Oranges and Lemons

Created by Joe Radford and Zoë Dickinson as a sequel series to Quarantine Weekly.

Oranges and Lemons
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First Broadcast: 31 October 2020
Last Broadcast: 26 December 2020
Executive Producer(s): Joe Radford and Zoe Dickinson
Producer(s): Sophie Bolwell-Davies,

Zoe Dickinson and Mustafa Koprulu, Liv Woodward and Meg Maguire, Joe Radford and Louis Dickson

The name is a pun based on the fact that it is a segment show - oranges and lemons the fruit both having segments.

The basic premise saw Louis Dickson presenting the show every other week from a variety of locations (mostly outdoor due to COVID-19). He would then throw to three separate segments each episode, often loosely tied together with a theme such as Halloween or Christmas.

Episodes

Pumpkins and Gourds

This was the Halloween episode. It saw Louis wake from a terrifying dream only to realise that Quarantine Weekly was real and had actually happened. He then battled with producer Sophie Bolwell-Davies, who quickly became zombified in the episode.

The featured segments were:

Flesh and Brains

In the second instalment, Louis went on the run from an ever growing number of Zombies and saw him throwing oranges at them from a tree.

A spoof of Covid Update was used at the beginning of the episode to reveal that a new strain of Covid (mixed with freshers' flu) had created these zombies.

The featured segments were:

  • The Firework Hunter
  • Public Puppet News
  • Elections 2005 BTS - Inside the YSTV Vault

Spaghetti and Hoops

The third instalment saw Louis escape the zombie horde by going to the most remote location he could think of - Campus East. The episode saw him get progressively more fed up with being stranded out in the cold and waiting for the executive producers to get the gas stove to work. The episode ended with a rogue cigarette butt accidentally lighting the TFTI building on fire.

The featured segments were:

  • Wake Up with Flat 02
  • Campus East's Post-It Notes
  • Fet Fit

Turkey and Stuffing

The final instalment saw Louis return home for Christmas and dealing with an injured Father Christmas, who turns out to be Louis' dad, who turns out to be Louis' Mum..? I never really understood what was going on in this one.

The featured segments were:

  • Homemade Christmas Decorations with Sophie
  • Justice for East - a spoof advert asking for justice for York's forgotten campus.
  • Christmas - Inside the YSTV Vault