Timeline

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A timeline of the history and development of the shows, and the careers of the three main performers.

1961

  • June 25th: Ricky Gervais born in Reading

1972

  • September 23rd: Karl Pilkington born in Manchester

1974

  • November 24th: Stephen Merchant born in Bristol

1998

  • January: Ricky and Steve begin their first show (Series 0) on Xfm.
  • August: Ricky and Steve take voluntary redundancy from Xfm

2001

  • September: Ricky and Steve return to Xfm with a new show, with Karl Pilkington as their producer. Series 1, and the show as we know it, begins.

2002

  • May 4th: Ricky and Steve take a break to film the second series of The Office, marking the end of series 1.
  • August 24th: Ricky and Steve return, and Series 2 begins.
  • August 31st: An early version of Rockbusters is played for the first time

2003

  • January 25th: Monkey News makes its debut.
  • August 16th: Series 2 ends after 51 weeks, as Ricky and Steve go off to film The Office Christmas specials. The show's future hangs on whether Karl decided to return.
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