About this season
What the Dickens is a television panel game hosted by Sandi Toksvig. Team captains were Dave Gorman and Tim Brooke-Taylor for the first series and Sue Perkins and Chris Addison for the second and third. It is recorded at Sky Studios in West London.
Episodes (10)
1. Episode One
Aired 12 November 2008 • 30 min
Sandi Toksvig hosts an irreverent cultural quiz as captains Chris Addison and Sue Perkins are joined by John O'Farrell and Robin Ince for a battle of wit and wits.
2. Episode Two
Aired 19 November 2008 • 30 min
Sandi Toksvig hosts an irreverent cultural quiz as captains Chris Addison and Sue Perkins are joined by Alun Cochrane and Jackie Clune for a battle of wit and wits.
3. Episode Three
Aired 26 November 2008 • 30 min
Sandi Toksvig hosts an irreverent cultural quiz as captains Chris Addison and Sue Perkins are joined by Andrew Collins and Russell Kane for a battle of wit and wits.
4. Episode Four
Aired 3 December 2008 • 30 min
Sandi Toksvig hosts an irreverent cultural quiz as captains Chris Addison and Sue Perkins are joined by Dave Gorman and Dr Phil Hammond for a battle of wit and wits.
5. Episode Five
Aired 10 December 2008 • 30 min
Who will triumph and who will be 'Losing The Plot'? Chris Addison, Sue Perkins, Jenny Eclair and Mark Steel battle it out in the arts-based comedy panel game. Sandi Toksvig hosts.
6. Episode Six
Aired 17 December 2008 • 30 min
Sandi Toksvig hosts an irreverent cultural quiz as captains Chris Addison and Sue Perkins are joined by Graeme Garden and Will Smith for a battle of wit and wits.
7. Episode Seven
Aired 24 December 2008 • 30 min
Will they 'Love It Or Loathe It' or just 'Lose The Plot?' Prof Germaine Greer and Richard Herring join Chris Addison and Sue Perkins for the cultural comedy quiz. Sandi Toksvig hosts.
8. Episode Eight
Aired 31 December 2008 • 30 min
Dave Gorman and Stephen K Amos take up the challenge of Sandi Toksvig's entertaining and unpredictable cultural comedy quiz, joining team captains Chris Addison and Sue Perkins.
9. Episode Nine
Aired 7 January 2009 • 30 min
Sandi Toksvig hosts an irreverent cultural quiz as captains Chris Addison and Sue Perkins are joined by comediennes Jenny Eclair and Josie Long for a battle of wit and wits.
10. Episode Ten
Aired 14 January 2009 • 30 min
Team captains Chris Addison and Sue Perkins are joined by John O'Farrell and Lucy Porter for host Sandi Toksvig's entertaining and unpredictable cultural comedy quiz.