RADIO SEASON 42 2003
Season length: 12 shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Clement Freud (eight shows), Paul Merton (eight shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: Tony Hawks (five shows), Graham Norton (four shows), Ross Noble (four shows), Linda Smith (three shows), Steve Frost (three shows), Liza Tarbuck (three shows), Chris Neill (three shows), Pam Ayres (three shows).
Guest Panellists: Wendy Richard (two shows), Kit Hesketh-Harvey (two shows), Charles Collingwood (two shows), Bill Bailey (two shows), Sheila Hancock (one show), Gyles Brandreth (one show), Jenny Eclair (one show), Helen Boaden (one show), Malcolm Messiter (one show).
Making A Debut: Bill Bailey, Helen Boaden, Malcolm Messiter.
Commentary: To celebrate the show's 35th anniversary, an hour-long edition was recorded at the original theatre, the Playhouse. Clement, Paul and Graham were joined by Sheila Hancock as a symbol of the show's history and nine people guested as subject setters. This is the only hour-long edition of the show in its history. The other shows are very good too.
577/42/1
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Broadcast date: 1 January 2003.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock, Graham Norton with guest subject setters Gyles Brandreth, Jenny Eclair, Ross Noble, Chris Neill, Steve Frost, Charles Collingwood, Pam Ayres, Helen Boaden and Malcolm Messiter.
Whistle Blower: Claire Bartlett.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Just A Minute in 2050, suspenders, my inner child, auld lang syne, speaking in tongues, Nelson's column, holding the baby, why Just A Minute has lasted so long, what's wrong with a hairy chest, confusing the chairman, what I was like at 35, how to win points on Just A Minute, 10 things you never knew about Nicholas Parsons.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 625th appearance, Clement Freud's 448th appearance, Paul Merton's 117th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 75th appearance, Graham Norton's 39th appearance, Gyles Brandreth's 19th appearance, Steve Frost's 19th appearance, Jenny Eclair's 18th appearance, Ross Noble's 13th appearance, Chris Neill's 5th appearance, Pam Ayres's 3rd appearance and first radio appearance, Charles Collingwood's 2nd appearance, Helen Boaden's only appearance, Malcolm Messiter's only appearance. One hour long 35th anniversary special. This show on 35th anniversary special.
578/42/2
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Broadcast date: 6 January 2003.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Linda Smith, Ross Noble.
Whistle Blower: Lottie Barker.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Canterbury.
Subjects: How to hand in your resignation, fillings, one minute, osteopathy, hops, how to do first aid.
Winners: Clement Freud and Ross Noble.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 626th appearance, Clement Freud's 449th appearance, Paul Merton's 118th appearance, Linda Smith's 28th appearance, Ross Noble's 14th appearance, Lottie Barker's last appearance blowing the whistle. This show on Just A Minute 35th Anniversary Special.
579/42/3
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Broadcast date: 13 January 2003.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Graham Norton, Liza Tarbuck.
Whistle Blower: Claire Bartlett.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Alternative medicine, bugs, Victoria and Albert, CCTV, an air of authority, the public eye, learning to drive, octopus, on cloud nine.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 627th appearance, Clement Freud's 450th appearance, Paul Merton's 119th appearance, Graham Norton's 40th appearance, Liza Tarbuck's 6th appearance.
580/42/4
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Broadcast date: 20 January 2003.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Graham Norton, Pam Ayres.
Whistle Blower: Claire Bartlett.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Bristol.
Subjects: Upstaging people, office politics, going to the dentist, rovers, squash, Cary Grant, husbands, Dutch courage, in the doghouse, chicks.
Winner: Tony Hawks.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 628th appearance, Clement Freud's 451st appearance, Tony Hawks's 56th appearance, Graham Norton's 41st appearance, Pam Ayres's 4th appearance. This show on Just A Minute 7.
581/42/5
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Broadcast date: 27 January 2003.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Ross Noble, Steve Frost.
Whistle Blower: Claire Bartlett.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Beverley.
Subjects: Why I love queuing, igloos, Yorkshire pudding, getting a tan, how to score, Neptune, cheek, the life of Riley.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 629th appearance, Paul Merton's 120th appearance, Kit Hesketh-Harvey's 25th appearance, Steve Frost's 20th appearance, Ross Noble's 15th appearance.
582/42/6
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Broadcast date: 3 February 2003.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Wendy Richard, Liza Tarbuck.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Why I don't use cockney rhyming slang, red tape, pulling power, Eskimos, how to tell the time in the dark, twins, market traders, my bath time, prejudice.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 630th appearance, Clement Freud's 452nd appearance, Paul Merton's 121st appearance, Wendy Richard's 40th appearance, Liza Tarbuck's 7th appearance.
583/42/7
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Broadcast date: 10 February 2003.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Graham Norton, Pam Ayres.
Whistle Blower: Claire Bartlett.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Bristol.
Subjects: Being a rebel, scrumpy, a curate's egg, fashion victims, the best suspension bridge, my favourite cousin, ambient trip hop, what I liked about Elvis Presley, crutons, my idea of romance, credit.
Winners: Tony Hawks and Graham Norton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 631st appearance, Clement Freud's 453rd appearance, Tony Hawks's 57th appearance, Graham Norton's 42nd appearance, Pam Ayres's 5th appearance.
584/42/8
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Broadcast date: 17 February 2003.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Tony Hawks, Linda Smith, Chris Neill, Bill Bailey.
Whistle Blower: Claire Bartlett.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Snape.
Subjects: Growing old gracefully, customer service, insects, beach huts, the weather forecast, punch, fortune tellers, pop.
Winner: Tony Hawks.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 632nd appearance, Tony Hawks's 58th appearance, Linda Smith's 29th appearance, Chris Neill's 6th appearance, Bill Bailey's first appearance.
585/42/9
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Broadcast date: 24 February 2003.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Ross Noble, Steve Frost.
Whistle Blower: Claire Bartlett.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Beverley.
Subjects: What goes on backstage, the Humber Bridge, the snood, going to the cinema, kit-cars, calculus, second-hand car salesmen, raining cats and dogs.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 633rd appearance, Paul Merton's 122nd appearance, Kit Hesketh-Harvey's 26th appearance, Steve Frost's 21st appearance, Ross Noble's 16th appearance. This show on Just A Minute 7.
586/42/10
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Broadcast date: 3 March 2003.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Wendy Richard, Liza Tarbuck.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The butchers, congestion, contact lenses, molehills, parrot fashion, Oxford Street, my favourite beetle, things you should never do in the back of a cab, the perfect alibi, courting.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 634th appearance, Clement Freud's 454th appearance, Paul Merton's 123rd appearance, Wendy Richard's 41st and last appearance, Liza Tarbuck's 8th appearance.
587/42/11
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Broadcast date: 10 March 2003.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Tony Hawks, Linda Smith, Chris Neill, Bill Bailey.
Whistle Blower: Claire Bartlett.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: What I dreamt about last night, opera, how to choose from the wine list, the North Sea, how to change your identity, good manners, shop assistants, hippies.
Winner: Linda Smith.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 635th appearance, Tony Hawks's 59th appearance, Linda Smith's 30th appearance, Chris Neill's 7th appearance, Bill Bailey's 2nd appearance.
588/42/12
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Broadcast date: 17 March 2003.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Charles Collingwood.
Whistle Blower: Claire Bartlett.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The wombles, spring, baddies, punctuality, hustings, flat stomachs, skiving, famous last words.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 636th appearance, Clement Freud's 455th appearance, Paul Merton's 124th appearance, Tony Hawks's 60th appearance, Charles Collingwood's 3rd appearance. This show on Just A Minute 7.
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