RADIO SEASON 5 1970-1971
Season length: 26 shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Clement Freud (all shows), Derek Nimmo (all shows), Kenneth Williams (all shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: Sheila Hancock (eight shows), Andree Melly (six shows), Denise Coffey (four shows).
Guest Panellists: Jacqueline MacKenzie (two shows), Prunella Scales (one show), Barbara Castle (one show), Liz Fraser (one show), Joan Turner (one show), Katharine Whitehorn (one show).
Making A Debut: Barbara Castle, Liz Fraser, Jacqueline MacKenzie, Joan Turner, Katharine Whitehorn.
Commentary: The last season where Kenneth, Derek and Clement appear together on every show. The show has achieved a rhythm of its own with competition and banter the key and the women acting largely as a straight man. Sheila is again the most featured woman guest. A mark of how well-known the show was becoming is the appearance of prominent politician Barbara Castle as a guest. The season finished with a three handed game.
64/5/1
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Broadcast date: 8 September 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Demonectomy, getting ready to go out, slips, irresponsibility, songs I love, cowboys and Indians, chairing the show.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 64th appearance, Clement Freud's 64th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 58th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 48th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 9th appearance.
65/5/2
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Broadcast date: 15 September 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Something for nothing, having my photograph taken, rose growing, cold, Tuesday, memorising names.
Winner: Sheila Hancock.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 65th appearance, Clement Freud's 65th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 59th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 49th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 10th appearance.
66/5/3
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Broadcast date: 22 September 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The little people, jumbo jets, Bernard Shaw, keeping the peace, the perfect breakfast, fibs I have told, what I shall leave out of my autobiography.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 66th appearance, Clement Freud's 66th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 60th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 50th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 11th appearance.
67/5/4
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Broadcast date: 29 September 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: A nice cup of tea, sensationalism, pleasure, chips, Captain Cook, bridge.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 67th appearance, Clement Freud's 67th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 61st appearance, Kenneth Williams's 51st appearance, Sheila Hancock's 12th appearance.
68/5/5
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Broadcast date: 6 October 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Denise Coffey.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Polystyrene, my nighty, strange noises, aestheticism, weddings I've been to, doing the splits, things worth writing on a wall, ghost hunting.
Winners: Clement Freud and Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 68th appearance, Clement Freud's 68th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 62nd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 52nd appearance, Denise Coffey's second appearance.
69/5/6
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Broadcast date: 13 October 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Denise Coffey.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Ironing my smalls, my favourite words, a hippopotamus's point of view, nursery rhymes, the shed in our garden, the two gentlemen of Verona, cramp, music, mythology.
Winner: Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 69th appearance, Clement Freud's 69th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 63rd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 53rd appearance, Denise Coffey's third appearance.
70/5/7
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Broadcast date: 20 October 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Denise Coffey.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Avoiding the bill in a restaurant, Leonardo da Vinci, antiques, reading teacups, my enthusiasm, my best conjuring trick, knickerbocker glories, the birds and the bees.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 70th appearance, Clement Freud's 70th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 64th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 54th appearance, Denise Coffey's 4th appearance.
71/5/8
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Broadcast date: 27 October 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Denise Coffey.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Thrills, weekends, cant, breaking records, fallen arches, my ambition, Friday, postman's knock.
Winners: Clement Freud and Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 71st appearance, Clement Freud's 71st appearance, Derek Nimmo's 65th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 55th appearance, Denise Coffey's 5th appearance.
72/5/9
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Broadcast date: 3 November 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Andree Melly.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Simon Brett.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Admirable virtues, sex appeal, staying happy, witchcraft, filibustering, Nell Gwynne, coup de gras.
Winners: Clement Freud and Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 72nd appearance, Clement Freud's 72nd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 66th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 56th appearance, Andree Melly's 17th appearance.
73/5/10
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Broadcast date: 10 November 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Andree Melly.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Simon Brett.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Avoiding income tax, things that come through the post, Saturday night, pins and needles, books I read twice, cigarettes, Ptolemy the First, ham rolls.
Winner: Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 73rd appearance, Clement Freud's 73rd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 67th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 57th appearance, Andree Melly's 18th appearance.
74/5/11
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Broadcast date: 17 November 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Andree Melly.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Simon Brett.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Wine, getting a word in edgeways, love, emergencies, my hidden vice, sneezing, things I can do without, revolutions.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 74th appearance, Clement Freud's 74th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 68th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 58th appearance, Andree Melly's 19th appearance.
75/5/12
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Broadcast date: 24 November 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Andree Melly.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Simon Brett.
Venue: London.
Subjects: What excites me, what to look for when buying a dog, pulling a cork, patriotism, clock chimes, the invention I most approve, the snark.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 75th appearance, Clement Freud's 75th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 69th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 59th appearance, Andree Melly's 20th appearance.
76/5/13
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Broadcast date: 1 December 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Jacqueline MacKenzie.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My cooker, Robespierre, concealing mistakes, how I feel at this moment, permissiveness.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 76th appearance, Clement Freud's 76th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 70th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 60th appearance, Jacqueline MacKenzie's first appearance.
77/5/14
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Broadcast date: 8 December 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Jacqueline MacKenzie.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Panic, 12th birthdays, occasions on which I wear earrings, the art of listening, tidying out my drawers, Charlie, Sunday.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 77th appearance, Clement Freud's 77th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 71st appearance, Kenneth Williams's 61st appearance, Jacqueline MacKenzie's second and last appearance.
78/5/15
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Broadcast date: 15 December 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Joan Turner.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Simon Brett.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Enjoying life, Henry the Eighth, my first car, top notes, exercise, bubble and squeak, age, luck.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 78th appearance, Clement Freud's 78th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 72nd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 62nd appearance, Joan Turner's only appearance.
79/5/16
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Broadcast date: 22 December 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Liz Fraser.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Simon Brett.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Stuffing your Christmas bird, stocking fillers, things I found in crackers, the fairy on the top of the Christmas tree, mistletoe, party games, carol singing, punch, port.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 79th appearance, Clement Freud's 79th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 73rd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 63rd appearance, Liz Fraser's first appearance.
80/5/17
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Broadcast date: 29 December 1970.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Katharine Whitehorn.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Panache, curing ham, dogs I know well, dieting, sauce, electricity, custard pies.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 80th appearance, Clement Freud's 80th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 74th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 64th appearance, Katharine Whitehorn's first appearance.
81/5/18
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Broadcast date: 5 January 1971.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Prunella Scales.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Astronomy, passion, Lady MacBeth, smoking in the kitchen, reading under the bedclothes, my fancy, magic.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 81st appearance, Clement Freud's 81st appearance, Derek Nimmo's 75th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 65th appearance, Prunella Scales's second and last appearance.
82/5/19
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Broadcast date: 12 January 1971.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Simon Brett.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Christmas party games, getting ahead, Christmas pudding, first nights, ticklish situations, pulling a cracker, Christmas decorations, showing off.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 82nd appearance, Clement Freud's 82nd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 76th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 66th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 13th appearance.
83/5/20
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Broadcast date: 19 January 1971.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Simon Brett.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Modern art, combinations, Dick Turpin, politics, drakes, knowing my onions, how I grew my beard.
Winners: Sheila Hancock and Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 83rd appearance, Clement Freud's 83rd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 77th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 67th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 14th appearance.
84/5/21
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Broadcast date: 26 January 1971.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Simon Brett.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Snags of show business, models, the worst thing that I ever did in my kitchen, diving bells, Napoleon, home movies, pleasantries, swallows.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 84th appearance, Clement Freud's 84th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 78th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 68th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 15th appearance.
85/5/22
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Broadcast date: 2 February 1971.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Demonstrating, Medua, sucking lemons, delusions, bugging, getting to sleep, golf, Garibaldi.
Winner: Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 85th appearance, Clement Freud's 85th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 79th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 69th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 16th appearance.
86/5/23
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Broadcast date: 9 February 1971.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Andree Melly.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Simon Brett.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Unblocking the kitchen sink, aerobatics, Heinrich Schwartzberg, time, the last time I broke the law, bravura.
Winner: Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 86th appearance, Clement Freud's 86th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 80th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 70th appearance, Andree Melly's 21st appearance.
87/5/24
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Broadcast date: 16 February 1971.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Andree Melly.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Simon Brett.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Jellyfish, Rasputin, Japan, fig leaves, ludo, old gentlemen, elastic, sentiment.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 87th appearance, Clement Freud's 87th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 81st appearance, Kenneth Williams's 71st appearance, Andree Melly's 22nd appearance.
88/5/25
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Broadcast date: 23 February 1971.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Barbara Castle.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Frederick the Great, getting up early, parties I enjoy, chance, plastics, being misunderstood.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 88th appearance, Clement Freud's 88th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 82nd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 72nd appearance, Barbara Castle's only appearance.
89/5/26
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Broadcast date: 2 March 1971.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Derek Nimmo, my funnybone, Joan of Arc, getting into debt, saying good-bye.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 89th appearance, Clement Freud's 89th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 83rd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 73rd appearance, last appearance by a three-member panel.
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