Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned
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.
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Season 5
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E1
Beyond The Sea
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Jun 28, 2005 -
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E2
Magic Moments
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Jul 5, 2005 -
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E3
Love and Marriage
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Jul 12, 2005 -
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E4
Love Me For A Reason
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Jul 19, 2005 -
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E5
The Tide Is High
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Jul 26, 2005 -
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E6
Since You've Been Gone
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Aug 2, 2005 -
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E7
2 Become 1
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Aug 9, 2005 -
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E8
Fat Bottomed Girls
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Aug 16, 2005 -
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E9
Ain't That A Kick In The Head
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Aug 23, 2005 -
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E10
Que Sera Sera
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Aug 30, 2005 -
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E11
How I Wrote The Elastic Man
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Sep 6, 2005 -
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E12
TBC
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Sep 14, 2005
