- Antiquary, The
- Book by Sir Walter Scott mentioned by Bernard in the YPM
episode The Key. The use of the expression
"but me no buts" was popularized by this book.
- BBC News
- Television news program on the BBC. Appears in the YM
episodes The Official Visit, The Compassionate
Society and The Greasy Pole.
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- British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC)
- Television and radio network in Britain funded by a
license fee UK citizens with a TV have to pay. It has no
commercials between programs, and is thought of as
delivering high quality television. YM and YPM are BBC
comedies. On some occasions there is reference to the BBC
in the YM and YPM episodes. A very prominent appearance
is in the YM episode The Challenge where Jim
Hacker and Sir Humphrey meet with a BBC director to
persuade him not to broadcast a TV interview of Hacker.
The director keeps on stating that the BBC will not give
in to government pressure, but finally this is exactly
what he does.
- Channel Four
- British TV channel mentioned in the YPM episode One of Us. Annie
Hacker is watching the news on Channel Four in this episode. Also mentioned
in the YPM episode The National Education Service by Jim Hacker. He
complains that the Channel Four news had reported his tour of the North West
as Jim Hacker visiting the marginal constituencies.
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- Comedy of Errors, The
- Play by Shakespeare mentioned in the YPM episode The Patron of the Arts. Jim
Hacker is angry that it was set inside Number Ten.
- Daily Mail
- Newspaper that ran an article about Jim Hacker and his
pledge to open government, as mentioned in the YM episode Open
Government. It also reported on the Scottish island
scandal featured in the YM episode The Skeleton in
the Cupboard. We see a copy of the Daily Mail on a
table in Sir Humphrey's office in the YM episode Party
Games. Als mentioned in the YPM episode A
Victory for Democracy. In the YPM episode The Bishops Gambit
Jim Hacker is praised in the Daily Mail for freeing a British nurse in
Qumran, even though he hasn't done anything. In the classic quote in the
YPM episode A Conflict of Interest, Jim Hacker classifies the Daily
Mail as read by the wives of the people who run the
country.
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- Daily Mirror
- Tabloid newspaper briefly mentioned in the YM episodes The
Greasy Pole and The Challenge. We see a
copy of the Daily Mirror on a table in Sir Humphrey's
office in the YM episode Party Games. In the classic quote in
the YPM episode A Conflict of Interest, Jim Hacker classifies the
Daily Mirror as read by people who think they run the
country.
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- Daily Post
- Newspaper mentioned in the YPM episode Official Secrets. It's
Editor (Derek Burnham) has lunch regarding the leak to the Post of Jim's
predecessor's memoirs.
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- Daily Telegraph
- Newspaper. We see a copy of the Daily Telegraph on a
table in Sir Humphrey's office in the YM episode Party
Games. In the YPM episode The Bishops Gambit Jim Hacker is
praised in the Daily Telegraph for freeing a British nurse in Qumran, even
though he hasn't done anything. In the classic quote in the YPM episode A
Conflict of Interest, Jim Hacker classifies the Daily Telegraph as read by people who think the country
is run by another country.
- Enemy of the People, An
- Play written by Henrik Ibsen mentioned in the YPM episode The Patron
of the Arts. The Prime Minister cannot go and see this play because of
its title.
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- Exchange Telegraph
- Press agency. Lucy Hacker threatens to call them for the
24 hour Save the badger protest vigil
she is planning to hold in the YM episode The Right
to Know.
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- Express, The
- Newspaper that published the devastating article by John
Pilgrim entitled "Let’s get rid of Jim
Hacker" in the YM episode The Economy Drive.
This newspaper also appears in the YM episode The
Death List, when Jim Hacker leaks information to it
and later on writes an article on Jim Hacker's petition
against electronic surveillance. In that particular
episode Walter Fowler is the journalist of the Express
that appears. We see a copy of the Express on a table in
Sir Humphrey's office in the YM episode Party Games.
- Financial Times
- British financial newspaper. In the YM episode The
Quality of Life Sir Desmond Glazebrook admits that
he does not read the Financial Times, but as a banker
rather has to carry it around as part of his uniform. In
the YM episode The Moral Dimension Jim Hacker
learns from the Financial Times about the bribery
allegations against the British Electronic Systems
contract with Qumran. We see a copy of the Financial
Times on a table in Sir Humphrey's office in the YM
episode Party Games. In the classic quote in the YPM episode A
Conflict of Interest, Jim Hacker classifies the Financial Times as read by people
who own the country.
- Guardian, The
- British newspaper more or less oriented toward the Labour
party. In the YM episode The Moral Dimension
Jenny Goodwin from the Guardian is investigating the
British Electronic Systems contract with Qumran on
bribery charges. When she interviews Jim Hacker he
launches a massive attack against these charges,
suggesting that he will call for censoring the British
press. We see a copy of the Guardian on a table in Sir
Humphrey's office in the YM episode Party Games. In the classic
quote in the YPM episode A Conflict of Interest, Jim Hacker
classifies the Guardian as read by people who think they
ought to run the country.
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- Guinness Book of Records
- Book that contains every record in all possible areas.
The Chief Whip remarks that Jim Hacker may earn himself a
place in here since he made a terrible cock-up in his
first two weeks as Minister, and nearly escapes
resignation (YM episode Open Government). Jim
Hacker remarks in the YM episode Equal Opportunities
that achieving at least one reform in the Civil Service
will earn him a place in this book.
- Hamlet
- Play written by William Shakespeare. Mentioned in the YPM episode The
Patron of the Arts. It is the last play Jim Hacker had seen.
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- Henry V
- Play written by William Shakespeare. In the YPM episode The Patron of
the Arts, Jim Hacker is attacked at a cocktail party for theatre
people of spending government money on military equipment. He defends
himself by saying that Britain cannot defend itself by a performance of
Henry V.
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- Hansard
- The verbatim account of the proceedings in Parliament. It
used to be the only record until first radio and then TV
was allowed into the House, which was not that long ago.
It was Hansard that the reporters used to find out what
went on in the House. It still stands as the official
record today. Sir Humphrey quoted from Hansard in the YM
episode Open Government.
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- Herald Tribune
- International newspaper. We see a copy of the Herald
Tribune on a table in Sir Humphrey's office in the YM
episode Party Games.
- Independent
Television (ITV)
- Television broadcasting network in the United Kingdom
that has commercials. ITV is mentioned in the YM episode The
Challenge. Sir Humphrey tells a BBC Director that
because of the BBC's negative attitude towards the
government, Parliament being televised could be entrusted
to ITV. Also briefly mentioned in the YPM episode One of Us.
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- Independent Television
News (ITN)
- Television news organisation mentioned in the YM episode Party
Games. They are covering Jim Hacker's speech about
the British sausage, which wins him the election for his
party's leadership and he becomes PM. Also mentioned in
the YPM episode The Grand Design.
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- Master Builder, The
- Play by Henrik Ibsen mentioned in the YPM episode The Patron of the
Arts.
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- Monde, Le
- French newspaper. In the YM episode The Moral
Dimension the Financial Times is quoting an article
in Le Monde on bribery allegations against the British
Electronic Systems contract with Qumran. Le Monde is also mentioned in
the YPM episode Official Secrets.
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- Month in the Country, A
- Play by Ivan Turgenev mentioned in the YPM episode The Patron of the Arts. Sir
Humphrey remarks that the Prime Minister cannot go to this play in fear of
starting rumours about a general election.
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- Morning Star
- In the classic quote in the YPM episode A Conflict of Interest,
Jim Hacker classifies the Morning Star as read by people who think the country ought to be
run by another country.
- Nationwide
- BBC television program with Sue Lawley. She appears in
the YM episode The Quality of Life where she
interviews Jim Hacker regarding his visit to the City
Farm in Tower Hamlets.
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- New Standard
- Newspaper mentioned in the YM episode The Devil You
Know. This newspaper published the rumour of a
Cabinet reshuffle.
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- Northern Indian
Ocean Situation Report
- Report written by Luke in the YPM episode A Victory
for Democracy. Jim Hacker uses one paragraph of it
to justify (and blame) the author to send troops to St.
George's Island. As a consequence Luke gets send to the
British Embassy at Tel Aviv as punishment.
- Observer
- British newspaper that had an article about Jim Hacker
and his Party's pledge for open government. Mentioned in
the YM episode Open Government.
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- Official Journal
- Journal Jim Hacker is reading in the YM episode Party
Games. Apparently by the looks of it, it is some
sort of internal governmental magazine.
- Panorama
- Television program briefly mentioned in the YM episode The
Greasy Pole and the YPM episode The Ministerial
Broadcast.
- PM Office
- BBC programme that wanted to interview Jim Hacker in the
YM episode Open Government. They called while
Jim Hacker was anxiously waiting for a call from the
Prime Minister, so he thought he was being called by the
PM's office.
- Political Review
- Magazine the published Professor Marriott's article on local government
reform. This is the main topic of the YPM episode Power to the People.
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- Press Association
- Press agency. Lucy Hacker threatens to call them for the 24
hour Save the badger protest vigil she is planning
to hold in the YM episode The Right to Know.
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- Press Council
- Council mentioned in the YM episode The Moral
Dimension. Jim Hacker tells Jenny Goodwin - a
reporter from the Guardian - that he wants to call upon
the Press Council to censor the press regarding bribery
allegations on the British Electronic Systems contract
with Qumran. He states that gutter press reporting should
not be tolerated, even though he knows the bribery story
is true.
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- Private Eye
- Magazine that seems to be focused on political news and
scandals. In the YM episode The Death List it
reveals that Jim Hacker was under electronic surveillance
when he was in opposition, and that his department is
responsible for all bugging equipment. First Jim Hacker
characterises Private Eye as a squalid little rag, but
after this revelation he suddenly calls it a brave, open
and fearless journal. Also mentioned in the YM episode The
Quality of Life in connection with a photograph of
Jim Hacker between donkeys.
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- Radio 3
- BBC radio station that mostly airs cultural programs. In the YPM episode
Power to the People Sir Humphrey asks Bernard how he would feel if
Radio 3 broadcasted pop music all day. Bernard doesn't seem to mind. Also
briefly mentioned in the YPM episode The Patron of the Arts. In the
YPM episode The Tangled Web Sir Humphrey is interviewed for a Radio
3 program. He needs permission of the PM to be interviewed, but Bernard
does not believe this is problem: "it will be on Radio 3, so nobody
will be listening".
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- Reform
- A magazine that Jim Hacker worked for as editor before he
became Minister. As editor he was quite critical on the
government and civil service. In the YM episode The
Whisky Priest we learn that he wrote an article once
called "The dreadful trade" that attacked the
arms business.
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- Rivals, The
- Play by Richard Sheridan mentioned in the YPM episode The Patron of the Arts. Sir
Humphrey remarks that the Prime Minister cannot see this play because
there are so many Cabinet colleagues after his job.
- School for Scandal, The
- Play by Richard Sheridan (1777) mentioned in the YPM episode The
Patron of the Arts. Sir Humphrey remarks that the Prime Minister
cannot go and see this play since the Education Secretary recently was
found in bed with a primary school headmistress.
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- Six O'Clock News
- News program from the BBC. Mentioned in the YPM episode The Bishops
Gambit. In that episode presented by Sue Lawley and Nicolas Witchell.
In the YPM episode The National Education Service the Six O'Clock
News covers Jim Hacker's tour of the North West.
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- Socialist Worker
- Newspaper with a socialist background.
- Standard, The
- Newspaper that appears twice in the YM episode Party
Games. First it brings the news about the Home
Secretary's resignation because he is charged with
drunken driving (after he himself initiated a campaign
not to drink and drive for Christmas!). Then they bring
the story about the EEC plans to rename the British
sausage into Emulsified High-Fat Offal Tube.
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- Star, The
- British newspaper that reports on the rescue of the dog Benjy in the YPM
episode One of Us.
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- Sun, The
- Tabloid newspaper briefly mentioned in the YM episodes The
Greasy Pole, The Devil You Know, The
Quality of Life. We see a copy of the Sun on a table
in Sir Humphrey's office in the YM episode Party
Games. In the YPM episode The Bishops Gambit Jim Hacker is
praised in the Sun for freeing a British nurse in Qumran, even though he
hasn't done anything. In the YPM episode One of Us it reports on
the rescue of the dog Benjy. In the classic quote in the YPM episode A
Conflict of Interest, Bernard Woolley classifies Sun readers that they
don't care who runs the country, as
long as she's got big tits.
- Telegraph, The
- British newspaper. In the YM episode Jobs for the
Boys there is an article in the Telegraph about the
quango jungle. It reported that there are nearly 8,000
paid appointments vacant which cost the taxpayer 5
million pounds.
- Thomson Local
Directory
- Book with street maps that is used by Sir Humphrey in the
YM episode The Bed of Nails. Sir Humphrey uses
the Thomson Local Directory to plan transport changes in
the constituency of the PM, as part of the Integrated
National Transport Policy.
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- Times, The
- Newspaper. Features the lead story in the YM episode The
Economy Drive reporting that during the economy
drive at the DAA it has hired another 400 people. In the
YM episode The Greasy Pole it published a leak
from Sir Humphrey about the positive draft conclusions of
the Henderson-committee on the safety of metadioxin. In
the YM episode The Bed of Nails it published the
leak from Sir Humphrey regarding the negative
consequences of the Integrated National Transport Policy
on the PM's own constituency. In the YM episode The
Middle-Class Rip-Off the Times is mentioned by
Bernard Woolley regarding the closure of the Corn
Exchange Art Gallery. We see a copy of the Times on a
table in Sir Humphrey's office in the YM episode Party
Games. In the classic quote in the YPM episode A Conflict of
Interest, Jim Hacker classifies the Times as read by people who
actually do run the country.
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- Today
- 1. Tabloid newspaper mentioned briefly in YM episode The
Quality of Life.
2. Radio program briefly mentioned in the YPM episode Official Secrets.
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- Topic
- Television program where Jim Hacker is interviewed on the
National Integrated Database by Robert McKenzie. Is
featured in the YM episode Big Brother.
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- Washington Post
- American newspaper mentioned in the YPM episode Official Secrets.
One of its reporters has requested an interview with Jim Hacker regarding
Jim's attempt to suppress a particular chapter of his predecessor's
memoirs.
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- Who's Who
- Reference guide that shows the careers of all civil
servants. This guide is mentioned and used in the YM
episode The Skeleton in the Cupboard. We can
also see it in Jim Hacker's office in the YPM episodes The
Grand Design, The Ministerial Broadcast, The
Smoke Screen, A Victory for Democracy, The Bishops Gambit
and One of Us.
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- Winston Churchill
- The Wilderness Years
- Book that Jim Hacker is reading in the YM episode The
Whisky Priest.
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- Wogan
- BBC television interview program presented by Terry Wogan. Mentioned in
the YPM episode The Patron of the Arts. In that episode Jim
explains that every year the government gives out honours to a couple of
actors. That keeps the other actors hoping and restrain them in attacking
the government on Wogan.
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- Women's Wear Daily
- American magazine. One of its reporters has requested an interview with
Jim Hacker regarding Jim's attempt to suppress a particular chapter of his
predecessor's memoirs.
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- World in Focus
- Television program which appears in the YM episode Big
Brother. The reporter Godfrey Finch interviews Jim
Hacker about the introduction of safeguards for the
National Integrated Database.
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- Yesterday in
Parliament
- Radio program that can be heard in the YM episode The
Compassionate Society.
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