The News Huddlines

                      
  Series #            Original Air Dates  
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Series 19             Mar 20 86 to May 22 86 (10 episodes)

Series 20             Oct 16 86 to Nov 13 86 (5 episodes)
                      Nov 20 86              (moved to Radio 4 for Children in Need)
                      Nov 27 86 to Dec 25 86 (5 episodes)

Series 22             Mar 19 87 to May 21 87 (10 episodes)
                      Jun 11 87              (election special)

Series 23             Oct 29 87 to Nov 19 87 (4 episodes)
                      Nov 28 87              see note     
                      Dec  3 87

                      Dec 25 87              The Christmas Huddlines

Series 24             Mar  3 88 to May 12 88 (11 episodes)

Series 25             Sep 22 88 to Nov 10 88 (8 episodes)
                      Nov 19 88              see note
                      Nov 24 88 to Dec  1 88 (2 episodes)

                      Dec 24 88              The Christmas Huddlines

Series 26             Mar 16 89 to May 18 89 (10 episodes)

Series 27             Oct  5 89 to Nov  9 89 (6 episodes)
                      Nov 18 89              see note
                      Nov 23 89 to Dec  7 89 (3 episodes)
                      Dec 28 89              The News Huddlines Review of the 80s

Series 28             Mar 22 90 to May 24 90 (10 episodes)

Series 29             Oct  4 90 to Nov 15 90 (7 episodes)
                      Nov 24 90              see note
                      Dec 25 90              Christmas Cracker

Series 30             Feb  7 91 to Mar 28 91 (8 episodes)

Series 31             Sep 19 91 to Nov  7 91 (7 episodes)
                      Nov 28 91              (billed as 300th episode)

Series 32

Series 33             Sep 24 92 to Nov 26 92 (10 episodes)
                      Dec 25 92              The Huddlines Christmas Carol

Series 34             Apr  8 93 to Jun 10 93 (10 episodes)

Series 35             Sep 23 93 to Nov 18 93 (9 episodes)
                      Dec 23 93              The News Huddlines White Christmas

Series 36             Mar 24 94              Behind the Huddlines 
                      Mar 31 94              (broadcast live to celebrate being
                                                the longest running radio comedy show)
                      Mar 31 94 to Jun  2 94 (9 episodes)

Series 37             Sep 15 94 to Nov 17 94 (10 episodes)

Series 38             May  4 95 to Jul  5 95 (10 episodes)

Series 40             Mar 28 96 to May 30 96 (10 episodes)

Series 41             Sep  5 96 to Nov  7 96 (10 episodes)
                      Dec 25 96

Series 42             Apr  3 97 to Apr 24 97 (4 episodes)
                      May  1 97              (election special)
                      May  8 97 to Jun  5 97 (5 episodes)

Series 43             Sep  4 97 to Nov  6 97 (10 episodes)
                                   Dec 27 97
                                   Jan  3 98 (The News Huddlines Songbook)

Series 44             Apr  9 98 to Jun 11 98 (10 episodes)

Series 45             Sep 24 98 to Nov 12 98 (8 episodes)
                                   Nov 21 98  see note
                                   Nov 26 98 

                                   Jan  1 98 (The News Huddlines Songbook)

Series 46             Apr  8 99 to Jun 10 99 (9 episodes)
                      May 29 99              (BBC Music Live)

Series 47             Sep  2 99 to Nov  4 99 (10 episodes)

                      Dec 25 99              (The Huddlines Christmas Cracker)
                      Jan  1 00              (The Millennium Special)

Series 48             Apr 13 00 to Jun 15 00 (10 episodes)

Series 49             Sep 14 00 to Oct 12 00 (6 episodes)
                      Oct 19 00              (500th episode)
                      Oct 26 00 to Nov  9 00 (3 episodes)

                      Dec 25 00              (The News Huddlines Christmas Stocking)

Series 50             Apr 19 01 to May 31 01 (7 episodes)
                      Jun  7 01              (Election Special)
                      Jun 14 01 to Jun 21 01 (2 episodes)

Series 51             Sep  6 01 to Nov  8 01 (10 episodes)

The episode scheduled for Nov 17 88 was preempted for Children in Need. Its Saturday repeat served as the original broadcast.

The episode scheduled for Nov 16 89 was preempted for Children in Need. Its Saturday repeat served as the original broadcast.

The episode scheduled for Nov 22 90 was preempted for Children in Need. Its Saturday repeat served as the original broadcast.

The episode scheduled for Nov 19 98 was preempted for Children in Need. Its Saturday repeat served as the original broadcast.