Clive Anderson's Chat Room

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Clive Anderson's Chat Room
GenreTopical chat
Running time30 minutes
Country of origin United Kingdom
Home station BBC Radio 2
Hosted by Clive Anderson
Written by Iain Pattinson, Clive Anderson
Produced by Jon Naismith (series 1)
David Morley (series 2-4)
Lissa Evans (series 5)
Executive producer(s) Adam Bromley
Original release21 October 2004 (2004-10-21) – present
No. of series6
No. of episodes41
Website Official website

Clive Anderson's Chat Room is a radio programme that started in October 2004 and series seven was aired in Autumn 2009. Hosted by Clive Anderson, it is broadcast on BBC Radio 2 and produced by Above the Title Productions.

Contents

Each week the panel of guests include a mix of comedians, critics, commentators and politicians who discuss some of the week's news stories. The audience also get the chance to ask questions to the guests.

Episode and guest list

EpisodeAir dateGuests
Series 1 - 2004 [1]
1.121 October 2004 Phill Jupitus, Brian Sewell, Arthur Smith, Anna Raeburn
1.228 October 2004 John Sergeant, Chris Addison, Fred MacAulay, Esther Rantzen
1.34 November 2004 Jennie Bond, Paul Gambaccini, Jeremy Hardy, Graeme Garden
1.411 November 2004 Angela Rippon, Rich Hall, Piers Morgan, Marcus Brigstocke
1.520 November 2004 Richard Madeley, Rory Bremner, Janet Street-Porter, Dara Ó Briain
1.625 November 2004 Griff Rhys Jones, Neil Kinnock, Linda Smith, Matthew Parris
Series 2 - 2006 [1]
2.119 January 2006 Jeremy Hardy, Alan Davies, Stephen Pound MP, Clarissa Dickson Wright
2.226 January 2006 Paul Gambaccini, Dom Joly, Victoria Coren, Ed Byrne
2.32 February 2006 Arthur Smith, Jo Caulfield, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Nigel Evans MP
2.49 February 2006 Mark Steel, Greg Dyke, Julia Morris, Alun Cochrane
2.516 February 2006 Fred MacAulay, Sue Perkins, Brian Sewell, Alexei Sayle
2.623 February 2006 Carol Thatcher, Will Smith, John O'Farrell, David Quantick
Series 3 - 2007 [1]
3.122 March 2007 Lembit Öpik MP, Lucy Porter, David Quantick, Dara Ó Briain
3.229 March 2007 Frankie Boyle, James Brown, Natalie Haynes, Nick Doody
3.35 April 2007 Jo Caulfield, James May, Stephen Pound MP, Griff Rhys Jones
3.412 April 2007 Mel Giedroyc, Brian Sewell, Arthur Smith, Seymour Mace
3.519 April 2007 Julian Clary, Alan Davies, Julie Kirkbride MP, Andy Parsons
3.626 April 2007 Andy Hamilton, Armando Iannucci, Bob Marshall-Andrews MP, Carrie Quinlan
Special - Clive Anderson's End of Year Chat Room [1]
S.127 December 2007 Griff Rhys Jones, Andy Parsons, Rory Bremner, Janet Street-Porter
Series 4 - 2008 [1]
4.16 March 2008 Paul Sinha, Helen Lederer, Gyles Brandreth, Andy Parsons
4.213 March 2008 David Quantick, Miles Jupp, Arthur Smith, Kirsty Wark
4.320 March 2008 Frankie Boyle, Dave Gorman, Carole Malone, Lord Peter Snape
4.427 March 2008 Kelvin MacKenzie, Julie Kirkbride MP, Griff Rhys Jones, John O'Farrell
4.53 April 2008 Will Self, Nick Clegg MP, Shappi Khorsandi, Ed Byrne
4.612 April 2008 Fred MacAulay, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Miranda Sawyer, Scott Capurro
Series 5 - 2008 [1]
5.120 September 2008 Fred MacAulay, Will Self, Jo Bunting, Rod Liddle
5.227 September 2008 Richard Herring, Michael Gove MP, Meera Syal, Kelvin MacKenzie
5.34 October 2008Michael White, Julian Clary, Rhona Cameron, Tony Parsons
5.411 October 2008 Reginald D. Hunter, Clare Short MP, Alun Cochrane, Ann Leslie
5.518 October 2008 Marcus Brigstocke, David Starkey, Charles Kennedy MP, Eve Pollard
5.625 October 2008 Sarah Millican, Matthew Parris, John O'Farrell, Peter Tatchell
5.71 November 2008 Andy Parsons, Andrew Pierce, Dave Gorman, Carol Sarler
5.88 November 2008 Nick Robinson, Stephen Pound MP, Arthur Smith, Miranda Hart
Series 6 - 2009 [1]
6.114 March 2009 Diane Abbott MP, Alexei Sayle, Michael White, Toby Young
6.221 March 2009 Michael Gove MP, Lucy Porter, Carole Malone, Griff Rhys Jones
6.328 March 2009 Quentin Letts, Sarah Kendall, Nadine Dorries MP, Scott Capurro
6.49 April 2009 Bob Mills, India Knight, Zoe Lyons, Andrew Pierce
6.516 April 2009 Kirsty Wark, Tristram Hunt, Jo Bunting, Mark Thomas
6.623 April 2009 Will Self, Mark Steel, Sue Perkins, Roy Greenslade
6.730 April 2009 David Quantick, Steve Bell, Ronni Ancona, Tom Bradby
6.87 May 2009 Greg Proops, Sarah Millican, John Sergeant, Johann Hari
Series 7 - 2009 [1]
7.117 September 2009 Rory Bremner, Amanda Platell, Mark Thomas, Rick Wakeman
7.224 September 2009 Diane Abbott, Simon Evans, Jonathan Freedland, Arthur Smith
7.31 October 2009 Julia Hartley-Brewer, Gyles Brandreth, Justin Lee Collins, Bob Mills
7.48 October 2009 Eve Pollard, Dave Spikey, Sam Delaney, John O'Farrell
7.515 October 2009 Michael Onslow, Stephen K. Amos, Katy Brand, Kelvin MacKenzie
7.622 October 2009 Vanessa Feltz, David Quantick, Mark Dolan, Jay Rayner
7.729 October 2009 John Sergeant, Adam Boulton, Lucy Porter, Ed Vaizey
7.85 November 2009 David Steel, Mark Watson, Rich Hall, Andrew Pierce

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