This
radio program regulary attracts more than 2.5 million listeners in the UK (and
Mrs. Trellis from
North Wales), a figure that would be a respectable viewing figure for
BBC 2 or
Channel 4.
As noted above it began in 1972, but was a spin off from
I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again. It has been said that this is the choice of
comedy program for many
professional comedians. Such is the high quality of panelists attracted over the years (Such as
John Cleese,
Paul Merton,
Stephen Fry,
Jack Dee, to name a few, as well as the 'regulars' noted in the write-up above), that the show has won just about every prize going.
One of my favourite rounds in 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue', is
Sound Charades . This is exactly like the normal
party game of
charades, except that the contestants are allowed to
speak. They try to describe a
film,
book, or
television programme, or something just plain
silly. This involves giveing the clue in as
cryptic manner as possible, usually with heavy use of
puns.
The
game of charades was popularised by the
BBC tv show '
Give Us A Clue', I have fond
memories of this.... Who can forget
Una Stubbs finishing off '
Twelve Angry Men' in under a minute?