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[[Image:Oldxfmlogo.gif|thumbnail|right|The logo used by Xfm from launch in 1997 until the takeover in 1998.]]
[[Image:XFM_Series_0.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Xfm Series 0]][[Xfm Series 0]] refers to the original [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Stephen Merchant]] show on the [[Xfm#Takeover|pre-takeover Xfm]]. The show was broadcast from January to August 1998 from 4pm to 6pm on Sundays, and was followed by The X-Rated Review Show presented by Lawrie Hallett (who Ricky and Steve called 'Rory Halibut'). These shows were before both the creation of [[The Office]] and the duo meeting [[Karl Pilkington]] and as such the show was mostly filled with their own anecdotes and attempts to interact with the audience. Unlike the later XFM shows, many of these featured a lot of pre-recorded content such as jingles, fake adverts and phone calls to Ricky's mother. Only a few known recordings of the original shows exist. In August 1998, Ricky and Steve took voluntary redundancy after the Capital Radio Group bought out Xfm.  
'''Xfm Series 0''' refers to the original [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Stephen Merchant]] show on the [[Xfm#Takeover|pre-takeover Xfm]]. The show was broadcast from January to August 1998 from 4-6pm on Sundays, and was followed by The X-Rated Review Show presented by Lawrie Hallett (who Ricky and Steve called 'Rory Halibut').


Whereas later incarnations of The Ricky Gervais Show would be purely conversational the show's original format was busier and more interactive, with features, guests, phone-ins, and audience interaction through listener's letters.
In December 2008, a new member to Pilkipedia, [http://www.pilkipedia.co.uk/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3332 Jezoc], shared material from four different cassette tapes of Ricky and Steve's Xfm shows that he recorded from the live broadcasts during the summer of 1998. These tapes are split into seven files; the first tape is a compilation of some of Jezoc's favourite links and the remaining tapes are various shows by Ricky and Steve, as well as excerpts from shows by [[Claire Sturgess]] and Anne Hobbs that feature Ricky and Steve as guests.  


==Regular Features==
==List of Episodes==
'Do You Want Some Beer?' was a regular feature of the show in which Ricky would ring someone up at random and offer to send them some beer for free. The people who Ricky would call were often confused and suspicious of his offer, mainly because he didn't always let them know he was doing this as part of a radio show.
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Another feature was 'What Can You Do For Me?', where Ricky and Steve would use their influence as radio presenters to get free stuff. One person offered to release a single for Ricky.
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==Notable Events==
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During one show, Ricky and Steve attempted to bleep the Super Furry Animals' "Man Don't Give A Fuck" live by pulling down the fader and making a noise in place of each of the fifty-plus mentions of the word "fuck" in the song. However, the pressure became too much for Gervais, who messed up and swore in frustration.  
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Ricky would often phone his mother on air. She was eccentric and in one conversation said she had gone swimming in a pond. Also, she would pester Ricky to pronounce his surname correctly ('Gervay').
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==The end==
|colspan="5"| Ricky and Steve discuss Geri Halliwell leaving the Spice Girls, past pop culture items which Steve doesn't remember and Ricky's swearing. Also features music by Brainmangle, Velvetnazi666UK, Muff Shandy and Tony Buddabing.
 
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In August 1998, Ricky and Steve took voluntary redundancy after the Capital Radio Group bought out Xfm.
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==Recordings==
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There is only [[31 March 1998|one recording]] of a pre-Capital Gervais and Merchant show in circulation, in addition to a handful of MP3 clips which can be found on [http://www.pilkipedia.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Download:Audio#Compilations|"The Best of the Rest"] compilation.  These are called:
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|colspan="5"| Ricky promises no more swearing or profanity in this show after his mother told him off for swearing last week. Steve mocks Ricky's mum's, discusses the "perfect murder" and the duo give away wrist bands to see Embrace at HMV.
*The Honey Badger
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*Do You Want Some Beer?
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*Fox, Chicken, Bag of Seed
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*Hotel of Hate
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*Pissing In The Sink
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|colspan="5"| Best of from 4-10 weeks of shows. Includes phone calls to Ricky’s mum, Wesley Willis tracks, and the Doris Stokes autobiography, ''Voices in my Ear''.
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Oldxfmlogo.gif|100px]] || [[Tape 1 Side B]] || align="center" | n/a || align="center"| [[Xfm Series 0]] || align="center"| 4
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|colspan="5"| Another best of from 4-10 weeks of shows. Includes Jezoc and Jody Barnes, Tip the Balance, Ricky Gervais Meat Rations, and an anecdote by Steve about the Ciabatta Brothers.
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Oldxfmlogo.gif|100px]] || [[Tape 2 Side A]] || align="center" | n/a || align="center"| [[Xfm Series 0]] ||  align="center"| 5
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|colspan="5"| Possibly a whole show or two, with many links appearing on the first tape. Other links include Teen Knight Rider, [[Make Ricky Gervais Laugh]], and a competition to find the worst song lyrics. 
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| rowspan=2 | [[Image:Oldxfmlogo.gif|100px]] || [[Tape 2 Side B]] || align="center" | n/a || align="center"| [[Xfm Series 0]] ||  align="center"| 6
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|colspan="5"| Once again, possibly a whole show or two, with many links appearing on the first tape. Other links include a discussion about visitors to coma patients, a feud between Steve and Little Boy Frazier, and Steve's celebrity relation.
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Oldxfmlogo.gif|100px]] || [[Tape 3 Side A]] || align="center" | n/a || align="center"| [[Xfm Series 0]] ||  align="center"| 7
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|colspan="5"| Also a whole show or two, with many links appearing on the first tape. Other links include the first ever edition of Make Ricky Gervais Laugh, Steve's idea for a TV show, and Ricky's challenge to fight [[Ian Camfield]]
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| rowspan=2 | [[Image:Oldxfmlogo.gif|100px]] || [[Tape 3 Side B]] || align="center" | n/a || align="center"| [[Xfm Series 0]] ||  align="center"| 8
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|colspan="5"| A composite of several shows. It not only includes material from Ricky and Steve's Xfm show, but also excerpts from Anne Hobbs' Radio 1 show where Ricky and Steve guest star, and from Claire Sturgess' show where Ricky is the guest.  
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| rowspan=2 | [[Image:Oldxfmlogo.gif|100px]] || [[Tape 4]] || align="center" | n/a || align="center"| [[Xfm Series 0]] ||  align="center"| 9
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|colspan="5"| Another composite of several shows. It has a more complete excerpt from Claire Sturgess's show with Ricky as a guest and several of Ricky and Steve's Xfm shows.
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| rowspan=2 | [[Image:Oldxfmlogo.gif|100px]] || [[The Best of the Rest]] || align="center" | n/a || align="center"| [[Xfm Series 0]] || align="center"| 10
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|colspan="5"| Bits of random early shows we do not have elsewhere as well as some other rarities: 1. Fox, Chicken, Bag Of Seed, 2. If You Don't Know Me By Now (song), 3. Stag Night, 4. Freelove Freeway (song), 5. Do You Want To Win Some Beer?, 6. Guardian Guide adverts, 7. Cockatoo, 8. Don't Cry, It's Christmas (song), 9. Prostate Cancer advert, 10. Promocast no.4, 11. Pissing In Sinks, 12. Hotel of Hate, 13. Bono off U2 advert, 14. What Kind Of Hat Is That?, 15. The Honey Badger, 16. [[Simon Pegg]] & [[Nick Frost]] (feat. Karl & Ricky), 17. Monkey News (2003-08-02)
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==External Links==
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Latest revision as of 15:05, 20 March 2014

Xfm Series 0

Xfm Series 0 refers to the original Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant show on the pre-takeover Xfm. The show was broadcast from January to August 1998 from 4pm to 6pm on Sundays, and was followed by The X-Rated Review Show presented by Lawrie Hallett (who Ricky and Steve called 'Rory Halibut'). These shows were before both the creation of The Office and the duo meeting Karl Pilkington and as such the show was mostly filled with their own anecdotes and attempts to interact with the audience. Unlike the later XFM shows, many of these featured a lot of pre-recorded content such as jingles, fake adverts and phone calls to Ricky's mother. Only a few known recordings of the original shows exist. In August 1998, Ricky and Steve took voluntary redundancy after the Capital Radio Group bought out Xfm.

In December 2008, a new member to Pilkipedia, Jezoc, shared material from four different cassette tapes of Ricky and Steve's Xfm shows that he recorded from the live broadcasts during the summer of 1998. These tapes are split into seven files; the first tape is a compilation of some of Jezoc's favourite links and the remaining tapes are various shows by Ricky and Steve, as well as excerpts from shows by Claire Sturgess and Anne Hobbs that feature Ricky and Steve as guests.

List of Episodes

Title Xfm Label Season #
31 May 1998 n/a Xfm Series 0 1
Ricky and Steve discuss Geri Halliwell leaving the Spice Girls, past pop culture items which Steve doesn't remember and Ricky's swearing. Also features music by Brainmangle, Velvetnazi666UK, Muff Shandy and Tony Buddabing.
07 June 1998 n/a Xfm Series 0 2
Ricky promises no more swearing or profanity in this show after his mother told him off for swearing last week. Steve mocks Ricky's mum's, discusses the "perfect murder" and the duo give away wrist bands to see Embrace at HMV.
Tape 1 Side A n/a Xfm Series 0 3
Best of from 4-10 weeks of shows. Includes phone calls to Ricky’s mum, Wesley Willis tracks, and the Doris Stokes autobiography, Voices in my Ear.
Tape 1 Side B n/a Xfm Series 0 4
Another best of from 4-10 weeks of shows. Includes Jezoc and Jody Barnes, Tip the Balance, Ricky Gervais Meat Rations, and an anecdote by Steve about the Ciabatta Brothers.
Tape 2 Side A n/a Xfm Series 0 5
Possibly a whole show or two, with many links appearing on the first tape. Other links include Teen Knight Rider, Make Ricky Gervais Laugh, and a competition to find the worst song lyrics.
Tape 2 Side B n/a Xfm Series 0 6
Once again, possibly a whole show or two, with many links appearing on the first tape. Other links include a discussion about visitors to coma patients, a feud between Steve and Little Boy Frazier, and Steve's celebrity relation.
Tape 3 Side A n/a Xfm Series 0 7
Also a whole show or two, with many links appearing on the first tape. Other links include the first ever edition of Make Ricky Gervais Laugh, Steve's idea for a TV show, and Ricky's challenge to fight Ian Camfield
Tape 3 Side B n/a Xfm Series 0 8
A composite of several shows. It not only includes material from Ricky and Steve's Xfm show, but also excerpts from Anne Hobbs' Radio 1 show where Ricky and Steve guest star, and from Claire Sturgess' show where Ricky is the guest.
Tape 4 n/a Xfm Series 0 9
Another composite of several shows. It has a more complete excerpt from Claire Sturgess's show with Ricky as a guest and several of Ricky and Steve's Xfm shows.
The Best of the Rest n/a Xfm Series 0 10
Bits of random early shows we do not have elsewhere as well as some other rarities: 1. Fox, Chicken, Bag Of Seed, 2. If You Don't Know Me By Now (song), 3. Stag Night, 4. Freelove Freeway (song), 5. Do You Want To Win Some Beer?, 6. Guardian Guide adverts, 7. Cockatoo, 8. Don't Cry, It's Christmas (song), 9. Prostate Cancer advert, 10. Promocast no.4, 11. Pissing In Sinks, 12. Hotel of Hate, 13. Bono off U2 advert, 14. What Kind Of Hat Is That?, 15. The Honey Badger, 16. Simon Pegg & Nick Frost (feat. Karl & Ricky), 17. Monkey News (2003-08-02)

External Links

Series 0   |   Series 1   |   Series 2   |   Series 3   |   Series 4
Presenters Ricky Gervais | Stephen Merchant | Karl Pilkington
Others Claire Sturgess | Ian Camfield | Simon Pegg | Nick Frost
Features Monkey News | Rockbusters | Song For The Ladies | Song For The Lovers
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