Heresy
First broadcast from 20031231 to 20090519.
The programme which challenges established ideas.
- I'm putting the first opinion as the title so I can sort out the repeats.
- I think this is another series where the BBC has got its series numbers wrong, as they seem to ignore all the DB series.
- And the guest list given in the schedule doesn't always match reality, though that could be due to it being based on expected guests, rather than those who actually appear.
- There was no episode broadcast 20090421 due to a Down The Line special.
44 episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | Women Are Better Than Men At Expressing Their Emotions | 20041202 | 20050531 | Fi Glover, Simon Hoggart, Sue Perkins and Michael Bywater challenge some of our most entrenched opinions, such as 'Men can't express their opinions' and 'We are too obsessed with celebrity'. The first of a series in which panellists such as Armando Iannucci, David Walliams, Jenny Colgan and Peter Bradshaw challenge some of our most entrenched opinions, such as men can't express their opinions, and new Labour is all spin and no substance. |
| PILOT | 20031231 | 20040103 | Armando Iannucci, Vicky Coren, Peter Bradshaw and David Walliams challenge some of the most entrenched opinions of 2003. | ||
| 01 | 02 | Public Figures Should Be Allowed To Have A Private Life | 20041209 | 20050607 | Alan Davies, David Walliams, Jenny Colgan and Peter Bradshaw challenge some of our most entrenched opinions, such as "reality TV is destroying television standards" and "there is something intrinsically naff about being middle-class". Alan Davies, David Walliams, Jenny Colgan and Peter Bradshaw challenge some of our most entrenched opinions, such as public figures should be allowed a private life and there is something intrinsically naff about being middle-class. |
| 01 | 03 | 20041216 | 20050614 | David Baddiel chairs the programme which challenges established ideas with guests Vicky Coren, Peter Bradshaw, Zoe Williams and Michael Bywater. | |
| 01 | 03 | Reality Tv Is Destroying Television Standards | 20041216 | 20050621 | Armando Iannucci, Fi Glover, John O'Farrell and Zoe Williams challenge some of our most entrenched opinions, such as "people should be encouraged to achieve their dreams" and "an organic turkey is a happy turkey". Vicky Coren, Peter Bradshaw, Zoe Williams and Michael Bywater challenge some of our most entrenched opinions, such as "reality TV is destroying television standards" and "the Olympics would be great for Britain". |
| 01 | 04 LAST | People Should Be Encourage To Believe They Can Achive Their Dreams | 20041223 | David Baddiel chairs the programme which challenges established ideas with guests Armando Iannucci, Fi Glover, Jenny Colgan and Michael Bywater. | |
| 02 | 01 | 20050622 |  David Baddiel chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. John O'Farrell and Vicky Coren are among the panellists challenging some of our most entrenched opinions, such as all politicians are liars and The Da Vinci Code is a bad book. | ||
| 02 | 02 | The Beatles Are The Best Band In Pop Music Ever | 20050629 |  David Baddiel chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. Sue Perkins and Michael Bywater are among the panellists challenging some of our most entrenched opinions. | |
| 02 | 03 | Britain Will Never Produce A Great Tennis Player Until The Middle-class Let Other People Play | 20050706 | David Baddiel chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. John O'Farrell and Peter Bradshaw are among the panellists challenging some of our most entrenched opinions. Chris Langham | |
| 02 | 04 | Voter Apathy Is A Bad Thing | 20050713 | Armando Iannucci and Michael Bywater are among the panellists challenging some of our most entrenched opinions, such as arts critics have too much influence and the English language is going to the dogs. | |
| 02 | 05 | Genius Is Often Closely Related To Madness | 20050720 |  Frank Skinner, Armando Iannucci and Sue Perkins challenge entrenched opinions like - it would be great to be young again and some things are so bad - they're good. | |
| 02 | 06 | 20050727 |  | ||
| 02 | 06 LAST | We Are Not Afraid | 20050727 | John O'Farrell, David Walliams, and Matt Lucas are the panellists challenging entrenched opinions like we are destroying the planet and all politicians are dysfunctional human beings. | |
| 03 | 01 | 20060510 |  | ||
| 03 | 02 | 20060517 | David Baddiel chairs the programme challenging established ideas, such as the notions that all politicians are liars and that there is no such thing as bad publicity. | ||
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| 03 | 03 | 20060524 | David Baddiel takes on three new dangerous topics. With the help of Jonathan Ross, Michael Bywater and Ed Byrne, he challenges the notion that flaunting your wealth is vulgar and common, that Hollywood films are just box office tat - and most controversially of all - that James Blunt is a just a middle class ponce who makes music for big girls. | ||
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| 03 | 04 | 20060531 | David Baddiel chairs a third series of the comic discussion programme which strives to tear apart our most deep-seated assumptions, such as 'The UK Honours System is outdated and irrelevant' and 'The Beatles were the best band in the history of pop'. | ||
| 03 | 05 | 20060607 | David Baddiel chairs the comic discussion programme which strives to tear apart our most deep-seated assumptions, such as 'The Labour Government is dominated by Spin Doctors'. | ||
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| 03 | 06 LAST | 20060614 | 20060617 | David Baddiel chairs the comic discussion programme which strives to tear apart our most deep-seated assumptions, such as 'Voter Apathy is a bad thing'. | |
| 04 | 01 | 20070516 | David Baddiel chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. | ||
| 04 | 02 | The Size Zero Culture Is A Bad Influance On Women | 20070523 | ||
| 04 | 03 | Germans Have No Sense Of Humour | 20070530 | David Baddiel chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. Matt Lucas, Jon Caulshaw, Henning Vain. | |
| 04 | 04 | 20070606 | David Baddiel chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. | ||
| 04 | 05 | 20070613 | David Baddiel chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. | ||
| 04 | 06 LAST | 20070620 | |||
| 05 | 01 | The Queen Is Marvelous But The Other Royals Are A Waste Of Space | 20080515 | 20090804 | Victoria Coren chairs the programme that likes to think the unthinkable. Former host David Baddiel makes a special appearance, joined by David Mitchell and Rev Richard Coles |
| 05 | 02 | If You Want To Get Dates You Should Join An Evening Class | 20080522 | 20090811 | Guests are Sue Perkins, Euan Ferguson and Richard Herring |
| 05 | 03 | Daniel Day Lews Is A Better Actor Than Christopher Biggins | 20080529 | Victoria Coren chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. Guests are Caitlin Moran, Jo Caulfield and Pete Bradshaw. | |
| 05 | 04 | Travel Broadens The Mind | 20080605 | Victoria Coren chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. Guests are Dave Gorman, Clive James and Mark Steel | |
| 05 | 05 | 20080612 | 20090818 | Victoria Coren chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. Guests are Sue Perkins, Rev Richard Coles and Simon Evans | |
| 05 | 05 | If The Church Of England Wants To Survive It Should Get Off The Mat And Start Fighting | 20090825 | Guests are Andrew Collins, Rev Richard Coles and Simon Evans. Sue Perkins was listed to appear on this episode. | |
| 05 | 06 LAST | Radio 4 Is Too Geared Towards Middle Class Middle Aged Middle England | 20080619 | Victoria Coren chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. Panellists are Arthur Smith, Michael Bywater and David Mitchell | |
| 06 | 01 | Obama Has Given The World Hope | 20090407 | 20090901 | David Baddiel, Germaine Greer and Rufus Hound. |
| 06 | 02 | The Bankers Are To Blame For Getting Us Into This Mess | 20090414 | Victoria Coren chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. Panellists are Rev Richard Coles, journalist Matthew Norman and comedian Mark Steel Victoria Coren chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. Guests are Sue Perkins, Euan Ferguson and Richard Herring. An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4. With Sue Perkins, Euan Ferguson and Richard Herring | |
| 06 | 03 | We Should Save Britains Art Treasures From Being Sold Abroad | 20090428 | Victoria Coren chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. Panellists include comedians Frank Skinner and Arthur Smith, and journalist Lucy Mangan | |
| 06 | 04 | 20090505 | Victoria Coren chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. Panellists include journalists Euan Ferguson and Tanya Gold, and comedian David Mitchell. Victoria Coren chairs. With Euan Ferguson, Tanya Gold and David Mitchell | ||
| 06 | 05 | 20090512 | Victoria Coren chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. Panellists are Dave Gorman, Jeremy Hardy and Sue Perkins | ||
| 06 | 06 LAST | 20090519 | Victoria Coren chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. Panellists are journalist Euan Ferguson, writer and broadcaster Clive James and comedian David Mitchell. Victoria Coren chairs. With Euan Ferguson, Clive James and David Mitchell | ||
| 02 | 20090908 | Victoria Coren chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. Panellists are Rev Richard Coles, journalist Matthew Norman and comedian Mark Steel. Panellists are Rev Richard Coles, journalist Matthew Norman and comedian Mark Steel | |||
| 03 | 20090922 | Victoria Coren chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. The panellists are comedians Frank Skinner and Arthur Smith and journalist Lucy Mangan. The panellists are comedians Frank Skinner and Arthur Smith and journalist Lucy Mangan | |||
| 05 | 20090915 | Victoria Coren chairs the programme which challenges established ideas. Panellists are Dave Gorman, Jeremy Hardy and Sue Perkins. Victoria Coren chairs. With Dave Gorman, Jeremy Hardy and Sue Perkins |