Chris Maslanka invites fellow puzzlers to try to outwit each other with their best brain-teasers, riddles and logic problems.
| Series | Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | 19980604 | 19980607 | |
| 01 | 02 | 19980611 | 19980614 | |
| 01 | 03 | 19980618 | 19980621 | |
| 01 | 04 | 19980625 | 19980628 | |
| 01 | 05 | 19980702 | 19980705 | |
| 01 | 06 | 19980709 | 19980712 | |
| 01 | 07 | 19980716 | 19980719 | |
| 01 | 08 | 19980723 | 19980726 | |
| 01 | 09 | 19980730 | 19980802 | |
| 01 | 10 LAST | 19980806 | 19980809 | |
| 02 | 01 | 19990122 | ||
| 02 | 02 | 19990129 | ||
| 02 | 03 | 19990205 | ||
| 02 | 04 | 19990212 | ||
| 02 | 05 | 19990219 | ||
| 02 | 06 | 19990226 | ||
| 02 | 07 | 19990305 | ||
| 02 | 08 | 19990312 | ||
| 02 | 09 | 19990319 | ||
| 02 | 10 | 19990326 | ||
| 02 | 11 | 19990402 | ||
| 03 | 01 | 19991013 | ||
| 03 | 02 | 19991020 | ||
| 03 | 03 | 19991027 | ||
| 03 | 04 | 19991103 | ||
| 03 | 05 | 19991110 | ||
| 03 | 06 | 19991117 | ||
| 04 | 01 | 20020109 | ||
| 04 | 02 | 20020116 | ||
| 04 | 03 | 20020123 | ||
| 04 | 04 | 20020130 | ||
| 04 | 05 | 20020206 | ||
| 04 | 06 | 20020213 | ||
| 05 | 01 | 20030108 | This week's panel includes crossword editor Val Gilbert, magician Geoffrey Durham and mathematician Victor Bryant. | |
| 05 | 02 | 20030115 | The panellists are crossword editor Val Gilbert and mathematicians David Singmaster and Rob Eastaway. | |
| 05 | 03 | 20030122 | This week's panel includes maze designer Angela Newing, magician Geoffrey Durham, and puzzle compiler Paul Lamford. | |
| 05 | 04 | 20030129 | This week's panel includes crossword editor Val Gilbert, puzzle setter David Bodycombe and crossword compiler Don Manley. | |
| 05 | 05 | 20030205 | Panellists include mathematician Victor Bryant, crossword compiler Don Manley and maze designer Angela Newing. | |
| 05 | 06 LAST | 20030212 | Panellists include crossword editor Val Gilbert and mathematicians David Singmaster and Rob Eastaway. | |
| 06 | 01 | 20030806 | Panellists include mathematician David Singmaster, crossword compiler Don Manley and book editor Caroline Taggart. | |
| 06 | 02 | 20030813 | On this week's panel are mathematician Victor Bryant, magician Geoffrey Durham and crossword editor Val Gilbert. | |
| 06 | 03 | 20030820 | On this week's panel are medical physicist and maze designer Professor Angela Newing, David Singmaster, professor of recreational maths and Simon Singh, presenter of Mind Games,. | |
| 06 | 04 | 20030827 | Chris Maslanka and the panel attempt to baffle each other with brainteasers based on words, numbers and logic. On this week's panel are crossword editor Val Gilbert, mathematician Rob Eastaway and author and puzzle compiler Philip Carter. Listeners with puzzles and answers for the programme can send them to puzzle.panel@bbc.co.uk or: Puzzle Panel, BBC Radio 4, LONDON W1A 1AA. | |
| 06 | 05 | 20030903 | Chris Maslanka presents a battle of wits between panellists including crossword dictionary compiler Anne Bradford, puzzle setter David Bodycombe and chess champion William Hartston. | |
| 06 | 06 LAST | 20030910 | More puzzles from Chris Maslanka and the panel as they attempt to baffle each other with brainteasers based on words, numbers and logic. On this week's panel are neuropsychologist Dr Doreen Baxter, magician Geoffrey Durham, and regular Puzzle Panel competition winner who specializes in anagrams, John O'Byrne. Listeners with puzzles and answers for the programme can send them to: puzzle.panel@bbc.co.uk or Puzzle Panel BBC Radio 4 LONDON W1A 1AA. | |
| 07 | 01 | 20050309 | Panellists include Val Gilbert, David Singmaster and William Hartston. | |
| 07 | 02 | 20050323 | Joining host Chris Maslanka on the panel with their puzzles are maze designer Professor Angela Newing, mathematician Victor Bryant, and puzzle setter David Bodycombe. | |
| 07 | 03 | 20050330 | Panellists include book editor Caroline Taggart, mathematician Rob Eastaway and magician Geoffrey Durham. | |
| 07 | 04 | 20050406 | Panellists include puzzle writer Philip Carter, crossword compiler Don Manley and comedy improviser Richard Vranch. | |
| 07 | 05 | 20050511 | Panellists include mathematician Marcus du Sautoy, backgammon expert Paul Lamford and aerospace engineer Stephen Buxton. | |
| 07 | 06 LAST | 20050518 | Panellists include Jenny Murray, David Bodycombe and William Hartston. |