RADIO SEASON 30 1997
Season length: 10 shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Clement Freud (eight shows), Peter Jones (eight shows), Paul Merton (eight shows), Derek Nimmo (six shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: None.
Guest Panellists: Tony Hawks (two shows), Graham Norton (two shows), Fred MacAulay (two shows), Neil Mullarkey (two shows), Julian Clary (two shows).
Making A Debut: Julian Clary.
Commentary: Julian Clary's debut enlivens what is otherwise only a so-so season.
465/30/1
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Broadcast date: 4 January 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: The Scotsman, my giddy aunt, hay fever, jazz, grace, fossils, wisdom, fat cats, the Stuarts.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 493rd appearance, Clement Freud's 366th appearance, Peter Jones's 290th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 289th appearance, Paul Merton's 45th appearance.
466/30/2
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Broadcast date: 11 January 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Neil Mullarkey.
Whistle Blower: Jolanta Zbucki.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Worcester.
Subjects: Swan, cavaliers, fiestas, improvising, dropping a clanger, old Nick, clubs, guides, what pleases me most.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 494th appearance, Peter Jones's 291st appearance, Derek Nimmo's 290th appearance, Paul Merton's 46th appearance, Neil Mullarkey's 3rd appearance and first radio appearance.
467/30/3
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Broadcast date: 18 January 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Graham Norton.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Pressing the flesh, the millennium, Jim, crosswords, turning the other cheek, the big cheese, common, a dog's dinner, fudge, saloons, bucket shops, making waves.
Winners: Clement Freud and Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 495th appearance, Clement Freud's 367th appearance, Peter Jones's 292nd appearance, Paul Merton's 47th appearance, Graham Norton's 6th appearance.
468/30/4
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Broadcast date: 25 January 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Julian Clary.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Jersey.
Subjects: Jersey, wrestling, Bergerac, sour grapes, a small holding, my favourite flowers, Bob's your uncle, flattery, badgers.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 496th appearance, Clement Freud's 368th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 291st appearance, Paul Merton's 48th appearance, Julian Clary's first appearance.
469/30/5
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Broadcast date: 1 February 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Tony Hawks, Fred MacAulay.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: St Andrew's.
Subjects: St Andrew's, chatting up, a good dodge, a bogie, poker, an oasis, humbug, studies, summer balls, getting plastered, sirens, tourists.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 497th appearance, Clement Freud's 369th appearance, Peter Jones's 293rd appearance, Tony Hawks's 18th appearance, Fred MacAulay's 3rd appearance.
470/30/6
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Broadcast date: 8 February 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: The Highlands, studs, explorers, ancient Greece, a flutter, scotch, megabytes, cheek, ferretting.
Winner: Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 498th appearance, Clement Freud's 370th appearance, Peter Jones's 294th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 292nd appearance, Paul Merton's 49th appearance.
471/30/7
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Broadcast date: 15 February 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Neil Mullarkey.
Whistle Blower: Jolanta Zbucki.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Worcester.
Subjects: Sauce, painting the town red, marbles, composers, Brussels, the supernatural, what makes me blush, a big hit, a good sport.
Winner: Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 499th appearance, Peter Jones's 295th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 293rd appearance, Paul Merton's 50th appearance, Neil Mullarkey's 4th appearance, Jolanta Zbucki's last appearance blowing the whistle.
472/30/8
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Broadcast date: 22 February 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Graham Norton.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Tripe, the cat's whisker, snap, ecstasy, going for a song, blockbusters, the twilight zone, vacuum, the high life, Paris.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 500th appearance, Clement Freud's 371st appearance, Peter Jones's 296th appearance, Paul Merton's 51st appearance, Graham Norton's 7th appearance.
473/30/9
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Broadcast date: 1 March 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Tony Hawks, Fred MacAulay.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: St Andrew's.
Subjects: Greens, a fence, friends, porter, a niblick, a blue stocking, the old course, seventh heaven, rectors, scrabble, trifles.
Winner: Tony Hawks.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 501st appearance, Clement Freud's 372nd appearance, Peter Jones's 297th appearance, Tony Hawks's 19th appearance, Fred MacAulay's 4th appearance.
474/30/10
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Broadcast date: 8 March 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Julian Clary.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Jersey.
Subjects: Cows, farce, dealing with a crisis, crops, monsters, a haven, Jersey Lily, keeping mum, Adonis, genius, teams.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 502nd appearance, Clement Freud's 373rd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 294th appearance, Paul Merton's 52nd appearance, Julian Clary's 2nd appearance.
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