Flight of the Conchords (radio series)

Infobox Album
Name = The BBC Radio Series: Flight of the Conchords
Type = studio
Artist = Flight of the Conchords


Background =
Released = May 1, 2006
Recorded = September, 2005 [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/comedy/conchords.shtml BBC Radio 2 Comedy] ]
Genre =
Length = Comedy
Label = BBC
Producer = Will Saunders
Reviews =
Last album = "Folk the World Tour"
(2002)
This album = "The BBC Radio Series: Flight of the Conchords"
(2006)
Next album = "The Distant Future"
(2007)

"Flight of the Conchords" was a radio series broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 2005, starring the New Zealand musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords. A 3-CD set containing all the episodes was released in 2006 by the BBC. Each disc consisted of 2 episodes. On November 13, 2008 the BBC will release a 4-CD "Director's Cut" set that "will feature outtakes and full-length songs from the duo."

At the 2006 Sony Radio Academy Awards, the series won bronze in the Comedy Award. [http://www.radioawards.org/winners/?category=The_Comedy_Award&year=2006 The Sony Radio Academy Awards] ]

Credits

* Performers: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby and Neil Finn
* Presenter: Rob Brydon
* Producer: Will Saunders
* Writers: Joel Morris, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby, Will Saunders
* Music: Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement, Mark Allis, David Catlin-Birch, Anna-Maria La Spina
* Sound: Nigel Acheson, Clair Wordsworth, Neil Pickles, Chris Morris, Rob Capocchi
* Broadcast Assistant: Hayley Nathan

Episode listing

Episode 1 - Tower of London

#Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
#Think Think About It
#Mikey's Flat
#Flat Tour
#Brian Books a Gig
#Band Meeting #1
#Frodo
#The Tower of London
#Brian and Neil #1
#Is That an Arrow?

Guest Performers: Mike Sengelow, Andy Parsons

Episode 2 - Dan & the Panda

#Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
#Bowie
#My Name's Tim
#The Room Incident
#Brian and Craig
#Body Image
#Bernard from EMI
#You Got It Goin On
#Brian and Neil #2
#The Confession

Guest Performers: Dan Antopolski, Daniel Kitson

Episode 3 - The Fans Proposition

#Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
#Click on This One
#Orange Dinosaur Slide
#Contest Winners
#Sing for Supper
#Photo Book
#Anything Tri
#Band Meeting #2
#Guys!!!
#Trevor Is Angry

Guest Performers: Nina Conti, Jimmy Carr

Episode 4 - Pop Song

#Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
#Bret Sets Off for a Pie
#Business Time
#Brian Can Barely Contain Himself
#In the Pie Shop Again
#Nearly a Woman
#The Coffee Cart
#What the Fuck
#Whambi Turns Up Everywhere
#Nearly a Woman (At The Pig & Whistle)

Guest Performers: Whambi, Mark Goodier, Greg Proops, Emma Kennedy

Episode 5 - Suzanne

#Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
#Creative Juices
#Waterloo Bridge
#What You're Into
#I'm Not Crying
#After the Gig
#Disharmony
#Sue Is Trying to Split the Band
#The Band's Broken Up
#The Humans Are Dead

Guest Performers: Emma Kennedy

Episode 6 - Neil Finn Saves The Day!

#Hello, I'm Rob Brydon
#All in the Toilet
#A Bret-Shaped Hole
#Jemaine's Going to Do It
#The Royal Albert Hall
#The Folk Parody Duo
#Community Fete Board
#Sticky Situation
#Work Permit Violation
#What of the Legacy

Guest Performers: Justin Edwards, Jarred Christmas, Beth Chalmers, Jimmy Carr, Emma Kennedy

References