That Was The Week That Was (1962)
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.
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Episode 1 - Show 1
Release Date: 1962-11-24The 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.
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Episode 2 - Show 2
Release Date: 1962-12-01Items 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).
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Episode 3 - Show 3
Release Date: 1962-12-08A 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.
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Episode 4 - Show 4
Release Date: 1962-12-15A 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.
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Episode 5 - Show 5
Release Date: 1962-12-22The Queen's christmas broadcast being censored; Bernard Levin is shouted down by a group of farmers.
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Episode 6 - That Was The Year That Was
Release Date: 1962-12-29An expose of the ""Cross Bencher"" column in the Sunday Express.
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Episode 7 - Show 7
Release Date: 1963-01-05 -
Episode 8 - Show 8
Release Date: 1963-01-12 -
Episode 9 - Show 9
Release Date: 1963-01-19 -
Episode 10 - Show 10
Release Date: 1963-01-26 -
Episode 11 - Show 11
Release Date: 1963-02-02 -
Episode 12 - Show 12
Release Date: 1963-02-09 -
Episode 13 - Show 13
Release Date: 1963-02-16 -
Episode 14 - Show 14
Release Date: 1963-02-23 -
Episode 15 - Show 15
Release Date: 1963-03-02 -
Episode 16 - Show 16
Release Date: 1963-03-09 -
Episode 17 - Show 17
Release Date: 1963-03-16 -
Episode 18 - Show 18
Release Date: 1963-03-23 -
Episode 19 - Show 19
Release Date: 1963-03-30 -
Episode 20 - Show 20
Release Date: 1963-04-06 -
Episode 21 - Show 21
Release Date: 1963-04-13 -
Episode 22 - Show 22
Release Date: 1963-04-20 -
Episode 23 - Show 23
Release Date: 1963-04-27