes performs parody songs old and new, all set to specially-shot footage, and including special guest performers. Plotless and surreal, Innes described the programme as "songs and pictures, about people and things".

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Episode 1

    17-01-1979

    In this new musical diversion, the sounds of today echo back nostalgically from a loophole in time.The programme features the words, music and performance of Neil innes with specia...

  • Ep 2

    2.Episode 2

    24-01-1979

    The spacesuited man sits down to hear tales of disenchantment from a farmer, a tired married couple and a shoe factory quality control manager. Also features an exercise dance clas...

  • Ep 3

    3.Episode 3

    31-01-1979

    A lonely sentient flower is interrupted by the bird calls of Percy Edwards, while the Alligator Jug Thumpers put on a show, as does a man who can regurgitate cigarettes. However, n...

  • Ep 4

    4.Episode 4

    07-02-1979

    Frying tips from a chef, votes for the Apathy Party, how to draw a leader, the nature of freedom, and the illicit thrills of late night fish and chips are this week's subjects from...

  • Ep 5

    5.Episode 5

    14-02-1979

    The female gender gets dissected, be it Jake Thackray's song about being nagged, Nick Cabaret's wishes for love, a protest singer dedicating a track to Melissa, or the art of roman...

  • Ep 6

    6.Episode 6

    21-02-1979

    The man in the spacesuit sits down to listen to the Innes Book of Records for the final time. There, he learns about the simplicity of Shangri-La, hears organ music from Robin Rich...

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