Rutland weekend television rwt was a television sketch show on bbc2, written by eric idle with music by neil innes. A guide to rutland weekend television, the 1975 1976 bbc two tv sketch show. With 48 years in business, you know your system is in good hands when you depend on the local tv guys at our shop. Rutland tv service in rutland, vt get driving directions to 124 strongs ave rutland, vt 05701. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The book was originally produced as a tiein with idles sadly forgotten and long unavailable bbc2 series rutland weekend television, but even if youre not familiar with that series ive only seen one episode and a few clips on youtube and neil inness website, the book stands up on its own as a heady mixture of intelligent smut, clever. Oct 02, 2007 the first project to emerge after the end of monty python on tv, rutland weekend television starred and was written by eric idle. Innes for a new bbc comedy series set in a fictitious.
Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. Rutland tv service is a fully authorized sale, repair, and service tv store. Rutland weekend television was the postmonty python series written by eric idle, with music by neil innes of the bonzo dog band fame. But rutland weekend television did come at a hefty price.
While many pythonrelated shows have been released on dvd do not adjust your set, not the 1948 show, ripping yarns, and of course, fawlty towers it seems incredible that rutland weekend televisonits where the rutles came from, for gods sakehas. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series rutland weekend television. It is surrounded by the counties of leicestershire, lincolnshire and northamptonshire the main towns of rutland are oakham and uppingham in the mid1970s, it was the inspiration for eric idles tv show, rutland weekend television. Rutland vt tv stations and channel guide abc, nbc, cbs. Rutland weekend television ran for only two series a lot like fawlty towers, and we broadcast in 1975 and 1976. The 1976 bbc records lp entitled rutland weekend television songbook reb 233 was a creation of eric idle and neil innes, the two geniuses. A collectors dream, as so little of anything from this postpython show by eric idle has ever surfaced the book, the pirate song by george harrison, the odd clip on youtube.
Neil innes, eric idle, gwen taylor, billy bremner, brian hodgson, carinthia west, david battley, henry woolf rutland weekend television cast, crew and credits. Eric idle to resurrect rutland weekend television news. Also, the end of the catchybutotherwiseso okay, its average hard to get song by neil. Rutland weekend television 197576 bfi screenonline. Rutland weekend television series one, episode one 1975. Band of pirates is a 4 mate crew whose sole purpose is to spread music and fun to audiences young and old. Many of the sketches really hark back to classic python format, and a lot of the tag lines and memorable quotes that it throws out had me realising that it was rutland weekend television and not monty python that was responsible for them. With directv, get a wholehome experience with advanced dvr and streaming, built for the ultimate tv fan. Also crowning music of funny hilarious in hindsight. Rutland weekend television was a television sketch show on bbc2, written by eric idle with music by neil innes. Rutland vt tv stations and channel guide abc, nbc, cbs and.
Rutland weekend television how is rutland weekend television abbreviated. When rutland weekend television, a comedy program written by eric idle and featuring the music of neil innes, first premiered in 1975, no one could possibly have expected the massive, amazing. Watch rutland weekend television episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Alex is a former intern at the station and a recent graduate of castleton university.
The county is the supposed home of the parody rock band the rutles, who first appeared on rutland weekend television. After monty python finished its original run on uk television, neil innes joined with pythons eric idle on the series rutland weekend television. With 48 years in business, you know your system is in good. Idle reused it in the rock notes sketch on monty pythons contractual obligation album, and the real toad the wet sprocket borrowed the name from there. View the full list of rutland vt nbc, abc, cbs, fox stations to find out your local channel guide, what stations are digital and where their local coverage is. Rutland weekend television series one, episode two 1975. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. This was a pythonesque sketch show based in a fictional lowbudget regional television station. Alex brownell joined pegtvs staff as the new field producer for access news magazine. Low budget comedy sketch series purporting to show the programming of a low key regional television. Rutland s small size has led to a number of humorous references such as rutland weekend television, a television comedy sketch series hosted by eric idle.
It had pretty much no effect on the comedy world in any way. The entire universe will see professor brian cox giving a musical lecture at the fictional tv station. In the mid1970s, it was the inspiration for eric idles tv show, rutland weekend television. The special will also star robin ince, warwick davis and noel fielding. After rutland weekend television, idle moved to the united states, and innes went on to make a solo series in 1979 on bbc. Eric idle is bringing back rutland weekend television for a one hour christmas special. Rutlands small size has led to a number of humorous references such as rutland weekend television, a television comedy sketch series hosted by eric idle. Two series were broadcast, the first consisting of six episodes in 1975, and the second series of seven episodes in 1976. With eric idle, neil innes, david battley, henry woolf. Eric idle and neil innes the rutland weekend songbook. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film.
Sketch and satire show starring eric idle and neil innes. After monty pyhons flying circus, eric idle went on to write and star in one of tvs lost comedy classics, rutland weekend television. It is surrounded by the counties of leicestershire, lincolnshire and northamptonshire. Rutland weekend television tv series 19751976 imdb. Rutland weekend television rwt was a sketch comedy show on bbc 2, written by eric idle and his fellow actors and with music by neil innes. When rutland weekend television, a comedy program written by eric idle and featuring the music of neil innes, first premiered in 1975, no one. The dull and borderline incompetent house band in the old gay whistle test sketch is named toad the wet sprocket. The shows were all about rwt rutland weekend television obviously britains smallest television network, situated in englands smallest county, rutland. Rutland weekend television was the postmonty python series written.
The rutland titles appear and the female presenter, sitting next to a vase of flowers, welcomes the viewers. When rutland weekend television, a comedy program written by eric idle and featuring the music of neil innes, first premiered in 1975, no one could possibly have expected the massive, amazing effect it would have on the comedy world for years to come. Turn to the expert team at our tv store in rutland, vermont, for knowledgeable tv technical support services and new system sales. Rutland region community television, an independent nonprofit organization, promotes public, educational and governmental cable access to thecommunity. They are joined by their son, virginias lover and a friend of harrys, all of whom. May 05, 2018 when rutland weekend television, a comedy program written by eric idle and featuring the music of neil innes, first premiered in 1975, no one could possibly have expected the massive, amazing. Eric idle, one of the members of monty pythons flying circus, in 1975 created a programme for bbc2 in the united kingdom, a show that ostensibly was a product of tiny regional rutland weekend television. Elevate your entertainment with directv in rutland. Rutland weekend television bbc2 sketch show british. Songs and sketches from the series appeared on a 1976 bbc lp, the rutland weekend songbook. Here is a list of local rutland tv stations and tv networks. While many pythonrelated shows have been released on dvd do not adjust your set, not the 1948 show, ripping yarns, and of course, fawlty towers it seems incredible that rutland weekend televisonits where the rutles came from, for.
Find 34 listings related to comcast tv guide in rutland on. The series costarred neil innes, henry woolf, gwen taylor and david battley, and ran for two series over 1975 and 1976. The main towns of rutland are oakham and uppingham. Comments rutland weekend television the whole of both series on dvd. At least on a retail level, because its quite easy to download on the. Today, we are taking permanently offline and moving exclusively to publishing on social media.
A couple standing on their veranda have difficulty in remembering their names. You can view the owner, tv station call sign, channel number, digital frequency and more. Nov 17, 2010 rutland weekend television was the postmonty python series written by eric idle, with music by neil innes of the bonzo dog band fame. You can paste url of the image inside your comment and it will be automatically converted into the image when reading the comment.
From 1968 until 1992, when lwts weekday counterpart was thames television, there was an onscreen handover to lwt on friday nights there was no handover back to. After an elvisstyle ending, he says a simple thank you very much, sincerely in a closeup, swinging the microphone. Eric idle and neil innes the rutland weekend television song. Rutland simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rutland weekend television season 2 episode 1 simkl. The show starred david battley, eric idle, neil innes and henry woolf, with appearances here and there wherever needed by other actors.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Rwt was required viewing for a generation of impressionable youngsters, myself included, who had arrived late. Because the bbc would not pay idle to do the show, idle demanded to have the american rights to the series. The first project to emerge after the end of monty python on tv, rutland weekend television starred and was written by eric idle. The tv show aired episodes and a boxing day special on bbc2 during the 1975 and 76 seasons. Low budget comedy sketch series purporting to show the programming of a low key regional television service. The inspiration for rwtv is described by eric idle in the person of ray jenkinson, managing director of rwtv. The passport records lp rutland weekend television songbook was a creation of eric idle and neil innes, the two geniuses behind the music of monty python innes was the minstrel who sang, brave robin ran away in monty python and the holy grail. It was idles first television project after monty pythons flying circus, which ended the previous year. The opening titles play in full and the presenter returns with more flowers and introduces rutland weekend theatre.
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