What was the B-side of Jasper Carrott's hit record of 1975 - 'Funky Moped' - banned by the BBC?
The Magic Roundabout live LP "Jasper Carrot – In the Club"), a short, risqué comic monologue parodying the children's TV series, as the B-side of a 7-inch single, featuring his comic song "Funky Moped" on the A-side. The record was a hit, but Carrott always claimed people were buying it for the B-side and not for the song. The show's theme music also featured on two minor UK hit singles in 1991, "Summer's Magic" by Mark Summers and "Magic Style" by The Badman. In 1971 BBC Records released "The Magic Roundabout" (RBT 8), an LP containing 10 stories taken from the soundtracks of
Jasper Carrott 15 September 2007 he was inducted into the Birmingham Walk of Stars at the Arts Fest 2007 celebrations. The award was presented by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham. Carrott is the second inductee, following Ozzy Osbourne. Carrott was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the British Comedy Awards on 6 December 2008. His first appearance on television was a half-hour show for BBC Midlands on 11 August 1975 in a programme about local football called "The Golden Game". Then in 1976, "A Half Hour Mislaid with Jasper Carrott" recorded at Pebble Mill. His break came two years later when Michael