Xfm Series 2
Xfm Series 2 ran from August 2002 to August 2003. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant were back from filming the second series of The Office, and Karl Pilkington was back having recently produced Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's Xfm show.
Soon things were back to normal, with Ricky and Steve equally entertained and scornful of Karl's peculiar outlook on life. And as well as through his opinions and anecdotes, Karl also contributed to the series with several features such as 'Rockbusters', 'Monkey News' and 'Educating Ricky'.
There are 51 shows from Xfm Series 2 in circulation and each show has an individual page detailing its contents. They 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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24 August 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 24 |
| Ricky, Steve and Karl compare their individual journeys back from the Edinburgh Festival, and Karl mishears 'mammoth' as 'man moth'. | |||||
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31 August 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 25 |
| Ricky and Steve interview Karl to re-introduce him to the listening public. Karl starts a competition he calls 'What's The Song?', that in later shows becomes Rockbusters. | |||||
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07 September 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 26 |
| Karl gets annoyed that Ricky can't record links for next week's 'Best Of' show because he must leave immediately after the show to go on holiday. | |||||
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14 September 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 27 |
| With Ricky on holiday in Italy (see 07 September 2002), Karl is left introducing this 'Best of' compilation. | |||||
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21 September 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 28 |
| Karl is 30th birthday on Monday leads him to think about the best thing he's ever done. | |||||
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28 September 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 29 |
| Claire Sturgess stands in for Karl, as his girlfriend Suzanne has taken him to the Canary Islands for his birthday. | |||||
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05 October 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 30 |
| Karl is away for another week as when he was on holiday his dad was admitted to hospital and he had to help with things. | |||||
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12 October 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 31 |
| Karl introduces the new feature Educating Ricky and it's the very first week of Rockbusters. Karl also suggestions for radio quizzes including 'Strike it Ricky' and 'Big Mother' (in which listeners would win a CD if they had a heavy mother). | |||||
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19 October 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 32 |
| Ricky's got a hangover, and the second week of Rockbusters.Karl wants to be Frog boy. | |||||
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26 October 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 33 |
| Steve wants tickets for bruce spingsteen.Karl expalins how to escape from anacondas | |||||
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02 November 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 34 |
| Karl trys to sell his futon and desk combo for £100 and has a small laughing fit during Rockbusters. | |||||
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09 November 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 35 |
| Karl gerts called a dick head my a tramp and talks about cheating church.Ricky talks about his Boxing | |||||
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16 November 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 36 |
| Ricky and Steve discuss Karl being labelled as a genius in Heat Magazine. | |||||
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23 November 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 37 |
| MTV have offered Karl the opportunity to record a screen test but he's reluctant. Karl interviews a woman who claims to have a ghost living in her house in a feature called 'Pilkington'. | |||||
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30 November 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 38 |
| Xfm have started an advertising campaign for the show but Karl didn't want to be inclduded. Ricky explains how Jonathan Ross sees him as "a predatory gay". | |||||
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07 December 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 39 |
| Karl records his screen test for MTV today. Ricky and Steve demonstrate how gullible Karl is when reading internet material. | |||||
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14 December 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 40 |
| Claire Sturgess is sitting in for Karl and talks with Ricky and Steve about The Fight. | |||||
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21 December 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 41 |
| Karl's not buying his girlfriend Susanne anything for Xmas because he's taking her out for dinner at Christmas. | |||||
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28 December 2002 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 42 |
| A 'Best of' compilation show. | |||||
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04 January 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 1 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 43 |
| Ricky and Steve are astounded to learn that Karl bought his girlfriend an industrial-sized box of condoms for Christmas. | |||||
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11 January 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 2 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 44 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||
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18 January 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 3 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 45 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||
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25 January 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 4 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 46 |
| The now-famous (or infamous, as the case may be) “Monkey News” makes its debut. Ricky performs the jingle for the first time in the feature originally called “Chimpanzee That!” | |||||
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01 February 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 5 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 47 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||
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08 February 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 6 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 48 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||
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15 February 2003 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 49 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||
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22 February 2003 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 50 |
| A 'Best of' compilation. | |||||
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01 March 2003 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 51 |
| Another 'Best of' compilation. | |||||
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08 March 2003 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 52 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||
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15 March 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 7 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 53 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||
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22 March 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 8 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 54 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||
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29 March 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 11 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 55 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||
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05 April 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 9 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 56 |
| Steve runs to the local McDonald's to fetch 5 hamburgers for Karl to stuff in his mouth in an attempt to break a world record. After failing miserably at that, Karl eats 62 grapes in three minutes; 71 shy of the record. Karl's explanation is that he has a "small throat. | |||||
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12 April 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 10 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 57 |
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19 April 2003 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 58 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||
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26 April 2003 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 59 |
| This is a classic show. Recap to follow soon! | |||||
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03 May 2003 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 60 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||
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10 May 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 12 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 61 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||
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17 May 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 13 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 62 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||
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31 May 2003 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 63 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||
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07 June 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 14 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 64 |
| Springsteen has an armpit fetish? Hankies in back pockets, Karl has the research. Karl won't leave the hotel room in Tenerife due to his state of arousal, discussion about dying, cloning, and one's last day on earth, the weekly episodes of Blockbusters, CFOTW (Cheeky Freak of the Week), and Monkey News--with two monkey stories this week--BONUS. | |||||
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14 June 2003 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 65 |
| Karl going on Holiday to Cornwall this coming week---anxious about going to Monkey World--twice. "Bauhaus is not working, Bauhaus is not working!!" Ricky loses 400 quid out of his suit pocket, Steve recounts story at University about finding a cashpoint card in the machine, and rewarding himself 30 quid (Karl would have taken 20), the great flower/greeting card company conspiracies, warnings on fag packets, the boneless person, Monkey News(homeless chimp in Russia), Rockbusters, and CFOTW live on, Karl leaves early to catch the train. | |||||
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21 June 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 15 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 66 |
| Karl's holiday in Cornwall recap; Rockbusters and Monkey News now ended according to Ricky, but they do come back anyway; Monkey News from Karl's Dad and a Monkey News 'Extra' (Monkey Business) | |||||
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28 June 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 16 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 67 |
| Medical, zoo, charity, and taxi drivers talk. Shaving the arse, feeling testicles, owl on a desk, Maggie the Magpie, "do you know the way to Camden?" Monkey News (bequething the monkey spa to the kids) and Rockbusters still alive but on very thin ice. | |||||
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05 July 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 17 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 68 |
| Steve's great New Year's party in Bristol: "It's just that...we've arranged to meet back at you." Plus monkey news (chimps joining the army and doing the obstacle course?), educating ricky, rockbusters, auntie nora, an' that. | |||||
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12 July 2003 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 69 |
| Ricky and Steve pre-record a spot lampooning the Radio Authority, but the Managing Director of XFM bins that. Karl has to go along with the decision, even with the swearing bleeped out. Karl getting ready to go on holiday again. This time, it's Hastings. No more cheeky freak of the week is this week's Songs of Phrase. Monkey News--monkey prison in India. The boys have stories of winding teachers up in school. | |||||
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19 July 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 18 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 70 |
| Karl's kitchen re-doing, Steve's big feet. Songs of Phrase. Karl and babies. Steve's big TV. Wheelchair tennis and the Paralympics. Karl gets a kiss from Steve on the head. Karl recaps holiday in Hastings and specialty shops. Answers to Songs of Phrase and Monkey news--the chimp that won the 400 meter race in the 1908 London Olympics an' that. | |||||
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26 July 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 19 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 71 |
| People you hate, What do you like. The chinese language. Scruting the china-woman. Anteaters and the wax museum. Songs of phrase. KP looks after me. If Karl were PM or President. Winner of who is the most hated among the listeners. Monkey News--the chimp cyclist, on the tricycle, in the London-Brighton bike ride. | |||||
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02 August 2003 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 72 |
| Bondage shop--Open. Cock soup and hermaphrodites. Lots of knob news. Song of phrase.Calling Moyles with golf songs. Educating Karl. Big eyelids. Freaks. Homeless & St. John's Ambulance people. Monkey news--monkey astronaut made a NASA trainer, made a colonel, got a pension, an that. | |||||
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09 August 2003 | n/a | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 73 |
| Handling the heat wave. Nudist chat. frontal shots of sprinters, Monkey news--chimp prostitute. Karl laughs on air. | |||||
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16 August 2003 | Season 1, Vol. 20 | Xfm Series 2 | Download | 74 |
| I have no idea what happens in this show. Why don't you write a one-line summary? | |||||