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==Discography== [[File:Pertwee2.jpg|thumb|right|Cover of the 1972 "Who is the Doctor" single (1983 re-issue by the BBC)]] *In 1962, Pertwee released an album entitled ''Jon Pertwee Sings Songs For Vulgar Boatmen''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Jon Pertwee - Jon Pertwee Sings Songs For Vulgar Boatmen |date=1962 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2110926-Jon-Pertwee-Jon-Pertwee-Sings-Songs-For-Vulgar-Boatmen |access-date=2023-10-12 |language=en}}</ref> *In 1966, Pertwee contributed to the children's album ''Children's Favourites'' ([[Music for Pleasure (record label)|Music for Pleasure]], MFP 1175). Songs sung by him include "The Runaway Train", "[[Froggy Went A-Courtin']]", "[[My Grandfather's Clock]]", "Three Little Fishes" and "I Know An Old Lady". The recordings were produced by [[Norman Newell]], with a synopsis written on the back by Roger St. Pierre. On the front cover is the picture of a glove puppet by Carol Patmore & Rima Reed. At least one of the songs, "The Runaway Train" (b/w "The Ugly Duckling"), was released as a single on Music for Pleasure (catalogue FP 10). *Also in 1966, Pertwee starred as [[Fagin]] in a studio cast recording of songs from the musical ''[[Oliver!]]'' (Music for Pleasure MFP 1073), with [[Jim Dale]] and Nicolette Roeg. *In 1972, he recorded with [[June Whitfield]], ''Wonderful Children's Songs'' on the Contour label (catalogue 2870191) *In 1972, Pertwee performed a vocal narration over the [[Doctor Who theme music]] entitled "Who is the Doctor", on [[Purple Records]]. *In 1975, Pertwee released an LP entitled ''Songs from [[Hans Christian Andersen|Hans Andersen]] and others'' on the Contour label (catalogue 2870-425). It featured songs written by [[Frank Loesser]] for the 1952 musical film [[Hans Christian Andersen (film)|''Hans Christian Andersen'']] starring [[Danny Kaye]]. Pertwee was accompanied on the album by The [[Malcolm Lockyer]] Orchestra, with Laura Lee providing additional vocals on four of the 11 tracks and a children's choir also contributing.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3366843-Jon-Pertwee-Songs-From-Hans-Andersen-And-Others/image/SW1hZ2U6MzcyODYxMzM=|title=Songs from Hans Andersen and others| publisher=1975 | accessdate=8 January 2025}}</ref> *In 1976, he starred in the EMI original cast recording (EMC 3139) of the West End musical ''[[Irene (musical)|Irene]]'', in which he had enjoyed a long run, playing 'Madame Lucy' at the Adelphi Theatre, London. *In 1976, he recorded a promotional flexi-disc for [[H. J. Heinz Company|Heinz]] called "The Noodle Doodle Man", a song that accompanied a television commercial to which Pertwee contributed the vocal performance.<ref>[http://spicycauldron.com/2007/06/26/jon-pertwee-sings-noodle-doodle-man/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725103713/http://spicycauldron.com/2007/06/26/jon-pertwee-sings-noodle-doodle-man/|date=25 July 2011}}</ref> *In 1980, he released "Worzel's Song", from the album ''Worzel Gummidge Sings''.<ref>{{cite web|last=|title=Worzel Gummidge|url=https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1980s/worzel-gummidge/|access-date=9 March 2021|website=Nostalgia Central|date=24 June 2014|language=en-US}}</ref> The single reached No.33 on the UK charts in March.<ref>{{cite web|title=Worzel's Song|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/worzel%27s-song/|access-date=9 March 2021|website=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> A second single was released in 1987 when the series was revived, but this met with less success. Also released in 1984 was a single entitled ''Jon Pertwee and Friends Sing the Beatles'' which comprised "[[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]", featuring a semi-spoken-word performance, and "[[When I'm 64]]", in the guise of Worzel Gummidge. This record was intended to aid the Liverpool Children's Hospital. *In 1993, an audio release of the radio play ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'' reached No.48 in the album charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/archive/official-albums-chart/|title=The Official Charts Company β BBC cast β Doctor Who the paradise of death<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> *In 1984, he featured in the computer game audio tape of ''[[Deus Ex Machina (video game)|Deus Ex Machina]]'' by [[Automata UK]], released for the [[ZX Spectrum]] in 1984,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001373|title=Deus Ex Machina|publisher=World of Spectrum}}</ref> and later on the MSX and Commodore 64.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/deus_ex_machina |title=Media: Deus Ex Machina |publisher=SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia |access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref>
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