I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue show's longevity. On 18 April 2008 the producer of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue", Jon Naismith, announced that, owing to hospitalisation to repair an aortic aneurysm, Humphrey Lyttelton would be unable to record the scheduled shows and that they would have to be postponed. The final show of the 2008 "Best of" tour on 22 April would be presented by Rob Brydon. Following Lyttelton's death there was speculation that the series might be cancelled because replacing him would be extremely difficult if not impossible. In a eulogy in "The Guardian", Barry Cryer did not allude to the future of
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (often abbreviated as ISIRTA) is a BBC radio comedy programme that originated from the Cambridge University Footlights revue "Cambridge Circus". It had a devoted youth following, with live recordings being more akin to a rock concert than a comedy show, a tradition that continued to "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue". The pilot programme and Series 1 were broadcast on the BBC Home Service. Series 2–9 were broadcast on the BBC Light Programme (renamed BBC Radio 2 in September 1967). It was first broadcast on 3 April 1964,