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==1961==
==1961==


* June 25th: Ricky Gervais born in Reading
* June 25th: [[Ricky Gervais]] is born in Reading


==1972==
==1972==


* September 23rd: Karl Pilkington born in Manchester
* September 23rd: [[Karl Pilkington]] is born in Manchester


==1974==
==1974==


* November 24th: Stephen Merchant born in Bristol
* November 24th: [[Stephen Merchant]] is born in Bristol


==1998==
==1998==
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* May 4th: Ricky and Steve take a break to film the second series of The Office, marking the end of series 1.
* 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 [[Xfm Series 2|Series 2]] begins.
* August 24th: Ricky and Steve return, and [[Xfm Series 2|Series 2]] begins.
* August 31st: An early version of Rockbusters is played for the first time
* August 31st: An early version of [[Rockbusters]] is played for the first time


==2003==
==2003==


* January 25th: Monkey News makes its debut.
* 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.
* 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 decides to return.
* November 1st: The show does return, as Karl now has Mondays off, and [[Xfm Series 3|Series 3]] begins
 
==2004==
 
* January 17th: Series 3 draws to a close.
 
==2005==
 
* May 28th: The show returns with the six-week [[Xfm Series 4|Series 4]].
* July 2nd: The last show of the series, and of any Xfm series ends early as Ricky will be introducing REM at Live 8.
* December 5th: The [[Podcast Series 1|first series]] of 12 weekly Podcasts begin, free on Guardian Unlimited
* December 24th and 31st: Ricky, Steve and Karl stand in for [[Jonathan Ross]] on [[Radio 2 shows|BBC Radio 2]] over the Christmas period.
 
==2006==
 
* January 23rd: The first excerpts of [[Karl's Diary]] are read in Podcast episode 8.
* February 20th: Podcast Series 1 draws to a close.
* February 27th: [[Podcast Series 2]] begins, 6 weeks in length and no longer free, available on iTunes or Audible.
* April 4th: Podcast Series 2 ends.
* August 22nd: After a break in order to film [[Extras]] Series 2, the Podcasts return with [[Podcast Series 3|Series 3]], the same deal as Series 2.

Revision as of 16:36, 23 October 2006

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

1961

1972

1974

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 decides to return.
  • November 1st: The show does return, as Karl now has Mondays off, and Series 3 begins

2004

  • January 17th: Series 3 draws to a close.

2005

  • May 28th: The show returns with the six-week Series 4.
  • July 2nd: The last show of the series, and of any Xfm series ends early as Ricky will be introducing REM at Live 8.
  • December 5th: The first series of 12 weekly Podcasts begin, free on Guardian Unlimited
  • December 24th and 31st: Ricky, Steve and Karl stand in for Jonathan Ross on BBC Radio 2 over the Christmas period.

2006

  • January 23rd: The first excerpts of Karl's Diary are read in Podcast episode 8.
  • February 20th: Podcast Series 1 draws to a close.
  • February 27th: Podcast Series 2 begins, 6 weeks in length and no longer free, available on iTunes or Audible.
  • April 4th: Podcast Series 2 ends.
  • August 22nd: After a break in order to film Extras Series 2, the Podcasts return with Series 3, the same deal as Series 2.