What 52-minute-long British surreal comedy television film starring the Beatles and Ivor Cutler aired on BBC1 in 1967?
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Ivor Cutler Ivor Cutler (15 January 1923 – 3 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. He became known for his regular performances on BBC radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorded for John Peel's influential radio programme, and later for Andy Kershaw's programme. He appeared in The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" film in 1967 and on Neil Innes' television programmes. Cutler also wrote books for children and adults and was a teacher at A. S. Neill's Summerhill School and for 30 years in inner-city schools in London. He told Andy Kershaw on his radio show that he also gave private poetry lessons to individuals.
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Magical Mystery Tour (film) Magical Mystery Tour is a 52-minute-long British surreal comedy television film starring the Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) which originally aired on BBC1 on Boxing Day, 26 December 1967. Upon its initial showing, the film was poorly received by critics and audiences. The film received an American theatrical release in 1974 by New Line Cinema, and in select theatres worldwide in 2012 by Apple Films.
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20th British Academy Film Awards The 20th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1967, honoured the best films of 1966.
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The Minister Who Falls to Pieces "The Minister Who Falls to Pieces", also known as "The Minister Who Falls Apart" and "The Disintegrating Minister," was a surreal British comedy sketch. Though it was heard on radio in 1966 (with John Cleese in the role of the interviewer), it is probably best known in the version performed by Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graham Chapman in the later 1960s on television, in "At Last the 1948 Show". The sketch can be heard on the original soundtrack album of "At Last the 1948 Show", which has been transferred to CD. Video of the sketch does exist and has circulated but is not at present commercially available.
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Doctor in Clover Doctor in Clover is a British comedy film released in 1966, starring Leslie Phillips. The film is based on the novel by Richard Gordon. It is the sixth of the seven films in the "Doctor" series.
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Charlie Bubbles Charlie Bubbles is a 1967 British comedy-drama film starring Billie Whitelaw and Albert Finney, and also featuring a young Liza Minnelli. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.
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Seven of One Seven of One is a British comedy series that aired on BBC2 in 1973. Starring Ronnie Barker, "7 of One" is a series of seven separate comedies that would serve as possible pilots for sitcoms. Originally it was to be called "Six of One", which Barker planned to follow up with another series called "Half Dozen of the Other". This was a BBC version of a similar showcase for LWT called "Six Dates with Barker" created in 1971.
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The Bobo The Bobo is a 1967 British comedy film starring Peter Sellers and co-starring his then-wife Britt Ekland.
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In the World Tonight In the World Tonight is a 1997 documentary about the making of Paul McCartney's "Flaming Pie" album.
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A Hard Day's Night (film) A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 British musical comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring the Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr—during the height of Beatlemania. It was written by Alun Owen and originally released by United Artists. The film portrays several days in the lives of the group.
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Q... (TV series) Q... is a surreal television comedy sketch show written by Spike Milligan and Neil Shand, and starring Spike Milligan with a number of supporting players, usually including Julia Breck, John Bluthal, Bob Todd, and John Wells. The show ran from 1969 to 1982 on BBC2. There were six series in all, the first five numbered from "Q5" to "Q9", and a final series titled "There's a Lot of It About". The first and third series ran for seven episodes, and the others for six episodes, each of which was 30 minutes long.
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Flying (Beatles instrumental) "Flying" is an instrumental recorded by the Beatles which first appeared on the 1967 "Magical Mystery Tour" release (two EP discs in the United Kingdom, an LP in the United States). It is one of the few songs credited to all four members of the band: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
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A Collection of Beatles Oldies A Collection of Beatles Oldies (subtitled But Goldies!) is a compilation album by the English rock band the Beatles. Issued in the United Kingdom in December 1966, it features hit singles and other songs released by the group between 1963 and 1966. The compilation served as a stopgap release to satisfy EMI's demand for product during the Christmas period, since the Beatles had only begun the recording for their new studio album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", late the previous month. The album was the band's first official greatest hits collection.
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Chief Blue Meanie The Chief of the Blue Meanies is a fictional character and the main antagonist from the 1968 animated film "Yellow Submarine". A high-pitched, flamboyant character, he is set on ruling Pepperland with fear and oppression. His most heinous of crimes from The Beatles' point of view, however, is his hatred of music. He is voiced by Paul Angelis, who also provided the voice of Ringo Starr.
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Benny Hill Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992) was an English comedian and actor, best remembered for his television programme "The Benny Hill Show", an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque and double entendres in a format that included live comedy and filmed segments, with him at the focus of almost every segment.
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Being Mick Being Mick is a 2001 television film which chronicles the life of Mick Jagger for one year. Much of the film was filmed by Mick using a handheld camera. The film documents his recording of the "Goddess in the Doorway" album, as well as daily life including his family and friends. In the film, Mick attends a charity fundraiser hosted by Elton John as well as the premiere of the Kate Winslet film "Enigma", which Jagger's company produced.
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1967 in British radio This is a list of events in British radio during 1967.
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Her Majesty (song) "Her Majesty" is a song written by Paul McCartney (although credited to Lennon–McCartney) that appears on the Beatles' album "Abbey Road". It is a brief tongue-in-cheek music hall song. "Her Majesty" is the final track of the album and appears 14 seconds after the song "The End", but was not listed on the original sleeve. As such, it is considered one of the first examples of a hidden track in rock music.
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Jimi Hendrix (film) Jimi Hendrix is a 1973 rockumentary about Jimi Hendrix, directed and produced by Joe Boyd, John Head and Gary Weis. The film contains concert footage from 1967 to 1970, including the Monterey Pop Festival the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, Woodstock and a . The film also includes interviews with Hendrix' contemporaries, family and friends. People appearing in the film include Paul Caruso, Eric Clapton, Billy Cox, Alan Douglas, Germaine Greer, Hendrix' father, James A. "Al" Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Eddie Kramer, Buddy Miles, Mitch Mitchell, Juggy Murray, Little Richard, Lou Reed and Pete Townshend.
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Please Sir! Please Sir! is a London Weekend Television situation comedy for ITV, created by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featuring actors John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Joan Sanderson, Noel Howlett, Erik Chitty and Richard Davies. The series ran for 55 episodes between 1968 and 1972.
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The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" is a song written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and released by the Beatles on their 1968 album "The Beatles" (also known as the "White Album").
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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? is a British sitcom which was broadcast between 9 January 1973 and 9 April 1974 on BBC1. It was the colour sequel to the mid-1960s hit "The Likely Lads". It was created and written, as was its predecessor, by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. There were 26 television episodes over two series; and a subsequent 45-minute Christmas special was aired on 24 December 1974.