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The Department is a satirical comedy on BBC Radio 4 about a secret organisation with the power to influence every aspect of your life.
The show is written and performed by Chris Addison, John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman (cancelled after the third series which was written only by Oliver and Zaltzman, after Addison concentrated on his first book [1]), with Peter Dickson, Matthew Holness and Lucy Montgomery. Addison, Oliver and Zaltzman star as Research Team 32, an eccentric three-man think-tank with the brief to brainstorm new ideas on solving society's problems.
No. | Episode No. | Title | Original airdate |
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1 | 1 | "Education" | 7 January 2004 |
2 | 2 | "Public Transportation" | 14 January 2004 |
3 | 3 | "The Army" | 21 January 2004 |
No. | Episode No. | Title | Original airdate |
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4 | 1 | "Crime and Punishment" | 12 July 2005 |
5 | 2 | "Democracy" | 19 July 2005 |
6 | 3 | "The Environment" | 26 July 2005 |
7 | 4 | "Europe" | 2 August 2005 |
8 | 5 | "Health" | 9 August 2005 |
No. | Episode No. | Title | Original airdate | |
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9 | 1 | "Tax and Public Spending" | 2 August 2006 | |
10 | 2 | "Terrorism" | 9 August 2006 | |
This episode was postponed from 16 August 2005. | ||||
11 | 3 | "Trade" | 16 August 2006 | |
12 | 4 | "Immigration" | 23 August 2006 | |
13 | 5 | "Science and Technology" | 30 August 2006 | |
14 | 6 | "Making Britain Great Again" | 6 September 2006 |