The Wazir Takes a Wife
25th January 1973Festival of Magic
1st February 1973Genie of the Bottle
8th February 1973A Cargo of Crumpet
15th February 1973Ali and the Thieves
22nd February 1973Saved from the Harem
1st March 1973Whoops Baghdad is a BBC television comedy programme first broadcast from 25 January to 1 March 1973. The series stars Frankie Howerd, and was similar to his earlier programme Up Pompeii!, with the setting moved from Ancient Rome to mediaeval Baghdad. However, it was significantly less successful than its predecessor, only running for six episodes and is little remembered, although all episodes survive. The original proposed title, Up Baghdad, was rejected because it was felt that it might have been seen as supportive of the then-current Iraqi regime.
