RADIO SEASON 29 1996
Season length: 10 shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Peter Jones (eight shows), Derek Nimmo (eight shows), Clement Freud (six shows), Paul Merton (six shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: Tony Hawks (four shows).
Guest Panellists: Kit Hesketh-Harvey (two shows), Graham Norton (two shows), Fred MacAulay (two shows), Maria McErlane (two shows).
Making A Debut: Fred MacAulay, Maria McErlane.
Commentary: Graham Norton moves into the radio version to good effect, and Fred MacAulay is a hit as a newcomer immediately.
455/29/1
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Broadcast date: 6 January 1996.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: The capital of Scotland, souvenirs, love letters, Venus, virtual reality, passing out, Bobby, shuffling, ram-raiding, pauses.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 483rd appearance, Clement Freud's 360th appearance, Peter Jones's 282nd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 281st appearance, Paul Merton's 39th appearance, Elaine Wigley's first appearance blowing the whistle.
456/29/2
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Broadcast date: 13 January 1996.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Kit Hesketh-Harvey.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Charisma, what a carry-on, smut, spin doctors, bubble and squeak, Martians, revelations, alchemy, skullduggery, playing the goat, liberty, expostulate.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 484th appearance, Clement Freud's 361st appearance, Peter Jones's 283rd appearance, Paul Merton's 40th appearance, Kit Hesketh-Harvey's 9th appearance.
457/29/3
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Broadcast date: 20 January 1996.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Tony Hawks, Fred MacAulay.
Whistle Blower: Liz Trott.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Ayr.
Subjects: Ayr, mooning, stretching my legs, stress, brass, mollycoddling, back to basics, racing, hotch potch, riding a laugh, my ambition.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 485th appearance, Peter Jones's 284th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 282nd appearance, Tony Hawks's 14th appearance, Fred MacAulay's first appearance. This show on Just A Minute 2.
458/29/4
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Broadcast date: 27 January 1996.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Maria McErlane.
Whistle Blower: Jolanta Zbucki.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Nottingham.
Subjects: Robin Hood, rabbit, barge, habits, stars, punch, sponge, sally forth, swedes, hector, fripperies.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 486th appearance, Clement Freud's 362nd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 283rd appearance, Paul Merton's 41st appearance, Maria McErlane's first appearance, Jolanta Zbucki's first appearance blowing the whistle.
459/29/5
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Broadcast date: 3 February 1996.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Tony Hawks, Graham Norton.
Whistle Blower: Jolanta Zbucki.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Ainwick.
Subjects: Castles, squash, cheerfulness, dreams, brain waves, rackets, blarney, pottering, heather, my favourite soap.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 487th appearance, Peter Jones's 285th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 284th appearance, Tony Hawks's 15th appearance, Graham Norton's 4th appearance and first radio appearance.
460/29/6
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Broadcast date: 10 February 1996.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Kit Hesketh-Harvey.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Big bang theory, Dracula, spying, fortune telling, growing old, quangoes, muscles, lodgers, fleece, vanity, myths, big ears.
Winners: Clement Freud and Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 488th appearance, Clement Freud's 363rd appearance, Peter Jones's 286th appearance, Paul Merton's 42nd appearance, Kit Hesketh-Harvey's 10th appearance. This show on Just A Minute 2.
461/29/7
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Broadcast date: 17 February 1996.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Tony Hawks, Fred MacAulay.
Whistle Blower: Liz Trott.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Ayr.
Subjects: Burns, mensa, tiddlywinks, bunkers, allergies, shades, charm, growing sprouts, busking, trunks, cues, digits.
Winners: Tony Hawks and Fred MacAulay.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 489th appearance, Peter Jones's 287th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 285th appearance, Tony Hawks's 16th appearance, Fred MacAulay's 2nd appearance, Liz Trott's last appearance blowing the whistle.
462/29/8
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Broadcast date: 24 February 1996.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Maria McErlane.
Whistle Blower: Jolanta Zbucki.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Nottingham.
Subjects: Goose, balmy evenings, salad days, dripping, capers, boots, carbuncle, dressing, bigwig.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 490th appearance, Clement Freud's 364th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 286th appearance, Paul Merton's 43rd appearance, Maria McErlane's 2nd appearance.
463/29/9
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Broadcast date: 2 March 1996.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Tony Hawks, Graham Norton.
Whistle Blower: Jolanta Zbucki.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Ainwick.
Subjects: Lindisfarne, follies, scandal, buccaneers, bonds, a scoop, gluttony, casts, old masters, superstitions, stout, my favourite clothes.
Winner: Tony Hawks.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 491st appearance, Peter Jones's 288th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 287th appearance, Tony Hawks's 17th appearance, Graham Norton's 5th appearance.
464/29/10
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Broadcast date: 9 March 1996.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: Tattoo, down under, count, basil, breaking a leg, pipes, Burke and Hare, digs, a full house, a buttonhole.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 492nd appearance, Clement Freud's 365th appearance, Peter Jones's 289th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 288th appearance, Paul Merton's 44th appearance.
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