Although, originally conceived as a children's programme, it quickly acquired a cult crossover following amongst many adults, including future Pythons John Cleese and Graham Chapman ( as mentioned by Cleese himself in the " Paying my ex-wife " stage performance tour, October 2010 ).

Although he had been invested as such on the 8th of August, on his and Eleanor's tour of the provinces a messenger caught up with them with the news that on 1 August, King Louis VI had died of dysentery.

Although the tour was financially profitable it was beset by off-stage problems.

Although English bowlers did aim at the batsmen's body in the opening tour matches, they did not follow through by packing the leg-side field until Bill Woodfull led an Australian XI against the tourists in Melbourne on 18 – 22 November, in what was effectively a Test rehearsal.

Although he was all but forgotten in the U. S., Orbison took a chance and embarked on a tour of Bulgaria.

* Although initially it was announced that four wildcards would be given, the tour organisation decided to add five teams:

Although considered a success, Numan claimed the tour actually lost him a great deal of money because of the vast expense in mounting it.

Although the aim of the tour was mainly political, to shore up Atlantic support for the United Kingdom in any future war, the King and Queen were enthusiastically received by the public.

Although temperatures were sometimes above freezing on the day of the tour, all tours were preceded by many days of sub-zero temperatures.

Although RCA did not actively promote Rhymes & Reasons with a tour, Denver himself embarked on an impromptu supporting tour throughout the Midwest, stopping at towns and cities as the fashion took him, offering to play free concerts at local venues.

Although Gilpin continued to perform the role of Brutus Jones in the U. S. tour that followed the Broadway closing of the play, he eventually had a falling out with O ' Neill.

Although the band themselves admitted that they were unsure of the situation, Shields subsequently joined them on tour.

Although he was an obvious selection to tour England, Bradman's unorthodox style raised doubts that he could succeed on the slower English pitches.

Although complete enforcement is extremely difficult for the counselors of the tour, students caught breaking major rules such as fighting, stealing, or sexual harassment are immediately sent home.

Although the loss of Eugene is noticeable, the remaining three Lost Dogs members continue to tour and record new albums.

Although it began as a " one time " arrangement, the band soon took on a life of its own and has continued to tour and make albums to this day.

Although The Choir had essentially ceased touring, the overwhelmingly positive response to this one-off concert led to a short series of tour dates to support O How the Mighty Have Fallen in the early part of 2006.

Although he had been trying to rehabilitate himself by drinking only beer ( but large amounts of it ), during 1968, while on tour with the Johnny Cash troupe, Perkins began a four-day drunk in Tulsa, Oklahoma, starting with a bottle of Early Times.

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Although failing to chart at home, it gained success on the U. S. west coast, prompting a three month tour there.

Although the supporting world tour was a commercial and critical success, praised by fans and band as one of Yes ' best ever, the album was not as well-received, resulting in sales figures equivalent to those of the ABWH album ( 750, 000 copies worldwide ).

Although Daltrey experienced severe health problems due to an abdominal hemangioma ( later removed by surgery ), he managed to complete the tour.

Although the tour was considered an artistic success, it failed to make a profit due to the expense of providing extraordinary musicians and orchestras in every city to replicate the Carnegie Hall event.

Although the 2011 tour never took place, Culture Club did play two live concerts, in Dubai and Sydney, the latter being a New Year's Eve concert, although drummer Jon Moss did not appear due to a back injury.

Although not officially announced, the original backup crew consisted of Fred Haise ( CDR ), William R. Pogue ( CMP ) and Gerald Carr ( LMP ) who were targeted for the prime crew assignment on Apollo 19.

Although officially declassified, the original film taken by U. S. Corona spy satellite in the 1960s has been altered prior to declassification ; in answer to freedom of information queries, the government responds that these exposures ( which map to Groom and the entire NAFR ) appear to have been destroyed .< ref >

Although the performance was officially directed by Michael Umlauf, the theatre's Kapellmeister, Beethoven shared the stage with him.

Although the embargo was never officially ratified by the United Nations Security Council, most countries refrained from official trade with Burundi.

Although the Government of Chad and the Government of Sudan signed the Tripoli Agreement on February 8, 2006, officially ending hostilities, fighting continues.

Although Croatian economy had showed signs of recovery in the last quarter of 2010 and officially exited recession in the first quarter of 2011, economic indicators suggest that the recovery may be sluggish with the economy expected to grow by 1. 5-1. 8 % in 2011.

Although the VCheKa was officially an independent organization from the NKVD, its main members such as Dzerzhinsky, Latsis, Unszlicht, and Uritsky ( all main chekists ), since November 1917 composed the collegiate of NKVD headed by Petrovsky.

Although the team does not officially retire jersey numbers, some are kept " unofficially inactive ", so it is uncommon to find any current players wearing the number of one of the " Ring of Honor " inductees.

Although the war had officially ended, a state of anarchy and lawlessness pervaded in the first days following the demise of Vitellius.

Although officially classified as a torpedo boat in 1898 by the US Navy, the, a long all steel vessel displacing 165 tons, was described by her commander, LT. John C. Fremont, as "... a compact mass of machinery not meant to keep the sea nor to live in ... as five sevenths of the ship are taken up by machinery and fuel, whilst the remaining two sevenths, fore and aft, are the crew's quarters ; officers forward and the men placed aft.

Although the hostage-takers did not officially represent the state, host countries have an obligation to protect diplomatic property and personnel.

Although no country has adopted Esperanto officially, Esperanto was recommended by the French Academy of Sciences in 1921 and recognized in 1954 by UNESCO ( which later, in 1985, also recommended it to its member states ).

Although Adams was finally found innocent after years of being processed by the legal system, the judge in the habeas corpus hearing officially stated that, " much could be said about those videotape interviews, but nothing that would have any bearing on the matter before this court.

Although never officially joining the Federalist Party, he supported its programs.

Although the Sicherheitspolizei was officially disbanded, the term SiPo was figuratively used to describe any RSHA personnel throughout the remainder of the war.

Although several different styles of gin have evolved, it is legally differentiated into four categories in the European Union, with two of those four ( Distilled Gin and Compound Gin ) being officially recognised in the United States.

Although officially designated " 48-215 ", the car was marketed simply as the " Holden ".

Although officially barred from entering France before 1770, Rousseau returned in 1767 under a false name.

Although Gandhi did not officially designate Nehru his political heir until 1942, the country as early as the mid-1930s saw in Nehru the natural successor to Gandhi.

Although his parents did not officially divorce until 1999, their marriage was in serious trouble throughout Walker's adolescence ; his father would often leave their Marin residence for extended periods to live in San Francisco with a male lover.

Although New Mexico Territory officially allowed slavery, geography and economics made the institution so impractical that there were few slaves within its boundaries.

Although the area was originally settled in 1733, Moncton is considered to have been officially founded in 1766 with the arrival of Pennsylvania Dutch immigrants from Philadelphia.

Although Burma does not officially recognize the Republic of China, there is much other interaction between the two countries.

Although officially denied by the Nigerian government, Nigeria is known to have also provided secret military training at the Kaduna first mechanized army division and provided other material support to Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe's guerrilla forces during the Rhodesian Bush War ( Renamed Zimbabwe in 1979 ) of independence against white minority rule of Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith which was armed and financed by the regime in South Africa.

Although Westminster officially remained a royal palace, it was used by the two Houses of Parliament and by the various royal law courts.