The Department is a satirical comedy on BBC Radio 4 about a secret organisation with the power to influence every aspect of your life.
Chris Addison, John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman star as Research Team 32, an eccentric three-man think-tank with the brief to brainstorm new ideas on solving society's problems. The Department is written and performed by Chris Addison, John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman (series three written only by Oliver and Zaltzman), with Peter Dickson, Matthew Holness and Lucy Montgomery.
1. 1.01 Education (7 January)
2. 1.02 Public Transportation (14 January)
3. 1.03 The Army (21 January)
4. 2.01 Crime and Punishment (12 July)
5. 2.02 Democracy (19 July)
6. 2.03 The Environment (26 July)
7. 2.04 Europe (2 August)
8. 2.05 Health (9 August)
9. 3.01 Tax and Public Spending (2 August)
10. 3.02 Terrorism (9 August) [postponed from 16 August 2005]
11. 3.03 Trade (16 August)
12. 3.04 Immigration (23 August)
13. 3.05 Science and Technology (30 August)
14. 3.06 Making Britain Great Again (6 September)