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 Nov 2001

• Summary: Ricky reviews the Jungle Book; photographers are in the studio for X-Ray magazine; Stephen talks about a homeless man in a long-distance relationship and Karl asks Stephen if he's worried about being alone when he's old.
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17 Nov 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".

12 Jan 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 1'

19 Jan 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 2'

26 Jan 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 3'

09 Feb 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 4'

16 Feb 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 5'

23 Feb 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 6'

02 Mar 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 7'

09 Mar 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 8'

16 Mar 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 9'

23 Mar 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 10'

30 Mar 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 11'

27 Apr 2002

aka 'Early Years Episode 12'