The Innes Book of Records (TV series)

The Innes Book of Records
Created byNeil Innes
Written byNeil Innes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series3
No. of episodes18
Production
Running timeapprox. 25 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC2
Release17 January 1979 (1979-01-17) –
9 November 1981 (1981-11-09)

The Innes Book of Records is a television show made by the English singer-songwriter Neil Innes. Three series of the show aired between January 1979 and November 1981.

Synopsis

There were six episodes in each of three series. Each episode in the series is an anthology of short music videos featuring Innes and other performers. These included Jake Thackray, Ivor Cutler, Michael Palin, Kenny Everett, Stanley Unwin, John Cooper Clarke, and Vivian Stanshall, among others.[1]

The opening credits for the first series, featuring a man in a spacesuit in a deserted house, included references to his 1968 hit song with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, "I'm the Urban Spaceman", which was performed for the third series.[1]

Production

Innes was asked to make the series, which was his first solo series, after Rutland Weekend Television had ended.[2] He had wanted to use the title Parodies Lost, but his producer, Ian Keill, insisted on its title.[1]

Composer John Altman was musical director for all three series.[1] The song parodies were filmed on location in the second series.[1]

Broadcast

It was first broadcast on 17 January 1979[3] on BBC2.[4] It was renewed for two further series, with the final episode on 9 November 1981.[1]

The show was aired on UK Gold TV in the late 1990s.[1] A bonus DVD with 16 clips from the show was included in three Recollections: Le Duck's Box Set, released in 2013.[5][6][7]

Music

Innes' own composition, the 1967 novelty song "Death Cab For Cutie", first used in The Beatles' film Magical Mystery Tour, was used in the series.[8]

He released two audio albums, The Innes Book of Records (Polydor, 1979)[1] and Off the Record (1982), of songs from the show.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Innes Book Of Records". TV Pop Diaries. 9 November 1981. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  2. ^ Bennett, Steve. "Rutles star Neil Innes dies at 75 : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". chortle.co.uk.
  3. ^ Innes, Neil (17 January 1979). "Neil Innes The Innes Book of Records Vol 1 : Neil Innes" (videos). Internet Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  4. ^ The Innes Book of Records - Series One, Episode One (1979) on YouTube "First Aired on BBC2: 17 January, 1979."
  5. ^ Metzger, Richard (6 August 2013). "Neil Innes on The Rutles, 'working' with Lennon & McCartney and being impersonated by Elvis!". Dangerous Minds -. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Neil Innes Book of Records". innesbookofrecords.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Neil Innes – Recollections – Le Duck's Box Set". Neil Innes. 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Neil Innes, Monty Python collaborator, dies aged 75". The Telegraph. 30 December 2019.
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