RADIO SEASON 32 1998
Season length: Seven shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Paul Merton (all shows), Clement Freud (five shows), Derek Nimmo (four shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: Peter Jones (three shows).
Guest Panellists: Tim Rice (two shows), Graham Norton (two shows), Greg Proops (two shows), Gerry Kelly (two shows), Arthur Smith (one show).
Making A Debut: Gerry Kelly.
Commentary: With one show left from the Anne Jobson era, Chris Neill begins his stint by bringing back Tim Rice, Graham Norton and Greg Proops - not a bad combo. The shows are again only so-so.
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Broadcast date: 3 January 1998.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Graham Norton, Greg Proops.
Whistle Blower: Helen Williams.
Producer: Chris Neill.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Getting in first, watching paint dry, Broadcasting House, the journey of a lifetime, monicker, dumbing down, foibles, New Year's resolutions, the way of all flesh, the perfect host.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 508th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 297th appearance, Paul Merton's 56th appearance, Graham Norton's 8th appearance, Greg Proops's 2nd appearance, Chris Neill's first show as producer, Helen Williams's first appearance blowing the whistle.
481/32/2
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Broadcast date: 10 January 1998.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Arthur Smith.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Anne Jobson.
Venue: Manchester.
Subjects: The street, the hair of the dog, ared rose, a right carry-on, my favourite invention, hotpot, the spinning jenny, the man on the Clapham omnibus.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 509th appearance, Clement Freud's 379th appearance, Peter Jones's 301st appearance, Paul Merton's 57th appearance, Arthur Smith's 9th and last appearance, last show produced by Anne Jobson.
482/32/3
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Broadcast date: 17 January 1998.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Tim Rice, Gerry Kelly.
Whistle Blower: Helen Williams.
Producer: Chris Neill.
Venue: Belfast.
Subjects: The crack, eyes and teeth, oxymoron, the Emerald Isle, man's best friend, casing the joint, nicknacks, the giant's causeway, robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 510th appearance, Clement Freud's 380th appearance, Paul Merton's 58th appearance, Tim Rice's 25th appearance, Gerry Kelly's first appearance.
483/32/4
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Broadcast date: 24 January 1998 (and 8 September 1997).
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Chris Neill.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: Logjam, tipping the wink, the glorious 12th, nursery food, the tattoo, thrills, Parsons pleasure, better safe than sorry.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 511th appearance, Clement Freud's 381st appearance, Peter Jones's 302nd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 298th appearance, Paul Merton's 59th appearance. This programme was originally broadcast on September 8 1997 when the death of Princess Diana a few days before meant a scheduled edition of a satirical news programme with references to the Princess was cancelled, but this edition was broadcast again as scheduled on this date.
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Broadcast date: 31 January 1998.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Graham Norton, Greg Proops.
Whistle Blower: Helen Williams.
Producer: Chris Neill.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Forbidden fruit, springboard, zeitgeist, a cosmopolitan life, epitaphs, pop, writer's block, bunk, floating voter, optical illusion.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 512th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 299th appearance, Paul Merton's 60th appearance, Graham Norton's 9th appearance, Greg Proops's 3rd appearance.
485/32/6
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Broadcast date: 7 February 1998.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Tim Rice, Gerry Kelly.
Whistle Blower: Helen Williams.
Producer: Chris Neill.
Venue: Belfast.
Subjects: Pleasantries, girl power, stitched up, the Glens of Antrim, the best piece of advice ever given to me, sugar daddy, tyres, the bare necessities, tunnel vision.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 513th appearance, Clement Freud's 382nd appearance, Paul Merton's 61st appearance, Tim Rice's 26th appearance, Gerry Kelly's 2nd and last appearance.
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Broadcast date: 14 February 1998.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Elaine Wigley.
Producer: Chris Neill.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: Scottish widows, Braveheart, riding the laughs, my hare-brained scheme, round, ivy, clansmen, my funny bone, what tickles my fancy, tomorrow, horsing about.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 514th appearance, Clement Freud's 383rd appearance, Peter Jones's 303rd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 300th appearance, Paul Merton's 62nd appearance.
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