Graham Fellows's creation John Shuttleworth, Sheffield's favourite singer-songwriter, takes to the airwaves with his electronic keyboard, wife Mary, and next door neighbour (and sole agent) Ken Worthington in tow.
The fifteen minute episode are based "Sheffield's number one singer-songwriter" as he gives his thoughts on everyday life, and performs ditties on his keyboard.
In the latest series, as well as an internet toaster saga, John's adventures included writing a song for Lady Ga Ga (but only if he can get all his DIY duties done to Mary's satisfaction first); taking his first trip to an Indian restaurant for a curry after sampling Ken's naan bread; trying to help Ken get his washing off the line before the rain starts; taking up on the offer of an unpaid gig - but only because he has the promise of his own designated parking space; and celebrating a milestone birthday with a picnic. Mary's friend Joan Chitty makes an appearance in this series, as does John's nemesis: salesman Peter Cornelius.
In addition to five series of The Shuttleworths, there has also been two series of Radio Shuttleworth, in which John invited guests into his home; plus a series of John Shuttleworth's Open Mind, in which the musician investigated five unsolved phenomena.
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Series 1
1 Cotton Buddies
2 Mini-Break in Giggleswick
3 How...
4 The Pillock Of The Community
5 One Foot In The Gravy
6 John Goes to London
Special 1 Xmas Eve With The Shuttleworths
Special 2 New Year With The Shuttleworths (Missing)Special 3 Europigeon (Missing)
Series 2
1 Wireless Wanderings (1)
2 Wireless Wanderings (2)
3 The Birthday Bench
4 John Dries Up
5 Shuttleworth Diplomacy
Special 4 John Shuttleworth's Open House #1 (Missing)
Special 5 A Christmas Carol (Missing)
Series 3
1 Chic Ken
2 Ping Pong Pangs
3 Radio Shuttleworth
4 Caravan Capers
5 John Le Shuttle
6 Midsummer Madras
Special 6 John Shuttleworth's Open House #2 (Missing)
Special 7 The Leg End of Robin Hood (Missing)
Special 8 Plonker's Baby (Missing)
Series 4
1 Cough in the Loft
2 Chrome Alone
3 A Moving Story
4 Scare in the Community
5 Every Cloud Has a Silver Wedding
6 Hello, Hello, Hello
Series 5
1 Tale of a Toaster
2 Smells Like White Spirit
3 A Gig With Billy Joel
4 How's Your Nan 2
5 Picnic at Toadmouth Rock
6 Wishee Washee Day
Also Included in this collection is 'Seven Songs by Sunset'.
Radio Shuttleworth From 1998, John's attempt to set up a local radio station "serving the Sheffield region - and a little bit further even" was broadcast as two series of Radio Shuttleworth. The programmes followed a similar format to The Shuttleworths, but their new length of thirty minutes allowed guest slots (Impress an Impresario, Make Mary Merry, Annoy a prospective employer) and opportunities to interview celebrities on the show. The show was a Radio 4 continuation of the 1994 Radio 1 series Shuttleworth's Showtime, and some guests and segments (including Make Mary Merry) had previously appeared on the Radio 1 incarnation.
Series 1
1 Leo Sayer, John Hegley
2 Wendy Craig, Lorraine Bowen, The League Against Tedium
3 Patrick Moore, Seán Cullen, Jenny Eclair
4 Vanessa Feltz, Boothby Graffoe
5 John Kettley, John Moloney, Sean Lock
Series 2
1 Barbara Dickson, Bill Bailey, Hattie Hayridge
2 Richard Whiteley, John Otway, Jo Enright
3 Tony Hart, Lorraine Bowen, Stephen Frost
4 Peter Purves, Phil Nichol, Milton Jones
5 Katrina Leskanich, Robert Wyatt
6 Matthew Kelly, Mitch Benn, Kevin Gildea
John Shuttleworth's Open Mind. In John Shuttleworth's Open Mind, John attempted to investigate five unsolved phenomena that fascinate the nation. Each programme was thirty minutes long. This was effectively a third series of Radio Shuttleworth.
1 UFOs 30 March 2006
2 Ghosts 6 April 2006
3 Vampires 13 April 2006
4 Fairies 20 April 2006
5 The Bermuda Triangle
Christmas Special
