It’s Been a Bad Week

Last Edited: 23-Jun-2015 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

14 series from 1999 to 2006 on BBC Radio Two.
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
BBC R2
11-Feb-1999
BBC R7
 1-1
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mervyn Stutter, Stuart Maconie
produced by Neil Rosser
 27:07, 25427, S
BBC R2
18-Feb-1999
BBC R7		 1-2
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mervyn Stutter, Maria McErlane
produced by Neil Rosser		 27:10, 25485, S
BBC R2
25-Feb-1999
BBC R7		 1-3
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mervyn Stutter, Kevin Day
produced by Neil Rosser		 27:12, 25509, S
BBC R2
04-Mar-1999
BBC R7		 1-4
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mervyn Stutter, Linda Smith
produced by Neil Rosser		 27:07, 25427, S
BBC R2
11-Mar-1999
BBC R7		 1-5
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mervyn Stutter, Jo Brand
produced by Neil Rosser		 26:52, 25191, S
BBC R2
18-Mar-1999
BBC R7		 1-6
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Kate Robbins, Jon Culshaw, Mervyn Stutter, Rowland Rivron
produced by Neil Rosser		 26:42, 25045, S
BBC R2
29-Jul-1999
BBC R7		 2-1
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mervyn Stutter, Kevin Day
produced by Neil Rosser		 26:49, 25151, S
BBC R2
05-Aug-1999
BBC R7		 2-2
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mervyn Stutter, Victoria Coren
produced by Neil Rosser		 26:40, 25016, S
BBC R2
12-Aug-1999
BBC R7		 2-3
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Ronnie Ancona, Jon Culshaw, Mervyn Stutter, Barry Cryer
produced by Neil Rosser		 26:25, 24782, S
BBC R2
19-Aug-1999
BBC R7
 2-4
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Ronnie Ancona, Jon Culshaw, Mervyn Stutter, Linda Smith
produced by Neil Rosser		 26:39, 24992, S
BBC R2
26-Aug-1999
BBC R7		 2-5
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Ronnie Ancona, Jon Culshaw, Mervyn Stutter, Iain Pattinson
produced by Neil Rosser		 26:43, 25049, S
BBC R2
04-Sep-1999
BBC R7		 2-6
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Ronnie Ancona, Jon Culshaw, Mervyn Stutter, Stuart
Maconie
produced by Neil Rosser		 27:10, 25472, S
BBC R2
17-Feb-2000
 3-1
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, Jo Brand
produced by Nick Canner		 25:37, 24031, S
start missing
BBC R2
24-Feb-2000		 3-2
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, Tony Hawks
produced by Nick Canner		 29:31, 27696, S
low volume
BBC R2
02-Mar-2000
 3-3
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, Kevin Day
produced by Nick Canner		 29:16, 27462, S
low volume
BBC R2
09-Mar-2000		 3-4
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, Wendy Richard
produced by Nick Canner		 29:48, 27948, S
low volume
BBC R2
16-Mar-2000		 3-5
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, Neil Malarkey
produced by Nick Canner		 29:53, 28036, S
low volume
BBC R2
23-Mar-2000		 3-6
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, Sue Perkins
produced by Nick Canner		 29:41, 27851, S
low volume
BBC R2
30-Mar-2000
 3-7
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, ?
produced by Nick Canner
BBC R2
06-Apr-2000		 3-8
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Clarke, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, Lesley Milton
produced by Nick Canner		 29:58, 28114, S
low volume
BBC R2
23-Nov-2000		 4-1
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Melanie Hudson, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, David Graham
produced by Nick Canner		 29:48, 27950, S
low volume
BBC R2
30-Nov-2000
 4-2


BBC R2
07-Dec-2000
 4-3
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Laura Shavin, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, Pauline McLain
produced by Nick Canner		 30:09, 28280, S
low volume
BBC R2
14-Dec-2000		 4-4
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Laura Shavin, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, Stuart Maconie
produced by Nick Canner		 29:52, 28017, S
low volume
BBC R2
21-Dec-2000		 4-5
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Laura Shavin, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, June Whitfield
produced by Nick Canner		 29:57, 28102, S
low volume
BBC R2
28-Dec-2000		 4-6
It's Been a Bad Year
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Laura Shavin, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, Emma Clarke,
Melanie Hudson
produced by Nick Canner		 29:47, 55847, S
BBC R2
04-Jan-2000
 4-7


BBC R2
11-Jan-2001		 4-8
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Laura Shavin, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn, Ruby Wax
produced by Nick Canner		 30:07, 28259, S
low volume
BBC R2
17-Nov-2001		 5-1
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jo Caulfield, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 28:02, 26307, S
BBC R2
22-Nov-2001		 5-2
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jo Caulfield, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 28:55, 27123, S
BBC R2
29-Nov-2001		 5-3
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jo Caulfield, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 29:20, 27512, S
BBC R2
06-Dec-2001		 5-4
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jo Caulfield, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 29:03, 27260, S
BBC R2
13-Dec-2001		 5-5
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jo Caulfield, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 29:02, 27242, S
BBC R2
20-Dec-2001		 5-6
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jo Caulfield, Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 28:39, 26874, S
BBC R2
27-Dec-2001
 5-7


BBC R2
20-Jun-2001		 6-1
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jo Caulfield, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 28:55, 27132, S
BBC R2
27-Jun-2001		 6-2
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jo Caulfield, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 28:34, 26796, S
BBC R2
04-Jul-2001		 6-3
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jo Caulfield, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 28:58, 27170, S
BBC R2
11-Jul-2001		 6-4
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jo Caulfield, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 29:04, 27272, S
BBC R2
18-Jul-2001		 6-5
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jo Caulfield, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 29:32, 27709, S
BBC R2
25-Jul-2001		 6-6


BBC R2
01-Aug-2002		 6-7
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jo Caulfield, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 28:40, 26900, S
BBC R2
31-Oct-2002		 7-1
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jo Caulfield, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 29:10, 6839, m
BBC R2
07-Nov-2002		 7-2
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 29:10, 8842, m
BBC R2
14-Nov-2002		 7-3
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 29:09, 6836, m
BBC R2
21-Nov-2002		 7-4
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Emma Kennedy, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 29:10, 6841, S
BBC R2
28-Nov-2002		 7-5
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Tracy-Ann Obermann, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 29:10, 6839, S
BBC R2
05-Dec-2002		 7-6
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 28:31, 26748, S
low volume
BBC R2
12-Dec-2002		 7-7
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 28:43, 26938, S
low volume
BBC R2
19-Dec-2002		 7-8
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 28:18, 26553, S
low volume
BBC R2
26-Dec-2002		 7-9
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 28:47, 27000, S
low volume
02-Jan-2003 7-10
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner		 28:39, 26883, S
low volume
15-May-2003
 8-1
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Emma Kennedy, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:21, 13766, S
BBC R2
22-May-2003
 8-2
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey
 29:10, 13680, S
BBC R2
29-May-2003		 8-3
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:12, 13690, S
BBC R2
05-Jun-2003		 8-4
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:10, 13856, S
BBC R2
12-Jun-2003		 8-5
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:17, 13733, S
BBC R2
19-Jun-2003		 8-6
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:22, 13768, S
BBC R2
26-Jun-2003		 8-7
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:22, 13775, S
BBC R2
03-Jul-2003		 8-8
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:21, 13766, S
BBC R2
10-Jul-2003		 8-9
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:26, 13810, S
BBC R2
17-Jul-2003		 8-10
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Laaura Shavin, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:26, 13807, S
BBC R2
13-Nov-2003		 9-1
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Emma Kennedy, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:21, 13762, S
BBC R2
20-Nov-2003		 9-2
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:20, 13754, S
BBC R2
27-Nov-2003		 9-3
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:23, 13782, S
BBC R2
04-Dec-2003		 9-4
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:05, 13642, S
BBC R2
11-Dec-2003		 9-5
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:16, 13724, S
BBC R2
18-Dec-2003		 9-6
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:22, 13766, S
BBC R2
25-Dec-2003		 9-7
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:25, 13793, S
BBC R2
01-Jan-2004		 9-8
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:24, 13784, S
BBC R2
13-May-2004		 10-1
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:34, 13862, S
BBC R2
20-May-2004		 10-2
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Lewis Macleod, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:31, 13844, S
BBC R2
27-May-2004		 10-3
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:22, 13768, S
BBC R2
03-Jun-2004		 10-4
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Lewis Macleod, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:33, 13856, S
BBC R2
10-Jun-2004		 10-5
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:22, 13774, S
BBC R2
17-Jun-2004		 10-6
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:34, 13864, S
BBC R2
24-Jun-2004		 10-7
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Brian Appleton
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:40, 13908, S
BBC R2
01-Jul-2004		 10-8
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:23, 13782, S
BBC R2
08-Jul-2004		 10-9
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:22, 13768, S
BBC R2
23-Dec-2004		 11-1
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:05, 13638, m
BBC R2
30-Dec-2004		 11-2
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:14, 13712, m
BBC R2
06-Jan-2005		 11-3
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:39, 13900, m
BBC R2
13-Jan-2005		 11-4
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:23, 13778, S
BBC R2
20-Jan-2005		 11-5
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Simon Greenall, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:23, 13782, S
BBC R2
27-Jan-2005		 11-6
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:24, 13786, S
BBC R2
03-Feb-2005		 11-7
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:23, 13776, S
BBC R2
10-Feb-2005		 11-8
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:24, 13786, S
BBC R2
17-Feb-2005		 11-9
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:22, 13774, S
BBC R2
26-Feb-2005		 11-10
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:22, 13766, S
BBC R2
02-Jun-2005		 12-1
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:21, 13700, S
BBC R2
09-Jun-2005		 12-2
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:21, 27529, S
BBC R2
16-Jun-2005		 12-3
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:06, 27288, S
BBC R2
23-Jun-2005		 12-4
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:21, 27526, S
BBC R2
30-Jun-2005		 12-5
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 29:21, 27526, S
BBC R2
07-Jul-2005		 12-6
pre-empted? (listed in Tatchell's Guide)
BBC R2
01-Oct-2005		 13-1
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 26:48, 25128, S
BBC R2
08-Oct-2005		 13-2
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 27:00, 25316, S
BBC R2
15-Oct-2005		 13-3
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 27:00, 25321, S
BBC R2
22-Oct-2005		 13-4
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 26:59, 25298, S
BBC R2
29-Oct-2005		 13-5
#100
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 26:59, 25302, S
BBC R2
25-May-2006		 14-1
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 30:01, 28144, S
BBC R2
01-Jun-2006		 14-2
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 30:00, 28138, S
BBC R2
08-Jun-2006		 14-3
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 30:01, 28153, S
BBC R2
15-Jun-2006		 14-4
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Emma Kennedy, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 30:01, 28141, S
BBC R2
22-Jun-2006		 14-5
Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, Mitch Benn
produced by Nick Canner, Liz Anstey		 30:02, 28157, S
Documentaries and Collateral Material
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