Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World
First broadcast from 19921008 to 19930819. (* = BBC7).
The sci-fi star attempts to solve all unsolved mysteries.
15 episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | Monsters | 19921008 | * 20031028, * 20040831, * 20040901, * 20050803, * 20050804, * 20060607, * 20060608, * 20070620, * 20070621, * 20080204, * 20080205, * 20090113, * 20090114, * 20091201 | The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries. Life's big mysteries are explained by the sci-fi star. Stars Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From October 1992. Life's big mysteries explained by the sci-fi star. Stars Richard Herring and Stewart Lee. Lionel Nimrod, inventor of the interstellar laser ray gun toy, navigates us through the swirling mists of human inadequacy. |
| 01 | 02 | The Universe | 19921015 | * 20031104, * 20040907, * 20040908, * 20050810, * 20050811, * 20060614, * 20060615, * 20070627, * 20070628, * 20080211, * 20080212, * 20090120, * 20090121, * 20091208 |  Tom Baker invites you to enter the mists of human inadequacy, with the help of Lee and Herring. |
| 01 | 03 | Death And The Afterlife | 19921022 | * 20031111, * 20040914, * 20040915, * 20050817, * 20050818, * 20060621, * 20060622, * 20070704, * 20070705, * 20090127, * 20090128, * 20091215 | Stars Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From October 1992. From October 1992. Stars Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. Richard Herring and Stewart Lee meddle foolishly with the forces of creation. Introduced by Tom Baker. |
| 01 | 04 | Good And Evil | 19921029 | * 20031118, * 20040921, * 20040922, * 20050824, * 20050825, * 20060628, * 20060629, * 20070711, * 20070712, * 20080225, * 20080226, * 20090203, * 20090204, * 20091222 |  Stars Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From October 1992.From October 1992. The little matter of the true nature of good and evil and which is best. With Richard Herring and Stewart Lee. Stars Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. |
| 01 | 05 | The Human Mind | 19921105 | * 20031125, * 20040928, * 20040929, * 20050831, * 20050901, * 20060705, * 20060706, * 20070718, * 20070719, * 20080303, * 20080304, * 20090210, * 20090211, * 20091229 | With Tom Baker, Richard Herring and Stewart Lee. From November 1992. From November 1992. Lee and Herring explore the human mind and come up with their own theories. |
| 01 | 05 | The Human Mind |  | ||
| 01 | 06 | Love |  | ||
| 01 | 06 LAST | Love | 19921112 | * 20031202, * 20041005, * 20041006, * 20050907, * 20050908, * 20060712, * 20060713, * 20070725, * 20070726, * 20080310, * 20080311, * 20090217, * 20090218, * 20100105 | The sci-fi star and his crew set sail on a romantic cruise. With Tom Baker, Richard Herring and Stewart Lee. From November 1992. The sci-fi star and his crew set sail on a romantic cruise. From November 1992. Lee and Herring are finding out about love, appropriately enough from The Love Boat. |
| 02 | 01 | Magic | 19930715 | * 20041012, * 20041013, * 20050914, * 20050915, * 20060719, * 20060720, * 20070801, * 20070802, * 20080317, * 20080318, * 20090224, * 20090225 | The devil is summoned by Richard Herring, Stewart Lee, Tom Baker and Armando Iannucci. The devil is accidentally summoned by the magical Richard Herring, Stewart Lee, Tom Baker and Armando Iannucci. From July 1993. Richard Herring and Stewart Lee accidentally summon the devil. Tom Baker, Armando Iannucci and Rebecca Front help them. |
| 02 | 02 | The Future | 19930722 | * 20041019, * 20041020, * 20050921, * 20050922, * 20060726, * 20060727, * 20070808, * 20070809, * 20080324, * 20080325, * 20090303, * 20090304 | The sci-fi star probes our destinies. With Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. The sci-fi star probes our destinies. With Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker at Glasgow University. From July 1993. How can we predict the future? Lee and Herring try to find out. |
| 02 | 03 | The Human Body | 19930729 | * 20041026, * 20041027, * 20050928, * 20050929, * 20060802, * 20060803, * 20070829, * 20070830, * 20080331, * 20080401, * 20090310, * 20090311 | From turning bodily waste into foodstuffs to the problem of cloning yourself, Lee and Herring ask why we have a body and what it is for. The sci-fi star probes cloning and what to do with our waste. From July 1993. The sci-fi star probes cloning and what to do with our waste. With Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From July 1993. |
| 02 | 04 | The Sea | 19930805 | * 20041102, * 20041103, * 20051005, * 20051006, * 20060809, * 20060810, * 20070905, * 20070906, * 20080407, * 20080408, * 20090317, * 20090318 | Lee and Herring attempt to discover the mysteries of the sea, aided by Carla Mendonca, Armando Iannucci and Tom Baker. Lee and Herring attempt to discover the mysteries of the sea. With the help of Carla Mendonca, Armando Iannucci and Tom Baker. The sci-fi star probes the oceans. With Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. The sci-fi star probes the oceans. With Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker at Liverpool University. From August 1993. |
| 02 | 05 | The Scheme Of Things | 19930812 | * 20041109, * 20041110, * 20051012, * 20051013, * 20060830, * 20060831, * 20070912, * 20070913, * 20080414, * 20080415, * 20090324, * 20090325 | The sci-fi star probes the notion of a 'cosmic plan'. |
| 02 | 06 LAST | The Unexplained | 19930819 | * 20041116, * 20041117, * 20051019, * 20051020, * 20060906, * 20060907, * 20070919, * 20070920, * 20080421, * 20080422, * 20090331, * 20090401 | Stewart Lee and Richard Herring are joined by Lionel Nimrod (Tom Baker) for a final showdown. |
| By Richard Herring and Stewart Lee |
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