RADIO SEASON 31 1997
Season length: Five shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Clement Freud (all shows), Peter Jones (three shows), Paul Merton (three shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: None.
Guest Panellists: Derek Nimmo (two shows), Tony Hawks (two shows), Kit Hesketh-Harvey (two shows), Fred MacAulay (two shows), Arthur Smith (one show).
Making A Debut: None.
Commentary: The return to a summer season is just five shows, with Fred MacAulay, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Arthur Smith returning to join the regulars in an average bunch of shows.
475/31/1
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Broadcast date: 19 July 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Arthur Smith.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Manchester.
Subjects: Manchester, the red devils, the blues, the seven sisters, a good rule of thumb, hard times, games, wallies.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 503rd appearance, Clement Freud's 374th appearance, Peter Jones's 298th appearance, Paul Merton's 53rd appearance, Arthur Smith's 8th appearance.
476/31/2
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Broadcast date: 26 July 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Kit Hesketh-Harvey.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Loughborough.
Subjects: Leicestershire, going Dutch, Waterloo, a spring roll, jack-in-the-box, morris dancing, westerns, things that go bump in the night, surfing, a white elephant, traps.
Winner: Kit Hesketh-Harvey.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 504th appearance, Clement Freud's 375th appearance, Peter Jones's 299th appearance, Paul Merton's 54th appearance, Kit Hesketh-Harvey's 11th appearance.
477/31/3
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Broadcast date: 2 August 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Fred MacAulay.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Glasgow.
Subjects: Glasgow, saturday night fever, my worst journey, my best journey, my favourite spice, bringing the house down, the old firm, the thistle, the sporting life, blithe spirit, curry sauce.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 505th appearance, Clement Freud's 376th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 295th appearance, Tony Hawks's 20th appearance, Fred MacAulay's 5th appearance.
478/31/4
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Broadcast date: 9 August 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Kit Hesketh-Harvey.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Loughborough.
Subjects: Flying by the seat of my pants, Lear, aristocrats, mummies, pies, taking the plunge, cooks, good taste, a good yarn, Pythagoras, tiddlers, halcyon days.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 506th appearance, Clement Freud's 377th appearance, Peter Jones's 300th appearance, Paul Merton's 55th appearance, Kit Hesketh-Harvey's 12th appearance.
479/31/5
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Broadcast date: 16 August 1997.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Fred MacAulay.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Glasgow.
Subjects: Citizens, porridge, messing about on the river, a red herring, festivals, mackintosh, a good egg, poaching, good advice, foul play, letting the cat out of my bag, reels.
Winner: Tony Hawks.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 507th appearance, Clement Freud's 378th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 296th appearance, Tony Hawks's 21st appearance, Fred MacAulay's 6th appearance.
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