Flight of the Conchords (radio series)
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| Studio album by Flight of the Conchords | ||||
| Released | May 1, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | September, 2005 [1] | |||
| Genre | Comedy rock | |||
| Label | BBC | |||
| Producer | Will Saunders | |||
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Flight of the Conchords was a radio series broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 2005, starring the New Zealand musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords. A 3-CD set containing all the episodes was released in 2006 by the BBC. Each disc consisted of 2 episodes. On December 31, 2010 the BBC released a 4-CD "Director's Cut" set that "will feature outtakes and full-length songs from the duo."
At the 2006 Sony Radio Academy Awards, the series won bronze in the Comedy Award.[2] The later HBO television series of the same name was a spin-off from this radio series.[3]
The series was repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra in August 2011.[4]
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[edit] Credits
- Performers: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby and Neil Finn
- Presenter: Rob Brydon
- Producer: Will Saunders
- Writers: Joel Morris, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby
- Music: Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement, Mark Allis, David Catlin-Birch, Anna-Maria La Spina
- Sound: Nigel Acheson, Clair Wordsworth, Neil Pickles, Chris Morris, Rob Capocchi
- Broadcast Assistant: Hayley Nathan[1][2]
[edit] Episode listing
[edit] Episode 1 - Tower of London
- Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
- Think Think About It
- Mikey's Flat
- Flat Tour
- Brian Books a Gig
- Band Meeting #1
- Frodo
- The Tower of London
- Brian and Neil #1
- Is That an Arrow?
- Guest Performers: Mike Sengelow, Andy Parsons
- Songs: "Think About It, Think, Think About It" (aka "Junkies with Monkeys"); "Frodo, Don't Wear The Ring"
[edit] Episode 2 - Dan & the Panda
- Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
- Bowie
- My Name's Tim
- The Room Incident
- Brian and Craig
- Body Image
- Bernard from EMI
- You Got It Goin On
- Brian and Neil #2
- The Confession
Guest Performers: Dan Antopolski, Daniel Kitson
[edit] Episode 3 - The Fans Proposition
- Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
- Click on This One
- Orange Dinosaur Slide
- Contest Winners
- Sing for Supper
- Photo Book
- Anything Tri
- Band Meeting #2
- Guys!!!
- Trevor Is Angry
Guest Performers: Nina Conti, Jimmy Carr
[edit] Episode 4 - Pop Song
- Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
- Bret Sets Off for a Pie
- Business Time
- Brian Can Barely Contain Himself
- In the Pie Shop Again
- Nearly a Woman
- The Coffee Cart
- What the Fuck
- Whambi Turns Up Everywhere
- Nearly a Woman (At The Pig & Whistle)
Guest Performers: Whambi, Mark Goodier, Greg Proops, Emma Kennedy
[edit] Episode 5 - Suzanne
- Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
- Creative Juices
- Waterloo Bridge
- What You're Into
- I'm Not Crying
- After the Gig
- Disharmony
- Sue Is Trying to Split the Band
- The Band's Broken Up
- The Humans Are Dead
Guest Performers: Emma Kennedy
[edit] Episode 6 - Neil Finn Saves The Day!
- Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
- All in the Toilet
- A Bret-Shaped Hole
- Jemaine's Going to Do It
- The Royal Albert Hall
- The Folk Parody Duo
- Community Fete Board
- Sticky Situation
- Work Permit Violation
- What of the Legacy
Guest Performers: Justin Edwards, Jarred Christmas, Beth Chalmers, Jimmy Carr, Emma Kennedy
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Flight of the Conchords - BBC Radio 2 Comedy". BBC.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/comedy/conchords.shtml. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ a b "The Sony Radio Academy Awards". Radioawards.org. 2006. http://www.radioawards.org/winners/?category=The_Comedy_Award&year=2006. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ "Flight of the Conchords: best new sitcom in years?". The Guardian . 13 July 2007. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgrinder/2007/jul/13/conchords. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ "Radio 4 Extra Programmes - The Flight of the Conchords". BBC. 9 August 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dn88m. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
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