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Season 1

Season 1

November 24, 1962·23 épisodes·19h 10min
Épisodes · 23
E1

Show 1

The first programme includes: A parody of BBC by-election coverage; The army becoming a political party; An expose of record producer Norrie Paramor; Bernard Levin interviewing a group of PR men; a skit on the then-current infomercial-style show ""Jim's Inn"", a parody of the recent hit song ""Love And Marriage"" and Timothy Birdsall's send-up of Identikit pictures.

50min·Nov 24, 1962
E2

Show 2

Items include: A look at the possible successors to retired Conservative leader Harold MacMillan; a send-up of TV science shows; and a rant by a yobbish cricketer (Cope).

50min·Dec 1, 1962
E3

Show 3

A monologue by a tobacconist (Roy Kinnear) on why smoking is a good thing, an expose of songwriter Lionel Bart's borrowings from old-time songs; Bernard Levin interviews hotellier Charles Forte, a group of Cardinals sing Arrivederci Roma; and a sketch (and subsequent calypso) on the subject of open flies.

50min·Dec 8, 1962
E4

Show 4

A list of Britain's remaining colonies; trade unions quarrelling over a hole in the road; an old-time comedian (Roy Kinnear) complains about the satire boom.

50min·Dec 15, 1962
E5

Show 5

The Queen's christmas broadcast being censored; Bernard Levin is shouted down by a group of farmers.

50min·Dec 22, 1962
E6

That Was The Year That Was

An expose of the ""Cross Bencher"" column in the Sunday Express.

50min·Dec 29, 1962
E7

Show 7

50min·Jan 5, 1963
E8

Show 8

50min·Jan 12, 1963
E9

Show 9

50min·Jan 19, 1963
E10

Show 10

50min·Jan 26, 1963
E11

Show 11

50min·Feb 2, 1963
E12

Show 12

50min·Feb 9, 1963
E13

Show 13

50min·Feb 16, 1963
E14

Show 14

50min·Feb 23, 1963
E15

Show 15

50min·Mar 2, 1963
E16

Show 16

50min·Mar 9, 1963
E17

Show 17

50min·Mar 16, 1963
E18

Show 18

50min·Mar 23, 1963
E19

Show 19

50min·Mar 30, 1963
E20

Show 20

50min·Apr 6, 1963
E21

Show 21

50min·Apr 13, 1963
E22

Show 22

50min·Apr 20, 1963
E23

Show 23

50min·Apr 27, 1963