That Was the Week That WasSeason 11962 · 23 episodesEpisodes1Show 1The 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.2Show 2Items 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).3Show 3A 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.4Show 4A 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.5Show 5The Queen's christmas broadcast being censored; Bernard Levin is shouted down by a group of farmers.6That Was The Year That WasAn expose of the ""Cross Bencher"" column in the Sunday Express.7Show 78Show 89Show 910Show 1011Show 1112Show 1213Show 1314Show 1415Show 1516Show 1617Show 1718Show 1819Show 1920Show 2021Show 2122Show 2223Show 23Season 2
