Vivian Stanshall

Born: 1943-03-21

Vivian Stanshall was an English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his exploration of the British upper classes in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (as a radio series for John Peel, as an audio recording, as a book and as a film), and for acting as Master of Ceremonies on Mike Oldfield's album Tubular Bells.


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Magical Mystery Tour

as The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Released: 1967-12-25

Originally produced for television, this short film as an off-the-wall road movie starring the...

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Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

as Hubert Rawlinson / Narrator
Released: 1980-11-07

Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert, who was accidentally...

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Black Joy

as Warden
Released: 1977-11-06

An innocent and unsophisticated Guyanese immigrant is exposed to the hustlin' way of life in the...

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Vivian Stanshall: The Early Years

as Self
Released: 1991-01-01

The great eccentric and raconteur Vivian Stanshall performs music pieces and talks to us about...

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Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind

as Self - (Archive)
Released: 2003-01-01

Documentary about the life of the Bonzo Dog Band singer.

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The Adventures of the Son of Exploding Sausage

as Self
Released: 1969-01-01

The Bonzo Dog Band freak out at the farm and strange sounds abound.

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Vivian Stanshall's Week

as Self
Released: 1975-04-09

A short documentary about a week in the life of Vivian Stanshall.

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Do Not Adjust Your Set

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-12-26

Innovative and influential, and originally envisaged as children’s show, Do Not Adjust Your Set...

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