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Banter (radio show)

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Banter
GenreComedy panel game
Running time30 mins
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
Hosted byAndrew Collins
Created byTim Barber
Original releaseAugust 2005 –
May 2008
No. of series3
No. of episodes18
WebsiteWebsite

Banter is a radio programme that is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom, starring Andrew Collins and Richard Herring. The pilot and the first 2 series were broadcast from August 2005 to November 2006, and a third series was broadcast in April and May 2008. There have been 19 half-hour episodes so far. The programme normally takes the form of invited guests naming their "top threes" in a given category.

The series was devised by Tim Barber and is produced for Radio 4 by Avalon. A pilot for a television version under the name of "Rule Of 3" was recorded in October 2011 with Rebecca Front as host and team captains Russell Howard and Chris Addison.

Guests

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Apart from Collins and Herring, the other guests for each episode were:

Pilot - Lucy Porter, Russell Howard, Will Smith.

Series 1

Series 2

  • Episode 1 - Russell Howard, Lucy Porter, Arthur Smith
  • Episode 2 - Rob Deering, Lynn Ferguson, Russell Howard
  • Episode 3 - Barry Cryer, Sue Perkins, Will Smith
  • Episode 4 - Russell Howard, Lee Mack, Julia Morris
  • Episode 5 - Chris Addison, Natalie Haynes, Will Smith
  • Episode 6 - Russell Howard, Will Smith, Lynn Ferguson

Series 3

  • Episode 1 - Dave Gorman, Russell Howard, Dillie Keane
  • Episode 2 - Jenny Eclair, Russell Howard, Arthur Smith
  • Episode 3 - Natalie Haynes, Russell Howard, Will Smith
  • Episode 4 - Miranda Hart, Russell Howard, Will Smith
  • Episode 5 - Chris Addison, Jenny Eclair, Will Smith
  • Episode 6 - Lynn Ferguson, Tim Vine, Will Smith

Notes and references

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