XFM Vault - S02E04 Transcript

Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant returned to XFM, the alternative London-based radio station in September 2001 after the first series of The Office had been broadcast. Due to the phenomenal success of the show, Ricky was important enough to now be given his own producer, one Karl Pilkington. Although Karl was hired to just "press the buttons", Ricky and Steve got him involved more and more with the show over the subsequent weeks and soon became fascinated with his personal life, unconventional childhood and ridiculous stories. By the end of the first season Karl had become a crucial part of the show's success.

karl: 104.9 Xfm, er, y'alright? This is Karl, producer of Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant, they're not about today, Ricky's on holiday, Steve couldn't be bothered, so, erm, I'm left here with all the DATs, that's Digital Audio Tape, er, of all the, all the shows they've done since they've been here, over the last, I don't know, year and half or something, so er, will play you some of the best bits, alright, so here's the first bit.

karl: Xfm 104.9, hello, I'm Karl, Ricky, Ricky Gervais and Steve aren't here, so we're, we're playing through some of the best bits, I say the best bits, er, it's the bits I came across first, I'm not wasting me time, I'm a busy man, you know what I mean? So, erm, here's another bit.

karl: Alright, this is Karl, the producer of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on Xfm 104.9, we're playing out some of the best bits, hope you're enjoying it, here's another one.

karl: Alright, this is Karl, the producer of Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant, on Xfm 104.9, we're playing out some of the best bits, hope you're enjoying it, here's another one.

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