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Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections

FieldValue
show_nameParsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
formatsketch show
runtime30 mins
countryUnited Kingdom
languageEnglish
home_stationBBC Radio 2
starringAndy Parsons
Henry Naylor
Richie Webb
producerGareth Edwards,
Katie Tyrell,
Carol Smith
record_locationDrill Hall, London; University of London Union; Pleasance, Edinburgh
first_aired20 January 2001
last_aired17 March 2007
num_series9
websitebbc.co.uk/parsonsandnaylor

Henry Naylor Richie Webb Katie Tyrell, Carol Smith Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections was a BBC Radio 2 satirical comedy show starring Andy Parsons and Henry Naylor. It also stars Richie Webb, and one female "special guest".

Female guests included Lucy Porter, Jo Caulfield, Julia Morris, Sarah Kendall, Kitty Flanagan, Nina Conti, Geraldine McNulty and Nina Wadia.

Most shows were recorded at The Drill Hall in London, although some were recorded at the Pleasance during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Some of series eight and one show of series nine were recorded at the University of London Union on Malet Street.

Production for the show started on Tuesdays, when the commissioned would meet at Broadcasting House at Portland Place. The show also had an open door policy, allowing non-commissioned writers to submit unsolicited scripts. On recording days, a variety of sketches would be tested in front of the audience and developed for later inclusion in the programme.

A 'best of' compilation album was released in August 2003, and shows were often repeated on BBC7.

Transmission dates and special guests

This table lists the dates of the original Thursday evening BBC Radio 2 transmissions, along with the special guests.

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Series 1 (2001)Series 2 (2001)Series 3 (2002)Series 4 (2002)Series 5 (2003)Series 6 (2004)Series 7 (2004)Series 8 (2005)Series 9 (2007)
text-align:center"20 January27 January3 February10 February17 February24 February3 March10 March
text-align:center"28 June5 July12 July19 July26 July2 August9 August16 August23 August30 August
text-align:center"18 April25 April2 May9 May16 May23 May30 May6 June13 June
text-align:center"19 September26 September3 October10 October17 October24 October
text-align:center"24 July
Jenny Eclair31 July7 August
Lucy Porter14 August
Jo Caulfield21 August
Kitty Flanagan28 August
Sarah Kendall4 September
Nina Conti11 September
Geraldine McNulty18 September
Lucy Porter25 September
Julia Morris
text-align:center"19 February26 February4 March11 March18 March25 March
text-align:center"9 September16 September23 September
Jo Caulfield30 September
Nina Conti7 October
Jackie Clune14 October
Jenny Eclair
text-align:center"14 April
Lucy Porter21 April
Jackie Clune28 April
Katherine Jakeways5 May
(Election Special)
Lucy Porter12 May19 May26 May
text-align:center"15 Feb
Julia Morris22 Feb
Lucy Porter1 Mar
Lucy Porter8 March
Lucy Porter17 March
Barunka O'Shaughnessy

There were also New Year Specials on 3 January 2002 and 27 December 2002, and a Christmas special on 25 December 2003.

  • : Recorded at the Pleasance Theatre during the Edinburgh Fringe.
  • : Recorded at the University of London Union (Malet Street, London. WC1).
  • : Not broadcast on the Thursday due to Comic Relief, but was broadcast on the Saturday repeat.

Subjects

Each show is introduced with a short hit on the co-star and 'musical maestro' Richie Webb.

The main subjects would include;

  • News
  • Society
  • Lifestyle
  • Culture
  • Travel
  • Music
  • Media
  • Sport
  • Bigotry
  • Football
  • Home Affairs
  • Bank Holidays
  • Living
  • Christmas
  • Education
  • Animals
  • Hollywood
  • News Review
  • Classified
  • Fashion

CD track listing

CD one

  1. Introduction
  2. News Imagine a world - live in the Middle East
  3. Bigotry
  4. Football
  5. Culture In a nutshell - Shakespear Play
  6. Home Affairs
  7. Society
  8. Bank Holidays In a nutshell - Interview with a Royal nutter
  9. Music
  10. Lifestyle
  11. Introduction
  12. News
  13. Media
  14. Living
  15. Christmas
  16. Education
  17. Sport
  18. Music
  19. Animals

CD two

  1. Introduction
  2. News
  3. Society
  4. Travel
  5. Sport
  6. Lifestyle
  7. Culture
  8. Music
  9. News Review
  10. Introduction
  11. News
  12. Society
  13. Travel
  14. Culture
  15. Sport
  16. Hollywood
  17. Lifestyle
  18. Music
  19. Top 20
  20. News Review

References

References

  1. (September 2025). "Writers Room".
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