Shop Talk

Last Edited: 31-May-2019 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recordings are good unless otherwise indicated.

Date
Episode
Title
Cast
Parameters
08-Oct-2002
S01e01
Leaders
 
 
15-Oct-2002
S01e02
Computer Games
 
 
22-Oct-2002
S01e03
What’s in a Name?
 
 
29-Oct-2002
S01e04
Busy Syndrome
 
 
01-Apr-2003
S02e01
Affordable Art
 
 
08-Apr-2003
S02e02
Wordsmiths
 
 
22-Apr-2003
S02e03
Happiness
 
 
29-April-2003
S02e04
Colour
 
 
06-May-2003
S02e05
Luxury
 
 
13-May-2003
S02e06
Oldies
 
 
20-May-2003
S02e07
Family Business
 
 
27-May-2003
S02e08
Corporate Longevity
 
 
03-Jun-2003
S02e09
Social Enterprise
 
 
29-Jul-2003
S03e01
Ideopolis
 
 
05-Aug-2003
S03e02
Say It with Flowers
 
 
12-Aug-2003
S03e03
Target-it is
 
 
02-Sep-2003
S03e04
Mens Sano in Corpore Sano
 
 
09-Sep-2003
S03e05
Thrift and the Savvy Consumer
 
 
16-Sep-2003
S03e06
Look Smart
 
 
23-Sep-2003
S03e07
Toy Story
 
 
30-Sep-2003
S03e08
Wi-Fi World
 
 
07-Oct-2003
S03e09
Britons Abroad
Heather Payton
Produced by Ben Crichton
27:37, 19420, S
14-Oct-2003
S03e10
Spy Games
Heather Payton
Produced by ?
27:27, 19312, S
no credits
02-Dec-2003
S04e01
Population and the Economy
Heather Payton
Produced by Paul O’Keefe
27:58, 19674, S
09-Dec-2003
S04e02
Stormy Weather
 
 
16-Dec-2003
S04e03
Merry Christmas Everybody?
Heather Payton
Produced by ?
27:33, 19377, S
23-Dec-2003
S04e04
Artificial Intelligence
Heather Payton
Produced by ?
27:49, 19569, S
30-Dec-2003
S04e05
Minimalism
Heather Payton
Produced by Daniel Tetlow
27:29, 19326, S
06-Jan-2004
S04e06
Superjumbos
Lesley Kirwin
Produced by Caroline Bailey
28:06,19766, S
13-Jan-2004
S04e07
Gone to Pot
Heather Paynton
Produced by Rosalind Jones
27:52, 19603, S
20-Jan-2004
S04e08
English Wine
Heather Paynton
Produced by Caroline Bailey
27:43, 19490, S
27-Jan-2004
S04e09
First Nights
Heather Paynton
Produced by Brigit Osborne
27:37, 19426, S
03-Feb-2004
S04e10
Psychics and Spirituality
Heather Paynton
Produced by Rosina Breen
27:53, 19608, S
10-Feb-2004
S04e11
China
Heather Paynton
Produced by Rosamund Jones
27:41, 25968, S
17-Feb-2004
S04e12
Extreme Sports
Heather Paynton
Produced by Ben Crichton
27:38, 25912, S
20-Apr-2004
S04e13
Book Clubs
Heather Paynton
Produced by Sam McAllister
27:40, 25949, S
27-Apr-2004
S04e14
Golf
Heather Paynton
Produced by Caroline Bailey
27:52, , S
04-May-2004
S04e15
The Kitchen of the Future
Heather Paynton
Produced by Rosamund Jones
27:36, , S
11-May-2004
S04e16
Green Power
Heather Paynton
Produced by Caroline Bailey
27:43, 26001, S

 
 
 
 
25-May-2004
S04e18
The Internet and Selling Music
Heather Paynton
Produced by Zilla Watson
27:46, , S
01-Jun-2004
S04e19
House Restoration and Conservation
Heather Paynton
Produced by Rosamund Jones
27:39, 25923, S
01-Jun-2004
S04e20
Children of Entrepreneurs
Heather Paynton
Produced by Kirstine Knight
27:34, 25848, S
 
 
 
 
 
15-Jun2004
S04e22
Customer Complaints
Heather Paynton
Produced by Caroline Bailey
27:52, 26134, S
22-Jun-2004
S04e23
Green Fingers
Heather Paynton
Produced by Zilla Watson
27:53, 26152, S
03-Aug-2004
S05e01
Fast Food
Heather Paynton
Produced by Julie Ball
28:03, 26300, S
6:24 gap!
10-Aug-2004
S05e02
Antiques
Heather Paynton
Produced by Zilla Watson
27:48, 26068, S
17-Aug-2004
S05e03
Pets
Heather Paynton
Produced by Julie Ball
27:59, 26245, S
24-Aug-2004
S05e04
The Future of Advertising
Heather Paynton
Produced by Sam Macallister
27:55, 26180, S
31-Aug-2004
S05e05
Millionaires
Heather Paynton
Produced by Zilla Watson
27:44, 26012, S
07-Sep-2004
S05e06
Cornwall
Heather Paynton
Produced by Kirstine Knight
27:31, 25799, S
14-Sep-2004
S05e07
Technology and Crime
Heather Paynton
Produced by Kirstine Knight
28:00, 26257, S
21-Sep-2004
S05e08
Sleep
Heather Paynton
Produced by Rosina Breen
27:45, 26029, S
28-Sep-2004
04-Jan-2005
S05e09
Shoes
Heather Paynton
Produced by Ben Crichton
27:48, 26065, S
05-Oct-2004
S05e10
New Housing
Heather Paynton
Produced by Caroline Bailey
27:46, 26045, S
12-Oct-2004
S05e11
Greetings Cards
Heather Paynton
Produced by Rosalind Jones
27:37, 25892, S
19-Oct-2004
S05e12
The Business of Death
Heather Paynton
Produced by Sarah Parfit
27:19, 26181, S
07-Dec-2004
S06e01
Business Reputations
Heather Paynton
Produced by Rosina Breen
27:52, 26578, S
14-Dec-2004
S06e02
The Business of Running
Heather Paynton
Produced by Sarah Parfit
27:57, 26207, S
21-Dec-2004
S06e03
Parking
Heather Paynton
Produced by Sarah Parfit
27:41, 25960, S
28-Dec-2004
S06e04
Mature Entrepreneurs
Heather Paynton
Produced by Caroline Bailey
27:47, 26049, S
04-Jan-2005
 
Pre-empted by a repeat of S05e09
 
 
11-Jan-2005
S06e05
Celebrity Endorsements
Heather Paynton
Produced by Richard Fenton Smith
27:41, 25969, S
18-Jan-2005
S06e06
The Low Carbohydrate Revolution
Heather Paynton
Produced by Kirstine Knight
27:42, 25977, S
25-Jan-2005
S06e07
The Business of the Future
Heather Paynton
Produced by Julie Ball and Rosamund Jones
27:54, 26161, S
01-Feb-2005
S06e08
The Future of the PC
Heather Paynton
Produced by Caroline Bailey
27:55, 26173, S
08-Feb-2005
S06e09
The Business of Libraries
Heather Paynton
Produced by Rosamund Jones
27:54, 26161, S
15-Feb-2005
S06e10
Image Consultants
Heather Paynton
Produced by Julie Ball
27:53, 26149, S
22-Feb-2005
S06e11
Consumer Evolution
Heather Paynton
Produced by Richard Fenton Smith
27:54, 26162, S
12-Apr-2005
S07e01
Surprise and Anticipation
Heather Paynton
Produced by Paul O’Keefe
27:59, 26243, S
19-Apr-2005
S07e02
Couture in Crisis?
Heather Paynton
Produced by Julie Ball
27:53, 26147, S
26-Apr-2005
 
Pre-empted
 
 
03-May-2005
S07e03
The Night-time Economy
Heather Paynton
Produced by Richard Fenton Smith
27:56, 26200, S
10-May-2005
S07e04
Corporate Social Responsibility
Heather Paynton
Produced by Caroline Bailey
27:52, 26127, S
17-May-2005
S07e05
Too Much Choice?
Heather Paynton
Produced by Kirstine Knight
27:42, 25979, S
24-May-2005
S07e06
The Recycling Revolution
Heather Paynton
Produced by Rosamund Jones
27:38, 25912, S
31-May-2005
S07e07
The Aging Population
Heather Paynton
Produced by Julie Ball
27:55, 26183, S
07-Jun-2005
S07e08
Professional Amateurs
Heather Paynton
Produced by Kirstine Knight
27:50, 26095, S
14-Jun-2005
S07e09
Disruptive Technology
Heather Paynton
Produced by Caroline Bailey
27:57, 26211, S
21-Jun-2005
S07e10
Shopping centres
Heather Paynton
Produced by Rosamund Jones
27:52, 26129, S
02-Aug-2005
S08e01
Theatre Business
Heather Paynton
Produced by Lesley McAlpine
27:48, 26079, S
09-Aug-2005
S08e02
Aristocratic businesses
Heather Paynton
Produced by Julie Ball
27:58, 26190, S
16-Aug-2005
S08e03
Nature – green is good; nature is noble
Heather Paynton
Produced by Rosamund Jones
27:48, 26070, S
23-Aug-2005
S08e04
Voices – voice response and voice recognition
Heather Paynton
Produced by Kirstine Knight
27:50, 26111, S
30-Aug-2005
S08e05
Handling business interruptions
Heather Paynton
Produced by Julie Ball
27:52, 26135, S
06-Sep-2005
S08e06
Blogging
Heather Paynton
Produced by Richard Fenton Smith
27:51, 26112, S
13-Sep-2005
S08e07
Nanotechnology
Heather Paynton
Produced by Kirstine Knight
27:48, 26064, S
20-Sep-2005
S08e08
Anthropology in Business
Heather Paynton
Produced by Caroline Bailey
28:00, 26258, S
27-Sep-2005
S08e09
Computer Games
Heather Paynton
Produced by Barney Roundtree
27:58, 26228, S
04-Oct-2005
S08e10
Inventors and Inventions
Heather Paynton
Produced by Rosamund Jones
27:56, 26195, S
11-Oct-2005
S08e11
Newspapers and the Internet
Heather Paynton
Produced by Caroline Bailey
27:55. 26185. S
18-Oct-2005
S08e12
Cricket
Heather Paynton
Produced by Barney Roundtree
27:55, 26173, S
25-Oct-2005
S08e13
Does Size Matter?
Heather Paynton
Produced by Kirstine Knight
27:45, 26022, S
06-Dec-2005
S09e01[1]
Internet search engines
Heather Paynton
Produced by Richard Fenton Smith
27:50, 26101, S
13-Dec-2005
S09e02
Successful retailing
Heather Paynton
Produced by Kirstine Knight
27:33, 25831, S
20-Dec-2005
S09e03
Motivation
Heather Paynton
Produced by Caroline Bailey
28:00, 26261, S
27-Dec-2005
 
No programme
 
 
03-Jan-2006
S09e04
Digital Map Making
Heather Paynton
Produced by Rosamund Jones
27:45, 26022, S
10-Jan-2006
S09e05
Web 2.0
Heather Paynton
Produced by Barney Roundtree
28:01, 26277, s
17-Jan-2006
S09e06
Family relationships in Business
Heather Paynton
Produced by Kirstine Knight
27:55, 26173, S
24-Jan-2006
S09e07
Globalisation
Heather Paynton
Produced by Caroline Bailey and Barney Roundtree
28:02, 26294, S


No further series
[1] Announced as the last series.