Banter is a radio programme that is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom, starring Andrew Collins and Richard Herring. The pilot and the first 2 series were broadcast from August 2005 to November 2006, and a third series was broadcast in April and May 2008. There have been 19 half-hour episodes so far. The programme normally takes the form of invited guests naming their "top threes" in a given category.
The series was devised by Tim Barber and is produced for Radio 4 by Avalon. A pilot for a television version under the name of "Rule Of 3" was recorded in October 2011 with Rebecca Front as host and team captains Russell Howard and Chris Addison.
Guests Apart from Collins and Herring, the other guests for each episode were:
Pilot - Lucy Porter, Russell Howard, Will Smith.
Series 1 Episode 1 - Will Smith, Russell Howard, Jenny Eclair Episode 2 - Will Smith, Simon Day, Lynn Ferguson Episode 3 - Russell Howard, Arthur Smith, Natalie Haynes Episode 4 - Russell Howard, Sue Perkins, Chris Addison Episode 5 - Will Smith, Lynn Ferguson, Dave Gorman Episode 6 - Will Smith, Russell Howard, Jenny Éclair
Series 2 Episode 1 - Russell Howard, Lucy Porter, Arthur Smith Episode 2 - Rob Deering, Lynn Ferguson, Russell Howard Episode 3 - Barry Cryer, Sue Perkins, Will Smith Episode 4 - Russell Howard, Lee Mack, Julia Morris Episode 5 - Chris Addison, Natalie Haynes, Will Smith Episode 6 - Russell Howard, Will Smith, Lynn Ferguson
Series 3 Episode 1 - Dave Gorman, Russell Howard, Dillie Keane Episode 2 - Jenny Eclair, Russell Howard, Arthur Smith Episode 3 - Natalie Haynes, Russell Howard, Will Smith Episode 4 - Miranda Hart, Russell Howard, Will Smith Episode 5 - Chris Addison, Jenny Eclair, Will Smith Episode 6 - Lynn Ferguson, Tim Vine, Will Smith
Notes and references Lavalie, John. "Banter" EpGuides, 29 Jul 2005 Herring, Richard. September News
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