The Bonzos - What's New Oct-96 to Jun-97

BBC2's Travels with Pevsner: Dorset (29-Mar-1997, producer Roger Parsons), presented by author Patrick Wright, featured a number of Bonzos pieces as incidental music. I think they were Turkeys and the piano intro to Rawlinson End on Let's Make Up And Be Friendly and Music for the Head Ballet from Gorilla. He started by reminiscing about his time at public school in Dorset in 1967.

Added the curious Radio Times review of "Sir Henry..." to the Rawlinson End page.

Neil Innes trivia (spotted on Teletext):
There's a debate tonight at the Oxford Union on Oasis v. The Beatles. Guest speakers include Paul Gallagher & Lee Henshaw v. Neil Innes and Phil Sachs. See Britcomedy Digest: Vol. III Number 5 for the result.

Generally caught up with snippets from loads of people - thanks!
Thanks to Bob Kruse yet again for supplying details for Shangri-La and Bob + Alex Melnick for Archaeology info.
Thanks to Steve Benson for providing loads of info about Vivian's Radio Flashes.

Contributed by Tom Strickland: Fresh Air Innes Interview.
On January 15th, Fresh Air on National Public Radio originating from WHYY, Philadelphia, Terry Gross interviewed Neil on the subjects of the new Rutles CD and the Bonzo Dog Band. Neil discusses how the Bonzo's started in Art school and when he first met Vivian. They played excerpts of Bonzo and Rutle songs. A tape can be ordered from Fresh Air, for $15.45; refer to: http://whyy.org/freshair/ A friend had the wherewithall to tape it for me. It was a well done interview and production.

Thanks to Bob Kruse for providing words & pic for No Matter Who You Vote For The Government Always Gets In (Heigh Ho). He reports it's available as follows:

There's a review of Archaeology in tonight's Cambridge Evening News - the connection being that Barry Wom (John Halsey) is landlord of the Castle Inn here. The article includes an interview with him.

I'm Bored transcription, contributed by Mark Rowan.
Interviews with Vivian & Larry and Neil contributed by Lenny Laakso.
Lyrics contributed by Bert van der Leije: Lie Down And Be Counted, Lady Mine and Bandwagon.

The Rutles' Archaeology was released this week.
Giles Booth reports: it was reviewed in the NME on 23rd October 1996: they gave it 6/10. Tracks include Easy Listening, Unfinished Works, Knicker Elastic Song, Shangri-La, Eine Kleine Middle Klasse Musik and I Don't Know Why, the last two of which are described as being more regular Neil Innes songs than Beatles parodies.