That Was the Week That Was

Season 1 Episode 16: Show 16

2 SeasonsMar 09, 1963NR50m8.2

Satirical sketch show. The first such show in the UK. It ran for two seasons before being pulled just before the 1964 general election.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Show 1

1. Show 1

Aired: Nov 23, 1962

The first programme includes: A parody of BBC by-election coverage; The army ...

Episode 2 Show 2

2. Show 2

Aired: Nov 30, 1962

Items include: A look at the possible successors to retired Conservative lead...

Episode 3 Show 3

3. Show 3

Aired: Dec 7, 1962

A monologue by a tobacconist (Roy Kinnear) on why smoking is a good thing, an...

Episode 4 Show 4

4. Show 4

Aired: Dec 14, 1962

A list of Britain's remaining colonies; trade unions quarrelling over a hole ...

Episode 5 Show 5

5. Show 5

Aired: Dec 21, 1962

The Queen's christmas broadcast being censored; Bernard Levin is shouted down...

Info about That Was the Week That Was

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres:Comedy