RADIO SEASON 54 2008-2009
Season length: 12 shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Paul Merton (all shows), Clement Freud (six shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: None.
Guest Panellists: Tony Hawks (two shows), Sheila Hancock (two shows), Graham Norton (two shows), Gyles Brandreth (two shows), Julian Clary (two shows), Chris Neill (two shows), Sue Perkins (two shows), Liza Tarbuck (two shows), Charles Collingwood (two shows), Jack Dee (two shows), Shappi Khorsandi (two shows), Josie Lawrence (two shows), David Mitchell (two shows), Justin Moorhouse (two shows), Helen Lederer (one show), Josie Long (one show).
Making A Debut: Josie Long, David Mitchell, Justin Moorhouse.
Commentary: Claire Jones returns to the helm of the show and provides a good mix, with some truly excellent shows. Paul appears in all shows, for only the third time - the two previous occasions being in 1998 and 2004. Clement does half the shows but other than that the net is spread wide. Lots of good laughs and silliness - a great return for Ms Jones.
705/54/1
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Broadcast date: 29 December 2008.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Graham Norton, Charles Collingwood, Shappi Khorsandi.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My New Year's resolution, how to flirt, how to deal with admirers, what I was given for Christmas, the best advice my Mum ever gave me, the joys of caravanning, clubbing.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 753rd appearance, Paul Merton's 211th appearance, Graham Norton's 66th appearance, Charles Collingwood's 11th appearance, Shappi Khorsandi's 3rd appearance.
706/54/2
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Broadcast date: 5 January 2009.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Julian Clary, Helen Lederer.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Dressed to kill, two left feet, interior designers, oysters, the person I dread sitting next to me on the train, the gherkin, wearing glasses, my bedtime routine, chippies.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 754th appearance, Clement Freud's 542nd appearance, Paul Merton's 212th appearance, Julian Clary's 29th appearance, Helen Lederer's 6th and last appearance.
707/54/3
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Broadcast date: 12 January 2009.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Graham Norton, Charles Collingwood, Shappi Khorsandi.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Losing your marbles, my pain threshold, voice-overs, older men, hair loss, super foods, what I would play in an orchestra.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 755th appearance, Paul Merton's 213th appearance, Graham Norton's 67th appearance, Charles Collingwood's 12th appearance, Shappi Khorsandi's 4th appearance.
708/54/4
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Broadcast date: 19 January 2009.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Julian Clary, Josie Long.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: How to make a cup of tea, my profile, the hippocampus, snowboarding, moustaches, working out, willy nilly, my favourite Dickens character, being nice.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 756th appearance, Clement Freud's 534rd appearance, Paul Merton's 214th appearance, Julian Clary's 30th appearance, Josie Long's first appearance.
709/54/5
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Broadcast date: 26 January 2009.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Sue Perkins, Liza Tarbuck.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: If I could see into the future, Joe Public, the art of exaggeration, tomboys, my voice, Cleopatra's needle, global warming.
Winner: Sue Perkins.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 757th appearance, Paul Merton's 215th appearance, Gyles Brandreth's 39th appearance, Sue Perkins's 23rd appearance, Liza Tarbuck's 17th appearance.
710/54/6
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Broadcast date: 2 February 2009.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Josie Lawrence, Jack Dee.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My secret vice, dinner ladies, charisma, hot air, speaker's corner, the British sausage, doodles, spontaneous combustion, cat lovers.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 758th appearance, Clement Freud's 544th appearance, Paul Merton's 216th appearance, Jack Dee's 3rd appearance, Josie Lawrence's 3rd appearance.
711/54/7
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Broadcast date: 9 February 2009.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Sue Perkins, Liza Tarbuck.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My favourite Shakespeare play, Soho, endorphins, the American dream, if Nicholas was a superhero, cracking the whip, vegetarianism, chemistry, something money can't buy.
Winner: Liza Tarbuck.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 759th appearance, Paul Merton's 217th appearance, Gyles Brandreth's 40th appearance, Sue Perkins's 24th appearance, Liza Tarbuck's 18th appearance.
712/54/8
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Broadcast date: 16 February 2009.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Chris Neill, Justin Moorhouse.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Lincoln.
Subjects: Five things to do with a potato, moles, social networking, honorary degrees, men who wear glasses, poker, the best thing about the person next to me.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 760th appearance, Paul Merton's 218th appearance, Tony Hawks's 97th appearance, Chris Neill's 23rd appearance, Justin Moorhouse's first appearance.
713/54/9
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Broadcast date: 23 February 2009.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock, David Mitchell.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Cinderella, beefeaters, sisters, making up, my carbon footprint, philately, soap.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 761st appearance, Clement Freud's 545th appearance, Paul Merton's 219th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 81st appearance, David Mitchell's first appearance.
714/54/10
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Broadcast date: 2 March 2009.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Josie Lawrence, Jack Dee.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: What gets my back up, Mount Kilimanjaro, the crunch, Eros, boy bands, following your nose, love at first sight, binge drinking.
Winners: Clement Freud and Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 762nd appearance, Clement Freud's 546th appearance, Paul Merton's 220th appearance, Jack Dee's 4th and last appearance, Josie Lawrence's 4th appearance.
715/54/11
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Broadcast date: 9 March 2009.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock, David Mitchell.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: London.
Subjects: agony aunts, after dinner speaking, what I admire about the Romans, digital radio, my ego, in the stocks, bugs, the language I would most like to speak, a purple patch, my favourite joke.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 763rd appearance, Clement Freud's 547th and last appearance, although he does make a special appearance in the first show of the next season, Paul Merton's 221st appearance, Sheila Hancock's 82nd appearance, David Mitchell's 2nd appearance.
716/54/12
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Broadcast date: 16 March 2009.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Chris Neill, Justin Moorhouse.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Venue: Lincoln.
Subjects: Sneezing, tripe, the wash, thinking out of the box, fresher's week, prehistoric man.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 764th appearance, Paul Merton's 222nd appearance, Tony Hawks's 98th appearance, Chris Neill's 24th appearance, Justin Moorhouse's 2nd appearance.
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