The first recording today starts with the end of Batfink.
After this there’s a trail for Basil’s Swap Shop.
Then, an episode of Secret Show – Commando Babies. They’re getting a bit violent clearing out Granny and the Fluffy Bunnies.
Victor and Anita discover a baby trying to break in to the commander’s room. When Victor picks it up it starts pulling at his face. “Grab him! Pull this thing off.” “How can I? It’s a baby. I can’t hurt a baby.”
The commander’s name today is Warty Fingalblaster. He tells them that important people have been getting kidnapped by babies for some time. All the kidnappings point to The Nanny Does it Nicely, Nicely, Nursery. And it’s run by Nanna Poopoo, who was Warty Fingalblaster’s nanny.
So he assists in the infiltration of the nursery.
When they get inside, Victor and Anita find where the Commando Babies are training.
Nanna Poopoo is played by guest voice Penelope Keith. How wonderful. “I keep track of all my babies. And you were my favourite. Always did, as you were told.” “Yes, nanny.” “I remember how the other children used to call you such silly names. At least you don’t have to worry about that anymore.” “No. No more silly names.”
The Babies’ plan is to “Get World Leader”.
Victor is kidnapped, and discovers that Warty Fingalblaster has been turned into a baby.
Nanna Poopoo’s plan is to turn everyone into babies.
Victor is turned into a baby by being shot with the babyizer, which shoots a dummy into his mouth.
They’re going to need some Baby Weaponry. “We’re talking pillow cannons, huggy-huggy bears, broccoli launchers, the works.”
Victor is able to overcome the pilot of a plane with the smell from his poopy nappy (which this British show insists on calling a diaper).
I love the plane’s controls.
The babies are using guns that shoot dice.
Anita fights back with the Broccoli Lanucher.
“They have the world leader. All is lost.”
But Professor Professor arrives with the one thing that can turn the babies back into adults The Baby Burpulator.
Once he’s used the Mega-burp setting, Warty Fingalblaster uses the Babyiser on Nanna Poopoo.
Warty Fingalblaster is still recovering slightly from the experience. “Nanna Poopoo is behind the bars. The world leader is tucked up safe and sound, and all is right with the world. Can I have my drinky num-numbs now?”
Media Centre Description: Comedy series about a top-secret organisation battling the evil Doctor Doctor, the Impostors and a host of notorious villains intent on world domination. Controlled by Nanny and her Babyizer ray, commando babies are kidnapping people across the world. World Leader is the next target. They seem invincible, for who could possibly hurt a baby? Luckily, Professor Professor’s mega Burpulator provides the solution.
Recorded from CBBC Channel on Friday 4th January 2008 07:38
BBC Genome: CBBC Channel Friday 4th January 2008 07:40
After this, there’s a trail for Freefonix, then the recording stops during an episode of Bernard.
The other recording today starts with the end of Top Gear.
There’s a trail for Rapunzel which seems to be making comedy about entering a man in a women’s sporting competition.
A trail for Waterloo Road.
Then, the second part of Three Men in Another Boat in which our intrepid seamen take part in a yacht race for which they are severely underprepared.
I’m amused by Dara and Rory teasing Griff about the valuation for his beloved boat which they got from a boat dealer. Griff says he doesn’t want to know, but they drop plenty of hints that it’s a lot of money.
They visit HMS Victory in Portsmouth.
They also visit the Ark Royal.
Dara gets to steer the boat.
The training is causing mutinies in the crew. “Rory can’t be bothered to do this. So now we have a problem because Rory’s sort of too macho to be macho. Because he can’t do it, so he sort of pretends that it’s not worth doing.”
In order to race, Griff needs more crew, so they recruit some experienced yachters, all of whom are women. And Rory is rather creepy about it. “Well, it’s very tense in certain parts of the boat. In other parts of the boat, it’s very calm.”
They don’t win the race, but Griff gets a little solace, when he succumbs to temptation and looks at the valuation of the yacht. “That’s about 50,000 more than I thought.”
Media Centre Description: Second of a two part follow-up to the 2006 remake of the Jerome K. Jerome classic. Griff Rhys Jones, Dara O’Brian and Rory McGrath have set their ambitions much higher than their previous chortle along the Thames. This time, they are sailing from Tower Bridge to the Isle of Wight in Griff’s classic yacht. Dara and Rory have never sailed before, and Griff is teaching them. But Dara disappears, Rory stages a mutiny and only the Rolling Stones can get them all back together.
Recorded from BBC ONE on Saturday 5th January 2008 03:08
BBC Genome: BBC ONE Saturday 5th January 2008 03:10
After this, there’s a trail for Louis Theroux Behind Bars.
Then the recording stops as BBC One joins BBC News 24.