Xfm Series 1
Xfm Series 1 ran from September 2001 to May 2002 and marked the return of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant to their former employers, Xfm following the Capital Group takeover in 1998. Earlier in the year Ricky and Steve had co-written and co-directed the first series of their sitcom The Office. It was broadcast in July 2001 to critical acclaim and the success of the sitcom is thought to be a factor in Xfm's re-hiring of Ricky and Steve. Further evidence of their success could be seen in the fact that Xfm had given them a producer, unlike their old Xfm show which they had to produce themselves. Their new producer was a laconic, round-headed Mancunian by the name of Karl Pilkington, who was originally an off-air producer. However, Ricky and Steve found his contributions hilarious and Karl got steadily more involved. The development of Ricky and Steve's relationship with Karl is apparent over the course of the series, and by the end Karl had become an essential part of the show.
Although the series began in September 2001, the earliest show of the series that is in circulation is 10 November 2001. There are 23 shows in circulation altogether and each show has an individual page detailing its contents and can be accessed by clicking the 'Title'( date) of each show. All shows can be downloaded below. Most shows have a bitrate of 64kbit/s, though some are 32kbit/s.
If any of the download links are broken, please post a message on the Pilkipedia forum here.
List of Episodes
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10 November 2001 | n/a | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 1 |
| This show is the earliest known recording of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on Xfm following their return to the station after the Capital Group takeover. | |||||
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17 November 2001 | n/a | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 2 |
| Steve's animal trivia about birds with penises leads to an afternoon of euphemisms and double entendres, much to Karl's chagrin. | |||||
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24 November 2001 | n/a | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 3 |
| It's Stephen Merchant's Birthday. Both he and Ricky are hungover after going out (separately) the previous night. | |||||
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01 December 2001 | n/a | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 4 |
| Karl: Well...like, when you're born, you're a little baby, you're wrinkly and stuff, when you get older you sort of morph into a baby again. | |||||
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08 December 2001 | n/a | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 5 |
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15 December 2001 | n/a | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 6 |
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22 December 2001 | n/a | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 7 |
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12 January 2002 | The Early Years Ep. 1 | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 8 |
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19 January 2002 | The Early Years Ep. 2 | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 9 |
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26 January 2002 | The Early Years Ep. 3 | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 10 |
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09 February 2002 | The Early Years Ep. 4 | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 11 |
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16 February 2002 | The Early Years Ep. 5 | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 12 |
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23 February 2002 | The Early Years Ep. 6 | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 13 |
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02 March 2002 | The Early Years Ep. 7 | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 14 |
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09 March 2002 | The Early Years Ep. 8 | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 15 |
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16 March 2002 | The Early Years Ep. 9 | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 16 |
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23 March 2002 | The Early Years Ep. 10 | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 17 |
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30 March 2002 | The Early Years Ep. 11 | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 18 |
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06 April 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 19 |
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13 April 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 20 |
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20 April 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 21 |
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27 April 2002 | The Early Years Ep. 12 | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 22 |
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04 May 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 1 | Download | 23 |
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