Richard Stilgoe

Sir Richard Henry Simpson Stilgoe OBE DL (born 28 March 1943) is a British songwriter, lyricist and musician, and broadcaster best known for his humorous songs and frequent television appearances. His output includes collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Peter Skellern. He is also a keen puzzler who has hosted several quiz shows and written several books on the subject. Stilgoe is also notable for his charity work and fundraising. In the 1980s, he founded the Alchemy Foundation from his royalties from the American productions of Starlight Express and The Phantom of the Opera. He is patron of the Surrey Care Trust in Woking. In the late 1990s, Stilgoe founded the Orpheus Centre which offers performing arts experiences to young people with disabilities. In 2012, Stilgoe was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours for his extensive charity work.

Works

Theatre 625

Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.

Release Date1964-05-03

Charactersd Desmond

Episode Count1

Vote Count5

Our Mutual Friend

After his father's will stipulates he must marry Bella Wilfer to inherit his fortune, John Harmon fakes his death to avoid the marriage and the threats on his life. He returns as John Rokesmith and becomes the secretary for the Boffins, who inherit Harmon's estate following his alleged death.

Release Date1976-03-01

Charactersd Mr Boots

Episode Count2

Vote Count1

A Class by Himself

Lord Bleasham has hit upon hard times and can ill afford to employ anybody else at his country seat, Bleasham Hall. But, when a strangely dressed young man called Barnaby Locke enters his life, he is offered original ways of making money in order to let his Cambridge educated daughter claim her inheritance on her approaching 18th birthday.

Release Date1971-01-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Barnaby Locke

Episode Count6

Vote Count1

Comedians Do It On Stage

A Group of Britain's top comedy and music performers gather at a London Theater, to give their support to the Oncology Club Fund. The Fund is a charitable organization which provides training for young doctors in the practical day to day care of patients with cancer.

Release Date1986-02-01

Charactersd self

Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At One for a while) which aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on October 14, 1991. The show was a mixture of celebrity guests and music. Alan Titchmarsh was a presenter on the show throughout it's complete run. Other presenters included Judi Spiers, Gloria Hunniford and Ross King.

Release Date1991-10-14

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count5

The Paul Daniels Magic Show

A British magic show and variety show that aired on BBC1 from 9 June 1979 to 18 June 1994. Daniels' assistant throughout the series was Debbie McGee, whom he married in 1988. At its peak in the 1980s, the show regularly attracted viewing figures of 15 million and was sold to 43 countries.

Release Date1979-06-09

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count3

The Story of Musicals

A three-part series exploring how the British musical became a driving force behind musical theatre around the world — a tale of shows, daring, rivalries, talent and fortunes are set in just a single square mile.

Release Date2012-01-03

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask

This made-for-television documentary tells the story of the creation of the world's most successful musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera.

Release Date2006-12-26

Charactersd Self - Lyricist

Vote Count17

The Phantom of the Opera

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.

Release Date2004-12-08

DepartmentWriting

JobLyricist

Vote Count1821

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall

A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorises the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves. The 25th anniversary of the first public performance of Phantom of the Opera was celebrated with a grand performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Release Date2011-09-27

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count197

Starlight Express

Andrew Lloyd Webber's, 'Starlight Express' races back onto the stage in a spectacular new production, where trains come to life, dreams are on the line, and only one can become champion.

DepartmentWriting

JobLyricist

Stjepan Hauser plays Bach and Morricone @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025

At Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany, Croatian cellist Stjepan Hauser blends genres alongside the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by maestro Ulf Schirmer. The soloist performs Bach's famous Air on the G String, the theme from The Godfather by Ennio Morricone, and music from the series Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi.

Release Date2025-01-01

DepartmentSound

JobMusic

Pebble Mill at One

Pebble Mill at One was a popular British lunchtime magazine, broadcast live from Monday to Friday at 13:00, mainly on BBC1. It was transmitted from the Pebble Mill studios of BBC Birmingham, and uniquely, was hosted from the centre's main foyer area, rather than a conventional studio. In the beginning, visitors to the studios were seen arriving in the background as the programme was transmitted. Reasons for this were: a planned third studio was never constructed on the site, and existing facilities were fully booked for network drama production and local news. Gradually, as the show was successful, the foyer became a studio, and visitors had to use a new entrance. The show ran from 2 October 1972 to 23 May 1986, under various programme Editors including: Terry Dobson, Jim Dumighan, and Peter Hercombe.. For most of that period there were few television programmes transmitted in Britain on any channels during the day. For this reason the programme acquired a unique following from those who found themselves at home at lunchtime. Housewives, students, and those recovering from an illness remember it with fondness for its variety and the problems inherent with live television. Its best remembered theme tune was "As You Please" by the Raymond Lefevre orchestra.

Release Date1972-10-09

Episode Count1

That's Life!

A magazine-style television series on BBC1 which was broadcast from May 1973 to June 1994, presented by Esther Rantzen, with various changes of co-presenters. The show presented hard-hitting investigations alongside satire and occasional light entertainment.

Release Date1973-05-26

Episode Count421

Vote Count2

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.

Release Date2003-12-26

Episode Count1

Vote Count2

Countdown

The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.

Release Date1982-11-02

Episode Count211

Vote Count20

A Kick Up the Eighties

Comedy sketch show taking an irreverent look at life in the eighties, starring Tracey Ullman, Miriam Margolyes and Richard Stilgoe, plus Rik Mayall as Kevin Turvey.

Release Date1981-09-21

Episode Count10

Vote Count5

Don't Ask Us - We're New Here

Release Date1969-07-11

Episode Count18

Psst!

Release Date1969-01-11

Episode Count13

And Now The Good News

Release Date1978-10-30

Episode Count9