RADIO SEASON 23 1990
Season length: Eight shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Clement Freud (six shows), Derek Nimmo (six shows), Peter Jones (six shows), Wendy Richard (four shows), Paul Merton (four shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: None.
Guest Panellists: Tim Rice (two shows), Richard Murdoch (two shows), Emma Freud (one show), Jimmy Mulville (one show).
Making A Debut: Emma Freud, Jimmy Mulville.
Commentary: Perhaps JAM's future was still in doubt as there is an air of playing it safe this season, with the regulars, to which the names of Wendy Richard and Paul Merton have been added, playing a larger role than in the previou season. Emma Freud plays against her Dad in a winning gimmick, but a gimmick. Paul's still not at his best yet.
399/23/1
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Broadcast date: 17 March 1990.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Anne Ling.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Beauty contests, robbing Peter to pay Paul, capers, oh my goodness, jack, ignorance, 1066, draughts, cues.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 399th appearance, Clement Freud's 318th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 243rd appearance, Peter Jones's 242nd appearance, Paul Merton's 4th appearance. This show on Just A Classic Minute Volume 2.
400/23/2
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Broadcast date: 24 March 1990.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Peter Jones, Wendy Richard, Richard Murdoch.
Whistle Blower: Anne Ling.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Garden worms, garden gnomes, coincidences, choke, tipping, Prince Albert, ditties, holiday insurance, takeaways, mud wrestling.
Winner: Wendy Richard.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 400th appearance, Peter Jones's 243rd appearance, Wendy Richard's 7th appearance, Richard Murdoch's 6th appearance, Paul Merton's 5th appearance.
401/23/3
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Broadcast date: 31 March 1990.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Tim Rice, Jimmy Mulville.
Whistle Blower: Anne Ling.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Package deals, Greek Gods, Madeira, poltergeists, footlights, things that amaze, 13, other drivers.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 401st appearance, Clement Freud's 319th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 244th appearance, Tim Rice's 20th appearance, Jimmy Mulville's first appearance.
402/23/4
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Broadcast date: 7 April 1990.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Anne Ling.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Sneezes, dripping, Tom Keating, Monte Carlo, suburbia, keeping stationery, what shocks me, digging the road up, men's fashion, burps, spirits, betting.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 402nd appearance, Clement Freud's 320th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 245th appearance, Peter Jones's 244th appearance, Paul Merton's 6th appearance.
403/23/5
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Broadcast date: 14 April 1990.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Tim Rice, Emma Freud.
Whistle Blower: Anne Ling.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Odds, waists, cats, larks, ghost writing, treats, the things I dread, relations, after dinner speakers.
Winners: Derek Nimmo and Tim Rice.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 403rd appearance, Clement Freud's 321st appearance, Derek Nimmo's 246th appearance, Tim Rice's 21st appearance, Emma Freud's only appearance.
404/23/6
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Broadcast date: 21 April 1990.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Wendy Richard.
Whistle Blower: Anne Ling.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Diaries, fashion, saying no, champagne, shocks, rhymes, whinging, superstition, docks, Cole Porter, glamour.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 404th appearance, Clement Freud's 322nd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 247th appearance, Peter Jones's 245th appearance, Wendy Richard's 8th appearance.
405/23/7
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Broadcast date: 28 April 1990.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Peter Jones, Wendy Richard, Richard Murdoch.
Whistle Blower: Anne Ling.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Defrosting the fridge, getting confused, pears, cockroach races, briefs, modern art, cobblers, stick, secret thoughts.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 405th appearance, Peter Jones's 246th appearance, Wendy Richard's 9th appearance, Richard Murdoch's 7th and last appearance although clips of him are heard on the 1992 25th anniversary special Silver Minutes, Paul Merton's 7th appearance.
406/23/8
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Broadcast date: 5 May 1990.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Wendy Richard.
Whistle Blower: Anne Ling.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Health food shops, chance, coo, telepathy, crime, gags, stagefright, friends, theatrical awards.
Winners: Clement Freud and Wendy Richard.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 406th appearance, Clement Freud's 323rd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 248th appearance, Peter Jones's 247th appearance, Wendy Richard's 10th appearance.
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