The Murder at Porthesqueue Manor

By The Nosbigs (Kram and Eyak)

All the Porthesqueue’s friends were at the manor for young Charlie Porthesqueue’s 20th birthday, which would turn out not a happy one.
If you want to find out what the unhappy bit was, read on NEXT WEEK

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NEXT WEEK, now read on…

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Mad Hour Part One

[Male Host]
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s…

[Female Host]
(Theme music)

[Male Host]
Mad Hour

[Female Host]
(Notes) (Fanfare)

[Male Host]
A completely new comedy show with some sense in it.
Firstly, we will go over to the hall of records.

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Santa in London

A Play

[Story]
One day, as Santa was riding on his sleigh, he was attacked by robbers, and he was put in a cave.

[Flick]
Leave him there, he’ll be all right.

[Ron]
Okay, come on, let’s get out.

[Dead-eye]
Hold on, what’s the rush? The fuzz won’t be around for a while.

[Story]
They set off, leaving Santa in the cave, until a policeman found him. He took him to the police station where he was questioned by a C.I.D. man, and once they had their description they sent out radio messages to all places.

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HIC The Play

The first, and only, play written by members of H.I.C.

M. Robert Gibson, D. Edmundson (c) 1978

Cast
Murgatroyd Sigismund Yigglesprog – M. Robert Gibson (handbag)
Augustus Spratt – D. Edmundson (Au-gust-us spratt)
Cornelius Cringe – D. Edmundson (Splinn Splann etc)
Theobald Spong – M. Robert Gibson (Oh, so that’s what you want is it?)

Announcer: Hello listeners!
Listener: Hello
(pause)
Ann: Oh sorry – Hello Listener. Ahem. We present a play entitled…
(long pause)
Ann: Well, er, we haven’t got a title yet, but we’re willing to let you send your suggestions in. But wait, what’s this? It’s ‘Mark Gibson’ doing an impression of a scrambled egg.
M G: (Impression of scrambled egg)
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The Day Of The Missing Knight

A play

Entitled: _____! The Day Of The Missing Knight

M. Robert Gibson, D. Edmundson, J. Wright (c) 1978

Narrator (Herbert Plonk): Hello ladees and crentlemen. Direct from the pen of a script writer, we present Ink! Or otherwise k-nown (pronounce the K) as a Play ta-ra Entitled ta-ra (bit higher) The Day My Plastic K-nees Got Woodworm or ta-ra (even higher) In Search of the Missing Year but just to make it shorter and save space, we entitled it ta-ra (as high as can get) The Day of the Missing Knight ta-ra.
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The Great Custard Wars

A radio play

M. Robert Gibson, D. Edmundson, J. Wright (c) 1978

Cast

Dr. Sploonge – J. Wrigut
Augustus Spratt – D. Edsundmon
Murgatroyd Yigglesprog – M. Gisbon
Heinrich von Schtinkletoonupsadaizyburger
Little Jack
Mrs Fizzbangwhoops-crankvangwallop
Ethel Tiddleypomp

It was a cold December evening one sunny day in June in the year half past eleven when IT happened.
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