RADIO SEASON 13 1979
Season length: 14 shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Kenneth Williams (all shows), Peter Jones (10 shows), Clement Freud (eight shows), Derek Nimmo (eight shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: None.
Guest Panellists: Aimi Macdonald (two shows), Patrick Moore (two shows), Ray Alan (two shows), Barry Took (two shows), Joan Bakewell (two shows), Peter Cook (two shows), Kenneth Robinson (two shows), Tim Brooke-Taylor (one show), Miriam Margolyes (one show).
Making A Debut: Joan Bakewell, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Peter Cook, Miriam Margolyes, Kenneth Robinson.
Commentary: David Hatch returns to the show, and Peter Jones earns for the first time a regular seat on the stage, the third. Previously he had moved around to fill a slot not held by either Kenneth, Clement, the guest or Derek. Peter Cook is an outstanding guest, well matched with Kenneth, Clement and Barry Took. The show has to take a brief break when the election is called and they don't have enough shows to get by without using one featuring Clement, at the time a senior figure in the Liberal Party.
260/13/1
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Broadcast date: 23 January 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Peter Jones, Aimi Macdonald, Patrick Moore.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: A grand opening, the nicest one I know, what I can do with my telescope, the wild west, Deedilus, outstanding things in my life.
Winners: Aimi Macdonald and Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 260th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 218th appearance, Peter Jones's 151st appearance, Aimi Macdonald's 28th appearance, Patrick Moore's 9th appearance.
261/13/2
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Broadcast date: 30 January 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Getting started, eating dirt cheap, the white shark, school days, Emperors, fixations, punch, little known facts about garden worms, jockeys.
Winner: Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 261st appearance, Clement Freud's 231st appearance, Kenneth Williams's 219th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 158th appearance, Peter Jones's 152nd appearance.
262/13/3
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Broadcast date: 6 February 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Joan Bakewell.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My ideal, conkers, sampans, rabbits, Thomas Sidney Cooper, pleasure, springs, ships that pass in the night, spot the lady.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 262nd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 220th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 159th appearance, Peter Jones's 153rd appearance, Joan Bakewell's first appearance.
263/13/4
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Broadcast date: 13 February 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Excitement, operating a gondola, Thebes, the most exacting dish to cook, Salome the dancer, Fiji, woodworm, checks, woodwind, jogging.
Winner: Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 263rd appearance, Clement Freud's 232nd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 221st appearance, Derek Nimmo's 160th appearance, Peter Jones's 154th appearance.
264/13/5
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Broadcast date: 20 February 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Ray Alan.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Simplicity, Joe Miller, pound, Lord Charles, grant, helicopters, waffles, fear, how to deal with a blocked drain.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 264th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 222nd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 161st appearance, Peter Jones's 155th appearance, Ray Alan's third appearance.
265/13/6
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Broadcast date: 27 February 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Kenneth Robinson.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Why I should be knighted, what I put up with, witchcraft, knickerbocker glory, Herman Eddinghaus, raffles, how others see me, school days.
Winner: Tim Brooke-Taylor.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 265th appearance, Clement Freud's 233rd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 223rd appearance, Tim Brooke-Taylor's first appearance, Kenneth Robinson's first appearance.
266/13/7
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Broadcast date: 6 March 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Barry Took, Peter Cook.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My other self, the one I sit next to, the thing in my attic, Queen Victoria's nickers, Eleanor Duce, a good role, quanting, UFOs, sunsets.
Winner: Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 266th appearance, Clement Freud's 234th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 224th appearance, Barry Took's 3rd appearance, Peter Cook's first appearance.
267/13/8
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Broadcast date: 13 March 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Peter Jones, Aimi Macdonald, Patrick Moore.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Foolishness, teacups, the curvature of space, spiders in the bath, the fun of spending, Francois Marie Allouiet, bridge.
Winner: Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 267th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 225th appearance, Peter Jones's 156th appearance, Aimi Macdonald's 29th appearance, Patrick Moore's 10th appearance.
268/13/9
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Broadcast date: 20 March 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Customs, Omar Khiam, laser beams, prediction, pate, my reticence, my greatest pleasure, mash, Tolstoy, fish, panic.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 268th appearance, Clement Freud's 235th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 226th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 162nd appearance, Peter Jones's 157th appearance.
269/13/10
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Broadcast date: 27 March 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Joan Bakewell.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Improvisation, my shyness, the Alps, caravans, the art of doing nothing, Eugene Henri Paul Gaugin, making marzipan, ogres, dogs.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 269th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 227th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 163rd appearance, Peter Jones's 158th appearance, Joan Bakewell's second and last appearance.
270/13/11
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Broadcast date: 8 May 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Kenneth Robinson, Miriam Margolyes.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Hotch potch, why I am so well informed, the Audean Press, Pluto, my first words, Christopher Marlowe, Roman culture, the contents of my handbag.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 270th appearance, Clement Freud's 236th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 228th appearance, Kenneth Robinson's second and last appearance, Miriam Margolyes's only appearance.
271/13/12
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Broadcast date: 15 May 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Ray Alan.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: If I were not a thespian, my undoing, what I think of the one next to me, having my picture taken, fancy dress balls, Alexander Pushkin the Russian poet, throwing my voice, beetles, my first car.
Winner: Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 271st appearance, Kenneth Williams's 229th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 164th appearance, Peter Jones's 159th appearance, Ray Alan's 4th and last appearance.
272/13/13
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Broadcast date: 22 May 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Parbuckles, useless information, jousting, the most extraordinary person I have ever met, steeplechasing, Hector Berlioz the composer, weasels.
Winners: Clement Freud and Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 272nd appearance, Clement Freud's 237th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 230th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 165th appearance, Peter Jones's 160th appearance.
273/13/14
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Broadcast date: 29 May 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Barry Took, Peter Cook.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The Loch Ness monster, taking command, other well-known cooks, Spanish dancing, Lindbergh's solo Atlantic flight, George Nathaniel Curzon, boredom, smash and grab, a good buy.
Winner: Peter Cook.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 273rd appearance, Clement Freud's 238th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 231st appearance, Barry Took's 4th appearance, Peter Cook's second appearance. This show on Just A Classic Minute Volume 1.
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