(with Sean Hardie, Editors)
Not! the Nine O’Clock News
, BBC Books 1980;
Not the Royal Wedding
, Pavilion 1981;
Not the General Election
, Sphere 1983
(with John Mitchinson – selected)
QI: The Book of General Ignorance
, Faber & Faber 2006;
QI: The Book of Animal Ignoranc
e, Faber & Faber 2007;
If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren’t There More Happy People? Smart Quotes for Dumb Times
, Harmony 2009;
QI: The Book of the Dead
, Faber & Faber 2010;
The EFG Bumper Book of QI Annuals
, Faber & Faber 2010
MAYALL, RIK
Bigger Than Hitler, Better Than Christ
, HarperCollins 2006
(with Adrian Edmondson)
Bottom: The Scripts
, Penguin 1995
ROBINSON, TONY (selected)
Boudicca series
, Blackie & Son Ltd 1989;
Maid Marian series
, BBC Books 1989–1992;
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men: Script Book
, BBC/Longman 1996;
The Hutchinson Book of Kings and Queens
, Hutchinson 1999;
In Search of British Heroes
, Channel 4 Books 2003;
The Worst Jobs in History
, Boxtree 2004;
The Worst Children’s Jobs in History
, Macmillan 2005;
My Life: In Words & Pictures
, Honest Programmes, 2007
(with Mick Aston)
Archaeology Is Rubbish: A Beginner’s Guide
, Channel 4 Books 2002
(with Debbie Gates)
Tales from Fat Tulip’s Garden
, Hippo 1985
Weird World of Wonders
series, Macmillan Children’s Books 2012
BIBLIOGRAPHY: GENERAL
Adams, Douglas (ed.):
The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book
, Fontana 1986; Bradbury, David & Joe McGrath:
Now That’s Funny!
, Methuen 1998; Cross, John Keir:
Blackadder: A Tale of the Days of Nelson
, Frederick Muller 1950; Dale, Michael:
Sore Throats and Overdrafts: An Illustrated History of the Edinburgh Fringe
, Precedent Publications 1988; Dessau, Bruce:
Bean There Done That
, Orion 1997;
Rowan Atkinson
, Orion 1999; Fielding, Helen:
Cause Celeb
, Picador, 1994; Gaiman, Neil:
Don’t Panic
, Titan 2002; Gray, Simon:
Fat Chance
, Granta 2005; Hamilton, Paul, Peter Gordon, Dan Kieran:
How Very Interesting: Peter Cook, His Universe and All That Surrounds It
, Snowbooks 2006; Hewison, Robert:
Footlights!
, Methuen Publishing 1984; Hind, John:
The Comic Inquisition
, Virgin Books 1991; Howarth, Chris & Steve Lyons,
Cunning
, Virgin Books
2000; Lewis, Martin & Peter Walker (eds):
The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball
, Methuen 1981; Marks, Laurence & Maurice Gran:
The B’Stard Files
, David & Charles 1988; Mayer, Lise and Rachell Swann (eds):
Amassed Hysteria
, Penguin 1991; Rhys Jones, Griff:
Semi-Detached
, Penguin 2007; Tavener, Mark:
In the Red
, BBC Books 1989; Thompson, Harry:
Peter Cook
, Sceptre 1997; Various:
The Utterly, Utterly Amusing and Pretty Damn Definitive Comic Relief Revue Book
, Penguin 1989;
Comic Relief Comic
, Fleetway 1991;
Peter Cook Remembered
, Mandarin 1997; Webb, Nick:
Wish You Were Here: The Official Biography of Douglas Adams
, Headline 2003; Wilmut, Roger & Peter Rosengard:
Didn’t You Kill My Mother-In-Law?
, Methuen 1989
BIBLIOGRAPHY: HISTORICAL
Ambrose, Tom:
Prinny and His Pals
, Peter Owen 2009; Baldwin, David:
The Lost Prince
, Sutton 2007; Carson, Annette:
Richard III: The Maligned King
, History Press 2008; Elton, G. E.:
England Under the Tudors
, Methuen 1955; Jones, Philippa:
Elizabeth: Virgin Queen?
, New Holland 2010; Jones, Terry:
Who Murdered Chaucer?
, Methuen 2003; Mortimer, Ian:
The Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England
, Vintage 2009; Niles, William Ogden,
Niles’ Weekly
Register, 1819; Parissien, Steven:
George IV: The Grand Entertainment
, John Murray 2001; Peach, L. Du Garde:
Kings and Queens of England
, Ladybird 1968; Schama, Simon:
A History of Britain
, Bodley Head 2000; Sellar, W. C. & R. J. Yeatman,
1066 and All That
, Methuen 1998; Sheffield, Gary:
Forgotten Victory
, Headline 2001; Unstead, R. J.:
Looking at History
, A&C Black 1955
VIDEOGRAPHY (selected)
1775
, CBS 1992;
A Bit of Fry & Laurie – The Complete Collection
, 2 Entertain 2006;
A Kick Up the 80s
, BBC2 1981–84;
Alfresco – The Complete Series
, Network DVD 2009;
BAFTAs
, BBC1 1990;
Behind the Britcoms – From Script to Screen
, PBS 2010;
Behind the Scenes:
Blackadder
, A&E TV 1988;
Behind the Screen
, BBC1 1989;
Ben Elton: Laughing at the 80s
, Channel 4 2011;
Ben Elton: The Definitive Live Collection
, Spirit Entertainment 2007;
Bernard & the Genie
, BBC1 1991;
Best of British: Ben Elton
, BBC1 1999;
Beyond the Fringe
, Acorn Media 2005;
Black Death
, Sony Pictures 2010;
Big Top
, BBC1 2009;
Blackadder: The Whole Rotten Dynasty/Most Cunning Moments
, Gold 2008;
Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
, BBC2 2011;
Blessed
, BBC1 2005;
The Boat That Rocked
, Universal Pictures DVD 2009;
Britain’s Best Sitcom: Blackadder
, BBC2 2004;
Buster Keaton Collection
, 2 Entertain 2006;
Carpool
,
Llewtube.com
– Paul Jackson 2009, John Lloyd 2010;
Carry On – The Ultimate Collection
, ITV Home Studios DVD 2008;
Cellar Tapes
, BBC2 1982;
Chelmsford 123
, Acorn Media 2011;
Children in Need
, BBC1 1988;
Christmas Night with the Stars
, BBC2 1994;
Comedy Connections
, BBC1 –
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
2005,
Not the Nine O’Clock News
2005;
Complete and Utter History of Britain
, LWT 1969;
Comedy Playhouse: No Peace on the Western Front
, BBC2 1972;
Comic Relief: The Fool’s Guide
, BBC1 2009;
Common Pursuit
, BBC2 1992;
Dark Ages
, ITV 1999;
Court Jester
, Paramount Home Entertainment 2007;
Dance with a Stranger
, Channel 4 1985;
Dead on Time
, Michael White Productions 1983;
Fact or Fiction: Richard III
, Channel 4 2004;
Film 89
, BBC1 1989;
Filthy, Rich & Catflap
, BBC2 1986;
First on Four: Saturday Live
, Channel 4 1998;
Four Weddings and a Funeral
, Twentieth Century Fox DVD 2004;
Frankie Howerd Collection
, 2 Entertain 2006;
Frost on Satire
, BBC4 2010;
Fry & Laurie Reunited
, Dave 2010;
Get a Grip
, ITV 2007;
Girl in the Café
, 2 Entertain 2005;
Going Live
, BBC1 1993;
Grand Knockout Tournament
, BBC1 1987;
Happy Families
, BBC1 1987;
Heroes & Villains: Full Throttle
, BBC1 1995;
Hippies
, Fremantle Media DVD 2008;
History of Alternative Comedy
, BBC2 1999;
Hysteria 1–3
, Palace Video/Laughing Stock 1987–91;
Horrible Histories
, CBBC 2009;
House
, Fox TV 2004–12;
Jeeves & Wooster: Complete Collection
, ITV Studios DVD 2011;
John Howard Davies – A Life in Comedy
, BBC2 2011;
Johnny English
,
Universal Pictures DVD 2003;
Johnny English Reborn
, Universal Pictures DVD 2012;
Keeping Mum
, Entertainment in Video 2006;
Laughing Matters
, BBC2 1992;
Laughter in the House
, BBC2 1998;
Let Them Eat Cake
, Playback DVD 2007;
Lion King
Disney 1994;
Live From Planet Earth
, Nine Network 2011;
London Tonight
, ITV 2005;
Love Actually
, Universal Pictures DVD 2004;
Madness: Gogglebox
, Lucky Seven 2011;
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
, Eureka Video 2008;
Mary & Martha
, BBC1 2013;
Maybe Baby
, Lions Gate DVD 2000;
Mr Bean: The Complete Collection
, Universal Pictures DVD 2010;
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
, Sony Pictures DVD;
Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
, BBC1 1999;
New Statesman: Complete Series
, Network DVD 2006;
Noel’s Saturday Roadshow
, BBC1 1988;
Not Again
, BBC1 2009;
Not the Nine O’Clock News
, BBC2 1979–82;
Notting Hill
, Universal Pictures DVD 1999;
Old Flames
, BBC2 1990;
Omnibus – What a Relief!
BBC1 1996;
Parkinson
, BBC1 2006;
Peter’s Friends
, Eiv DVD 2001;
Princes in the Tower
, Channel 4 2004;
Remember the Secret Policeman’s Ball
, BBC2 2004;
Richard III
, Pathé 2000,
Richard III: BBC Shakespeare
, BBC1 1983;
Rowan Atkinson Presents: Canned Laughter
, LWT 1979;
Rude for a Reason
, BBC Video 1999;
Sabotage!
, Divisa DVD 2005;
Saturday Live
,
Friday Night Live
, Channel 4 1985–88;
Scooby Doo: The Movie
, Warner Home Video 2002;
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer
UPN 1998;
South Bank Show: Footlights
ITV 2009;
Spitting Image
, ITV 1984–96;
Stalag Luft
, ITV 1993;
Story of Bean
, Tiger Aspect 1997;
Tall Guy
, MGM DVD 2003;
Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives
, BBC2 2004;
The Thin Blue Line
, Vision Video Ltd 2001;
This Is David Lander
, Channel 4 1988;
Time Team
, Channel 4 1994–2012;
Tony Robinson’s Cunning Night Out
, Acorn Media DVD 2007;
Vicar of Dibley – The Ultimate Collection
, Universal Pictures DVD 2007;
Who Dares Wins
, Channel 4 1983–88;
Wogan
, BBC 1 1988;
The Worst Jobs in History
, Channel 4 2004–7;
The Young Ones
, BBC Video 2007
AUDIOGRAPHY (selected)
Atkinson People
, BBC Radio 3 1978;
Bleak Expectations
, BBC Audio 2011;
A Brief History of Cunning
, BBC Radio 3 2008;
The Castle
, BBC Radio 4 2007–10;
Chain Reaction
: Clive Anderson/John Lloyd, BBC Radio 4 2007;
Comedy Zone: Ben Elton
, BBC Radio Scotland 2001;
Delve Special
, BBC Radio 4 1984–87;
Desert Island Discs
, BBC Radio 4: Rowan Atkinson 1988, Stephen Fry 1988, Ben Elton 1996, Hugh Laurie 1996, Richard Curtis 1999, Howard Goodall 2008, Tony Robinson 2011, John Lloyd 2012, Hugh Laurie again 2013;
Dickens’ Women
, BBC Audio 1993;
The Funny Side Of … Paul Jackson in Conversation With
, BBC Radio 4: Ben Elton 1999, Richard Curtis 2000;
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Complete Box Set
, BBC Audio 2005;
Hordes of the Things
, BBC Audio 2011;
I Have a Cunning Plan
, BBC Radio 4 2003;
Not Just a Pretty Face
, Polydor 1987;
Not the Nine O’Clock News: The Album
, BBC Records 1980;
Not the Nine O’Clock News: Hedgehog Sandwich
, BBC Records 1981
; Not the Nine O’Clock News: The Memory Kinda Lingers
, BBC Records 1982;
Radio Active
, BBC Radio 4 1980–87;
Reunion: Not the Nine O’Clock News
, BBC Radio 4 2005;
Revolting People
, BBC Radio 4 2000–6;
Rowan Atkinson Live in Belfast
, Arista Records 1980;
Very Nearly an Armful: The Galton & Simpson Story
, BBC Radio 2 2009
ARTICLES (selected)
Daily Express
, 24 October 1999;
Daily Mail
: 1 October 2008, 7 March 2009, 12 December 2009;
Daily Mirror
, 22 January 1990;
East Anglian Daily Times
, 7 October 2008;
GQ Magazine
(Hugh Laurie), December 1993;
Guardian
: 1 September 2003, 29 January 2006, 2 April 2008, 11 April 2009;
Idler
(John Lloyd), May 2008;
Independent
: 4 August 1996, 26 May 2006, 26 November 2007, 15 June 2009;
Intelligent Life
, November 2011;
Loaded
(Stephen Fry), October 1997;
Mustard Magazine, Issue 6
, Summer 2011;
New Humanist
, July 2007;
The New York Times
, 15 October 1986;
Number One
, November 1989;
Observer
: 30 March 2003, 16 November 2003, 28 December 2008;
Radio Times
: 26 September 1987, 23 September 1989, 23 October 1993, 4 December 1993, 5 November 1994, 19 November 1994, 13 September 2003, 25 October 2003, 11 September 2010; Reuters, November 2011;
Skyview
, June 1999;
Smash Hits
(Comic Relief), April 1986;
Sun
, December 1989;
Sunday People
, June 1999; Daily
Telegraph
and
Sunday Telegraph
: 21 October 1989, 1 November 2003, 2 April 2005, 17 November 2009;
The Times
and
Sunday Times
: 3 May 1996, 29 September 1997, 5 October 1997, 21 October 1997, 31 October 1999, 6 September 2003, 29 March 2008, 23 September 2008, 1 December 2008, 7 October 2010;
Today
, February 1995