Episodes
- 1
1. Show 1
24 Nov 1962 · 50 min
The first programme includes: A parody of BBC by-election coverage; The army becoming a political party; An expose of record producer Norrie Paramor; Bernard Levin interviewing a group of PR men; a skit on the then-current infomercial-style show ""Jim's Inn"", a parody of the recent hit song ""Love And Marriage"" and Timothy Birdsall's send-up of Identikit pictures.
- 2
2. Show 2
1 Dec 1962 · 50 min
Items include: A look at the possible successors to retired Conservative leader Harold MacMillan; a send-up of TV science shows; and a rant by a yobbish cricketer (Cope).
- 3
3. Show 3
8 Dec 1962 · 50 min
A monologue by a tobacconist (Roy Kinnear) on why smoking is a good thing, an expose of songwriter Lionel Bart's borrowings from old-time songs; Bernard Levin interviews hotellier Charles Forte, a group of Cardinals sing Arrivederci Roma; and a sketch (and subsequent calypso) on the subject of open flies.
- 4
4. Show 4
15 Dec 1962 · 50 min
A list of Britain's remaining colonies; trade unions quarrelling over a hole in the road; an old-time comedian (Roy Kinnear) complains about the satire boom.
- 5
5. Show 5
22 Dec 1962 · 50 min
The Queen's christmas broadcast being censored; Bernard Levin is shouted down by a group of farmers.
- 6
6. That Was The Year That Was
29 Dec 1962 · 50 min
An expose of the ""Cross Bencher"" column in the Sunday Express.
- 7
7. Show 7
5 Jan 1963 · 50 min
- 8
8. Show 8
12 Jan 1963 · 50 min
- 9
9. Show 9
19 Jan 1963 · 50 min
- 10
10. Show 10
26 Jan 1963 · 50 min
- 11
11. Show 11
2 Feb 1963 · 50 min
- 12
12. Show 12
9 Feb 1963 · 50 min
- 13
13. Show 13
16 Feb 1963 · 50 min
- 14
14. Show 14
23 Feb 1963 · 50 min
- 15
15. Show 15
2 Mar 1963 · 50 min
- 16
16. Show 16
9 Mar 1963 · 50 min
- 17
17. Show 17
16 Mar 1963 · 50 min
- 18
18. Show 18
23 Mar 1963 · 50 min
- 19
19. Show 19
30 Mar 1963 · 50 min
- 20
20. Show 20
6 Apr 1963 · 50 min
- 21
21. Show 21
13 Apr 1963 · 50 min
- 22
22. Show 22
20 Apr 1963 · 50 min
- 23
23. Show 23
27 Apr 1963 · 50 min
That Was the Week That Was Season 1: quick answers
How many episodes are in That Was the Week That Was Season 1?
Season 1 of That Was the Week That Was has 23 episodes, about 19 hours in total.
When did That Was the Week That Was Season 1 come out?
Season 1 premiered on 24 Nov 1962.