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Season 1

  • S01E01 Frank

    • January 4, 2016
    • BBC Two

    Sue, Richard, and Josh are joined by Stephen Mangan, Kate Williams, Roisin Conaty, and Rob Beckett to talk about people named Frank, Frances, or Fanny.

  • S01E02 William

    • January 11, 2016
    • BBC Two

    Hugh Dennis, Lucy Porter, Omid Djalili and Alice Roberts are the guests in this second episode, which talks about people named Will, Bill, and Billy.

  • S01E03 Kate

    • January 18, 2016
    • BBC Two

    Absolutely Fabulous creator Jennifer Saunders, comedian Romesh Ranganathan, W1A star Jessica Hynes and historian Suzannah Lipscomb join team captains Richard Osman and Josh Widdicombe to answer questions about famous people who share a name, with the winners earning the right to pick the greatest bearer of the moniker. Sue Perkins hosts.

  • S01E04 Jo

    • January 25, 2016
    • BBC Two

    Guests Danny Baker, Aisling Bea, Robert Webb and Kate Williams join Sue, Josh and Richard.

  • S01E05 Dave

    • February 1, 2016
    • BBC Two

    Joining the teams are Ruth Goodman, Adil Ray, Jon Richardson and Holly Walsh.

  • S01E06 Chris

    • February 8, 2016
    • BBC Two

    The guests are Paul Hollywood, Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe and Kate Williams.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Christmas Special

    • December 21, 2016
    • BBC Two

    A special festive edition to kick off the second series. Sue Perkins is joined by captains Josh Widdicombe and Richard Osman. Completing the line up are Danny Baker, Sara Pascoe, Deborah Meaden and historian Kate Williams. In a twist to the usual format, different names are discussed, all with a link to Christmas. So expect fiendish facts about the Queen's Christmas speech, Delia Smith's Christmas cooking and the original Father Christmas, St Nicholas.

  • S02E02 Alex

    • January 9, 2017
    • BBC Two

    Host Sue Perkins and captains Richard Osman and Josh Widdicombe are joined by Danny Baker, Gabby Logan, Adil Ray and Kate Williams to compete to earn the right to decide the greatest ever bearer of the name Alex.

  • S02E03 Mary

    • January 16, 2017
    • BBC Two

    Host Sue Perkins and captains Richard Osman and Josh Widdicombe are joined by Stephen Mangan, Mel Giedroyc, Nish Kumar and Suzannah Lipscomb to compete to earn the right to decide the greatest ever bearer of the name Mary.

  • S02E04 Ben

    • January 23, 2017
    • BBC Two

    Host Sue Perkins and captains Richard Osman and Josh Widdicombe are joined by wildlife expert Chris Packham, actor Paul Feig, comedian Jon Richardson and historian Kate Williams to compete to earn the right to decide the greatest ever bearer of the name Ben.

  • S02E05 Charlie

    • January 30, 2017
    • BBC Two

    Host Sue Perkins and captains Richard Osman and Josh Widdicombe are joined by Rob Beckett, Stephanie McGovern, James Acaster and Suzannah Lipscomb to compete to earn the right to decide the greatest ever bearer of the name Charlie.

  • S02E06 Steve

    • February 6, 2017
    • BBC Two

    Host Sue Perkins and captains Richard Osman and Josh Widdicombe are joined by Lucy Porter, Chris Addison, Al Porter and Kate Williams to compete to earn the right to decide the greatest ever bearer of the name Steve.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Tom

    • November 20, 2017
    • BBC Two

    In this series opener Josh Widdicombe is joined by Nish Kumar and historian Kate Williams, while Richard Osman is joined by Katherine Ryan and Gabby Logan.

  • S03E02 Lou

    • November 27, 2017
    • BBC Two

    In episode two, Josh is joined by Hugh Dennis and historian Suzannah Lipscomb and Richard is joined by Rebecca Front and Phil Wang.

  • S03E03 Anne

    • December 4, 2017
    • BBC Two

    In episode three, Josh is joined by James Acaster and historian Kate Williams, while Richard is joined by Ed Balls and Lauren Laverne.

  • S03E04 Paul

    • December 11, 2017
    • BBC Two

    In episode four, Josh is joined by Ed Gamble and historian Suzannah Lipscomb, and Richard is joined by Katy Brand and the BBC's media editor Amol Rajan. Cue lots of comic banter, funny facts and unusual stats as the as the two teams vie to outdo the other.

  • S03E05 Christmas Special

    • December 21, 2017
    • BBC Two

    In this special festive edition, Josh is joined by Jack Dee and historian Suzannah Lipscomb and Richard is joined by Martin Kemp and Liz Bonnin. In a twist to the usual format, different names are discussed, all with a link to Christmas. So expect fiendish facts about everyone from the baby Jesus to Noel Edmonds!

  • S03E06 John

    • January 8, 2018
    • BBC Two

    In episode six, Josh is joined by Miles Jupp and historian Kate Williams and Richard is joined by Sally Phillips and Roisin Conaty. Cue lots of comic banter, funny facts and unusual stats, as the two teams vie to outdo the other.

  • S03E07 Jane

    • January 15, 2018
    • BBC Two

    Josh is joined by Adrian Chiles and historian Suzannah Lipscomb, and Richard is joined by Sara Pascoe and Anita Rani.

  • S03E08 Jack

    • January 22, 2018
    • BBC Two

    In the final episode of the series, Josh is joined by Tom Davis and historian Kate Williams and Richard is joined by Robert Peston and Aisling Bea.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Christmas Special

    • December 19, 2018
    • BBC Two

    In this festive series opener Josh Widdicombe is joined by Chris Packham and historian Suzannah Lipscomb and Richard Osman is joined by Carol Vorderman and James Acaster. Cue lots of comic banter, funny facts and unusual stats, as the as the two teams vie to outdo the other.

  • S04E02 Mo

    • January 2, 2019
    • BBC Two

    Sue Perkins hosts the comedy panel show about people with just one thing in common - they all have the same name. Josh is joined by comedian Tom Allen and historian Kate Williams and Richard is joined by broadcaster Angela Scanlon and comedian Griff Rhys Jones.

  • S04E03 Mark

    • January 9, 2019
    • BBC Two

    This week Josh is joined by comedian Al Murray and historian Suzannah Lipscomb and Richard is joined by comedian Ellie Taylor and actor Stephen Mangan. Cue lots of comic banter, funny facts and unusual stats, as the as the two teams vie to outdo the other.

  • S04E04 Emma

    • January 23, 2019
    • BBC Two

    This week Josh is joined by comedian Desiree Burch and historian Kate Williams and Richard is joined by comedians Katy Brand and Nish Kumar.

  • S04E05 Harry

    • January 30, 2019
    • BBC Two

    This week Josh is joined by comedian Angela Barnes and historian Suzannah Lipscomb and Richard is joined by film director Paul Feig and comedian Jon Richardson.

  • S04E06 Liz

    • February 13, 2019
    • BBC Two

    This week Josh is joined by comedian Kerry Godliman and historian Kate Williams and Richard is joined by presenter Gabby Logan and comedian Tom Davis.

  • S04E07 Jules

    • February 20, 2019
    • BBC Two

    This week Josh is joined by comedian Andy Hamilton and historian Suzannah Lipscomb and Richard is joined by television presenter Naga Munchetty and comedian Reginald D Hunter.

  • S04E08 Rob

    • February 27, 2019
    • BBC Two

    This week Josh is joined by Top Gear presenter Chris Harris and historian Kate Williams and Richard is joined by comedians Lucy Porter and Joe Wilkinson.