RADIO SEASON 49 2006
Season length: Eleven shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Paul Merton (nine shows), Clement Freud (eight shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: Ross Noble (three shows), Pauline McLynn (three shows).
Guest Panellists: Tony Hawks (two shows), Graham Norton (two shows), Tim Rice (two shows), Julian Clary (two shows), Sue Perkins (two shows), Charles Collingwood (two shows), Pam Ayres (two shows), Marcus Brigstocke (two shows), Kit Hesketh-Harvey (one show), Chris Neill (one show), Liza Tarbuck (one show), Owen O'Neill (one show), Janey Godley (one show).
Making A Debut: Janey Godley, Pauline McLynn.
Commentary: An outstanding season, one of the best in many years. Paul Merton in particular is at the peak of his considerable powers and a wisely judged selection of guests provides plenty of belly laughs. Julian Clary is as good as he has ever been, Ross Noble returns after a short absence and is at his best, and Charles Collingwood puts in some great performances. And 11 shows - more than usual for the summer season and meaning more JAM than in any year since 1983, equal with the 2003 season which included the 35th anniversary special. Beautiful.
651/49/1
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Broadcast date: 3 July 2006.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Julian Clary, Pauline McLynn.
Whistle Blower: Charlotte Davies.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Greenwich.
Subjects: Greenwich mean time, wine, hoodies, jockeying for position, the best thing about cats, my roots, the cutty sark, an acid tongue, pop.
Winner: Julian Clary.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 699th appearance, Clement Freud's 507th appearance, Paul Merton's 167th appearance, Julian Clary's 22nd appearance, Pauline McLynn's first appearance, Charlotte Davies's first appearance blowing the whistle. This show on The Best Of Just A Minute 2006.
652/49/2
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Broadcast date: 10 July 2006.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Liza Tarbuck, Chris Neill.
Whistle Blower: Janet Staplehurst.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The most eccentric person I know, back to square one, St Pancreas, spectacles, my tactics for winning Just A Minute, a living legend, how to excel at gossip, mushrooming.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 700th appearance, Paul Merton's 168th appearance, Kit Hesketh-Harvey's 34th appearance, Chris Neill's 15th appearance, Liza Tarbuck's 14th appearance, Janet Staplehurst's last appearance blowing the whistle. This show on The Best Of Just A Minute 2006.
653/49/3
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Broadcast date: 17 July 2006.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Graham Norton, Pam Ayres, Marcus Brigstocke.
Whistle Blower: Charlotte Davies.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: How to spot an exhibitionist, fame, illusionists, the British transport system, personal shoppers, toddlers, American slang, summer holidays, hose pipes.
Winner: Graham Norton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 701st appearance, Clement Freud's 508th appearance, Graham Norton's 57th appearance, Pam Ayres's 8th appearance, Marcus Brigstocke's 2nd appearance. This sgow on The Best Of Just A Minute 2006.
654/49/4
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Broadcast date: 24 July 2006.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Sue Perkins, Charles Collingwood.
Whistle Blower: Charlotte Davies.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Newcastle.
Subjects: How to get a good night's sleep, footsie, Admiral Collingwood, Geordies, Catherine Cookson.
Winners: Tony Hawks and Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 702nd appearance, Paul Merton's 169th appearance, Tony Hawks's 84th appearance, Sue Perkins's 15th appearance, Charles Collingwood's 9th appearance.
655/49/5
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Broadcast date: 31 July 2006.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Julian Clary, Pauline McLynn.
Whistle Blower: Charlotte Davies.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Greenwich.
Subjects: The dome, malapropisms, how to improve your self-esteem, my life as a tattooist, a recipe for disaster, the London Marathon (in the last four seconds of the round the subject was changed to Simon), my family, catchphrases, parental advice.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 703rd appearance, Clement Freud's 509th appearance, Paul Merton's 170th appearance, Julian Clary's 23rd appearance, Pauline McLynn's 2nd appearance.
656/49/6
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Broadcast date: 7 August 2006.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Tim Rice, Ross Noble.
Whistle Blower: Charlotte Davies.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Bournemouth.
Subjects: Plain sailing, sand banks, a mental block, a bull in a china shop, Max Bygraves, how to flirt, fake tan.
Winner: Ross Noble.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 704th appearance, Clement Freud's 510th appearance, Paul Merton's 171st appearance, Tim Rice's 41st appearance, Ross Noble's 26th appearance.
657/49/7
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Broadcast date: 14 August 2006.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Sue Perkins, Charles Collingwood.
Whistle Blower: Charlotte Davies.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Newcastle.
Subjects: The chairman's best kept secret, brown ale, a good plot, ship building, being an only child, will power, how to survive a stag night.
Winner: Charles Collingwood.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 705th appearance, Paul Merton's 172nd appearance, Tony Hawks's 85th appearance, Sue Perkins's 16th appearance, Charles Collingwood's 10th appearance.
658/49/8
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Broadcast date: 21 August 2006.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Ross Noble, Janey Godley.
Whistle Blower: Charlotte Davies.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: Kangaroos, you and yours, healthy scepticism, what cheers me up, William McGonagall, the art of mime, how to snub someone, my favourite nursery rhyme.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 706th appearance, Clement Freud's 511th appearance, Paul Merton's 173rd appearance, Ross Noble's 27th appearance, Janey Godley's first appearance.
659/49/9
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Broadcast date: 28 August 2006.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Pauline McLynn, Owen O'Neill.
Whistle Blower: Charlotte Davies.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: The best time to be in Edinburgh, a dream come true, hoots mon, grasping at straws, immortality, my midlife crisis, recycling, flower power, hopscotch.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 707th appearance, Clement Freud's 512th appearance, Paul Merton's 174th appearance, Pauline McLynn's third appearance, Owen O'Neill's second appearance.
660/49/10
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Broadcast date: 4 September 2006.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Graham Norton, Pam Ayres, Marcus Brigstocke.
Whistle Blower: Charlotte Davies.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: What I've got on my Ipod, the world's greatest invention, suet pudding, my biggest fear, cosmic ordering, lambing, Carnaby Street, chips, baboons.
Winner: Marcus Brigstocke.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 708th appearance, Clement Freud's 513th appearance, Graham Norton's 58th appearance, Pam Ayres's 9th appearance, Marcus Brigstocke's third appearance.
661/49/11
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Broadcast date: 11 September 2006.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Tim Rice, Ross Noble.
Whistle Blower: Charlotte Davies.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Bournemouth.
Subjects: Thomas Hardy, doing a runner, three things you never knew about dolphins, the lion's share, doodles, the jurassic age, Pandora's box, a fish out of water.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 709th appearance, Clement Freud's 514th appearance, Paul Merton's 175th appearance, Tim Rice's 42nd appearance, Ross Noble's 28th appearance.
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