Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
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Original release | 20 January 2001 – 17 March 2007 |
No. of series | 9 |
Website | bbc.co.uk/parsonsandnaylor |
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections was a BBC Radio 2 satirical comedy show starring Andy Parsons and Henry Naylor. It also stars Richie Webb, and one female "special guest".
Female guests included Lucy Porter, Jo Caulfield, Julia Morris, Sarah Kendall, Kitty Flanagan, Nina Conti, Geraldine McNulty and Nina Wadia.
Most shows were recorded at
Production for the show started on Tuesdays, when the commissioned would meet at Broadcasting House at Portland Place. The show also had an open door policy, allowing non-commissioned writers to submit unsolicited scripts. On recording days, a variety of sketches would be tested in front of the audience and developed for later inclusion in the programme.[1]
A 'best of' compilation album was released in August 2003, and shows were often repeated on
Transmission dates and special guests
This table lists the dates of the original Thursday evening BBC Radio 2 transmissions, along with the special guests.
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | |
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Series 1 (2001) | 20 January | 27 January | 3 February | 10 February | 17 February | 24 February | 3 March | 10 March | ||
Series 2 (2001) | 28 June | 5 July | 12 July | 19 July | 26 July | 2 August | 9 August1 | 16 August | 23 August | 30 August |
Series 3 (2002) | 18 April | 25 April | 2 May | 9 May | 16 May | 23 May | 30 May | 6 June | 13 June | |
Series 4 (2002) | 19 September | 26 September | 3 October | 10 October | 17 October | 24 October | ||||
Series 5 (2003) | 24 July Jenny Eclair |
31 July | 7 August1 Lucy Porter |
14 August1 Jo Caulfield |
21 August Kitty Flanagan |
28 August Sarah Kendall |
4 September Nina Conti |
11 September Geraldine McNulty |
18 September Lucy Porter |
25 September Julia Morris |
Series 6 (2004) | 19 February | 26 February | 4 March | 11 March | 18 March | 25 March | ||||
Series 7 (2004) | 9 September | 16 September | 23 September Jo Caulfield |
30 September Nina Conti |
7 October Jackie Clune |
14 October Jenny Eclair |
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Series 8 (2005) | 14 April# Lucy Porter |
21 April Jackie Clune |
28 April Katherine Jakeways |
5 May# (Election Special) Lucy Porter |
12 May | 19 May | 26 May | |||
Series 9 (2007) | 15 Feb Julia Morris |
22 Feb Lucy Porter |
1 Mar Lucy Porter |
8 March Lucy Porter |
17 March* Barunka O'Shaughnessy |
There were also New Year Specials on 3 January 2002 and 27 December 2002, and a
- Edinburgh Fringe.
- ^Note # : Recorded at the University of London Union (Malet Street, London. WC1).[1]
- Comic Relief, but was broadcast on the Saturday repeat.
Subjects
Each show is introduced with a short hit on the co-star and 'musical maestro' Richie Webb.
The main subjects would include;
- News
- Society
- Lifestyle
- Culture
- Travel
- Music
- Media
- Sport
- Bigotry
- Football
- Home Affairs
- Bank Holidays
- Living
- Christmas
- Education
- Animals
- Hollywood
- News Review
- Classified
- Fashion
CD track listing
Parsons and Naylor Pull-out Sections | |
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BBC Audiobooks | |
Producer | Gareth Edwards; Katie Tyrell |
CD one
- Introduction
- News Imagine a world - live in the Middle East
- Bigotry
- Football
- Culture In a nutshell - Shakespear Play
- Home Affairs
- Society
- Bank Holidays In a nutshell - Interview with a Royal nutter
- Music
- Lifestyle
- Introduction
- News
- Media
- Living
- Christmas
- Education
- Sport
- Music
- Animals
CD two
- Introduction
- News
- Society
- Travel
- Sport
- Lifestyle
- Culture
- Music
- News Review
- Introduction
- News
- Society
- Travel
- Culture
- Sport
- Hollywood
- Lifestyle
- Music
- Top 20
- News Review
References
- ^ a b "Writers Room". Retrieved 19 September 2006. [dead link]