Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra, an hour-long musical special “conducted” by one of the UK’s most popular performers, is also one of the funniest hours of television you can watch with kids in the room. The wildly inventive comedian (see his bio here) weaves in jokes, music history and orchestral rearrangements of everything from classical pieces to ringtones to music from TV news shows. Keep an eye out especially for his jazzified version of the “Doctor Who” theme. (One more reason to love Bailey: He’s an avid sci-fi fan who named one of his children after a character on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”) An alternate version of Bailey’s program appears here.
h/t @matthiasrascher
Had the great pleasure of seeing Bill in concert a couple of year sago and would rank as one of the most entertaining and enjoyable gigs I’ve ever been too – fabulously eclectic and fun. Thanks for posting.