• 1979
  • 25m
The Innes Book of Records

Summary 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". View more details

  • 1979
  • 25m

The Innes Book of Records

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Neil Innes Bryan Payne Gillian Gregory David Shaw

All cast & crew

8.3

Details

Genres : Comedy Family Music

Release date : Jan 16, 1979

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Summary 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". View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Family Music

Release date : Jan 16, 1979

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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Episode 1 • Jan 16, 1979
Episode #1.1
A man in a spacesuit enters a dusty, rat-infested suburban house and recovers an artefact: The Innes Book of Records. Inside, he discovers songs including "How Sweet To Be An Idiot" and "Let's Go Crazy", along with poetry by John Betjeman.
Episode 2 • Jan 23, 1979
Episode #1.2
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 class with Nick Cabaret, and the Marx Brothers in the jungle.
Episode 3 • Jan 30, 1979
Episode #1.3
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, none of them are as enlightening as some toilet graffiti.
Episode 4 • Feb 06, 1979
Episode #1.4
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 the Innes Book of Records.
Episode 5 • Feb 13, 1979
Episode #1.5
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 romance being disrupted by the return of Godzilla.
Episode 6 • Feb 20, 1979
Episode #1.6
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 Richmond, and some more poetry from Sir John Betjeman.
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