The Horne Section
The Horne Section is a British musical comedy band,[1] appearing regularly on radio, TV and stage. Led by frontman and comedian Alex Horne, the band mix music with comedy[2] and specialise in comedy/spoof songs[3] as well as performing a wide variety of genres including jazz.[4]
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Genres | Musical comedy |
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The band is made up of professional musicians, including two childhood friends of Horne, and first performed together in May 2010,[5] with the current line-up finalised during 2012. The Horne Section have performed regularly at the Edinburgh Festival,[6] as well as touring the UK.[7] Celebrity guests at their shows have included Harry Hill, Simon Amstell, Jimmy Carr, Tim Minchin, Josie Long, Al Murray and John Oliver as well as musicians including Suggs and Neil Hannon.
Their BBC Radio 4 series - Alex Horne presents The Horne Section - ran for three series from 2012 to 2014. The band have also released three albums of songs which are available via the group's Bandcamp page.
The band featured in The Horne Section Christmas, a nine-minute Christmas-carol themed TV special, shown on Sky Arts in December 2015 as part of a festive season of comedy shows.[8] In April 2018 they recorded a two-hour live show at the London Palladium entitled The Horne Section Television Programme featuring celebrity guests including Sue Perkins and Nadine Coyle. The programme was broadcast on UK TV channel Dave on 24 May 2018.[9][10]
The Horne Section Podcast has run regularly since 2018 and was in the top 10 most streamed podcasts from the Deezer platform in 2018.[11][12] In April 2019 it was nominated in the ‘Best Comedy’ category of the British Podcast Awards.[13] The podcast has featured a diverse range of guests including comedians (Greg Davies, Roisin Conaty, Sara Pascoe, Nish Kumar), presenters (Richard Osman, Susie Dent, Angellica Bell, Adam Buxton), sportspeople (Chris Hoy, Lizzy Yarnold), performance poets (Rob Auton, Tim Key, Scroobius Pip), and musicians (Jessie Ware, David Arnold, Robbie Williams).[14]
Horne and the band have often appeared on Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as the dictionary corner guest, performing various songs and jokes, and chaired the BBC Two comedy/music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks in November 2012. The band provide the theme music for Horne's Taskmaster TV show, as well as those for The Guardian's cricket podcast The Spin.[15] The Horne Section were the 'house band' for Channel 4's The Last Leg of the Year on New Year's Eve 2018[16] and 2019[17], where they contributed backing music as well as playing a number of their own songs. During 2020, they provided music for The Last Leg: Locked Down Under and Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer.
Album discography
These albums (and the single Grandaddy) are available to download at the group's Bandcamp page. The third album was released on 5 June 2020 featuring songs from the recent isolation podcasts. The band also have a Patreon page where listeners can commission short songs and shout-outs.
| Released | Songs featured |
|---|---|
| 2010 | The Horne Section
Journey To Happy, The Horne Section, Battleships, Advice For A Student, The Hair Suite, Sidemen, The Egg Sketch, Friends Forever (Album also features poetry and a conversation with Tim Key. The pianist is former member Joe Stilgoe.) |
| 2018 | Three Great Songs and Eight More Songs
Chinese Five Spice, Chris Hoy Loves A Saveloy, Drum and Bass, Happy Accident, If I Were, Is it the Police?, Less is More, Record Player, Seasons, Small Talk, Hardness of Water (Alex Horne performs a spoken-word narration about the album and songs, with piano accompaniment, between each track.) |
| 2020 | The Most Beautiful, Talented People In The Whole World
Introduction, Summer Banger (2020), Hear the Word (Joe), Pam Ayres Eats Pom Bears, Savvy, Joan Armatrading, I Smell a Rat, Those Were the Days, Shredded Wheat, One Lump or Two, Crossed Wires, Newton's Laws, Road Safety, Hear the Word (Alex), Time Wasting, Blessings, Manifesto, Phobias, The President, Hear The Word (Ed), Children Say The Funniest Things, I Smell a Rat (Club Mix), Spool Fools, Hat Mancock, I Miss People, The Angry Chef, Hear the Word (Ben), Monkey Music |
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section was a BBC Radio 4 show that ran from 2012-2014 and was broadcast in the 6.30pm weekday comedy slot. The programme followed a similar format to the live Edinburgh festival shows with Horne and the band performing songs and jokes in front of a live audience, with assistance from a special guest - usually from the world of comedy. During series 1 the pianist was former member Joe Stilgoe, and from series 2 onwards was Ed Sheldrake.
Series 1 (2012)
| Episode | Guest | Songs featured |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | David O'Doherty | Those Were the Days (Of the Week), Sidemen, Latin Song + Italian Music Terms Song, Everybody Speaks English |
| 1.2 | Nick Helm | Bald Man, One Man and His Dog, The Attenboroughs, Dinosaur Song, Love Holds the Power (Helm), Rebel’s Song |
| 1.3 | Isy Suttie | Ode to Jens’ Beard, Groupies, The Hardness of Water, The Maiden and the Slovenian Prince (Suttie), Battleships! Theme Song, Party for all Human Kind |
| 1.4 | Kevin Eldon | Ode to Tash’s Fashion Sense, Cole’s Law, English Food, CABBAGE, Eggy Pop, Potholing Song (Eldon), Kitchen Drums, Horne Section Diet |
| 1.5 |
Al Murray & Tim Key | Rolling Up to Edinburgh, Theme to Connect 4, Song for Swanee Whistle, Incy Wincy Spider (Murray), Pancake Day, Scottish Medley |
Series 2 (2013)
| Episode | Guest | Songs featured |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Danny Baker | Chess, Sports Results Song, Chris Hoy Loves a Saveloy, Flash Bang Wallop (Baker), Ready to Run |
| 2.2 | Phill Jupitus | Light Musical Exercise, Joe’s Diet, Phill’s Song (Jupitus), Shampoo Promises, Catarrh, Just a Man with a Beard |
| 2.3 | Charlie Baker | Twister, Chat Up Lines Song, Drum & Bass, Bognor Girl, Love Song Medley |
| 2.4 | Nick Muhammed | Bouncer from Neighbours, Focus on a Note (E), How They Met Ed at the Disco Party, Card Magic Music, Dream Man (Mark), Allergies, Tribute Band Tribute, Deliverance Duel |
| 2.5 |
Doc Brown | Head Shoulders Knees and Toes, He Weed in His Mouth, Watershed, Writers' Corner: The Dragon, Parenting Rap (Brown), Top Ten Musical Notes, Bagface, New Alphabet Song, Whale Rap (Brown), Alex’s Reggae Song |
| 2.6 | Matt Lucas | Vivaldi’s 4 Seasons Pizza, Focus on a Note (C), Doodlebot, Hip Hop Song (Lucas), Baked Potato Song (Lucas), Seasons, Dream Man (Ben), Fly Me to the Moon (Ping Pong), Triangle, Irish Medley |
Series 3 (2014)
| Episode | Guest | Songs featured |
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| 3.1 | Sara Pascoe & James Acaster | Henry Hoover, Record Player, Sara Pascoe: The Musical, Purse Thief, Folk Song, Mariachi Music (Acaster), I’m Your Teasmade, Autotune |
| 3.2 | Tom Basden | Song for Suzie, Yonder Hill, A Musician’s Life, Jacques Villeneuve, Tom's songs (Basden) Squirrel Song. Radiator Wisdom |
| 3.3 | Marcus Brigstocke & Vula Malinga | Working on My Twerking, Ed’s Supermarket Song, Marcus’s song, Car Song, Jazzy Vula Malinga, Alex’s Duet with Vula, First Dance Song, Happy Accident |
| 3.4 | Adam Buxton & Pete Grogan | Song for Simon, If I Were, Thailand, Adam’s songs, Thick & Creamy (Milk advert), Cheese Dreams, I Ain’t Got No Story to Tell, Biscuits Sea Shanty |
| 3.5 | Cariad Lloyd & Gwyneth Herbert | Small Talk, Cariad’s song, Time Wasting (Will’s Inspirational Motivational Song), Gwyneth’s song, Marching Nursery Rhyme, Prequel to Copacabana, Song for Alex’s Son (When You’re 6 Foot 4), Woody’s Weigh-In, Tudors vs Vikings |
| 3.6 | Terry Alderton | Fortune Teller, Aliens Exist, Is it the Police?, Don’t You Want Me 2 (Do You Still Not Want Me?), Terry’s song, Spanish Flu, Ed’s Dilemma, The Fly, Is it a Gun?, Ode to Tim the Manly Man |
Television appearances
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2013-present)
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is a panel show combining the longstanding Channel 4 game format of Countdown with the lively comedy style of 8 Out of 10 Cats. Each episode introduces a celebrity guest as an assistant to etymologist Susie Dent in 'dictionary corner'. Alex Horne was previously a guest on the main Countdown programme in 2008, and as the author of a book on 'Wordwatching' was a strong candidate for the role. More unusually, he brought his backing band, and The Horne Section contributed various comedy song (and dance) items to the show, as well as stylistic parodies of the 30-second Countdown music.
The Horne Section have appeared in a number of episodes over the course of the show, listed below with reference to the 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown episodes page. The saxophonist 'Pedro' (Pete Grogan) appeared where shown as a deputy for one of the wind players.
| Episode | First broadcast | Teams' guests | Members | Music items |
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| 9 | 13 Sep 2013 | Lee Mack / Bob Mortimer, Adam Hills | Joe, Ben, Will only | Countdown music, Drum and Bass, Samba Countdown, Bagface, Jazz Countdown |
| 27 | 29 Dec 2014 | Kathy Burke, David Baddiel | Regular members | Highway Maintenance Vehicle, Ragtime Countdown, Disco, Countdown, James Bond Countdown, No-L, Carols Countdown, Macarena, Henry Hoover, Original Lyrics Countdown |
| 39 | 19 Jun 2015 | Vic Reeves, Lee Mack / Sara Pascoe | Regular members | Your Love is Lifting Me Hiya, Eggypop, German Drinking Countdown, CABBAGE |
| 40 | 26 Jun 2015 | Bob Mortimer, Sarah Millican / Katherine Ryan | Pedro (for Mark) | I Ain't Got No Story To Tell, Salsa Countdown, Baker Street, Benny Hill Countdown, Trumpet Magic |
| 49 | 28 Aug 2015 | Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe / Alex Brooker | Pedro (for Mark) | Background music, Brown-Eyed Girl, Ska Countdown, Children's Instrument Countdown, Zumba |
| 55 | 5 Feb 2016 | Isy Suttie, Richard Osman | Regular members | Scotland advert, Film Themes Countdown, Mexican Countdown, Lovely Day, Bottles Countdown, Seasons |
| 69 | 15 Oct 2016 | Victoria Coren Mitchell, Lee Mack / Bob Mortimer | Pedro (for Joe) | I've Got Something to Tell You, Sexy Countdown, Tense Jenga music, Caveat Clauses, Chris Hoy Loves a Saveloy |
| 91 | 22 Sep 2017 | Jason Manford / Joe Wilkinson, Lee Mack / Fay Ripley | Regular members | Wannabe, Five Quiz Countdown, French Countdown, Fly Me To The Moon (Ping Pong), Medieval Countdown, YMCA |
| 102 | 17 Aug 2018 | Richard Ayoade, Jessica Knappett | Pedro (for Mark) | Imagine All the Extra Notes, Future Countdown, Money's Too Tight to Mention |
| 120 | 9 Jan 2020 | Harry Hill, Rose Matafeo | Regular members | Abbreviated Songs, Gong Jazz Countdown, You Can Leave Your Hat On, The Coot or the Moorhen, I Scratched My Arse |
The Horne Section Television Programme (2018)
The Horne Section Television Programme was a two-hour special show recorded for UKTV in front of a live audience at the London Palladium in April 2018. The show was subsequently broadcast in September 2018 on the Dave channel. The show featured a number of guests performing with the band including Sara Pascoe, drag singer Le Gateau Chocolat, Nadine Coyle, Joe Wilkinson and Sue Perkins. The programme interspersed the live performance with supposed studio rehearsal footage in which Horne berates the band for their ability and refuses to allow certain songs to be part of the show.
| Songs featured |
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| Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Hiya, Is It The Police?, Sara Pascoe: The Musical, Caveat/Mistake Music, Macarena, All By Myself/Nessun Dorma (with Le Gateau Chocolat), The Promise (with Nadine Coyle), Henry Hoover, Chinese Five Spice, Seasons, Acronym Song, This Is What It's All Been For (with Sue Perkins),You Can Leave Your Hat On, The Day I Forgot My Underpants, Less Is More |
The Last Leg: Locked Down Under (2020)
The band appeared in a regular guest slot to close each show of this special series of The Last Leg,[18] originally shown on Fridays at 10pm on Channel 4 during May-June 2020.[19] Though the show was broadcast live from the homes of the hosts in Britain and Australia and via livestream with the individual guests, each member of the band pre-recorded their musical and visual contributions which were combined into a music video. The songs chosen were variously new podcast material, parody, and reworked previous podcast material.
| First broadcast | Song featured | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 May 2020 | Blessings |
| 2 | 15 May 2020 | 7 Days |
| 3 | 22 May 2020 | Time Wasting |
| 4 | 29 May 2020 | I Miss People |
| 5 | 5 June 2020 | Summer Banger (2020) |
Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer (2020)
The eight-part BBC series Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer was planned during the time of Coronavirus isolation to "bring the biggest names from the worlds of sport, comedy and music back into our lives" for summer 2020.[20] It features Peter Crouch, Maya Jama, and Alex Horne and The Horne Section, with a range of sporting and entertainment guests,[21], and was aired on BBC1 on Saturday evenings during June-July 2020. The Horne Section contributed various programme jingles and parody songs, including a closing song of appreciation for some of the "unsung heroes" of the lockdown period.
The Horne Section Podcast
The Horne Section Podcast is a regular musical comedy show featuring The Horne Section and hosted by Alex Horne. Each show features a 'one-person guest audience' at the recording, typically someone from the world of stand-up comedy, music or television.[22] Episodes feature comic songs from Horne and the band, including some about (and/or involving) the guest themselves, as well as music-themed games and comedy. The British graphic designer Haiminh Le created the podcast art, plus various other graphics for the band.[23]
The first series of eight weekly episodes[24] was broadcast in early 2018 and produced in association with the web-based streaming service Deezer. The podcast was listed in the top 10 most streamed podcasts from the Deezer platform in 2018[25] and named in The Week’s best new podcasts of 2018 list.[26]
The podcast returned for a second season in October 2018, running on a fortnightly basis until June 2019. No longer with Deezer, the show was funded by listener donations through Patreon,[27] often in exchange for a specially-written 'dingle' about the contributor or shorter 'holler' in a regular song. Along with regular guest episodes, a number of Christmas 'bonus' episodes were released during December 2018. During that month, the podcast was also named in The Guardian’s Top 15 Podcasts of 2018.[28]
Series 3 returned in September 2019 and reverted to eight weekly episodes.[29] The episodes were preceded by a series 3 trailer featuring the song Summer Banger. In January 2020, the podcast was named Best Music Podcast[30] in the inaugural Podbible Awards, which described the show as: "an absolute joy...manages to blend music with comedy amazingly".
The fourth series, another eight-episode weekly series, ran from Wednesday 29 January until 18 March 2020. Following the necessary postponement of dates in the early part of the 2020 live tour, the fourth series was extended by five weekly 'Isolation Specials', with the individual band members recorded in their own homes and connected by an internet link.
Series 1 (2018)
| Guest | First released | Songs featured | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Arnold | 23 Jan 2018 | Radiator Wisdom, The Problem with Musical Comedy, David Arnold Song, The Adventures of Orf (The Library), Grief |
| 2 | Richard Osman | 30 Jan 2018 | If I Were, Richard's Rhyming Tweets, Your Days Are Numbered, Oh Richard!, Chinese Five Spice, Ignition (cover), Scottish Widows, What About the Credits? |
| 3 | Adam Buxton | 6 Feb 2018 | Taskmaster (French version), Pepper Army, Things I Haven't Done Yet, Less is More |
| 4 | Susie Dent & Lou Sanders | 13 Feb 2018 | At Home with The A-Team, The Night the Cat Brought Me a Swan, Dent & Lou (Thesaurus Song), Our Manifesto, Pancake Day, Thick & Creamy |
| 5 | Tim Key | 20 Feb 2018 | Su Pollard, Hope, My Favourite Hat Has Flowers On, Car Horn, So Many Names, Goodbye Tim Key, People People |
| 6 | Jessie Ware | 27 Feb 2018 | Autotune, CABBAGE, English Food, Alone, Alex Horne is Dead, Translation Station (Ave Maria), A Smile Will Push the Hurt Away |
| 7 | Rick Edwards | 6 Mar 2018 | Dog Discrimination, Anusol, Rick Edwards Song, Record Player |
| 8 | Roisin Conaty | 13 Mar 2018 | Bouncer from Neighbours, Roisin Roisin, Lorry Guy, Sticky Situation, Happy Accident, Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta, Thick & Creamy, Royal Wedding, How to Brush Your Teeth, Hardness of Water |
Note: Additional series 1 content, which was available for Deezer subscribers, has not been listed.
Series 2 (2018–19)
| Guest / Show | First released | Songs featured | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liza Tarbuck | 17 Oct 2018 | Lovely Shirt, I Wonder What Liza Tarbuck Has Been In?, The Adventures of Orf (Archery), Answerphone, The Horne Section |
| 2 | Andy Zaltzman | 31 Oct 2018 | Andy Zaltzman Is..., Labour Song, Daddy Did Something Different, We Heave Away, Helping Hand, Prelude and Great British (from Vice Versa the musical) |
| 3 | John Kearns | 14 Nov 2018 | I'll Have a Drink, John Kearns Can..., Ode to Joe/Not-Swearing Song, What Do Fish Do When It's Night Time?, Haddock & Chips (and a Gherkin), Yonder Hill, Advice for a Student |
| 4 | Jess Robinson | 28 Nov 2018 | Doodlebot, Thick & Creamy (Cover versions), Come Rest Ye Merrie Gentlemen, The Horse Song (Jorge & Jesus), Problems, Summer Breeze |
| 4a | Bonus episode | 5 Dec 2018 | Christmas Medley |
| 5 | John Robins | 12 Dec 2018 | When the John John Robins, Drinking Makes Me Happy, Guess Who?, Hasta la Proxima, Camberley Town (live) |
| 5a | Bonus episode | 19 Dec 2018 | Manger Danger |
| 5b | Bonus episode | 26 Dec 2018 | Love Changes Everything, Coles Law, The Adventures of Orf (Blockage), Who Dat Dog? |
| 6 | Nish Kumar | 9 Jan 2019 | Predictive Song, Coach Trip, Politics & Nish, I Punched a Seagull, The Adventures of Orf (Everest), Shut Up Jazz, Bagface (live) |
| 7 | Rob Deering | 23 Jan 2019 | I Scratched My Arse, Hello Hello Tomato, Rob Deering's Song, How Long, Super Wolf Bloodmoon |
| 8 | Nick Farrow[31] | 6 Feb 2019 | Parent's Dilemma, Smartphones/Stupid People, Farrow Accounting, Numbers, Murder You Wrote, The Horse Song 2 (Jorge & Jesus), The End of the Podcast, Peter Didn't Rise a Horse |
| 9 | Chris Hoy | 27 Feb 2019 | Hello Sir Chris, Chris Hoy Loves a Saveloy, Hoy Soy, Alex's Apology, I Smell Bullshit, Anything is Possible (from Vice Versa) |
| 9a | Bonus episode | 5 Mar 2019 | Pancake Day |
| 10 | Rufus Hound | 13 Mar 2019 | Mongers, Caveat Music, The Semi Final List, Cluedo, Ducklings, Silica Gel, Thick & Creamy (alternative version), Apology Song |
| 11 | Lizzy Yarnold | 27 Mar 2019 | The Greatest Slider, Kim Jong Un Takes the Train to China, Smartphone Users, Detectorists, Sex on Fire (improved version), Thick & Creamy (alternative version 2), Livin' on a Prayer, L I Z Z Y YARNOLD MBE, Body Swap (from Vice Versa) |
| 12 | Tim Vine | 10 Apr 2019 | You Can Do It Runners, Being With You, Tim Vine Song, Aunty Sarah's Gravy, Gout, Je Ne Sais Quoi, Barge Rock, Tim's Thank You Song, You Can Do It Runners (reprise), The Sound Womble |
| 13 | Matt Forde | 24 Apr 2019 | Forde or Smith, The Horse Song 3 (Jorge & Jesus), Shampoo Promises, Rock Around the 24hr Clock, Sting is Shit at the Lute, There's a Man Who Lives on My Street |
| 14 | Emily Dean | 8 May 2019 | Where Have You Seen Emily Dean?, At The End Of The Day (It Is What It Is), If You Live in Half a House, I Can Sing a Mains Plug, Tomás the Funk Engine (Viktor Krakvonovsky) |
| 14a | Special Episode | 22 May 2019 | Mainly spoken word edition entitled 'Real Life Disaster Problems and Solutions' detailing an incident in which trumpeter Joe damaged a pair of trousers. Features one song at the end: Ketchup & Mayonnaise |
| 15 | Rachel Horne | 5 Jun 2019 | Equador, Oh Rachel, Pork It Through, Adolf, Caveat Music 2, Hiding in Dollywood |
| 16 | Kat Merchant | 19 Jun 2019 | Chaka Demus & Pliers, Kat Merchant Poem, Jerusalem (new intro), Thailand, Ready to Run (live) |
Note: Bonus content at the end of episodes in series 2 has been included.
Series 3 (2019)
The third series was announced on 21 August 2019 as an eight-episode weekly series, and ran from 11 Sep until 30 October 2019.
| Guest / Show | First released | Songs featured | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Series 3 trailer | 21 Aug 2019 | Summer Banger |
| 1 | Greg Davies | 11 Sep 2019 | Learn a Language 1 - Parrot, Feast (Greg & Alex Erotic Fiction), Learn a Language 2 - Monk, Nans, The Horse Song 4 (Jorge & Jesus), Hey Jude (rediscovered lyrics), Wind the Bobbin Up, Learn a Language 3 - Cauliflower, Summer Banger |
| 2 | Katherine Ryan | 18 Sep 2019 | Dream Man (Alex), Brainy Quotes (Katherine's Song), Ob-La-Di-Hell, Abbreviated Songs, Saab Slogans, Henry Hoover Theme, The Coot or the Moorhen, The Song that Everyone Should Pick When They Are on Desert Island Discs Because it will Actually Help You Survive, Those were the Classified Scores |
| 3 | Ben Shephard | 25 Sep 2019 | Dr Elmo (James Bond theme), Ben Shephard - hard but not herd, Extinction (Gary song), The Dinner Time Song, Service Stations Rap |
| 4 | Angellica Bell | 2 Oct 2019 | Everybody, The One Show theme (extended version), The A-Team (French version), Never Gonna Believe This But All These People Were Born in the Same Month, Altogether Now, This IS the way to Amarillo, Party Time (from Vice/Versa the musical) |
| 5 | Nick Helm | 9 Oct 2019 | You Must Remember This, Simply Nick Helm, Nothing Something then a Thing, Memories, Tequila Mockingbird, Mark's Musical (Out and About & Papered over the Crap) |
| 6 | Scroobius Pip | 16 Oct 2019 | It Takes Six, The Scroobius Pip (Edward Lear poem), Little Pig 1, Some People Play, Little Pig 2, Chinese Five Spice (spoken word version), All the James Bond Theme Tunes in 80 seconds, Little Pig 3, Just the Six of Us |
| 7 | Angela Scanlon | 23 Oct 2019 | Waterloo Women, Los Angelas, Loft Interview music, Top Trumps, The One Show theme (extended version 2), Flexitarian, Dream Man (Angela), The Knock-On Effect, Let's Hear It! |
| 8 | Al Murray | 30 Oct 2019 | Caveat Music 3, Don't Worry/Al Murray, Corridor Thank You Song, The Coot or the Moorhen (additional verses), Grandaddy (The Pea Song), That Figures |
Series 4 (2020)
Another eight-episode weekly series was announced in a short trailer released on 22 January 2020. Series 4 began in full on Wednesday 29 January and ran until 18 March 2020.
| Guest / Show | First released | Songs featured | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Series 4 trailer | 22 Jan 2020 | Tudors vs Vikings (chorus only) |
| 1 | Ed Gamble | 29 Jan 2020 | Deep Down in your Soul (Gladiators), Veal for Every Meal, Heavy Metal Nursery Rhyme 1 - Bobby Shafto's Gone to Sea, Ed's New Ringtone, Heavy Metal Nursery Rhyme 2 - There Was a Lady All Skin and Bone, Heavy Metal Nursery Rhyme 3 - I Married my Wife on Sunday |
| 2 | Katy Wix | 5 Feb 2020 | Friends on the Water, Weetabix/Katy Wix, Flush the Bog, Anteeksi - the Finnish Song (Finnish version), Yoko Oh No, Excuse me - the Finnish Song (English version) |
| 3 | Pat Cahill | 12 Feb 2020 | The Brown Train, Announcement arpeggios, Patman, Two Puppies, I've Got a Pen, A Canoe is Just a Canoe, Infinite Antiques Roadshow, Jorge and Jesus (on music), Otamatone Final Countdown, Coconuts, Forgetful Granny, Flies Undone |
| 4 | Lauren Pattison | 19 Feb 2020 | Russian march introduction, The ballad of the girl who was banned from Byron's, When You Wish Upon a Star, Decisions, Phil songs, Sad preview music / Party of one, Thank-you music, Come Dance With Me |
| 5 | Dan Jones | 26 Feb 2020 | Dan Jones's Career So Far, Dan Jones vs Dow Jones, Mid-period Kate Bush music, Hocus Pocus by Focus, As Long as You Love Me, Football Music, Richard III, Tudors vs Vikings / Greensleeves |
| 6 | Spencer Jones | 4 Mar 2020 | Mr Jones, Trying to Leave Loop, A Spaceman Came Travelling / Monkey Music, This New Job of Mine, Do You Remember My Mum, Jorge and Jesus (at the café), Monkey Music reprise, Where Have All the Good Men Gone |
| 7 | Rob Auton | 11 Mar 2020 | Rob Rob Rob Auton, Good Boy, Dog or Duck or Dock, The Aeroplane Safety Announcement Song, One Creature Zoo (the Tortoise), Captain Big-Bum's Empty Slipper, We Have All the Time (in the World), Rubbery Water, Alex's Composition |
| 8 | Sara Pascoe | 18 Mar 2020 | Carefulonia, House Music, Sara Pascoe Has Been on TV, Your Song, Chillout Music, I Saw the King, I Don’t Care, I Have Nothing, Wear a Mac, Haddock and Chips (Tartar Sauce remix), Sing a Snooker Table, Brass Monkey Music |
The 'Isolation Specials' were announced as a response to the Coronavirus concerns growing in the UK, and the consequent necessary postponement of the early dates in the Horne Section's planned 2020 tour. The first episode appeared only a week after the last of the eight scheduled episodes of series 4. They are recorded with each individual band member performing in his own home and connected by video link, interspersed with clips from a prior telephone call to the guest.
| Guest / Show | First released | Songs featured | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS1 | Tim Key | 25 Mar 2020 | Hear the Word (Joe), Negative Music, Joan Armatrading, Savvy, Pam Ayres Eats Pom Bears, I Smell a Rat, I Smell a Rat (club mix) |
| IS2 | Tim Key | 9 Apr 2020 | Peppa Pig, Manifesto (for the Isolation), I Themed a Theme, The Man from the North (consequences song), Boum (translation), One Lump or Two, Hear the Word (Alex), Newton's Laws, Last of the TV Theme Tunes |
| IS3 | Max Rushden | 22 April 2020 | Road Safety (Rubber Knickers), The Warm Up on Talksport with You, Rockingham Cindy, There Ain't No Binman (Mark), Three Hundred Thousand and Thirty Four Nine Hundred and Seventy-Four Thousand, What a Wonderful World, Ambient Music, In Your Back Garden (Rushden), Hidden MPs, Shreds, Phobias, (Ca)Puccini Music |
| IS4 | Robbie Williams | 6 May 2020 | Blessings (Lard Arse), Yes Today, Lovely Piano Music, The Angry Chef Song, Thought of the Day (Facial Bones), Hear the Word (Ed), Hat Mancock, Angels (Williams), Thought of the Day (The Fly) |
| IS5 | Rose Matafeo | 20 May 2020 | Rose's Taskmaster song, Jokes jingle, Crossed Wires, If Drummers Were Musicians, Kids Say the Funniest Things, I Miss People, Hear the Word (Ben), Misty Spring Morning, Honk Oi Wah, Do Go Br My He, Thought of the Day (The Nearness), Oi Honk Squeak Honk |
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