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''' Lottery ''' | |||
<br>Discussion of the improbability of winning the lottery. | |||
''' White Van Man ''' | |||
<br>Karl gives his opinion on Russell Crowe's fight with a TV director at the BAFTAs. | |||
'''Karl's GCSE Results''' | |||
<br>Ricky & Steve have contacted Karl's school, and found out his GCSE exam results. Karl is surprised to hear that he only took one, History, for which he got an E. He's annoyed because he turned up for more. It appears that he was not registered for the others. | |||
'''GCSE Repercussions''' | |||
<br>Karl is upset about his result. He has got jobs in the past by claiming to have more qualifications, though he didn't need to for his job at XFM. | |||
'''Educating Karl''' | |||
<br>Ricky wants to help Karl, and appeals for a History teacher to give him lessons, so he can re-sit his GCSE. | |||
'''Gladiator''' | |||
<br>Karl reviews the film Gladiator. He finds a number of historical inaccuracies in it, after researching on the internet. 5/10 | |||
'''Rasputin''' | |||
<br>Karl has been studying Rasputin. He doesn't understand why he's a historical figure - "he just sounds a bit like me brother". | |||
'''Friends Reunited''' | |||
<br>Ricky & Steve have been looking up Karl's school friends on Friends Reunited. They discuss some of them. One had written he remebered Karl having a magpie. Karl recounts that it used to pop the tyres of his Grifter bicycle. He took it to school, and it flew away. | |||
'''Alan Bennett''' | |||
<br>The end of a "Karl special". Ricky & Steve compare his monologues to Alan Bennett's. Karl confuses him with Tony Bennett. | |||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== |
Revision as of 11:11, 16 September 2006
Xfm Series 1 November 2001 - May 2002 List of episodes |
Episodes:
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Track Listing
Lottery
Discussion of the improbability of winning the lottery.
White Van Man
Karl gives his opinion on Russell Crowe's fight with a TV director at the BAFTAs.
Karl's GCSE Results
Ricky & Steve have contacted Karl's school, and found out his GCSE exam results. Karl is surprised to hear that he only took one, History, for which he got an E. He's annoyed because he turned up for more. It appears that he was not registered for the others.
GCSE Repercussions
Karl is upset about his result. He has got jobs in the past by claiming to have more qualifications, though he didn't need to for his job at XFM.
Educating Karl
Ricky wants to help Karl, and appeals for a History teacher to give him lessons, so he can re-sit his GCSE.
Gladiator
Karl reviews the film Gladiator. He finds a number of historical inaccuracies in it, after researching on the internet. 5/10
Rasputin
Karl has been studying Rasputin. He doesn't understand why he's a historical figure - "he just sounds a bit like me brother".
Friends Reunited
Ricky & Steve have been looking up Karl's school friends on Friends Reunited. They discuss some of them. One had written he remebered Karl having a magpie. Karl recounts that it used to pop the tyres of his Grifter bicycle. He took it to school, and it flew away.
Alan Bennett
The end of a "Karl special". Ricky & Steve compare his monologues to Alan Bennett's. Karl confuses him with Tony Bennett.