Xfm Series 1

This is the first series of Xfm shows featuring Ricky Gervais, Steve Merchant, and, of course, Karl Pilkington. Ricky and Steve had previous series on Xfm, but they did not feature Karl. The earliest found recording from this series is from 10 Nov 2001, but comment made in that show indicate that there had already been a few shows.

10 November 2001

Fly and Dope: Ricky and Steve start the show with a hi-5.

Ricky's Film Review - The Jungle Book: Ricky continues to review the latest films with 'The Jungle Book' (1968). He gives it 9 out of 5. Song for the Lovers: The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me

Lonely Steve: Steve gets jealous when he overhears a tramp talking about his girlfriend. But things become more embittered when Steve asks about Karl's relationship and Karl gets defensive.

Schindler's Lifts: Ricky is impressed with the noise the microphone spring makes, while photographers for X-Ray magazine take pictures in the studio. Steve sets a competition for tickets for The Fall at Kentish Town Forum tonight. Steve wonders if Schindler's Lifts has anything to do with Oscar Schindler.

Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show Ad: ...Ben Elton appeared to have overdowsed on the arsehole tablets that morning.

Polaroids: Ricky, Steve and Karl look at the photographer's test snaps and are forced to contemplate the reality of their looks. Ricky confesses he was mistaken for Johnny Vegas earlier. Ricky then wonders if Armitage Shanks should be investigated by the Monopoly and Mergers Commission.

Criticizing Steve: Ricky says he likes U2. Steve finishes The Fall tickets competition. Steve says Noel Edmonds is utterly doomed, while Ricky thinks he's going to make a big comeback... Ricky then wonders why the show has gone so bad. Steve says it's because him and Karl keep having a go at him., but Ricky says that he and Karl are simply trying to improve him.

I Love The First Hour: Ricky and Steve further lament the decline of the show since it began all those minutes ago. Hip-hop Hooray: Ice Cube - Today Was a Good Day

Saturday Night Steve: Steve gets excited about later, when he will be drinking weak lager at home and will probably masterbate twice before going to bed alone.

17 November 2001

Stephen talks about Mystic Meg, which bird has a penis leading onto a "cock" discussion, did you see that film last night, Gaylords Say No?, Children in Need, Ricky reviews Rain Man and Ricky asks Karl's views on The White Stripes version of "Jolene".

24 November 2001

Stephen Merchants birthday today. Ricky and Stephen both hungover. Karl having a dig with Stephen's birthday, You were 26 last week..".

Steve's father gift giving: The Wartime Speeches Of Winston Churchill given to Stephen on his birthday. A very attractive girl saw him listening to it with his father to his embrassment.

VH1 Greatest Albums of All Time. #1 Joshua Tree - U2. They feel comfortable with it being the Beatles or the Beach Boys, not with U2. Robbie Williams - a collection of words.

Steve gets in the Monarch for free and his mates a pound off for a discount for Xfm Djs. He also agreed that Ricky would DJ there.

Steve at a club stuck in a queue alone with a few ladies nearby. He grabbed the doorman and gave him 7 pounds for 10 pound entry fee. Stephen realizes when telling the anecdote that he was wrogn and that it was a 5pound entry fee.

"There's nobody else who looks like Steve" as Karl describes Steve.

Steve's visit to Salem. Christian O'Connell gets to giveaway a trip to Salem. Stephen mentions it being a poor trip. The whole place is full of people dressed as witches. Boris Karlof World of Terror, you walk in the door, put on some 3d glasses, and Stephen couldn't tell the difference between the glasses working or not. It took about 45 minutes to get through the maze. He always missed all the frights because he was at the back.

Ricky's best present: was a go-kart he got for Christmas. It was always back against the shed, but it was gone one day. He asks his mother and she tells him that his father swapped it for a wheel-barrow. He swapped it from a bloke named Jimmy Dublin. The wheel-barrow was caked in cement like it was just nicked from a construction site. Ricky played with it up and down the garden. Ricky went to Bognar with his mom and his nan in a caravan. He met a little friend his age who hired a go-kart and he came around to Ricky's caravan. Ricky said he had a go-kart and his mother poked her head out of the caravan window and said, "Don't lie."

Karl blaming Steve for bringing down the show, because Stephen's attitude.

More presents from Stephen's father: "The Making Of Thriller", which did not include the actual Thriller music video. Karl accusing Stephen of being ungrateful and selfish.

Listeners should email to get them off the air if they are not enjoying the show. They have seen the truth because they both full of alcohol.

Bruno Brookes once played the sweary version of Rage Against The Machine's "Killing In The Name Of"

Karl looks like Moby. Ricky likes Moby, but cannot get into his music. Ricky likes the hair from the fella from Shed Seven.

Run for the Covers: Spare Snare - "Say My Name"

Song for the Lovers: Jimmy Webb - "Galveston"

Song For The Ladies: Badly Drawn Boy - "Magic In The Air"

12 January 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 1'

19 January 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 2'

26 January 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 3'

09 February 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 4'

16 February 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 5'

23 February 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 6'

02 March 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 7'

09 March 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 8'

16 March 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 9'

23 March 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 10'

30 March 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 11'

27 April 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 12'