The comedy event will take place for one night only at the royal albert hall on saturday 14 october 2006, and will be broadcast on channel 4 television soon after. In 1982 i meet my husband and one day his brother came home with a new record. The secret policeman s other ball was the fourth of the benefit shows staged by the british section of amnesty international to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights field. The secret policeman s ball 2008 was a show in the secret policeman s balls series of benefit shows for amnesty international in july 2008, amnesty announced that it would present another show in its longrunning series like its 2006 predecessor the show was a singlenight live event at london s royal albert hall, on saturday 4 october 2008. Phil collin s piano in the roof is leaking made me cry. Recorded at the london palladium, england on march 2629, 1987. Secret policemans third ball the kate bush encyclopedia. The secret policeman s ball shows are credited by many prominent entertainers with having galvanised them to become. Russell brand at amnestys secret policemans ball 2006. This article is within the scope of wikiproject new york city, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of new york cityrelated articles on wikipedia. The music delivers performances from 1982 s second secret policeman s concert, which benefited amnesty international and featured phil collins, jeff beck, bob geldof, and sting among its headliners. The secret policeman s other ball english guitarists jeff beck left and eric clapton performing in the secret policeman s other ball, at the drury lane theatre, london, 9th september 1981.
Amnesty international uk today announced the return of a legend, the bestloved name in comedy, the secret policemans ball. Graham chapman at rehearsals for the secret policemans other ball at the. The secret policemans third ball 1987 stream and watch. Torn secret policemans ball 2006 video dailymotion. Secret policemans other ball video various artists. I think this is the best ever performance of i dont like mondays. We sat around his mothers record player and listen to the best live album ever.
Stings roxanne, becks crossroads, and geldofs i dont like mondays are among the albums highlights, along with collins in the air tonight. Feb 20, 2014 100 things to do inside 100 pandemic joys secret recipes revealed hide your roots. Victims of their own success in recruiting stars to appear at fundraisers, amnesty took a sixyear sabbatical from producing benefit shows in the mid1980s as a multitude of other good causes staged charity concerts that took the limelight. The secret policemans ball, 1979 changing the guard. The show title was a conscious reprise of the title of the 1979 amnesty benefit show that heralded the organization s breakthrough in public awareness and fundraising. The show includes comedy skits by the members of monty python, as well as noted comedians peter cook, rowan atkinson, and others. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show.
Sting, jeff beck, eric clapton, bob geldof, johnny fingers, phil collins, donovan the secret policemans other ball the music music. The secret policemans other ball 1982 rotten tomatoes. The secret policeman s ball, a stunning performance of british comedy, was produced to benefit the human rights organization, amnesty international. The show also includes musical numbers by eric clapton, sting, donovan and bob geldof. Images the secret policeman s other ball the music sting, jeff beck, eric clapton, bob geldof, johnny fingers, phil collins, donovan author format. Unfollow the secret policeman s other ball to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Eric claptons crossroads with jeff beck simply blew us away. With joan armatrading, chet atkins, jackson browne, kate bush. The shows took place at the london palladium over four consecutive nights 2629 march 1987. Phil collins piano in the roof is leaking made me cry.
The name the secret policemans ball was first used in 1979, then the secret policemans other ball followed in 1981. The secret policemans other ball the music 1982, vinyl. With rowan atkinson, jeff beck, alan bennett, john bird. Public hosted by glasgow university amnesty international. Apr 18, 2016 the secret policeman s other ball was the fourth of the benefit shows staged by the british section of amnesty international to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights. The music delivers performances from 1982s second secret policemans concert, which benefited amnesty international and featured phil collins, jeff beck, bob geldof, and sting among its headliners. The secret policeman s ball 2006 was the title of the show staged as a benefit for human rights organization amnesty international at london s royal albert hall in october 2006. We provide world class service and premium seating. The secret policemans other ball 1982 film deutsch.
They are informally referred to as the secret policemans balls. The shows were videotaped and a home video special was created integrating performances from the two. Russell brand was stalking the aisles and eddie izzard was lolling backstage as richard. No vinyl just audio cd s thank you no vinyl thank you. We sat around his mother s record player and listen to the best live album ever. The secret policeman s ball 1979, the 1979 amnesty international benefit show and the spinoff film, tv special and two albums that gave the series its title. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. The secret policemans third ball, 1987 inspiring the age of live aid. The musical side of this alone is worth watching it for.
The secret policeman s other ball the music band members and album connections. Some monty python members join up with equally witty compatriates to perform skits like cheese shop, four yorkshiremen, the schoolmaster, and the name s the game. Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to amnesty from the spinoff movie, tv special and record albums cleese, lewis and walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. The secret policemans ball is a series of benefit shows staged initially in the united kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation amnesty international. The secret policeman s ball was the third of the benefit shows staged by the british section of amnesty international to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights field. In later years, other amnesty benefit shows also bore the secret policemans title. Various the secret policemans third ball the music. Dec 22, 2017 the kremlins secret police have gone by many names. Eric clapton s crossroads with jeff beck simply blew us away. I had previously owned the 1998 vhs release of the secret policeman s ball, which was a reissue of the theatrical uk film of 1980 bearing the same name. For just one night at radio city music hall, a starstudded lineup of musicians and comedy favorites will pay hilarious tribute to free speech and amnesty internationals human rights work. The secret policemans third ball 1987 english movie.
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The secret policemans ball shows are credited by many prominent entertainers with having galvanised them to become. The secret policemans ball is a series of benefit shows staged initially in the united kingdom. Rowan atkinson, john cleese, michael palin and terry jones reprise the classic at last, the 1948 show sketch for the 1979 ball. Various artists secret policemans other ball music. The film of an onstage charity benefit for amnesty.
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