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Chain Reaction (radio programme)

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Chain Reaction
GenreChat show
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
Produced by
  • Tilusha Ghelani
  • Sam Bryant (2009)
  • Lianne Coop (2010)
  • Ed Morrish (2011)
  • Carl Cooper (2012-14)
  • Arnab Chanda & Charlie Perkins (2015)
  • Richard Morris (2016/17)
  • Adnan Ahmed (2017)
Original release
Opening theme"I Do Not Fear Jazz" by Big Strides
WebsiteChain Reaction

Chain Reaction (nicknamed "the tag-team talk show") is a hostless chat show first broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1991, and then revived on BBC Radio 4 in 2004. Each week an individual from the world of entertainment selects someone that they would like to interview. This interviewee goes on to be the next week's interviewer.

Episodes

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This table has the episodes of Chain Reaction listed in it
No.
overall
No. in
series
InterviewerIntervieweeOriginal air date
11Ralph SteadmanJohn Cleese31 December 1991 (1991-12-31)
22John CleeseWilliam Goldman1 January 1992 (1992-01-01)
33William GoldmanIan McKellen2 January 1992 (1992-01-02)
44Ian McKellenGlenys Kinnock3 January 1992 (1992-01-03)
51Glenys KinnockJuliet Stevenson[1]14 September 1992 (1992-09-14)
62Juliet StevensonHelen Bamber[2]15 September 1992 (1992-09-15)
73Helen BamberJohn Sessions[3]16 September 1992 (1992-09-16)
84John SessionsRuby Wax[4]17 September 1992 (1992-09-17)
95Ruby WaxRob Newman[5]18 September 1992 (1992-09-18)
101Rob NewmanSpike Milligan[6]2 November 1992 (1992-11-02)
112Spike MilliganJohn Wells[7]3 November 1992 (1992-11-03)
123John WellsPaul Merton[8]4 November 1992 (1992-11-04)
134Paul MertonGeorge Best[9]5 November 1992 (1992-11-05)
145George BestJoe Strummer[10]6 November 1992 (1992-11-06)
151Joe Strummerunknown [11]14 December 1992 (1992-12-14)
162Unknownunknown[12]15 December 1992 (1992-12-15)
173Unknownunknown[13]16 December 1992 (1992-12-16)
184Unknownunknown[14]17 December 1992 (1992-12-17)
195Unknownunknown[15]18 December 1992 (1992-12-18)
201David GedgeJohn Peel[16]6 August 1993 (1993-08-06)
212John PeelIan Rush[17]13 August 1993 (1993-08-13)
223Ian RushMax Boyce[18]20 August 1993 (1993-08-20)
234Max BoycePete Waterman[19]27 August 1993 (1993-08-27)
245Pete WatermanJimmy Savile[20]3 September 1993 (1993-09-03)
251Jenny EclairJimmy Carr[21]30 December 2004 (2004-12-30)
262Jimmy CarrMatt Lucas[22]6 January 2005 (2005-01-06)
273Matt LucasJohnny Vegas[23]13 January 2005 (2005-01-13)
284Johnny VegasStewart Lee[24]20 January 2005 (2005-01-20)
295Stewart LeeAlan Moore[25]27 January 2005 (2005-01-27)
306Alan MooreBrian Eno[26]3 February 2005 (2005-02-03)
311Jo BrandBarry Cryer[27]15 February 2006 (2006-02-15)
322Barry CryerMark Thomas[28]22 February 2006 (2006-02-22)
333Mark ThomasAlexei Sayle[29]1 March 2006 (2006-03-01)
344Alexei SayleLenny Henry[30]8 March 2006 (2006-03-08)
355Lenny HenryBill Bailey[31]15 March 2006 (2006-03-15)
366Bill BaileySimon Pegg[32]22 March 2006 (2006-03-22)
371Marcus BrigstockeClive Anderson[33]10 January 2007 (2007-01-10)
382Clive AndersonJohn Lloyd[34]17 January 2007 (2007-01-17)
393John LloydPhill Jupitus[35]24 January 2007 (2007-01-24)
404Phill JupitusJohn Hegley[36]31 January 2007 (2007-01-31)
415John HegleyJack Dee[37]7 February 2007 (2007-02-07)
426Jack DeeJeremy Hardy[38]14 February 2007 (2007-02-14)
431Catherine TateDavid Tennant[39]21 February 2008 (2008-02-21)
442David TennantRichard Wilson[40]28 February 2008 (2008-02-28)
453Richard WilsonArabella Weir[41]6 March 2008 (2008-03-06)
464Arabella WeirPaul Whitehouse[42]13 March 2008 (2008-03-13)
471Robert LlewellynDave Gorman[43]2 September 2009 (2009-09-02)
482Dave GormanFrank SkinnerTBA
493Frank SkinnerEddie IzzardTBA
504Eddie IzzardAlastair CampbellTBA
515Alastair CampbellAlistair McGowanTBA
526Alistair McGowanSimon CallowTBA
531Ronni AnconaLee Mack13 August 2010 (2010-08-13)
542Lee MackAdrian EdmondsonTBA
553Adrian EdmondsonRuby WaxTBA
564Ruby WaxHarry ShearerTBA
575Harry ShearerStephen MerchantTBA
586Stephen MerchantJarvis CockerTBA
591Rhys ThomasSimon Day29 July 2011 (2011-07-29)
602Simon DayPeter HookTBA
613Peter HookJohn Cooper ClarkeTBA
624John Cooper ClarkeKevin EldonTBA
635Kevin EldonMark SteelTBA
646Mark SteelBarry DaviesTBA
651Jeremy Fronthis sister Rebecca Front27 July 2012 (2012-07-27)
662Rebecca FrontChris AddisonTBA
673Chris AddisonDerren BrownTBA
684Derren BrownTim MinchinTBA
695Tim MinchinCaitlin MoranTBA
706Caitlin MoranJennifer SaundersTBA
711Terry ChristianKevin Bridges27 December 2013 (2013-12-27)
722Kevin BridgesFrankie BoyleTBA
733Frankie BoyleGrant MorrisonTBA
744Grant MorrisonNeil InnesTBA
755Neil InnesGraham LinehanTBA
766Graham LinehanAdam Buxton.[44]TBA
771Adam BuxtonReece Shearsmith18 February 2015 (2015-02-18)
782Reece ShearsmithBob MortimerTBA
793Bob MortimerVic ReevesTBA
804Vic ReevesOlivia ColmanTBA
815Olivia ColmanSharon HorganTBA
826Sharon HorganDennis KellyTBA
831Ed ByrneAl Murray24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)
842Al MurrayIan HislopTBA
853Ian HislopVictoria Coren MitchellTBA
864Victoria Coren MitchellSandi ToksvigTBA
875Sandi ToksvigRoy HuddTBA
886Roy HuddAlison SteadmanTBA
891Sara CoxJoe Lycett13 February 2017 (2017-02-13)
902Joe LycettKatherine RyanTBA
913Katherine RyanSara PascoeTBA
924Sara PascoeHarry HillTBA
935Harry HillTim VineTBA
946Tim VineSir Ken DoddTBA

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