| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | 20070110 | 20081216 20110103 (R7) 20110109 (R7) 20110906 (R4+) 20121107 (R4+) 20140417 (R4+) |  The award-winning performer encounters a reluctant beekeeper, feuding librarians and Santa. With Ben Moor. From January 2007.The award-winning performer encounters a reluctant beekeeper, feuding librarians and Santa. With Ben Moor. With the voices of Ben Moor, Katherine Parkinson and Ben Willbond | |
| 01 | 02 | 20070117 | 20081223 20110110 (R7) 20110913 (R4+) 20121114 (R4+) 20140424 (R4+) | The award-winning comedian introduces the Daniel Bedingfield-loving East European couple. With Ben Moor. From January 2007. The award-winning comedian introduces the Daniel Bedingfield-loving East European couple. With Ben Moor. From January 2007.  The award-winning comedian introduces a Daniel Bedingfield-loving East European couple. With Ben Moor. From January 2007. | |
| 01 | 03 | Gods Wishes | 20070124 | 20081230 20110117 (R7) 20110920 (R4+) 20121121 (R4+) 20140501 (R4+) | The award-winner encounters the China Lion, the barn conversion couple and Dragon's Den. With Ben Moor. From January 2007. The award-winner encounters the China Lion, the barn conversion couple and Dragon's Den. With Ben Moor. From January 2007.  The comedy award-winner enters the Dragon's Den, and brings us the Barn Conversion Couple. With Ben Moor, Katherine Parkinson and Ben Willbond. From January 2007. |
| 01 | 04 | Science | 20070131 | 20070131 (BBC7) 20090106 20110124 (R7) 20110927 (R4+) 20121128 (R4+) 20140508 (R4+) | Plus more from the China Lion, the new barn conversion couple and a return to Chingley Hall. The award-winner encounters the barn conversion couple and returns to Chingley Hall. With Ben Willbond. From January 2007. Comedy sketch show from award-winning comic Laura Solon. More sketches from the award-winning comedian including a day in the life of a lock keeper. With Ben Moor. More sketches from the award-winning comedian including a day in the life of a lock keeper. With Ben Moor. From January 2007.  Perrier Award winning comedian Laura Solon continues her new sketch and character comedy series, aided by the voices of Ben Moor, Katherine Parkinson and Ben Willbond. Plus more from the China Lion, the new barn conversion couple and a return to Chingley Hall. |
| 01 | 05 | 20070207 | 20070207 (BBC7) 20110131 (R7) 20111004 (R4+) 20121205 (R4+) 20140515 (R4+) |  Perrier Award winning comedian Laura Solon continues her new sketch and character comedy series, aided by the voices of Ben Moor, Katherine Parkinson and Ben Willbond.The award-winning comic brings us the torrid tale of Justine's jeans and the sad story of a second gap year. From February 2007. Tthe torrid tale of Justine's jeans and the sad story of a second gap year. | |
| 01 | 06 LAST | 20070214 | 20110207 (R7) 20111011 (R4+) 20121212 (R4+) 20140522 (R4+) |  The award-winning comic with revelations about hats, tents and some disturbing tales from Beatrix Potter. From February 2007. Episode 6 of 6.More surreal sketches, including the discovery of some rare, and rather disturbing Beatrix Potter tales. From February 2007. More sketches, including the discovery of some rather disturbing Beatrix Potter tales. The award-winner presents an adoption at 35 years old and fighting librarians. With Katherine Parkinson. The award-winning comic presents an adoption at 35 years old and fighting librarians. The award-winning comic offers revelations about hats, tents and some disturbing tales from Beatrix Potter. From February 2007. | |
| 02 | 01 | 20080528 | 20080528 (BBC7) 20130115 (R4+) 20140710 (R4+) | The comedy award-winner finds 1001 uses for peas, misses a meeting and shuns a caravan owner. With Ben Moor. From May 2008. | |
| 02 | 02 | 20080604 | 20080604 (BBC7) 20130122 (R4+) 20140717 (R4+) | Divorcee Carol has a fruit surplus and Adrian is asked to be a Bond girl. Award-winning comedy with Ben Moor. From June 2008. | |
| 02 | 03 | 20080611 | 20080611 (BBC7) 20130129 (R4+) |  Office life, relationships and 'Lossie Come Home'. Award-winning monologues and sketches with Rosie Cavaliero. From June 2008. | |
| 02 | 04 | 20080618 | 20080618 (BBC7) 20130205 (R4+) | 'China Lion', pepping up your sex life and why it's not a good idea to tell lies on your CV. With Ben Willbond. From June 2008. | |
| 02 | 05 | 20080625 | 20080625 (BBC7) 20130212 (R4+) | An attic full of peas, switching from Girl Guide to Sumo wrestler and dull geological holidays. With Ben Moor. From June 2008. | |
| 02 | 06 LAST | 20080702 | 20080702 (BBC7) 20130219 (R4+) | Divorcee Carol tries to sell covers - for cushion covers. Rosie Cavaliero joins the award-winning comedian. With Ben Moor and Ben Willbond. From July 2008. | |
| 03 | 01 | 20091118 | 20091118 (R7) 20110322 20141204 (R4+) | Perrier Award-winning comedian Laura Solon presents her third series of sketches, monologues and one-liners. With characters ranging from infuriating call-centre staff, drunk mothers intent on ruining everyone else's Christmas and recently deposed ex-soviet tyrants trying to settle in the British suburbs, Laura Solon continues to turn the things that most irritate us all into sharply observed and occasionally surreal comic gems. Laura is joined once again by Rosie Cavaliero, Ben Moor and Ben Willbond. Producer: Colin Anderson. | |
| 03 | 02 | 20091125 | 20110329 | Olga the ex-tyrannt takes on a British Post Office, a man tries to buy his mother a gift in an expensive department store and Sandrine, the Parisien radio host, chats about why French culture is much better then the culture of say, Britiain. Featuring Gwyneth the call-centre girl, Sandrine the radio host and Olga the ex-tyrant. | |
| 03 | 03 | 20091202 | 20110405 |  This week we meet a woman who is so completely useless that she's just been snapped up for a job in the government; Britain's most affable secret agent and someone with a pretend hedgehog sanctuary. | |
| 03 | 04 | 20091209 | 20110412 |  Unwelcoming neighbour Annabelle quizzes an unsuspecting soul over his windchimes, useless entrepreneur Carole Price takes another swing at selling her bad ideas to the world and someone travels back from the very near future to warn a man about his blind date. This week unwelcoming neighbour Annabelle quizzes an unsuspecting soul over his windchimes; useless entrepreneur, Carole Price, takes another swing at selling her bad ideas to the world and someone travels back from the very near future to warn a man about his blind date. | |
| 03 | 05 | 20091216 | 20110419 | Naive office worker Adrian is offered a job as the new Robson and Jerome, the United Planetary Super Council is invaded by a space-fiend and a strange German woman takes over the Shipping Forecast. | |
| 03 | 06 LAST | 20091223 | Domestic goddess Sue Morgan offers her own take on the perfect Christmas, call centre demon Gwyneth finally faces judgement, and we gain access to the Institute for Useless Scientific Research. |
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- BBC7 always called their repeats Laura Solon - Talking And Not Talking, but Radio 4 didn't add her name until the repeat of the third series.
- By contrast, in the programme it's introduced as Talking And Not Talking, With Laura Solon
- "BBC7 always called their repeats Laura Solon - Talking And Not Talking, but Radio 4 didn't add her name until the repeat of the third series.
- By contrast, in the programme it's introduced as Talking And Not Talking, With Laura Solon"
Series Three blurb
Perrier Award-winning comedian Laura Solon presents her third series of sketches, monologues and one-liners.
With characters ranging from infuriating call-centre staff, drunk mothers intent on ruining everyone else's Christmas and recently deposed ex-soviet tyrants trying to settle in the British suburbs, Laura Solon continues to turn the things that most irritate us all into sharply observed and occasionally surreal comic gems.