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That Was The Week That Was

All Episodes 1962 - 1963

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  • 1962-09-28T23:00:00Z
  • 50m
  • 1d 6h 50m (37 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same name aired on NBC from 1964 to 1965, also featuring Frost. The programme is considered a significant element of the satire boom in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s. It broke ground in comedy through lampooning the establishment and political figures. Its broadcast coincided with coverage of the politically charged Profumo affair and John Profumo, the politician at the centre of the affair, became a target for derision. TW3 was first broadcast on Saturday 24 November 1962.

37 episodes

Series Premiere

1962-11-24T00:00:00Z

1x01 Show 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Show 1

  • 1962-11-24T00:00:00Z50m

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.

1962-12-01T00:00:00Z

1x02 Show 2

1x02 Show 2

  • 1962-12-01T00:00:00Z50m

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).

1962-12-08T00:00:00Z

1x03 Show 3

1x03 Show 3

  • 1962-12-08T00:00:00Z50m

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.

1962-12-15T00:00:00Z

1x04 Show 4

1x04 Show 4

  • 1962-12-15T00:00:00Z50m

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.

1962-12-22T00:00:00Z

1x05 Show 5

1x05 Show 5

  • 1962-12-22T00:00:00Z50m

The Queen's christmas broadcast being censored; Bernard Levin is shouted down by a group of farmers.

1x06 That Was The Year That Was

  • 1962-12-29T00:00:00Z50m

An expose of the ""Cross Bencher"" column in the Sunday Express.

1963-01-05T00:00:00Z

1x07 Show 7

1x07 Show 7

  • 1963-01-05T00:00:00Z50m

1963-01-12T00:00:00Z

1x08 Show 8

1x08 Show 8

  • 1963-01-12T00:00:00Z50m

1963-01-19T00:00:00Z

1x09 Show 9

1x09 Show 9

  • 1963-01-19T00:00:00Z50m

1963-01-26T00:00:00Z

1x10 Show 10

1x10 Show 10

  • 1963-01-26T00:00:00Z50m

1963-02-02T00:00:00Z

1x11 Show 11

1x11 Show 11

  • 1963-02-02T00:00:00Z50m

1963-02-09T00:00:00Z

1x12 Show 12

1x12 Show 12

  • 1963-02-09T00:00:00Z50m

1963-02-16T00:00:00Z

1x13 Show 13

1x13 Show 13

  • 1963-02-16T00:00:00Z50m

1963-02-23T00:00:00Z

1x14 Show 14

1x14 Show 14

  • 1963-02-23T00:00:00Z50m

1963-03-02T00:00:00Z

1x15 Show 15

1x15 Show 15

  • 1963-03-02T00:00:00Z50m

1963-03-09T00:00:00Z

1x16 Show 16

1x16 Show 16

  • 1963-03-09T00:00:00Z50m

1963-03-16T00:00:00Z

1x17 Show 17

1x17 Show 17

  • 1963-03-16T00:00:00Z50m

1963-03-23T00:00:00Z

1x18 Show 18

1x18 Show 18

  • 1963-03-23T00:00:00Z50m

1963-03-30T00:00:00Z

1x19 Show 19

1x19 Show 19

  • 1963-03-30T00:00:00Z50m

1963-04-05T23:00:00Z

1x20 Show 20

1x20 Show 20

  • 1963-04-05T23:00:00Z50m

1963-04-12T23:00:00Z

1x21 Show 21

1x21 Show 21

  • 1963-04-12T23:00:00Z50m

1963-04-19T23:00:00Z

1x22 Show 22

1x22 Show 22

  • 1963-04-19T23:00:00Z50m

1963-04-26T23:00:00Z

1x23 Show 23

1x23 Show 23

  • 1963-04-26T23:00:00Z50m

Season Premiere

1963-09-27T23:00:00Z

2x01 Show 24

Season Premiere

2x01 Show 24

  • 1963-09-27T23:00:00Z50m

1963-10-04T23:00:00Z

2x02 Show 25

2x02 Show 25

  • 1963-10-04T23:00:00Z50m

1963-10-11T23:00:00Z

2x03 Show 26

2x03 Show 26

  • 1963-10-11T23:00:00Z50m

1963-10-18T23:00:00Z

2x04 Show 27

2x04 Show 27

  • 1963-10-18T23:00:00Z50m

1963-10-25T23:00:00Z

2x05 Show 28

2x05 Show 28

  • 1963-10-25T23:00:00Z50m

1963-11-02T00:00:00Z

2x06 Show 29

2x06 Show 29

  • 1963-11-02T00:00:00Z50m

1963-11-09T00:00:00Z

2x07 Show 30

2x07 Show 30

  • 1963-11-09T00:00:00Z50m

1963-11-16T00:00:00Z

2x08 Show 31

2x08 Show 31

  • 1963-11-16T00:00:00Z50m

1963-11-23T00:00:00Z

2x09 Show 32

2x09 Show 32

  • 1963-11-23T00:00:00Z50m

1963-11-30T00:00:00Z

2x10 Show 33

2x10 Show 33

  • 1963-11-30T00:00:00Z50m

1963-12-07T00:00:00Z

2x11 Show 34

2x11 Show 34

  • 1963-12-07T00:00:00Z50m

1963-12-14T00:00:00Z

2x12 Show 35

2x12 Show 35

  • 1963-12-14T00:00:00Z50m

1963-12-21T00:00:00Z

2x13 Show 36

2x13 Show 36

  • 1963-12-21T00:00:00Z50m

1963-12-28T00:00:00Z

2x14 Show 37

2x14 Show 37

  • 1963-12-28T00:00:00Z50m

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