RADIO SEASON 39 2001
Season length: Nine shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Clement Freud (seven shows), Paul Merton (five shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: Ross Noble (four shows), Graham Norton (three shows), Jenny Eclair (three shows).
Guest Panellists: Tony Hawks (two shows), Tim Rice (two shows), Steve Frost (two shows), Julian Clary (two shows), Sue Perkins (two shows), Liza Tarbuck (two shows), Linda Smith (one show), Charles Collingwood (one show).
Making A Debut: Charles Collingwood, Liza Tarbuck.
Commentary: A slightly shorter than usual season, with Paul missing the Edinburgh recordings for the first time. Linda Smith does only one show with some newcomers tried successfully.
547/39/1
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Broadcast date: 9 July 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Julian Clary, Jenny Eclair.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Brighton.
Subjects: Brighton rock, how to bring a boring conversation to a conclusion, clutter, TV chefs, things that make me sneeze, appearing in panto, Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, my first words.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 595th appearance, Clement Freud's 428th appearance, Paul Merton's 99th appearance, Jenny Eclair's 11th appearance, Julian Clary's 9th appearance.
548/39/2
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Broadcast date: 16 July 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Tony Hawks, Sue Perkins, Tim Rice, Ross Noble.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Leeds.
Subjects: The good old days, Peter Pan, best sellers, my favourite fairy tale, the industrial revolution, the blues, sitting ducks, sleep walking, the pyramids.
Winner: Tony Hawks.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 596th appearance, Tony Hawks's 46th appearance, Tim Rice's 33rd appearance, Sue Perkins's 5th appearance, Ross Noble's 4th appearance.
549/39/3
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Broadcast date: 23 July 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Liza Tarbuck, Steve Frost.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Rhubarb, sex appeal, the life and works of Charles Dickens, sweet revenge, big brother, elbow grease, books I have read twice, my favourite cocktail, wildlife.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 597th appearance, Clement Freud's 429th appearance, Paul Merton's 100th appearance, Steve Frost's 17th appearance, Liza Tarbuck's first appearance.
550/39/4
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Broadcast date: 30 July 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Julian Clary, Jenny Eclair.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Brighton.
Subjects: How to annoy this audience, the advantages of being a woman, Fat Boy Slim, Oz, a bee in my bonnet, things that make me blush, a sure sign that summer is here, text messages, going to the hairdressers.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 598th appearance, Clement Freud's 430th appearance, Paul Merton's 101st appearance, Jenny Eclair's 12th appearance, Julian Clary's 10th appearance.
551/39/5
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Broadcast date: 6 August 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Tony Hawks, Sue Perkins, Tim Rice, Ross Noble.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Leeds.
Subjects: How to recognise a real Yorkshireman, pips, what I can do in Just A Minute, the art of yodelling, sloth, love letters, nostrils, a bunch of fives.
Winner: Tim Rice.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 599th appearance, Tony Hawks's 47th appearance, Tim Rice's 34th appearance, Sue Perkins's 6th appearance, Ross Noble's 5th appearance.
552/39/6
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Broadcast date: 13 August 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Liza Tarbuck, Steve Frost.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: How to get rid of hiccups, old Nick, worms, sleeping policeman, health food, parking the car, cellulite, happy hour, selling out, paying through the nose.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 600th appearance, Clement Freud's 431st appearance, Paul Merton's 102nd appearance, Steve Frost's 18th appearance, Liza Tarbuck's 2nd appearance.
553/39/7
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Broadcast date: 20 August 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Graham Norton, Linda Smith.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Cardiff.
Subjects: Keeping up with the Joneses, therapy, hedgehogs, my favourite word, rugby, pear shaped, Anne Robinson, castles, thunder and lightning, leaks.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 601st appearance, Clement Freud's 432nd appearance, Paul Merton's 103rd appearance, Graham Norton's 30th appearance, Linda Smith's 23rd appearance.
554/39/8
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Broadcast date: 27 August 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Graham Norton, Jenny Eclair, Ross Noble.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: The cleverest person I know, my beauty regime, braces, topiary, men with moustaches, ways to save energy, scotch, ageism.
Winner: Graham Norton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 602nd appearance, Clement Freud's 433rd appearance, Graham Norton's 31st appearance, Jenny Eclair's 13th appearance, Ross Noble's 6th appearance.
555/39/9
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Broadcast date: 3 September 2001.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Graham Norton, Ross Noble, Charles Collingwood.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: How to remember people's names, what I wear under my kilt, archers, synchronised swimming, the giraffe, moving house, cobbles, clutching at straws, Arthur's seat, answer machine messages.
Winner: Graham Norton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 603rd appearance, Clement Freud's 434th appearance, Graham Norton's 32nd appearance, Ross Noble's 7th appearance, Charles Collingwood's first appearance.
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