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The Funniest Thing I Ever Heard

First broadcast from 20010312 to 20011214.

For Comic Relief, listeners can ring in to choose between two comic stories. Series 1 is the winner of each pair, series 2 the loser.

10 episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Description
01	01	1066 And All That	20010312	Today the choice is between John Sessions reading from `1066 and All That' by W C Sellar and R J Yeatman or Josie Lawrence's selection from Helen Fielding's `Bridget Jones's Diary'.
01	02	Towards The End Of Morning	20010313	Today, the choice is between Martin Jarvis reading from `Towards the End of Morning' by Michael Frayn and David Baddiel's selection from Pater Bradshaw's `Lucky Baby Jesus'.
01	03	The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole	20010314	Today, the choice is between Jenny Eclair reading from `The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole' by Sue Townsend and an extract from Martin Amis' `London Fields' read by Arthur Smith
01	04	The Night The Bed Fell	20010315	Today, the choice is between Miriam Margolyes reading James Thurber's short story `The Night the Bed Fell' and an extract from Tony Hawks' comic travelogue `Round Ireland with a Fridge' read by Neil Pearson
01	05 LAST	England, Their England	20010316	Today, the choice is between Ian Hislop reading from `England, Their England' by A G MacDonnell or `Mrs Chocolate' by F O H Nash, a short story from `The Adventure Book for Girls', read by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins
02	01	Bridget Jones	20011210	Recorded for Comic Relief, five comedians and actors read their favourite funny story. 1: Josie Lawrence reads a selection from `Bridget Jones's Diary' by Helen Fielding.
02	02	Lucky Baby Jesus	20011211	Recorded for Comic Relief, five comedians and actors read their favourite funny story. 2: David Baddiel reads a selection from Pater Bradshaw's `Lucky Baby Jesus'.
02	03	Mrs Chocolate	20011212	Comedians and actors read their favourite funny story. 3: Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins read `Mrs Chocolate' by F O H Nash, a short story from `The Adventure Book for Girls'.
02	04	London Fields	20011213	Recorded for Comic Relief, five comedians and actors read their favourite funny story. 4: Arthur Smith reads an extract from Martin Amis's `London Fields'.
02	05 LAST	Round Ireland With A Fridge	20011214	Recorded for Comic Relief, five comedians and actors read their favourite funny story. 2: Neil Pearson reads from Tony Hawks's comic travelogue `Round Ireland with a Fridge'.