15 Minute Musical

Episodes

The first series aired from October 2004 and featured the following episodes:

1. Brothers In Arms — A rock musical about Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and the 1994 Labour Party leadership race
2. Jeffrey! — A Gilbert and Sullivan style operetta portraying the rise and fall of Jeffrey Archer
3. BollyWindsor — A Bollywood romp starring the Royal Family
4. Calamity Dave — An Oklahoma! pastiche about the life of David Beckham
5. Horror Tory — Michael Howard and Ann Widdecombe plot their next move in Rocky Horror style
6. The Elton Story — Ben Elton sells his soul in an Andrew Lloyd Webber twee-fest

The second series aired from December 2005, featuring:

1. Blunketto — An Italian opera charting life of David Blunkett
2. Simon Smug and The Crap Factory — Simon Cowell and his fellow judges come a cropper in a Roald Dahl musical scenario
3. George W Formby Does It Again — George W. Bush tries to save the world armed with his ukulele
4. Food! — Celebrity chefs enrol in Delia Smith's Fame Academy
5. Nice Hair — A Sixties love-in with Robert Kilroy-Silk
6. My Foul-Mouthed Lady — Madonna and Guy Ritchie try to change themselves into something they're not

The third series aired from August 2006, featuring:

1. Manager Mia — A tribute to former England football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson and the songs of ABBA
2. S.S. Metaphor — Kate Moss and Pete Doherty star in an unbreakable love affair on an unsinkable ship
3. Oh! What a Lovely Blair — Field Marshal Corporal Lieutenant General Tony Blair in the trenches
4. The Court of King Michael of Parkinson — Who will take Michael Parkinson's prog rock chat show throne?
5. The Blue Brothers — Dave 'Cocaine' Cameron and Boris 'Bonkers' Johnson are on a mission — to save the Conservative Party orphanage
6. The Three Smugateers — Chris Martagnan and friends make the world safe for his p'tit bébé, Pomme

The fourth series aired from September 2007, featuring:

1. Westminster Side Story — Gordon Brown and David Cameron are the two gang leaders with nothing to fight about.
2. Life on Noel — Noel Edmonds wakes up in 2007 and is desperate to return to 1973.
3. How Do You Stop a Woman Like Camilla? — Camilla Parker Bowles leaves the convent to help look after Charles Von Windsor's huge family of two boys.
4. When You Wish upon a Car — A tornado dumps Jeremy Clarkson under the rainbow in the Land of Oz.
5. The Princess and the Frog Chorus — A fairytale about young princess Heather (Mills) and not-so-young prince Paul (McCartney).
6. Around the World in 15 Minutes — in which Tony Phileas Blair takes a bet from Gordon Brown.

The fifth series aired from November 2008, featuring:

1. Washington High School Musical — Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton compete to be President of Washington High.
2. Ramsey Todd — Gordon Ramsay Todd finds a new ingredient that makes his pies the talk of London Town.
3. We're All Going On An Olympic Odyssey — London 2012 is fast approaching and the country is relying on Boris Johnson.
4. Cleggarella — Feeling unloved and unnoticed, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg is granted three wishes.
5. Pappa Pia — Piers Morgan discovers that his father is one of three reality show judges.
6. A Christmas Gordon — Gordon Brown is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

The sixth series aired in December 2010:

1. Dr Bruce — Bruce Forsyth plays Doctor Who to defend his place in the Saturday night TV schedule
2. The Lying King — Nick Clegg goes into coalition with the Conservatives.
3. Mary Poppin-up-at-the-last-minute-to-score-the-winner — the coaching style of Fabio Capello
4. Thoroughly Modern Miliband — the Labour leadership election
5. Just the Two Tone of Us — about Ant and Dec.
6. QuadraQueenia — about a year in the life of HM The Queen

The seventh series aired over Christmas 2012:

1. A Right Royal Cockney Christmas - Upstairs Downton with the Windsors and the Middletons. Plus a spoons solo. First broadcast: 25 Dec 2012
2. Brian Cox in Brian Elliott, - about a boy who D-reams of being a Scientist. First broadcast: 26 Dec 2012
3. The Ozfather - The rise and rise of Rupert Murdoch, and how he came to Britain to build a media empire. First broadcast: 27 Dec 2012
4. The Reducers - Can the coalition cash in by crashing out at the next election? First broadcast: 28 Dec 2012
5. Licence to Kil...marnock - Special Agent Ond, Alex Salm-Ond, is pitted against old foe Dr No Vote, Alistair Darling. First broadcast: 31 Dec 2012
6. Barack of Ages - Barack Obama struggles to find the strength to fight for the American presidency. First broadcast: 1 Jan 2013

The eighth series aired over Christmas 2013:

1. It's A One-Hit-Wonderful Life - Simon Cowell contemplates career suicide until Susan Boyle turns up. First broadcast: 24 Dec 2013
2. Julian And The Assanging Technicolour Download - the Really Useless story of Julian Assange is Wiki-leaked. First broadcast: 25 Dec 2013
3. The Last Days Of Farage - the trials and tribulations of Nigel Farage as he struggles to keep Britpop out of the EU. First broadcast: 26 Dec 2013
4. Heaven Knows I'm Middle-Aged Now - Can Morrissey make a comeback? Can David Bowie and Lady Gaga help? Can Paul McCartney find someone who hasn't heard his Yesterday anecdote yet? First broadcast: 27 Dec 2013
5. Half A Sixth Form - Michael Gove Steeles himself to teach David Cameron a thing or two about education reform. First broadcast: 30 Dec 2013
6. Ra Ra It's Putin - A visit to the Funky Federation of Russia as Vladimir Putin finds himself within a non-traditional disco setup. First broadcast 31 Dec 2013

Two Xmas 2015 episodes aired over Christmas 2015:

1. Seven Bribes for Seven Blatters - Sepp Blatter hasn't had the easiest of years, as he faces allegations of corruption. First broadcast: 28 Dec 2015
2. Jeremy Corbyn Superstar! - Jeremy Corbyn (JC) has gone from backbench obscurity to Leader of the Opposition in the past twelve months, but will his followers betray him?. First broadcast: 31 Dec 2015

Two Xmas 2016 episodes aired over Christmas 2016:

1. Lady and the Trump - The US Elections are given a much needed Disney-style fairy tale make over. The most loved songs for the least loved candidates.
2. Cabarexit - Come join the Cabarexit! Cabaret meets Brexit - can we turn the EU referendum into a sexy, sassy, sensationalised, sublime sounding musical?