It's a Square World Cartoon Films Ltd. The actors were seen in many different disguises and Dick Emery started a number of his characters there, like the old codger, and developed his funny voices. The series was revived for one colour episode in 1977 for BBC 1 called "Michael Bentine's Square World". In total 57 black and white episodes (including the pilot) of 30 minutes' duration were produced by the BBC. Of this total, 11 episodes are thought to no longer exist. The cast included: An LP was released by Parlophone in 1962 (produced by George Martin) of sketches including "Football Results", in which
The Divine Comedy (band) revised band line-up, playing a series of joint-headline gigs in the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland featuring both The Divine Comedy and Ben Folds, who would cover The Divine Comedy's "Songs of Love" on his Sunny 16 EP. Eventually a new album surfaced in the form of 2004's Absent Friends. Striking a balance between the occasionally earnest sound of the band's later material and the lighter tone of the more popular releases, it encapsulated the essence of The Divine Comedy. 2004 saw two dates of particularly acclaimed performances featuring The Millennia Ensemble orchestra, one at the London Palladium (which