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Baddiel and Skinner unplanned was a free-form talk show hosted by British comedians/personalities David Baddiel and Frank Skinner and produced by Avalon Television. Its concept was developed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and had a run in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2001. The show features the two hosts sitting on a couch on-stage and responding to questions from the audience — at times rather seriously, but usually with bizarre digressions into satirical comedy. An audience member is chosen as "Secretary" and has the job of keeping a note of the topics covered on a white board. In practice, the personality of the secretary will also prompt many jokes — usually at his or her expense. At the end of the show, Skinner asks either the secretary or the audience to choose between two song books, and to pick a page number between 1 and 20. This process determines which song is performed by the duo, sung by Skinner with Baddiel accompanying him on piano. Topics of discussion are wholly mandated by the audience and have ranged from discussions of the war against Iraq and other political events to comments on the latest plot twists of popular soap operas and the Atkins diet. Skinner's Catholicism and Baddiel's Jewish faith are also occasional targets of humour.
Seasons
Episode 1
Beyond The Sea
30m
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 2
Magic Moments
30m
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 3
Love and Marriage
30m
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 4
Love Me For A Reason
30m
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 5
The Tide Is High
30m
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 6
Since You've Been Gone
30m
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 7
2 Become 1
30m
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 8
Fat Bottomed Girls
30m
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 9
Ain't That A Kick In The Head
30m
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 10
Que Sera Sera
30m
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 11
How I Wrote The Elastic Man
30m
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
Episode 12Latest episode
TBC
30m
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
