John Cleese plunders a scene from Monty Python's Life Of Brian to plug the delights of the BBC TV licence. Although the BBC licence fee is certainly a contentious issue, I’m sure
we can all agree that this advertisement is nonetheless very clever.
An excellent and forgotten old advert for the BBC TV Licence starring
John Cleese doing a remake of his "What have the Romans Ever Done For
Us" routine, and featuring a few familiar faces in the pub.
John Cleese - Customer
Michael Horden - Landlord / Drama
David Attenborough - Natural History
Peter West - Cricket
Peter Alice - Golf
David Coleman - Athletics
Dan Maskell - Wimbledon
Peter O'Sullivan - Racing
Steve Davis - Snooker
Moira Stewart, Frank Bough and Sue Lawley - News Coverage Trio
David Dimbleby - Politics
Peter Snow - Election
Alan Wicker - Documentaries
Esther Rantzen - Consumer Programs
Stephanie Turner (Juliet Bravo) - Series
John Humphries - sitting on table with Juliet Bravo
Barry Norman - Films
Jimmy Young - Radio 2
Mike Reid - Radio 1
Brian Johnstone - Radio 3
Kenneth Kendall - Radio 4
Peter Duncan, Janet Ellis, Bonnie, Simon Groom - Childrens TV
Patrick Moore - Science
David Jason, Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker - Comedy
Ken Campbell - Alternative Comedy
Bob Geldof - Live Aid
Terry Wogan - Chat Shows
