The 99p Challenge is a spoof panel game on BBC Radio 4. The show is presented by Sue Perkins and features a selection of regular panelists such as Armando Ianucci and regular writers Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Jon Holmes and Tony Roche. Panelists are given silly tasks by Perkins and awarded pence for being funny, the player with the most pence at the end of the show given the chance to win 99p.
This is the second version of the panel game that was previously transmitted by BBC Radio 4 in 1998 as 'King Stupid'. It was then hosted by William Van Dyke and featured much the same line-up of comedians and satirists. The contestants were awarded points instead of pence.
Transmission Dates & Cast List
Episode Air Date Guests
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1st Series 1998 King Stupid
1 1- 1 Sep 22 98 Peter Baynham, Simon Pegg, Sue Perkins, Dave Green 2. 1- 2 Sep 29 98 Peter Baynham, Simon Pegg, Sue Perkins, Dave Green 3. 1- 3 Oct 06 98 Peter Baynham, Morwenna Banks, Tom Binns, Dave Green 4. 1- 4 Oct 13 98 Peter Baynham, Simon Pegg, Sue Perkins, Dave Green, 5. 1- 5 Oct 20 98 Peter Baynham, Morwenna Banks, Dave Green, Tom Binns 6. 1- 6 Oct 27 98 Peter Baynham, Sue Perkins, Simon Pegg, Dave Green
2nd Series 2000 The 99p Challenge
7. 2- 1 Jun 22 00 Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Jack Docherty, Peter Baynham 8. 2- 2 Jun 29 00 Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, Richard Herring, David Quantick 9. 2- 3 Jul 06 00 Simon Pegg, Tom Binns, David Schneider, Peter Baynham 10. 2- 4 Jul 13 00 Simon Pegg, Richard Herring, Mel Giedroyc, Peter Baynham 11. 2- 5 Jul 20 00 Simon Pegg, Tom Binns, David Schneider, Peter Baynham 12. 2- 6 Jul 27 00 Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Jack Docherty
3rd Series 2001
13. 3- 1 Jul 19 01 Armando Iannucci, Bill Bailey, Simon Pegg, Peter Serafinowicz 14. 3- 2 Jul 26 01 Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, David Quantick, Simon Pegg 15. 3- 3 Aug 02 01 Armando Iannucci, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Ben Moor 16. 3- 4 Aug 09 01 Peter Serafinowicz, Tom Binns, Marcus Brigstocke, Nick Frost 17. 3- 5 Aug 16 01 Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg 18. 3- 6 Aug 23 01 Peter Serafinowicz, Tom Binns, Nick Frost, Ben Moor
4th Series 2003
19. 4- 1 Feb 04 03 Armando Iannucci, David Quantick, Simon Pegg, Bill Bailey 20. 4- 2 Feb 11 03 Armando Iannucci, Peter Serafinowicz, Marcus Brigstocke, Simon Pegg 21. 4- 3 Feb 18 03 Armando Iannucci, Peter Serafinowicz, Jon Holmes, Simon Pegg 22. 4- 4 Feb 25 03 Armando Iannucci, Marcus Brigstocke, Nick Frost, Peter Baynham 23. 4- 5 Mar 04 03 Armando Iannucci, Jack Docherty, Sean Lock, Peter Baynham 24. 4- 6 Mar 11 03 Armando Iannucci, Marcus Brigstocke, Jon Holmes, Simon Pegg
5th Series 2004
25. 5- 1 Aug 25 04 Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Simon Pegg, Jon Holmes 26. 5- 2 Sep 01 04 Armando Iannucci, Peter Serafinowicz, Miranda Hart, Rob Rouse 27. 5- 3 Sep 08 04 Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Simon Pegg, Dan Antopolski 28. 5- 4 Sep 15 04 Armando Iannucci, Rob Rouse, Jon Holmes, Marcus Brigstocke 29. 5- 5 Sep 22 04 Armando Iannucci, Marcus Brigstocke, Miranda Hart, Nick Frost 30. 5- 6 sep 29 04 Armando Iannucci, Rob Rouse, Peter Serafinowicz, Nick Frost