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Can you use a camel as a bribe? Which star of Hi-De-Hi makes a surprise cameo? What happened to the talking mongoose? Some of these questions might get answered in this episode.  May our stamina never fail!  IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON TO BE PART OF FUTURE LIVE EPISODES: patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy   SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy!   BLUESKY: @w4bpodcast THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4b_podcast FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4b_podcast WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com Campaign on Dice is not affiliated with Fighting Fantasy.  Theme Music: Battle of Pogs - Komiku

The Greg and Dan Show highlights a moment of kindness shared with the world once a day, Monday - Friday, at 6:25 AM. Today's edition of Way To Go, Todd is titled: Hi De Hi De Hi De Ho... Don't forget to spread some kindness!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeffrey Holland is probably best known for playing Spike in Hi-De-Hi!, also the stuffy footman James Twelvetrees in You Rang M'Lord? and as Mr. Parkin the Stationmaster in Oh, Dr. Beeching! His first TV role was in an episode of Dixon of Dock Green and his television work includes such shows as It Ain't Half Hot, Mum, Are You Being Served?, Dad's Army, The Mayor of Casterbridge and Russ Abbot's Madhouse. He was in “Talent” written and directed by Victoria Wood at The Menier Chocolate Factory in London and more recently he toured the UK in “Waiting for God” and was in “Brassed Off” at the Wolverhampton Grand. His one-man show, “…and this is my friend Mr Laurel”, a play about legendary film comedian Stan Laurel, has sold out all over the UK. Now Jeffrey has written a memoir, The First Rule of Comedy which is out now and available here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Rule-Comedy-Memories-Moments/dp/1803996390Jeffrey Holland is our guest in episode 464 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Buy Jeffrey's memoir, The First Rule of Comedy, here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Rule-Comedy-Memories-Moments/dp/1803996390Follow Jeffrey Holland on X: @JeffHolland07Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people . Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Beckett and Matt Withers return for another look at the latest online celebrity journalism, including Brooklyn Beckham enjoying a £300 bottle of wine, a Hi-de-Hi near tragedy and Hannah Spearitt's new life as a Costa Rican farmer.

When I heard that a campervan park is going to be up and running in central Christchurch, near Latimer Square —possibly in time for this summer— my first thought was that I'm glad I haven't spent more than $500,000 buying an apartment around there. Not even the developer's reassurances that campervan people aren't “yahoo types” made me feel any more excited about it. In fact, I think it's the last place we want to see something like this. And I'm pointing the finger squarely at the council for giving this development resource consent. Because just after I saw at the weekend that the council has failed to achieve its target of having 20,000 people living in the central city by this year, it's gone and given out consent for a campervan park. It's not as if people who have bought apartments in the city aren't having enough trouble as it is, finding more and more of the apartments around them being hired out as Airbnb accommodation. If someone's moved into the centre of town on the sell-job that they're going to be living in this community of people all wanting to embrace the downtown lifestyle - they're going to be feeling somewhat short changed, aren't they? Especially people living near Lattier Square who are finding out today that there's going to be a campervan park next door or down the road. So the gist is the Christchurch City Council has given consent for this park with space for up to 25 campervans on Gloucester Street – where the Stonehurst Hotel used to be. That came down after the earthquakes, there was also a hostel there and a small campground back in the day. The thing is though, that was then, and this is now. And since the earthquakes, there's been this big effort to get more people living in the centre of town. The council set itself the target of having 20,000 people living in the CBD by this year. We found out over the weekend that hasn't happened, and it's pushed out the deadline another four years to 2028. In the meantime, it's giving the green light for this thing - where people will be able to take their campervans and stay for up to four weeks. My opposition to it is based on a couple of things. The first one is gut instinct or gut reaction. I just don't buy this idea that just because you drive a campervan, it doesn't mean you're not going to be a pain in the backside to someone at some point. Just because you're a member of the motorhome association, it's not going to make you any less self-entitled when you cruise into town. And, despite what the developer behind this project is saying today, there is no guarantee that someone driving a campervan is going to give two hoots about the people living there. So that's my gut instinct telling me it's a bad idea. The other reason I'm opposed to it is that it flies completely in the face of what the council's supposed to be hellbent on achieving for Christchurch. It wants people living in the centre of town. It wants people opening their eyes and realising that the quarter acre section isn't the be-all and end-all, and that you can have a pretty decent life living in an apartment and making the most of what the central city has to offer. And a campervan park is completely at odds with the vision it's been trying to sell since the quakes. Talk about left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The First Season Is Always Your Best with David Hines. I chat with returning guest..David Hines about his time working for Butlins and his book...The First Season Is Always Your Best. We talk about UK comedy Hi-De-Hi, what he loved about working there and more. Please rate and review. Order David's book via Amazon at. https://amzn.eu/d/0ineHbrc

We're back, again, for yet another season of irreverent, political, subversive and downright rude viewpoints on everything in space and time from '63 to '89!We're going back to 1959 to reflect on contemporary culture in Dr Who. Was it on the button, or forever behind the times?And in the Time Space Visualiser, we take a top-level dive back into a story that divides opinion.But what's all this got to do with Hi-De-Hi, On the Buses and sweets from the EEC?TX: 19 July 2024Features strong language and adult humour. Listener discretion is advised.

The Burgess effect is in full flow but is Jenna Brooks' interview technique affecting his coaching? The effect of Sam's new shitistic affects the podcast more than any other stat in the past two years. Dennis looks at whether the effects of aerodynamics on a haggis affects its throwing distance, and the effect of gravity on Rob's nipple is affecting his personal wellbeing. Plus, there's Daniel's JKL, a darts evening over at Hi De Hi, and just how much does a physically active Ewok weigh? Enjoy.  The effect of rising hosting costs is affecting the podcast's back pocket. Please support us by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/whatbevan

Brian Murphy actor famous for his roles in classic sitcoms such as George and Mildred  and The last of the summer wine plays the role of Lord Palmer. He is joined by his wife Linda Regan who played April in Hi De Hi who plays Lady Palmer.#comedy #podcastcomedy #podcastsitcom #podcastseries #radiocomedy Why not support Barmy Dale and buy one of us a coffee at: www.buymeacofee.com/barmydaleSupport the showCheck us out at www/barmyproductions.com

In part 2 of our review of Hi-de-Hi!, we have a look at some of the supporting actors, consider the changes that came in the later series, and ask the usual question of, "is it healthy to watch 60 episodes of a show in three weeks?"

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Our new series starts with eighties classic Hi-de-Hi!, which means we finally get to deal with Jimmy Perry and David Croft. We also look at the principal actors, including Su Pollard and Ruth Madoc.

Episode 73: Comedy tonight! And comedy back then, particularly 26 April 1923... It's a royal wedding so the BBC celebrate in style, with a gala concert, sponsored by Harrods (yes, sponsorship on the BBC!), given by The Co-Optimists, the legendary interwar comedy troupe. The cast includes Stanley Holloway (later of My Fair Lady) and, weirdly, the ex of the prince getting married. Whoops. We also explore a landmark pre-BBC broadcast by The Co-Optimists, in the summer of 1921. It's London's first broadcast, and pretty much the only legal broadcast of 1921. We'll explain why, and you'll hear them in full flow. Plus, for those who prefer their comedy more recent, we've got comedy writers James Cary and Simon Dunn, as well as Hi-De-Hi's Jeffrey Holland, telling us about later BBC comedy from The Goons to Bottom, via Steptoe, Dad's Army and Roy Clarke's ovens. It's a lot to pack in, so it's a longer episode than we usually go for, but we trust you'll be entertained, or at least informed about being entertained, or educated about being informed about being entertained...   SHOWNOTES: Simon Dunn's books include Proctology: A Bottom Examination. James Cary's books include The Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer. Paul Kerensa's books include Hark! The Biography of Christmas - also available as an audiobook. Hear The Co-Optimists via this Youtube channel. Alan Stafford's article on John Henry and the first BBC topical comedy.  A photo of 'Listening to the Gala Concert at Harrods' (thanks Andrew Barker!) - 26 April 1923. A photo of the Beaver Hut, Strand (the site of the later Bush House) - Summer 1921. Sidney Nicholson's wedding anthem - Beloved Let Us Love One Another - hosted by the English Heritage Music Series at University of Minnesota. We are nothing to do with the BBC - this is a solo independent operation. Support us at Patreon.com/paulkerensa - £5/mth gets you videos galore. Paul's on tour this Sept/Oct with An Evening of (Very) Old Radio - paulkerensa.com/tour. Music by Will Farmer. Subscribe, Rate, Review, Thanks! NEXT TIME: Music! With Percy Pitt in 1923 and ex Radio 1 boss Johnny Beerling in the present day, reflecting on 1967+. paulkerensa.com/oldradio

In a Christmas week special, Ashley digs through the Distinct Nostalgia archives for an interview that was never broadcast with Ruth Madoc. She remembers her time on Hi De Hi and how she got the part of Gladys in the first place. Ruth sadly died earlier this month at the age of 79 after a fall. We're all going to miss her. Keep listening at the end of the interview to find out what else is in store from Distinct Nostalgia over this Christmas and New Year break.Distinct Nostalgia is an MIM Production. NOTE: The Distinct Nostalgia theme is owned by MIM Productions and composed by Rebecca Applin and Chris Warner. Support the show

Projector Room Show Notes Show 127 Ted Salmon, Gareth Myles and Allan Gildea Projector Room Community Projector Room Group at MeWe Contributions and Feedback Irfan Ali on Tulsa King (2022) Phil Harding on The White Lotus (2021 - 2023) Malcolm Bryant on Tokyo Vice (2022) Irfan Ali on Terrifier (2016) Ian Bundey on Slow Horses (2022) Flop of the Fortnight Hold Me Tight (2021) Private Screening Troll (2022) Warriors of Future (2022) - Trailer Themed Treats (Boston) Cheers (1982 - 1993) Ally McBeal (1997 - 2002) Coma (1978) The Departed (2006) The Main Feature Bullet Train (2022) Le Samourai (1967) The Recruit (2022) - Trailer Synchronic (2020) Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) Resurrection (2022) - Ted's Review Coming Soon Avatar 2 (2022) - Final Trailer (Disney+, 16th December) Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023) - Trailer (June 2023) Kaleidoscope (2023) - Trailer (Netflix, 1st January) The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023) - Trailer (April 2023) 65 (2023) - Trailer (March 2023) The Final Curtain Bob McGrath Kirstie Alley Ruth Madoc Links of Interest PodHubUK - Steve on Twitter - Ted on Twitter - Ted on Mastodon - Steve on Mastodon - MeWe PSC Group - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - WhateverWorks - Camera Creations - TechAddictsUK - The TechBox - Chewing Gum for the Ears - Projector Room - Coffee Time - Ted's Salmagundi - Steve's Rants'n'Raves - Steve's YouTube Shorts

Matthew Bannister on Joyce Bryant (pictured), the American singer who was named by Ebony magazine as one of the five most beautiful black women in the world. Squadron Leader George 'Johnny' Johnson MBE, the last surviving airman who took part in the Dambuster raids. Dame Clare Marx, the first woman to be elected President of the Royal College of Surgeons. Joseph Kittinger, who held the record for the world's highest skydive for over 50 years. He jumped from 19.5 miles above sea level. Producer: Neil George Interviewed guest: Jim Byers Interviewed guest: Andrew Reed Interviewed guest: John McDonald Archive clips used: Metromedia Television, WNEW-TV interview with Joyce Bryant; Benedict Bogeaus Production, Mr Ace (1946) film clip; BBC News 24, HARDtalk- George ‘Johnny' Johnson interview 05/01/2018; Associated British Picture Corporation, The Dam Busters (1955) film clip; BBC Radio 3, Private Passions 24/04/2022; BBC One, Hi-De-Hi! 26/02/1981; BBC Radio 4, The Men Who Fell to Earth 31/03/2009; 1895 Films, Apollo – Missions to the Moon (2019) documentary clip.

In this podcast episode, we review the very final original content from the AYBS Universe. :( Your two podcast hosts had a lovely chat with Brian Slade, author “Simon Cadell: The Authorised Biography”, the beloved Hi-De-Hi actor. We received a delightful voicemail from the “Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast” with chums of the pod William Hanson (from the “I Sexted My Boss” podcast) and Jonathan Vernon-Smith from the BBC “The JVS Show” programme. The staff has finally turned on Mr. Rumbold's managerial role. “Fanny Adams” is a phrase that translates to “fuck all” but points to a very tragic news event which was popularized by the English Navy regarding an 8 year old girl in 1867. What if there -was- a 3rd season of Grace & Favour/AYBS? We learn about the fate of Mrs. Rumbold. Mr. Molturd randomly announces that the lads from the pub have challenged the staff with a darts match! We try to explain how darts is played (visualize a pizza). Find old episodes of “Bullseye” on YouTube, the Darts Game Show from 1980s' UK! Sheep are being sold to the estate next-door. Mr. Humphries is proud of his Australian hat (sent from his penpal). Capt. Peacock's mysterious bite marks that Miss. Lovelock somehow is privy to. Enter the 1928 Daimler sedan. What is a “tax disc”? Percy the local police officer and Molturd's bribe. And the super cute freeze-frame of Billy Burden in this scene with a great big smile. The Vine Tree Pub was where the exterior shots of the episode were filmed in Norton, England. It's still open today and is a 14 minute drive away from Chavenage House (“Millstone Manor”). Apple orchards in the West Country of England generates excess apples which are then crafted into “scrumpy”- a high-octane alcohol. A quick history of why we call the graphite in pencils “lead”. Mavis can handle her scrumpy and “is just getting started”! Paul Humpoletz player Henry Heathcliff, Malcom's father. Mr. Brandon finally stumps Mr. Jeff: Paul Humpoletz also played one of the thieves in the “The Hold Up” from the original series 10: episode 3! And her past catches up with her again from Tiverton. A shoving match starts up; Rumbold and Henry step outside! Both men are posturing until Slocombe finally smashes Henry with her handbag. Dressed all in black, the staff try to sneak onto the neighbouring estate to spirit away the sheep. Mr. Humphries accepts Slocombe's cold cream! Marketing made men think cold cream was only for young women. Humphries tries to bribe a terrier dog with the tandoori chicken (which no one likes, including the dog). And the sheep find their way back to Millstone Manor! Happy ending! And the final lines of Grace & Favour: Peacock: “A large drink and a hot bath.” Slocombe: “Now that's real leadership that is”. Superfan John-Brian Hopkins on Twitter shared that the terrier in this episode was Wendy Richard's dog named “Shirley Brahams”. The terrier gets the final credit of the series! Our NEXT episode: Behind the Pink Curtain. We discuss our thoughts about making the podcast series, AYBE today and yesterday, and how YOU can make your own podcast. Final call: send us your last voicemail for our final podcast! Treat yourself to some That Does Suit Madame merch at our Bargain Basement podcast shop at imfree.threadless.com for t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, and more! Leave the show a voicemail at the Peacock Hotline: (662)-PEACOCK (662-732-2625) and find us on Twitter @DoesSuitMadame and #AYBS #AreYouBeingServed #ImFree #Britcom #comedy #ThatDoesSuitMadame #GraceBros #podcast #LGBT #BlackLivesMatter #BBC #AreYouBeingServedAgain #GraceAndFavour #GraceAndFavor

In this very special bonus episode of The Laurel & Hardy Podcast, Patrick chats with star of TV and stage Jeffrey Holland. Jeffrey is someone who can rightly be referred to as a member of UK TV royalty. His acting career on both stage and screen over the years has been prolific, appearing in such TV classics as Dad's Army, Are You Being Served? It Ain't Half Hot Mum, but he became a household name for his roles in the celebrated sit-coms, Hi-De-Hi, You Rang M'Lord and Oh, Doctor Beeching. Since 2013, Jeffrey has been touring with his one-man stage show entitled, '...and this is my friend, Mr Laurel', a play in which he plays Stan reminiscing about his life and career. Jeffrey also talks about his earliest memories of Laurel and Hardy and ultimately faces the Atoll Question. To learn more about Jeffrey Holland, click here: https://www.jeffreyholland.co.uk/ To book tickets to see Jeffrey in '...and this is my friend, Mr Laurel', at The Lighthouse in Poole, Dorset, click here: https://www.lighthousepoole.co.uk/whats-on/2022/and-this-is-my-friend-mr-laurel/ For more information about The Laurel & Hardy Podcast, click here https://laurel-and-hardy-blog.com/ Stay in touch with all the latest Podcast news, including updates on my forthcoming book, Laurel & Hardy: Silents by subscribing to the free newsletter here: https://laurel-and-hardy-blog.com/contact/ To subscribe to the all-new Laurel & Hardy Magazine, click here: https://www.laurelandhardymag.com/ Join in the discussion and become an official Blog-Head by joining the Blog-Heads Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2920310948018755 To purchase CDs of the Beau Hunks Orchestra's music contained in these podcasts, click here: https://amzn.to/2CgeCbK To purchase a copy of Randy Skretvedt's incredible book, Laurel & Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies, click here: https://amzn.to/3Dpl1P3 To find the best Laurel and Hardy books and DVDs and Blu-Rays, visit The Laurel & Hardy Blog's Amazon storefront, click here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/laurelandhardyblog *Please note that I am an Amazon affiliate, and any purchases made using the above links will help support this podcast whilst not costing you a penny more.

What you might not know is that during every episode Willa's mom, A.K.A., Dad's wife Geralyn, sneaks up and serves a healthy snack to us two hosts. One thing she does not do is break into 'Everybody Eats When They Come to My House' while doing so--a grave oversight. After this episode, we sure hope she gets the memo, since a major topic of discussion this week is the esteemed Cab Calloway. Get geared up for more with Dad's delightful delivery of facts straight from the Merry Ol' Land of Oz. Tune in, dear listeners, it's another episode of Dad's Attic!

In this episode of Eyes & Teeth the big big talent of you can clearly hear my genuine reminiscent joy catching up with Rachel who stood side by side with me doing the YMCA at 10am on the roadside entrance to Barry Island resort one of the last realistic replica's of Hi-De-Hi. I don't think there is a park open today that possessed and provided that true link to the heyday of holiday parks back then. When they knocked it down they took away a gem and historic part of entertainment history and memories. But today Rachel and I share that excitement and moments that we will never forget.The venue secured our love for the business and laid down the skills we needed to go out there and entertain in our own way and we have done just that and both still do to this day.That was 30 years ago, we were both 17 years old, now at 47, Rachel & I catch up on zoom to talk Barry Island, Mike Doyle, The Golden Girls, Karen Carpenter, Forever in Blue Jeans, Jon Clegg, Status Quo, Southsea's Kings theatre, Jamie Steen, Tammy Wynette, Sir Ken Dodd and much more.Welcome to Eyes & teeth Rachel Cantrill Dean

Actor Jeffrey Holland is best known for his role as Spike Dixon, the third rate camp comic in the popular BBC sitcom Hi-De-Hi! but he is of particular interest to this podcast as he took on the rather daunting task of performing Peter Sellers' characters in the much-acclaimed 2001 show Goon Again, alongside Andrew Secombe, Jon Glover and Christopher Timothy and produced by friend of the show Dirk Maggs. Tyler and Jeffrey discuss that show and what the Goons mean to him, as well as running through his career in general - as well as Hi-De-Hi! they talk about You Rang M'Lord (and why it's so popular in Hungary), Are You Being Served, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Dad's Army. Jeffrey was a delight and very generous with his time - hope you enjoy the show.

After a week off, or a weak cough in Paul’s case, the boys are back with a wind lashed show during which they extol the virtues of finding your own voice and the visceral pathos of Hi-De-Hi – yes really.

Jeffrey Holland is Sitcom Royalty, You could say Hi De Hi and it wouldn't be the first time he'd heard that in the street and if you think it started airing on TV 41 years ago, Jeffrey's face hasn't really changed in that time. I guess when we see people pop on and off our TV screens they become part of our family, they're in our homes with us during a cuppa tea or a roast dinner, your sat with your favourite people or family and popular sitcoms such as Hi de hi, only fools and horses, one foot in the grave, they're there to make the whole family laugh together, that is the family's first Comedy Club together and the first theatre for the family is pantomime.So we have a lot to thank Mr Holland for, he has appeared in so many of our favourites including Hi de hi as Spike Dixon, You rang m'lord as James Twelve trees, Cecil parkin in oh Doctor Beeching and he has been in Are you being served, It aint arf hot mum and dads army. His face would be so recognisable throughout the 80's and 90's due to his part in the Russ Abbot TV Shows, Les Dennis and Kenny Everett TV Shows and if you have seen pantomime in the past 50 years you would probably have seen Jeffrey on the bill. I saw him with Keith Harris, Nigel Havers, Julian Clary and Joan Collins at the Birmingham Hippodrome, I mean what a show that was. I'll let Jeffrey tell you the rest, Welcome to E&T VOV Jeffrey Holland

Su Pollard is a national treasure, and has one of the most recognisable faces and voices in the history of British Television. Su is a Sitcom Queen popping up in Gimme Gimme Gimme, Benidorm, and Jimmy Perry & David Croft's masterpieces Hi-De-Hi and Oh Dr Beeching the list goes on. Musicals, plays and TV variety shows and gameshows you will always smile when she hits your screen and you can see her most recently in Celebrity Masterchef 2021, sadly she just got knocked out of the show before the finals but what great TV she made.We end todays chat on her 2021 Tour HARPY a play she describes in Eyes & Teeth, I won't spoil it here but the reviews keep coming​★★★★★ ‘Su Pollard gives the performance of her life, an unmissable tour-de-force ofcomedy and drama brought together in a fantastically constructed piece of theatre.'THEATRE WEEKLY*​★★★★ ‘A bitter-sweet production... Pollard is effortless... she delivers a powerfulperformance which has the audience hooked from the thunderous entrance straightthrough.' EDFEST MAG*​★★★★ 'Su Pollard excels... Meeks has woven an elaborate script... beautifully deep anddetailed' BROADWAY BABY*Welcome to Eyes & Teeth – Voices of Variety SU POLLARD

Hello, and welcome to 'Oh Lockdown! How We Laughed...' S3, Ep. 22 with special guest, all the way from Brighton, Rebekka Turner(Bex's Chainsaw Moussaka) Rebekka is a high energy, eccentric stand-up comedian who adds a surreal edge to the topics she explores. Also she includes celebrity impressions in to her sets, the top one being Su Pollard from Hi-De-Hi and most recently Joe Lycett (including being quote-tweeted by him)!    As an audience you're never quite sure what will happen next and that's all part of the thrill - be ready to be taken on a surreal adventure in Bex's stand-up! Themes focus around pop culture, food and being awkward in a neurodiverse way.  She has also taken part in The Brighton Fringe, Guildford Fringe, Camden Fringe and hopes to perform at Edinburgh in 2022. Join us as we talk about Comedy, Lockdown and the distinction between love handles and shag rails

PDAIS is a free podcast in which a grumpy man and a chirpy girl discuss pop culture. This time they are joined by a wise old owl as they travel back to a carefree time as the fifties turned into the sixties and campers at Maplins greeted the day with a merry HI-DE-HI!

Don Reid was one of the first Comedians I worked with on board Cruise Ships and he made me very welcome. As a new act at sea, you really need to be looked out for and Don was one that just put my nerves at rest. He is great company and if you need a story or two about Comedians or Variety Acts Don is the man to see.One of the Original Comedians on Granada TV he proves to be one of the best with decades of history on stage in Summer Seasons, Pantomimes and countless years at sea.Don talks about writing for Ken Dodd and their last meeting together.Enjoy the stories of Don Reid.

She's one of the greats of British acting - and comedy! Felicity Kendal has been part of the fabric of British life for decades. She rose to fame in the 1970s sitcom The Good Life, alongside Richard Briers, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington. She's also well known for Rosemary and Thyme, the Carla Lane sitcom 'Solo' and a plethora of other parts over the years. Here she talks to Ashley Byrne about how it all began as well as great with memories of her co-stars. And don't forget there's loads of other comedy interviews on Distinct Nostalgia including Wendy Craig on Butterflies, Doreen Mantle on playing Mrs Warboys in One Foot in the Grave, Jeffrey Holland on his time in Hi-De-Hi, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph on Birds of a Feather and Christopher Strauli on his role as Norman in Only When I Laugh. Not to mention our Comedy Writing Legends series which so far includes Jan Etherington wrote Second Thoughts and Marks and Gran who penned, among others things, Goodnight Sweetheart, Birds of a Feather, Shine on Harvey Moon and The New Statesman with Rik Mayall. Plus 'Down Comedy Lane' as Little Remembers Large (Syd Little reminisces about his life as one of half of a comedy double act with Eddie Large).All these delights - and much more can be found by trawling through the Distinct Nostalgia feed. Have fun!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

On new years day 1980, a brand new sitcom burst onto TV screens. It was set in a holiday camp and location filming took place at the Warner Holiday camp in Dovercourt. The TV show was of course Hi-De-Hi. Actor Jeffrey Holland, played the character Spike Dixon and he joins Owen Ward for a look back a life working on location on the Essex coast. If you've got a story, Owen would like to hear from you! Email essexbytheseapodcast@gmail.com Join him on social media: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter

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Thousands of people will have flocked to the Tendring coast in the past to enjoy a summer holiday at one of the many holiday camps that used to grace the sea fronts. The Butlins holiday camp was situated near to the current lifeboat station to the south of Clacton and our location for this episode. The rival camp run by Warners, was located in Dovercourt and was used as the setting for the 1980's sitcom Hi De Hi. In this episode, Owen Ward speaks with Norman Jacobs from the Clacton and District Local History Society about the camps and his memories of staying in them. Owen also speaks with Jeffrey Holland who played Spike Dixon in Hi De Hi. If you've got a story, Owen would like to hear from you! Email essexbytheseapodcast@gmail.com Join him on social media: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter

Hello campers! This week we look at the 1980's classic 1950's sitcom Hi-de-Hi! Listen to hear if Elly can convince Doug that there is more to this than suggestive Yellowcoats and forced fun. Also featuring a very loud Paul McShane impression and Doug's nuanced opinions of the Essex coast. Twitter: @dandewatchtv Email: dougandelly@outlook.com

He’s starred in several great British sitcoms but playing Spike in Hi-De-Hi is his most famous part. Here Ashley Byrne talks about the birth of one of our best loved sitcoms with Jeffrey Holland. Jeffrey also chats about his connections to Are You Being Served, Dads Army and of course You Rang M’Lord and Oh Dr Beeching. Oh and also his one man play about comedy legend Stan Laurel. The Distinct Nostalgia theme is owned by MIM Productions and composed by Rebecca Applin and Chris Warner. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

When Jerry and Margo take a holiday to Keyyyyyna, Tom and Barbara find themselves fighting an uphill battle to keep on top of the crops. Things go from bad to worse when the Karma Fairy strikes Tom down in anger, leaving him immobile and needing a doctor to come and undo his belt buckle. How will The Goods cope when a storm looks like it has destroyed their harvest, especially without Jerry around to be cajoled into helping? Will invoking the 'spirit of the blitz' prove to be the Good's salvation, just like it has proven in Brexit Britain? Most importantly - will the end credits go fully Hi De Hi from here on out? #saddo #goodlife Check out the corresponding show notes page at https://saddo.club ( https://saddo.club/s01e08/thank-you-very-much-tom---goodbye! ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sitcom-archive-deep-dive-overdrive/donations

Charly's Choons Jonno's been listening to mellow music, in particular a Spotify playlist called "Dislocation Songs" by Awkward Corners. Have a listen here (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qeMec3m9AN6h0SDAtVjvA)! General Random Observations from the Week A young Jonno (pictured left below in a striking James Bond T-shirt) never did get the autograph of Ruth Madoc from Hi-De-Hi in the early 1980s in Bournemouth.....the one that got away! Little did Ruth know then the future stardom and fame that awaited that youngster on the global Podcast stage! NEW PODCAST THEME - INTRODUCING...Word Play at the Table! Elt invites Jonno to take part in a new word-based public consultation and community engagement game. Will it make the cut through to the final release? This week's words/phrases ARE: Root & Branch Mind Games Level Up Emerging Trends & Themes in Online Public Consultation and Community Engagement Jonno & Elt reflect on the GovTech summit which ran online yesterday. There is now a really clearly defined HUNGER for online participation and inclusion, this IS the moment! Plan for the long term, invest in technology! Invest in it now! Mug Awards of the Week In this new feature, Jonno will send out two mugs each week from the massive stash of Bang the Table merch he found in his cupboard. One is attributed to a perceived failure, one an overwhelming positive award! This week's mug winners and losers are; 1) Mug Loser: Matt Hancock, for turning up late to the GovTech Summit mainstage then straightening his tie as if the computer screen was a mirror. 2) Mug WINNER! The North West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee for launching a great new site in EngagementHQ. Hurrah! Project Launches of the Week in EngagementHQ Elt is really enthused by the launch of the Preston & South Ribble Flood Management Scheme (https://nwfrm.uk.engagementhq.com/), in particular the highly visual scheme overview page which you can see by clicking here (https://nwfrm.uk.engagementhq.com/preston-and-south-ribble-flood-risk-management-scheme). Jonno is really excited by US based McCandless & Me's Backyard Chickens Zoning Amendment project, here. He is even MORE impressed by US Marketing colleague Christie Cutter's natural ability to squeeze FOUR chicken related jokes into a single sentence whilst describing it. Another Bang the Table comedy superstar is born??? Stats of the Week 67% - This represents the number of people polled in the North who aren't confident about the UK Government's pledge to "Level Up" in the North over the next 4-5 years. Meldrew Moments Jonno has reasons (at LEAST 3) to be grumpy this week; 1) Lack of public consultation on cycling and footpaths. 2) Reading glasses: He owns 20 pairs so as to never be without a pair to hand, but can't find ANY of them. 3) Citizen's Assemblies. #DelibWave He is however very excited about (https://www.involve.org.uk/resources/methods) Involve's Toolkit of Participatory Methods which addresses the third point. Elt is grumpy about trolling, not just on Twitter and Facebook (other social media platforms ARE available) but extending into virtual conferences, with people taking personal agendas into online meetings and trolling guest speakers, which limits participation by other guests who are put off by it.

From "Hi-De-Hi" to "Oh Doctor Beeching" we celebrate the life and works of the Legendary Jeffrey Holland in this exclusive podcast. To find out more information about this and my other interviews, please go to my website: www.beyondthetitle.co.uk www.facebook.com/beyondthetitle

From "Hi-De-Hi" to "Oh Doctor Beeching" we celebrate the life and works of the Legendary Jeffrey Holland in this exclusive podcast. To find out more information about this and my other interviews, please go to my website: www.beyondthetitle.co.uk www.facebook.com/beyondthetitle

Hi-De-Hi team! This is our intro to Travelling Symphony, the free stay-at-home movie club. We introduce ourselves (and Biggie the dog), along with all the info on where and how to get involved. Plus, an explainer on the name if you were ever curious. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @TSMovieClub for the latest info, or you can sign up to our mailing list on https://travellingsymphony.com/join ### We're a stay-at-home movie club, set up by UK-based Jon Naylor and Katie Hobbs, specifically created now that we're all going to be spending a lot more time inside than we might have expected this year! Our goal is to use film to bring people together, create a community and give us all a sense of togetherness in a time when most of us will be feeling very far apart from our loved ones. We'll be having regular (hopefully more than weekly) live watch-alongs, followed by a podcast with experts, thought leaders and interesting people to discuss not just the subject of the film, but the themes it covers and the ideas it brings forward.

Hello campers, its another episode of Shitcom for you. You're welcome. This week, it's Series 1, episode 6 of Hi-De-Hi entitled ‘Charity Begins at Home'. Mark does the longest blink known to man, Jones hosts Who Wants To Be a Millionaire while Wood wishes for even more Mince Pies. Su Pollard wows us with some excellent singing and dancing… but we still prefer her work in Penny Crayon. …Does anyone even read these?

The Sitcom Club returns - Gary and Tilt kick-off the new season with Croft and Perry's holiday camp classic Hi-de-Hi!

As a special extra Summer treat for Looks Unfamiliar listeners, here’s a compilation of highlights from the archives, with extracts from Summer-themed podcasts by Tim Worthington, Ben Baker, Phil Catterall and Darrell Maclaine-Jones. A lot of this hasn’t been available for years, and a lot of it is still rather funny, so we hope you enjoy it! Along the way we talk about Summer Holiday television, Rat On The Road, Wimbledon, The Radio 1 Roadshow, Why Don't You? and Now - The Summer Album; rate the best and worst holiday camps and end of the pier variety acts; and lend an ear to some zany hilarious 'rude' records for fun DJs in wacky nightclubs. We'll also be finding out how to distinguish between different iterations of Mark Curry, what constitutes Roland Rat Canon, what happened when The Grumbleweeds went post-Blue Jam, and what Paul Shane definitely did not do to supplement his Hi-De-Hi income. Not to mention visiting a Hardwicke House Roadshow. Find more episodes of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/

The Two Voices discuss Andy's lottery win. It a big anniversary of TV classic Hi-De-Hi. Nick tells us about the emotional support peacock who couldn't fly. Plus... smart laundrettes, smaller biscuits, and £1 houses. It's all here in the Two Voices Radio podcast!

The Two Voices discuss Andy's lottery win. It a big anniversary of TV classic Hi-De-Hi. Nick tells us about the emotional support peacock who couldn't fly. Plus... smart laundrettes, smaller biscuits, and £1 houses. It's all here in the Two Voices Radio podcast!

KEEP THAT HI-DE-HI IN YOUR SOUL CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA BRUNSWICK -7386 DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES ROYAL MARIMBA BAND BANNER LOVE CAME OUT OF THE NIGHT BOB CAUSER AND HIS CORNELLIANS BANNER – 06-05-14 MY ANGELINE DIXIE MARIMBA PLAYERS CONQUEROR – 7304 WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN CLARION DANCE ORCHESTRA CLARION – … Continue reading "Episode 34 – Dancing with Hi-De-Hi in your Soul"

Matthew Bannister on Raine Countess Spencer. The daughter of Barbara Cartland and step mother of Princess Diana who nicknamed her "Acid Raine". Jimmy Perry who drew on his own life to co-write classic TV comedies including Dad's Army and Hi De Hi. General Stylianos Pattakos, a leading figure in the military junta that took power in Greece in 1967. The theatre director Howard Davies, acclaimed for his productions of twentieth century American classics and for the premiere of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. And Bobby Vee - the sixties pop idol whose many chart hits included Rubber Ball and Take Good Care of My Baby. Producer: Neil George.

Amy Parr-Young joins Jeremy for a chat about 1974 oceanic thriller Juggernaut, directed by Richard Lester and featuring an all-star cast, with the conversation covering such subjects as Hi-De-Hi!, the perfect cure for seasickness and Jeremy's Roy Kinnear fan fiction.

Amy Parr-Young joins Jeremy for a chat about 1974 oceanic thriller Juggernaut, directed by Richard Lester and featuring an all-star cast, with the conversation covering such subjects as Hi-De-Hi!, the perfect cure for seasickness and Jeremy's Roy Kinnear fan fiction.

Hi-De-Hi Wheelers! Mark and Martyn can't hear you! Hi-De-Hi Wheelers! This could go on for a while...  Tedious holiday camp "fun" is inflicted in what feels like real-time as we watch what passed for entertainment in the 80s re-enacting what passed for entertainment in the 50s. Yay.    EMAIL: ifyoulikewagonwheels@outlook.com TWITTER: @spreadthewhimsy FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger   W4B theme composed by John Croudy.

The song I’ve sent you this week is called “When You’re The Other Woman”” which was written for and is performed by Pauline Daniels….I This was on the B side of the first record I made when I formed my company (you have already played the A side “You’re No Good To Me If You Can’t Boogie”)…whereas the A side was aimed at radio play this one was specifically for her act.She started out as a singer and sang stuff like “Send In The Clowns”…and “Pearl’s a Singer”…so this one fitted into her act…it is what it is like to actually BE the other woman…the one who gets the blame…..I had to craft it to her voice so she could get the big note at the end….I achieved this by having a key change in the middle which went DOWN a tone…the only one to do it I think….then there’s another key change which actually brings it back to the original key…clever eh? My publisher in the seventies was called Mingard Music and it is where I befriended Angie McCartney (Paul’s stepmum) and her daughter Ruth…when they went to the States they suggested I go it alone which I did…I built an 8 track studio in my attic and paid for it by doing demos for people…I advertised in a national mag and ended up doing 200 demos….some of them were horrendous with customers simply singing the song in the bath etc..and I had to put it into shape….I was always helpful…one guy sent me a song to do called “My Old Man’s A Policeman” to the tune of My Old Man’s A Dustman….I told him I would alter a few chord progressions so he didn’t get sues and suggested he call it “Top Of The Cops”…which he did…it was still horrendous. Sue Young uses to do the female vocals…great days. The news here is a constant barrage of election rubbish…which just results in me being more confused than I was beforehand…..and when you switch channels all you get is every illness being discussed in length…that’s all we get all the time. If I could I would like to suggest a channel with things of interest on it….good well written dramas….good documentaries…and FUNNY comedy….then Ant and Dec,Sarah Millican,John Bishop,Ross Poldark,and all the cooking programmes and all the cures for obesity can be avoided…..with 15 minutes of news. .....having said this I have been watching “Hi-De-Hi” which is on every day at tea time….I never used to be fussy…but it is so funny and so well written….it is a continuous story which is great fun to keep up with…it is written by the guys who wrote Dad’s Army…it really is brilliant…and what a breath of fresh air. ...The blokes who were allegedly plane spotting at some foreign airport are STILL in jail and their case come up next Monday….I bet they are panicking now…also we had the robbery of a big jewellery store…and they reckon the thieves got away with 200 million pounds worth of stuff…and no-one knew they were there for days….I think a few heads will roll on this one….also the French air traffic control strikes are causing havoc to our holiday makers…this sort of thing should be outlawed…it’s disgraceful. ...finally we are experiencing air pollution from France and The Sahara….don’t the know we are British….KEEP YOUR NASTY AIR WE DON@T WANT IT !!!!!

The song I’ve sent you this week is called “When You’re The Other Woman”” which was written for and is performed by Pauline Daniels….I This was on the B side of the first record I made when I formed my company (you have already played the A side “You’re No Good To Me If You Can’t Boogie”)…whereas the A side was aimed at radio play this one was specifically for her act.She started out as a singer and sang stuff like “Send In The Clowns”…and “Pearl’s a Singer”…so this one fitted into her act…it is what it is like to actually BE the other woman…the one who gets the blame…..I had to craft it to her voice so she could get the big note at the end….I achieved this by having a key change in the middle which went DOWN a tone…the only one to do it I think….then there’s another key change which actually brings it back to the original key…clever eh? My publisher in the seventies was called Mingard Music and it is where I befriended Angie McCartney (Paul’s stepmum) and her daughter Ruth…when they went to the States they suggested I go it alone which I did…I built an 8 track studio in my attic and paid for it by doing demos for people…I advertised in a national mag and ended up doing 200 demos….some of them were horrendous with customers simply singing the song in the bath etc..and I had to put it into shape….I was always helpful…one guy sent me a song to do called “My Old Man’s A Policeman” to the tune of My Old Man’s A Dustman….I told him I would alter a few chord progressions so he didn’t get sues and suggested he call it “Top Of The Cops”…which he did…it was still horrendous. Sue Young uses to do the female vocals…great days. The news here is a constant barrage of election rubbish…which just results in me being more confused than I was beforehand…..and when you switch channels all you get is every illness being discussed in length…that’s all we get all the time. If I could I would like to suggest a channel with things of interest on it….good well written dramas….good documentaries…and FUNNY comedy….then Ant and Dec,Sarah Millican,John Bishop,Ross Poldark,and all the cooking programmes and all the cures for obesity can be avoided…..with 15 minutes of news. .....having said this I have been watching “Hi-De-Hi” which is on every day at tea time….I never used to be fussy…but it is so funny and so well written….it is a continuous story which is great fun to keep up with…it is written by the guys who wrote Dad’s Army…it really is brilliant…and what a breath of fresh air. ...The blokes who were allegedly plane spotting at some foreign airport are STILL in jail and their case come up next Monday….I bet they are panicking now…also we had the robbery of a big jewellery store…and they reckon the thieves got away with 200 million pounds worth of stuff…and no-one knew they were there for days….I think a few heads will roll on this one….also the French air traffic control strikes are causing havoc to our holiday makers…this sort of thing should be outlawed…it’s disgraceful. ...finally we are experiencing air pollution from France and The Sahara….don’t the know we are British….KEEP YOUR NASTY AIR WE DON@T WANT IT !!!!!

Got a call from a guy who works on The One Show asking if they could use a small section of my YouTube song about Una Stubbs….as she was a guest on the show…I naturally agreed and they used a small section of the chorus when she was introduced….was somewhat hidden by the applause for her but hey nice one eh? I wrote this song many years ago and actually got a record deal from a major record company….which didn’t materialise so I recently re-recorded it and put it on YouTube and on one of my quirky albums…I also sent her a copy and she phoned me up and thanked me…a national treasure indeed… I have been watching repeats of the original Hi-De-Hi series and can’t believe how good it was…it’s hilarious….the wonderful cast and classic scripts…absolutely brilliant…unlike “Benidorm” which has totally lost it’s way…thank goodness it’s finished…a 5 year old could write a better script…and by co-incidence Ruth Madoc was in the last episode…talk about one extreme to the other…let’s hope that’s the last we see of it…total waste of air time. I had to smile at the news of the daughter of the Korean Airline boss stopping the plane because she didn’t like the way they served the nuts….I think she is one herself….she made the pilot back up and told the purser to get off the plane…she’s now in jail under the anti terrorist laws…you couldn’t write this…they should have included it in Benidorm….might have got a laugh for a change. There was a slight slip up on the tele recently….it involved a scam which set up Bradley Walsh…the idea was to book him for a talk and secretly set him up…the guy said Bradley wasn’t too happy as he thought he was going to get 10 grand….TEN GRAND!!!...for a TALK!!!!....Bradley Walsh!!!...this is the problem these days…anyone who pays out that sort of money wants a reality check…it’s scandalous….I remember back in the day we put a charity show on at a local theatre for sick kids…the top of the bill let us down so we rang up a well known comic….who agreed to step in….(as he obviously had nothing else on with the very short notice)…all the groups and dancers did it for nothing…this guy…who gave a third rate 30 minutes…wanted 1500 quid…personally I wouldn’t have paid him 15 pence….greedy greedy. There’s a big hoohah at the moment concerning the Chelsea fans who kept stopping this black guy from getting on the train in Paris….of course the press are straight in…it’s RACISM…and the guy has come up with the usual ”It’s because I’m black…etc”……

..and to the 7th track on my album…”Tribute to Ricky Nelson”….I’ve always been a huge fan of the guy..preferred him to Elvis in the 50’s…so I thought he deserved a place on my CD….it tells of how his love songs brought us all through the dark times after just being chucked by the love of your life…sit in a dark room with your Dansette and put on “Lonesome Town”…problem solved. the weather here has been very hot…great for sailing and all outdoor activities…EXCEPT for the poor pensioners….this country has to be top of the charts for moaners…a few weeks back it was too cold and the poor pensioners needed looking after (The one’s who aren’t cruising round the Medi that is)…now they are too HOT and need looking after…in case they de-hydrate…next thing will be the droughts…what does it take to make some people happy…beats me. ..The Open Golf Tournament is upon us…..and Hoylake is buzzing…I decided to go out in my kayak on Thursday and row on the Dee alongside the Royal Liverpool in the hope of getting on the tele….but to no avail…it’s the only way I’ll ever appear at the Open….I don’t quite get the attraction of watching live golf when it is so much better on the tele…anyway it looks like being a big success. Have you been watching?...some great shots of Hoylake from the air….but I wish they would stop calling it THE Wirral…..it’s WIRRAL!! .We went over to Liverpool in the week to buy some electrical stuff from Maplins…the service was superb and the guy who served us was a scream…amongst the stuff we bought an extending window scraper for a fiver…as it was so long they offered to deliver it FREE…it arrived NEXT DAY…I have written to Maplins and thanked them for great service which I didn’t think existed anymore. .On a similar subject we went to Wetherspoons in Caernarvon and had two delicious mixed grills…AND a bottle of quality wine…all for 15 quid….it’s hard to believe the value of the place…and it’s less than two quid a pint!!!....I’m a fussy eater but I can’t fault Wetherspoons…this is the reason they are always full and all the other places are empty….wonderful.

..and to the 7th track on my album…”Tribute to Ricky Nelson”….I’ve always been a huge fan of the guy..preferred him to Elvis in the 50’s…so I thought he deserved a place on my CD….it tells of how his love songs brought us all through the dark times after just being chucked by the love of your life…sit in a dark room with your Dansette and put on “Lonesome Town”…problem solved. the weather here has been very hot…great for sailing and all outdoor activities…EXCEPT for the poor pensioners….this country has to be top of the charts for moaners…a few weeks back it was too cold and the poor pensioners needed looking after (The one’s who aren’t cruising round the Medi that is)…now they are too HOT and need looking after…in case they de-hydrate…next thing will be the droughts…what does it take to make some people happy…beats me. ..The Open Golf Tournament is upon us…..and Hoylake is buzzing…I decided to go out in my kayak on Thursday and row on the Dee alongside the Royal Liverpool in the hope of getting on the tele….but to no avail…it’s the only way I’ll ever appear at the Open….I don’t quite get the attraction of watching live golf when it is so much better on the tele…anyway it looks like being a big success. Have you been watching?...some great shots of Hoylake from the air….but I wish they would stop calling it THE Wirral…..it’s WIRRAL!! .We went over to Liverpool in the week to buy some electrical stuff from Maplins…the service was superb and the guy who served us was a scream…amongst the stuff we bought an extending window scraper for a fiver…as it was so long they offered to deliver it FREE…it arrived NEXT DAY…I have written to Maplins and thanked them for great service which I didn’t think existed anymore. .On a similar subject we went to Wetherspoons in Caernarvon and had two delicious mixed grills…AND a bottle of quality wine…all for 15 quid….it’s hard to believe the value of the place…and it’s less than two quid a pint!!!....I’m a fussy eater but I can’t fault Wetherspoons…this is the reason they are always full and all the other places are empty….wonderful.

No Ted Bovis here (because he's dead) but we do have YOUR feedback via social media, email and drunk Punch and Judy man, Hey (Hey!) You're Being A D, Sideshow Kev's BANNED! list continues Stateside, and we start to feel Christmassy. Just a tiny bit,Enjoy the seasonal delights of @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter. Also, check out the new @wantsaword for exclusives!

Taken Interview at The Cliff Hotel in Dovercourt,Essex where Hi-De-Hi was filmed. Tony Webb explains how he got to be in Hi-De-Hi and also what was he's favourite episode.

Iain Coyle surfs the feelgood factor, but still gets shirty with Ashley 'The Oracle' Blaker while admiring Simon from Blue look-a-like, Stephen Yemoh. This week they discuss the definition of 'short term', cats in recycling bins, the Harlem Globetrotters and the last game against the Billionaire's Boys Club.