Synopsis
That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same name aired on NBC from 1964 to 1965, also featuring Frost. The programme is considered a significant element of the satire boom in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s. It broke ground in comedy through lampooning the establishment and political figures. Its broadcast coincided with coverage of the politically charged Profumo affair and John Profumo, the politician at the centre of the affair, became a target for derision. TW3 was first broadcast on Saturday 24 November 1962.
Episodes
1E1Show 1The first programme includes: A parody of BBC by-election coverage; The army becoming a political party; An expose of record producer Norrie Paramor; Bernard Levin interviewing a group of PR men; a skit on the then-current infomercial-style show ""Jim's Inn"", a parody of the recent hit song ""Love And Marriage"" and Timothy Birdsall's send-up of Identikit pictures.50m2E2Show 2Items include: A look at the possible successors to retired Conservative leader Harold MacMillan; a send-up of TV science shows; and a rant by a yobbish cricketer (Cope).50m3E3Show 3A monologue by a tobacconist (Roy Kinnear) on why smoking is a good thing, an expose of songwriter Lionel Bart's borrowings from old-time songs; Bernard Levin interviews hotellier Charles Forte, a group of Cardinals sing Arrivederci Roma; and a sketch (and subsequent calypso) on the subject of open flies.50m4E4Show 4A list of Britain's remaining colonies; trade unions quarrelling over a hole in the road; an old-time comedian (Roy Kinnear) complains about the satire boom.50m5E5Show 5The Queen's christmas broadcast being censored; Bernard Levin is shouted down by a group of farmers.50m6E6That Was The Year That WasAn expose of the ""Cross Bencher"" column in the Sunday Express.50m7E7Show 750m8E8Show 850m9E9Show 950m10E10Show 1050m11E11Show 1150m12E12Show 1250m13E13Show 1350m14E14Show 1450m15E15Show 1550m16E16Show 1650m17E17Show 1750m18E18Show 1850m19E19Show 1950m20E20Show 2050m21E21Show 2150m22E22Show 2250m23E23Show 2350m
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