RADIO SEASON 44 2004
Season length: 11 shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Clement Freud (seven shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: Graham Norton (five shows), Tony Hawks (four shows), Ross Noble (four shows), Paul Merton (three shows), Linda Smith (three shows).
Guest Panellists: Kit Hesketh-Harvey (two shows), Gyles Brandreth (two shows), Stephen Fry (two shows), Julian Clary (two shows), Maria McErlane (two shows), Fred MacAulay (two shows), Liza Tarbuck (two shows), Charles Collingwood (two shows), Nick Revell (two shows).
Making A Debut: None.
Commentary: Paul's wife died just before the season began recording and as a result his appearances are few. Amusingly Charles Collingwood arrived late for his recording and the show started without him. Ross Noble was a stand-out in his appearances. Claire Jones's pregnancy means Chris Neill returns to produce most of the season's shows.
599/44/1
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Broadcast date: 5 January 2004.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Liza Tarbuck, Charles Collingwood.
Whistle Blower: Susie Best.
Producer: Chris Neill.
Venue: Leeds.
Subjects: Music hall, a slippery slope, my favourite pudding, daytime television, bookworm, curiosities, the Great Wall of China, God's own county.
Winners: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 647th appearance, Paul Merton's 131st appearance, Kit Hesketh-Harvey's 29th appearance, Liza Tarbuck's 9th appearance, Charles Collingwood's 5th appearance, Susie Best's first appearance blowing the whistle. This show on Just A Minute 8.
600/44/2
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Broadcast date: 12 January 2004.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Graham Norton, Ross Noble.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Chewing the fat, poetic licence, Samuel Pepys, nudists, a busman's holiday, old wives' tales, resting, Hillaire Belloc, bingo, extreme sports, canteen food.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 648th appearance, Clement Freud's 466th appearance, Tony Hawks's 66th appearance, Graham Norton's 44th appearance, Ross Noble's 20th appearance.
601/44/3
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Broadcast date: 19 January 2004.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Graham Norton, Linda Smith.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Southwold.
Subjects: My favourite words, Snow White and the seven dwarfs, communes, my lucky number, turkeys, clock watching, Picasso, lighthouses, my motto.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 649th appearance, Clement Freud's 467th appearance, Paul Merton's 132nd appearance, Graham Norton's 45th appearance, Linda Smith's 34th appearance.
602/44/4
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Broadcast date: 26 January 2004.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Gyles Brandreth, Fred MacAulay, Maria McErlane, Nick Revell.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Chris Neill.
Venue: Dundee.
Subjects: Doing two things at once, a parallel universe, cake, the office party, Latin, a senior moment, making ends meet, origami.
Winner: Gyles Brandreth.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 650th appearance, Gyles Brandreth's 20th appearance, Maria McErlane's 11th appearance, Fred MacAulay's 10th appearance, Nick Revell's 3rd appearance and first radio appearance.
603/44/5
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Broadcast date: 2 February 2004.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Gyles Brandreth, Fred MacAulay, Maria McErlane, Nick Revell.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Chris Neill.
Venue: Dundee.
Subjects: Cold turkey, people like me, the school disco, dog training, buried treasure, looking peelie-wallie, the youth of today, hardy perennials, webcams.
Winner: Gyles Brandreth.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 651st appearance, Gyles Brandreth's 21st appearance, Maria McErlane's 12th appearance, Fred MacAulay's 11th appearance, Nick Revell's 4th and last appearance.
604/44/6
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Broadcast date: 9 February 2004.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Liza Tarbuck, Charles Collingwood.
Whistle Blower: Susie Best.
Producer: Chris Neill.
Venue: Leeds.
Subjects: Four poster beds, a call of nature, growing a moustache, the City Varieties pantomime, cooking a goose, spoons, a dark horse, the classifieds, a grand finale.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 652nd appearance, Paul Merton's 133rd appearance, Kit Hesketh-Harvey's 30th appearance, Liza Tarbuck's 10th appearance, Charles Collingwood's 6th appearance, Chris Neill's 50th show as producer, Susie Best's last appearance blowing the whistle.
605/44/7
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Broadcast date: 16 February 2004.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Graham Norton, Ross Noble.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Ten things I hate, leadership qualities, facelifts, nostalgia, examinations, shaving, my advice to the person sitting next to me, Henry the Eighth, how to treat pregnant ladies.
Winner: Ross Noble.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 653rd appearance, Clement Freud's 468th appearance, Tony Hawks's 67th appearance, Graham Norton's 46th appearance, Ross Noble's 21st appearance.
606/44/8
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Broadcast date: 23 February 2004.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Julian Clary, Stephen Fry.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Chris Neill.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Why I never rely on a single source, stag nights, my nastiest habit, bright young things, how I usually spend Sundays, the importance of art, dog days, the nation's favourite, Valentine's Day.
Winners: Clement Freud and Stephen Fry.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 654th appearance, Clement Freud's 469th appearance, Tony Hawks's 68th appearance, Stephen Fry's 15th appearance, Julian Clary's 14th appearance.
607/44/9
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Broadcast date: 1 March 2004.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Graham Norton, Linda Smith, Ross Noble.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Chris Neill.
Venue: Warwick.
Subjects: Warwick Castle, novel ideas, Concorde, the third way, the worst website I know, changing the sheets, dressing for dinner, what I love about the West Midlands, rosemary, the middle of the road, yin and yang.
Winners: Clement Freud, Ross Noble and Graham Norton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 655th appearance, Clement Freud's 470th appearance, Graham Norton's 47th appearance, Linda Smith's 35th appearance, Ross Noble's 22nd appearance.
608/44/10
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Broadcast date: 8 March 2004.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Graham Norton, Linda Smith, Ross Noble.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Chris Neill.
Venue: Warwick.
Subjects: Swashbuckling, chores, the best thing to do with an egg, balty, my daily constitutional, two left feet, fiddling, fancyman.
Winner: Graham Norton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 656th appearance, Clement Freud's 471st appearance, Graham Norton's 48th appearance, Linda Smith's 36th appearance, Ross Noble's 23rd appearance.
609/44/11
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Broadcast date: 15 March 2004.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Julian Clary, Stephen Fry.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Chris Neill.
Venue: London.
Subjects: How to matchmake, Old Vic, pie and mash, meals on wheels, charming the birds out of the trees, whistle blowers, doppelganger, the Oscars, playing a proscenium arch, what the actress said to the bishop.
Winner: Tony Hawks.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 657th appearance, Clement Freud's 472nd appearance, Tony Hawks's 69th appearance, Stephen Fry's 16th appearance, Julian Clary's 15th appearance, Chris Neill's last show as producer.
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