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Absolute Power: The Complete BBC Radio 4 Radio Comedy Series

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Stephen Fry and John Bird star in this complete collection that includes all 21 episodes of the four series plus the special 2006 episode.

Series 1

S01 E01 – Conservative Party (5 January 2000)
S01 E02 – Relaunch of the Sun (12 January 2000)
S01 E03 – Mayor of London (19 January 2000)
S01 E04 – The Church of England (26 January 2000)
S01 E05 – Radio 3 (2 February 2000)
S01 E06 – English Sporting Success (9 February 2000)

Series 2

S02 E01 – Martin is Bored (30 January 2001)
S02 E02 – Promoting Philosophy (6 February 2001)
S02 E03 – Relaunching a Literary Career (13 February 2001)
S02 E04 – The Elderly Initiative (20 February 2001)
S02 E05 – Prison Reform (27 February 2001)
S02 E06 – Gayle Shand (6 March 2001)

Series 3

S03 E01 – Poking the PM (1 January 2002)
S03 E02 – Health Service (8 January 2002)
S03 E03 – Big Brother (15 January 2002)
S03 E04 – A Tennis Star (22 January 2002)
S03 E05 – Men (29 January 2002)

Series 4

S04 E01 – The BBC (5 February 2004)
S04 E02 – The Notion of Nation (12 February 2004)
S04 E03 – Healthy Eating (19 February 2004)
S04 E04 – US Presidential Campaign (26 February 2004)

Special Episode – (3 November 2006)

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The first two series were fabulous, 5 stars, but the introduction of Clive as the replacement for Sandy was terrible.
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