Chain Reaction
GenreChat show
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
Produced by
  • Tilusha Ghelani
  • Sam Bryant (2009)
  • Lianne Coop (2010)
  • Ed Morrish (2011)
  • Carl Cooper (2012-14)
  • Arnab Chanda & Charlie Perkins (2015)
  • Richard Morris (2016/17)
  • Adnan Ahmed (2017)
Original release
Opening theme"I Do Not Fear Jazz" by Big Strides
WebsiteChain Reaction

Chain Reaction (nicknamed "the tag-team talk show") is a hostless chat show first broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1991, and then revived on BBC Radio 4 in 2004. Each week an individual from the world of entertainment selects someone that they would like to interview. This interviewee goes on to be the next week's interviewer.

Episodes

This table has the episodes of Chain Reaction listed in it
No.
overall		No. in
series		InterviewerIntervieweeOriginal air date
11Ralph SteadmanJohn Cleese31 December 1991 (1991-12-31)
22John CleeseWilliam Goldman1 January 1992 (1992-01-01)
33William GoldmanIan McKellen2 January 1992 (1992-01-02)
44Ian McKellenGlenys Kinnock3 January 1992 (1992-01-03)
51Glenys KinnockJuliet Stevenson[1]14 September 1992 (1992-09-14)
62Juliet StevensonHelen Bamber[2]15 September 1992 (1992-09-15)
73Helen BamberJohn Sessions[3]16 September 1992 (1992-09-16)
84John SessionsRuby Wax[4]17 September 1992 (1992-09-17)
95Ruby WaxRob Newman[5]18 September 1992 (1992-09-18)
101Rob NewmanSpike Milligan[6]2 November 1992 (1992-11-02)
112Spike MilliganJohn Wells[7]3 November 1992 (1992-11-03)
123John WellsPaul Merton[8]4 November 1992 (1992-11-04)
134Paul MertonGeorge Best[9]5 November 1992 (1992-11-05)
145George BestJoe Strummer[10]6 November 1992 (1992-11-06)
151Joe Strummerunknown [11]14 December 1992 (1992-12-14)
162Unknownunknown[12]15 December 1992 (1992-12-15)
173Unknownunknown[13]16 December 1992 (1992-12-16)
184Unknownunknown[14]17 December 1992 (1992-12-17)
195Unknownunknown[15]18 December 1992 (1992-12-18)
201David GedgeJohn Peel[16]6 August 1993 (1993-08-06)
212John PeelIan Rush[17]13 August 1993 (1993-08-13)
223Ian RushMax Boyce[18]20 August 1993 (1993-08-20)
234Max BoycePete Waterman[19]27 August 1993 (1993-08-27)
245Pete WatermanJimmy Savile[20]3 September 1993 (1993-09-03)
251Jenny EclairJimmy Carr[21]30 December 2004 (2004-12-30)
262Jimmy CarrMatt Lucas[22]6 January 2005 (2005-01-06)
273Matt LucasJohnny Vegas[23]13 January 2005 (2005-01-13)
284Johnny VegasStewart Lee[24]20 January 2005 (2005-01-20)
295Stewart LeeAlan Moore[25]27 January 2005 (2005-01-27)
306Alan MooreBrian Eno[26]3 February 2005 (2005-02-03)
311Jo BrandBarry Cryer[27]15 February 2006 (2006-02-15)
322Barry CryerMark Thomas[28]22 February 2006 (2006-02-22)
333Mark ThomasAlexei Sayle[29]1 March 2006 (2006-03-01)
344Alexei SayleLenny Henry[30]8 March 2006 (2006-03-08)
355Lenny HenryBill Bailey[31]15 March 2006 (2006-03-15)
366Bill BaileySimon Pegg[32]22 March 2006 (2006-03-22)
371Marcus BrigstockeClive Anderson[33]10 January 2007 (2007-01-10)
382Clive AndersonJohn Lloyd[34]17 January 2007 (2007-01-17)
393John LloydPhill JupitusTBA
404Phill JupitusJohn HegleyTBA
415John HegleyJack DeeTBA
426Jack DeeJeremy HardyTBA
431Catherine TateDavid TennantTBA
442David TennantRichard WilsonTBA
453Richard WilsonArabella WeirTBA
464Arabella WeirPaul WhitehouseTBA
471Robert LlewellynDave GormanTBA
482Dave GormanFrank SkinnerTBA
493Frank SkinnerEddie IzzardTBA
504Eddie IzzardAlastair CampbellTBA
515Alastair CampbellAlistair McGowanTBA
526Alistair McGowanSimon CallowTBA
531Ronni AnconaLee Mack13 August 2010 (2010-08-13)
542Lee MackAdrian EdmondsonTBA
553Adrian EdmondsonRuby WaxTBA
564Ruby WaxHarry ShearerTBA
575Harry ShearerStephen MerchantTBA
586Stephen MerchantJarvis CockerTBA
591Rhys ThomasSimon Day29 July 2011 (2011-07-29)
602Simon DayPeter HookTBA
613Peter HookJohn Cooper ClarkeTBA
624John Cooper ClarkeKevin EldonTBA
635Kevin EldonMark SteelTBA
646Mark SteelBarry DaviesTBA
651Jeremy Fronthis sister Rebecca Front27 July 2012 (2012-07-27)
662Rebecca FrontChris AddisonTBA
673Chris AddisonDerren BrownTBA
684Derren BrownTim MinchinTBA
695Tim MinchinCaitlin MoranTBA
706Caitlin MoranJennifer SaundersTBA
711Terry ChristianKevin Bridges27 December 2013 (2013-12-27)
722Kevin BridgesFrankie BoyleTBA
733Frankie BoyleGrant MorrisonTBA
744Grant MorrisonNeil InnesTBA
755Neil InnesGraham LinehanTBA
766Graham LinehanAdam Buxton.[35]TBA
771Adam BuxtonReece Shearsmith18 February 2015 (2015-02-18)
782Reece ShearsmithBob MortimerTBA
793Bob MortimerVic ReevesTBA
804Vic ReevesOlivia ColmanTBA
815Olivia ColmanSharon HorganTBA
826Sharon HorganDennis KellyTBA
831Ed ByrneAl Murray24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)
842Al MurrayIan HislopTBA
853Ian HislopVictoria Coren MitchellTBA
864Victoria Coren MitchellSandi ToksvigTBA
875Sandi ToksvigRoy HuddTBA
886Roy HuddAlison SteadmanTBA
891Sara CoxJoe Lycett13 February 2017 (2017-02-13)
902Joe LycettKatherine RyanTBA
913Katherine RyanSara PascoeTBA
924Sara PascoeHarry HillTBA
935Harry HillTim VineTBA
946Tim VineSir Ken DoddTBA

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