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Episode 6
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Extreme cat taming and a magnificent Roman epic. Songs and sketches with John Cleese and Tim Brooke-Taylor. From May 1967.
Extreme cat taming - and a magnificent Roman epic.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Lizzie Evans, Eric Idle and Bill Oddie with Derek Farmer and Graeme Chapman.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Dave Lee, Leon Cohen and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1967.
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