Podcast appearances and mentions of harold bishop

Is there a humanoid face structure on Mars? Believe? is a podcast about the world's craziest myths, mysteries and conspiracy theories... or are they crazy? Each episode comedians Phil Green and David Ferguson invite a guest to pick their favourite myth, mystery or conspiracy theory and then try to prove it, debunk it, or neither as they don't really know anything. In this episode we're joined by comedian Kate Martin to discuss the sinister human face like 'structure' captured by NASA's Viking 1 Orbiter in 1976. Other important topics covered are Button Moon, the greatest Sugababes lineup and Harold Bishop's return from the dead.Join our patreon for extra episodes every week https://www.patreon.com/believepod. This week's patreon episode is on whether Nicholas Cage is a Vampire.Follow us on Insta @believepodFollow us on TikTok @believepodWatch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjuo0VrCkERhsntEG_IDjNwEmail us believeconspiracypod@gmail.comFollow Kate @thatkatemartinFollow Phil @philgreencomedyFollow David @lovedavidfergusonSee Phil's live shows https://linktr.ee/philgreencomedySee David's live shows https://linktr.ee/lovedavidferguson Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we're joined by Sam from the AEW Match Guide Podcast (@SocialSuplex)—a top bloke, an Aussie, and the perfect guest to break down AEW Grand Slam!We dive into:✅ The past week of AEW, with both shows delivering big.✅ The build to Grand Slam—our predictions & where things could head post-Grand Slam into Revolution.✅ Listener questions, including the all-important one: Who would win in a Hell in a Cell—Harold Bishop or Alf Stewart?

CJ, Kate and Vaya are reunited for 2025 and recap Neighbours goings-on including the fallout from Erinsborough Lights Up, Sebastian trying to break up Leo and Krista, Uncle Taye causing mischief at the Varga-Murphys, the anniversary of David's death and a new gang is on the scene. We dedicate this episode to our friend Sam Mazur, best known to us as Sammynopants. Vale.Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Artwork by Elyce PhillipsBrett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

Vaya and Legal Eagle Bec recap the first fortnight of 2025 on Ramsay Street! There's French kissing, French pastries, a bride-to-be peacing out of the world's most pathetic engagement party, and a supervillain getting bogged down in the minutiae of her event-planning job while she's trying to frame her employee for her brother's death! Plus G-Glip!Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Artwork by Elyce PhillipsBrett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

Kate, Vaya and Sarah Jones recap the festive season on Ramsay Street! Paul and Terage get caught in a fan fiction episode; Nicolette entices Yaz into bed after some sexy Christmas Carol Karaoke; Leo pops the question to Krista, and Trevor ruins Christmas. Neighbuzz Council Business: Friend of the Pod and one of the original Neighbours live-tweeters, 'Sammynopants' is going through an epic Erinsborough-level health crisis and requires international treatment for cancer. If you are able to, we invite you to support Sam via this GoFundMe: Miracle Fund: Helping Save Sam From Cancer Thank you!(Our Patreon is paused until this fundraiser reaches its target).Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Join the Neighbuzz Council for Neighbours chats on Facebook  Follow NeighbuzzPod on Instagram and BlueSkyTweet Kate, Instagram CJ or Vaya New artwork by Elyce Phillips!Brett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

Episode 45 (05/12/24) - Greg talks about spending too much time arguing with Trump/Musk fans and religious people on social media app ‘Threads', cheap housing in Blackpool, details of some celebrity spousal abuse (courtesy of the FBI), car park companies that take liberties, memories of Harold Bishop losing his memory, Band Aid at 40, radio stations in shops, a rubbish idea for a tattoo, the Welsh people that weren't invaded by the Romans, a quiz about the different costumes Mr Ben used to wear, movies that were overlooked at the cinema but were popular on home release, Barry asks Greg what a “land of Weetabix” would be like, an improv of taking on old plastic kettle on The Antiques Roadshow, stupid YouTube auditors, Barry's new idea for a Hallmark Xmas movie, a dead celebrity seance, recommendations, future Greg and a whole lot more!

CJ, Kate and Vaya have been recapping Neighbours for 300 episodes!! Thank you for being part of the journey with us. This is just a bog-standard ep for us: classic pod squad in the PirateNet Studios, hold the trimmings. But "that hack podcaster" is back and kicking sponsorship goals; Toadie frees Nellyfish from Colac; Terage has an Emotional Suport Hotel Executive; and we meet Sister of Croc Chow! Neighbuzz Council Business: Friend of the Pod and one of the original Neighbours live-tweeters, 'Sammynopants' is going through an epic Erinsborough-level health crisis and requires international treatment for cancer. If you are able to, we invite you to support Sam via this GoFundMe: Miracle Fund: Helping Save Sam From Cancer Thank you!(Our Patreon is paused until this fundraiser reaches its target).Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Join the Neighbuzz Council for Neighbours chats on Facebook  Follow NeighbuzzPod on Instagram and BlueSkyTweet Kate, Instagram CJ or Vaya New artwork by Elyce Phillips!Brett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

Australia's second biggest pub group has seemingly backflipped on its decision to ban Australia Day events next year. Victoria is officially the worst state to do business in. The fallout continues after Joe Biden issued a full and unconditional pardon for his son, Hunter.  Ian Smith, the actor who plays Harold Bishop on neighbours, has terminal cancer. Elton John made a sad confession as he attended the premiere of the Devil Wears Prada musical. Travis Head has heaped praise on Indian bowler, Jasprit Bumrah.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kate and Vaya recap Hellfire Holly's reputation dragged through the mud by irresponsible podcasters; Our Melanie leaves Erinsborough to shack up with Slick Vic Stone; and Leo accidentally runs his business into the ground again because of a succulent caviar bar.Neighbuzz Council Business: Friend of the Pod and one of the original Neighbours live-tweeters, 'Sammynopants' is going through an epic Erinsborough-level health crisis and requires international treatment for cancer. If you are able to, we invite you to support Sam via this GoFundMe: Miracle Fund: Helping Save Sam From Cancer Thank you!(Our Patreon is paused until this fundraiser reaches its target).Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Join the Neighbuzz Council for Neighbours chats on Facebook  Follow NeighbuzzPod on Instagram and BlueSkyTweet Kate, Instagram CJ or Vaya New artwork by Elyce Phillips!Brett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

CJ, Kate and Vaya recap Terage's walk of shame, Uncle Felix getting booted out of the 'Borough, the arrival of Max Ramsay II, and The First Izzys Club convening to trade lovelorn war stories and piss off Susan. Neighbuzz Council Business: Friend of the Pod and one of the original Neighbours live-tweeters, 'Sammynopants' is going through an epic Erinsborough-level health crisis and requires international treatment for cancer. If you are able to, we invite you to support Sam via this GoFundMe: Miracle Fund: Helping Save Sam From Cancer Thank you!(Our Patreon is paused until this fundraiser reaches its target).Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Join the Neighbuzz Council for Neighbours chats on Facebook  Follow NeighbuzzPod on Instagram and BlueSkyTweet Kate, Instagram CJ or Vaya New artwork by Elyce Phillips!Brett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

CJ, Kate and Vaya recap Terage's fall from the wagon, Uncle Felix's rise above expectations, and the Boylesque show that left us wanting. Neighbuzz Council Business: Friend of the Pod and one of the original Neighbours live-tweeters, 'Sammynopants' is going through an epic Erinsborough-level health crisis and requires international treatment for cancer. If you are able to, we invite you to support Sam via this GoFundMe: Miracle Fund: Helping Save Sam From Cancer Thank you!(Our Patreon is paused until this fundraiser reaches its target).Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Join the Neighbuzz Council for Neighbours chats on Facebook  Follow NeighbuzzPod on InstagramTweet Kate, Instagram CJ or Vaya New artwork by Elyce Phillips!Brett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

CJ, Kate and Vaya have been recapping Neighbours for TEN YEARS!! We love you for listening! Also Toadfish Rebecchi left for Colac and we felt nothing. Haz and Mackenzie left and we felt rage. And we got a little cheeky seige to finish the week off on a high! Episodes 9109 to 9119 recapped in the PirateNet Studios.Head over to [https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod](https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod) to help us buy the good iced coffee from Anson's Corner.And drop us a line there to ask a question for our new mini pod: Pod Squad Group Chat!Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Join the Neighbuzz Council for Neighbours chats on Facebook  Follow NeighbuzzPod on InstagramTweet Kate, Instagram CJ or Vaya New artwork by Elyce Phillips!Brett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

CJ, Kate and Vaya process the aftermath of Outback Bumcrack week. Haz and Mackenzie make a regrettable life decision, Toadie finally puts us out of our misery and calls it quits on ToadRage, Cara turns 40 and is thrown the world's most pathetic party, and will Wendy find herself? Episodes 9100 to 9108 recapped in the PirateNet Studios.Head over to [https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod](https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod) to help us buy the good iced coffee from Anson's Corner.And drop us a line there to ask a question for our new mini pod: Pod Squad Group Chat!Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Join the Neighbuzz Council for Neighbours chats on Facebook  Follow NeighbuzzPod on InstagramTweet Kate, Instagram CJ or Vaya New artwork by Elyce Phillips!Brett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

CJ, Kate and Vaya hop into a remote bathtub in the middle of nowhere to recap Neighbours' Death in the Outback week. The tradition of buttocks in the wilderness is upheld as Holly goes on a whirlwind trip with her latest lover-villain; Toadie and Melanie get kidnapped! Haz and Mackenzie try to save the day but kind of make things worse; and Paul gets a ransom impacted by cozzie livs! Also, remember to be CrocWise. Episodes 9096 to 9100 in the PirateNet Studios. Special comments by Legal Eagle Bec Dahl.Head over to [https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod](https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod) to help us buy the good iced coffee from Anson's Corner.And drop us a line there to ask a question for our new mini pod: Pod Squad Group Chat!Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Join the Neighbuzz Council for Neighbours chats on Facebook  Follow NeighbuzzPod on InstagramTweet Kate, Instagram CJ or Vaya New artwork by Elyce Phillips!Brett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

CJ and Vaya catch-up on the last three Neighbours weeks with a deep dive on Toadie's existential crisis, Aaron's Hep B scare and the teenage love triangle; plus a shallow paddle/ rapid fire round through everything else! Episodes 9076 to 9087 in the PirateNet Studios.Head over to [https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod](https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod) to help us buy the good iced coffee from Anson's Corner.And drop us a line there to ask a question for our new mini pod: Pod Squad Group Chat!Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Join the Neighbuzz Council for Neighbours chats on Facebook  Follow NeighbuzzPod on InstagramTweet Kate, Instagram CJ or Vaya New artwork by Elyce Phillips!Brett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

It's drama in, drama out with Hostsge HoHo! Vic goes from dying and rich, to living and poor; Leo continues to whinge until his problems are solved; Sky threatens to take Harold away; ToadRage hop back into the sack and tell everybody about it; and Puffy's Back Patio caves in! Kate and Vaya recap Neighbours Episodes 9068 to 9075 in the PirateNet Studios.Head over to [https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod](https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod) to help us buy the good iced coffee from Anson's Corner.And drop us a line there to ask a question for our new mini pod: Pod Squad Group Chat!Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Join the Neighbuzz Council for Neighbours chats on Facebook  Follow NeighbuzzPod on InstagramTweet Kate, Instagram CJ or Vaya New artwork by Elyce Phillips!Brett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

Hoho hairsprays an evil podcaster! And catches the Poison Prick. Leo has yet another sook about his finances even after selling a house; shitbags continue to terrorise Eirini Rising, and Melanie is back from the road with a new chum. CJ and Vaya recap Neighbours Episodes 9060 to 9067 in the PirateNet Studios.Head over to [https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod](https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod) to help us buy the good iced coffee from Anson's Corner.And drop us a line there to ask a question for our new mini pod: Pod Squad Group Chat!Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Join the Neighbuzz Council for Neighbours chats on Facebook  Follow NeighbuzzPod on InstagramTweet Kate, Instagram CJ or Vaya New artwork by Elyce Phillips!Brett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

The Family Stone bushbashes badly; Eirini Rising gets stinkbombed; Leo is broke and tired and it's everybody else's problem; and a requited teen crush blooms and wilts. CJ, Kate and Vaya recap Neighbours Episodes 9056 to 9059 in the PirateNet Studios.Head over to [https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod](https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod) to help us buy the good iced coffee from Anson's Corner.And drop us a line there to ask a question for our new mini pod: Pod Squad Group Chat!Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Join the Neighbuzz Council for Neighbours chats on Facebook  Follow NeighbuzzPod on InstagramTweet Kate, Instagram CJ or Vaya New artwork by Elyce Phillips!Brett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

Leo withholds evidence from Erinsborough Police about his pinot then is upset by his actions having consequences; JJ and Nellyfish are too cute for Toadie's draconian parenting; and Harold puts off an appointment. CJ, Vaya and special guest Elyce Phillips (the illustrator of our podcast art!) recap Neighbours Episodes 9052 to 9055 in the PirateNet Studios.Head over to [https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod](https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod) to help us buy the good iced coffee from Anson's Corner.And drop us a line there to ask a question for our new mini pod: Pod Squad Group Chat!Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Join the Neighbuzz Council for Neighbours chats on Facebook  Follow NeighbuzzPod on InstagramTweet Kate, Instagram CJ or Vaya New artwork by Elyce Phillips!Brett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

Leo's Pinot causes all sorts of strife at the lacklustre launch of Eirini Rising retirement experience in a high school; Suz quits Terage's toxic workplace but it doesn't take; Slick Vic Stone takes Nic and Byron mini-golfing; and the Poo Cyclist plot line dovetails with the retirement experience. Kate and Vaya recap Neighbours Episodes 9048 to 9051 in the PirateNet Studios.Head over to [https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod](https://www.patreon.com/neighbuzzpod) to help us buy the good iced coffee from Anson's Corner.And drop us a line there to ask a question for our new mini pod: Pod Squad Group Chat!Check out @Neighbuzzpod on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@neighbuzzpod?)!Join the Neighbuzz Council for Neighbours chats on Facebook  Follow NeighbuzzPod on InstagramTweet Kate, Instagram CJ or Vaya New artwork by Elyce Phillips!Brett's Bitts courtesy of Brett Bowman.To support the PirateNet Studios and unlock bonus content, become one of our beloved Patrons at patreon.com/neighbuzzpod Thanks for listening - please tell other spiggin' hufters to listen too!

In this episode, JK and Marisa AKA Summer Hoyland discuss the latest episodes of the TV show Neighbours (9044-47).Adam if you are out there send us a sign.https://linktr.ee/neighbourhoodrewatchIf you would like to support the podcast, you could always leave a nice 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify OR you can subscribe to our Patreon for just £1 a month (plus VAT) and receive early access to the video and audio versions of the podcast as well as exclusive bonus episodes.Summary:The hosts discuss various topics including office gossip, the lack of consequences for certain characters and the constant drama surrounding Mackenzie. Haz's sister ariives and the hosts ponder how long she may stay in Erinsborough for and a potential romantic storyline with Nicolette. The hosts also mention the return of Harold Bishop and the self-absorbed nature of the characters on Ramsay Street. They also discuss the storyline involving JJ and his search for a job, as well as the budding romance between JJ and Nell. They touch on the Stone family's storyline, including the secrets being kept and the tension between Vic and Byron. The conversation ends with a discussion about the upcoming reveal of the identity of the 'shitter' and the challenges of dealing with plumbing issues. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-neighbourhood-rewatch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, JK and Marisa AKA Summer Hoyland discuss the latest episodes of the TV show Neighbours (9044-47).Adam if you are out there send us a sign.https://linktr.ee/neighbourhoodrewatchIf you would like to support the podcast, you could always leave a nice 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify OR you can subscribe to our Patreon for just £1 a month (plus VAT) and receive early access to the video and audio versions of the podcast as well as exclusive bonus episodes.Summary:The hosts discuss various topics including office gossip, the lack of consequences for certain characters and the constant drama surrounding Mackenzie. Haz's sister ariives and the hosts ponder how long she may stay in Erinsborough for and a potential romantic storyline with Nicolette. The hosts also mention the return of Harold Bishop and the self-absorbed nature of the characters on Ramsay Street. They also discuss the storyline involving JJ and his search for a job, as well as the budding romance between JJ and Nell. They touch on the Stone family's storyline, including the secrets being kept and the tension between Vic and Byron. The conversation ends with a discussion about the upcoming reveal of the identity of the 'shitter' and the challenges of dealing with plumbing issues. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-neighbourhood-rewatch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pip pip pip pip pip piiiiiiiiip! Is that the time? It must be 100 years (to the day, as I release this episode) since six baby pips were born onto the airwaves.  As the Greenwich Time Signal - aka The Pips - turns 100, we look back at their origin story, thanks to horologist Frank Hope-Jones and also his overlooked contribution to broadcasting itself. Plus Big Ben's bongs, heard by Manchester listeners days before London's listeners. We explain how... but also why Manchester's time signal was often a little approximate, thanks to too many double doors.  SHOWNOTES: Original music by Will Farmer. Thanks to our Newspaper Detective Andrew Barker. Voices include: Harold Bishop, Peter Eckersley, Sir Noel Ashbridge, Kenneth Wright, Frank Hope-Jones... and probably more. We try to only use recordings out of copyright. If you have been affected by rights issues involved in this, do let me know. Everything's editable.  This is an independent podcast, nothing to do with the BBC or anyone else for that matter. I mention Charlie Connelly's excellent podcast about 100 years of the Shipping Forecase. Hear here: https://audioboom.com/posts/8423037-100-years-of-the-shipping-forecast Details of Paul's tour of An Evening of (Very) Old Radio at www.paulkerensa.com/tour Find us on Facebook or Twitter, or Ex-Twitter. Join us on Patreon.com/paulkerensa, from £5/mth, and get written updates and videos. Your ratings/reviewings of this podcast REALLY help get the podcast noticed. It's solo-run, so thanks! Next time: Season 6 continues with a celebration of Marconi House - its last day as a BBC studio, and its first. More info on this radio history project at:  paulkerensa.com/oldradio  

Complete our listener survey for a chance to win an OGWN t-shirt or mug: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92531764 The Supreme Court throws out the Government's Rwanda plan quicker than a Cruella tantrum. Is the infamous scheme dead or will the Government have the brass neck to appeal to the ECHR? Plus the Thug Life madness of the Braverman Letter, why David Cameron is the Harold Bishop of Conservatism, Greg Hands finds there is no job left, and Esther McVey, Minister for GB News.  This week's special guest is Twitter's now-outed Secret Tory Henry Morris. His new book is The Diary of a Secret Royal – buy it here and help the podcast through our affiliate links! Hear This Is Not A Drill, the podcast formerly known as Doomsday Watch, on all platforms at ThisIsNotADrill.co.uk  • “What a week… I'm just waiting for Iain Duncan Smith to turn up on Strictly.” – Matt Green • “This was a crushing verdict from the court… Justice Reid's message was ‘If you think leaving the ECHR will fix this, it won't.” – Alex Andreou • “We had the Government saying the judges have ‘misjudged the public mood', as if that's their job instead of interpreting the law.” – Henry Morris https://www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Written and presented by Ros Taylor with Matt Green and Alex Andreou. Audio producer: Alex Rees. Theme music by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing.......The Ultimate Battle.Neighbours vs Home and AwayThis Episode: Show legends Harold Bishop and Irene Roberts do battle.A Podcast Collaboration with Coastal Newshttps://linktr.ee/coastalnewshttps://linktr.ee/neighbourhoodrewatch Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-neighbourhood-rewatch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing.......The Ultimate Battle.Neighbours vs Home and AwayThis Episode: Show legends Harold Bishop and Irene Roberts do battle.A Podcast Collaboration with Coastal Newshttps://linktr.ee/coastalnewshttps://linktr.ee/neighbourhoodrewatch Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-neighbourhood-rewatch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Si and Sophie team up with JK and Adam from The Neighbourhood Rewatch to battle it out in a new podcast series. Who will come out on top? Home and Away or Neighbours? In this first episode, Show legends Irene Roberts and Harold Bishop are head to head. Twitter/Instagram: @coastalnewspod Email:coastalnewspod@gmail.com The Neighbourhood Rewatch: https://linktr.ee/neighbourhood rewatch

Forest FM and Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett is proud to bring you this episode of the Eurovision Showcase from Sunday 1st October 2023. Each of these countries has selected their best talent to represent them on the Eurovision stage, and we're excited to bring you a taste of what's to come. Whether you're a die-hard Eurovision fan or just looking for some great new music, tune in to Forest FM for an hour of non-stop Eurovision magic. From pop to rock, ballads to dance, this week's showcase has something for everyone. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the sounds of the Eurovision Song Contest. Visit our website: CLICK HERE  Follow us on Facebook: CLICK HERE Follow us on Twitter: CLICK HERE If you miss the show you will be able to re-listen to it or listen to any of our previous shows by the following ways... * Podbean >>> https://escshowcase.podbean.com/ * Mixcloud >>> https://www.mixcloud.com/ESCShowcase/ * Spotify >>> https://open.spotify.com/show/6RP8X6cDZX5yl5O4y52QvB

NEIGHBOURS is back on Amazon and to celebrate the chart topping, behind the scenes TV podcast is bringing you a week of special episodes. 5 brand new chats to coincide with Australia's longest running drama series coming back to our screens. Kicking things off is a certified soap legend. He has played HAROLD BISHOP since the 1980's and is here to talk to Lee about his life in the show. IAN SMITH has long been a fan favourite and not only talks about the new series but also about the magical time when the show was getting up to 20 million viewers in the UK. Remember there are over 90 episodes of SOAP FROM THE BOX to listen to right now, where TV Director and Producer Lee Salisbury speaks to some of the biggest stars from the biggest shows. You can watch the brand new series of Neighbours in the UK on Amazon Freevee and on Prime Video around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back with another big episode of beers and honesty! The boys chat drive through burrito etiquette, if you can wear a different team's colours to a footy game and why Harold Bishop takes the cake over Alf Stewart.Make sure you download the ep. & follow Honest Beers where ever you get your podcasts.. Or don't.Follow us on Instagram for all the BTS jargan.Instagram: @honestbeersLeggy: @simon_leggWalley: @walley15

Mike and Paul present a special episode recorded live for audiences on the Bread Shed stage at the Manchester Anime and Gaming Con, April 15th 2023. The guys pass down knowledge of past technology to the younger crowd, Kyle Minogue and Harold Bishop represent Australian soap "Neighbours", and Mike tries to avoid using the word Vagina. Pretty standard stuff then! The 50ft Nerds: INSERT NAME HERE

Deleted Scenes: Harold Bishop Loves Halo (With Jehan Ranasinghe) by Matt and Tom

Hello podfriends!We've recorded a little ‘bonus' chat directly from our Instagram live this week where Seb phones in from Brisbane.Conversation covers Seb's adventures around Australia with Rob Brydon and his merry band, his quest to find Harold Bishop, birdspotting, Verity's dream month at the National Theatre and an excruciating medical procedure….Back very soon with new episodes and an exciting selection of fabulous guests!You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest episode of A Brit Talks Vintage TV is now available to stream and download! Below is a transcript of the podcast. Hello there, and welcome to A Brit talks Vintage TV, with me Jamie Dyer. I was somewhat surprised to hear this week that Neighbours, the Australian soap opera that ended earlier this year, would be resurrected by Amazon through their Freevee streaming service. The show, which began in 1985 and ran for over 8000 episodes, ended due to cuts made at its UK broadcaster Channel Five. After this, it seemed as though Fremantle couldn't find a partner to keep the show going, how wrong we all were. While this show isn't strictly vintage, I think it falls into a category of television that is mostly associated with the past. It is no accident that reports of the show's demise were accompanied by cast photographs from the 1980s featuring Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan; The show made its biggest cultural impact in that decade; Especially in the united kingdom. If the BBC hadn't picked up the show in 1986 as a bit of daytime filler, there's a chance it wouldn't have lasted five years...let alone thirty-seven. It might seem strange to an American that this bizarre Australian institution is being resurrected by Amazon for new episodes, but it makes sense from all points of view. Neighbours, besides its corny reputation, was a show that broke boundaries, touched audiences and made stars of its cast. The likes of Liam Hemsworth, Margot Robbie, Guy Pierce, Russell Crowe, Alan Dale, Natalie Imbruglia, Delta Goodrem and Holly Valance have all made appearances in the show, before making it big elsewhere. These names alone are enough to intrigue audiences who are yet to be introduced to the residents of Ramsay Street. Part of the deal between programme makers Fremantle and Amazon is that thousands of episodes from the archive will be made available alongside new episodes. This is surely unprecedented for a soap opera, which normally seems to lock away a majority of past episodes to keep you interested in the new. This huge drop into their catalogue of content will also provide the ad-supported service with instant revenue potential too, which means a bigger chance of the deal being long-term. Audiences, old and new, will be able to experience the many iconic characters that have graced the street over the years. Personally, I'm looking forward to tracing the story of two characters who were like Neighbours' version of Ken Barlow and Mike Baldwin, Harold Bishop and Lou Carpenter. Those guys were the face of the show, for me, for a long time. So overall, I think this is a solid move for all parties. Fans, who never wanted it axed in the first place, can rejoice that their treasured show has returned. Amazon and Fremantle can count the money while the BBC and Channel 5 watch from afar. As the theme tune says, "everybody needs good Neighbours". It seems the show has found that with Amazon Freevee in 2023. So what else is there to say? I've said enough. If you have anything to say about the shows mentioned in this podcast, you can email Jamie@OldTimeReview.co.uk, tweet @OldTimeReview on Twitter or check out the Facebook page, Old Time Review. This is Jamie Dyer signing off.

As the BBC turns 100, enjoy 100 Years in 100 Minutes! This is just part 1, 1922-54 - from the company years of Magnet House then Savoy Hill, to the corporation years up to the eve of commercial competition, the last time the BBC was the sole official broadcaster. For the early years, enjoy the archive clips, some very rare - from the first presenters, John Reith and early performers. As time goes on, extracts give way to insights: from experts, podcast listeners and those who were there...   YOU HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO: 1920s: John Reith, Arthur Burrows, Kreisler's Liebesleid (first music on the BBC), A.E. Thompson, Leonard Hawke (Drake Goes West - first music from London), Charles Penrose (The Laughing Policeman), Helena Millais as Our Lizzie, Rev John Mayo, Rev Archibald Fleming, Harold Bishop, Cecil Lewis?, Peter Eckersley, Kathleen Garscadden, Lord Gainford, Dr Kate Murphy, Dr Andrea Smith, Archibald Haddon, Marion Cran, Percy Scholes?, Justin Webb, Nightingale and Cello, Rev Dick Sheppard (first broadcast service), Richard Hughes' Danger (first play), A.J. Alan, King George V, Alan Stafford, Tommy Handley, John Henry and Blossom, Dr Martin Cooper, Harry Graham, Arthur Phillips, Filson Young, H.L. Fletcher, Flotsam and Jetsam, Christopher Stone, Henry Wood, Prof David Hendy, Vita Sackville-West, Clapham and Dwyer, Mabel Constanduros, Toytown   1930s: Norman Long and Stanelli, Harold Nicolson, Simon Rooks, Val Gielgud, Gillie Potter, Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra, King George VI, Gerald Cock, Elisabeth Welch, Caroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans, Lew Stone, Murgatroyd and Winterbottom, Nelson Keys, Sandy Powell, The Western Brothers, Stuart Hibberd, Charles Siepmann, King Edward VIII, Elizabeth Cowell, Tommy Woodroffe, Bandwaggon, ITMA (Mrs Mopp), Neville Chamberlain, John Snagge   1940s: J.B. Priestley, Winston Churchill, Music While You Work, Edward Stourton, Charles Gardner, Bruce Belfrage, Princess Elizabeth, C.S. Lewis, Stephen Bourne, Una Marson, Nightingale and the Bomber, Charles Huff, Lilliburlero, Romany, Richard Dimbleby, Edward R Murrow, Frank Gillard, Guy Byam, Johnny Beerling, George Elrick, Norman Shelley, Michael Standing, Paul Hayes   1950s: Jeffrey Holland, Julia Lang, Roger Bolton.   (...+ various unknown announcers)   FURTHER LINKS:  Like what we do? Share it! We're on facebook.com/bbcentury, with a separate group on facebook.com/groups/bbcentury, and (while it lasts) on twitter.com/bbcentury. Tag us in, let people know you listen. Love what we do? Support us at patreon.com/paulkerensa The novel based on this podcast is due out in February 2023: Auntie and Uncles - details here: https://amzn.to/3hxe4lX   We look forward to continuing to unpack this century of broadcasting in our usual slower way on the podcast. But next time, join us for part 2 (1955-87) and part 3 (1988-2022). paulkerensa.com/oldradio

Okay, this episode of the Robcast is an indulgence. The Robs grabbed themselves some fish and chips and a beer and settled down for the final episode of Neighbours. Neither had watched the show in years and years and years. So they decided to record themselves watching it and talking to see if it would be at all useable. The jury is still out on that, but what the hell, we're publishing it anyway. Mainly because the audio of Mike and Jane's scenes are so lovely. Calling it a bonus episode might be stretching it though. So, take a listen if only for the pilot errors – e.g. Annie Jones plays Jane, Rob D, not Annie Harris. Also, the woman next to Holly Valance was Natalie Imbruglia… And hear Robs Daniel and Wallis react with astonishment when learning how old Ian Smith (aka Harold Bishop) is. It must be those strong antipodean genes… Normal service will be resumed with the next episode, when the Robs will board the Bullet Train and also reveal their thoughts on The Gray Man. If you like what you hear or have any feedback, why not rate and review us wherever you listen to your podcasts? To follow the Robs on Twitter head to: https://twitter.com/rob_a_daniel https://twitter.com/robertmwallis To follow the podcast, head to: https://twitter.com/MovieRobcast Rob D wrote a book about Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear. If you want to check that out, click here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/cape-fear/rob-daniel/9781800857025 To read Rob D's writing go to: https://www.electric-shadows.com/ To read Rob W's writing go to: http://ofallthefilmsites.com/ Also, check out our sister podcast, Another Time, MacLeod!, which goes through the 1986 movie Highlander scene by glorious scene. Click here for links: https://anchor.fm/macleodtime Follow Another Time, MacLeod on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/MacleodTime

In this episode Chris and Mark look back at an era-defining show as we bid goodbye to the residents of everyone’s favourite cul de sac. So long, Ramsay Street, we […]

On January 8th 1923, British broadcasting left the studio for the first time. William Crampton had the idea, Arthur Burrows seized on it, John Reith approved it, Cecil Lewis kept interrupting it with stage directions and synopses... Hear all about it here on episode 43, with the voices of Peter Eckersley, Harold Bishop, Arthur Burrows, A.E. Thompson and Percy Edgar. Plus Dr Kate Murphy tells us about the first radio 'aunt', Aunt Sophie/Cecil Dixon. And what John Reith did for the first time on January 6th. You won't believe it... This episode is drawn from over a dozen books and the like, including research at the marvellous BBC Written Archives Centre in Caversham. What a place! What a team. Cecil Lewis' book Broadcasting from Within is quoted from extensively, and I'm reading it IN ITS ENTIRETY for our matrons and patrons on Patreon.com/paulkerensa at the 'superhero' level. If you sign up, even for one month and cancel, you're helping keep this podcast afloat, so thank you. BUT I'm making part 5 of my reading of it available to EVERYONE. This is the except that's all about this first outside broadcast, so if you'd like to hear me read it and talk about it, it's all here for you, whether you're a Patreon subscriber or not: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63268433 - Enjoy! My play The First Broadcast is touring the land - details at https://www.paulkerensa.com/tour - or get in touch to book it in for your venue.  Find us on social media at www.twitter.com/bbcentury or www.facebook.com/bbcentury or www.facebook.com/groups/bbcentury And do subscribe, share, rate and review us. It all helps spread this little project, which is NOTHING to do with the BBC - it's just a one-man band. OTHER THINGS: Original music is by Will Farmer. Many of our archive clips are old enough to be public domain. BBC content is used with kind permission, BBC copyright content reproduced courtesy of the British Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved. This podcast is 100% unofficial and NOTHING to do with the present-day BBC - it's entirely run, researched, presented and dogsbodied by Paul Kerensa. Be on the show! Email me a written ‘Firsthand Memory' (FM) about a time you've seen radio or TV in action. Or record a voice memo of your ‘Airwave Memories' (AM), 1-2mins of your earliest memories of radio/TV. Get in touch! Next time: The Birmingham and Holland stations. Yes, Holland... Happy listening!

In this week's episode, Mark leaves the comedians in charge as it was his Birthday.They talk about Paul being banned from a comedy club, Dave Benton Phillips' new Career, The wrong sound effect and a Chris Evans medley album.They also discuss Michael Ball Gate Again, Harold Bishop's comedy career and The Series finale of Doc Martin.Plus....... we have a special 90's themed quiz hosted by Dave the Elephant!All that and more in this podcast we call comedy.......ish.This week's episode was recorded, edited and produced by Mr Chris Barnes all by himself, isn't he a clever boy? ;-)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/3menandalittlevirus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/3menandalittlevirus.

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It's Christmas! (Well not now, it's Sept 2021 as I write/record this, but it was Christmas, in 1922.) Time for a 4th BBC station... the first to be constructed from scratch under the BBC banner. Hear the voices and the troubled tale of Newcastle 5NO's shaky start, on the back of a lorry in a stableyard. Plus we'll see what 5IT Birmingham and 2ZY Manchester looked like six weeks into the BBC's being. So we'll hear from original BBC pioneers like Percy Edgar, Victor Smythe and Tom Payne as they tell us all about it. We've also got an Airwave Memory from Leila Johnston, aka The Punk Hotelier. New this time, below, a transcript. Of sorts...   SHOWNOTES: We mention Paul Hayes' marvellous documentary on BBC Radio Norfolk, on Nexus: Norfolk's Forgotten TV Station. Dead Girls Tell No Tales is the dramatisation of ITV's launch night vs The Archers special. The full Amateur Wireless article from Dec 30th 1922, on the Manchester Broadcasting Station in all its technical geekery, is here on our Facebook group. Do join it and join us! Join us on Patreon for extras, behind-the-scenes things, bonus video and audio, and the British Broadcasting Century Book Club, where I'm currently reading at you Broadcasting From Within by C.A. Lewis. And thanks to all who support us there, keeping us ticking over. For a one-off contribution, buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/paulkerensa? Thanks! It all helps keep us (me) in books and caffeine. This podcast is NOTHING to do with the present-day BBC - it's entirely run, researched, presented and corralled by Paul Kerensa, who you can email if you want to add something to the show on radio history. Your contributions are welcome. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook page is here. Do like. I post things there. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook group is here. Do join. You post things there. The British Broadcasting Century Twitter profile is here. Do follow. My other podcast of interviews is A Paul Kerensa Podcast. Have a listen! My mailing list is here - sign up for updates on all I do, writing, teaching writing, stand-up, radio etc. My books are available here or orderable from bookshops, inc Hark! The Biography of Christmas. Ho ho ho. Archive clips are either public domain or used with kind permission from the BBC, copyright content reproduced courtesy of the British Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved. Alright? Sreserved. Please rate and review this podcast where you found it... and keep liking/sharing/commenting on what we do online. It all helps others find us.  Next time: Reith begins!   =======   Now, we've never done a transcript before. But then I just thought... I have oodles of notes each episode, so why not just post that? It's 80% of the podcast right here. So transcript fans, read on for essentially the podcast in text form (without the articles and guest bits)   LOOSE TRANSCRIPT (it's loose, so excuse spelling errors or weird word clangs): Previously on the podcast... Christmas 1922, and the BBC has been on the air for 6 weeks, in London, Birmingham and Manchester. But when the govt agreed this BBCo could exist, the deal wasn't for 3 stations that already existed, but for 8! All across Blighty. So where the blazes are they? Isn't it time for a new pop-up radio station to, well, pop up? Wouldn't that be the best Christmas present a Geordie radio listener could ask for?   This time... Let it 5NO, let it 5NO, let it 5NO! Newcastle 5NO joins the airwaves, in time for Christmas? Just. Maybe. Plus behind-the-scenes at 5IT Birmingham and 2ZY Manchester as we tune into Christmas 1922 – AND hear the voices of the three wise station directors of the BBC's 2nd, 3rd and 4th stations. Christmas Eve 1922 is where we find ourselves this episode, which is why we've broken out the jingling bells in our backing music! So whether it's Christmas or not, hop on our time-sleigh set for 99 years ago – Christmas in Newcastle! On the British Broadcasting Century...   TITLES   Hullo hullo, PK calling. Are we coming through clearly? That's how they'd start their test transmissions in 1922, and over the past 33 episodes we've seen how those early voices and wireless manufacturers all brought together science, art and a bit of magic to make British broadcasting a thing.  Thanks for your lovely feedback on last couple of eps, btw. We got very geeky about the studio design of Marconi House, ...thanks to Andrew Barker our Newspaper Detective, article after article has been available to us of when the printed press were invited in in late Dec '22, so we had a lot to get across. And we've got a bit more along those lines this episode, but further north. Before we get to Newcastle and the launch of their new station, there was more than just London on the dial... This episode we'll tour the other BBC stations, and hear rare clips of each of their station directors: the 2nd BBC station in Brum, the 3rd in Manc and the 4th in Newcastle, which has yet to begin...   STING   But we'll begin then in Birmingham – it'll help us appreciate their civilised environs, when you see the ramshackle joint Newcastle have to deal with.   In December 1922, Birmingham is a primitive setup... I don't mind the whole city, but er, well, see Peaky Blinders for details.   The Birmingham 5IT station, out in Witton, was just a month or so into its life, as its first station boss Percy Edgar later recalled from a comfier space...   CLIP: EDGAR: modern studio vs old   Back then, the station director did most things – announce, book the acts, sing, play... and Percy Edgar found it a real song and dance hiring performers who loved a song, and a dance...   CLIP: EDGAR: 5IT studio: player-piano, platform - soubrette up and down   Well the listeners couldn't tell – and in fact those who switch between London and Birmingham stations often find that Brum had the edge. The stations, all part of one BBC, are slightly in competition with each other at this stage. No bad thing if it encourages a boost in quality....   Boston Guardian, 16th December 1922     ...Praise indeed for the Birmingham's announcer, who likely by this point, is Percy Edgar.   CLIP: Edgar: “Within a few weeks, Harold Casey joined me as Assistant Station Director...”   So while Percy edgar is adding to his Birmingham team with a loyal Ass St Dir, up in Manchester, another of the first 3 BBC stations, the team is expanding too.   On Dec 19th, that's the same Tuesday when the London squad find their new home of Savoy Hill. the Manchester station also gains a new employee: Victor Smythe... He'd been interested from the start a month earlier...   VICTOR SMYTHE CLIP   Victor Smythe catches the bug in late Nov, by mid-Dec he's applying for a job at 2ZY Manchester. On Dec 19th he starts work. In one show, he'd read the news, do a funny story, do a talk as Mr X... And when they started doing full days, he was known to be announcer from 9:30am to midnight!   Now I said earlier we'd have the voices of 3 station directors. So, alright, Victor Smythe became deputy station dir at 2ZY Manchester. The station dir Kenneth Wright, we've had on here before – go back to our 2ZY episode for his voice. But as deputy, Victor Smythe was a Manchester stalwart for 3 decades. So this episode, you're getting him.   So what was 2ZY Manch like at the month-old BBC? Well just as the London station invited the press into the studio, likewise in mid-December...   Now, the long article they published was very technical. Too technical for me. Too technical for you? Difficult to say. I don't know the threshold of our listeners. So if you want to read the full article, join our Facebook group – I'll post a link to the article in the shownotes – join our group for more like that, and thanks Andrew Barker for sharing these articles with us.   So that's Birmingham and Manchester that first BBC Christmas, with London, making the first 3 stations.   But the summer before, the Post-Gen in the H of C said the BBC would consist of 8 stations across the country. It was to be a broadcasting service for everyone – or at least most, though the first Chief Engineer Peter Eckersley would have plans soon enough to reach even the furthest farmer – but the tale of relay stations, and longwave, and Daventry... is all a few years away yet.   Here's an even later Chief Engineer of the BBC, Harold Bishop – who back in 1922 was an engineer at the London studio:   CLIP: Harold Bishop Dec 24th 1922 on 5NO, then Cardiff, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Bournemouth   So yes it's about time they built that 4th studio – the first to start life under the BBC! The first of a new plan to build stations in city centres, unlike Birmingham and Manchester, which were out in industrial works far from travel hubs, and needing artistes to travel after dark to the middle of nowhere.   You want a nearby railway station, a hotel, the bustle of a city – or at least near as 1920s cities got to a bustle – to welcome a regular turnover of guest performers. For that, Newcastle 5NO turned to W.P. Crosse's Concert Agency, and a separate local agency to receive and transcribe the news from Reuters.   So far so good. But you also need a high point for the aerial – a giant chimney or tower of some kind.   The Marconi Company are the ones to build this, and the local station-in-waiting is promised to Newcastle's ears by Christmas. A bit of a rush, but they rise to the challenge.   The plans begin on Dec 10th – so only a fortnight before the promised launch date. Impressive!   24 Eldon Square is rented at £250/year, that's to be a studio and artistes' waiting room, with 4 offices above it for the Station Director and support staff.   Peel Conner microphones are installed – not too reliable, ok for speech but can't get the full range when music was attempted.   This is the first station to have the studio and transmitter at separate sites, a mile apart, linked my phoneline. So over in West Blandford St, the 1½ kw transmitter, there's the stableyard of the Co-operative Wholesale Society, surrounded by horses and carts. Their 140ft chimney was perfect for the aerial.   That transmitter is the new Marconi Q type transmitter – the first of its kind, a slimmed-down version of the prototype used at London's 2LO. The London version was vast and unwieldy and the result of lots of trial and error to get the best quality, low hum – the quality of a radio broadcast had to be more pleasant than the quality of a phone call. So London's transmitter, while legendary and still in the Science Museum today, was a bit of a bodge job. It's a Frankenstein of a transmitter.   So in Dec 1922, the plan was for Newcastle, then Cardiff and Glasgow, to have slimline versions of this same transmitter – now they knew it could work.   It was of course developed by our good old friend Captain H.J. Round, remember him? There at the start, giving us speech test broadcasts from Chelmsford in our first few episodes. You'll have heard Round's mega-talk in one of our specials, and at this point he was working a new better microphone to roll out in the New Year, having just designed these new Marconi Q type transmitters, for Newcastle and the other new stations. Round was always working on the next technological breakthrough.   As you heard from Brum and Manc, BBC station directors were normally also the main announcers – they did everything! But in station director Tom Payne's case, he was setting up ex nihilo, building something from nothing. So he was a little out of his depth, I think it's fair to say. London, Birmingham and Manchester had all grown out of existing wireless manufacturing companies: Marconi's in London, MetroVick in Manchester, Western Electric in Birmingham. But Newcastle? Just a skeleton crew who'd never done this before... principally the Marconi engineer E.O.P. Thomas, and the station boss Tom Payne.   Word reached head office that Tom Payne was having troubles. December 23rd, they tried to launch...   E.O.P. Thomas, Marconi engineer puts it like this: “A hitch arose and there was  no hope of connecting studio and transmitter. As a last resort I had several empty horse drays wheeled into the stable yard, chairs were placed on them and microphones connected to the nearby transmitter. The inaugural programme of 5NO was punctually carried out.”   A howling dog in a nearby kennel ruined much of the broadcast.   Thankfully next day, Christmas Eve, the link-up to the studio is fixed and Newcastle 5NO is officially launched, after this pre-show from the stableyard.   Technical limitations persist though - it restricts hours of broadcasting too, so station boss Tom Payne recalls, when dealing with Marconi engineer Mr Thomas.   Yes, Newcastle has a greater limit on time than its southern cousins.   So as we stampede forward in our tale, let's leave Newcastle, and check in what was on air from the BBC in London for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Now we featured this in much fuller detail in our Christmas special, episode 20, but it'd be rude not to mention what was on while we're here chronologically here.   So, the first London BBC Christmas, in a nutshell!   Christmas Eve in a nutshell – Truth About FC, John Mayo...   Hear the fuller version of Rev John Mayo's Christmas address, and more on Peter Pan, the 2 stations with different versions of O Come All Ye Faithful, and much much more on our Christmas special about 10 episodes ago.   Next time, Reith begins! But en route to Head Office, his first task will be a stopover in Newcastle, to inspect that station: that stableyard, that lorry, that howling dog, that Tom Payne.   Plus Reith's incredible first day at the London office. The end of the beginning, the start of the BBC proper. Finally!   If you like what you hear, please spread word of us. It's the best way for new listeners to discover us. And if you like us, your friends are going to love us. We're on Facebook, Twitter, Patreon, buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com – links to all in the shownotes, and join us next time for the beginning of Reith...

Our story of early British broadcasting reaches the week before Christmas 1922. The BBC staff of four have found Savoy Hill, made an offer, but for now have one room at GEC's Magnet House lined up for the first few months of 1923. But while Reith goes off on his hols, and Major Anderson the secretary puzzles out the new BBC accounts (see last episode), the other two head office staff won't wait for a Head Office, because they're still broadcasting down the road at Marconi House... Arthur Burrows as Uncle Arthur and Cecil Lewis as Uncle Caractacus. Here we meet other broadcasters, including the first couple of the BBC, L Stanton Jeffries (Uncle Jeff) and Vivienne Chatterton (not an official radio 'Auntie', even though she was second voice on London's first Children's Hour - AND married to an 'Uncle'). Married in 1921, on air in December 1922, you'll hear their voices from years later. Plus we have reminiscences from Harold Bishop, Cecil Lewis and Arthur Burrows, and press cuttings of the day courtesy of our Newspaper Detective Andrew Barker. There's also the return of our AMs and FMs - Airwave Memories and Firsthand Memories. Send us yours, in word form or voice form via an emailed Voice Memo to paul at paulkerensa dot com. That's what Poppy did, and she brings her tale of trying to Michael Bentine back on air. Poppy's podcast is confessionsofaclosetromantic.com. This podcast is NOTHING to do with the present-day BBC - it's entirely run, researched, presented and corralled by Paul Kerensa, who you can email if you want to add something to the show on radio history. Your contributions are welcome. Thank you to all who support us on Patreon - discover extra things there, including our new British Broadcasting Century Book Club, where I read and explain/interrupt Cecil Lewis' Broadcasting From Within, the first book on broadcasting, from 1924. You can hear Cecil Lewis' voice on this podcast. THANK YOU if you support us there, or with one-off chip-in tips at ko-fi.com/paulkerensa. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook page is here. Do like. I post things there. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook group is here. Do join. You post things there. The British Broadcasting Century Twitter profile is here. Do follow. My other podcast of interviews, from Rev Richard Coles, Miranda Hart, Milton Jones and more is called A Paul Kerensa Podcast - and the latest episode there is the FULL chat with Gareth Jones, who appeared on this podcast some episodes ago, with tales of children's broadcasting in the 1990s, ITV companies, and his wonder for all things science. Have a listen! And subscribe there for more like that. My mailing list is here - do subscribe to keep up with things. My books are available here or orderable from bookshops. Archive clips are either public domain or the BBC's or someone's domain but the mists of time has hidden from us whose they are. Thank you, all rights holders! And we hope this is ok with you... Do please rate and review this podcast where you found it... and keep liking/sharing/commenting on what we do online. It all helps others find us.  Next time: All I want for Christmas 1922 is a new radio station: Newcastle 5NO is born! Just.

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Alleluia! One of the great plot twists - perhaps only rivalled by Harold Bishop returning to Neighbours with amnesia (look it up) - is celebrated the world over today by people smashing umpteen chocolate eggs down their gullets. We briefly consider the obvious question (what the hell have chocolate eggs got to do with Jesus?) before moving onto safer territory to explore what looks like - but turns out not to be - a nailed-on babblefest of ludicrous luxury eco eggs and supermarket packaging claims. Also this week, the cringe-gasm that is corporate April Fools day gags. Volkswagen - a company already known for its complicated relationship with the truth - should perhaps have steered clear of attempted PR lolz. Sustainababble is your friendly environment podcast, out weekly. Theme music by the legendary Dicky Moore – @dickymoo. Sustainababble logo by the splendid Arthur Stovell. Ecoguff read out by Arabella. Love the babble? Bung us a few pennies at www.patreon.com/sustainababble. MERCH: sustainababble.teemill.com Available on iTunes, Spotify, Acast & all those types of things, or at sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble. Email us at hello@sustainababble.fish.

Due partly to the fact that I haven't had time to check my emails for questions, but largely due to the fact I wanted to take the focus off me on tour, this weeks 12 Rounds With Johnny Boxer features questions asked from members of the two bands I recently toured with, Diskust and Piston Fist.The guys came up with some pretty interesting and thought-provoking questions, most of which Bobo had answers for, but there was also the odd occasion where the great man was stumped - albeit temporarily.This week's questions include what would Bobo run his campaign policy on if he was running for office, if he would rather dicks for fingers or someone telling his inner thoughts, is more than a handful a waste, who he would rather fight out of Alf Stewart and Harold Bishop, what television show and character he would be had Fat Pizza not surfaced and one that I am not too fond of but had to ask anyway, why is Kris Peters such a c$#t!!!The answers are nothing short of hilarious this week so listen in plus hear Johnny reveal plans to visit Queensland for a special benefit show later this month...As usual, please read on below the audio for another intriguing and humorous look at life from the inside (literally) with Johny Boxer.Words by Louise CrothersMr Boxer was due to fly out from Sydney to Melbourne at approximately 10.30 am on a Friday in July 2018 as he had been invited to judge at a tattoo expo on the Saturday.I’d usually drop him at the airport on these occasions, but hadn’t heard a peep out of him for 2-3 days and was becoming concerned.First thing that Friday morning the organiser of the expo contacted me to confirm his ETA and I had no idea what the fuck to say. Johnny was always putting me into tricky situations. It’d gottento the point where I could feel my scalp tense up anytime he’d ask to meet with me. Who the hell knew what was going to go down?Sure enough, the flight time came and went then just after 11 am I received a call. He was in lock-up.“I’m down in the Newtown Courthouse holding cells. I’ve been to 4 different gaols over the past 3 days. They’re about to put me before a magistrate and I’ll most likely be refused bail and sent to Long Bay... Can you come here real quick, act as my representation and get me out?”I was like...wait...what?“Johnny, what the hell have you done? You were supposed to be on a flight half an hour ago! What do I say to the tattoo crew?”“Tell them I’ll be there soon...”Luckily I was dressed rather professionally and had on a lanyard for an organisation I was contracted to that day. Jumped in the car and headed on over to Newtown, along the way taking frantic phone calls from Melbourne.Before entering the police station I flipped my lanyard around so no one could tell where exactly I was from yet looked somewhat official. Approached the front desk and put on my best voice ofauthority...“Hi. Louise Crothers. I’m here to collect John Boxer.”The young constable looked a little bewildered.“He’s down in your holding cells,” I added.“Oh. Ok. Just let me call downstairs. You’re his custodian?”“Yes.”Didn’t even know what that meant...I took a seat in the foyer.“They’re bringing him up shortly,” the constable informed me.Ten minutes or so later JB appeared out front with two officers. I was given something to sign. Thankfully his hearing had been adjourned and I could take him away.I wanted to kill him. As I approached though I could see he looked like shit. Unshaven, hair a mess and appeared to not have slept a wink in days. Shook my head instead. We ventured up the street to the Courthouse Hotel for a bourbon bathed explanation.By Saturday night the menace was partying it up in Milton, Victoria as if no such thing had occurred. He had a jolly good old time there. So much so he missed his flight home, had lost his I.D and phone kept dying before I could gather exactly what needed to be done in order to get him on another flight!At one point I had Melbourne Airport Security scanning through the place for him and could’ve pulled my hair out and just cried. Ok. I actually did cry.As it always seems to go with the guy who describes his life as “a magic carpet ride” by pure chance JB was spotted at the gates by a couple of fellas who knew him and they went above and beyond to make arrangements for him (including the rebooking of and payment for his flight home).He managed to text me an ETA right before takeoff, adding that his “foot is fucked and can’t walk.”Of course.What did I do? Did I tell the over-aged delinquent where to go?No.Upon his arrival there I stood with a wheelchair at the ready.What an asshole.Nah. He’s ok. That bloody Johnny Boxer.And the next time he went missing I just checked the online NSW Court Registry. Boom! Found him...

Emergency hard-drive failure spectacularIn a change from our scheduled programming, today's episode is a correspondence special to make up for the fact that Michael's computer died over the weekend and has delayed our Jon Hare episode by a week.If you're up for some Harold Bishop, Mike Reid/Mike Reid and Roy Evans/Roy Evans chat - as well as a reflection on Big Sam's solitary game as England manager - this may very well float your boat until next week's episode.Enjoy!Chris and Josh (and Michael).Twitter: @quicklykevinFacebook:quicklykevinInstagram: quicklykevinEmail: hello@quicklykevin.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello again! An eclectic week… We're delving into Mark's love of wrestling with our reflections on the first night of Wrestlemania (4:30), getting the gang back together with Nellie and crew in Sky's Save Me Too (16:20), and wondering if we've already missed the boat with Netflix's Tiger King (22:30). And we throw in a brief review of Rocketman for good measure (25:00).  And, of course, in DATE NIGHT (31:15), it's Pete's Dragon (1977)...  

Christian Pulisic speaks live on The Sports Bar after the incredible 4-4 draw with Ajax, Danny Mills reacts to Granit Xhaka losing the Arsenal captaincy, Alan Fletcher aka 'Dr Karl Kennedy' picks his Neighbours XI, Hawksbee and Jacobs present the Clips of the Month and Simon Jordan argues that Jurgen Klopp is better than Pep Guardiola. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

RHLSTP #185: Ross Noble Harder on the Balls. SPOILER ALERT: Rich gives a big spoiler about the new Harry Potter plays which will be bad if you like Harry Potter, but awesome if you hate him, and then there's a welcome return for the fizzling brain (and to be fair, the rest of him) of Ross Noble. Under discussion today: what it's like to kiss Harold Bishop, a potentially libellous discussion of who was almost cast in the Sky Halloween short instead of Richard, some important corrections about McCoy era Doctor Who, unfortunate ways to find out that someone you care about has died, the mad pleasure of working with Mel Brooks, and the find out the tallest building in Cramlington (citation needed).SUPPORT THE SHOW!Check out our website and become a badger and see extra content http://rhlstp.co.ukSee details of the RHLSTP tour dates http://richardherring.com/gigsBuy DVDs and Books at http://gofasterstripe.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

She's a world famous comedian, a best-selling author, and a good mate of the Dalai Lama - it's Meshel Laurie! She tells us all about her latest book, Buddhism for the Unbelievably Busy, and offers some tips for coping with the chaos of everyday life. We find out how Buddhism helped Meshel through her divorce, and what goes on at a Buddhist board meeting. There's some chat about her career, which has included everything from performing at the Sydney opera house and working in a brothel to chatting to Pink about cheese. Then it's time for a round of our favourite game, Anything for Money, and of course some Scummy Mummy Confessions. Do check out Meshel's new book and her previous effort, Buddhism for Breakups - they're both out now. And have a listen to her podcasts, Nitty Gritty Committee and Australian True Crime Podcast. The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review! **SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are coming to Cambridge, Bath, Belfast, Winchester, Masham, Cardiff, and many more... To buy tickets visit ScummyMummies.com. We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, rate, review and subscribe! Thank you for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedian/improv master the Olivier Award-winning Susan Harrison popped into the studio for a show packed full of great chat, a sideways look at the news and of course the poem of the week – Susan’s was from the perspective of a dog! Take a listen to the whole show and find out about the struggles that both Susan and Baines grapple with when asked to categorise themselves, Susan’s Bafta nominating CBBC work and how much the drinks cost at the Laurence Olivier awards after party. Susan also does an ace ‘girl trapped down a well’ impression and poses Baines the question; Neighbour’s Harold Bishop or Eastender’s Nasty Nick. @SueHarrison123 @SamanthaBaines

Elis and John are back and this week they've got secrets - your partners' secrets. Plus there's the welcome return of Bill/Billy inTextual Healing, another round of Winner Plays On, Chapter 22 of A Robins Amongst The Pigeons, some incredible Harold Bishop-based Email news, and much more. Remember, you can get in touch with the boys on email (are you on email? You simply have to be on email these days) on saturday@xfm.co.uk and you can tune in live every Saturday from 10am on Xfm. Keep it Xfm guys. Keep it Xfm.