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 A worthy addition to anyone's collection July 27, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This double CD set includes two evenings (four performances) with the classic team, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Willie Rushton in Brighton in 1995 and 1996.
These are the unedited episodes, typically with an additional six minutes per episode not heard on the radio. These include rounds which probably shouldn't have gone into the final edit, mispronunciations, which are generally jumped on by the panel to great comic effect, and we discover what happens if you forget to bring the theme tune with you. There are also introductions and conclusions by the producer, and some very funny trailers for the programme.
It should be noted that, according to the producer, one of the Brighton 1995 episodes was included in volume 3, and some of the other material may be familiar to devotees. However, if you are a devotee, you probably have already ordered this without reading this review, at least this far.
There are some Clue CDs which I say "don't get", as you will see from my review of "in search of Mornington Crescent". Should you buy this double CD set? Definitely yes. If you have even remotely liked this programme, get it. With the passing of Humphrey Lyttelton, this is as close as you can get to actually being there. Let's hope there will be more releases like this, maybe even complete series, especially including the late Willie Rushton.
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