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| Title | Date published | ||
| Whistle in the Dark (Rebroadcast) - 14 August 2017 | 2017-08-14 | ||
| Chocolate Gravy (Rebroadcast) - 7 August 2017 | 2017-08-07 | ||
| Fickle Finger of Fate (Rebroadcast) - 31 July 2017 | 2017-07-31 | ||
| Flop Sweat - 24 July 2017 | 2017-07-24 | ||
| Smile Belt - 17 July 2017 | 2017-07-17 | ||
| A Shoo-In - 10 July 2017 | 2017-07-10 | ||
| Stars and Garters (Rebroadcast) - 3 July 2017 | 2017-07-03 | ||
| Noon of Night - 26 June 2017 | 2017-06-26 | ||
| Boss of Me (Rebroadcast) - 19 June 2017 | 2017-06-19 | ||
| Sunny Side Up (Rebroadcast) - 12 June 2017 | 2017-06-12 | ||
| Naked as a Jaybird - 5 June 2017 | 2017-06-05 | ||
| Hot Dog Cold Turkey - 29 May 2017 | 2017-05-29 | ||
| Spur of the Moment (Rebroadcast) - 22 May 2017 | 2017-05-22 | ||
| Hell For Leather (Rebroadcast) - 15 May 2017 | 2017-05-15 | ||
| Skedaddle - 8 May 2017 | 2017-05-08 | ||
| Pop Stand (Rebroadcast) - 1 May 2017 | 2017-05-01 | ||
| Coast Is Clear - 24 April 2017 | 2017-04-24 | ||
| Punch List (Rebroadcast) - 17 April 2017 | 2017-04-17 | ||
| Sweet Dreams (Rebroadcast) - 10 April 2017 | 2017-04-08 | ||
| Gone To Seed - 3 April 2017 | 2017-04-03 |