A Big Brother podcast. Three Irish reality TV fans dive back into every episode of the UK TV phenomenon from the very start. Watch along with us and join us on our journey back to the new millennium! Follow us on Instagram @please.do.not.swear or drop us a mail: pleasedonotswearpod@gmail.com
Mark O'Reilly, Maeve McQuillan & Rob Walsh
We're back with a brand new season and 16 new housemates. Let's see how this goes...
It's almost time to say goodbye (again) as we boot towards crowning our Big Brother 2023 winner. But first, we've a bumper week lined up filled with yee haw boots, llamas, scarlet letters and the return of the iconic bedsit. It's been real, it's been cute, but most importantly it's been real cute.
The housemates aren't the only ones in the Hunger Games this week, as the lads battle to keep the train on the tracks without their co-host. We stream Break the Ice, welcome the housemates friends, family and a rival podcast before a shock double eviction.
It's double ook and double spook this week as the housemates take on Evil Big Brother's Room 101. Trish causes a motherquake of magnitude 8.5 and we chat about fights, tears, tantrums and an eviction for the ages.
It's ants, thongs and perfect snogging this week as the housemates go head to head to protect their queens. Kerry melts a baking tray as Olivia ascends, Yinrun goes to jail and Jordan lives rent free in our minds.
We're off to camp this week as the housemates trauma bond in the great outdoors. We chat about the rise of Chanelle, cliques, broken rules and spicy love triangles. Farewell Zak. You look great.
It's straight to work this week at Big Bros Ltd as sparks and wigs fly. Tears are shed as beds (and salmon) are shared. Kerry and Farida have a mother-off, as we say farewell to our first housemate of the season.
Surprise! In the spirit of reboots we've dusted off our mics and are back with a bang for a slice of that Big Brother ITV pie. We fast forward 17 years to meet 16 brand new housemates and kick start a brand new season. A lot has changed since 2006...
In the grand tradition of Big Brother finales, we couldn't wrap things up without a little awards show. Join us as we evict this season and look back (with tears in our eyes and a song in our hearts) on 2 years of Please Do Not Swear.
As Nelly Furtado once said, all good things come to an end. We're wrapping up Big Brother UK series 7 with our 6 (!) finalists - Richard, Nikki, Jennie, Glyn, Pete, and Aisleyne. What a season. What a journey. Maybe this warrants an award show?
We're back for the penultimate episode of Please Do Not Swear! The house next door is in full swing, and Grace is ready to turn 21 and unleash the kraken. Glynn scales the roof, Aisleyne has multiple breakdowns, and we welcome back a BB icon.
It 's another bumper week as we hurdle towards the end of season 7. The housemates pair up for the best friends task, Spiral appropriates bread, there's evictions galore, and we welcome back some familiar faces.
We're back, back, back with a super mega bumper episode, doubling down and powering through weeks 8 & 9 in the Big Brother season 7 house. Buckle up!
The house and the house next door are Spiral-ing into chaos this week as paranoia kicks in, there's fake evictions galore and housemates tie the knot.
The housemates are drowning in milk this week as tensions flair between Aisleyne and Lea and we welcome 5 newbies to the legendary house next door.
As the dust settles from Watergate, we mourn the loss of Grace as the housemates get their smell on, feel the hron, and high kick their way to success.
It's all kicking off in the State of Susie this week as her golden reign begins. We've stolen champagne, water-throwing moose accusations, and the iconic meltdowns of the legendary Nikki Grahame.
Get your Kit Kats out girls, our golden housemate is on the way! Big Brother's temp agency is in full swing this week, and tempers are on the rise. Buckle up and get ready for the collapse.
It's all go this week as love triangles and alliances are formed, King George walks, and we welcome two iconic new housemates to the fold as we boot another.
We're kicking off our first full week in the season 7 house with a whole lot of Shahbaz, a side helping of Dawn, and some cute berets. #JusticeforBonnie.
We're back and kicking off with BBUK season 7's launch night. We've 14 brand new housemates (the first of many) ready to enter the house and enter our hearts. Buckle up, it's gonna be a bumpy, problematic ride.
Look how far we've come, my baby. It's the final week of Big Brother season 6 and we're down to our final 5; Kinga, Makosi, Anthony, Eugene, and Craig. Makosi finishes as she started with another secret mission, Kinga gets locked one last time, Craig has a final breakdown, and we crown our disco dancing season winner.
Get those bottles corked y'all, it's the penultimate episode of the season, and Kinga's back! We welcome the icon, the legend, the moment back to the house, take a ride on the mechanical bull, and unpack one of the most iconic moments in BB history...
We're off to spy school this week, as the housemates get their sleuthing hats and their Myra Hindley wigs on. Craig descends further down an Anthony-shaped rabbit hole, Orlaith is on the brink, and we say farewell to another legendary Big Brother housemate.
The saga of the Big Brother mole reaches a thrilling conclusion this week. The housemates are in the doghouse for this week's task and Craig's a lovesick puppy, as everyone else serves up vocals and couldn't hate each other more.
We're going for gold this week as the housemates take on a task of Olympic proportions. A rift begins to form in the loft, as Big Brother lies to them several times and poor Vanessa has the rug pulled from under her.
Who's ready for a pregnancy scare? The housemates say yes naked jacuzzi-ness and wake up with a fear like no other. We've forced tears, buzz cuts, and a task that puts the camp back in holiday camp.
The big red button has been pressed and more tomfoolery has been unleashed. Kinga, Orlaith, and Eugene settle into the secret garden, while everyone in the main house tears each other apart. Things heat up between Maxwell and Saskia (ugh), and Makosi continues to be the reigning queen of our hearts.
Which came first, the chicken or Anthony? Big Brother has their hammer and sickle out this week for the workhouse task. Maxwell, you better work bitch. The Italian stallion gets the boot, while three new housemates enter the secret (lady) garden. Much Kinga content to follow...
Get your box out, the iconic BB6 box task is finally upon us! Who will outlast and reign supreme? Boxes aside, the housemates shiver their timbers this week, speed date the house down, and Vanessa takes a tumble while Makosi takes gyration to new heights.
We're getting whiplash and need a lend of Lesley's neckbrace from all the madness this week. Makosi's making moves while everyone's fighting everyone, Sam's makeup bag is missing, and we say farewell to the second biggest jugs in Huddersfield.
We're straight out the gate (we independent women, some mistake us for whores) with the first week of BBUK season 6, and omg it's non-stop. Makosi's got her big spoon out and is stirring the cherry tango for her secret task, while Mary clashes with Saskia and Craig refuses to diminish his character to survive.
Can you believe we've made it to the hot girl summer of 2005 already? The wait is over. It's finally time to dive into the legendary Big Brother UK season 6. The season that gifted us Anthony, Makosi, Craig, Derek, Nurse Lesley, Kinga, and of course Mary the white witch. Buckle up, it's gonna be a bumpy ride.
Omg is it that time already? We're wrapping up our Celebrity Big Brother season 3 bonanza with a task-filled week. Packed with fun, frolics, surprise evictions, and kebabs rotating slowly. We crown our CBB3 winner who's more than ready to pimp his ride.
She's got a point, she's an icon, she's a legend, and she is the moment. It's time to welcome miss Jackie Stallone to the Celebrity Big Brother house. We cover her game-changing 4-day (!!!) stint in the house and pay tribute to the world's favourite rumpologist.
Oh my God Jackie! We're back and kicking off our new season with the iconic, the legendary CBB season 3. The year is 2005 and 8 new celebs embark on what's sure to be another chaos-filled season of Celebrity Big Brother. We're askin' for it. We're dyin' for it.
What a way to end our Teen Big Brother adventure than a chat with the series winner himself! Paul Brennan joins us for this special episode to chat about his time in the house. Paul spills the real tea on the Teen BB experience, fills us in on his prize of a lifetime and what he's been up to since the show.
The year is 2003, and it’s time for the first - and only - ever Teen Big Brother series. What happens when you throw eight 18 year olds in a house for 10 days? Join us for part one of our Teen BB special, where we chat Big Ang sitdowns, dodgy discourse, a fumble in the dark, and plane crash landings.
Looks like we made it. It’s the final week of Season 5 and Big Brother isn’t holding back, oh at all. We’ve got practical jokes and vom aplenty. Will Stu remain a chicken now that Michelle is gone? Why is Jason still in the house? We evict the finalists one by one, reunite with all past housemates (including Kitten) and of course we announce our winner winner chickan dinner!
The housemates get their Mary Mary on this week as they shackle up. The Cheeky Girls pay a visit, the Jungle Cats face extinction, and we say farewell to a Big Brother icon.
Ding dang dong, it's wedding bells in the Big Brother house! The legendary wedding task is finally upon us, as we witness the vocal stylings of Michelle Bass, a crying bride, and some honeymoon suite snu snu.
The housemates put the camp back in bootcamp this week as they play sergeant and private. Michelle lays down the law, Ahmed attempts a coup, and Nadia just wants her cigarettes.
It's snogs behind the bike shed and big St Trinian's energy this week as Big Brother sends our housemates back to school. A silent protest goes awry, Shel's graduation party turns jammy, and we stan Becki Seddiki.
Betrayal is in the air this week as an Italian Judas otherwise known as Becki enters the fray. The housemates put on a festival, Marco stacks it, and Ahmed insists he is not a sandwich.
Fight Night is but a distant memory this week, as the housemates get back into the swing of things with another task bonanza. Our resident psychologists are back with a bang, Marco's lady garden comes under fire, and we have our long-belated first eviction of the season! Note: 22:14-33:30 discusses the growing transphobia in the house and listener discretion is advised.
It's the morning after the fight before and the housemates have woken up with the absolute fear. Bridges are rebuilt, Emma gets the boot (much to think about), and we chat hangovers from hell as we unpack the aftermath of Fight Night.
The wait is over, and the legendary Big Brother UK season 5 Fight Night is finally upon us. Emma and Michelle emerge from the bedsit and absolute chaos ensues. Trays were thrown, tears were shed, and reality TV was never the same again. Cut the cameras deadass.
The housemates are truly on a roundabout to hell this week. A food fight and a bathroom walk in cause heated meltdowns, Ahmed argues with the house alarm and goes full Smash Brothers on a pile of helpless plates, and we brace ourselves as Michelle and Emma enter the iconic Big Brother bedsit.
We're straight out the gate with the BBUK series 5 shenanigans. It's only week 1 and we have a revolution on our hands, alliances forming, blazing rows, and baps being felt. And that's before we talk about Kitten...
We're back for season 5, with an all-star lineup of housemates. We meet and greet Marco, Ahmed, Jason, Daniel, Stuart, Victor, Vanessa, Emma, Kitten, Michelle, Shell and Nadia in our most claustrophobic, chaotic house yet.
We're back with the second and final part of our Big Brother UK series 4 uncut recap special. It's a race to the finish as Cameron gets shipped off to Africa, Gaetano causes a stir, and Lisa and a bomb scare enter the chat to kill us all with two fingers.