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1. Face the Press (or: Dinsdale)
(episode 14; aired 15 September 1970; recorded 9 July 1970)

Face the Press
New Cooker Sketch
Tobacconist's (Prostitute Advert)
The Ministry of Silly Walks
La March Futile
Ethel the Frog/Piranha Brothers: introductory music: from Karelia Suite by Jean Sibelius

2. The Spanish Inquisition
(episode 15; aired 22 September 1970; recorded 2 July 1970)

Man-Powered Flight
The Spanish Inquisition
Jokes and Novelties Salesman
Tax on Thingy
Vox Pops (including a rare piece of meaningful dialogue for the It's Man)
Photos of Uncle Ted
The Semaphore Version of Wuthering Heights
Julius Caesar on an Aldis lamp
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Morse Code
Smoke signal Version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Court Charades
Race Against the Credits (music: Devil's Galop by Charles Williams)
The Spanish Inquisitors (Palin, Jones, and Gilliam) appear 7 times throughout this episode.

3. Déjà Vu (or: Show 5)
(episode 16; aired 29 September 1970; recorded 16 July 1970)

A Bishop Rehearsing
Flying Lessons
Hijacked Plane
The Poet Ewan McTeagle
Psychiatrist Milkman
Graham Chapman's character changes from Mrs. Ratbag to Mrs. Pim.
Complaints
Déjà Vu

4. The Buzz Aldrin Show (or: An Apology)
(episode 17; aired 20 October 1970; recorded 18 September 1970)

An apology
Gumby announcement
Architects Sketch
How to Recognize a Mason
An apology/Another Gumby announcement
Motor Insurance Sketch
The Bishop
The Peter Gunn Theme by Henry Mancini is prominent.
Living Room on Pavement
Poets
A Choice of Viewing
An Interview with a Nude Man
The Bishop...Again?!
An apology
Gumby Frog Curse/Another Another Gumby Announcement
Chemist Sketch
An Apology/Words Not to be Used Again
After-shave
Vox Pops
Police Constable Pan-Am
Another Apology
End Credits
Last Gumby announcement (The end)
Cardinal Ximénez makes a cameo appearance in this episode. Additionally, one character says "I didn't expect a Spanish Inquisition", but, being played by Michael Palin (as is Cardinal Ximénez), is told to shut up.

5. Live from the Grill-O-Mat
(episode 18; aired 27 October 1970; recorded 10 September 1970)

Live From the Grill-o-Mat
The First Item...
Blackmail
Terry Gilliam replaces Terry Jones as the Nude Organist.
Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things
Escape from Film
The Next Item (or dish)...
Current Affairs
Continued from the Escape from Film
The Next Item (...Prawn Salad...?)...
Accidents Sketch (Prawn Salad Ltd.)
Interruption
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The Butcher Who is Alternately Rude and Polite
The Last Item (coffee)...
Ken Clean-Air System
On the Bus (end credits)

6. It's a Living (or: School Prizes)
(episode 19; aired 3 November 1970; recorded 10 September 1970)

"It's a Living"
The Time on BBC 1
School Prize-Giving
"if...." – a film by Mr Dibley
"Rear Window" – a film by Mr Dibley
"Finian's Rainbow" (starring the man from the off-licence)
The Foreign Secretary and Other News
Free Dung from the "Book of the Month" Club
Dead Indian
Timmy Williams interview
Raymond Luxury Yacht (Throat Wobbler Mangrove interview)
Marriage Registry office
Election Night Special

7. The Attila the Hun Show
(episode 20; aired 10 November 1970; recorded 2 October 1970)

"The Attila the Hun Show"
Parody of The Debbie Reynolds Show (1969), recreating the opening credits shot for shot and using a knockoff of the theme "With A Little Love" by Mike LeRoy.
The opening sequence appears after this sketch.
Attila the Nun
Secretary of State Striptease
Vox Pops on Political Groupies
Ratcatcher
Wainscotting
Killer Sheep
The News for Parrots
The News for Gibbons
Today in Parliament
The News for Wombats
Attila the Bun
The Idiot in the Rural Society
Test Match Against Iceland
The Epsom Furniture Race
"Spot The Braincell"

8. Archaeology Today
(episode 21; aired 17 November 1970; recorded 9 October 1970)

Trailer
The opening credits appear here. The foot at the end of the credits stays on screen for an unusually long time and then crumbles into the ground, leading into the next animation.
"Archaeology Today"
Silly Vicar and Leapy Lee
Registrar (wife swap)
Silly doctor sketch (immediately abandoned)
Mr. and Mrs. Git
Roy and Hank Spim – Mosquito hunters
Poofy Judges
Mrs. Thing and Mrs. Entity
Beethoven's Mynah Bird
Shakespeare
Michelangelo
Colin "Chopper" Mozart (ratcatcher)
Judges (end credits)

9. How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body
(episode 22; aired 24 November 1970; recorded 25 September 1970)

"How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body"
Bruces sketch
Naughty Bits
The Man who Contradicts People
Cosmetic Surgery
Camp Square-Bashing
Killer Cars
Cut-Price Airline
Batley Townswomen's Guild Presents the First Heart Transplant
The First Underwater Production of Measure for Measure
The Death of Mary Queen of Scots
Exploding Penguin on the TV Set
There's Been a Murder
Sgt. Duckie's Song – Police entry for Eurovision Song Contest
"Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong" (song) – contest winner from Monaco

10. Scott of the Antarctic
(episode 23; aired 1 December 1970; recorded 2 July 1970)

French Subtitled Film
Scott of the Antarctic
Scott of the Sahara
The opening sequence appears after this sketch, seventeen and a half minutes into the show (out of about thirty).
Conrad Poohs and His Dancing Teeth
Fish Licence
Derby Council v. All Blacks Rugby Match
Long John Silver Impersonators v. Bournemouth Gynaecologists

11. How Not to Be Seen
(episode 24; aired 8 December 1970; recorded 23 July 1970)

Conquistador Coffee Campaign
Repeating Groove
Ramsay MacDonald Striptease
Job Hunter
International Chinese Communist Conspiracy
Crelm Toothpaste / Shrill Petrol
Agatha Christie Sketch (railway timetables)
Mr Neville Shunte-Railroad Playwright
Gavin Millarrrrrrrrr Writes
Film Director/Dentist Martin Curry (teeth)
City Gents Vox Pops
Crackpot Religions Ltd
A scene at the end, with crosses that are actually telegraph poles, was cut out but can be seen at the end of the episode when the whole show is repeated.
How Not to Be Seen
Crossing the Atlantic on a Tricycle
Interview in Filing Cabinet
"Yummy Yummy Yummy, I've Got Love in My Tummy"/Music Time
Monty Python's Flying Circus Again in Thirty Seconds
A recap of the episode.
"And now for something completely different" and the opening sequence has a repeating groove.

This episode featured many famous characters from different episodes including Arthur Name (Nudge Nudge), and Ken Shabby. Terry Gilliam also reprised his role as the nude organist (Blackmail), a character usually played by Terry Jones.

12. Spam
(Episode 25; aired 15 December 1970; recorded 25 June 1970)

"The Black Eagle"
Opening credits
Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook
Court (phrasebook)
Includes a reference to the UK game show Take Your Pick, where the prosecutor gongs Alexander Yalt (Michael Palin) for answering "yes" during a series of questions.
World Forum – Communist Quiz
"Ypres 1914" (abandoned)
Art Gallery Strikes
"Ypres 1914"
Hospital for Over-Actors
Includes a Richard III Ward, due in part to many exaggerations on the character over the years.
Gumby Flower Arranging
Spam

13. Royal Episode 13 (or: The Queen Will Be Watching)
(episode 26; aired 22 December 1970; recorded 16 October 1970)

The Queen Will Be Watching
In honour of Her Majesty the Queen, a shortened opening sequence plays "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1" in place of "The Liberty Bell".
Coal Mine in Llanddarog Carmarthen
The Man Who Says Things in a Very Roundabout Way
Commercials
How to Feed a Goldfish
The Man Who Collects Birdwatcher's Eggs
Insurance Sketch
Hospital Run by RSM
Mountaineer
Exploding Version of "The Blue Danube"
Girls Boarding School
Submarine
A Man with a Stoat Through His Head
Lifeboat (cannibalism)
Undertaker's sketch