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Universal Challenge and unclad fashion news. Sketches and songs starring Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden. From 1965.

Oxford take on Bermondsey in 'Universal Challenge', unclad fashion news - and ballet on the radio?

More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs plus TV and cinema parodies.

Starring:

Tim Brooke-Taylor
Graeme Garden
David Hatch
Jo Kendall
Bill Oddie

Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.

Written by Peter Vincent, David McKellar, Les Lilley, Chic Jacob, Humphrey Barclay, David Lund, Bill Oddie, Hugh Woodhouse, Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer.

Songs by Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden with music by Dave Lee.

Producer: Humphrey Barclay

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in October 1965.

27 days left to listen

30 minutes

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