The
first series aired from October 2004 and featured the following episodes: •
Brothers in Arms — A
rock musical about
Tony Blair,
Gordon Brown and the 1994
Labour Party leadership race •
Jeffrey! — A
Gilbert and Sullivan style operetta portraying the rise and fall of
Jeffrey Archer •
BollyWindsor — A
Bollywood romp starring the
Royal Family •
Calamity Dave — An
Oklahoma! pastiche about the life of
David Beckham •
Horror Tory —
Michael Howard and
Ann Widdecombe plot their next move in Rocky Horror style •
The Elton Story —
Ben Elton sells his soul in an
Andrew Lloyd Webber twee-fest The
second series aired from December 2005, featuring: •
Blunketto — An Italian opera charting life of
David Blunkett •
Simon Smug and The Crap Factory —
Simon Cowell and his fellow judges come a cropper in a
Roald Dahl musical scenario •
George W Formby Does It Again —
George W. Bush tries to save the world armed with his ukulele •
Food! — Celebrity chefs enrol in
Delia Smith's Fame Academy •
Nice Hair — A Sixties love-in with
Robert Kilroy-Silk •
My Foul-Mouthed Lady —
Madonna and
Guy Ritchie try to change themselves into something they're not The
third series aired from August 2006, featuring: •
Manager Mia — A tribute to former England football manager
Sven-Göran Eriksson and the songs of
ABBA •
S.S. Metaphor —
Kate Moss and
Pete Doherty star in an unbreakable love affair on
an unsinkable ship •
Oh! What a Lovely Blair — Field Marshal Corporal Lieutenant General
Tony Blair in the trenches •
The Court of King Michael of Parkinson — Who will take
Michael Parkinson's
prog rock chat show throne? •
The Blue Brothers —
Dave 'Cocaine' Cameron and
Boris 'Bonkers' Johnson are on a mission – to save the
Conservative Party orphanage •
The Three Smugateers —
Chris Martagnan and friends make the world safe for his p'tit bébé, Pomme The
fourth series aired from September 2007, featuring: •
Westminster Side Story —
Gordon Brown and
David Cameron are the two gang leaders with nothing to fight about. •
Life on Noel —
Noel Edmonds wakes up in 2007 and is desperate to return to 1973. •
How Do You Stop a Woman Like Camilla? —
Camilla Parker Bowles leaves the convent to help look after Charles Von Windsor's huge family of two boys. •
When You Wish upon a Car — A tornado dumps
Jeremy Clarkson under the rainbow in the
Land of Oz. •
The Princess and the Frog Chorus — A fairytale about young princess
Heather (Mills) and not-so-young prince
Paul (McCartney). •
Around the World in 15 Minutes — in which Tony Phileas Blair takes a bet from Gordon Brown. The
fifth series aired from November 2008, featuring: •
Washington High School Musical —
Barack Obama and
Hillary Clinton compete to be
President of Washington High. •
Ramsey Todd —
Gordon Ramsay Todd finds a new ingredient that makes his pies the talk of London Town. • ''We're All Going on an Olympic Odyssey'' —
London 2012 is fast approaching and the country is relying on
Boris Johnson. •
Cleggarella — Feeling unloved and unnoticed,
Liberal Democrats leader
Nick Clegg is granted three wishes. •
Pappa Pia —
Piers Morgan discovers that his father is one of three reality show judges. •
A Christmas Gordon —
Gordon Brown is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. The
sixth series aired in December 2010: •
Dr Bruce —
Bruce Forsyth plays
Doctor Who to defend his place in the Saturday night TV schedule •
The Lying King —
Nick Clegg goes into coalition with the Conservatives. •
Mary Poppin-up-at-the-last-minute-to-score-the-winner — the coaching style of
Fabio Capello •
Thoroughly Modern Miliband — the
Labour leadership election •
Just the Two Tone of Us — about
Ant and Dec. •
QuadraQueenia — about a year in the life of HM
The Queen The
seventh series aired over Christmas 2012: •
A Right Royal Cockney Christmas - Upstairs Downton with the Windsors and the Middletons. Plus a spoons solo. First broadcast: 25 Dec 2012 • Brian Cox in
Brian Elliott, - about a boy who D-reams of being a Scientist. First broadcast: 26 Dec 2012 •
The Ozfather - The rise and rise of
Rupert Murdoch, and how he came to Britain to build a media empire. First broadcast: 27 Dec 2012 •
The Reducers - Can the coalition cash in by crashing out at the next election? First broadcast: 28 Dec 2012 •
Licence to Kil...marnock - Special Agent Ond,
Alex Salm-Ond, is pitted against old foe Dr No Vote,
Alistair Darling. First broadcast: 31 Dec 2012 •
Barack of Ages - Barack Obama struggles to find the strength to fight for the American presidency. First broadcast: 1 Jan 2013 The
eighth series aired over Christmas 2013: • ''It's A One-Hit-Wonderful Life'' -
Simon Cowell contemplates career suicide until
Susan Boyle turns up. First broadcast: 24 Dec 2013 •
Julian and the Assanging Technicolour Download - the Really Useless story of
Julian Assange is Wiki-leaked. First broadcast: 25 Dec 2013 •
The Last Days of Farage - the trials and tribulations of
Nigel Farage as he struggles to keep Britpop out of the EU. First broadcast: 26 Dec 2013 • ''Heaven Knows I'm Middle-Aged Now'' - Can
Morrissey make a comeback? Can
David Bowie and
Lady Gaga help? Can
Paul McCartney find someone who hasn't heard his
Yesterday anecdote yet? First broadcast: 27 Dec 2013 •
Half A Sixth Form -
Michael Gove Steeles himself to teach
David Cameron a thing or two about education reform. First broadcast: 30 Dec 2013 • ''Ra Ra It's Putin
- A visit to the Funky Federation of Russia as Vladimir Putin finds himself within a non-traditional disco setup''. First broadcast 31 Dec 2013 Two
Xmas 2015 episodes aired over Christmas 2015: •
Seven Bribes for Seven Blatters -
Sepp Blatter hasn't had the easiest of years, as he faces allegations of corruption. First broadcast: 28 Dec 2015 •
Jeremy Corbyn Superstar! -
Jeremy Corbyn (JC) has gone from backbench obscurity to Leader of the Opposition in the past twelve months, but will his followers betray him? First broadcast: 31 Dec 2015 Two
Xmas 2016 episodes aired over Christmas 2016: •
Lady and the Trump - The US Elections are given a much needed Disney-style fairy tale make over. The most loved songs for the least loved candidates. •
Cabarexit - Come join the Cabarexit! Cabaret meets
Brexit - can we turn the
EU referendum into a sexy, sassy, sensationalised, sublime sounding musical? Two
Xmas 2017 episodes aired over Christmas 2017: •
The Legend of Holy Superior Mother Theresa May and the Magic Money Tree -
Theresa May stars in an Irish folk musical about the quest to find a magic money tree. First broadcast: 25 Dec 2017 •
Dud Brothers - a separated-at-birth story about Jeremy Corbyn and
Jacob Rees-Mogg. First broadcast: 26 Dec 2017 Two
Xmas 2018 episodes aired over Christmas 2018: •
Eurovision Gone Wrong Contest - A Eurovision Song Contest-inspired performance from Europe's leading politicians as they look back on their action-packed 2018s. First broadcast: 31 Dec 2018 •
The Sixth in Line To Be King And I - A Rodgers and Hammerstein-inspired celebration of all things
Meghan Markle. First broadcast: 1 Jan 2019 ==Notes==