RADIO SEASON 21 1988
Season length: Eight shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Clement Freud (all shows), Kenneth Williams (six shows), Derek Nimmo (six shows), Peter Jones (four shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: Lance Percival (three shows).
Guest Panellists: Wendy Richard (two shows), Christopher Timothy (two shows), Richard Murdoch (one show).
Making A Debut: Richard Murdoch, Wendy Richard, Christopher Timothy.
Commentary: The last series to feature Kenneth and he shows only flashes of his brilliance best. He missed a recording for the first time in 11 years when he rang up sick and was replaced by Lance Percival. The show with Richard Murdoch is the last one Kenneth recorded.
381/21/1
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Broadcast date: 5 May 1988.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Fashionable bed attire, pigs as pets, jacks, concealing the body, Mona Lisa, snuggling, making a scene, man's place in the kitchen, snaps.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 381st appearance, Kenneth Williams's 339th appearance, Clement Freud's 304th appearance, Peter Jones's 232nd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 231st appearance.
382/21/2
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Broadcast date: 12 May 1988.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Wendy Richard.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Going bananas, greyhounds, Paris, soap, Neptune, shambles, wimps, fudge, milking a goat.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 382nd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 340th appearance, Clement Freud's 305th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 232nd appearance, Wendy Richard's first appearance.
383/21/3
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Broadcast date: 19 May 1988.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Richard Murdoch.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Nappies, space, hiccups, greens, odd facts, faux pas, air stewardesses, Rio, gold, fun and games, ants.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 383rd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 341st appearance, Clement Freud's 306th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 233rd appearance, Richard Murdoch's first appearance.
384/21/4
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Broadcast date: 26 May 1988.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Lance Percival.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Nuts, Tonga, school, travel, BBC, Ascot, law, music, jumbo, uncles, confetti.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 384th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 342nd appearance, Clement Freud's 307th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 234th appearance, Lance Percival's 3rd appearance.
385/21/5
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Broadcast date: 2 June 1988.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Lance Percival, Christopher Timothy.
Whistle Blower: Anne Ling.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Records, fiddles, codswallop, cat's whiskers, potatoes, cocktails, centaur, child's play, ogresses, knock knock, marbles.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 385th appearance, Clement Freud's 308th appearance, Peter Jones's 233rd appearance, Lance Percival's 4th appearance, Christopher Timothy's first appearance.
386/21/6
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Broadcast date: 9 June 1988.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Lance Percival, Christopher Timothy.
Whistle Blower: Anne Ling.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Applause, problems, in-flight meals, pantomime, bills, happy day, racing day, Yorkshire, pictures, lucky numbers.
Winner: Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 386th appearance, Clement Freud's 309th appearance, Peter Jones's 234th appearance, Lance Percival's 5th appearance, Christopher Timothy's 2nd appearance.
387/21/7
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Broadcast date: 16 June 1988.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Wendy Richard.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Atlas, bowls, Bob's your uncle, kites, nannies, fast food, gobbledegook, work, practical jokes, neighbours, education, bed socks.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 387th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 343rd appearance, Clement Freud's 310th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 235th appearance, Wendy Richard's 2nd appearance.
388/21/8
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Broadcast date: 23 June 1988.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Getting uptight, popadoms, witches, a good night out, chopsticks, spring, olive, choosing a restaurant, mumbling, ogres.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 388th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 344th and last appearance although clips of him are heard on the 1992 25th anniversary special Silver Minutes and on the 40th anniversary special, Clement Freud's 311th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 236th appearance, Peter Jones's 235th appearance.
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