Comedy actor john cleese with not the nine o clock news cast members rowan atkinson and pamela stephenson carry a cardborad cut out with the help of 3ft 10 in actor david rappaport as they take their new show the secret policeman s other ball on the road. The secret policemans ball 2012 was the title of the show staged as a benefit for human rights organization amnesty international at new york citys radio city music hall on 4 march 2012, it was one of the longrunning series of similar amnesty benefits. Stings roxanne, becks crossroads, and geldofs i dont like mondays are among the albums highlights, along with collins in the air tonight. This podcast is dedicated to some of the funniest moments from the secret policemans ball. The secret policeman s ball was the third of the benefit shows staged by amnesty international to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights field. It was the second of many shows to bear the celebrated secret policemans title that became the iconic series known. S unday afternoon, radio city music hall, and rehearsals for the secret policemans ball were in full flow. This archive is home to clips from peter cook, monty python. Pete townshend, tom robinson, neil innes, john williams the secret policeman s ball the music music.
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Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Phil collin s piano in the roof is leaking made me cry. The secret policemans third ball 1987, amnesty international, 89 min. Various artists secret policemans other ball amazon. Currently this appears to only way to get the secret policemans ball series on dvd. After a sixyear hiatus, the secret policemans ball. The secret policemans ball is the name informally used for the longrunning series of benefit shows staged initially in england to raise funds for the human rights organisation amnesty international. Peter edward cook 17 november 1937 9 january 1995 was an english satirist and comedic actor. A series of benefit concerts to raise money for amnesty international.
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Film, video hear my song motion picture feature film over 60 minutes. Tonight, channel 4 screens the secret policemans ball 2012, recorded at new yorks radio city music hall on sunday, and the lineup of musical and comic talent is equally impressive. There exist r4 versions for some of the shows, but these are no better than the r0 uk discs with one exception. The secret policemans other ball, a various artists album.
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