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Last Edited: 27-Aug-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 word game on BBC Radio Two. Recordings are from several sources in the UK and Australia (as broadcast on ABC RN).

Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
1988   Cast not a clout till May be out Pam Ayres, Jeremy Hardy, Leslie Thomas, Maggie Fox
[Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald]
21:38, 20284, s
missing opening
and ending
BBC R2
1988
  Plain Sailing
Pam Ayres, Bill Tidy, Leslie Thomas, Jane Reed
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
28:59, 27177, S
BBC R2
1988
  Stick Their Oar In
Pam Ayres, Jeremy Hardy, Leslie Thomas, Maggie Fox
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
29:07, 27307, S
BBC R2
22-Jun-1990
"last round
of current
series
  One Degree Under Pam Ayres, Bill Tidy, Leslie Thomas, Jane Reed
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
27:18, 25548, S
BBC R2
25-Jul-1990
new series
n-1 To See Someone's Fine Italian Hand
Pam Ayres, Sid Waddell, Leslie Thomas, Dillie Keane
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
28:00, 26264, S
BBC R2
22-Aug-1990
n-5 To Blow Hot and Cold Pam Ayres, Sid Waddell, Leslie Thomas, Dillie Keane
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
26:59, 25303, s
BBC R2
29-Aug-1990
n-6 Not to be sneezed at Pam Ayres, Bill Oddie, Leslie Thomas, Sandi Toksvig
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
27:14, 25546, s
BBC R2
05-Sep-1990
n-7 Beat someone by a long chalk Leslie Thomas, Helen Atkinson Wood, Pam Ayres,
Bill Tidy
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
26:23, 24746, S
BBC R2
12-Sep-1990
n-8 To pin your hopes on someone Leslie Thomas, Frances Edmonds, Pam Ayres,
Peter Tinniswood
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
26:54, 25230, S
BBC R2
23-Oct-1991
n-1 On the Fiddle Leslie Thomas, Jane Reed, Pam Ayres, Sid Waddell
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
27:45, 26026, S
BBC R2
30-Oct-1991
n-2 The Point of No Return Leslie Thomas, Jessica Martin, Pam Ayres, Jim Reeve
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
26:53, 25219, S
BBC R2
06-Nov-1991
n-3 Top Dog Leslie Thomas, Frances Edmonds, Pam Ayres,
Stephen Fry
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
27:10, 25476, S
BBC R2
13-Nov-1991
n-4 Out for a duck Pam Ayres, Bill Tidy, Leslie Thomas, Sue Cook
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
26:34, 24915, S
ABC RN
20-Nov-1991
n-5 To Be in Clover Leslie Thomas, Jane Reed, Pam Ayres, Sid Waddell
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
26:37, 12481, m
BBC R2
27-Nov-1991
n-6 To Talk through Your Hat Leslie Thomas, Jessica Martin, Pam Ayres, Jim Reeve
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
27:10, 25432, S
BBC R2
04-Dec-1991
n-7 Middle of the Road Leslie Thomas, Frances Edmonds, Pam Ayres,
Stephen Fry
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
27:00, 25315, S
BBC R2
11-Dec-1991
n-8 Fight Fire With Fire
Pam Ayres, Bill Tidy, Leslie Thomas, Sue Cook
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
27:12, 25509, S
BBC R2
17-Nov-1992
n-n Old Lag Pam Ayres, James Pickles, Leslie Thomas, Jill Pira??
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Andy Alif?
27:53, 26152, S
BBC R2
24-Nov-1992
n-n Quarantine Pam Ayres, James Pickles, Leslie Thomas, Jill Pira??
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Andy Alif?
28:11, 26435, S
BBC R2
01-Dec-1992
n-n Go Faster Stripes Frances Edmonds, David Thornton, Leslie Thomas,
Angela Douglas
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Andy Alif?
27:37, 25895, S
BBC R2
08-Dec-1992
n-n
Odds 'n' Sods
Frances Edmonds, David Thornton, Leslie Thomas,
Angela Douglas
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Andy Alif?
28:21, 26589, S
BBC R2
1992?
n-n Goodnight Vienna
Pam Ayres, James Reeve, Leslie Thomas,
Natalie Queen
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Andy Alif?
27:30, 25796, s
multiple gaps
BBC R2
1992?
n-n Toerag
Pam Ayres, James Reeve, Leslie Thomas,
Natalie Queen
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Andy Alif?
27:34, 25849, s
BBC R2
unknown
n-n Polo
Leslie Thomas, Moira Stewart, Lucinda Lampton,
Peter Maloney
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Ron Macdonald
27:21, 12829, m
bandwidth issues
unknown
ABC RN
3 To Put Someone's Nose Out of Joint Pam Ayres, Bill Oddie, Leslie Thomas, Sandi Toksvig
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
26:53, 12607, m
BBC R2
Under The Thumb
Pam Ayres, Sid Waddell, Leslie Thomas, Mollie Fox 
Chris Serle
devised by Graeme Donald
produced by Paul Z. Jackson
28:45, 26965, S

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