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Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned
Overview
Baddiel and Skinner unplanned was a free-form talk show hosted by British comedians/personalities David Baddiel and Frank Skinner and produced by Avalon Television. Its concept was developed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and had a run in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2001. The show features the two hosts sitting on a couch on-stage and responding to questions from the audience — at times rather seriously, but usually with bizarre digressions into satirical comedy. An audience member is chosen as "Secretary" and has the job of keeping a note of the topics covered on a white board. In practice, the personality of the secretary will also prompt many jokes — usually at his or her expense. At the end of the show, Skinner asks either the secretary or the audience to choose between two song books, and to pick a page number between 1 and 20. This process determines which song is performed by the duo, sung by Skinner with Baddiel accompanying him on piano. Topics of discussion are wholly mandated by the audience and have ranged from discussions of the war against Iraq and other political events to comments on the latest plot twists of popular soap operas and the Atkins diet. Skinner's Catholicism and Baddiel's Jewish faith are also occasional targets of humour.
Key Crew
Top Cast
David Baddiel
Frank Skinner
Seasons
Season 0 (2001)
No overview available.
1 episodes
Season 1 (2000)
No overview available.
12 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: King of the Road
2000-05-28Episode 2: Oh Pretty Woman
2000-05-29Episode 3: J'taime
2000-05-30Episode 4: Sugar Sugar
2000-06-04Episode 5: At the Hop
2000-06-05Episode 6: Prince Charming
2000-06-06Episode 7: Daydream Believer
2000-06-07Episode 8: Kung Fu Fighting
2000-06-11Episode 9: Something Stupid
2000-06-12Episode 10: Three Coins in the Fountain
2000-06-13Episode 11: Oh What a Night/The Final Countdown
2000-06-14Episode 12: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
2000-06-15Season 2 (2001)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Baggy Trousers
2001-01-14Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: Memories are Made of This
2001-01-15Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects including 'memories'.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: Waterloo
2001-01-17Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects including 'waterloo'.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: Baby One More Time
2001-01-19Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects including 'britney spears song 'hit me baby one more time''.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: Lost in Music
2001-01-21Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: I Only Want to Be with You
2001-01-22Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 7: Crazy
2001-01-24Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: A Night to Remember
2001-01-26Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 9: What a Wonderful World
2001-01-28Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects including 'baggy trousers'.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 10: Killing Me Softly
2001-01-29Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 11: The In Crowd
2001-01-31Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 12: Baddiel & Skinner Unpaid
2001-03-16Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 13: Big Spender
2001-02-02Season 3 (2002)
No overview available.
12 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: American Pie
2002-03-14Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: Old Man River
2002-03-21Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: Bachelor Boy
2002-03-28Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: Shake, Rattle and Roll
2002-04-04Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: Crying
2002-04-11Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: Delilah
2002-04-18Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 7: Mambo No. 5
2002-04-25Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: Seasons in the Sun
2002-05-02Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 9: Evergreen
2002-05-09Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 10: I Just Can't Get You Out of My Head
2002-05-16Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 11: I've Got You Under My Skin
2002-06-23Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 12: Three Lions
2002-06-30Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minSeason 4 (2003)
No overview available.
12 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: I Will Always Love You
2003-01-29Episode 2: The Impossible Dream
2003-02-05Episode 3: Pearl's a Singer
2003-02-12Episode 4: I Say a Little Prayer
2003-02-19Episode 5: Fever
2003-02-26Episode 6: Paranoid
2003-03-05Episode 7: Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
2003-03-12Episode 8: I Walk the Line
2003-03-19Episode 9: Feel
2003-03-26Episode 10: Yellow
2003-04-02Episode 11: Spirit in the Sky
2003-04-09Episode 12: Ziggy Stardust
2003-04-16Season 5 (2005)
No overview available.
12 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Beyond The Sea
2005-06-28Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: Magic Moments
2005-07-05Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: Love and Marriage
2005-07-12Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: Love Me For A Reason
2005-07-19Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: The Tide Is High
2005-07-26Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: Since You've Been Gone
2005-08-02Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 7: 2 Become 1
2005-08-09Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: Fat Bottomed Girls
2005-08-16Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 9: Ain't That A Kick In The Head
2005-08-23Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 10: Que Sera Sera
2005-08-30Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 11: How I Wrote The Elastic Man
2005-09-06Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 12: TBC
2005-09-14Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Runtime: 30 min
