British Soap Podcast

"Take A Bow" • On our first in person recording of BSP: We react to the limousine rides of DOOM • [Emmerdale Episodes Watched → 2/14/25-2/20/25] // ♫ Steven Beddall, "Taste of Freedom" & Justin Mahar, "The Grind"

Mack Is Innocent • This BSP: We calmly debate April embracing Brat Winter & Ross denying responsibility, while appreciating the gem that is Ruby // ♫ Justin Mahar, "The Grind"

Justice for Mason and Leanne • This BSP: We need more collegiate Evelyn, justice for Mason, Coronation Street characters to back off of Leanne and Carla to come out at her own pace | Episodes Watched: Corrie [12/6/24-1/6/24] // ♫ Justin Mahar, "The Grind"

Still Ross The Boss • This BSP: We discuss King Parr's fantastic return to Emmerdale | Episodes Watched: [10/28/24-11/28/24] // ♫ Justin Mahar, "The Grind"

Wham Bam • This BSP: We discuss therapeutic taboos and dating drama on Coronation Street | Episodes Watched: Corrie [11/22/24-12/6/24] // ♫ Justin Mahar, "The Grind"

Kate Brooks Street • This BSP: After a six year break we return to a qualitatively improved Coronation Street | Episodes Watched: Corrie [11/8/24-11/20/24] // Theme Song (courtesy MusOpen) Justin Mahar, "The Grind"

Kim's House • This BSP: We have issues with some affairs of the heart on Albert Square & say good riddance to Eastenders Deano // Episodes Watched: (8/26/24-9/9/24) // Theme Song (courtesy MusOpen) Justin Mahar, "The Grind"

CBK 2024 • This BSP: For spooky season we discuss which Corrie, Hollyoaks, and Eastenders characters we want in the afterlife, before talking about what went down in Emmerdale during August 2024 // Theme Song (courtesy MusOpen): Justin Mahar, "The Grind"

John Sugden Stan Account • This BSP: We catch up on recent news about Corrie, Hollyoaks, Emmerdale and Eastenders before doing a deep dive on the 2024 Radio Times Soap Award Nominees & Winners [Editor's Note: Our audio was doing THE MOST during this return recording, randomly speeding up our words and mashing them into nonsense; I tried to cut out as much of it as I could, but if you hear some here and there... it's me, not you ;-) New Theme Song (courtesy MusOpen): Justin Mahar, "The Grind"]

Shortlist • This BSP: We share which nominees we would pick to win during the 2023 British Soap Awards

Summer Renaissance • This BSP: Is a previously unreleased Emmerdale centric episode, recorded during the Summer of 2022, where we talk Matty's revenge, Amelia's pregnancy & Chas backsliding

Intervention • This BSP: We talk about returning to Holby City and the men of Emmerdale intervening to help Paddy

2022 • This BSP: We discuss the past year of drama on Hollyoaks, EastEnders and Emmerdale

50YO • This BSP: Emmerdale hits the half century mark and we discuss related storylines including Selfish Samson, Anderson Antics & Hurricane Havoc

The Circle • This BSP: We are still bothered by the aftermath of Ben's assault and have a love/hate relationship with some of Eastenders newest characters

Samson and Amelia • This BSP: We say NOPE to the personality shifts of Samson and Kit, even though they open up lanes for Noah and Jai

7/11 • This BSP: We don't care about the sob story of Ben's rapist and are ready for Janine to get her comeuppance

Three Months • This BSP: We're cool with Noah's sentence & a semblance of sanity being restored to Ethan

2022 • This BSP: We discuss the return of the British Soap Awards

Fault • This BSP: We discuss how Eastenders chose to portray Ben's sexual assault

Withdrawal • This Hollyoaks Podcast: We question John-Paul's decision making skills

I Don't Know Him • This BSP: We have some issues with Ethan choosing green over Black

Dexter House • This BSP: We debate Avenging Ben & Kim's residence

Why Women Kill • This BSP: We are thrilled to learn that Meena was a serial killer because... feminism

OatesEnders • This BSP: We celebrate the influence of Kate Oates on EastEnders

Save Marlon | Stop Meena • This BSP: Emmerdale's proposal fallout has our emotions conflicted, Ethan and Marcus have us revisiting gay soap history, and Meena's presence we're not missing

Never Another Abuse Storyline • This BSP: We were not amused by the way EastEnders marked an end to a character that annoyed us for far too long

Cereals • This Hollyoaks Podcast: We would call social services on Mercy doing the most, need the Ste/Sienna friendship to grow & love Maxine and the Chen-Williams family getting close

Freeze Tag • This BSP: We're mad at Dawn & Billy not taking Meena out, but we're loving Liam, cool with Cain and are ready for more romances to bloom

The Reformation of Becky • This Hollyoaks Podcast: We debate reform versus exile for Becky, celebrate the rage of James and need Shaq protected at all costs

Closeted Choices • This BSP: We discuss #Eastenders Ben choosing to remain closeted and Chelsea choosing to remain with Grey

Six Years Later • This BSP: We return to our roots by relaunching The Hollyoaks Podcast

Death Valley • This BSP: We discuss Emmerdale's transition into 2022 and Meena's transition into Dexter

Mr. Freeze • This BSP: We discuss how Eastenders and Emmerdale handled Christmas, before starting the New Year in Albert Square

"Love... Where Is It?" • This BSP: We talk Kush dying, Lucas Leaving, Nancy Returning, Ballum Marrying & Dom Jockeying

"Returno" • This BSP: We need more Emmerdale residents to have Ethan's back, Eastenders Carters to keep the Vic on track, and Holby City to keep serial killers off the staff

"April Fools Days" • This BSP: We visit Emmerdale, check in to Holby City & go back in time to discuss April Fools Days of our Lives

"Lockdown/ENDERS" • This BSP: We celebrate Emmerdale on Lockdown and Eastenders closing chapter

"Easterdale V" • This BSP: We compare and contrast EastEnders race relations with Emmerdale's chicken salad

"Crisis" • This BSP: We discuss problematic pandemic responses, before sharing our takes on recent episodes of Eastenders and Emmerdale

"Easterdale IV" • This BSP: We're not happy with Who Killed Graham, but we're intrigued by Linda going HAM

"fantasticatastrophe" • This BSP: We're surprised by Corrie's lack of tension, Louise's gangsta Eastenders intervention & the gift Emmerdale's Maya left David for Christmas

"Grim Reaper" • This BSP: We want Martin to thrive, need Charity to stop telling Vanessa lies, and fear Nina's scythe

"Sanford And Othello" • This BSP: We say hello again to Corrie, as we say goodbye to Sinead, Emmerdale's Robert & Eastenders Hunter

"Easterdale III" • This BSP: We're over Aaron not having Robert's back, and Sonia's Eastenders party planning attack, but like Martin's sick/tired and Emmerdale bringing the fire

"2045 BABY" • This BSP: We're concerned about Hollyoaks backsliding, and all the Slater infighting, but we like new Bobby & the odds of Graham being a baby daddy

"Batman And Superman" • This BSP: We talk about the nominees, and the victors, at the 2019 British Soap Awards

"Ben Trippin'" • This BSP: We HATE what Eastenders is doing with new 'Ben,' and Hollyoaks morphing Louis into Ally Gorman, but we're here for Emmerdale's Liv being a blackmailing queen, and Bear Wolf learning humility

"Sheanu Oates" • This BSP: We talk Corrie truth and lies, Emmerdale's pending demise, Kate Oates departure and arrival & Sheanu setting Eastenders on fire

"Forgetful Soap Podcast" • This BSP: We think Corrie's Ryan needs to look both ways before crossing a street, Hollyoaks residents need not mess with Sienna's queen, Eastenders Karen deserves love for supporting Bernie & Emmerdale's Cain needs to turn off the abusing

"Basic Trash: A Christmas Story" • This BSP: We can't with Corrie's Christmas hit-n-run, or the Hollyoaksmas serial killer origin, but we're here for the holiday mood on Emmerdale & Kat giving Eastenders Alfie holiday hell