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Welcome to the home of The Christian O’Connell Solution
This is the show where you can suggest your own problems, find extra solutions and get a look behind the scenes.
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Each week Christian and resident Problem-Solver-in-Chief, Bob Mills, are joined by two celebrity guests to form a radical think tank and come up with as many new and innovative solutions as possible.
Panel members so far have included David Tennant, Ed Byrne, Katy Brand, Rick Wakeman and Phil Daniels. -
Show 1: David Tennant & Kirsten O'Brien
David and Kirsten join Christian and Bob for the inaugural Solutions show.
Watch David solve the global warming problem
They tackle everything from global warming to Kirsten’s love life and even find time to find the unemployed, former Doctor Who a new job. -
Show 2: Katy Brand & Ed Byrne
Katy and Ed join Christian and Bob on the panel.
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They create solutions for an over-expensive Parliament, doomed celebrity marriages, sexism in the City and the broken global economy -
Show 3: Mark Dolan & Zoe Lyons
Christian and Bob are joined by Mark and Zoe.
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They find solutions for boosting Nick Clegg's profile, ways to get pandas breeding and a cure for obesity -
Show 4: Vanessa Feltz & Russell Kane
Christian and Bob play host to Vanessa and Russell
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They help the PM win back The Sun, Germans to become better lovers, and a find cure for Old People -
Show 5: Rick Wakeman & Olivia Lee
Christian is joined by Dominic Holland, Rick Wakeman and Olivia Lee.
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They help David Cameron be a little less posh, Royal Mail be great again and make Maths sexy. -
Show 6: Phil Daniels and Jo Caulfield
The team get stuck into finding a new system for MPs to expenses claims, inventing some new 'Miss' competitions and finding a way to make Eastenders less depressing
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Show 7: Kirsten O'Brien & Mark Dolan
Christian welcomed Bob back from his holiday with guests Kirsten and Mark.
Hear the panel in some exclusive online audio
The panel addressed how to move the 70 stone man, finding other controversial figures for Question Time and method to get rid of Trick or Treaters, legally. -
Show 8: The All-Women Special
Kirsten O'Brien takes the reigns, with guests Vanessa Feltz, Lucy Porter and Grace Dent.
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They sink their teeth into finding a new president of the EU, helping Jamie Oliver crack America and solving the problem of men. -
Show 9: Sharon Horgan & Mark Dolan
Christian and Bob are both back from their weekends off, joined by Sharon Horgan and Mark Dolan.
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For this special pre-recorded edition of the show, the panel find ways to prove the show isn't live, celebrate Mo'vember with comedy facial hair and tackle parents who lie to get their kids into better schools. -
Show 10: Alan Davies & Angellica Bell
Christian, Bob, Alan and Angellica get their thinking caps on when it comes to making the Queen more powerful, making the British more beautiful and getting OAPs online.
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Show 11: Christopher Biggins & Dave Spikey
Dave Spikey and Biggins join the focus group to sort out train travel, making Casualty more realistic, and helping Jedward cash in on their fame.
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Show 12: Stephen K Amos & Rebecca Front
Joining us this week are Stephen and Rebecca, two long-established comics.
See a video of Stephen trying to make teachers better
They turn their collective attentions to improving high street banking, deciding what to put in Christmas crackers and reducing the number of sickies people take. -
Show 13: Stewart Lee & Shappi Khorsandi
Stewart and Shappi join the panel at Solution Towers to decide what best to do in Iranian waters, what to buy your elderly relatives for Christmas and how to make childbirth easier.
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Show 14: Kirsten O'Brien & Dom Holland
Friends of the show Kirsten and Dom join Christian and Bob to help Tiger Woods regain his sqeauky clean image, make the festive office parties better and make the internet a more friendly place.
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Show 15: The Christmas Special
Ed Byrne and Jack Whitehall join Christian and Bob to solve all those recurring festive problems like making the Queen's speech more interesting and coercing kids into eating sprouts.
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Show 16: The New Year special
Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jason Manford, Grace and Bob Mills join Christian for a bumper New Year's special.
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They use a variety of methods; mystics and asking cabbies, to solve the problems that will probably occur next year.
