Animal Vegetable Mineral (1979-1984)      

Last Edited: 10-Apr-2012 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

A variation on the classic Twenty Questions game.
Searches in Wikipedia and Google did not reveal details or an episode list for this specific program. The only indicators for dates and ordering are the Transcription Service numbers and copyright dates on the labels. This program appeared on the BBC World Service.

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1979 Series One

Date	Episode	Title (first object)	Cast	Parameters
BBC WS: 1979	TS1	The Chairman	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Tim Rice, Francis Matthews Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:04, 25323, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS2	Brain Cells	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Tim Rice, Francis Matthews Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:09, 25405, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS3	A Flash in the Pan	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Tim Rice, Bernard Cribbens Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:12, 25540, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS4	A Bubble Bath	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Tim Rice, Bernard Cribbens Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:12, 25451, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS5	Excalibur	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Bernard Cribbens, Francis Matthews Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:10, 25416, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS6	Sweet Nothings	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Bernard Cribbens, Francis Matthews Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:12, 25451, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS7	A Jack of All Trades	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Pete Murray Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:07, 25372, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS8	An English Rose	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Bernard Cribbens Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:12, 25446, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS9	Barry's Spectacles	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Bernard Cribbens Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:12, 25443, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS10	A Common Cold	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Bernard Cribbens Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:12, 25455, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS11	A Sunbeam	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Bernard Cribbens Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:06, 25355, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS12	A London Taxi	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Pete Murray Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:02, 25301, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS13	The Dawn Chorus	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Pete Murray Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:06, 25361, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS14	The Bitter End	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Pete Murray Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:08, 25387, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS15	Wisdom Teeth	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Bernard Cribbens, Francis Matthews Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:07, 25372, S
BBC WS: 1979	TS16	A Mince Pie	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Pete Murray Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:05, 25338, S

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1981 Series Two

Date	Episode	Title (first object)	Cast	Parameters
BBC WS: 1981	TS17	The Indefinite Arcticle	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Russell Davies Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:08, 25388, S
BBC WS: 1981	TS18	A Member of Parliament	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Russell Davies Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	26:49, 25084, S
BBC WS: 1981	TS19	The Front Page	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Russell Davies Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:10, 25415, S
BBC WS: 1981	TS20	A Brown Paper Bag	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Russell Davies Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:05, 25348, S
BBC WS: 1981	TS21	A Policeman's Helmet	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Russell Davies Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:06, 25355, S
BBC WS: 1981	TS22	A Radio Producer	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Francis Matthews, Russell Davies Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:04, 25327, S
BBC WS: 1981	TS23	A Space Suit	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Russell Davies, Bernard Cribbens Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	26:59, 25252, S
BBC WS: 1981	TS24	Corn	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Alan Coren, Bernard Cribbens Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:07, 25372, S
BBC WS: 1981	TS25	Ping Pong	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Alan Coren, Bernard Cribbens Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:02, 25296, S
BBC WS: 1981	TS26	A Night at the Opera	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Alan Coren, John Junkin Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:01, 25296, S
BBC WS: 1981	TS27	The Largest Aspidistra in the World	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Russell Davies, John Junkin Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	26:59, 25285, S
BBC WS: 1981	TS28	London Fog	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Alan Coren, John Junkin Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:03, 25250, S
BBC WS: 1981	TS29	A Happy Birthday	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Russell Davies, John Junkin Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:07, 25366, S
BBC WS: 1981	TS30	A New Year's Resolution	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Russell Davies, Bernard Cribbens Barry Took Produced by Danny Greenstone	27:04, 25323, S

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1982 Series Three

Date	Episode	Title (first object)	Cast	Parameters
BBC WS: 1982	TS31	The Thames	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Alan Coren, John Junkin Barry Took Produced by ?	26:40, 24958, S
BBC WS: 1982	TS32	A Ruler	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, John Junkin, David Taylor Barry Took Produced by ?	27:00, 25267, S
BBC WS: 1982	TS33	A Nudist Camp	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Alan Coren, John Junkin Barry Took Produced by ?	27:04, 25328, S
BBC WS: 1982	TS34	A Joke	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Alan Coren, John Junkin Barry Took Produced by ?	26:44, 25015, S
BBC WS: 1982	TS35	A Heat Wave	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Alan Coren, John Junkin Barry Took Produced by ?	27:00, 25263, S
BBC WS: 1982	TS36	A Wedding Anniversary	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, Alan Coren, John Junkin Barry Took Produced by ?	26:53, 25147, S
BBC WS: 1982	TS37	A Photo Finish	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, John Junkin, Bernard Cribbens Barry Took Produced by ?	26:38, 24923, S
BBC WS: 1982	TS38	A Bicycle Made for Two	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, John Junkin, Bernard Cribbens Barry Took Produced by ?	27:08, 25384, S

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1984 Series Four

Date	Episode	Title (first object)	Cast	Parameters
BBC WS: 1984 new theme music and chairman	TS39	A Mermaid	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, David Taylor, John Junkin Jeremy Beadle produced by ?	27:06, 25361, S
BBC WS: 1984	TS40	Jeeves	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, David Taylor, John Junkin Jeremy Beadle produced by ?	27:02, 25290, S
BBC WS: 1984	TS41	A Hidden Object	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, David Taylor, Barry Cryer Jeremy Beadle produced by ?	26:36, 24884, S
BBC WS: 1984	TS42	A Blushing Bride	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, David Taylor, John Junkin Jeremy Beadle produced by ?	26:50, 25100, S
BBC WS: 1984	TS43	Medusa's Head	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, David Taylor, Barry Cryer Jeremy Beadle produced by ?	27:01, 25271, S
BBC WS: 1984	TS44	An Electric Toothbrush	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, David Taylor, John Junkin Jeremy Beadle produced by ?	26:50, 25111, S
BBC WS: 1984	TS45	An Old Joke	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, David Taylor, John Junkin Jeremy Beadle produced by ?	26:51, 25118, S
BBC WS: 1984	TS46	The Curate's Egg	Bettine Le Beau, Claire Rayner, David Taylor, John Junkin Jeremy Beadle produced by ?	26:14, 24543, S

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