RADIO SEASON 38 2001
Season length: 10 shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Clement Freud (six shows), Paul Merton (six shows), Graham Norton (six shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: Tony Hawks (four shows), Linda Smith (four shows).
Guest Panellists: Tim Rice (two shows), Barry Cryer (two shows), Kit Hesketh-Harvey (two shows), Jenny Eclair (two shows), Julian Clary (two shows), Sue Perkins (two shows), Ross Noble (two shows).
Making A Debut: None.
Commentary: Graham moves up into regular status with Clement and Paul, and produces some fine campy showings. Ross, Julian, Jenny, and a returning Barry Cryer are strong back-up.
537/38/1
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Broadcast date: 1 January 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Linda Smith, Ross Noble.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Buxton.
Subjects: Taking the waters, penguins, bubble and squeak, New Year's resolutions, what I would do with a million pounds, in the pink, counting your chickens, the moon, Gilbert and Sullivan, my favourite smell.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 585th appearance, Clement Freud's 422nd appearance, Tony Hawks's 42nd appearance, Linda Smith's 19th appearance, Ross Noble's 2nd appearance. This show on Just A Minute 5.
538/38/2
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Broadcast date: 8 January 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Graham Norton, Sue Perkins.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: How to win friends and influence people, school days, chalk and cheese, seals, the bare necessities, crawling, thank-you letters, the worst night of my life, put-downs, my favourite room.
Winner: Graham Norton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 586th appearance, Clement Freud's 423rd appearance, Paul Merton's 93rd appearance, Graham Norton's 24th appearance, Sue Perkins's 3rd appearance.
539/38/3
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Broadcast date: 15 January 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Linda Smith.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: King's Lynn.
Subjects: A close shave, fan letters, worms, the wash, chewing gum, freckles, nursery rhymes. attracting someone's attention, my worst phobia, vegetarians, the first time I played Just A Minute.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 587th appearance, Paul Merton's 94th appearance, Linda Smith's 20th appearance, Kit Hesketh-Harvey's 19th appearance, Julian Clary's 7th appearance.
540/38/4
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Broadcast date: 22 January 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Graham Norton, Sue Perkins.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The secret of eternal youth, Baker Street, my best friend, a bouquet of barbed wire, yoga, the tube, the seven deadly sins, a good egg, Broadcasting House.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 588th appearance, Clement Freud's 424th appearance, Paul Merton's 95th appearance, Graham Norton's 25th appearance, Sue Perkins's 4th appearance.
541/38/5
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Broadcast date: 29 January 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Linda Smith, Ross Noble.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Buxton.
Subjects: Loyalty cards, the Peak district, contemplating my navel, Bakewell tarts, the ideal travelling companion, the Shopping Channel, vitamin pills, crocodile tears, tongue twisters, how I hope my epitaph will read.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 589th appearance, Clement Freud's 425th appearance, Tony Hawks's 43rd appearance, Linda Smith's 21st appearance, Ross Noble's 3rd appearance.
542/38/6
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Broadcast date: 5 February 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Linda Smith.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: King's Lynn.
Subjects: My first job, belts and braces, the Fenns, a false economy, the high jump, my new hat, Captain Vancouver, garden gnomes, magic, practical jokes.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 590th appearance, Paul Merton's 96th appearance, Linda Smith's 22nd appearance, Kit Hesketh-Harvey's 20th appearance, Julian Clary's 8th appearance.
543/38/7
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Broadcast date: 12 February 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Tony Hawks, Graham Norton, Tim Rice, Jenny Eclair.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Southampton.
Subjects: Bananas, a small world, commercials, a stitch in time, Mars, crying over spilt milk, daytime TV, the Minute Waltz, Jane Austen.
Winner: Graham Norton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 591st appearance, Tony Hawks's 44th appearance, Tim Rice's 31st appearance, Graham Norton's 26th appearance, Jenny Eclair's 9th appearance.This show on Just A Minute 5.
544/38/8
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Broadcast date: 19 February 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Graham Norton, Barry Cryer.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Name dropping, Big Ben, my obsession, the common cold, if walls had ears, keeping a diary, chairing a panel game, a good hand, power dressing.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 592nd appearance, Clement Freud's 426th appearance, Paul Merton's 97th appearance, Graham Norton's 27th appearance, Barry Cryer's 25th appearance.
545/38/9
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Broadcast date: 26 February 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Tony Hawks, Graham Norton, Tim Rice, Jenny Eclair.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Southampton.
Subjects: My philosophy of life, sushi, skating on thin ice, the New Forest, the problem page, flying off the handle, metaphors, stage fright, off the cuff.
Winner: Graham Norton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 593rd appearance, Tony Hawks's 45th appearance, Tim Rice's 32nd appearance, Graham Norton's 28th appearance, Jenny Eclair's 10th appearance.
546/38/10
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Broadcast date: 5 March 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Graham Norton, Barry Cryer.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: A sore point, punch, the millennium wheel, telling tales, the pyramids, acupuncture, my address book, Brussels, water under the bridge.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 594th appearance, Clement Freud's 427th appearance, Paul Merton's 98th appearance, Graham Norton's 29th appearance, Barry Cryer's 26th and last appearance.
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