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That Was The Week That Was

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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Season 1

23Episodes

Show 1
Show 1E1 · 1962-11-24
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.
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Show 2
Show 2E2 · 1962-12-01
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).
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Show 3
Show 3E3 · 1962-12-08
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.
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Show 4
Show 4E4 · 1962-12-15
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.
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Show 5
Show 5E5 · 1962-12-22
The Queen's christmas broadcast being censored; Bernard Levin is shouted down by a group of farmers.
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That Was The Year That Was
That Was The Year That WasE6 · 1962-12-29
An expose of the ""Cross Bencher"" column in the Sunday Express.
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Show 7
Show 7E7 · 1963-01-05
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Show 8
Show 8E8 · 1963-01-12
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Show 9
Show 9E9 · 1963-01-19
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Show 10
Show 10E10 · 1963-01-26
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Show 11
Show 11E11 · 1963-02-02
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Show 12
Show 12E12 · 1963-02-09
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Show 13
Show 13E13 · 1963-02-16
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Show 14
Show 14E14 · 1963-02-23
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Show 15
Show 15E15 · 1963-03-02
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Show 16
Show 16E16 · 1963-03-09
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Show 17
Show 17E17 · 1963-03-16
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Show 18
Show 18E18 · 1963-03-23
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Show 19
Show 19E19 · 1963-03-30
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Show 20
Show 20E20 · 1963-04-06
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Show 21
Show 21E21 · 1963-04-13
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Show 22
Show 22E22 · 1963-04-20
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Show 23
Show 23E23 · 1963-04-27
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Season 2

14Episodes

Show 24
Show 24E1 · 1963-09-28
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Show 25
Show 25E2 · 1963-10-05
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Show 26
Show 26E3 · 1963-10-12
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Show 27
Show 27E4 · 1963-10-19
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Show 28
Show 28E5 · 1963-10-26
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Show 29
Show 29E6 · 1963-11-02
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Show 30
Show 30E7 · 1963-11-09
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Show 31
Show 31E8 · 1963-11-16
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Show 32
Show 32E9 · 1963-11-23
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Show 33
Show 33E10 · 1963-11-30
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Show 34
Show 34E11 · 1963-12-07
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Show 35
Show 35E12 · 1963-12-14
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Show 36
Show 36E13 · 1963-12-21
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Show 37
Show 37E14 · 1963-12-28
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