That Was The Week That Was
Season 1
1962 · 23 episodes
1. Show 1
1962-11-24 · 50m
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.
2. Show 2
1962-12-01 · 50m
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).
3. Show 3
1962-12-08 · 50m
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.
4. Show 4
1962-12-15 · 50m
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.
5. Show 5
1962-12-22 · 50m
The Queen's christmas broadcast being censored; Bernard Levin is shouted down by a group of farmers.
6. That Was The Year That Was
1962-12-29 · 50m
An expose of the ""Cross Bencher"" column in the Sunday Express.
7. Show 7
1963-01-05 · 50m
8. Show 8
1963-01-12 · 50m
9. Show 9
1963-01-19 · 50m
10. Show 10
1963-01-26 · 50m
11. Show 11
1963-02-02 · 50m
12. Show 12
1963-02-09 · 50m
13. Show 13
1963-02-16 · 50m
14. Show 14
1963-02-23 · 50m
15. Show 15
1963-03-02 · 50m
16. Show 16
1963-03-09 · 50m
17. Show 17
1963-03-16 · 50m
18. Show 18
1963-03-23 · 50m
19. Show 19
1963-03-30 · 50m
20. Show 20
1963-04-06 · 50m
21. Show 21
1963-04-13 · 50m
22. Show 22
1963-04-20 · 50m
23. Show 23
1963-04-27 · 50m
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