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That Was The Week That Was

That Was The Week That Was

1962 - 1963

Show 1

24th November 1962
Episode 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.

Show 2

1st December 1962
Episode 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).

Show 3

8th December 1962
Episode 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.

Show 4

15th December 1962
Episode 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.

Show 5

22nd December 1962
Episode 5
The Queen's christmas broadcast being censored; Bernard Levin is shouted down by a group of farmers.

That Was The Year That Was

29th December 1962
Episode 6
An expose of the ""Cross Bencher"" column in the Sunday Express.

Show 7

5th January 1963
Episode 7
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Show 8

12th January 1963
Episode 8
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Show 9

19th January 1963
Episode 9
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Show 10

26th January 1963
Episode 10
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Show 11

2nd February 1963
Episode 11
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Show 12

9th February 1963
Episode 12
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Show 13

16th February 1963
Episode 13
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Show 14

23rd February 1963
Episode 14
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Show 15

2nd March 1963
Episode 15
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Show 16

9th March 1963
Episode 16
No overview available.

Show 17

16th March 1963
Episode 17
No overview available.

Show 18

23rd March 1963
Episode 18
No overview available.

Show 19

30th March 1963
Episode 19
No overview available.

Show 20

6th April 1963
Episode 20
No overview available.

Show 21

13th April 1963
Episode 21
No overview available.

Show 22

20th April 1963
Episode 22
No overview available.

Show 23

27th April 1963
Episode 23
No overview available.
Top Cast
Writer
David Panich
Comedy

That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same name aired on NBC from 1964 to 1965, also featuring Frost. The programme is considered a significant element of the satire boom in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s. It broke ground in comedy through lampooning the establishment and political figures. Its broadcast coincided with coverage of the politically charged Profumo affair and John Profumo, the politician at the centre of the affair, became a target for derision. TW3 was first broadcast on Saturday 24 November 1962.

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