RADIO SEASON 57 2010
Season length: Eight shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellist: Paul Merton (all shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: Gyles Brandreth (three shows), Jenny Eclair (three shows).
Guest Panellists: Tony Hawks (two shows), Sheila Hancock (two shows), Graham Norton (two shows), Sue Perkins (two shows), Ross Noble (two shows), Liza Tarbuck (two shows), John Sergeant (two shows), Fred MacAulay (one show), Shappi Khorsandi (one show), Stephen K. Amos (one show), John Bishop (one show).
Making A Debut: Stephen K. Amos, John Bishop.
Commentary: Another very strong season. The more experienced panels provided programmes as funny as any in the show's history, and the two Edinburgh shows wgere among the better ones from recent years.
739/57/1
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Broadcast date: 2 August 2010.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Graham Norton, Gyles Brandreth, Jenny Eclair.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My idea of hell, a garden party, I've got 99 problems, vampires, in my toolbox, budget cuts, perfect aim.
Winner: Gyles Brandreth.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 787th appearance, Paul Merton's 241st appearance, Graham Norton's 74th appearance, Gyles Brandreth's 49th appearance, Jenny Eclair's 36th appearance.
740/57/2
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Broadcast date: 9 August 2010.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Liza Tarbuck, John Sergeant.
Whistle Blower: Trudi Stevens.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My philosophy, going green, the scenic route, a man walks into a bar, current affairs, butterflies, the cleaning rota.
Winner: Sue Perkins.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 788th appearance, Paul Merton's 242nd appearance, Sue Perkins's 33rd appearance, Liza Tarbuck's 21st appearance, John Sergeant's 4th appearance.
741/57/3
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Broadcast date: 16 August 2010.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Sheila Hancock, Ross Noble.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Women in comedy, the French, my local, motorcycles, over the hill, law and order.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 789th appearance, Paul Merton's 243rd appearance, Tony Hawks's 105th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 83rd appearance, Ross Noble's 32nd appearance.
742/57/4
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Broadcast date: 23 August 2010.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi, John Bishop.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: Funny people, there's a first time for everything, a nasty habit, birds of prey, married life, an ideal night out, the big society, getting away with it.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 790th appearance, Paul Merton's 244th appearance, Gyles Brandreth's 50th appearance, Shappi Khorsandi's 7th appearance, John Bishop's only appearance.
743/57/5
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Broadcast date: 30 August 2010.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Fred MacAulay, Stephen K. Amos.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: The secret of my success, small talk, pointless inventions, my unfinished screenplay, a brave heart, human anatomy, my inheritance, a gathering storm.
Winners: Jenny Eclair and Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 791st appearance, Paul Merton's 245th appearance, Jenny Eclair's 37th appearance, Fred MacAulay's 14th appearance, Stephen K. Amos's only appearance.
744/57/6
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Broadcast date: 6 September 2010.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Liza Tarbuck, John Sergeant.
Whistle Blower: Trudi Stevens.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: London.
Subjects: How to audition, a fortune teller, two to tango, what shall we do with a drunken sailor, the worst thing about the 1980s, a poker face, music lessons, dinner party etiquette, my vegetable patch, prohibition.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 792nd appearance, Paul Merton's 246th appearance, Sue Perkins's 34th appearance, Liza Tarbuck's 22nd appearance, John Sergeant's 5th and last radio appearance.
745/57/7
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Broadcast date: 13 September 2010.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Graham Norton, Gyles Brandreth, Jenny Eclair.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Our American cousins, a dark secret, my inner monologue, the person to my left, a gut feeling, plan B.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 793rd appearance, Paul Merton's 247th appearance, Graham Norton's 75th appearance, Gyles Brandreth's 51st appearance, Jenny Eclair's 38th appearance. Tilusha Ghelani's 50th show as producer.
746/57/8
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Broadcast date: 20 September 2010.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Sheila Hancock, Ross Noble.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: London.
Subjects: A great adventure, memoirs, the joke book, learning to play golf, the green room, my burning desire, if I were a robot.
Winner: Ross Noble.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 794th appearance, Paul Merton's 248th appearance, Tony Hawks's 106th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 84th appearance, Ross Noble's 33rd appearance.
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