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label (CAS 1139) in 1978, with
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show, while the presenter was on holiday. Contributing to Peel programmes over several years, Stanshall played many new and old songs. He also piloted different musical and spoken-word comedy sketches and songs. Peel would later broadcast recordings made by
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Additional characters include the staff of
Rawlinson End: Mr. Cumberpatch (former gardener), Old Scrotum the Wrinkled Retainer (butler) and Mrs. E (housekeeper); various relatives: Florrie's brother Lord Tarquin Portly of Staines and his wife Lady Phillipa of Staines. Other characters include the
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as the narrator and all characters, backed by a six-piece band replicating the instrumentation of the original. The show won rave reviews from the
Liverpool Echo, the Liverpool Daily Post, and Liverpool 7 Streets. The show received its London premiere on 14 October 2011. The premiere was a huge
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The tracks are named after musical pieces, and most feature at least one vocal number, intermingled with spoken-word performances. Stanshall's characters include Sir Henry
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