Podcast appearances and mentions of Nicholas Lyndhurst

In this episode of Talk2TheHand, we step through the magical portal of 90s television and revisit Goodnight Sweetheart, the beloved BBC sitcom that blended time travel, romance, and comedy in a way no other show quite dared. Created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, this unique series followed Gary Sparrow, a hapless TV repairman who stumbles upon a time portal to 1940s London. With a wife in the present and a lover in the past, Gary's double life led to plenty of laughs, heartfelt moments, and an ever-growing tangle of lies. We explore the origins of the show, its development, and what inspired Marks and Gran to craft this genre-bending sitcom. Was Goodnight Sweetheart simply a romantic comedy with a sci-fi twist, or was it a deeper reflection on nostalgia and the idea of escaping one's reality? We'll discuss how the series balanced humor with historical detail, weaving real wartime events into Gary's adventures. From the iconic theme tune to the meticulous recreation of 1940s London, the show's dedication to its premise set it apart. Of course, we can't talk about Goodnight Sweetheart without discussing Nicholas Lyndhurst's performance as Gary. Fresh off the success of Only Fools and Horses, Lyndhurst brought charm and depth to a character who, on paper, might have been difficult to root for. We'll also take a look at the supporting cast, from his long-suffering wife Yvonne to his loyal yet clueless best mate Ron, and, of course, his great love in the past, Phoebe. Each of these characters played a crucial role in making the show work, providing both comedic relief and emotional stakes. Finally, we'll reflect on the show's legacy. Though it ended in 1999, Goodnight Sweetheart remained a fan favorite, even returning for a one-off special in 2016. But did it ever get the recognition it deserved? And how does it hold up today in an era of complex, serialised TV storytelling? We'll break down the show's lasting impact and ask whether Goodnight Sweetheart could ever make a full comeback. So grab a cup of tea, tune in, and join us as we take a trip back in time with Goodnight Sweetheart—a show that proved sometimes, the past really is another country. Talk2TheHand is an independent throwback podcast run by husband and wife, Jimmy and Beth. Obsessed with 90s nostalgia and 90s celebrities, we'll rewind the years and take you back to the greatest era of our lives.   New episodes bursting with nostalgia of the 90s released on Tuesdays. Please subscribe to our podcast and we'll keep you gooey in 1990s love. Find us on Twitter @talk2thehandpod or email us at jimmy@talk2thehand.co.uk or beth@talk2thehand.co.uk

Bear with us this month, listeners, as we take a left turn down Duckett's Passage to talk about something a little different from our usual classic British horror. Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst, born April 1961, is an English actor who began his career as a child actor and is best known for his role as Rodney Trotter in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, which ran from 1981 to 2003.PART ONE: Tonight's first topic covers his role as the time-travelling bigamist Gary Sparrow in the British sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart. Created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran and produced by the BBC, Goodnight Sweetheart ran from 1993 to 1999, broadcasting a total of six series. The sitcom follows Gary Sparrow, an accidental time traveller living a double life through a time portal that connects 1990s London with 1940s wartime London. While the show's creators, who also made Birds of a Feather and The New Statesman, wrote most of the episodes, we chose to watch series six, episode one ("Mine's a Double") and episode five ("The 'Ouses in Between") because they had at least a tenuous link to our podcast's premise. These episodes were written by Gary Lawson and John Phelps (as a writing team) and Geoff Rowley, respectively. ‘Sweetheart featured Victor McGuire as Ron Wheatcroft, Gary's best friend in every episode of the show. McGuire is best known for playing Jack Boswell in Carla Lane's Bread. Related to our areas of interest, he appeared in an episode of Chernobyl, was a bar patron in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, played Police Officer No. 1 in 2005's Hellraiser: Hellworld, and portrayed Gerald Hardy in the 2012 Daniel Radcliffe version of The Woman in Black.Dervla Kirwan played Gary's wartime love interest and later wife, Phoebe, in the first three series before being replaced by Elizabeth Carling. Carling was briefly engaged to Neil Morrissey, whom she met while both were in the oft-mentioned Boon; she also appeared alongside him in an episode of the BBC sitcom Men Behaving Badly. After ‘Sweetheart, she released an album of wartime covers, also titled Goodnight Sweetheart. Similarly, the role of Gary's modern-day wife, Yvonne, was initially played by Michelle Holmes, who rose to prominence as Sue, one of the babysitters in Rita, Sue and Bob Too. After three seasons, she was replaced by Emma Amos, who appeared in Vera Drake, Bridget Jones's Diary, and an episode of Murder Most Horrid with Dawn French (cue Jon singing the theme tune). We've mentioned "Rear of the Year" a few times on this show, so it's worth noting that Amos was (according to Wikipedia — although Ross can't verify this) voted as having "TV's Best Legs" by readers of The Economist. PART TWO:We also listened to Channel Crossing by Rosemary Timperley. This was an episode of Haunted: Stories of the Supernatural, which ran for several years on the BBC World Service in the early 1980s and has since had a second life on Radio 4 Extra (thanks to Mysterious Magpie on YouTube for sharing some of these stories so we count listen to review it today). Rosemary Timperley was an author of over sixty novels and hundreds of short stories and feature articles, best known for her classic ghost stories The Mistress in Black and Christmas Meeting. Although primarily a mainstream writer, Timperley wrote numerous short stories that explored different aspects of the supernatural. She was well known for editing five volumes in a series of ghost story anthologies. Timperley also wrote several acclaimed radio and television scripts, and her short story Harry has been adapted to film multiple times.This episode featured Nicholas Lyndhurst as Jack, Peter Sallis as Edward, Patsy Rowlands as Frances, Gregory de Polnay as Gregory, and Sonia Fraser as Annabelle. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a textWe spoke to one of the creators of Goodnight Sweetheart Maurice Gran which starred Nicholas Lyndhurst as the lead

Never mind prisons running out of space or rainbow lanyards - PMQs gets derailed by Nicholas Lyndhurst. Matt is joined by Patrick Maguire and Lara Spirit to unpack all the action from the Commons.Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss what Rishi Sunak should do about Nigel Farage, living next door to celebrities, and whether linen clothes, the Northern Lights, and strawberry jam are overrated.The Columnists: (02:32)PMQs: (24:22) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Nicholas Lyndhurst could have saved millions of lives. But he wanted some wartime punani, unrationed!" Sports Horn is a sitcom hosted by comedians Anthony Richardson and Mark Davison, best known collectively as the popular online sketch duo 'The Exploding Heads'.Sports Horn is a Stak Production.This is a work of fiction. Any names or characters, businesses or places, events or incidents, are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Renee Pezzotta Who else has just finished the first season of the latest in the life of Doctor Frasier Crane? This fantastic, new series picks up where he started, in Boston. In the aftermath of the passing of his father Martin, we see Frasier getting closer to his son Freddy. Frasier continues to do what Frasier does best, witty one liners, clever quips and navigating family tensions hilariously. As a sidenote, as a Brit who grew up with Only Fools and Horses on the box 24-7, its been great to see Nicholas Lyndhurst in this series as Alan Cornwall, Frasiers' Oxford buddy and sidekick. It's been delightful to see him as this character and I'm interested to see how this character evolves.   New characters have been introduced this season, one being Smokey, Freddy's firefighter buddy and coworker. Smokey is portrayed by actress Renee Pezzotta, who I am delighted to welcome onto The Mighty Dragon. These new faces have found their voices in the Frasier universe, and it was interesting to hear how Renee approaches Smokey's character and acting in general. Tune in to hear how this Tennessee-New Jersey native made it not only in acting but in stand-up comedy too. As a very driven professional, it didn't surprise me to hear that Renee has a side-hustle too alongside her acting career. We talk about the effect of perfoming infront of a live audience, something she is used to with her stand-up comedy experience. We talk too about script changes in the live environment and how this can change a performance. This was a very insightful glimpse into how sitcoms are made in reaction to the audience reaction! Renee also talks about the fantasy backstory she has for Smokey, can you guess which Cheers legends daughter she aspires to be? The new cast are all so highly talented but what else do you expect from a show like Frasier? Tune in now!

UK correspondent and friend of the pod Rebecca Shortall returns to share her thoughts on the Frasier revival with Anita. They discuss which British actors should be cast for the second season and question why no one has mentioned Freddy's now creepy crush on his aunt Daphne. Rebecca also talks about growing up watching Nicholas Lyndhurst aka Alan Cornwall in ‘Only Fools and Horses.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A romantic sci-fi time travel sitcom, you say?For this episode, we travel back to 1993 and the British comedy series Goodnight Sweetheart, centred around Gary Sparrow, a TV repairman who finds himself able to travel between 1990s and 1940s London via a magical alleyway.From Gary's questionable morals to Nicholas Lyndhurst's surprisingly great singing voice, we tackle one of British comedy's strangest premises, yet an underrated show that deserves a second look.We also discuss:The show's complicated time travel rules - is it more Lost or Terminator?Birds of a Feather's strangely sullen introIs bigamy OK if it's in two different eras? Gary would say soWas Gary's wife in the '90s all that bad?How it might have been in the same cinematic universe as another British sitcom classicDid Gary solve one of the greatest serial killer mysteries of all time?Why Ballykissangel made us both very angryCould it return? Clips used:Goodnight Sweetheart (BBC/Britbox)Birds of a Feather (BBC/ITV)Many Happy Returns (BBC) Please leave us a review here!You can get in touch at podcast@twogeekstwobeers.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.We're now also on TikTok!Please support us Patreon, and get some awesome exclusive Two Geeks goodies!

Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.In this episode, Carl & Tony dig into the BAFTA nominations and look at some of the front runners in the main categories.Also, they chat about the forthcoming FRASIER reboot, whether the casting of Nicholas Lyndhurst is as strange as it seems, and what they might expect from the show.Plus! Armed with stats and facts, Carl runs through the mega box office of AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER and the current state of cinema returns. Are we seeing another sea change approaching?New episodes of The Discourse drop each week every Monday and Tuesday, with the odd Thursday bonus... Host / EditorCarl SweeneyCo-HostTony BlackFollow us on Twitter:@podthediscourseCarl: @CKJSweeneyTony: @ajblackwriter / https://ajblackwriter.substack.comListen to Tony's BEYOND THE SCREEN podcast:beyondthescreenpodListen to Carl's THE MOVIE PALACE podcast:1398503911Email us:contactthediscourse@gmail.comSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made this Twitter: @we_madethisWebsite: wemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: The Subtle Ones (c) John Ahlin via epidemicsound.com

Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.In this episode, Carl & Tony dig into the BAFTA nominations and look at some of the front runners in the main categories.Also, they chat about the forthcoming FRASIER reboot, whether the casting of Nicholas Lyndhurst is as strange as it seems, and what they might expect from the show.Plus! Armed with stats and facts, Carl runs through the mega box office of AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER and the current state of cinema returns. Are we seeing another sea change approaching?New episodes of The Discourse drop each week every Monday and Tuesday, with the odd Thursday bonus... Host / EditorCarl SweeneyCo-HostTony BlackFollow us on Twitter:@podthediscourseCarl: @CKJSweeneyTony: @ajblackwriter / https://ajblackwriter.substack.comListen to Tony's BEYOND THE SCREEN podcast:beyondthescreenpodListen to Carl's THE MOVIE PALACE podcast:1398503911Email us:contactthediscourse@gmail.comSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made this Twitter: @we_madethisWebsite: wemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: The Subtle Ones (c) John Ahlin via epidemicsound.com

It's the end of the current series of Twitch of Fun and what a number to go out on! But will we return or will Richard finally have made the breakthrough to proper TV. That's right TV. Which has ten years left. Just the right time to leave the internet behind. Does Sybil see more Twitch of Fun in the future? And why didn't she see the tyre blowout that put paid to the live episode last week? Why is she so obsessed with Paddy McGuinness. Plus John Cleese, how to stop your sperm being stolen when you're dead, Moon Day, Truss and Sunak and bad news about Nicholas Lyndhurst. See you in September. On Channel 4?

Andy and Verso discuss the sitcom career of Nicholas Lyndhurst, from his sitcom debut in 1978's Going Straight, where he played Ronnie Barker's on-screen son in a spin off of Porridge, through to more career defining roles.Shows discussed are Going Straight, Butterflies, Only Fools and Horses, Just The Two of Us, The Piglet Files, Goodnight Sweetheart, After You've Gone, Rock and Chips.The year in the spotlight is 2001, find out why Andy and Verso both have favourite shows launched that year, and of course, they are different shows.

It's Part 2 of our look at the first three series of Only Fools and Horses and this time we'll be looking at the early years of Nicholas Lyndhurst and continuing our dissection of The Long Legs of the Law.

GRAMMY nominated musician Dr. Martin Taylor, MBE, is a virtuoso guitarist, composer, educator and musical innovator whom Acoustic Guitar magazine calls  ‘THE Acoustic Guitarist of his Generation'. Widely considered to be the world's foremost exponent of solo jazz and fingerstyle guitar playing, Martin possesses an inimitable style that has earned him global acclaim from fellow musicians, fans and critics alike. He dazzles audiences with a signature style that artfully combines his virtuosity, emotion and humor with a strong, engaging stage presence. Taylor has enjoyed a remarkable musical career spanning across five decades, with more than 100 recordings to his credit. Completely self-taught beginning at the early age of 4, he has invented and developed a unique way of playing the guitar that is greatly admired, and often emulated, by guitarists all over the world. In addition to his solo concerts and recordings, he has also collaborated with musicians from many different musical genres, including: Jeff Beck, Tommy Emmanuel, Bill Wyman, Chet Atkins, Stephane Grappelli, David Grisman, George Harrison, Jamie Cullum, Bryn Terfel, Dianne Schuur and Gary Burton.Taylor brings a rich and varied musical heritage to his play, to the extent that Tommy Emmanuel remarked that [Taylor] is “a portal into all that came before.” Over his stellar career, Taylor has amassed a record 14 British Jazz Awards as a guitarist. Several of his albums have been in the Top 10 in the USA and Europe.HistoryFrom 1979 to 1990, he toured the world and recorded over 20 albums with the French jazz violin legend STEPHANE GRAPPELLI. Their album with Vassar Clements “Together At Last” won a Grammy Nomination in 1987. Monsieur Grappelli described him as “A great artist, rich in talent and elegance.”His ground breaking solo album ARTISTRY, produced by Steve Howe, was released in 1992 to much critical acclaim. It was #1 in the HMV Jazz Charts for a record 12 weeks and launched his career as an international solo artist. After two very successful albums for Sony/Columbia, KISS AND TELL and NITELIFE, he went on to record several albums for The Guitar Label.In 1999, Taylor was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of The West of Scotland, and in 2002, he was appointed MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) “For Services To Jazz Music” on The Queen's Birthday Honours List, which he received personally from Her Majesty The Queen at an investiture at Buckingham Palace. His autobiography “Martin Taylor- Autobiography of a Travelling Musician” was released in 2005.In 2007, Taylor received the prestigious BBC Radio 2 “Heart of Jazz” Award in recognition of his career in music and was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Wales Jazz Guitar Festival for his “Contribution to Jazz Guitar Worldwide”.2010 was a landmark year for Martin Taylor. The year started with the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama presenting him with his second honorary doctorate. In April 2010, the Martin Taylor Guitar Academy was launched, an online guitar school that propelled Taylor into becoming one of the world's most recognized and beloved online guitar teachers. This innovative online learning program has been featured on NPR, BBC, Fox News and in the Los Angeles Times and today has students in over 60 countries.Another milestone was reached in 2010 with the world premier of an exciting new work for guitar, orchestra and big band with the creation of Martin Taylor's 'Spirit of Django Suite'. Based on themes by Martin Taylor and arranged by Guy Barker, the debut featured Martin Taylor, his group Spirit of Django, the Guy Barker Big Band, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.Later that year, Taylor was invited to perform a special private concert at Windsor Castle for Prince William on the eve of his engagement to Kate Middleton. 2011 featured extensive touring of the Far East, USA, Europe and UK as Martin's new online profile introduced his music to younger and more international audiences. Taylor also launched the first two models in his own guitar range with Korea-based guitar manufacturer Peerless. The 'Maestro' and 'Virtuoso' have gone on to achieve both critical and commercial success globally.With the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics in 2012, the BBC made a special performance of the 'Spirit of Django Suite' by Martin Taylor and the Britten Symphonia part of their Proms concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall. Later that year, Taylor joined the International Guitar Night for a three-month tour of the US and Canada.In 2013, Martin played over 120 shows, as well as finding time to release a new duo album with Tommy Emmanuel and guest on a second album with British actor and blues musician Hugh Lawrie. At the year's end, Taylor received the BrandLaureate International Brand Personality Award in Asia. Previous recipients have included Steve Jobs, Hillary Clinton, Nelson Mandela and Mark Zuckerberg. 2014 sees Taylor undertaking extensive touring, both solo and with his new group, The Great Guitars.   Film/TV CreditsHis film credits include the French comedy “Milou En Mai” directed by Louis Malle, and more recently his composition, “Green Lady” is featured in the Andrew Piddington movie “The Killing of John Lennon”. His many TV credits include the theme music for “After You've Gone” featuring Nicholas Lyndhurst and Celia Imrie, and the cult “Nicole-Papa” TV commercials for the Renault Clio.When not touring, Martin Taylor divides his time between Scotland and California, where the Martin Taylor Guitar Academy is based.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Today's episode of This Is Our Everest is the fourteenth, which means we're now half way through Lockdown 2 and feelin' fine. We're not, of course, particularly Edward who has done himself a mischief involving extra strong lager. The topic of the episode is the ITV sitcom The Two Of Us from January 1990, a programme simply bound to make you get your Doctor Whos muddled up. Our heroes marvel as a simple case of lost property quickly deteriorates into a charge sheet of criminal offences as long as either your arm or Nicholas Lyndhurst's head. There's also the first airing of Ian's all-encompassing Gary Sparrow theory which could one day be taught in schools, especially if the world keeps going the way it has been. You can join the two of us in watching The Two Of Us here.Tomorrow's podcast, for those of you who wish to be ahead of the curve, is a pair of episodes of the BBC's public access show Open Door, one of which reached particular infamy. You can see both of them right here. There’s a bunch of different ways in which you can subscribe to the 200% podcast. You can do so through Spotify, which you can find right here, whilst the podcast RSS feed is here and you can subscribe through Itunes here.And finally, a humble request. These podcasts take a lot of effort to write, record and release, and we would be extremely grateful for your financial support, in whatever way you can manage. We have our Redbubble shop, for the sartorially minded amongst you, and subscribe through joining us on Patreon. We even now have a Kofi button on the site, so do feel free to send us whatever you’re able to. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Butterflies was one of the surprise success stories of 1978 for BBC2. Tucked away on the minority channel, it wasn't really expected to do so well but within days of its first airing, it was recording great figures and rave reviews in the press. It helped to make household names of Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer and Nicholas Lyndhurst. Written by legendary writer Carla Lane it told the story of Ria, a bored middle class 70s housewife desperate for some excitement in her life. In an interview recorded shortly before the sad death of Geoffrey Palmer, Wendy Craig recalls her Butterflies days to Ashley. The Distinct Nostalgia theme is composed by Rebecca Applin and Chris Warner. DN is an MIM Production in association with Life Rooms and the MerseyCare NHS Trust. Distinct Nostalgia produces several shows a week. covering soaps, film, comedy and all tv.Go to distinctnostalgia.com to dip into our huge treasure trove of previous programmes and keep up to date on announcements by following us on twitter @DistinctbyMIM Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

#296 Groovy Gang - Richard has been to Legoland and seen a sight that sums up the compromise of parenthood. His guest is the legendary Michael Fenton Stevens. They discuss the rock star life that even parody pop stars enjoy, how taking a punt on a chicken paid off, Nicholas Lyndhurst’s property portfolio, which sitcom star MFS took a dislike to, filming by an airport, appearing on Tiswas and seeing the birth of a comedy classic. Plus the dynamics of a sketch group, the horrors of childhood and Kate Bush getting excited. How can you resist?Check out Michael's amazing podcast My Time Capsule here https://linktr.ee/mytcpodWatch the show every week on Wednesday night (usually) on Twitch http://twitch.tv/rkherringIf you’re with Amazon Prime you can give us free money every month. Here’s how - https://youtu.be/Uts1dSzQxdo Don’t forget to come back and resub every month!SUPPORT THE SHOW!Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITESee details of the RHLSTP TOUR DATESBuy DVDs and Books from GO FASTER STRIPE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we got James Brown, we got Brown James, we got Nicholas Lyndhurst, we hurt Lynne Ninkledurst, and we finally solve what was it that was did happen at Chernobyl in that crazy little town. It's a good one! We promise you that.

Did you know Nicholas Lyndhurst's name fits perfectly with the Beatles' Eleanor Rigby? Also, Ronnie The Roadie nearly chokes on his rollie again, and caller Sarah tells us about her Nightcrawlers-related Cool Badge hand-in.

RHLSTP #194: Amanda Abbington - Chicken Carcass Ghost. Rich has had to deal with the soft poo of his ill dog, but he didn't eat any of it, even though it looked delicious and anyone who says he did is lying. And he meets some men who work in IT in his audience, which is a novelty, but wait till you hear about the marital status of one of them... His guest is a woman he worked with just four days before recording, though she seems to have forgotten all about it, Amanda Abbington. Can she name the cast of Man Stroke Woman? How many times has she appeared on The Bill? What is Nicholas Lyndhurst's acting secret? Has she played Give Us A Clue with Una Stubbs? And Rich recounts how he has twice failed auditions to appear in shows with her. Rich makes a pitch to appear in Death In Paradise, which might not quite work out for him and there's chat about UFOs, sex robots and more evidence that drinking alcohol might not be the best preparation for a long-form interview. Buy Richard's EQ book here: http://www/gofasterstripe.com/eq Buy his new DVD here: http://www.gofasterstripe.comSUPPORT 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.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to episode 245 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Assuming you made it through episode one, congratulations and welcome back to episode two. You are now 25% completed in your end of year DrunkCast commitments! Let’s carry on shall we…What do Nicholas Lyndhurst and Tyson Fury have in common? Well as KRS One famously said, they both hate corny-ass soft commercial rhyming (or was that about him and Tim Dog…?) - anyway - more accurately, they are both talked about in great depth, along with favourite podcast moments from each others output (of which Chris must catch up on at some time soon) and music recommendations get thrown about all over the place. In some ways it’s more of the same, but in other ways, it’s drunker. So, tread with caution or dive right in - YOUR CALL!––––– ––––– –––––THIS EPISODES LINKS:• HARDCORE LISTING PODCAST!• OFF THE BEAT & TRACK PODCAST!• REDSHIFT REBELS!• LOVE BEER!• SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTER!• SCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAM!• SPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS • DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOK• DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAM• NEW LISTENERS TAKE NOTE • You can find the full DISTRACTION PIECES episode list HERE!• FOLLOW AND ENJOY! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Free tickets for On the Time Lash LIVE are available from tinyurl.com/OTTLLIVE Ben and Mark discuss evil doubles as they reach The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People and pair it up with Enemy of the World. Along the way they discuss pregnancy horror, David Cronenberg, Malcolm Hulke, Donald Trump, Brexit, fictional Mexicans and rapey Captain Kirk. ALSO: Ben sings, Mark rounds up some of the most insane responses to the lack of a S11 trailer, Ben admits to a criminal act and nobody mentions Miami Twice.

Here at Nerdai we love a good pile-in. Here then is a good Nerdai pile-in.

The latest edition of the podcast which asks: what is the least Mod Dungeons & Dragons character? This episode, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, has been cursed by the tang of man-flu and dodgy microphones, meaning it’s not at the usual hi-fidelity standard you’ve come to expect from Chart Music. But what an incident-packed go-around on the morbid carousel of Pop it is! There’s wave after wave of guest appearances from people who really shouldn’t have bothered, such as Cliff, his specky henchman Hank Marvin, and none other than co-host KEGGY KEEGLE HIMSELF facing down DLT in a perm-off. Thanks to Simon getting an unexpected birthday present, we have possession of a full shooting script of an episode from The Popses’ post-strike regeneration, and we try to break the codes therein. Musicwise, the Mod revival rides itself right off the cliff, Kelly Marie and Sheena Easton put on their best Bingo Jumpsuits, Cliff does his Danger Dancing routine next to a keyboard player in Alan Partridge shorts, Randy Crawford’s heartbreakingly brilliant performance is ruined by a vision mixer who makes her look like the alien off Alien, and Nicholas Lyndhurst, Martin Shaw and Dennis Waterman rule over the charts. Al Needham is joined by Simon Price and David Stubbs for a good hard leer at the autumn of 1980, veering off – as always – on tangents such as trying to be a 12 year-old Ace Face when everyone’s seen your Dad drag you out of a boating lake at Skegness Butlins, why adding the Poo-Poo drum machine over Joy Division records in clubs will never get old, having a good laugh at younger brothers who get beaten up in town for wearing the wrong badges, pathological hatred of Plastic Mods, and flares. And swearing, swearing, all the time swearing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jim and Guy chat about songs that have a form of communication in the title, can they find 5 better than Harry Nilsson's " Everybody's Talkin' "? Musings on terrible 1980s videos, the lost episode, Rude boys, and Nicholas Lyndhurst are, as always, a distraction to the main focus of 'what song is better?!'

Hey, it's the penultimate episode! In which, Graeme and Keith hear from Tom's friend, Dave. They/we review the musings of fellow Goodnight Sweetheart sufferer, Richard Herring (@herring1967) - there are some overlaps. We consider Nicholas Lyndhurst's height, and where he might buy his clothes. A LOT of Doctor Who chat. Keith's favourite is Paul McGann.To join Sparrow-Talk invented term, ‘down Duckett's Passage', we add ‘Rodney's Jar'.And, as is tradition now, we talk about the fifth episode of Goodnight Sweetheart. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the first ever episode of Sparrow-Talk, Keith, Tom and Graeme discuss Nicholas Lyndhurst's career, better sitcoms, Lassie's gender, 'leg-overs', Tom's incredible mastery of colour, and a bit about the first episode of Goodnight Sweetheart. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What's the best way to get through divorce? What's it like to date a younger man? And what does Benedict Cumberbatch smell like up close? Answering all these questions is fabulous comedian Wendy Wason! We discuss the trials of trying to have sexy time without the kids catching you at it, and Wendy tells us who she fancies most out of Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, and Nicholas Lyndhurst. Then it's time for Current Affairs, which inevitably descends into some chat about that thing Cameron did with the pig, again. Helen tries to do a Scottish accent. We round off with Scummy Mummy Confessions, including one from an actual listener! You can find out more about our lovely guest by visiting wendywason.co.uk or following her on Twitter - @wendy_wason. 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, do tell your friends! Thank you for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's very special episode of the Bodacious Horror Podcast sees your clueless comperes catapulted into chronological chaos, as Gill's Nicholas Lyndhurst-inspired meddlings with the fabric of space and time kickstart a chain of events which unwittingly spark World War 3. Faster than you can say "jump the shark", they hatch a plot so convoluted that even JJ Abrams says it isn't a sustainable premise for a series. In an effort to repair the damage to the timeline caused by their foolish actions, Gill & Roscoe present a special episode dedicated to the most celebrated time traveller of them all, The Doctor! Along the way, your erudite emissaries discuss "The Three Doctors" (1972), "The Five Doctors" (1983), "Remembrance of the Daleks" (1988), "Dimensions in Time" (1993), "Doctor Who: The Movie" (1996), "The Curse of Fatal Death" (1999), "Time Crash" (2007), "Night of the Doctor" (2013) and "Day of the Doctor" (2013). Nobody puts The Doctor in the corner. Website: www.bodacioushorror.co.uk Twitter: @BodaciousHorror and @GillRockatansky Email: feedback@BodaciousHorror.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/BodaciousHorror Gill & Roscoe are proud members of the League of Extraordinary Podcasts (http://loepodcasts.blogspot.com).

GD.T and Cockburn get trapped by 80's television and end up taking a dream trip to memory lane until they begin to over think their favourite shows and it forms an amorphous cloud of nightmarish terror!!! JAN VINCENT!!!!

[]On New Year's Day 2012, a facebook post stopped The Baker Street Babes in their tracks. Amanda Abbington was asking how to become a Baker Street Babe. After we recovered (it took some time), we began a delightful conversation with Amanda about Sherlock and beyond. After a few months of schedule dancing, work, school, and New Zealand, The Babes (Curly, Ardy, Turk,  & Kafers) and Amanda were finally able to meet up and what you're about to listen to and read is what came of it. We can honestly say this was such a delight and a treat. Not only was it just fun, but it was insightful. Amanda has been dubbed The Queen of Fandom by BBC Sherlock enthusiasts, and rightfully so. she's reached out to fans unlike anyone else, breaking The Fourth Wall and embracing fan culture. Incredibly charming, witty, and caring, she has become quite special to many of us. Please note this episode was recorded at the end of April and in a restaurant. While perfectly listenable, it may be worthwhile to follow along in the transcript. For those who don't know, Amanda Abbington is an English actress and comedienne who has appeared on television and stage. She is best known for her roles in the 2005 comedy sketch show Man Stroke Woman and the 2007–2008 comedy After You've Gone with Nicholas Lyndhurst. She has also appeared in recurring series such as Coupling, Casualty, and Dream Team. She is the longtime partner of British actor Martin Freeman, who plays John Watson in Sherlock. She has a facebook group devoted to her, suitably entitled: . (A partner to her husband's .) You can follow her on twitter at and her and Martin's delightful (and hysterical) dogs

Waffle On About Only Fools and Horses On this episode Meds and Kell are joined by regular guest Peter Coleman as they discuss the hugely popular British sit com Only Fools and Horses. First broadcast in 1981 the show lasted an impressive 22 years. Starring David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield and Lennard Pearce and written by John Sullivan the programme started off slow in the audience ratings but soon grew into a huge hit offering wonderful Christmas specials and two spin offs. Special thanks go to Cheryl Hough, Peter Stratford and Scott Boswell who sent us emails regarding the show and also to the Only Fools and Horses online fan club who has a wealth of information and videos so please do check their site out at http://www.ofah.net/blog/ Our next episode will be about Monty Pythons Life of Brian so please do send us comments eithere here on the site or to our email address which is waffleonpodcast@gmail.com. Cheers.