RADIO SEASON 8 1973-1974
Season length: 26 shows.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Regular Panellists: Peter Jones (24 shows), Clement Freud (20 shows), Derek Nimmo (18 shows), Kenneth Williams (14 shows).
Semi-regular Panellists: Sheila Hancock (six shows), Andree Melly (four shows), Aimi Macdonald (four shows), Jean Marsh (four shows).
Guest Panellists: Ian Carmichael (two shows), David Jacobs (two shows), Alfred Marks (two shows), Warren Mitchell (two shows), Barry Took (two shows).
Making A Debut: Ian Carmichael, David Jacobs, Alfred Marks, Jean Marsh, Warren Mitchell, Barry Took.
Commentary: For the first time there are male guests. The season seems to be less structured than in previous years, perhaps because production duties are shared between four people. Also Kenneth and Clement do not appear in every show, for Clement the first shows he had missed in the show's history. Clement was by this time a Member of Parliament and was told the reason was they needed to have some shows in reserve in case an election was called. Under election broadcasting rules even appearances on JAM by a leading Liberal such as Clement would have to be balanced by appearances by the other parties. Kenneth was busy with stage work and his absence is notable in some of the shows. Of the newcomers only Alfred Marks went on to appear many more times.
142/8/1
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Broadcast date: 30 July 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Making a spectacular entrance, my feelings, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Greece, Horatio Bottomley, bother, when I was very small.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 142nd appearance, Clement Freud's 142nd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 126th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 92nd appearance, Peter Jones's 49th appearance.
143/8/2
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Broadcast date: 6 August 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Simon Brett.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My foibles, excuses, training a performing flea, being virtuous, Wolfgang Amadeus Cristosossom Mozart, laughter, postcards.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 143rd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 127th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 93rd appearance, Peter Jones's 50th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 33rd appearance.
144/8/3
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Broadcast date: 13 August 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, David Jacobs.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: John Cassels.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My giddy aunt, our one hope, my status symbol, laughing, Saint Martin, putting out a fire, patience, old wives' tales.
Winner: Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 144th appearance, Clement Freud's 143rd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 94th appearance, Peter Jones's 51st appearance, David Jacobs's first appearance, John Cassels's first show as producer.
145/8/4
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Broadcast date: 20 August 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Jean Marsh, Warren Mitchell.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: John Cassels.
Venue: London.
Subjects: What I don't usually say, the in thing, rhubarb, the most disgraceful thing I was ever caught at, Copenhagen, the necessities, fright, getting cut off, my other self, how to.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 145th appearance, Clement Freud's 144th appearance, Peter Jones's 52nd appearance, Jean Marsh's first appearance, Warren Mitchell's first appearance.
146/8/5
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Broadcast date: 27 August 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Aimi Macdonald, Ian Carmichael.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Checks, buying a second-hand car, why I am loveable, Stockholm, quotations, my scene, what I said as I left the house, reason.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 146th appearance, Clement Freud's 145th appearance, Peter Jones's 53rd appearance, Aimi Macdonald's 16th appearance, Ian Carmichael's first appearance.
147/8/6
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Broadcast date: 3 September 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Simon Brett.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Keeping prices down, when I sat down at the piano, the happiest day of my life, this and that, tales, Joan of Arc, fool's paradise, getting a little extra.
Winner: Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 147th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 128th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 95th appearance, Peter Jones's 54th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 34th appearance.
148/8/7
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Broadcast date: 10 September 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, David Jacobs.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: John Cassels.
Venue: London.
Subjects: A night on the tiles, my best joke, amusing guests, New York, what I would say if I were not on the air, mice, the local pub, quiet.
Winners: Clement Freud and Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 148th appearance, Clement Freud's 146th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 96th appearance, Peter Jones's 55th appearance, David Jacobs's 2nd and last appearance.
149/8/8
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Broadcast date: 17 September 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Jean Marsh, Warren Mitchell.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: John Cassels.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Cobber, serials, the listeners, my stopcock, long distance calls, what I get when I try, keeping a bird, Lisbon, what I dig.
Winners: Clement Freud and Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 149th appearance, Clement Freud's 147th appearance, Peter Jones's 56th appearance, Jean Marsh's second appearance, Warren Mitchell's second and last appearance.
150/8/9
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Broadcast date: 24 September 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Aimi Macdonald, Ian Carmichael.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Steak and kidney pie, Brussels, something nice, my peaches and cream complexion, next time, how to get absolute quiet, what I never do.
Winner: Aimi Macdonald.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 150th appearance, Clement Freud's 148th appearance, Peter Jones's 57th appearance, Aimi Macdonald's 17th appearance, Ian Carmichael's second and last appearance, Ian Messiter's 150th appearance blowing the whistle.
151/8/10
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Broadcast date: 1 October 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: John Cassels.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Ecstasy, my oldest possession, what I find most difficult, Edmund Halley, poetry reading, my latest acquisition, how I amuse myself.
Winner: Sheila Hancock.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 151st appearance, Kenneth Williams's 129th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 97th appearance, Peter Jones's 58th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 35th appearance.
152/8/11
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Broadcast date: 8 October 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Alfred Marks.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: How I restrain myself, the small print, current affairs, Percy Biss Shelley, having the car serviced, buying a house, women, candy floss, spooks.
Winners: Clement Freud and Kenneth Williams.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 152nd appearance, Clement Freud's 149th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 130th appearance, Peter Jones's 59th appearance, Alfred Marks's first appearance.
153/8/12
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Broadcast date: 15 October 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Barry Took.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Making notes, what it's like, my preference, the nub of the matter, my friend Smith, before and after, what I do with old razor blades.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 153rd appearance, Clement Freud's 150th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 98th appearance, Peter Jones's 60th appearance, Barry Took's first appearance.
154/8/13
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Broadcast date: 22 October 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: An appreciative audience, how to stop smoking, cubism, my holiday, what's in my pocket, what the Romans do, independence, reading teacups.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 154th appearance, Clement Freud's 151st appearance, Derek Nimmo's 99th appearance, Peter Jones's 61st appearance, Sheila Hancock's 36th appearance.
155/8/14
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Broadcast date: 29 October 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Jean Marsh.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: John Cassels.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Exhortations, how to live for a long time, bath, what's in a sausage, Paul Cezanne, prunes and custard, enough, leaping into the lead, what I see through the hole in my fence.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 155th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 131st appearance, Derek Nimmo's 100th appearance, Peter Jones's 62nd appearance, Jean Marsh's third appearance.
156/8/15
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Broadcast date: 5 November 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Alfred Marks.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Being absolutely certain, what the Greeks had a word for, how I impress my friends, whoppers, stupidity, the man in the street, being frank.
Winner: Peter Jones.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 156th appearance, Clement Freud's 152th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 132nd appearance, Peter Jones's 63rd appearance, Alfred Marks's second appearance.
157/8/16
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Broadcast date: 12 November 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Barry Took.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Pate, my secret method, making the most of it, affairs of consequence, old habits, the Equator, ping pong, cheers.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 157th appearance, Clement Freud's 153rd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 101st appearance, Peter Jones's 64th appearance, Barry Took's second appearance.
158/8/17
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Broadcast date: 19 November 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Diction, prunes and custard, hanging about, the worst thing in this studio, singing, scraps, blowing my top.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 158th appearance, Clement Freud's 154th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 102nd appearance, Peter Jones's 65th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 37th appearance.
159/8/18
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Broadcast date: 26 November 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Jean Marsh.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: John Cassels.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Rude words, my secret, pyramid selling, laying an egg, common sense, Igor Stravinsky, things on top of the wardrobe, euphoria, my station.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 159th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 133rd appearance, Derek Nimmo's 103rd appearance, Peter Jones's 66th appearance, Jean Marsh's 4th appearance.
160/8/19
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Broadcast date: 3 December 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Andree Melly.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Bob Oliver Rogers.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Stephen Leacock, aestheticism, innuendo, people I like, getting into trouble, presence of mind, getting rid of ants, effervescence.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 160th appearance, Clement Freud's 155th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 134th appearance, Peter Jones's 67th appearance, Andree Melly's 41st appearance, Bob Oliver Rogers's first show as producer.
161/8/20
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Broadcast date: 10 December 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Aimi Macdonald.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Bob Oliver Rogers.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My energy, noise, rates, what I do when I wake up in the night, William the Conqueror, my grandfather's whiskers, banks.
Winner: Derek Nimmo.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 161st appearance, Clement Freud's 156th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 135th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 104th appearance, Aimi Macdonald's 18th appearance.
162/8/21
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Broadcast date: 17 December 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Andree Melly.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Bob Oliver Rogers.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My great-uncle Augustus, what I find a bit tricky, my cat, how I remember names, things I collect, things I throw away, people who send me flowers, convictions, getting in a jam.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 162nd appearance, Clement Freud's 157th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 105th appearance, Peter Jones's 68th appearance, Andree Melly's 42nd appearance.
163/8/22
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Broadcast date: 24 December 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones, Sheila Hancock.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: John Cassels.
Venue: London.
Subjects: My dustbin, lust, pride, vanity, why I don't live in King's Cross, my advice to this audience, how I got here today.
Winner: Sheila Hancock.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 163rd appearance, Kenneth Williams's 136th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 106th appearance, Peter Jones's 69th appearance, Sheila Hancock's 38th appearance, John Cassels's last show as producer.
164/8/23
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Broadcast date: 31 December 1973.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Andree Melly.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Bob Oliver Rogers.
Venue: London.
Subjects: The wisest thing I ever heard, power complexes, competition, the question I would most like to ask, what I suggest you do, Charlotte Corday, celebrations, the best philosophy.
Winner: Andree Melly.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 164th appearance, Clement Freud's 158th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 137th appearance, Peter Jones's 70th appearance, Andree Melly's 43rd appearance.
165/8/24
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Broadcast date: 7 January 1974.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Aimi Macdonald.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Bob Oliver Rogers.
Venue: London.
Subjects: How to think, listeners' letters, backing, what experience has taught me, Cleopatra, how it should be done, space shots.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 165th appearance, Clement Freud's 159th appearance, Kenneth Williams's 138th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 107th appearance, Aimi Macdonald's 19th appearance.
166/8/25
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Broadcast date: 14 January 1974.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Andree Melly.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: Bob Oliver Rogers.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Peat, senior citizens, a bit of a laugh, youth, tobacco, the advantage I have, dear old friends, putting in everything I've got.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 166th appearance, Clement Freud's 160th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 108th appearance, Peter Jones's 71st appearance, Andree Melly's 44th appearance, Bob Oliver Rogers's last show as producer.
167/8/26
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Broadcast date: 21 January 1974.
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons.
Panel: Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Peter Jones.
Whistle Blower: Ian Messiter.
Producer: David Hatch.
Venue: London.
Subjects: Waiting, show stoppers, judgement, adulation, Catherine De Midimechi, a full life, last words, hot air ballooning, waving good-bye.
Winner: Clement Freud.
Notes: Nicholas Parsons's 167th appearance, Clement Freud's 161st appearance, Kenneth Williams's 139th appearance, Derek Nimmo's 109th appearance, Peter Jones's 72nd appearance.
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