The King of Boonland is one of my favourite sketches, partly because it’s one that I performed many times on stage, and I’m also the voice of the King in the audio. The Buckingham Palace guard is played by Steve Wallace, and the sergeant, who has a couple of lines at the beginning, is John Colclough.
Before you let your students listen to the audio, I recommend asking them to listen for the following information:
- Where is Boonland? Answer: In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
- What is the population of Boonland? 14
- Where do the people live? In the capital, Boonland City, in the mountains and in the lake
- What is the currency of Boonland? The boono, and there are 100 boonitos in a boono
- How many boonos are there in a pound? Half a million
- What is the language of Boonland? Boonese
- According to the guard, what does the national song of Boonland sound like? An elephant with toothache
