RADIO SEASON 16 1982
Season length: 16 shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Kenneth Williams (all shows), Derek Nimmo (10 shows), Peter Jones (10 shows), Clement Freud (eight shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: None.
Guest Panellists: Sheila Hancock (two shows), Barry Cryer (two shows), Graeme Garden (two shows), John Junkin (two shows), Tim Rice (two shows), Gyles Brandreth (two shows), Denise Coffey (one show), Ian Messiter (one show), Brian Johnston (one show), Maureen Lipman (one show), Libby Purves (one show), Elaine Stritch (one show), Michael Wood (one show), Victoria Wood (one show).
Making A Debut: Gyles Brandreth, Brian Johnston, Maureen Lipman, Libby Purves, Elaine Stritch, Michael Wood, Victoria Wood.
Commentary: Pete Atkin takes on the first of five years in control of the JAM ship, and experiments a bit with the guests. Both Benny Green and Victoria Wood are late for a recording, leading to Ian Messiter taking a seat on the panel, his only appearance there. This season includes some very notable shows such as the ones with Victoria Wood and Elaine Stritch. Unusually Gyles Brandreth appears twice but at separate recordings. Examples of JAM at its very best.
302/16/1
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Broadcast date: 23 January 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The best way to lie, my party piece, the dishwasher, the last time I broke the law, John MacAdam, experts, diversions, the crow's nest, fantasy.
Winners: Derek Nimmo and Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 302nd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 260th appearance, Clement Freud's 259th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 182nd appearance, Peter Jones's 181st appearance, first show produced by Pete Atkin.
303/16/2
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Broadcast date: 30 January 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Peter Jones, Sheila Hancock, Michael Wood.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: What amazes me, wire coat hangers, letter writing, searching, witchcraft, scuba diving, Cupid, space games, paddling.
Winner: Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 303rd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 261st appearance, Peter Jones's 182nd appearance, Sheila Hancock's 64th appearance, Michael Wood's only appearance, Ian Messiter's 300th appearance blowing the whistle.
304/16/3
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Broadcast date: 6 February 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Ian Messiter.
Whistle Blower: Leonie Lawson.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The first time I appeared in public, what I keep under the stairs, the chairperson, my great-great-uncle Ebeneezer's strange habit, stunts, losing my voice, bathing baby, great music.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 304th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 262nd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 183rd appearance, Peter Jones's 183rd appearance, Ian Messiter's only appearance as a panellist and third and final appearance as a performer, though clips of him were played on the 1992 Silver Minutes 25th anniversary special and he continued to be heard on the programme blowing the whistle, Leonie Lawson's debut blowing the whistle.
305/16/4
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Broadcast date: 13 February 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Graeme Garden.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The strangest thing, power, boats for bath time, atlas, pigs as household pets, what I dread, waking up, my hobby, catching conga eels, giants.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 305th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 263rd appearance, Clement Freud's 260th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 184th appearance, Graeme Garden's 6th appearance.
306/16/5
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Broadcast date: 20 February 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Tim Rice, John Junkin, Brian Johnston.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Moments of drama, creating a sensation, odd letters I've had, Aturo Toscanini, saving my face, throwing a pot, the Costa del Sol.
Winner: Brian Johnston.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 306th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 264th appearance, Tim Rice's 4th appearance, John Junkin's 4th appearance, Brian Johnston's first appearance.
307/16/6
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Broadcast date: 27 February 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Denise Coffey.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Evasivesness, coming here all the way from Great Portland Street, wizards, my ticklish bits, flight, video games, the greatest influence of my life, my natural habitat, getting to grips, hippodromes.
Winner: Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 307th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 265th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 185th appearance, Peter Jones's 184th appearance, Denise Coffey's 6th and last appearance.
308/16/7
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Broadcast date: 6 March 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Barry Cryer, Libby Purves.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Laurel, plain English, sailing, wizards, the 1666 fire of London, oil, roses, a Scotch mist.
Winner: Libby Purves.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 308th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 266th appearance, Clement Freud's 261st appearance, Barry Cryer's 8th appearance, Libby Purves's first appearance. This show on Just A Classic Minute Volume 5.
309/16/8
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Broadcast date: 13 March 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Blowing bubbles, microwave ovens, air cushions, the world's most beautiful building, knowledge, things worth collecting, canaries, hurricanes, going too far.
Winners: Peter Jones and Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 309th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 267th appearance, Clement Freud's 262nd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 186th appearance, Peter Jones's 185th appearance.
310/16/9
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Broadcast date: 31 July 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: What our audience loves, queuing at the supermarket, accepting unwanted presents, other people's bonfires, fiddling, papering the ceiling, concentration, bugs, King James The First's opinion of tobacco.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 310th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 268th appearance, Clement Freud's 263rd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 187th appearance, Peter Jones's 186th appearance.
311/16/10
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Broadcast date: 7 August 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Peter Jones, Sheila Hancock, Gyles Brandreth.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: the most outstanding personality in this show, getting the baby to sleep, Camelot, puzzles, getting a tan, lines, my goodness, hallucinations, sentimentalism.
Winner: Gyles Brandreth.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 311th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 269th appearance, Peter Jones's 187th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 65th appearance, Gyles Brandreth's first appearance.
312/16/11
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Broadcast date: 14 August 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Victoria Wood.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The most incredible thing I know, those who are listening on their car radios, going off the deep end, my plums, an attack of the hiccups, being photographed through a gauze, choosing a frock to suit me, tips.
Winners: Peter Jones and Victoria Wood.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 312th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 270th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 188th appearance, Peter Jones's 188th appearance, Victoria Wood's first appearance.
313/16/12
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Broadcast date: 21 August 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Graeme Garden.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: What makes me excited, house breaking, settling down, settling up, the hole in Noah's ark, eating biscuits in bed, describing myself to the listener, Boadicea.
Winner: Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 313th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 271st appearance, Clement Freud's 264th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 189th appearance, Graeme Garden's 7th and last appearance.
314/16/13
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Broadcast date: 28 August 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Tim Rice, John Junkin, Maureen Lipman.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My intellectual approach to the six pips of the Greenwich time signal, fibs, comeuppance, the art of enjoyment, good food, my worst meal, fads.
Winner: Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 314th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 272nd appearance, Tim Rice's 5th appearance, John Junkin's 5th appearance, Maureen Lipman's first appearance. This show on Just A Classic Minute Volume 2.
315/16/14
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Broadcast date: 4 September 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Gyles Brandreth.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Being nosey, faces suitable for custard pies, future inventions, bloomers, marshmallows, Halley's comet, the British sausage, having my hair done, Garibaldi, bricklaying.
Winners: Gyles Brandreth and Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 315th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 273rd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 190th appearance, Peter Jones's 189th appearance, Gyles Brandreth's 2nd appearance.
316/16/15
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Broadcast date: 11 September 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Barry Cryer, Elaine Stritch.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Kangaroo pie, what makes me fall about laughing, keeping my figure, Quetzalcoatl, dice, the most important thing in my life.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 316th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 274th appearance, Clement Freud's 265th appearance, Barry Cryer's 9th appearance, Elaine Stritch's only appearance, although clips of her are heard on the 1992 25th anniversary special Silver Minutes. This show on Just A Minute 35th Anniversary Special.
317/16/16
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Broadcast date: 18 September 1982.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Things of mine refused by garbage collectors, the cocktail, losing money in a telephone box, citizen's band radio, a bad practical joke, the Rubik cube, tombstone collecting as a hobby.
Winner: Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 317th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 275th appearance, Clement Freud's 266th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 191st appearance, Peter Jones's 190th appearance.
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