Two Voices Radio Podcast

This time… Premium Bonds… are they unique to the UK?  Coronation Street AXED?  How reporting is so different between sources.  Youtube viewers like Andy and Nick are losing patience with the length of videos, the ads, and the moaning vloggers!    Real bread week… why is sliced white so dreadful? We note the death of actor Brian Murphy and discuss 70s sitcoms. Why are tomatoes so tasteless?  Finally… a good news story about a well-travelled cat!  Its all here! Get in touch via our website: twovoices.co.uk  

This edition, we have themed our podcast.  Today we talk about the future of television.Nick is a minimal viewer of television being more of a radio, podcast and Youtube fan.  Andy actually teaches television production skills in a college. We think you'll find this an interesting debate with some interesting questions and fascinating answers.We explore what's known as linear television (old fashioned viewing as broadcast) and then look at how people are consuming programmes now.  Do we still turn on to view at certain times?  How are younger people watching?  Do older viewers stick with the same channel all evening?What do you watch and when? Have you ditched traditional TV viewing?What do you think?  We really love to hear from you. Let us know by sending a comment via our website: twovoices.co.uk  

This time Nick and Andy are together in the studio.  They discuss a recent visit to the Watercress Line (Mid Hants Heritage Railway).  The podcast leads on to the wider discussion on the popularity of heritage steam and diesel railways in the UK including the Great Central Railway in Loughborough & The Severn Valley Railway in Kidderminster.   There is a big reliance on volunteers.  Nick and Andy discuss the advantages (and sometimes) disadvantages to organisations in having a volunteer base.Plus... they ask what sort of people go to heritage railways and what are their expectations of a day out? At the end they sample some Hampshire cheese and talk... as Waitrose fancily term it "terroir".It's all here... get in touch with the podcast via our website: twovoices.co.uk 

Andy asks what happens to the furniture in restaurants when they close down? Nick has some espresso cups courtesy of his aunty from a closed down Wimpy Bar.  We talk about gawping through the windows while people are working… it's your BBC… except it isn't! Andy talks about the quality of soap operas.  Nick reveals how he likes to pretend he's presenting daytime TV from IKEA room sets.We talk about supermarket loyalty cards, how very variable their rewards are, and the cost of shopping in the 80s.  Plus…if you're in Wales at any time… visit St Fagans National Museum of History... it's fascinating.Get in touch… we love hearing from you… via our website: twovoices.co.uk  

You told us how much you enjoyed the last podcast... our London walk and talk. So we are doing something similar today. Join us as we walk from London Blackfriars Station via Unilever, Fleet Street, Hodge the Cat, and ending up at the Inns of Court. Plus the usual chatty twaddle along the way!Please get in touch via the "Contact Us" button our website: twovoices.co.uk  We really love hearing from you.

This episode is different from the norm.  Nick and Andy decided to go for a walk around London and are pleased to have you along to eavesdrop on their conversation! Join us as we start on the Goswell Road near Farringdon Station in London, we go to Angel Islington, then end up in Nisbets. Central London is too busy so we jump on a bus that's hotter than the sun and end up touring via Limehouse via the Docklands Light Railway!  We end up at Canary Wharf.   It's the usual rambling chat you know and love but with a bit of walking and a change of scenery.  Please get in touch via the "Contact Us" button our website: twovoices.co.uk and tell us if you'd like more of our podcasts in this style.  We love to hear from you! 

This time we're limited to 40 minutes due to poor technology.  Hello to Abigail!  We talk about another narrowboat holiday via Atherstone and a visit to a good old fashioned bakery.  Plus we visit Birmingham. Why is Birmingham always slated? We love it!  Plus... Nick mentions a Two Voices Radio Presentation Skills course he's hosting for 5 weeks in Brentford and how it has some wonderful attendees.  Finally... how often do you clean your toothbrush?It's all here and as random as usual!Get in touch with the show via our website twovoices.co.uk

This time… we start with cereal for dinner… you won't believe the suggestion of the USA Kellogg's boss. We look at the Crooked House Pub in Dudley, West Midlands… it's an intriguing story.  We talk about re-use of buildings and the surprising number of new buildings still appearing.  Plus… the radio station currently off air… for a very strange reason.We talk our perennial favourite topic… hotel stays… from chain hotels to a recent stay we have made at an old fashioned hotel in Bournemouth.   Andy tells us why he always feels a bit queasy in guest houses but how we loved our traditional bed, breakfast and evening meal bargain.   Don't forget… if you are in the UK and travel by train… get a bolt-on PlusBus ticket for good value travel for silly money... that's what we do. Please get in touch, we love to hear from you… tell us where you are.  Send a message via the website: twovoices.co.uk

This time...we talk about old bank notes, the Bank of England and the Stock Exchange. The UK appears to now be a coffee culture over tea.We talk about moving to other countries and learning the language. We love a stay in a "pub with rooms" but notice young people come down to hotel breakfasts with their bags and coats on. What's that all about?Mixtapes and owning music... with the rise of online music... Nick realises that we don't actually own our own music anymore... its quite sad... but equally... quite efficient!We talk the rent culture and how the UK is all about owning, whereas European cities are filled with renters. That gets us onto the annoyance of Brexit (something we've avoided discussing before!)Finally... Andy makes a great recommendation that you tune in to a wonderful Youtuber "The Narrowboat Pirate". Heidi is fabulous. She has a filthy sense of humour and you'll love her... like we do!Get in touch with our show via our website... twovoices.co.uk

Christmas cuddly toys linked with shops – from Venus flytraps to Caterpillars. There's our usual Retail Roundup. Wilkos is back open in Luton. Smarter M&S stores. Local Radio…not so local. Shirts with pleats… avoid. The robotic café with GPS. Nick reveals potential Christmas death-traps around the house. He finds it difficult to keep a straight face… not because the issue isn't serious but by the way the article was written. We think you may laugh along!Please do us a Christmas favour… share our podcast or leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. Speak soon in 2024. (Nick and Andy)

This time we discuss our recent trip to Scotland. It's a fabulous country and only an hour away from Luton Airport. We stay in Glasgow, jaunt over to the coast at Largs. Plus we take the train to Stirling and Edinburgh. You tell us how you enjoy hearing about places to visit in the UK so we hope this will inspire your next tripette.Get in touch.... email nick@twovoices.co.uk or leave us a lovely review wherever you listen to our podcast from. Thank you.

This time… Andy has a moan about unnecessary communications from companies… Nick cannot walk through a moving train. Why are the recycling systems so different across the country?Two further questions… why are the British never prepared for the weather and why our trains are so expensive? As predicted Wilkos has finally gone bust. Andy reminds us of the bargain food mixer he bought from there. We talk fitness, walking and poor supermarket sandwiches when you do decide to go out for the day. That leads us onto poor bread!Finally… Andy tells us how Neighbours has returned to TV. He tells us what he thinks of it. It's all here… get in touch via the website: twovoices.co.uk

We're back after a summer break. We went to Brighton on the weekend of the big hotel fire (we had nothing to do with it!). We talk about Brighton's faded grandeur but we can recommend a decent fish and chip shop. Andy talks about Dawlish… another fine place to visit and how the railway runs right along the seafront but advises you don't drive to Devon. We talk about our old friend the train day ranger.In retail roundup Wilko a major 400 store chain in the UK looks like it's going bust. Andy tells us Greggs bakeries are going to go into Sainsburys Supermarkets. We think that's a bit tacky! We are probably contributing to the demise of the High Street as we have started shopping on Temu… and find it surprisingly good.Finally… we talk about a series we have found based in Canada called Project Bakeover. Series 1 was great but series 2 has some rather strange quirks. Have you seen it? Get in touch: nick@twovoices.co.uk

This time… we are looking at heritage brands. Why are old brands popular again? Nick is drinking Slush Puppie fizzie and it's delicious (and cheap). Do you remember from the 70s orange “juice” in a packet? Andy remembers his mum throwing away things with E-numbers in as Plymouth Sound Radio told her to! With a heritage theme we talk about actors from our childhood coming back including Christopher Biggins with a podcast interviewing his friends. We look at the hefty price of ice-creams from ice-cream vans and discuss buying an ice-cream maker…. then ask why is the weather in the UK tropical? We have four seasons of weather in one day. It didn't used to be like this! Plus… Andy has weed-killer woes. Finally… we ask if we are in the wrong job… should we become the seagull scarer of Whitby? that's where the money is. Get in touch with the show… nick@twovoices.co.uk or go via our website and send us a comment: twovoices.co.uk

We've reached Episode 200! We talk about our first ever episode that came from our Radio LaB 97.1FM radio show. We look at the Eurovision Song Contest… why so much fuss this year? TV licence fees… We find that it's not just the UK that has one. Who pays for all these subscription channels? Andy tries to find a way to learn foreign languages via TV channels. Other countries are much better at languages than the British. Why is that? Plus...Nick unusually does some binge watching of Welsh TV drama.… Our recommended watch is: Banjo Beale - Designing the Hebrides. Thank you for supporting us for 200 episodes. Get in touch via our website: twovoices.co.uk

This time... We are back from another narrowboat holiday. Listeners tell they like hearing about our UK Canal boat experiences. We travel from Norbury in Staffordshire to Middlewich in Cheshire via the Audlem lock flight. Find out what it was like. Plus... We pay tribute to Paul O'Grady a.k.a. Lily Savage... What a performer! Finally... We box up the podcast in Tupperware... while it's still around! (Tupperware that is!) Our next podcast is our 200th! Do us a favour... leave us a review wherever you get our podcast from. Do get in touch anytime via our website: twovoices.co.uk or at facebook.com/twovoicesradio

This time... we discuss using webcams and choosing backgrounds. Andy is suffering but bored at being home watching daytime TV. Loose Woman and Carol McGiffin. Heir Hunters... The only programme with no reveal. We talk about the drama "Nolly" based on Crossroads actress Noele Gordon that leads us on to talk about the BBC in Birmingham and their big plans. Plus... the drive thru bakery and the whole drive thru concept. John Lewis word salad. Sports Direct is using face scanning software. Messing around with hot cross buns... and wash it down with an olive oil coffee blah!Sorry about Nick's poor microphone. It's been rectified for next time! We are coming up to our 200th episode. Is there anything you'd like to ask us or anything you'd like us to feature? Get in touch: nick@twovoices.co.uk or via our website: twovoices.co.uk

Andy has a rant about a paper bag. We discuss the Lidl vs Tesco fight over a yellow circle. More deli counters are closing and Paperchase is going. We discuss the Greggs Bakery Outlets and find out which retailer provides the strongest coffee on the High Street. We remember buying ground coffee in the 80s. Finally… Nick and Andy have an interesting big discussion about the psychology of buying and how our perception of value varies depending upon where you are and what you're buying! Get in touch... we love to hear from you. Go via our website and fill in the form: twovoices.co.uk

Welcome to 2023! This time... We look at TV over Christmas. Was it rubbish where you live? We are attracted by ancient gameshows. Pottery is back, and Nick boasts about his handmade shirt. When is a ferry not a ferry? Plus... Do you wear your pyjamas to go shopping? Finally... Give "Walk with me Tim" Youtuber a watch... He's excellent...and stays in some grotty hotels!. It's all here. Get in touch through our website: twovoices.co.uk

This time… Nick is already on the Baileys. We open correspondence corner where we hear from you. We look at old stuff on BBC 4. Amazon… two alternate experiences. Nick talks about the old fashioned ways of department stores including Harrods in the 90s and Andy's tells us about his mum working in Beales in Bournemouth. Andy costs up Christmas lunch. We talk about a saturated market for veggie and vegan products. Plus, a disastrous clothes horse! It's all here. Get in touch: nick@twovoices.co.uk

This week... We discuss a huge gap in knowledge. We hardly understand the scoring from any sport… and don't get us onto how betting odds work! TV series Neighbours is coming back…even though it's only just finished. What else should come back? Why are TV reboots not as good as the originals? Andy tells us how “Great British Bake Off” has lost its sparkle. Nick is looking forward to pottery & Sewing Bee. He has a new found admiration for people able to turn out garments in 3 hours! Plus defrosting the freezer...Andy makes Nick do it. And making a gateau from scratch. It's all here and more. Please, please share our podcast with your friends, family and even people you hate. Like, subscribe and comment. As always… feel free to get in touch nick@twovoices.co.uk

This time: Making pies and suet pastry from scratch. Air fryers… everyone's going on about them. Andy was an early adopter. Are they any good? Apparently they save energy. Nick & Andy discuss their own energy use… it seems you can be quid's in if you are careful and maybe wear more than a t-shirt! We discuss something new to both of us… have you heard of “Too good to go”? We tell you all about it and Andy reveals live on our podcast what he found in his magic bag! It's very exciting! Andy says he can't stop eating. We talk cheap shop bread. Finally… we ask, what must it be like working for a dysfunctional government? It's all here! Get in touch: nick@twovoices.co.uk

This time we look at the death of Queen Elizabeth ii. Neither of us are royalists and we try to provide a balanced discussion on the Queen's reign but also look at the extraordinary reaction from the British public to the not unsurprising death of a 96 year old lady. Give this upbeat podcast a listen, see what you think of our opinions, and share your views with us. Get in touch: nick@twovoices.co.uk

This time... the energy crisis & how The Two Voices are planning to save. Andy employs a chimney sweep. Heritage trains are taking over mainline services. Leicester's Pork Pie Roundabout to turn vegan? Plus we tell you about visiting Bristol and Clifton. Finally.. do you share Nick's passion for stationery? It's all here! Get in touch nick@twovoices.co.uk

This time, we discuss our recent visit to Yorkshire. First class service on the LNER train, staying in Leeds and exploring Halifax and Saltaire. We talk about the museums, travelling around, Emmerdale, Pound Bakery and trying to track down Steph's Packed Lunch. Plus... Morrisons really seem to be making an effort with their Food to Go offering. Other supermarkets could learn from them! It's all here! Get in touch: nick@twovoices.co.uk or andy@twovoices.co.uk

This time we are gripped by a heatwave. We talk icecream and hear about Mystic Veg and her prediction for the next UK Prime Minister. We ramble on about working from home and neighbours who prattle on! The icecream van interrupts again. Plus... the Weston Super Mare oil rig, Birmingham trams start again at last, and we tell you all about Andy's bees. It's all here! If you love or even just tolerate our podcast... please share it with your friends,  family or even people you can't stand.

A strike hit Britain… Andy fancies going on strike. Up the workers with Mick Lynch! How come the picket lines no longer use a brazier? Did you sleep well? Nick woke to hear a milk float. He's surprised to hear people still have milk delivered! Is milk delivered overnight in any other part of the world? Why are we so milky in the UK? And as an aside, Nick and Andy love the way American's say STORE, especially Mary from QVC USA. Plus… do you make your bed as soon as you get up? Apparently It's the latest controversy!

This time… we discuss new technology that may streamline the jobs around the home… but luddite Andy doesn't sound convinced. We countdown the top 10 most hated household chores. Amazon, Alexa, Google and Netflix… we all buy into these organisations and then people are surprised that they might be spying on us or by how much they know about us. But perhaps that's the trade-off for using them! We talk about doctors and dentists and how technology can fail them.Andy tells us about research by the BBC and how it may look in the future on TV and Radio.Plus… we look at the UK Parliament but from an interesting angle… the food provided in Parliament… and in particular complaints about the food plus we reveal the menu prices. You might by surprised!Get in touch: nick@twovoices.co.uk or andy@twovoices.co.uk

The clip at the start... what are they? Fake laughter – Andy's new affectation. Eurovision roundup – 4 hours we'll never get back. Greggs bakery prices are set to increase but who goes there for breakfast? Example of a company cashing in on the Jubilee. A good cat story. Plus…some ridiculous ghost hunters who are scared! Join Nick Benjamin and Andy Waterfield. Get in touch: nick@twovoices.co.uk or andy@twovoices.co.uk

Back from our narrowboat holiday... here's we tell you all about our trip on NB Rainbow Lory. You've told us how you like to hear our stories about this very British holiday on the UK canals. There's tales of tunnels, filling up the boat with a hose, and we ask why some areas get a bad reputation? If you'd like to see some photos of the trip while you listen... go to facebook.com/twovoicesradio You can see the things we talk about. Please like, follow and share on our Facebook page. Thank you!

This week… queuing for ice-creams… would you? Choc-ices… yuck. A new way for IKEA and the revolution of shopping centres. We talk about Interior Design Masters on BBC TV with Alan Carr… an interesting show with bizarre contestants. Andy tells us about his new um… old book from cook Marguerite Patten. It's quite unique! We look at the latest food products hit by shrink-flation. Plus… why is Easter Egg chocolate so nice? Oh… and have you heard about the new mayonnaise coming out? Yuck! Get in touch… 2voicesradio@gmail.com

This week… Nick's recovering from the Corona Virus… but the podcast bounces along with it's usual frivolity! We talk about getting back to using the trains and the balance needed between air & train travel and it's cost. Nick & Andy want to go to Amsterdam on the Eurostar.In TV roundup… Andy's prediction that “Neighbours” will end has come true. Nick tells us about BBC2's House of Games. Andy tells us about Taskmaster & Celebrity Hunted.Greggs are not producing hot cross buns. Is this some form of psychology to get them in the news? Andy and Nick tell us about a walk around Farringdon and the Barbican in Central London. What a remarkable place.Finally… Nick tells us about Lego still washing up on the South West Coast of England 25 years after some containers fell into the sea. Get in touch: 2voicesradio@gmail.com

This time... Andy & Nick look at saying things correctly and alternative spellings. We look at letters on a keyboard. Andy tells us that everybody needs good Neighbours... or perhaps they don't. Nick tells us about the death of Bamber Gascoigne. We discuss University Challenge. We find the goats are back and we stop for a meal-deal. Why do we love a bargain? Oh and crisps are held to ransom. It's all here. Get in touch... 2voicesradio@gmail.com

Nick Benjamin's beige meal. Andy Waterfield's new washine machine. The Two Voices discuss Boris's rhubarb and British phrases dying out. Andy tells us about the best hotel breakfasts. Plus a discussion on how city centre living is back. Get in touch with your favourite phrases. 2voicesradio@gmail.com

We're back after an extended break. Melissa is our Listener of the week! We talk about Boris Johnson our UK Prime Minister. We found nothing missing at Christmas in the shops even though we were warned of shortages. In fact we had too much! It's now Veganuary… Andy discusses. There's pizza and burger chat. Cows and virtual reality. Easy wins… including journaling and using a password keeper to save you remembering all those blummin' log in passwords. Surveillance & CCTV. Slow walkers. EastEnders. Get in touch, tell us where you are and become our listener of the week: email: 2voicesradio@gmail.com

Andy has the worst cold ever… but of course he's not complaining! The biggest lottery win has been announced. We're not bitter! There's Christmas supplies shortages. Nature notes. Prince Charles, his cheese and wine car and food choices. TV Themes and Countdown. The face-covering dilemma. The Great British Bake Off is running out of steam. Get in touch: 2voicesradio@gmail.com

The Two Voices have finally visited the Severn Valley Railway... and what a day! In this episode we speak to Gus one of the organisers about setting up the gala weekend. Lesley tells us how the SVR is weathering the pandemic. Roland tells us what goes on in the huge train shed. We meet Jack & Peter who are working on a futuristic hydrogen loco project. Kayleigh tells us about the joy of being a volunteer. Plus... Neil and Keith tell us about a very special loco taking hours of their time to repaint. Welcome to our podcast special. Get in touch email: 2voicesradio@gmail.com

This week… the UK petrol “shortage”… but is it? People say there's a food shortage… but we haven't seen evidence of it. Morrisons is named supermarket retailer of the year. They're also removing plastic bags from bananas at last. We've said for years that bananas have their own coats on! We hear about a list of top UK biscuits… but there's an imposter in the ranks. Plus… Bake Off returns to TV with poor sound quality, ridiculous bake challenges and a programme that's too long. Finally… with a 70s vibe of petrol shortages, gas shortages, food shortages… just in time the BBC puts on a new series of Blankety Blank!

This week Andy Waterfield takes a trip to Peterborough for the Buses Magazine festival to explore both vintage buses and the future of bus travel. Andy talks to the editor of Buses magazine about the event; the owner if a restored vintage Routemaster and to National Express about their brand new bus. Get in touch 2voicesradio@gmail.com

We've been to Kent and are amazed at how wonderful Folkestone is. It's worth a visit! We ask if people will stay in the UK next year or will they go back abroad? Nick talks about the TV show “My unique B&B”. It's quite twee and he's not sure if he likes it or not. His 2nd recommendation is “Motorhoming with Merton & Webster”. It's really good! Eye watering 1st class fares on the railways. Hema is closing down. Shortages of food. Andy's shocked by the lack of biscuits & chocolate in the Co-op! Brexit & Buses. It's all here!

Come with us for a podcast special visit to the Spa Valley Railway in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Hear the sounds and imagine the sights as we travel between Eridge and Tunbridge Wells West on a small but very special heritage British Railway. Plus... we talk to Jonnie Pay who tells us about the efforts that go in to running the railway and how they go about organising the Summer diesel gala. Get in touch: 2voicesradio@gmail.com

This week... Getting technical help. Olympic games… Nick hates all forms of sport so where do we go from here with the Olympic games? Why aren't activities like cake making in the Games? The dogs next door appear! On Train announcements... Andy's annoyed. The Marble Arch Mound… you won't believe it. Plus… Nick tells us about the postcards of Plymouth… that weren't! Andy tells us that Poundland are going down the “free-from” route. Finally… Liverpool and their World Heritage status. It's all here! Get in touch: 2voicesradio@gmail.com

This week we talk about travel mayhem... clogged motorways, as everyone goes on holiday to the South West. In technology... its world emoji day, we look at What's App, and Microsoft's Clippy the “helpful” paperclip returns. We talk iced coffees, moving onto narrowboats, and discuss the revival of vinyl records along with the problems the record industry is encountering. Get in touch: 2voicesradio@gmail.com

Bad hayfever season. Useless advice from newspapers. Keeping cool. TV shows with audiences are back. Andy tells us about an awful audition for TV show. Coca Cola rebuke. Nick has a strange selection of fizzy drinks. Plus the Two Voices visit to Staffordshire and using bus explorer tickets. It's all here!

We're back after a couple of weeks off. Andy asks why journalists ask such long questions at the Downing Street news conference. In Transport Corner, Nick asks what's the point of self-driving vehicles? a fully autonomous ship… and electric Royal Mail vans. Andy has a bug in the room. Cameras in radio studios… its supposed to be radio so why watch on the TV? Andy tells us about funny flavoured ice-cream. There's a paint disaster and a visit to the “tidy tip”. Plus… what retailer has done well during the pandemic? Andy says he's happy not to go away on an aeroplane. There's more weird jaffa cake flavours. Finally… Nick recommends on YouTube… “Solent Ships”. This fantastic channel shows you the real-time comings and goings of the ferries between Southampton and the Isle of Wight. It's addictive! Get in touch: 2voicesradio@gmail.com

Does anyone still have a PO Box?  Sending postcards for competition entries.  Nick tells us about a new Russian supermarket chain moving in to the UK.  Are there still telephone operators? Shopping in London is a real Mish-mash of experiences, lots of shops have closed since the last visit. Nick likes Liberty but they were both annoyed that people are incapable of following the arrows!   Plus... Andy tells us about Wendy's burgers coming to the UK.

Frivolous shops are back open and Nick tells us what shop he’s missed the most. You may be quite surprised. Andy reveals his most missed shops. They've both missed department stores… but then we ask why department stores seem to be doing so badly if they are so missed? Andy ruins the quiz by guessing the answer too quickly! The Great British Sewing Bee is back. We are jealous as one of the biggest ever lottery win has been announced. Just £122 million! Nick has faulty goods but can’t be bothered to take them back to the shop. Plus… self-catering and camp sites have reopened. Andy worries about “facilities”! They call it “the joys of the open road” but how open is the open road as you can’t just park wherever you want. It’s all here! Get in touch… 2voicesradio@gmail.com

As fans of heritage railways, this week we to bring you a great guest from the Severn Valley Railway. Head of Marketing and Communications, Lesley Carr tells us how the pandemic has affected this top visitor attraction and how they are planning their recovery. We also talk about the SVR's new webcams where you can watch the action worldwide. Find out what it takes to run a hugely successful heritage operation, striking the balance between providing enough for rail enthusiasts and enticing the financially all-important family market.

Watching old TV programmes over and again. Youtube and podcasts dropping in annoying adverts. Nick has found out how to change his name by deed poll. He wonders if he should have a Welsh middle name. It costs £42.44. What a stupid price! Why does the government insist on silly sums with loose change? Nick is guzzling grapefruit fizzy from Waitrose. Andy’s had his first jab and insists on telling us all about the bus journey. There are new news channels starting soon. We talk about the line up. Recycling face coverings at Wilcos. And news from when we recorded this podcast about the shipping stuck in the Suez Canal. It’s all here!

Crimewatch on TV, Nick used to watch it as a suppertime treat! Andy has found himself watching daytime TV. Anne Robinson to take over Countdown. Moving abroad programmes... Why don't people prepare properly for such a move? The government roadmap... people are desperate to get away. Plus... Changing your name, and goats. It's all here!

Does anyone still use a landline? The UK census… it’s a peculiar thing we have to fill in once every 10 years. Andy talks more Doctor Who and about an episode with dramatic voting and a weird planet. Being optimistic about the Summer and old ladies breaking Covid restrictions. Nick tells us about the first cash till-less supermarket. Andy thinks it won’t work and we will go full circle to traditional shopping. Andy’s exciting cast iron pan. Plus politics conducted through the media. Its all here!