Cyril Fletcher, now remembered for his appearances on BBC TV "That's Life", started his broadcasting career in 1936 at the age of twenty two. The recordings on this CD date from this early part of his career. Cyril Fletcher's recitation of "Dreamin' of Thee" was originally part of his performance in the pierhead Fol de Rols Concert Party, and the title soon became a catch phrase. As well as Odd Odes, there is a superb spoof BBC interview with a "War Worker"
Track Listing
Orange Peel - A Comedy Ode
The Tale of Hector Cramp
Dreamin' of Thee
Theophilus and his Operation
The Fan
The Mermaid
The Invisible Man
Cuthbert Bostril
The Song of the Fletcher
Ode of the Fletcher
More Odd Odes
George Wurzel
The War Worker, Interviewed by Cyril Fletcher
Cyril Fletcher tells a Couple
Who'll have a Blood Orange The "Fol-de-Rols": The Lodger The "Fol-de-Rols": Opening Chorus
Riddles
Dreamin' of Thee
Operatic Lambeth Walk
