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Xfm Series 2
August 2002 - August 2003
List of episodes

Episodes:

24 August 2002 (Transcript)
31 August 2002 (Transcript)
07 September 2002 (Transcript)
14 September 2002 (Transcript) ('Best of')
21 September 2002 (Transcript)
28 September 2002 (Transcript)
05 October 2002 (Transcript)
12 October 2002 (Transcript)
19 October 2002 (Transcript)
26 October 2002 (Transcript)
02 November 2002 (Transcript)
09 November 2002 (Transcript)
16 November 2002 (Transcript)
23 November 2002 (Transcript)
30 November 2002 (Transcript)
07 December 2002 (Transcript)
14 December 2002 (Transcript)
21 December 2002 (Transcript)
28 December 2002 (Transcript) ('Best of')
04 January 2003 (Transcript)
11 January 2003 (Transcript)
18 January 2003 (Transcript)
25 January 2003 (Transcript)
01 February 2003 (Transcript)
08 February 2003 (Transcript)
15 February 2003 (Transcript)
22 February 2003 (Transcript) ('Best of')
01 March 2003 (Transcript) ('Best of')
08 March 2003 (Transcript)
15 March 2003 (Transcript)
22 March 2003 (Transcript)
29 March 2003 (Transcript)
05 April 2003 (Transcript)
12 April 2003 (Transcript)
19 April 2003 (Transcript)
26 April 2003 (Transcript)
03 May 2003 (Transcript)
10 May 2003 (Transcript)
17 May 2003 (Transcript)
31 May 2003 (Transcript)
07 June 2003 (Transcript)
14 June 2003 (Transcript)
21 June 2003 (Transcript)
28 June 2003
05 July 2003
12 July 2003
19 July 2003
26 July 2003
02 August 2003
09 August 2003
16 August 2003

02 November 2002 features some laughter from Karl on air, the first time no listeners were able to correctly answer Rockbusters, Karl selling his futon and desk combo live on air for £100, and the first correspondence from Richard Anderson.

Track Listing

For a full transcript of this episode see 02 November 2002/Transcript.

1. Ladies Boobs (0:00:00)

There's loads of stuff to come, and all the records. Steve's been house-hunting but what has Ricky himself planned? Ricky has a text from Ross Noble telling him to ask Karl what he would do if he awoke with ladies boobs. Karl claims if you go to Argentina and have a steak, you can wake up with breasts. Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather.

2. Selling a Futon (0:02:16)

Ricky bigs up the show to come and also Educating Ricky. Karl complains of the stresses of moving house, leading to him offering a table and futon to the listeners for £100. After Steve and Ricky comment that meeting Karl alone is worth £100, Karl becomes paranoid about meeting any purchasers at his house. Steve runs through the prizes for Rockbusters including, David Attenborough's "Life Of Birds" video, best of David Bowie CD compilation, a "Madness" DVD, a "Country Legends" compilation and this week's big DVD giveaway ... "Hellraiser".

3. Selling an Orthopedic Chair (0:09:27)

Karl's got an offer for the futon and table. Is it beech colored? Depends what beach you're on. This leads to Steve to telling the story of an orthopedic chair he bought, which he believes to have come from an old people's home that he's like to sell on radio as well.

4. I'm Not a Doctor or Anything (0:14:53)

Superstars is coming back on TV, and Karl instigates this week's discussion about Celebrity Fit Club. The "Bod Pod" measures body fat and Rik Waller has 60% body fat. Karl's theory is that the exercise makes him more hungry. Steve did get to the Springsteen concert and it was pure rock 'n roll. He couldn't find a cab home and was livid.

5. Meet Richard Anderson (0:20:05)

This week's Educating Ricky headlines are Don't Worry About Him - He Candle It, I'm Kermitted To This Treatment, and The Police Are Causing A Bit Of A Stare. Ricky and Steve choose the first, and Karl then tells them the history of the saying "burning the candle at both ends", which started literally ages ago when workers burnt a candle at both ends of the day. Steve reads out the first email sent by Richard Anderson.

6. Let's Look Through This Rubbish (0:24:52)

Xfm's a funny word. Steve and Ricky return to the e-mail after the break. Karl sympathises with Anderson, saying that the show is hard to listen to. Steve recalls how recently he dumped his old items outside and a family came to look through, and a homeless man took stuff to sell at his own car boot sale. Karl's has sold flowers and fizzy drinks and stolen prizes for give-aways at his childhood mobile disco.

7. Doin an O.B. (0:30:00)

A suggestion from listener Jeff Dunn is for Ricky and Steve do a live broadcast from Karl's flat. Karl rejects as they will "make a mess", "make loads of noise" annoying the woman downstairs and the "parking is really bad downstairs" culminating in Karl "not getting his deposit back". Karl wonders if that's how Graceland started, as it was Elvis' normal house at one point. Karl gives the Rockbusters clues amongst laughing.

8. Have You Heard The News Toad Day (0:36:02)

Ricky choses the 2nd Educating Ricky headline and Karl explains the origins of the expression "frog in your throat".

9. Counting My Feet (0:40:15)

Steve's mate Dave Greenwood has sent him another CD compilation of 4 discs this time. Dicky Anderson is back with another insult. Karl's annoyed by the fact that poisonous toad has to be licked for the poison to work. Don't slag off God.

10. Tap Their Eye With a Pen (0:46:40)

Ricky's put an elastic band around Karl's head, and info is coming in about the frog in the throat etymology. Educating Ricky finishes up with Karl's explanation of a man who was thought to be drunk but he only had a glass eye. Steve's going to email Richard Anderson to tell him he agrees. Songs With a Story this week is Lola by The Kinks.

11. Ban Gulls (0:48:14)

Karl discusses the story behind the song Lola. It's time for Rockbusters answers and this is the first time Karl has stumped the listeners (with his first clue). Steve selects a winner nonetheless - a man who's written a postscript which says "Karl, you're a moron". This week's Song For The Ladies is from Frente.

Quotes

Karl: It can happen. If you go to Argentina and have a steak, you can wake up with breasts.

Steve: You work pretty quick Karl, I must say. Your Manc scally ways.

Steve: Would you have booked a cab to go there?
Ricky: Yeah, I would have booked a cab.
Karl: Wouldn't the helicopter just take you back home?

Karl: Apparently you're not allowed to lick a toad's back.

Rockbusters

I don't like them birds. They shouldn't be allowed in this area. B.
He doesn't like women yet he's got a couple of kids - that's a bit weird. P.D.
That bloke who does sport on telly, he's got a little kid. D.C.

Playlist

Foo Fighters - All My Life
The Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs
Richard Ashcroft - Check The Meaning
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising
Death In Vegas feat. Liam Gallagher - Scorpio Rising
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Baby I Gotcha Money
Röyksopp - Poor Leno
Aqualung - Good Times Gonna Come
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
Nirvana - You Know You're Right
Ben Kweller - In Other Words
Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage
The Kinks - Lola
Song For The Ladies: Frente - Bizarre Love Triangle


Series 0 \| Series 1 \| Series 2 \| Series 3 \| Series 4
Presenters	Ricky Gervais \| Stephen Merchant \| Karl Pilkington
Others	Claire Sturgess \| Ian Camfield \| Simon Pegg \| Nick Frost
Features	Monkey News \| Rockbusters \| Song For The Ladies \| Song For The Lovers Hip-Hop Hooray \| Cheap as Chimps \| White Van Karl \| Songs of Phrase Cheeky Freak of the Week \| Do We Need 'Em? \| More...

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+[[02 November 2002]] features some laughter from Karl on air, the first time no listeners were able to correctly answer [[Rockbusters]], Karl selling his futon and desk combo live on air for £100, and the first correspondence from [[Richard Anderson]].
 ==Track Listing==
-====1. [[Ladies Boobs]] ''(h:mm:ss)''====
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-Ricky asks Karl what he would do if he awoke with ladies boobs.
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+|-
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-The Velvet Underground - ''Venus In Furs (00:02:14)''
+====1. [[02 November 2002/Transcript#Ladies Boobs|Ladies Boobs]] ''(0:00:00)''====
+There's loads of stuff to come, and all the records.  Steve's been house-hunting but what has Ricky himself planned?  Ricky has a text from Ross Noble telling him to ask Karl what he would do if he awoke with ladies boobs.  Karl claims if you go to Argentina and have a steak, you can wake up with breasts.  Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather.
-====2. [[Selling A Futon]] ''(0:04:06)''====
+====2. [[02 November 2002/Transcript#Selling a Futon|Selling a Futon]] ''(0:02:16)''====
-Karl complains of the stresses of moving house, leading to him offering a table and futon to the listeners for £100.  After Steve and Ricky comment that meeting Karl alone is worth £100, Karl becomes paranoid about meeting any purchasers at his house.
+Ricky bigs up the show to come and also [[Educating Ricky]].  Karl complains of the stresses of moving house, leading to him offering a table and futon to the listeners for £100.  After Steve and Ricky comment that meeting Karl alone is worth £100, Karl becomes paranoid about meeting any purchasers at his house.  Steve runs through the prizes for Rockbusters including, David Attenborough's "Life Of Birds" video, best of [[David Bowie]] CD compilation, a "Madness" DVD, a "Country Legends" compilation and this week's big DVD giveaway ... "Hellraiser".
-====3. [[Prizes For Rockbusters]] ''(0:07:28)''====
+====3. [[02 November 2002/Transcript#Selling an Orthopedic Chair|Selling an Orthopedic Chair]] ''(0:09:27)''====
-Steve runs through the prizes for Rockbusters including, David Attenborough's "Life Of Birds" Video, best of David Bowie CD compolation, a "Madness" DVD, a "Country Legends" compolation and the DVD Film, "Hellraiser".
+Karl's got an offer for the futon and table.  Is it beech colored?  Depends what beach you're on.  This leads to Steve to telling the story of an orthopedic chair he bought, which he believes to have come from an old people's home that he's like to sell on radio as well.
-Richard Ashcroft - ''Check The Meaning (00:09:24)''
+====4. [[02 November 2002/Transcript#I'm Not a Doctor or Anything|I'm Not a Doctor or Anything]] ''(0:14:53)''====
+Superstars is coming back on TV, and Karl instigates this week's discussion about Celebrity Fit Club.  The "Bod Pod" measures body fat and [[Rik Waller]] has 60% body fat.  Karl's theory is that the exercise makes him more hungry.  Steve did get to the Springsteen concert and it was pure rock 'n roll.  He couldn't find a cab home and was livid.
-====4. [[Sold!]] ''(0:09:32)''====
+====5. [[02 November 2002/Transcript#Meet Richard Anderson|Meet Richard Anderson]] ''(0:20:05)''====
-Karl has sold the futon to a caller "Steve" leading to Steve to tell the story of a chair, which he believes to have come from an old peoples home, he once purchased, and muses on the possibility of selling this, the same way.
+This week's Educating Ricky headlines are Don't Worry About Him - He Candle It, I'm Kermitted To This Treatment, and The Police Are Causing A Bit Of A Stare.  Ricky and Steve choose the first, and Karl then tells them the history of the saying "burning the candle at both ends", which started literally ages ago when workers burnt a candle at both ends of the day.  Steve reads out the first email sent by [[Richard Anderson]].
-Bruce Springsteen - ''The Rising (00:14:24)''
+====6. [[02 November 2002/Transcript#Let's Look Through This Rubbish|Let's Look Through This Rubbish]] ''(0:24:52)''====
+Xfm's a funny word. Steve and Ricky return to the e-mail after the break.  Karl sympathises with Anderson, saying that the show is hard to listen to.  Steve recalls how recently he dumped his old items outside and a family came to look through, and  a homeless man took stuff to sell at his own car boot sale.  Karl's has sold flowers and fizzy drinks and stolen prizes for give-aways at his childhood [[Pilkie's Makin Music|mobile disco]].
-====5. [[Celebrity Fit Club]] ''(0:15:19)''====
+====7. [[02 November 2002/Transcript#Doin an O.B.|Doin an O.B.]] ''(0:30:00)''====
-Karl instigates the seemingly weekly discussion about Celebrity Fit Club.  This week they discuss the "BodPod" which measures body fat which measured one contestant at 60% body fat.  Karl suggests that "The problem is he does like his food.  But if he didn't do the exercise he wouldn't be as hungry and he might not get fat."
+A suggestion from listener Jeff Dunn is for Ricky and Steve do a live broadcast from Karl's flat.  Karl rejects as they will "make a mess", "make loads of noise" annoying the woman downstairs and the "parking is really bad downstairs" culminating in Karl "not getting his deposit back".  Karl wonders if that's how Graceland started, as it was Elvis' normal house at one point.  Karl gives the Rockbusters clues amongst laughing.
-Death In Vegas w/ Liam Gallagher - ''Scorpion Rising (00:20:04)''
+====8. [[02 November 2002/Transcript#Have You Heard The News Toad Day|Have You Heard The News Toad Day]] ''(0:36:02)''====
+Ricky choses the 2nd Educating Ricky headline and Karl explains the origins of the expression "frog in your throat".
-====6. [[Educating Ricky (Part 1)]] ''(0:20:21)''====
+====9. [[02 November 2002/Transcript#Counting My Feet|Counting My Feet]] ''(0:40:15)''====
-Story 1: ''Don't Worry About Him He Candle It'' <br>
+Steve's mate Dave Greenwood has sent him another CD compilation of 4 discs this time. Dicky Anderson is back with another insult.  Karl's annoyed by the fact that poisonous toad has to be licked for the poison to work.  Don't slag off God.
-Story 2: ''I'm Kermitted To This Treatment'' <br>
-Story 3: ''The Police Are Causing A Bit Of A Stare''<br>
-Ricky and Steve choose ''Don't Worry About Him He Candle It'' first, Karl then tells them the history of the saying "burning the candle at both ends", which started "years ago" when workers burnt a candle at both ends of the day.
+====10. [[02 November 2002/Transcript#Tap Their Eye With a Pen|Tap Their Eye With a Pen]] ''(0:46:40)''====
+Ricky's put an elastic band around Karl's head, and info is coming in about the frog in the throat etymology.  Educating Ricky finishes up with Karl's explanation of a man who was thought to be drunk but he only had a glass eye. Steve's going to email Richard Anderson to tell him he agrees. [[Songs With a Story]] this week is Lola by The Kinks.
-====7. [[Letter From Richard Anderson 1]] ''(0:24:00)''====
+====11. [[02 November 2002/Transcript#Ban Gulls|Ban Gulls]] ''(0:48:14)''====
-Steve reads out the first email sent by [[Richard Anderson]] which said "Ricky, your show is appauling.  Are you actually aware you are on the radio or has somone just secretly stuck a microphone on you?"
+Karl discusses the story behind the song Lola.  It's time for Rockbusters answers and this is the first time Karl has stumped the listeners (with his first clue).  Steve selects a winner nonetheless - a man who's written a postscript which says "Karl, you're a moron".  This week's [[Song For The Ladies]] is from Frente.
-Old Dirty Bastard - ''Unknown (00:24:50)''
+==Quotes==
+'''Karl:''' It can happen. If you go to Argentina and have a steak, you can wake up with breasts.<br><br>
-Steve and Ricky return to the e-mail after the break and term the nickname "Dicky".  Karl sympathises with Anderson, saying that the show is "hard to listen to".
+'''Steve:''' You work pretty quick Karl, I must say. Your Manc scally ways.<br><br>
+'''Steve:''' Would you have booked a cab to go there?<br>
-====8. [[Steve Takes A Dump]] ''(0:26:30)''====
+'''Ricky:''' Yeah, I would have booked a cab.<br>
-Steve recalls the time he dumped his old items outside, which lead to a homeless man taking them and having a "car boot sale" outside a shop.
+'''Karl:''' Wouldn't the helicopter just take you back home?<br><br>
+'''Karl:''' Apparently you're not allowed to lick a toad's back.
-Aqualung - ''Good Times Gonna Come (00:29:56)''
-====9. [[OB]] ''(0:30:20)''====
-A listner, Geoff Dunn, suggests Ricky and Steve do a live broadcast from Karl's flat.  Karl rejects as they will "make a mess", "make loads of noise" annoying the woman downstairs and the "parking is really bad downstairs" culminating in Karl "not getting his deposit back"
-====10. [[Rockbusters]] ''(0:33:36)''====
-The clues are:
-B: ''I don't like them birds, they shouldn't be allowed in this area.''<br>
-PD: ''He doesn't like women yet he's got a couple of kids, thats a bit wierd''<br>
-DC: ''That bloke who does sport on telly, he's got a little kid''<br>
-Between the second and third clues, Ricky's laughing causes Karl to have a laughing fit at 34:30.
-Kansas - ''Carry On Wayward Son (00:36:03)''
-Nirvana - ''You Know You're Right (00:36:05)''
-====11. [[Educating Ricky (Part 2)]] ''(0:36:11)''====
-Ricky choses ''I'm Kermitted To This Treatment'', Karl explains the origons of the saying "Frog In Your Throat", where doctors, "ages ago", put toads in peoples mouths to prevent patients from clothing their mouths during treatment.  When Ricky points out that toads aren't frogs as the headline suggests, Karl says it fitted the clue better than the headline ''Have You Head The New Toad Day''.
-Ben Kweller - ''In Other Words (00:40:08)''
-====12. [[Letter From Richard Anderson 2]] ''(0:41:14)''====
-Richard Anderson has been back in touch saying "Thanks Ricky for a really forgettable two hours of radio.  I think I will spend my time next week counting my feet".
-====13. [[Frog In The Throat]] ''(0:40:14)''====
-Karl returns to the topic of Educating Ricky (Part 2).  Ricky explains why toad's backs are poisonous, Karl thinks it is a weak defense and suggests they would prefer "lobster claws" rather than the poison.
-Electric 6 - ''High Voltage (00:43:40)''
-====14. [[Educating Ricky (Part III)]] ''(0:45:28)''====
-Karl explains that ''The Police Are Causing A Bit Of A Stare'' refers to a story where a man was arrested for appearing drunk in public, but he turns out to merely have one glass eye.
-Song With A Story: The Kinks - ''Lola (00:48:25)''
-====15. [[Rockbusters Answers]] ''(0:49:49)''====
+==Rockbusters==
-Karl gleefully exclaims "we ain't got a winner" as no one has successfully answered the first one (despite the listeners' answer making more sense).  Regardless, Steve does select a winner, who emailed "Karl you are a moron".
+I don't like them birds. They shouldn't be allowed in this area. <span title="Bangles" style="color: red" id=title>B.</span><br>
-Answers:
+He doesn't like women yet he's got a couple of kids - that's a bit weird. <span title="Puff Daddy" style="color: red" id=title>P.D.</span><br>
-Bangles: ''I don't like them birds, they shouldn't be allowed in this area.''<br>
+That bloke who does sport on telly, he's got a little kid. <span title="Destiny's Child" style="color: red" id=title>D.C.</span><br>
-Puff Daddy: ''He doesn't like women yet he's got a couple of kids, thats a bit wierd''<br>
-Destiny's Child: ''That bloke who does sport on telly, he's got a little kid''<br>
-Song For The Ladies: Frente - ''Bizzare Love Triangle (00:53:11)''
-==Quotes==
-'''Karl:''' If you go to Argentina and have a steak you can wake up with breasts. ''(0:01:43)''<BR>
-'''Ricky:''' The bloke said what sort of wood is it.  Karl said, what sort of a like a light brown colour.  He said, what a beach coloured?  Karl went it depends what beach you are on ''(0:09:95)''<BR>
-'''Karl:''' The problem is he does like his food.  But if he didn't do the exercise he wouldn't be as hungry and he might not get fat.. ''(0:16:54)'' <BR>
-'''Karl:''' You should never lick a toad's back. ''(0:38:54)'' <BR>
-'''Karl:''' If I'm a moron, I might just get your address wrong when I send it to you then ''(0:52:35)'' <BR>
-==Trivia==
-*This episode is the first time no listeners were able to answer all three Rockbuster questions.
-<BR>
 ==Playlist==
+Foo Fighters - ''All My Life'' <br>
 The Velvet Underground - ''Venus In Furs'' <BR>
 Richard Ashcroft - ''Check The Meaning''<BR>
 Bruce Springsteen - ''The Rising''<BR>
-Death In Vegas w/ Liam Gallagher - ''Scorpion Rising''<BR>
+Death In Vegas feat. Liam Gallagher - ''Scorpio Rising''<BR>
-Old Dirty Bastard - ''Unknown Song''<BR>
+Ol' Dirty Bastard - ''Baby I Gotcha Money''<BR>
+Röyksopp - ''Poor Leno''<BR>
 Aqualung - ''Good Times Gonna Come''<BR>
 Kansas - ''Carry On Wayward Son''<BR>
 Nirvana - ''You Know You're Right''<BR>
 Ben Kweller - ''In Other Words''<BR>
-Electric 6 - ''High Voltage''<BR>
+Electric Six - ''Danger! High Voltage''<BR>
 The Kinks - ''Lola''<BR>
-Frente - ''Bizzare Love Triangle''<BR>
+[[Song For The Ladies]]: Frente - ''Bizarre Love Triangle''<BR>
-==Extras==
+{{Xfm Box}}
-==Download==
+[[Category:Episode Pages|2.11]]
-{{Xfm Box}}


Series 0 \| Series 1 \| Series 2 \| Series 3 \| Series 4
Presenters	Ricky Gervais \| Stephen Merchant \| Karl Pilkington
Others	Claire Sturgess \| Ian Camfield \| Simon Pegg \| Nick Frost
Features	Monkey News \| Rockbusters \| Song For The Ladies \| Song For The Lovers Hip-Hop Hooray \| Cheap as Chimps \| White Van Karl \| Songs of Phrase Cheeky Freak of the Week \| Do We Need 'Em? \| More...