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Two Lumps of Cleese
Two recovered moments lost from the BBC archive. Starring John Cleese from Radio 1 in 1970 and Radio 4 in 1975. With James Peak.
John Cleese stars in two extracts originally never kept in the BBC archive.
Introduced by James Peak.
For starters, John joined BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Cash in October 1970 for 'Cash at Four'
Dave persuaded him to re-enact the 'Parrot Sketch' from BBC TV's Monty Python's Flying Circus.
In the second extract, enjoy a rare survivor from BBC Radio 4's 'The John Cleese Sketchbook' from 1975.
Producers: James Peak and Keith Wickham.
First broadcast on BBC Radio in the 1970 and 1975.
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Thu 24 Nov 202221:30
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