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Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
Genresketch show
Running time30 mins
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 2
StarringAndy Parsons
Henry Naylor
Richie Webb
Produced byGareth Edwards,
Katie Tyrell,
Carol Smith
Recording studioDrill Hall, London; University of London Union; Pleasance, Edinburgh
Original release20 January 2001 –
17 March 2007
No. of series9
Websitebbc.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 The Drill Hall in London, although some were recorded at the Pleasance during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Some of series eight and one show of series nine were recorded at the University of London Union on Malet Street.

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 BBC7.

Transmission dates and special guests

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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
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
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 Christmas special on 25 December 2003.

  • ^Note 1 : Recorded at the Pleasance Theatre during the Edinburgh Fringe.
  • ^Note # : Recorded at the University of London Union (Malet Street, London. WC1).[1]
  • ^Note * : Not broadcast on the Thursday due to Comic Relief, but was broadcast on the Saturday repeat.

Subjects

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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

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Parsons and Naylor Pull-out Sections
Compilation album by
Andy Parsons, Henry Naylor, and others
Released4 August 2003
GenreSatire
LabelBBC Audiobooks
ProducerGareth Edwards; Katie Tyrell

CD one

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  1. Introduction
  2. News Imagine a world - live in the Middle East
  3. Bigotry
  4. Football
  5. Culture In a nutshell - Shakespear Play
  6. Home Affairs
  7. Society
  8. Bank Holidays In a nutshell - Interview with a Royal nutter
  9. Music
  10. Lifestyle
  11. Introduction
  12. News
  13. Media
  14. Living
  15. Christmas
  16. Education
  17. Sport
  18. Music
  19. Animals

CD two

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  1. Introduction
  2. News
  3. Society
  4. Travel
  5. Sport
  6. Lifestyle
  7. Culture
  8. Music
  9. News Review
  10. Introduction
  11. News
  12. Society
  13. Travel
  14. Culture
  15. Sport
  16. Hollywood
  17. Lifestyle
  18. Music
  19. Top 20
  20. News Review

References

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  1. ^ a b "Writers Room". Retrieved 19 September 2006. [dead link]
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