RADIO SEASON 61 2011
Season length: Eight shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Paul Merton (four shows), Tony Hawks (four shows), Gyles Brandreth (four shows).
Guest Panellists: Sheila Hancock (two shows), Graham Norton (two shows), Julian Clary (two shows), Pam Ayres (two shows), Josie Lawrence (two shows), Phill Jupitus (two shows), Rick Wakeman (two shows), Miles Jupp (two shows), Shappi Khorsandi (one show), Alun Cochrane (one show), Jason Byrne (one show), Russell Kane (one show).
Making A Debut: Jason Byrne, Miles Jupp, Russell Kane.
Commentary: A mixed season as Paul Merton misses some shows for the first time in five seasons. The shows without him are a mixed bag. On the other side, the two shows with the four most experienced living performers, Paul, Tony Hawks, Sheila Hancock and Graham Norton, are about as good as it gets.
767/61/1
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Broadcast date: 8 August 2011.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Sheila Hancock, Graham Norton.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My personal assistant, a tale of two cities, making a difficult decision, ventriloquism, the speaking clock, sending postcards, barn dance, achieving longevity, eavesdropping.
Winners: Paul Merton and Graham Norton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 815th appearance, Paul Merton's 269th appearance, Tony Hawks's 113th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 89th appearance, Graham Norton's 80th appearance.
768/61/2
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Broadcast date: 15 August 2011.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Julian Clary, Josie Lawrence, Phill Jupitus, Rick Wakeman.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The first time wearing spectacles, cartoons, King Arthur, Eurostar, water cooler moments, the red carpet, the smartest person I know, the way to a Welshman’s heart.
Winners: Phill Jupitus and Rick Wakeman.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 816th appearance, Julian Clary's 39th appearance, Josie Lawrence's 11th appearance, Phill Jupitus's 4th appearance, Rick Wakeman's 3rd appearance.
769/61/3
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Broadcast date: 22 August 2011.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Alun Cochrane, Jason Byrne.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: Scottish air, David and Goliath, my mysterious uncle, tramways, my time as a butler, family holidays, Scrooge, the chairman of the board, owning a tandem, prunes.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 817th appearance, Paul Merton's 270th appearance, Gyles Brandreth's 58th appearance, Alun Cochrane's 5th appearance, Jason Byrne's first appearance.
770/61/4
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Broadcast date: 29 August 2011.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi, Russell Kane.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: Edinburgh.
Subjects: My tartan underwear, castles, call centres, Spartacus, hand-me-downs, on a long train journey, the eldest child, cleaning up my act, acquired taste.
Winner: Russell Kane.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 818th appearance, Paul Merton's 271st appearance, Gyles Brandreth's 59th appearance, Shappi Khorsandi's 10th appearance, Russell Kane's first appearance.
771/61/5
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Broadcast date: 5 September 2011.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Tony Hawks, Gyles Brandreth, Pam Ayres, Miles Jupp.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: Lichfield.
Subjects: Doctor Johnson, French toast, my high visibility jacket, grunting female tennis players, between the lines, the folly of youth, skinny-dipping.
Winner: Gyles Brandreth.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 819th appearance, Tony Hawks's 114th appearance, Gyles Brandreth's 60th appearance, Pam Ayres's 16th appearance, Miles Jupp's first appearance.
772/61/6
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Broadcast date: 12 September 2011.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Sheila Hancock, Graham Norton.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Shakespeare's globe, red sky at night, the meat raffle, mother-in-law jokes, thunderstorms, the paper boy, ulterior motives, stepping into the spotlight, matching socks, second best.
Winner: Paul Merton.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 820th appearance, Paul Merton's 272nd appearance, Tony Hawks's 115th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 90th appearance, Graham Norton's 81st appearance.
773/61/7
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Broadcast date: 19 September 2011.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Julian Clary, Josie Lawrence, Phill Jupitus, Rick Wakeman.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My first day at school, tinitinabulation, swimming with dolphins, postage stamps, dress down Friday, Lord’s Cricket Ground, why poems should rhyme, mediocrity, roses, cuckoo clocks.
Winner: Julian Clary.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 821st appearance, Julian Clary's 40th appearance, Josie Lawrence's 12th appearance, Phill Jupitus's 5th and final radio appearance, Rick Wakeman's 4th and final appearance.
774/61/8
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Broadcast date: 26 September 2011.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Tony Hawks, Gyles Brandreth, Pam Ayres, Miles Jupp.
Whistle Blower: Sarah Sharpe.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Venue: Lichfield.
Subjects: Middle England, old MacDonald, the films of Marilyn Monroe, the Sunday papers, conspiracy theories, power dressing, a sticky wicket, why cheating never pays.
Winner: Miles Jupp.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 822nd appearance, Tony Hawks's 116th appearance, Gyles Brandreth's 61st appearance, Pam Ayres's 17th appearance, Miles Jupp's 2nd appearance.
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