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==28 May 2005 (Xfm: Ricky & Stephen 2005, Episode I)==
[[Xfm Series 4]] ran for just six weeks from May 2005 to June 2005.


The show returns, Ricky and Stephen are standing in for Adam and John. They comment about how nothing has changed, except that the listenership has gone down possibly because each year a few old xfm listeners die, of smack addictions or gout.
This time [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Stephen Merchant]] had just finished making [[Extras]].
Highlights of this short run included [[Karl Pilkington|Karl]] confessing he doesn't have medical check-ups for fear of the "finger up the arse" test and the story of Ricky and Karl's golfing adventures. The series ended with a shorter-than-usual show, as Ricky had to go to Live8 to introduce R.E.M.  


One year later, Ricky is still affected by Dr Foxe's comment that "you're [Ricky] not very good."
There are six shows from Xfm Series 4 in circulation and each show has an individual page detailing its contents. They can be accessed by clicking the 'Title' (date) of each show.


Karl doesn't want to go to the doctors because "they can always find something." He fears the "finger up the arse thing." He refuses to go because he doesn't want to know what they would find in his rectum, and he is mainly worried about his heart.
==List of Episodes==
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Xfm.gif|100px]] || [[28 May 2005]] || align="center" | Episode I || align="center"| [[Xfm Series 4]] || align="center"| 87
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|colspan="5"|The show returns, Ricky and Stephen are standing in for Adam and Joe. They comment about how nothing has changed, except that the listenership has gone down possibly because each year a few old XFM listeners die, of smack addictions or gout. Ricky unveils some genuinely exciting prizes for Rockbusters, Karl talks about his testicles then gets a champagne cork shot at his head.
|-
|colspan="6" height="5" bgcolor="#66cc33"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Xfm.gif|100px]] || [[04 June 2005]] || align="center" | Episode II || align="center"| [[Xfm Series 4]] || align="center"| 88
|-
|colspan="5"|Ricky dedicates the show to a group of scientists working in the Antarctic and Karl doesn't want anyone to put their finger up his arse.
|-
|colspan="6" height="5" bgcolor="#66cc33"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Xfm.gif|100px]] || [[11 June 2005]] || align="center" | Episode III || align="center"| [[Xfm Series 4]] || align="center"| 89
|-
|colspan="5"|Ricky takes Karl on a day out to a golf course. Ricky intercepts fool-proof cooking instructions from Karl's girlfriend, Suzanne, and Karl reminisces about the day he tried to put sausages in a toaster.
|-
|colspan="6" height="5" bgcolor="#66cc33"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Xfm.gif|100px]] || [[18 June 2005]] || align="center" | Episode IV || align="center"| [[Xfm Series 4]] || align="center"| 90
|-
|colspan="5"|Karl makes a new friend on the train from Manchester to London and takes issue with The Who's classic ''Pinball Wizard''. Also on This Week: A sceptical journalist is convinced Karl is a creation of Ricky and Stephen, plus: Karl gets in trouble with his family and 'knobnews' returns.
|-
|colspan="6" height="5" bgcolor="#66cc33"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Xfm.gif|100px]] || [[25 June 2005]] || align="center" | Episode V || align="center"| [[Xfm Series 4]] || align="center"| 91
|-
|colspan="5"|This Week: Karl explains to Ricky and Stephen why Eric Clapton's '[[Wonderful Tonight]]' is about a man in a wheelchair, and compares colonic irrigation to the Generation Game.
|-
|colspan="6" height="5" bgcolor="#66cc33"| <!-- Putting in a nice space between episodes -->
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Xfm.gif|100px]] || [[02 July 2005]] || align="center" | Episode VI || align="center"| [[Xfm Series 4]] || align="center"| 92
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|colspan="5"|Steve talks about his trying experience when DJing at a wedding. Karl is annoyed because Ricky has to rush off to introduce R.E.M. at [[Wikipedia:Live 8|Live 8]].
|}


'''Karl''' ''Don't mess with them...[Ricky: What do you mean?] you can do more damage messin' about with them, just leave 'em - and there's two anyway, you can afford to lose one.''
==External Links==
*[http://www.xfm.co.uk/sectional.asp?id=4159 Xfm's Ricky and Steve Minisite]


Ricky believes Karl is going to die of cancer, and impersonates him: "I don't check me balls... i dont like the feel".
{{Xfm Box}}


Karl believes that if the doctor doing the prostate check was somebody he knew, it would be just as bad.
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Stephen tries to make the listeners more acquainted with Karl through the website http://www.freewebs.com/the_cave_man. Karl doesn't know the difference between a hyphen (-) and an underscore (_), simply describing as "a line and that" and advises the listeners to "try both."
 
Stephen decides to ask Karl questions taken from The Guardian's Q&A.
 
'''SM:''' What is your idea of perfect happiness?
 
'''KP:''' Er... What, for me or... ?
 
'''SM:''' Already he's...
 
'''Ricky:''' No, Ronny Corbbett
 
'''KP:''' No no, but, but what do you mean like, what would make me happy, or for everyone to be happy?
 
'''RG:''' No, what would make you happy? Maybe that's the answer, maybe your idea of happiness is everyone being happy, i dont know, what would make you totally, blissfully...
 
'''SM:''' Unlikely Rick, i imagine it's a 24 hour monkey channel on Sky
 
'''RG:''' (laughter) yeah yeah, okay go on, a neverending popsicle, go on
 
'''KP:''' Yeah, i don't think i've had it yet where i'm really, really happy
 
'''RG:''' Karl, i've never seen you really happy, no
 
'''KP:''' No, but...
 
'''SM:''' When have you been at your happiest?
 
'''KP:''' Probably, I like, sort of fish fingers, potato cakes and beans for tea
 
 
'''SM:''' Second question, what is your greatest fear, Karl?
 
'''KP:''' Going to the doctors
 
'''RG:''' So presumably, ill health and mortality
 
'''KP:''' Eh...
 
'''SM:''' No, just the doctors
 
'''RG:''' Any particular doctor?
 
'''KP:''' I don't want to live forever either, i just want to do my innins? I just wanna get to 83, 84
 
 
'''SM:''' Which living person do you most admire?
 
'''KP:''' Eh...
 
'''SM:''' Which person thorughout any time in history do you most admire?
 
'''KP:''' Winston Churchill's pretty good
 
'''RG:''' Yeah, very good
 
'''KP:''' He was alright
 
'''SM:''' Why?
 
'''KP:''' Cause if it weren't for him, we'd be talking German, and i'm not that good at that
 
 
 
'''SM:''' Do you believe in capital punishment?
 
'''KP:''' Er...
 
'''RG:''' That's not in hitting Dr Fox over the head with a stick
 
'''KP:''' Depends, depends what its for
 
'''RG:''' Go on
 
'''KP:''' For something bad
 
'''RG:''' Well i assume it would be, they don't kill people now for parking illegally
 
'''KP:''' But what sort of thing are you talking about, what sort of punishment
 
'''SM:''' Capital punishment
 
'''KP:''' Yeah, i know, but what is that, what are you talking about
 
'''RG:''' Well... guillotine, hanging
 
'''KP:''' Er... hangings a bit bad
 
'''RG:''' Yeah can be fatal, can't it? What do you mean hanging's a bit bad? It's all bad! Why should the state kill someone?
 
'''KP:''' Because prison's getting a bit busy, aren't they?
 
'''RG:''' Brilliant
 
'''KP:''' What's the point in keeping people around?
 
'''RG:''' What's the point of killing them?
 
'''KP:''' Because its like 'that's done, what's next?' What can you do with someone if they're mental?
 
'''SM:''' Employ them on a radio show!
--[[User:211.30.91.35|211.30.91.35]] 15:16, 10 April 2006 (BST)
 
==4 Jun 2005 (Xfm: Ricky & Stephen 2005, Episode II)==
==11 Jun 2005 (Xfm: Ricky & Stephen 2005, Episode III)==
==18 Jun 2005 (Xfm: Ricky & Stephen 2005, Episode IV)==
==25 Jun 2005 (Xfm: Ricky & Stephen 2005, Episode V)==
==2 Jul 2005 (Xfm: Ricky & Stephen 2005, Episode VI)==
Karl is annoyed because the show was cut short by Ricky having to rush off to introduce R.E.M. at Live8.

Latest revision as of 13:41, 2 August 2020

Xfm Series 4

Xfm Series 4 ran for just six weeks from May 2005 to June 2005.

This time Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant had just finished making Extras. Highlights of this short run included Karl confessing he doesn't have medical check-ups for fear of the "finger up the arse" test and the story of Ricky and Karl's golfing adventures. The series ended with a shorter-than-usual show, as Ricky had to go to Live8 to introduce R.E.M.

There are six shows from Xfm Series 4 in circulation and each show has an individual page detailing its contents. They can be accessed by clicking the 'Title' (date) of each show.

List of Episodes

Title Xfm Label Season #
28 May 2005 Episode I Xfm Series 4 87
The show returns, Ricky and Stephen are standing in for Adam and Joe. They comment about how nothing has changed, except that the listenership has gone down possibly because each year a few old XFM listeners die, of smack addictions or gout. Ricky unveils some genuinely exciting prizes for Rockbusters, Karl talks about his testicles then gets a champagne cork shot at his head.
04 June 2005 Episode II Xfm Series 4 88
Ricky dedicates the show to a group of scientists working in the Antarctic and Karl doesn't want anyone to put their finger up his arse.
11 June 2005 Episode III Xfm Series 4 89
Ricky takes Karl on a day out to a golf course. Ricky intercepts fool-proof cooking instructions from Karl's girlfriend, Suzanne, and Karl reminisces about the day he tried to put sausages in a toaster.
18 June 2005 Episode IV Xfm Series 4 90
Karl makes a new friend on the train from Manchester to London and takes issue with The Who's classic Pinball Wizard. Also on This Week: A sceptical journalist is convinced Karl is a creation of Ricky and Stephen, plus: Karl gets in trouble with his family and 'knobnews' returns.
25 June 2005 Episode V Xfm Series 4 91
This Week: Karl explains to Ricky and Stephen why Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' is about a man in a wheelchair, and compares colonic irrigation to the Generation Game.
02 July 2005 Episode VI Xfm Series 4 92
Steve talks about his trying experience when DJing at a wedding. Karl is annoyed because Ricky has to rush off to introduce R.E.M. at Live 8.

External Links

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
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