Bibliogryphon

Remember Oscar winning actor Jeremy Irons appeared on Play Away

12 September 2023 40 Alice Cooper — Poison 37 Technotronic Ft. Felly — Pump Up The Jam 33 Rick Astley — Together Forever 33 Salt-N-Pepa — Push It / Tramp 32 Phil Collins — Another Day In Paradise 31 INXS — Need You Tonight 28 Climie Fisher — Love Changes Everything 26 Kylie Minogue — The Loco-Motion 26 Terence Trent D'arby — Sign Your Name 25 Erasure — Crackers International EP (Stop; The Hardest Part; Knocking On Your Door; She Won't Be Home) 25 Kylie Minogue — Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi 25 Bomb The Bass — Beat Dis -2 24 Mike + The Mechanics — The Living Years 23 Linda Ronstadt Ft. Aaron Neville — Don't Know Much 22 Natalie Cole — Miss You Like Crazy 21 The Beautiful South — Song For Whoever +4 20 Brother Beyond — The Harder I Try 20 Yazz — Stand Up For Your Love Rights 20 Michael Jackson — Leave Me Alone 20 London Boys — London Nights 20 Kylie Minogue — Wouldn't Change A Thing 19 Milli Vanilli — Girl I'm Gonna Miss You 17 Lil' Louis — French Kiss 16 Kylie Minogue — Got To Be Certain 14 Bros — Drop The Boy 14 Bobby McFerrin — Don't Worry Be Happy -3 08 Richard Marx — Right Here Waiting  06 Bros — Too Much -1

@Toast and I are both correct. The German version was released in 1983 and the English one in 1984

11 September 2023 34 Phil Collins — Another Day In Paradise +1 32 Alice Cooper — Poison 31 Technotronic Ft. Felly — Pump Up The Jam 28 Rick Astley — Together Forever 26 Bomb The Bass — Beat Dis 25 Terence Trent D'arby — Sign Your Name +1 25 Erasure — Crackers International EP (Stop; The Hardest Part; Knocking On Your Door; She Won't Be Home) 25 INXS — Need You Tonight 24 Salt-N-Pepa — Push It / Tramp 24 Climie Fisher — Love Changes Everything 23 Mike + The Mechanics — The Living Years +1 22 The Beautiful South — Song For Whoever +1 21 Natalie Cole — Miss You Like Crazy 21 Kylie Minogue — Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi 20 Kylie Minogue — The Loco-Motion 20 Brother Beyond — The Harder I Try 20 Yazz — Stand Up For Your Love Rights 20 Michael Jackson — Leave Me Alone 20 London Boys — London Nights 20 Kylie Minogue — Wouldn't Change A Thing 20 Lil' Louis — French Kiss 20 Linda Ronstadt Ft. Aaron Neville — Don't Know Much -2 18 Richard Marx — Right Here Waiting 18 Milli Vanilli — Girl I'm Gonna Miss You 18 Jason Donovan — Everyday (I Love You More) 18 Bros — When Will I Be Famous? 18 Bros — Drop The Boy 18 Bros — Too Much 16 Kylie Minogue — Got To Be Certain 15 Michael Ball — Love Changes Everything 13 Bobby McFerrin — Don't Worry Be Happy -2 10 Prince — Batdance -2 8 Fat Boys & Chubby Checker — The Twist (Yo Twist)

It was 1984!!!

11th September 2023 46 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl 36 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 34 The Ting Tings - That’s Not My Name -2 30 Coldplay- Viva la Vida +1 30 Lily Allen - The Fear +1 29 La Roux - Bulletproof 28 Pink - So What +1 27 Duffy - Mercy 26 David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland- When Love Takes Over 25 Estelle ft. Kanye West- American Boy 25 Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor 24 Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis- Just Dance 24 David Guetta ft. Akon- Sexy Chick 24 Ne-Yo - Closer  24 Girls Aloud- The Promise 24 Rihanna - Take a Bow 24 Leona Lewis- Run 23 Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart  23 Lady Gaga - Poker Face +1 22 Calvin Harris- I’m Not Alone 22 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris- Holiday 22 Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden- Bonkers 21 Mint Royale - Singin’ in the Rain 21 The Black Eyed Peas- Meet Me Halfway 20 Beyoncé - If I Were a Boy 20 Flo Rida ft. Kesha- Right Round 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz- Number 20 JLS- Beat Again 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. Amelle- Never Leave You 20 Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West- Run This Town 20 Pixie Lott- Boys and Girls 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Flo Rida- Bad Boys  20 JLS- Everybody in Love 18 Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the Name -2 17 Cheryl Cole - Fight for This Love  17 Kelly Clarkson- My Life Would Suck Without You 16 Take That - Greatest Day 16 Pixie Lott- Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) -2 06 Basshunter ft. DJ Mental Theo’s Bazzheadz- Now You’re Gone

10/9/23 29 Phil Collins — Another Day In Paradise +1 28 Alice Cooper — Poison 25 INXS — Need You Tonight 24 Terence Trent D'arby — Sign Your Name 23 Technotronic Ft. Felly — Pump Up The Jam 22 Kylie Minogue — Got To Be Certain 22 Salt-N-Pepa — Push It / Tramp 22 Linda Ronstadt Ft. Aaron Neville — Don't Know Much 22 Rick Astley — Together Forever 21 The Beautiful South — Song For Whoever +1 21 Erasure — Crackers International EP (Stop; The Hardest Part; Knocking On Your Door; She Won't Be Home) +1 21 Mike + The Mechanics — The Living Years +1 21 Bomb The Bass — Beat Dis 20 Bros — When Will I Be Famous 20 Bros — Drop The Boy 20 Climie Fisher — Love Changes Everything 20 Kylie Minogue — The Loco-motion 20 Brother Beyond — The Harder I Try 20 Yazz — Stand Up For Your Love Rights 20 Michael Jackson — Leave Me Alone 20 Natalie Cole — Miss You Like Crazy 20 London Boys — London Nights 20 Bros — Too Much 20 Kylie Minogue — Wouldn't Change A Thing 20 Lil' Louis — French Kiss 20 Jason Donovan — Everyday (I Love You More) 20 Kylie Minogue — Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi 20 Bobby McFerrin — Don't Worry Be Happy -2 18 Prince — Batdance 18 Milli Vanilli — Girl I'm Gonna Miss You 15 Michael Ball — Love Changes Everything -2 14 Fat Boys & Chubby Checker — The Twist (Yo Twist) 14 Richard Marx — Right Here Waiting 14 Bros — Cat Among The Pigeons / Silent Night 10 Jason Donovan — When You Come Back To Me -2 10 Cliff Richard — The Best Of Me

Les Dennis and Dustin Gee had a short lived show Short lived in the same sense as Dustin Gee. They were an interesting combination Les Dennis was technically a very good impressionist but Dustin Gee had a more natural sense of comic timing. Of course both are alumni of the Russ Abbot's Madhouse

Sid Little is still alive but I always considered Little and Large a cut price Two Ronnies.

10.09.2023 34 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl 32 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 32 The Ting Tings - That’s Not My Name -2 31 Lily Allen - The Fear +1 28 La Roux - Bulletproof 27 David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland- When Love Takes Over 25 Pink - So What +1 24 Lady Gaga - Poker Face +1 24 Coldplay- Viva la Vida +1 24 Ne-Yo - Closer  24 Girls Aloud- The Promise 24 Duffy - Mercy 24 Rihanna - Take a Bow 24 Leona Lewis- Run 23 Estelle ft. Kanye West- American Boy 23 Kelly Clarkson- My Life Would Suck Without You 22 Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart  22 Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor 22 Take That - Greatest Day 21 Calvin Harris- I’m Not Alone 21 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris- Holiday 21 Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden- Bonkers 21 Mint Royale - Singin’ in the Rain 21 The Black Eyed Peas- Meet Me Halfway 20 Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis- Just Dance  20 Beyoncé - If I Were a Boy 20 Flo Rida ft. Kesha- Right Round 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz- Number 1 20 Pixie Lott- Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) 20 JLS- Beat Again 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. Amelle- Never Leave You 20 David Guetta ft. Akon- Sexy Chick 20 Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West- Run This Town 20 Pixie Lott- Boys and Girls 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Flo Rida- Bad Boys  20 JLS- Everybody in Love 20 Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the Name 17 Cheryl Cole - Fight for This Love  15 Kings of Leon- Sex on Fire 10 Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West ft. Tom Jones & Robin Gibb- (Barry) Islands in The Stream -2 10 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome- Dance Wiv Me -2 10 The Black Eyed Peas- I Gotta Feeling 10 Chipmunk- Oopsy Daisy 09 Basshunter ft. DJ Mental Theo’s Bazzheadz- Now You’re Gone 09 Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - 4 Minutes

10/Sep/2023 72 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 71 Bangles — Manic Monday 70 Erasure — Sometimes 43 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On 31 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years +4 29 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life -6 All of these are great tracks

Now you are just making up names!

I will point out that my comment was a joke and not strategy!

Could you do that to poor Peppa?

Not picking Dick Van Dyke and David Attenborough might be a good start.

It was all the artists that made it through to the final. The individual winning acts would then release their song

Comedians with TV name recognition would be in demand to fill Panto season at regional theatres and summer seasons at coastal resorts. The TV gave them leverage but just because they are not o it doesn't mean they aren't working

Leaderboard after 35 hits MariNisia - 7 Tracey - 6 Summer in Transylvania - 6 Diego - 4 Arghton -3 DoorSlammer - 3 WEP - 2 Lady Fiona - 2 Hell - 1 Bibliogryphon - 1

Congrats @MariNisia 1923 Vic Seixas/Glynis Johns 1924 William Russell/Eve Marie Saint 1925 Pete Murray/Ysanne Churchman 1926 Timothy Dudley-Smith/Kitty Hart-Moxon 1927 Sandy Gall/Leontyne Price 1928 Tom Lehrer/Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 John Woodvine/K.M.Peyton 1930 Douglas Hurd/Edna O'Brien  1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron 1932 Roy Hattersley/Prunella Scales

09.09.2023 72 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 66 Bangles — Manic Monday 66 Erasure — Sometimes 41 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On 33 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years 32 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life 26 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You +4 18 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners -6 10 George Michael — Faith

09 September 2023 31 Katy Perry- I Kissed A Girl 26 The Ting Tings- That’s Not My Name 24 Coldplay- Viva la Vida +1 24 Lily Allen- The Fear +1 23 La Roux- Bulletproof 22 Kelly Clarkson- My Life Would Suck Without You 22 Girls Aloud- The Promise 22 Lady Gaga- Bad Romance 21 Pink- So What +1 21 Basshunter ft. DJ Mental Theo’s Bazzheadz- Now You’re Gone +1 21 David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland- When Love Takes Over 21 Kings of Leon- Sex on Fire 21 Lady Gaga- Poker Face 21 Estelle ft. Kanye West- American Boy 21 Calvin Harris- I’m Not Alone 21 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris- Holiday 21 Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden- Bonkers 21 Taio Cruz- Break Your Heart  20 Duffy- Mercy 20 Rihanna- Take a Bow 20 Mint Royale- Singin’ in the Rain 20 Ne-Yo- Closer  20 Beyoncé- If I Were a Boy 20 Take That- Greatest Day 20 Leona Lewis- Run 20 Alexandra Burke- Hallelujah 20 Flo Rida ft. Kesha- Right Round 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz- Number 1 20 The Black Eyed Peas- Boom Boom Pow 20 Pixie Lott- Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) 20 Cascada- Evacuate the Dancefloor 20 JLS- Beat Again 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. Amelle- Never Leave You 20 David Guetta ft. Akon- Sexy Chick 20 Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West- Run This Town 20 Pixie Lott- Boys and Girls 20 Chipmunk- Oopsy Daisy 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Flo Rida- Bad Boys  20 Cheryl Cole- Fight for This Love 20 JLS- Everybody in Love 20 The Black Eyed Peas- Meet Me Halfway 20 Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the Name 18 Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis- Just Dance 18 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome- Dance Wiv Me 18 Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West ft. Tom Jones & Robin Gibb- (Barry) Islands in The Stream -2 18 Peter Kay’s Animated All Star Band- The Official BBC Children in Need Medley -2 14 Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland- 4 Minutes 12 X Factor Finalists 2008- Hero -2 12 The Black Eyed Peas- I Gotta Feeling  This is when my daughter was getting Now albums as presents from her Auntie so this all feels quite familiar. Some even made it onto my ipod

I actually saw Mike Yarwood on stage in Summer season at Blackpool in 1980. Supported by the Nolan Sisters. Impressionists have a difficult job not only do they need to do an accurate impression they need to find something funny to do with it.

1963 - Yves Saint-Martin (b.1941) 1969 - Ernie Johnson (b.1948) 1971 - Geoff Lewis (b.1935) 1979 - Willie Carson (b.1942) 1984 - Christy Roche (b.1949) 1985 - Steve Cauthen (b.1960) 1988 - Ray Cochrane (b.1957) 1991 - Alan Munroe (b.1967) 1992 - John Reid (b.1955) 1993 - Michael Kinane (b1959) Ten earliest surviving Epsom Derby winners updated for Edward Hide There are only two jockeys who have won since 1993 who are no longer with us Walter Swinburn and Pat Smullen

This round seems to have gone quite quickly and I am largely happy with all the tracks that are going though. This has been the best selection yet from the 00s

If I didn't have so much work to do I would be plotting a graph at how the scores for these two have changed across the days of the competition