RADIO SEASON 26 1993
Season length: 10 shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Clement Freud (eight shows), Paul Merton (eight shows), Derek Nimmo (six shows), Peter Jones (six shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: Wendy Richard (four shows).
Guest Panellists: Tony Slattery (two shows), Tony Hawks (one show), Craig Ferguson (one show), Alistair McGowan (one show), Richard Morton (one show), Caroline Quentin (one show), Jim Sweeney (one show).
Making A Debut: Craig Ferguson, Alistair McGowan, Richard Morton, Caroline Quentin, Tony Slattery, Jim Sweeney.
Commentary: One of the better seasons with Paul at his best and now clearly the leading man with Clement, Peter and Derek as very good back-up. Tony Slattery debuts, a man who was to go on to have a big role in the TV versions of the show. Sarah Smith seems to be experimenting but none of the debutants went on to do much on the radio version of the show anyway.
424/26/1
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Broadcast date: 2 January 1993.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Wendy Richard, Tony Slattery.
Whistle Blower: Anne Ling.
Producer: Sarah Smith.
Venue: Bury St Edmonds.
Subjects: Briefs, codswallop, freeloaders, Charlie's aunt, the crown jewels, records, garden gnomes, matches.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 424th appearance, Clement Freud's 337th appearance, Wendy Richard's 20th appearance, Paul Merton's 17th appearance, Tony Slattery's first appearance. This show on Just A Minute 1.
425/26/2
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Broadcast date: 9 January 1993.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Wendy Richard.
Whistle Blower: Jane Stevens.
Producer: Sarah Smith.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Bollards, a good date, Geordies, a filthy night, dives, corn, diets, place, custard.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 425th appearance, Clement Freud's 338th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 262nd appearance, Wendy Richard's 21st appearance, Tony Hawks's 3rd appearance, Jane Stevens's first appearance blowing the whistle.
426/26/3
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Broadcast date: 16 January 1993.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Jane Stevens.
Producer: Sarah Smith.
Venue: Llandudno.
Subjects: Wales, a joke, tenterhooks, avoiding tax, Goya, donkey work, a perfect day, nuts, estate agents, my mistake, algebra, spring.
Winners: Peter Jones and Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 426th appearance, Clement Freud's 339th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 263rd appearance, Peter Jones's 261st appearance, Paul Merton's 18th appearance.
427/26/4
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Broadcast date: 23 January 1993.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Caroline Quentin.
Whistle Blower: Jane Stevens.
Producer: Sarah Smith.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The year ahead, cash, dating agencies, position, customs, services, what I do when I'm not here, etcetera, punnets, piffle.
Winners: Clement Freud and Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 427th appearance, Clement Freud's 340th appearance, Peter Jones's 262nd appearance, Paul Merton's 19th appearance, Caroline Quentin's only appearance. This show on Just A Minute 2.
428/26/5
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Broadcast date: 30 January 1993.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Richard Morton.
Whistle Blower: Jane Stevens.
Producer: Sarah Smith.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Custard pie humour, fluffing, Newcastle, the council, getting round Nicholas, weight, making dough, complaints, sharks.
Winner: Richard Morton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 428th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 264th appearance, Peter Jones's 263rd appearance, Paul Merton's 20th appearance, Richard Morton's first appearance.
429/26/6
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Broadcast date: 6 February 1993.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Wendy Richard, Tony Slattery.
Whistle Blower: Anne Ling.
Producer: Sarah Smith.
Venue: Bury St Edmonds.
Subjects: Anyone in this show, doggerel, black holes, roads, forgeries, William Bligh of the Bounty, Calais, guilt, flannel, Francis Bacon.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 429th appearance, Clement Freud's 341st appearance, Wendy Richard's 22nd appearance, Paul Merton's 21st appearance, Tony Slattery's 2nd appearance, Anne Ling's last appearance blowing the whistle.
430/26/7
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Broadcast date: 13 February 1993.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Wendy Richard, Alistair McGowan.
Whistle Blower: Jane Stevens.
Producer: Sarah Smith.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Farmers, the Beatles, plugs, cardigan, nothing, crook, sharks, models, credit, anagrams, great painters, having my hair done, video cameras.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 430th appearance, Clement Freud's 342nd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 265th appearance, Wendy Richard's 23rd appearance, Alistair McGowan's only appearance.
431/26/8
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Broadcast date: 20 February 1993.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Jane Stevens.
Producer: Sarah Smith.
Venue: Llandudno.
Subjects: Stocking, roast duck, who I would like to be, who I would hate to be, cue, ginger, pears, loans, robbing Peter to pay Paul, this audience.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 431st appearance, Clement Freud's 343rd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 266th appearance, Peter Jones's 264th appearance, Paul Merton's 22nd appearance.
432/26/9
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Broadcast date: 27 February 1993.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Jim Sweeney.
Whistle Blower: Jane Stevens.
Producer: Sarah Smith.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Splits, Edward The Second, commercials, grouse, double-glazing salesmen, Pisa, elitism, witchcraft, saving.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 432nd appearance, Clement Freud's 344th appearance, Peter Jones's 265th appearance, Paul Merton's 23rd appearance, Jim Sweeney's first and only radio appearance.
433/26/10
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Broadcast date: 6 March 1993.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Craig Ferguson.
Whistle Blower: Jane Stevens.
Producer: Sarah Smith.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Reports, losing at Just A Minute, what fascinates me, a bank loan, my mistake, behaving badly, balloons, Europe, a good party, models.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 433rd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 267th appearance, Peter Jones's 266th appearance, Paul Merton's 24th appearance, Craig Ferguson's only appearance.
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