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EP 100 BOOOOM…..CHOCOLATE SPESH…100 Episodes Social Historian to the Stars Dr Matthew Green and Chocolate….What more do you need? You know what to do…Push the button for the 100th time…Shablish X

EP 99…..KNIGHTS SPESH AKA ( THE ONE WHERE GEORGE PRONOUNCES CHAUCER SAUCER ..KNIGHTMARE PUN INTENDED )….Historian and best selling author to the stars Dan Jones is back in the studio talking Knights….Weve also got a lively swordsman in the studio ( and i don’t mean Lamb ) all that other stuff you love is there of course..Ivors QS ..Quiz contest…Wrap it up…You know the drill…Push the button..A’fwan and Shablish X

EP 98…..PIANO SPESH….Sound of Cinema Presenter Dramatist Composer Author and Silent film accompanist Neil Brand joins us in the studio to talk us through the history of the piano and his own life…Straight Gangsta….All the other stuff you guys can’t get enough of is there too…Listen 50.000 people can’t be wrong!! You know what to do…Push the button!! Weekend sorted…De nada Shablish….Stay Steggle!! X

EP 97……GRAVITY SPESH….The New Scientists very own Michael Brooks joins us in the studio ( unfortunately ) to walk us through gravity….Weve also got the top Base Jumper to the starts dropping in ( a Michael Brooks joke…Hens teeth ) to have a chat….You know the rest makes sense..BLA BLA BLA….Push the button…Weekend sorted..Float on and Shablish X

EP 96…….NAKED SPESH ( The history of pornography in London )…..Social historian to the stars Dr Matthew Green is back in the studio due to popular demand talking about the history of Pornography in London…We are also joined by Art Historian and author Dr Francis Borzello who talks us through the history of the nude in fine art…..BOOOOM You know what to do…Push the button Shablish X

EP 95……PI SPESH…..The food and the mathematical constant!! Boom!!! Stand up mathematician to the stars Matt Parker is back in the studio to talk all things Pi…what more could you want?? The world champion memory dude..( forgotten his name ) crazy features chat and Ivor….Cooked!! WEEKEND SORTED…De nada…A’aswan and Shablish x

EP 94…..BACKGAMMON SPESH…..Weve taken a gamble on Rick Edwards who makes an unwanted return to the hot seat this week….Just because he loves Backgammon!! We also have an ex champion in the studio just so Rick can get whipped!! You know the drill…All that other stuff you love is there…and Ivor!! Push the button…Weekend sorted…Shablish XX

EP 93…FRANKENSTEIN SPESH…..ITS ALIVE…This week the New Scientists and fan favourite Dr Michael Brooks joins us in the studio to discuss all things Frankenstein…what a don!! We also talk to Professor Sharon Ruston Professor of Romanticism at Lancaster Uni…What more could you want?? All the usual features? Cooked…De nada…Push the button..Shablish X

​EP 92 NEWSPAPER SPESH……London historian to the stars listener favourite and author of the straight up gangsta London: A Travel Guide Through Time Dr Matthew Green joins us in the studio once again to talk us through the history of the newspaper….We are also joined by Guy Haslam the youngest ever Times Crossword Champ who solves more than one cryptic clue on the fly….Birds!! All the usual features etc etc PUSH THE BUTTON…..X

EP 91 WAR OF THE ROSES SPESH…..Historian and best selling author to the stars Dan Jones joins us in the studio to talk us through the Wars of the Roses…We are also joined by weapons expert Tobias Capwell…You lucky things!! All the other features blah blah blah ….You know what to do…Push the button…Shablish!!

EP 90 BACTERIA SPESH…..This weeks ep tackles bacteria with everyones favourite professor Adam Hart with all that other stuff you love…Ivors Question Suggestion Quiz Contest Wrap It Up….etc etc…You know the drill!! Push the button and Happy Easter…BOOOM X

EP 89……COFFEE SPESH….You know the steez!! We have a new Doctor in the house and mans did he smash it!! Dr Matthew Green author and social historian to the stars takes the hot seat and talks us through the social impact of everyones favourite hot beverage!! Plus all the usual features you love….Weekend sorted!! Push the button and stay STEGGLE X

EP 88…..CREATIVITY SPESH…..This weeks episode features the New Scientists Dr Michael Brooks in the hot seat discussing all things CREATIVITY….We have a creative writer in the studio taking us to school…All the usual features are there etc etc…Weekend sorted…You know what to do…Push the button….A’afwan and Shablish X

EP 87……BEES SPESH…..This week we nail bees. We’ve got a new guy in the hot seat this week Entomologist to the stars Professor Adam Hart…..What a debut….Crushed it!! We’ve also got the N0.1 Forage Officer to the stars in the studio What more could you need? Great features tunes and mediocre chat…De Nada!! Weekend Sorted…Keep it Steggle and Shablish x

EP…86 CIRCUS SPESH……We’ve pulled out the big acting guns for our CIRCUS SPESH…Rafe Spall star of The Big Short joins us in the studio to discuss all things circus….QUIZ CONTEST…IVORS QUESTION SUGGESTION…GREAT MUSIC and CHAT…ETC ETC…You know the drill…Push the button…De nada..and remember…STAY STEGGLE X

EP 85….LIES SPESH….AKA I’ve been married 5 times…..Dr Michael Brooks from the New Scientist joins us in the hot seat for his monthly stint and he will be telling us about all things lies….Weve also got Darren Stanton the human lie detector in the lab..Nuff said!! All the usual features are there and can we just flag up THE BEST QUESTION SUGGESTION EVER from Ivor…What more could you want? Great tunes and mediocre banter…De Nada..PUSH THE BUTTON XX

EP 84….DOLLS SPESH…AKA STEGGEL BODDY….Dolls cooked everything you ever wanted to know about dolls…plus the Steggles..Rick Edwards…IVOR and everything else you love….500,000 people can’t be wrong…And remember…STAY STEGGLE!! x

EP 83…PAPER SPESH…AKA The Big One….Look out…we are dealing with all things paper in this weeks vibesy EP….All the usual stuff you love plus an Origami expert live in the studio alongside everyones favourite stand up mathematician to the stars Mr.Matt Parker…Too much you say…De Nada…500,000 people can’t be wrong…Push The Button X

EP 82…..FREUD SPESH….PSYCHE!! Lousia Marino from the International Psychoanalytical Association joins us live in the studio alongside Indian Summers’ Henry Llyod-Hughes.. Thug Notes deals with Oedipus.. Ivor is back with Question Suggestion... Quiz Contest gets vibey and loads of Great Story Mans for ya….What more could you want??? Nada….exactly!! Push the Button ….XX

EP 81…….Tank Spesh……..Its about as good as its gonna get!! Tank man in the studio….Ivor in the hot seat…..All the usual features you love….Push the button X

Ep 80…..Primate Spesh….We are back for 2016 you lucky squares!! Starting off with a bang we’ve gone nuts with The New Scientists Dr Michael Brooks ( Hef ) in the studio talking Monkeys….All the usual features chat and gangsta music you will ever need to make your weekend even bigger…You know what to do…Push The Button…Shablish X

EP 79……CHRISTMASH SPESH…..Bumper edition!! Its Christmas you legends so we’ve packaged up a bumper extended limited edition ep…Happy Christmas!! Its exactly the same set up as last year….we talk to all of our favourite guests from the last ( golden ) 12 months!! All the features are involved inc Ivors Question Suggestion etc etc etc….You know the drill…Put that s**t in a cracker…De Nada and Shablish….X

EP……78 …..COMPUTING SPESH….Looks out nerds because we are signing off on computing…everything you ever needed to know about computers ( ish )!! Who better to join us in the studio than your favourite stand up mathematician Matt Parker…We’ve gone all in!! Same old features chat and all that other stuff you can’t stop raving about…you know the drill!!! Push the button…A’aswan and shablish x

EP……77 Cowboys and Indians Spesh ( Find The Joy ) We have our very own Cowboy Big Red Rick Edwards back in the studio this week ( no one else was available ) shooting from the hip with his Our Legacy boot cuts on….All the usual banter music and great story mans plus everything you ever need to know about the Wild West…Listening laughing and learning…You know the drill…A’Afwan and Shablish xx

EP 76………TOBACOO SPESH…..Draw its down you squares with actor Henry Lloyd Hughes in the hot seat this week what more could you want? Oh….Great phoners Ivors Question Suggestion Quiz Contest and a new feature Real Quick ( whole squd on that real s**t ) Plus everyones favourite ex athlete Solomon Wariso…Cooked!! You know what to do….Spark It Up…Shablish x

EP 75…….SKATEBOARD SPEASH…..You asked and we delivered..on wheels!! Everything you wanted to know about skateboarding and more!! Rick Edwards trick flips into the hot seat this week and supplies us with some great anecdotes ( unusually ) We’ve got all the usual flex with the same old features…Ivors Question Suggestion Quiz Contest ( Ricks lost 4 in a row ) Wrap It Up and a brand new feature Ricks Mate Lenny….Its massive!! Great phoners mediocre chat and great music….Got ears aint ya? Weekend sorted…A’aswan and Shablish Mwah xx

EP 74…….RIVER THAMES SPESH…….Dr Michael Brooks from the New Scientist takes his monthly bow in the hot seat to discuss all things Thames and more importantly to see if he can draw level in Quiz Contest. We have all the usual features…Mediocre chat and great music blah blah blah….Sold!! You know what to do…De nada x

EP 73…..HALLOWEEN SPESH…..Rick Frankenstein Edwards is back in the studio….he insisted for the Halloween Spesh!! You know the drill 3 people on the phone talking about Halloween…Ivor Manley…Quiz Contest…Wrap It Up etc etc. All you need to know is that your Halloween is sorted..What more could you need?? Push the button A’afwan De nada and Shablish X

EP 72……ORIENT EXPRESS SPESH…AKA MONEYS NO OBJECT!! We’ve hit the tracks this week with everyones favourite murderous train the Orient Express!! Rick Edwards returns to the hot seat to supply us with the most insane train anecdotes and battle his way through Quiz Contest….Weve got 2 great train phoners Ivors Question Suggestion Wrap It Up…Gangsta music and mediocre chat. What more could you want..Push the button A’afwan and Shablish x

EP……71  MUSHROOM SPESH…..Its mushroom month so what better way to celebrate than invite the New Scientists main guy Dr Michael Brooks down to the studio to talk us through all things fungi. We have all the usual suspects plus more….Guests on the phone and in the studio music chat and features!! Mushroom covered….De nada A’aswan and Shablish you squares x

EP…70 …….NINJA / WU TANG SPESH……Rick Edwards is back in the studio due to mediocre demand to help us deliver everything you ever needed to know about the NINJA….Peppered with some classic Wu Tang fire!! You should know by know its 60 minutes of straight heat….All the usual suspects are involved Quiz Contest Ivors Question Suggestion Wrap it up etc….Great music and lame chat…You know what to do…Push the Button!!! A’afwan and Shablish x

EP 69………Lottery Spesh…The Vita Coco Quencher!! This weeks bonus ball is stand mathematician to the stars Matt Parker as he joins us live in the studio to talk all things lottery you lucky bods. We’ve got all the usual suspects with great phoners and mediocre chat. Ivors Question Suggestion keeps getting better Quiz Contest is a nail biter and Wrap It Up goes Bingo….Oh and gangsta music as per!! You’ve hit the jackpot again….De nada A’aswan and Shablish…..X

EP 68……..BRIDGE SPESH….Better than it sounds!! This week we’ve mixed science with bridges as Dr.Michael Brooks ( dressed head to toe in bamboo clobber…ladies ) from the New Scientist fills his monthly spot in the hot seat you lucky bods. Great phoners as always great music mediocre Great Story Mates Quiz Contest and of course the scene stealer than everyone is talking about Ivors Question Suggestion….Have a go…you know what to do. Push the button A’afwan and Shablish x

EP 67……..INVENTOR SPESH PT 2 ………Rick is away….again, so inventor to the stars Mark Champkins takes over. We have all the usual features inc Ivors Question Suggestion so what else do you need? What Faisal Shake aka Jaffa Cake….youve got it! Inventions dealt with again…..Push the button…A’aswan and Shablish x

EP 66… PERFUME SPESH.. you know what time it is… Rick Edwards continues to turn up uninvited to add spice to a show that is probably better off without him… We deal with fragrance massive… all the usual stuff etc etc. You know the drill… push the button.. smell dealt with… A’afwan and Shablish x

EP 65…….GRAFFITI SPESH AKA PHENOMENON…..Weve gone All City this week with a Graff Spesh…Rick Edwards is back due to mediocre demand. Phoners this week come in the form of Graff legend Blek Le Rat and Richard Clay….What more could you want? Ivors Question Suggestion Quiz Contest and Eddie Lenihan….Sorted!! A’aswan and Shablish…All City B@*ch X

EP 64……HORROR MOVIE SPESH……Time to hide under the covers with special guest Dr.Michael Brooks as he talks us through the science of fear….Weve got all the usual stuff incl two great phoners discussing music in horror movies and the history of gothic Ivors Question Suggestion Quiz Contest and possibly a new candidate for the best Wrap It Up ever….You know the drill…Weekend sorted etc…De nada A’afwan and Shablish….PUSH.THE.BUTTON X

EP 63…….VIDEO GAMES SPESH…..AKA BIRDS!! For all you super bods knee deep in party chat Mountain Dew and ankle length leathers we’ve gone in hard on gaming….Big Red Rick Edwards returns because he loves gaming alongside two Xtreme phoners talking about the history of video games and gaming as it is today!! We’ve got all the other usual stuff you love inc. Ivors Question Suggestion Quiz Contest and Wrap It Up…Tell your mates and Push The Button you squares…De Nada…Oh and Ivors got a new girlfriend btw…WHAAAAAAAAT X

EP 62…..MOUNTAIN CLIMBING SPESH…..AKA The one where George tells Simon Yates’ Touching the Void story!! Of course Big Red Rick Edwards wouldn’t miss out on this one….Everything you wanted to know about climbing mountains and less….All the usual features inc. Ivory Question Suggestion Quiz Contest and Wrap it Up…Gangsta music and chat….You know the scores…A’aswan and Shablish x

EP 61……..SPY SPESH AKA MARCS BIRHDAY…..We have gone crazy incognito ( not that bait band from the 90’s ) this week with that big rubber faced fool Rick Edwards in our spy spesh. All the usual stuff bla bla bla….You know the skrilla…Push the button and get down!! more importantly….its Marcs birthday!! A’aswan and Shablish x

EP 59…….DARTS SPESH aka RIB STROKER!! This ones got it all…..We go in hard on darts this week as Rick Edwards joins us at the oche….Gotta say we have two great phoners taking us through the world of darts including Peter Snakebite Wright ( world No 5 ) he loved it!! Ivors Question Suggestion is massive..Quiz Contest goes hard….Wrap It Up brings us home and i haven’t even mentioned the mediocre chat and gangsta music!! Bullseye….N.B listen out for the most self indulgent outtakes ever…Weekend sorted…You Should Be..Shablish Pumpin Like Mwah x

EP 58……SURF SPESH….AGENT UTAH!! This week we hit the water and discuss all things SURF….Shark attack!! Who else could we get in the hot seat but Rafe Spall…..Actor ( Blue Juice ) surfing legend and friend of the show…We’ve got all the usual stuff that you love….Great phoners Quiz Contest Ivors Question Suggestion Wrap It Up as well as gangsta chat and music….Weekend sorted….Who needs Glasto? A’aswan and Shablish x

EP 57 POISON SPESH....This week we are talking all things poisons with two of the biggest players in the game all the way from North Carolina....We welcome Dr Michael Brooks back to the studio as he fills in all the gaps and tries to win Quiz Contest...fat chance! What more could you want? Great music chat Ivor's Question Suggestion and Fiona Macpherson from the O.E.D ...Smashed it! You know what to do....A'afwan and ShAbLiSh x

EP 56…..LARGE HADRON COLLIDER SPESH…..The people have spoken….We deal with the Big Bang Theory….( Not that crappy sitcom ) The real deal!! CERN thats whats up….everything you needed to know about Protons and Particle Physics etc…Who better to walk us through this episode than Stand Up Maths legend Matt Parker…He’s all over it….We talk to the whole crew over at Cern…Ivors Question Suggestion Quiz Contest Wrap It Up and everything else you guys love…Push the button A’aswan and Shablish x

EP 55….INVETORS SPESH……TOMATO TREE!! Invent this Rick Edwards is back….Again! Cant stay away…..Were talking all things invented etc. Two massive phoners Ivors Question Suggestion ( best yet ) Quiz Contest Wrap It Up and Inventor to the stars Mark Champskins live….What more could you want? Great music and mediocre chat….You got it. Roy Orbison style….A’afwan and Shablish x

EP 54…….PUB SPESH…..Frescobol Action!! Rick Edwards is back due to mediocre demand…We take on the history of the English pub…Two great phoners Quiz Contest Ivors Question Suggestion Wrap It Up ( from Holland ) all the usual!! Everything you need to know about the Pub sorted!! Last orders Push the button A’aswan and Shablish x

EP 53……CODE BREAKER SPESH…..TRADITIONAL CLASSIC. Thats right we are cracking codes this week with one of the founding fathers of the New Scientist Dr. Michael Brooks in the studio. We go all in with two great phoners as per Ivors Question Suggestion Quiz Contest and a tour de force in Wrap it Up….You know the drill…if you don’t push the button!! Code breakers broken….A’afwan and Shablish x x x

EP 52…..MAGIC SPESH…..Good Juan!! This week we take on MAIGIC because Ivor is back and he loves magic…he also dresses like a wizard!! Rick Edwards is in the studio because he also loves magic and dresses like a wizard. We’ve got two great phoners demystifying the world of magic….Ivor Question Suggestion is back due to mediocre demand Wrap It Up Quiz Contest and all the other usual stuff….Youre gonna like it…Not a lot!! Chablis and Shazzammmmm x

EP 51…….VINO SPESH……THE FULL HOUSE ( wine ) This ones got it all…..Full cast and crew in the studio with everyones favourite show regulars Rick Edwards and Henry LLyod-Hughes coming straight off the subs bench to play a blinder….We are talking all things wine with a sommelier in the studio two great phoners as per Wrap It Up Ivor on the phone from Iceland Quiz Contest and all the other usual stuff…..You know the drilla mad skrilla…Push the button A’afwan and shablish MWAH X

EP 50….HALF CENTURY…DINOSAUR SPESH…..THIS ONES JURASSIC!! Just taking down milestones like its nothing….This week India Clark….PA to the stars is in the hot seat telling Ivor what time it is when it comes to tables for one!! We tackle the big question on the phone….Did dinosaurs exist? We’ve also got a classic Wrap It Up some great music Ivors Question Suggestion Quiz Contest and some mediocre chat…same old…you know what to do….Bring It Home…A’aswan and Shablish x

EP 49…..STAMP SPESH….Philatelist bodkiss gold!! We take on stamps this week with Rick Edwards back in the hot seat where he belongs!! Of course we have three classic phoners including a classic WRAP IT UP……Great music mediocre chat Ivors Question Suggestion and Quiz Contest….what more could you want?? Exactly…..You Should Be…A’afwan and Shablish x See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.