11/9/2003 The Experience

Last Edited: 11-Nov-2003

Cast:

SP = DMK = Doon MacKichan NH = HD = DMP = Donna MacPhail RF = Rebecca Front RN = Rob Newman JB = Jo Brand SB = Susie Brann DB = JD = ST = Sarah Thomas With: MH = Mark Hurst TF = Tim Firth AG = Alison Goldie MT = Mark Thomas

Writers:

Music: Skint Video, Tracy Brothers Producers:

BD = Bill Dare HT = Harry Thompson AI = Armando Iannucci

Perhaps the best web site for TMWE is http://www.tmwe.co.uk.index.htm. It contains episode lists, cast credits, and audio files in WMA format. In the table below, “web site” refers to this source. Date Episode Episode “title” Cast Lucas (editor) Location S Number 10-Mar-19891 Pilot Weather – Chunnel -- The Brit Awards – Rugby – The SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, JB 29:17, 7015, S, wma Web site G R7: 2003 Public Information Experience – Agony Aunt – Crime SV 29:17, 13734, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a Stoppers – Elvis – All Cozy at Home in the Family BD -- House (Pants) X-JL-230D 07-Apr-1989 S01e01 Cheap Car Stereos – Curse of Paul Channon – I Was SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, JB 26:20, 6301, m, wma Web site G Banned – Agony Aunt – Football Songs – Salman SV 26:20, 12349, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a Rushdie / Blasphemy Laws – The Education BD interference, -- Experience – Punchline Experience – All Cozy at beginning missing X-JL-230D Home (repeat of pilot) (Pants) (July repeat) 14-Apr-1989 S01e02 28:36, 6853, m, wma Web site G a 21-Apr-1989 S01e03 A Mild Winter – Doctor Who Monsters Dispute – The SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, JB 30:06, 7209, m, wma Web site G Future of the Left – Hunting – Rock Translation – SV 30:06, 14113, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a Agony Aunt – The Censorship Experience – All Cozy BD -- at Home in the Family House (Homeless) X-JL-230D 28-Apr-1989 S01e04 29:48, 7141, m, wma Web site G a 12-May-1989 S01e05 Spiking Baby Food / Consumer Terrorism – Thatcher SP, HD, RN, DB, (MT), JB 27:55, 6683, m, wma Web site G 10th Anniversary (3) – Singalong a-Mags – Y-Fronts- SV 27:56, 13095, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a Style Y-Fronts – Launderette – Agony Aunt – Tabloid BD beginning missing -- Translation – Drugs – Punchline Experience – The X-JL-230D Reality of the New Testament 19-May-1989 S01e06 Cigarette Warnings – Peking University Rag Week – SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, JB 29:22, 7026, m, wma Web site G Poll Tax – The Forgotten Art of Going on Strike – SV 30:37, 14356, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a Football Violence – Students/Prisons – Nuclear BD -- Weapons – Agony Aunt – Punchline Experience – All X-JL-230D Cozy at Home in the Family House (Goblin Teasmaid / Terry & June) 26-May-1989 S01e07 Heat Wave / Satellite Dishes – Tianamin Square – SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, JB 30:14, 7241, m, wma Web site G Denis Norden -- Press Review Experience (Combat & SV 30:14, 14180, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a Survival) – Alternative Careers Guide (Advertising) – FA BD -- Cup/Drinking – History of Comedy – Punchline X-JL-230D Experience – All Cozy at Home in the Family (Narrator) 02-Jun-1989 S01e08 Adultery – Euro Elections – Character Assassination SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, JB 29:48, 7137, m, wma Web site G Experience – What’s It Like to Lose Your Job – Simple SV 29:48, 13976, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a Minds parody – Press Review Experience (Just BD -- Seventeen) – Celebrity Swearing – Death – Arms X-JL-230D Negotiations – Punchline Experience – All Cozy at Home in the Family House (In the Office)

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The pilot was not broadcast until it was aired by mistake on BBC Radio 7 in 2003. 1 of 4 11/9/2003 Date Episode Episode “title” Cast Lucas (editor) Location S Number 09-Jun-1989 S01e09 The Environment – The Obviously not True SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, JB 29:53, 7151, m, wma Web site G Experience – Post Nuclear Love Song – Press Review SV 31:11, 14624, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a Experience (Metal Hammer) – A Short History of BD -- Evangelism – Sex – TV in Parliament – Punchline X-JL-230D Experience – All Cozy at Home in the Family House (American Audience) 16-Jun-1989 S01e10 Give Us a B – James Bond – Party Political Broadcast SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, JB 30:51, 7388, m, wma Web site G R7: Experience – Press Review Experience (New Scientist) SV 30:26, 14276, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a 30-Aug-2003 – Social climbing – Ayatollah’s Funeral / Pillocks / BD 30:48, 28880, S, mp3 PC D/L Patriotism – Character Assassination (Bobby Robson) – -- Punchline Experience (Thatcher & Lawson) – All Cozy X-JL-230D at Home in the Family House (Grandad & Vegetables) 23-Jun-1989 S01e11 Exam Experience I – Cosmo Man – Sports Presenters SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, JB 28:04, 6715, m, wma Web site G Going into Politics – Press Review (Parade) – Song SV beginning missing a about Glastonbury – Hot Weather – Green – Politics / BD 28:04, 13159, S, mp3 M-BM-003 Disasters / Channel Tunnel – Photocopier – All Cozy -- at Home in the Family House (Queen’s Visit) X-JL-230D 30-Jun-1989 S01e12 30:35, 7333, m, wma Web site G a 11-Aug-1989 S02e01 Cricket Teams – Privatising Water – Spanish Policeman SP, HD, RN, DB, NH, 30:20, 7260, m, wma Web site G / Pavement Cafés / Sophisticated Food / Vegetarians DMP, TF 30:20, 14224, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a – The Growing Reactionary Trend toward Sexuality in HT -- Popular Culture Experience – Ken Dodd Is Innocent – X-JL-230D Royal Family – Punchline Experience – Dungeons & Dragons 1 18-Aug-1989 S02e02 Flying Is Safe – Car Stickers / Apathy / Swimming SP, HD, RN, DB, NH, 30:17, 7244, m, wma Web site G Pool / Communication / You Have to Laugh / Dudley DMP, TF 30:17, 14197, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a – Space Is Crap – Textbook Song – Car – Northern HT -- Ireland Experience – The Salman Rushdie Gigantic X-JL-230D Royalty Cheque Experience – Punchline Experience – Dungeons & Dragons 2 25-Aug-1989 S02e03 The Woodstock Experience / The 60s Was a Golden SP, HD, RN, DB, NH, 28:35, 6840, m, wma Web site G Decade – Fancy Dress Party / Misconceptions/ Dream DMP, TF 28:35, 13403, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a about Basil Brush – Freemasonry Experience – Noisy HT -- Neighbors/Classified Ads/Body Clock/Brother’s Wife X-JL-230D / Cats – Football Experience – Sunday Trading Laws – Punchline Experience – Dungeons & Dragons 3 01-Sep-1989 S02e04 The Return of the Education Experience – Police – SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, 30:27, 7285, m, wma Web site G The Great British Television Experience: Soap Operas DMP, TF 30:27, 14276, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a – Cinema Song – 27 Years Old / Enid Blyton / Babies HT -- – The Experience – Punchline Experience X-JL-230D – Dungeons & Dragons 4 08-Sep-1989 S02e05 From Edinburgh: Edinburgh Festival / The Outer SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, JB, 29:15, 6998, m, wma Web site G Space Experience – English Cricket Rebel Song – The SV 29:15, 13712, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a Great British Television Experience: Game Shows – BD interference, speed -- Agony Aunt – The Hype Experience – Character variations X-JL-230D Assassination: The Queen – Armed Forces – Punchline Experience – The Day the Earth Turned Stupid 15-Sep-1989 S02e06 Once Again the Return of the Education Experience – SP, RN, DB, NH, MT, 30:19, 7253, m, wma Web site G News 39 – “The Scourge of 1969” – Memoirs – Pope’s DMK, SV 30:18, 14211, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a Visit / Adults being Stupid with Children / Heroes – BD -- The Pub Experience – Punchline Experience – The X-JL-230D Great British Television Experience: Celebrity 22-Sep-1989 S02e07 United Germany – The Party Conference Experience – SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, TB, 29:36, 7082, m, wma Web site G Sperm Bank – Government Advertising – Superstition SB 29:36, 13878, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a / Religion – Character Assassination: Wogan – Murder BD -- Weekend 1 X-JL-230D 29-Sep-1989 S02e08 The Channel Tunnel – The Dole Experience – English SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, SV, 30:17, 7244, m, wma Web site G Football Supporters’ Song – Writing Books for ST 30:16, 14195, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a Children – Green Party / Birth Control – The Penal BD interference -- Experience – Murder Weekend 2 X-JL-230D 06-Oct-1989 S02e09 30:38, 7334, m, wma Web site G a 06-Jan-1990 S03e01 The Shopping Experience – The Street Life Experience SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, AG, 29:05, 6967, m, wma Web site G R7: – Berlin Wall / Ron Brown / Samuel Beckett / Noriega TB 29:05, 13641, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a 13-Aug-2003 – Christmas Present Helpline – Punchline Experience – BD 23:39, 22182, S, part PC D/L Reconstructed Man – Shag or Die -- X-JL-230D 13-Jan-1990 S03e02 Antoine de Caunes – English and How We Use It – SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, 26:20, 6310, m, wma Web site G R7: The Transport Experience – Norman Fowler / Stock DMP, TB 26:20, 12351, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a 20-Aug-2003 Exchange / Noriega / Durex in USSR / Laser BD 26:47, 25112, S PC D/L Weapons on Boats – The Revolutionary Experience – -- Whale Nation – The Public Should Know Experience – X-JL-230D Punchline Experience – Naked Italian Housewives 2 of 4 11/9/2003 Date Episode Episode “title” Cast Lucas (editor) Location S Number 20-Jan-1990 S03e03 Star Prize / Punt & Dennis Aren’t Here – The School RN, DB, NH, DMP, MH, 29:22, 7030, m, wma Web site G R7: Experience 1 – The Eating Out Experience – Names / TB (SP, HD writing only) 29:22, 13770, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a 27-Aug-2003 Salman Rushdie / Censorship / Superheroes / Loony AI 29:53, 28018, S PC D/L Left / George Bush – Martin Cropper’s Review – -- Punchline Experience – Sex in the Seventies – Armenia X-JL-230D – Phone-In 27-Jan-1990 S03e04 The Law Experience – The Religious Experience – SP, HD, RN, DB, NH, 29:06, 6970, m, wma Web site G R7: Other People’s Dads / Ron Brown – Business News DMP, TB 29:06, 13648, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a 03-Sep-2003 Slot – Punchline Experience – Ambulance Workers’ AI 29:34, 27728, S PC D/L Strike – The Angry Thoughts upon Returning from a -- Three-Hour Traffic Jam Last Saturday – Tracksuit Man X-JL-230D – Commonwealth Games 03-Feb-1990 S03e05 The Holiday Experience 1 – What Is Going on with the SP, HD, RN, DB, MH, 29:33, 6382, m, wma Web site G R7: Weather? – Ambulance Workers / Cows / Rabbits / DMP, TB 28:32, 13379, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a 10-Sep-2003 Horse Racing / Steroids – The Urban Paranoid AI 29:01, 27206, S PC D/L Experience – I Don’t Like Greens – Making Cuts – -- Punchline Experience – Let’s Play Revolution! X-JL-230D 10-Feb-1990 S03e06 South Africa – The Class Experience – Ring Ring Ring SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, 29:47, 7125, m, wma Web site G R7: – The Valentine Experience – Darts / Mike Gatting / DMK, TB 29:47, 13963, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a 17-Sep-2003 Nigel Lawson / Resignation / Health Minister / AI 30:15, 28368, S PC D/L Unions / Maoris – The Holiday Experience 2 – -- Punchline Experience – Towering Epic Saga 1 – X-JL-230D Credits 17-Feb-1990 S03e07 Donald Trump – The World Is Becoming Nice – The SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, 29:20, 7025, m, wma Web site G R7: Embarrassment Experience – Shakespeare – There’s a DMP, TF 30:59, 5447, m, mp3 M-BM-003 a 24-Sep-2003 Crap Record in Every Collection – Vox Pops – AI 30:44, 18463, m PC D/L Mortgage Rates / Guinness Trial / Mike Gatting / -- Mandela / Boxing – The School Experience 2 – The X-JL-230D British Heckler – Punchline Expereince – Towering Epic Saga 2 24-Feb-1990 S03e08 The Nationalism Experience – Manchester Olympic SP, HD, RN (on tape only), 30:16, 7247, m, wma Web site G R7: Song – The Etiquette Experience – Gay Priests / DB, MT, DMP, NH, TF 30:16, 7097, m, mp3 PC D/L a 01-Oct-2003 Ambulance Dispute / Channel Tunnel / Kings Cross / AI 30:32, 28638, S -- Mutant Sperm – Vox Pops – We All Know a Story – X-JL-230D Punchline Experience – Video Recorders – Fashion – More Vox Pops – Towering Epic Saga 3 – Credits 03-Mar-1990 S03e09 We’ve Beaten Them at Cricket – The News Read by SP, HD, RN, DB, JD, RF, 30:16, 7247, m, wma Web site G R7: Alistair Burnett – Political Bias – Sandinista Regime – TB 30:16, 7098, m, mp3 PC D/L a 08-Oct-2003 Floods – Carfting a Sheep – The Irritation Experience AI 30:39, 28746, S -- – Vox Pops – Rottweilers / Ambulance Workers / X-JL-230D Hurricanes / Disasters / Old People / Ringpulls / Exxon Valdese – The Relationships Experience – Keith Chegwin We Love You – Punchline Experience – Get Funny Fanny / Little and Large 10-Mar-1990 S03e10 Al Fayed Lies -- Almanac predictions – Colonel Gadaffi SP, HD, RN, DB, MT 29:43. 7113, S, wma Web site G R7: and Arthur Scargill – Mark Thomas -- The Crime AI 30:12, 28318, S PC D/L a 15-Oct-2003 Experience -- Punchline Competition - Al Fayed brothers -- The Psychology Experience -- Phone Calls (Gary Davies/BBC Complaints) -- Radio Stations 17-Mar-1990 S03e11 Ice skaters – KTEL presents Now That's What I Call SP, HD, RN, MT, RF, TB 29:24. 7041, S, wma Web site G R7: -- The Economics Experience -- The Complaints AI 30:52, 18544, m PC D/L a 22-Oct-2003 Experience -- Get Into Satan -- Saatchi & Saatchi/Rent- a-Crowd/Poll Tax/ Endurance /Smoking -- The Ageing, Pain, Illness, Misery and Death Experience -- Firepower Monthly -- Phone Calls (Wayne Clarke / Chatline) -- Credits 24-Mar-1990 S03e12 Offered a lift by Derek Hatten -- The Stupid SP, HD, RN, DB, MT, TB 30:02. 7189, S, wma Web site G Experience -- Gig on a wit... -- Aubergine miracle / AI a Police /Comb wars / Football ID/ Cocaine/Mandela – Yellow Pages ad (Terminal deformity clinic) -- Classical music is becoming trendy – Yellow pages ad (The garden's been getting a bit much for you...) – Punchline Competition: I have enjoyed The MWE because... – The Democracy Experience – The Perversion Experience – That's Light Entertainment – Phone Calls (3) -- Out-takes 05-Jul-1990 S03eSP From Glasgow: SP, HD, RN, DB, JD Y Nine Out of Ten Cats Go Moo – The Culture AI 30:29, 5360, S, mp3 M-BM-003 a Experience – Reunited Germany – Jack Dee – Being interference, flaws -- Crap – Punchline Experience – The World Cup X-JL-230D Experience

3 of 4 11/9/2003 Date Episode Episode “title” Cast Lucas (editor) Location S Number 20-Oct-1990 S04e01 Horses on Dope – The American Experience – SP, HD, RN, DB, MH 28:43, 6875, m, wma Web site Y Political Conferences / Prisons / Broadcasting Bill / AI 28:43, 13462, m, mp3 M-BM-003 a Lesbianism / Rushdie / Tories / Rugby – The Stars in interference, -- Their Eyes Experience – Winning Prizes – Punchline recording artifacts X-JL-230D Experience – Waxworks / Seaside – The Pet Shop Boys – The Phone Experience – End Credits Confusion 27-Oct-1990 S04e02 The Motoring Experience – The Fashion Experience – SP, HD, RN, DB, MH 29:05, 6792, m, wma Web site Y Twin Peaks 1 – Milton Keynes – Consequences / Tests AI 28:15, 6625, m, mp3 M-BM-003 a for 7 Year Olds / Police / Cat – Twin Peaks 2 – Taking interference, -- Two Bottles into the Shower – Twin Peaks 3 – The recording artifacts X-JL-230D Postal Experience – Post Credits (Twin Peaks 4) 03-Nov-1990 S04e03 New Football Superleague – The Animals Experience – SP, HD, RN, DB, MH 28:40, 4279, m, wma Web site G The Fireworks Experience – Punchline Experience – AI 28:41, 6727, m, mp3 M-BM-003 a The Death Experience – The Sleep Experience – The -- Correspondence Experience – Childhood – Vidal X-JL-230D Sassoon – Credits 10-Nov-1990 S04e04 Jonathan Ross -- The Sport Experience – Common SP, HD, RN, DB, MH 28:44, 6889, m, wma Web site G European Currency – Rupert Murdoch / Tabloids / AI 28:46, 6743, m, mp3 M-BM-003 a Divorce Laws / Bad Relationship / True Love – The -- Correspondence Experience – The Swearing X-JL-230D Experience – Superstition – Entertaining the Troops 1 – Credits 17-Nov-1990 S04e05 The Medical Experience – The Having Workmen In SP, HD, RN, DB, MH 28:51, 6915, m, wma Web site G Experience – Unmeltable Chocolate Bar / Gangster AI 28:48, 6754, m, mp3 M-BM-003 a Films / Requels / Condoms – The Correspondence -- Experience – The Drugs Experience – The Music X-JL-230D Experience 1 – Entertaining the Troops 2 – Credits 24-Nov-1990 S04e06 Audience Member Asked to Leave – Sig Tune – SP, HD, RN, DB, TB 27:05, 6493, m, wma Web site G Thatcher’s Resignation – Children in Need – Bison in AI 27:02, 6339, m, mp3 M-BM-003 a Your Towels – Punchline Experience – -- Correspondence Experience – The Music Experience 2 X-JL-230D – Get Your Knob Out – Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn – Gig On a Wit – Entertaining the Troops 3 – Credits 01-Dec-1990 S04e07 The Family Experience – Tory Leaders: Who Is the SP, HD, RN, DB 29:18, 7017, m, wma Web site G Hardest? – Hostages / Musicals / John Major / Cane AI 29:15, 6858, m, mp3 M-BM-003 a Toads / Old Clothes / Recorder / Seeing Bands – The -- Correspondence Experience – The Work Experience – X-JL-230D Prudential Ad Parody – Punchline Experience – Christmas Pantomime 1 08-Dec-1990 S04e08 The Phenomenal World of the Unexplained – The SP, HD, RN, DB 29:13, 6996, m, wma Web site G Funfair Experience – The Correspondence Experience AI 29:11, 6841, m, mp3 M-BM-003 a – Miscellaneous Letters / Request for Money – The -- Channel Tunnel Experience – The Local News X-JL-230D Experience – Punchline Experience – Christmas Pantomime 2 – Credits 15-Dec-1990 S04e09 Bald Convention / Sixth-former from Hell – The Has SP, HD, RN, DB, MH, TB 29:33, 7074, m, wma Web site G John Major Got a Moustache or What? Experience – AI 29:31, 6919, m, mp3 M-BM-003 a The Winter Experience – Old Blue Eyes IS Old – -- Sitting on a Front Row / Techno Toilets / Childhood X-JL-230D Myths / Quiz Night / John Major – The Hostages Experience – Grandma I Hope You Die This Christmas – Punchline Experience – The Class Experience – Christmas Pantomime 3 – Credits

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