About this season
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.
Episodes (12)
1. Beyond The Sea
Aired 28 June 2005 • 30 min
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
2. Magic Moments
Aired 5 July 2005 • 30 min
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
3. Love and Marriage
Aired 12 July 2005 • 30 min
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
4. Love Me For A Reason
Aired 19 July 2005 • 30 min
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
5. The Tide Is High
Aired 26 July 2005 • 30 min
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
6. Since You've Been Gone
Aired 2 August 2005 • 30 min
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
7. 2 Become 1
Aired 9 August 2005 • 30 min
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
8. Fat Bottomed Girls
Aired 16 August 2005 • 30 min
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
9. Ain't That A Kick In The Head
Aired 23 August 2005 • 30 min
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
10. Que Sera Sera
Aired 30 August 2005 • 30 min
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
11. How I Wrote The Elastic Man
Aired 6 September 2005 • 30 min
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.
12. TBC
Aired 14 September 2005 • 30 min
Frank and David sit on the sofa and talk to the audience about various subjects.