Dropbox link:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6zpszd6youuelgx4ktmvb/AHndxqFmzj-9RUCBIu-ZcP8?rlkey=kwygiogr5fwsnb007a4ahke6y&dl=0The Gentlemen explore novelty songs across the decades.

And would you believe, Max and 99 have trouble in a phone booth.

Offcuts supplied for the dedicated listener.

The wine details: Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2024.

A popular dry, red Italian wine made from the Montepulciano grape in the Abruzzo region of east-central Italy. Known for its excellent value, it typically features robust dark fruit flavours (like black cherry and plum), soft tannins, and a medium tofull body. Shares similarities in body, structure, and generous dark fruit flavours with Shiraz!

LINKS:

Get Smart Condensed:

Here is the second one. Search for Get Smart Condensed to find the rest.

https://youtu.be/BAg6mzI0yc8

Figaro On Chicken!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ZeHHMlkJM

Paranoid Chickens!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9T9sV7vkDI&list=PLD4ysfbunw2GlzCIPnhgX68xCFbQS12bt&index=3

Depressing Happy Birthday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdM9-hHfbF0

Video of Captain Matchbox live with Your Feet’s Too Big in B&W

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uWT3aQZjDA

Video of Fats Waller singing the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in1eK3x1PBI

Video of Sheb Wooley singing The Purple People Eater on The Ed Sullivan Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67tKNEsJjTI

Explanation of The Wilhelm Scream

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jHam4SbViXQ

Compilation of the scream in movies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YDpuA90KEY

A wonderful video of Caterina Valente singing ‘One Note Samba’ with Dean Martin on his TV show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuEv942wOZs

Rolf Harris doing Jake the Peg on The Liberace Show!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imRaRW4ltOs

Peter Sellers on Parkinson singing ‘When I’m Cleaning Windows’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhtJ_LGeTcI

Link to ABC interview with Tom Lehrer

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/musicshow/tom-lehrer-musical-satirist-and-mathematiciantalks/2988670?utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared

Mister Ten Per Cent with Charlie Drake

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Ten_Per_Cent

Trailer for the movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5goo4lJifw

Dirty Deeds Done With Sheep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZuHAsf6qO0

Ullo John Gotta New Motor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MqMZ6XqMfc

Spike and The Fresh Fruit Song (again!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-IU-NQ8c14

The Spotify Playlist can be accessed from within this episode on the Spotify mobile app, or search on Spotify for:

“30 Has the Novelty Worn Off? WWAWHTR”

Recorded in Studio 8 at The Hen House Osborne Park 8pm Tuesday 25th November 2025

https://thehenhouse.com.au/

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Dropbox link:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6zpszd6youuelgx4ktmvb/AHndxqFmzj-9RUCBIu-ZcP8?rlkey=kwygiogr5fwsnb007a4ahke6y&dl=0

The Gentlemen make the case, for and against, songs that feature banjo, bagpipes, accordion and bongo drums.

The John Denver Scale of Awfulness is introduced.

** May contain traces of Polka **

The wine details:

Rosabrook Bramble Lane 2022 Cabernet Merlot

LINKS:

Apocalypse cartoon:

The Surreal McCoy home page:

https://www.thesurrealmccoy.com/

The cartoon itself:

https://www.thesurrealmccoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/THE_SURREAL_McCOY_Four_Musicians_Apocalypse.jpg

The cartoonist is Carol Isaacs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5VdhwO7FI

Banjo gag:

https://9gag.com/gag/aQ3bXg8

Get Smart Condensed:

Here is the first one. Search for Get Smart Condensed to find the rest.

https://youtu.be/kCZ_n1XnLb4

The Spotify Playlist can be accessed from within this episode on the Spotify mobile app, or search on Spotify for:

“29 The Four Instruments of The Apocalypse WWAWHTR”

Recorded in Studio 8 at The Hen House Osborne Park 8pm Tuesday 4th November 2025

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Bring your chair close to the radio while The Gentlemen present an alternative Australia Day playlist.

Test your Aussie music knowledge and revisit some classic Aussie ads. Anyhow ……

It’s a long one, so don’t be afraid to pause and listen in a couple of sittings.

The wine details: 19 Crimes Shiraz non-vintage.

LINKS:

The story of the production techniques used on The Real Thing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Thing_(Russell_Morris_song)

Ol' Skydaddies, a band featuring members from Ol' 55, Daddy Cool and Skyhooks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey8EZKzZEDo

Captain Matchbox with Wangaratta Wahini on Countdown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWbj-F9y9ek

Dave Warner From The Suburbs with Suburban Boy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR8yEX3MwKc

Aunty Jack Rox On with Stevie Wright:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnbiqAmWTp4

Aunty Jack Sings Wollongong:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHhF7eXU0QSjV7cKIXRhqq639JXAO8B0L

List of notable deaths 2025.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2025_deaths_in_popular_music

Bon Scott live in Fraternity 1971

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEDzyFS0Avs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternity_(band)

I Hate The Music – John Paul Young

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnK8e-Uo1CA

Mark Holden on Countdown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT5HtR4bsQs

JOK

https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/asset/86760-boomerang-boy-johnny-okeefe

JOK on Bandstand 1966

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANQ5TW9HVkY

JOK at Sundbury ’73 – He did not look comfortable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qweaDdOHvws

The Spotify Playlist can be accessed from within this episode on the Spotify mobile app, or search on Spotify for:

“31 Straya Daze WWAWHTR”

Recorded in Studio 8 at The Hen House Osborne Park, midday(!) 12th January 2026

https://thehenhouse.com.au/

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https://hammerinkmerch.com.au/