The ISIHAC Series 15 Info Page

Last Updated
14 Jul 2022

Here is a list of the Venues, Teams 'competing' (I use the word loosely!) & Games played on the BBC Radio 4 show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. If you have details of any other shows or corrections, please e-mail me here, and I will add them to the list


BROADCAST INFO

GAMES

TEAMS

Show 1
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Sat 07 Jan 1989
12.25pm R4
 
Mon 09 Jan 1989
6.30pm R4
 

(Last Updated:
04 Aug 2003)
 
Teams:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
 
Graeme Garden
+
Barry Cryer
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
***
Length:
29min 23sec
Show 2
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Sat 14 Jan 1989
12.25pm R4
 
Mon 16 Jan 1989
6.30pm R4
 

(Last Updated:
04 Aug 2003)
 
Teams:
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
***
Length:
29min 04sec
Show 3
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Sat 21 Jan 1989
12.25pm R4
 
Mon 23 Jan 1989
6.30pm R4
 

(Last Updated:
04 Aug 2003)
 
  • Initials
  • Ad Lib Poem
  • Blues/Madrigal/Calypso
    • The Tutankhamen Madrigal
    • The Nicholas Ridley Madrigal
  • The Last Thing I Remember...
  • Call My Bluff
    • Theodolyte
  • One Song to the Tune of Another
    • Happiness
           to the tune of
      Greensleeves
    • There's A Tavern In The Town
           to the tune of
      I Only Want To Be With You
    • The Sheikh Of Araby
           to the tune of
      Now Is The Hour
    • I'll Walk Beside You
           to the tune of
      The British Grenadiers
  • Sounds Peculiar
  • Late Arrivals at the Delicatessen Ball
Teams:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
 
Graeme Garden
+
Bill Tidy
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Scorer:
Samantha
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
***
Length:
27min 28sec
Show 4
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Sat 28 Jan 1989
12.25pm R4
 
Mon 30 Jan 1989
6.30pm R4
 

(Last Updated:
04 Aug 2003)
 
Teams:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
 
Graeme Garden
+
Barry Cryer
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Scorer:
Samantha
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
***
Length:
27min 51sec
Show 5
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Sat 04 Feb 1989
12.25pm R4
 
Mon 06 Feb 1989
6.30pm R4
 

(Last Updated:
04 Aug 2003)
 
Teams:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
 
Graeme Garden
+
Stephen Fry
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Scorer:
Samantha
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
***
Length:
28min 27sec
Show 6
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Sat 11 Feb 1989
12.25pm R4
 
Mon 13 Feb 1989
6.30pm R4
 

(Last Updated:
04 Aug 2003)
 
Teams:
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Scorer:
Samantha
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
***
Length:
28min 01sec
Show 7
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Sat 18 Feb 1989
12.25pm R4
 
Mon 20 Feb 1989
6.30pm R4
 

(Last Updated:
04 Aug 2003)
 
Teams:
Bill Tidy
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Scorer:
Samantha
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
***
Length:
28min 49sec
Show 8
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Sat 25 Feb 1989
12.25pm R4
 
Mon 27 Feb 1989
6.30pm R4
 


(Recorded - Mon 31 Oct 1988)
 

(Last Updated:
04 Aug 2003)
 
Teams:
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
 
Willie Rushton
+
Tim Brooke-Taylor
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Scorer:
Samantha
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
***
Length:
29min 01sec
Show 9
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Sat 04 Mar 1989
12.25pm R4
 
Mon 06 Mar 1989
6.30pm R4
 

(Last Updated:
04 Aug 2003)
 
Teams:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
 
Graeme Garden
+
Stephen Fry
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Scorer:
Samantha
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
***
Length:
28min 37sec
Show 10
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Sat 11 Mar 1989
12.25pm R4
 
Mon 13 Mar 1989
6.30pm R4
 

(Last Updated:
04 Aug 2003)
 
Teams:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
 
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Scorer:
Samantha
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
***
Length:
28min 08sec
Show RPT1
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Tue 25 Apr 1989
10.00pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
04 Aug 2003)
 
Revised repeat of 7 Jan 1989 (approx 3 minutes shorter)
Teams:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
 
Graeme Garden
+
Barry Cryer
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Scorer:
Samantha
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
***
Length:
26min 37sec
Show RPT2
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Tue 02 May 1989
10.00pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
01 Apr 2007)
 
Revised repeat of 14 Jan 1989 (approx 2.5 minutes shorter)
Teams:
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
***
Length:
26min 36sec
Show RPT3
 
Venue - Unknown
 
Tue 09 May 1989
10.00pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
01 Jan 2018)
 
(The Radio Times archive shows as first broadcast on Radio 4. If you can confirm which show it is a repeat of, please e-mail me)
Teams:
Bill Tidy
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
Show RPT4
 
Venue - Unknown
 
Tue 16 May 1989
10.00pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
01 Jan 2018)
 
(This show is not shown as a repeat in the Times archive, but Radio 2 details are not as comprehensive as Radio 4 details. I am certain that this show is a repeat, but if you can confirm which show it is a repeat of, please e-mail me)
Teams:
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
Show RPT5
 
Venue - Unknown
 
Tue 23 May 1989
10.00pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
01 Jan 2018)
 
(The Radio Times archive shows as first broadcast on Radio 4. If you can confirm which show it is a repeat of, please e-mail me)
Teams:
Bill Tidy
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
Show RPT6
 
Venue - Unknown
 
Tue 30 May 1989
10.00pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
01 Jan 2018)
 
(This show is not shown as a repeat in the Times archive, but Radio 2 details are not as comprehensive as Radio 4 details. I am certain that this show is a repeat, but if you can confirm which show it is a repeat of, please e-mail me)
Teams:
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
Show RPT7
 
Venue - Unknown
 
Tue 06 Jun 1989
10.00pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
01 Jan 2018)
 
(The Radio Times archive shows as first broadcast on Radio 4. If you can confirm which show it is a repeat of, please e-mail me)
Teams:
Bill Tidy
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
Show RPT8
 
Venue - Unknown
 
Tue 13 Jun 1989
10.00pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
01 Jan 2018)
 
(This show is not shown as a repeat in the Times archive, but Radio 2 details are not as comprehensive as Radio 4 details. I am certain that this show is a repeat, but if you can confirm which show it is a repeat of, please e-mail me)
Teams:
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
Show RPT9
 
Venue - Unknown
 
Tue 20 Jun 1989
10.00pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
01 Jan 2018)
 
(The Radio Times archive shows as first broadcast on Radio 4. If you can confirm which show it is a repeat of, please e-mail me)
Teams:
Stephen Fry
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
Show RPT10
 

 
Tue 27 Jun 1989
10.00pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
10 Feb 2006)
 
Revised repeat of 11 Mar 1989 (approx 1 minute shorter)
Teams:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
 
Graeme Garden
+
Barry Cryer
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Scorer:
Samantha
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
Show RPT11
 
Venue - Unknown
 
Tue 28 Nov 1989
10.30pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
01 Jan 2018)
 
(The Radio Times archive shows as first broadcast on Radio 4. If you can confirm which show it is a repeat of, please e-mail me)
Teams:
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
Show RPT12
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Tue 05 Dec 1989
10.30pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
14 Feb 2006)
 
Repeat of 31 Aug 1987
Teams:
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Scorer:
Monica
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
Show RPT13
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Tue 12 Dec 1989
10.30pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
14 Feb 2006)
 
Repeat of 14 Sep 1987
Teams:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
 
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Scorer:
Samantha
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
Show RPT14
 
Venue - Unknown
 
Tue 19 Dec 1989
10.30pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
01 Jan 2018)
 
(The Radio Times archive shows as first broadcast on Radio 4. If you can confirm which show it is a repeat of, please e-mail me)
Teams:
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
Show SP
 
1989 Xmas Special

Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Tue 26 Dec 1989
10.30pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
15 Apr 2007)
 
Repeat of 28 Sep 1987
Teams:
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Scorer:
Samantha
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
***
Length:
29min 13sec
Show RPT15
 
Venue - Paris Theatre
 
Tue 02 Jan 1990
10.30pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
30 Nov -1)
 
Repeat of 05 Oct 1987
(Unfortunately, I do not have a recording of this show. If you can supply further details, please e-mail me)
Teams:
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Scorer:
Samantha
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer
Show RPT16
 
Venue - Unknown
 
Tue 09 Jan 1990
10.30pm R2
 

 

(Last Updated:
01 Jan 2018)
 
(The Radio Times archive shows as first broadcast on Radio 4. If you can confirm which show it is a repeat of, please e-mail me)
Teams:
Barry Cryer
+
Graeme Garden
 
Tim Brooke-Taylor
+
Willie Rushton
***
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
***
Pianist:
Colin Sell
***
Producer:
Paul Spencer


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