RADIO SEASON 28 1994-1995
Season length: 11 shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Peter Jones (eight shows), Derek Nimmo (seven shows), Paul Merton (seven shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: Tony Hawks (five shows), Clement Freud (four shows), Kit Hesketh-Harvey (three shows).
Guest Panellists: Jenny Eclair (two shows), Jeremy Hardy (two shows), Steve Frost (two shows), Wendy Richard (one show), Stephen Fry (one show), Lee Simpson (one show), Hugh Dennis (one show).
Making A Debut: Steve Frost.
Commentary: Two shows held over from the previous season, produced by Sarah Smith, join those produced by new producer Anne Jobson. Anne's style was to have for most shows, two of the gang, joined by either Paul or Tony Hawks and a guest, with the variation at Edinburgh of having four of the five regulars. It works, providing a backbone of strong players, and many of the guests are top talent too. The show with Stephen Fry is the only one-show recording (apart from the hour long special in 2003) since the first season. Apparently the original intention had been to have an hour-long Christmas special, but in the end the episode was half an hour as usual.
444/28/1
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Broadcast date: 24 December 1994.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Stephen Fry.
Whistle Blower: Liz Trott.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My favourite Christmas present, who I would like to kiss under the mistletoe, where I hang my stocking, How I like to spend Christmas Day, brandy butter, how to avoid a family argument on Christmas Day, how Father Christmas gets down the chimney, the worst Christmas cracker joke, Twelfth Night.
Winner: Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 458th appearance, Clement Freud's 354th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 274th appearance, Peter Jones's 274th appearance, Stephen Fry's 6th appearance, Anne Jobson's first show as producer, Liz Trott's first show blowing the whistle.
445/28/2
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Broadcast date: 31 December 1994.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Tony Hawks.
Whistle Blower: Alison Harford.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: Tamoshanter, extra virgin olive oil, the shipping forecast, telepathy, wind power, bills, great walls, dates, nursery rhymes, Waterloo.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 459th appearance, Clement Freud's 355th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 275th appearance, Paul Merton's 32nd appearance, Tony Hawks's 9th appearance, Alison Harford's first appearance blowing the whistle. This show on Just A Minute 2.
446/28/3
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Broadcast date: 7 January 1995.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Tony Hawks, Jeremy Hardy.
Whistle Blower: Liz Trott.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Cardiff.
Subjects: Glamorgan, mingling, being taken for a ride, chips, gladiators, rainbow, dawn chorus, leaks, extravaganza, hibernating, choir.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 460th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 276th appearance, Peter Jones's 275th appearance, Tony Hawks's 10th appearance, Jeremy Hardy's 2nd appearance and first radio appearance.
447/28/4
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Broadcast date: 14 January 1995.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Hugh Dennis.
Whistle Blower: Miriam Jones.
Producer: Sarah Smith.
Venue: Norwich.
Subjects: Jesters, haunting, deal, Norfolk Broads, demons, the Jurassic years, forge, checks, how to make a shoe, demonstrations, my memory, keyholes.
Winner: Tony Hawks.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 461st appearance, Clement Freud's 356th appearance, Tony Hawks's 11th appearance, Kit Hesketh-Harvey's 4th appearance, Hugh Dennis's 2nd and last appearance.
448/28/5
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Broadcast date: 21 January 1995.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Tony Hawks.
Whistle Blower: Alison Harford.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: The Firth of Forth, big hands, influencing people, karaoke, postcards, good nights, bunkum, bats, parsons' nose, brakes, pippins.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 462nd appearance, Clement Freud's 357th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 277th appearance, Paul Merton's 33rd appearance, Tony Hawks's 12th appearance, Alison Harford's last appearance blowing the whistle.
449/28/6
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Broadcast date: 28 January 1995.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Peter Jones, Jenny Eclair, Kit Hesketh-Harvey.
Whistle Blower: Liz Trott.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Lincoln.
Subjects: Mobile phones, Lincoln Green, jeans, gangsters, spirits, reflexology, heavy metal, matches, impressionists, juggling.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 463rd appearance, Peter Jones's 276th appearance, Paul Merton's 34th appearance, Kit Hesketh-Harvey's 5th appearance, Jenny Eclair's 3rd appearance.
450/28/7
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Broadcast date: 4 February 1995.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Steve Frost.
Whistle Blower: Liz Trott.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: London.
Subjects: A crash course, flying saucers, odd first names, being laughed at, an English country garden, cones, jacuzzis, our feathered friends, bulbs.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 464th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 278th appearance, Peter Jones's 277th appearance, Paul Merton's 35th appearance, Steve Frost's first appearance.
451/28/8
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Broadcast date: 11 February 1995.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Tony Hawks, Jeremy Hardy.
Whistle Blower: Liz Trott.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Cardiff.
Subjects: Dragons, quantum leap, common sense, trainers, what I pencil in, legends, rugby, bottle, watch, park.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 465th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 279th appearance, Peter Jones's 278th appearance, Tony Hawks's 13th appearance, Jeremy Hardy's 3rd appearance.
452/28/9
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Broadcast date: 18 February 1995.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Peter Jones, Wendy Richard, Lee Simpson.
Whistle Blower: Miriam Jones.
Producer: Sarah Smith.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The third row of this audience, package deals, raffles, Greek Gods, getting confused, the great escape, peel, a wonderful moment, how to make a fruit cake, how to make an umbrella, try-outs, my favourite skirt.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 466th appearance, Peter Jones's 279th appearance, Paul Merton's 36th appearance, Wendy Richard's 25th appearance, Lee Simpson's 4th and last appearance, Sarah Smith's last show as producer, Miriam Jones's last appearance blowing the whistle.
453/28/10
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Broadcast date: 25 February 1995.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Peter Jones, Jenny Eclair, Kit Hesketh-Harvey.
Whistle Blower: Liz Trott.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Lincoln.
Subjects: Playing the fool, Abraham Lincoln, horror films, training a crab to walk forward, space hoppers, where I took my holiday, sun-dried tomatoes, toast.
Winner: Kit Hesketh-Harvey.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 467th appearance, Peter Jones's 280th appearance, Paul Merton's 37th appearance, Kit Hesketh-Harvey's 6th appearance, Jenny Eclair's 4th appearance.
454/28/11
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Broadcast date: 4 March 1995.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Steve Frost.
Whistle Blower: Liz Trott.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Odd surnames, my favourite screen goddess, mind, radio phone-ins, predictions, dimples, David Copperfield, lolly, raspberries, the knowledge.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 468th appearance, Peter Jones's 281st appearance, Derek Nimmo's 280th appearance, Paul Merton's 38th appearance, Steve Frost's 2nd appearance.
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