RADIO SEASON 14 1979-1980
Season length: 14 shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Kenneth Williams (all shows), Clement Freud (10 shows), Derek Nimmo (10 shows), Peter Jones (10 shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: None.
Guest Panellists: Sheila Hancock (one show), Aimi Macdonald (one show), Patrick Moore (one show), Barry Cryer (one show), Peter Cook (one show), Rob Buckman (one show), Lorraine Chase (one show), Kenny Everett (one show), John Junkin (one show), Bob Monkhouse (one show), Lance Percival (one show), Tim Rice (one show).
Making A Debut: Rob Buckman, Lorraine Chase, Kenny Everett, John Junkin, Bob Monkhouse, Lance Percival, Tim Rice.
Commentary: David Hatch experiments and each of the guests apppear in only one show each. A lot of people are tried although only Tim Rice and John Junkin went on to appear much more frequently. Some outstanding stuff here with an intriguing variety of guests.
274/14/1
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Broadcast date: 11 December 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Peter Cook.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: How to get cracking, the seven wonders of the world, blue chips, a remarkable occurrence, Epicuris, faggots, conductors, going up in the world.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 274th appearance, Clement Freud's 239th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 232nd appearance, Peter Jones's 161st appearance, Peter Cook's 3rd and last appearance, but clips of him are played in the 25th anniversary special Silver Minutes.
275/14/2
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Broadcast date: 18 December 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Lorraine Chase.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Taking a diabolical liberty, sponge fingers, tongue twisters, snuggling, Saint George, blackjack, thoughtfulness, clothes.
Winner: Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 275th appearance, Clement Freud's 240th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 233rd appearance, Peter Jones's 162nd appearance, Lorraine Chase's only appearance.
276/14/3
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Broadcast date: 25 December 1979.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Lance Percival.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Exhibitionism, shopping, the digital watch, vivat rex adwardus sextus, how to go broke, barbecues, calypsoes, corruption, rubber.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 276th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 234th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 166th appearance, Peter Jones's 163rd appearance, Lance Percival's first appearance.
277/14/4
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Broadcast date: 1 January 1980.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Patrick Moore.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Overdoing it, celebrations, creating happiness, the silicon chip, Edward Lear, Malacca, saving power, what to say to a friend in hospital, digs, habits, scientific disputes.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 277th appearance, Clement Freud's 241st appearance, Kenneth Williams's 235th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 167th appearance, Patrick Moore's 11th and last appearance.
278/14/5
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Broadcast date: 8 January 1980.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Looking ahead, what the perfect hotel should provide, punctuality, getting in a frenzy, gooey buns, acupuncture, after the deluge, Arthur Eric Roughton Gill, machines replacing people, building a brick wall, Florida.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 278th appearance, Clement Freud's 242nd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 236th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 168th appearance, Peter Jones's 164th appearance.
279/14/6
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Broadcast date: 15 January 1980.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Tim Rice.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Rolls, carrier bags, overwhelming the audience, Juan Domingo Peron, Table Mountain, Morse code, Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, water jousting, the Cullinane diamond.
Winners: Peter Jones, Derek Nimmo, Tim Rice and Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 279th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 237th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 169th appearance, Peter Jones's 165th appearance, Tim Rice's first appearance.
280/14/7
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Broadcast date: 22 January 1980.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Rob Buckman.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Springing into action, punch bags, unusual but delicious fish, chips, Baron Corbeaux, hot springs, bargain, payoffs, door-to-door salesmen, the film clinch.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 280th appearance, Clement Freud's 243rd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 238th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 170th appearance, Rob Buckman's only appearance.
281/14/8
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Broadcast date: 29 January 1980.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Aimi Macdonald.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Aimi Macdonald, Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, oil, red herrings, the ancient mariner, having fun, the duties of a host.
Winner: Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 281st appearance, Clement Freud's 244th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 239th appearance, Peter Jones's 166th appearance, Aimi Macdonald's 30th appearance.
282/14/9
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Broadcast date: 5 February 1980.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Kenny Everett.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The Mexican hat dance, cellars, dealing with difficult people, the ghost at the BBC, how to make an umbrella, Tom Dick and Harry, John Napier, my eccentricties, strings, marbles.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 282nd appearance, Clement Freud's 245th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 240th appearance, Peter Jones's 167th appearance, Kenny Everett's only appearance, although a clip of him is heard in the 40th anniversary special.
283/14/10
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Broadcast date: 12 February 1980.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Bugling, fiddlesticks, burns, winning, how to encourage salmonella, piceformes, the greatest woman who ever lived, motorway food, just desserts, map reading.
Winner: Sheila Hancock.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 283rd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 241st appearance, Derek Nimmo's 171st appearance, Peter Jones's 168th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 61st appearance.
284/14/11
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Broadcast date: 19 February 1980.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Barry Cryer.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My resolution for this programme, jogging, symmetry, town criers, cocktails, the average man, John Hunter the one who was born in 1728 and died in 1793, pairs, scope, thunder, the romantic movement.
Winner: Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 284th appearance, Clement Freud's 246th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 242nd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 172nd appearance, Barry Cryer's 5th appearance.
285/14/12
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Broadcast date: 26 February 1980.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, John Junkin.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Getting a good start, Joseph and Etian Montgolfier, bath, sago, Blase Pascal, pleasure from music, Heath Robinson contraptions, the greatest President of the USA.
Winner: Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 285th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 243rd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 173rd appearance, Peter Jones's 169th appearance, John Junkn's first appearance, David Hatch's 150th show as producer.
286/14/13
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Broadcast date: 4 March 1980.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Bob Monkhouse.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Getting sent, my happiest holiday, advice to a 21-year old girl, my faults, Everest, pitfalls for a programme chairman, drafts, Bloomsbury, dog days, the one line gag.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 286th appearance, Clement Freud's 247th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 244th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 174th appearance, Bob Monkhouse's only appearance, although a clip of him is heard in the 40th anniversary special. This show on Just A Classic Minute Volume 3.
287/14/14
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Broadcast date: 11 March 1980.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My accolade, bubbles, the most pleasing city I have visited, water divining, Marshal Soult, the writing on the wall, freeze, losing, the next series.
Winner: Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 287th appearance, Clement Freud's 248th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 245th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 175th appearance, Peter Jones's 170th appearance.
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