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Heresy is a comedy talk show on BBC Radio 4, now presented by Victoria Coren and formerly by David Baddiel. In the show, the presenter and a panel of guests commit "Heresy" by challenging people's most deeply received opinions on a subject, in front of a studio audience.
For example, many people believe that New Labour is all about spin, so the panel will try and argue that New Labour is not all about spin, and the guests have to try and make the audience change their minds.
Other assumptions challenged have included, "We should never negotiate with terrorists", "Television is dumbing down" and "We are on the brink of an environmental catastrophe".
The pilot and first series had four guests on each episode, but since then it has been reduced to three.
In the fifth series, Baddiel handed over the host's chair to Victoria Coren, although he appeared on the first show as a guest, where he made jokes referring to his previous chairship.
[edit] Episodes
| Episode |
Air Date |
Guests |
| Pilot and Series 1 - 2003-2004 |
| 1. Pilot |
2003-12-31 |
Armando Iannucci, Peter Bradshaw, David Walliams, Vicky Coren |
| 2. 1-1 |
2004-12-02 |
Sue Perkins, Fi Glover, Simon Hoggart, Michael Bywater |
| 3. 1-2 |
2004-12-09 |
Alan Davies, David Walliams, Peter Bradshaw, Jenny Colgan |
| 4. 1-3 |
2004-12-16 |
Vicky Coren, Peter Bradshaw, Zoë Williams, Michael Bywater |
| 5. 1-4 |
2004-12-23 |
Armando Iannucci, John O'Farrell, Zoë Williams, Vicky Coren |
| Series 2 - 2005 |
| 6. 2-1 |
2005-06-22 |
John O'Farrell, Peter Bradshaw, Vicky Coren |
| 7. 2-2 |
2005-06-29 |
John O'Farrell, Jonathan Ross, Michael Bywater |
| 8. 2-3 |
2005-07-06 |
Peter Bradshaw, Chris Langham, Sanjeev Bhaskar |
| 9. 2-4 |
2005-07-13 |
Michael Bywater, Sue Perkins, Hugh Dennis |
| 10. 2-5 |
2005-07-20 |
Sue Perkins, Armando Iannucci, Frank Skinner |
| 11. 2-6 |
2005-07-27 |
John O'Farrell, Matt Lucas, David Walliams |
| Series 3 - 2006 |
| 12. 3-1 |
2006-05-10 |
Richard Herring, Sue Perkins, Peter Bradshaw |
| 13. 3-2 |
2006-05-17 |
Stewart Lee, Reginald D. Hunter, Joanna Scanlan |
| 14. 3-3 |
2006-05-24 |
Jonathan Ross, Michael Bywater, Ed Byrne |
| 15. 3-4 |
2006-05-31 |
Lee Mack, Ruby Wax, Russell Brand |
| 16. 3-5 |
2006-06-07 |
Jimmy Carr, Chris Addison, Rhys Thomas |
| 17. 3-6 |
2006-06-14 |
Frank Skinner, Lee Mack, Sean Lock |
| Series 4 - 2007 |
| 18. 4-1 |
2007-05-16 |
Germaine Greer, Stewart Lee, Harry Enfield |
| 19. 4-2 |
2007-05-23 |
Sue Perkins, Dr Phil Hammond, Jo Brand |
| 20. 4-3 |
2007-05-30 |
Jon Culshaw, Matt Lucas, Henning Wehn |
| 21. 4-4 |
2007-06-06 |
Vicky Coren, Peter Bradshaw, Arthur Smith |
| 22. 4-5 |
2007-06-13 |
Fay Ripley, Sanjeev Bhaskar, David Aaronovitch |
| 23. 4-6 |
2007-06-20 |
Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand, Michael McIntyre |
| Series 5 - 2008 |
| 24. 5-1 |
2008-05-15 |
David Baddiel, Richard Coles, David Mitchell |
| 25. 5-2 |
2008-05-22 |
Caitlin Moran, Jo Caulfield, Peter Bradshaw |
| 26. 5-3 |
2008-05-29 |
Sue Perkins, Euan Ferguson, Richard Herring |
| 27. 5-4 |
2008-06-05 |
Dave Gorman, Clive James, Mark Steel |
| 28. 5-5 |
2008-06-12 |
Sue Perkins, Richard Coles, Simon Evans |
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