Podcasts about Not Going Out

In this episode, Danny is joined by writer and comedian Paul Kerensa. Paul has written extensively for TV, including Miranda, Top Gear and Not Going Out and has published a number of highly popular books, including several children´s books. He claims to be the only stand-up comic without a naval and has performed in numerous countries. Paul is also the host of The Great British Broadcasting Century podcast, which is all about BBC history. Naturally, because Paul is a bit of a BBC history nerd, this episode is peppered with fascinating insights into the subject. They also discuss the 3 types of gigs Paul does, including lots of church gigs, and his insights into how he adapts his act for these venues include several funny anecdotal stories. If you can´t get enough of these podcasts, head to https://www.patreon.com/DannyHurst to access my exclusive, member-only, fun-filled and fact-packed history-related videos. KEY TAKEAWAYS The BBC has had a strong influence on British culture e.g. The London-centric, Victorian/Dickensian feel of a traditional Christmas is partly down to them. Bush House, which became the BBC´s home in 1940 was the most expensive building in the world. Comedy is a great way of getting people to think, including about religion. Most churches and cathedrals are better venues than comedy clubs. The BBC was not behind the first radio broadcast in the UK. The birthplace of the microphone is now a Chinese supermarket. What people will laugh at has changed drastically, making modern audiences trickier. The BBC once hosted an evening of mass telepathy. BEST MOMENTS “It´s one of those tours that never ends.” “I couldn’t find a way of saying “oh by the way I go to church” without it killing the room.” “He thought he had to speak the language of comedians to us, which he thought was just swearing.” “People aren’t going to laugh if they feel unsettled.” “There´s a community in Sussex that’s a little bit Amish.” “It´s the only building outside of Israel that has been a church, a synagogue and a mosque.” “I can’t sell one-liners like they do.” “Guildford cathedral is still selling itself for film locations for spiritual battles.” “You go from amateur questioner to procrastinator.” “I´ve got no belly button…I once did a gig where there were three of us, quite rare.” EPISODE RESOURCES https://www.paulkerensa.com HOST BIO Historian, performer, and mentor Danny Hurst has been engaging audiences for many years, whether as a lecturer, stand-up comic or intervention teacher with young offenders and excluded secondary students. Having worked with some of the most difficult people in the UK, he is a natural storyteller and entertainer, whilst purveying the most fascinating information that you didn't know you didn't know. A writer and host of pub quizzes across London, he has travelled extensively and speaks several languages. He has been a consultant for exhibitions at the Imperial War Museum and Natural History Museum in London as well as presenting accelerated learning seminars across the UK. With a wide range of knowledge ranging from motor mechanics to opera to breeding carnivorous plants, he believes learning is the most effective when it's fun. Uniquely delivered, this is history without the boring bits, told the way only Danny Hurst can. CONTACT AND SOCIALS https://instagram.com/dannyjhurstfacebook.com/danny.hurst.9638 https://twitter.com/dannyhurst https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-hurst-19574720

W/C 23rd December 2024Here we go then, the Christmas TFM. Over the last couple of weeks I have been watching a lot of Christmas specials, you know the kind of thing Not Going Out, Gavin & Stacey, Frasier, Click & Collect, etc, etc. I have been over indulging in them for the reasons we do anything at this time of the year; they are there and they make you feel good.And I think some of that Christmas Special formula has permeated its way into this week's episode. Think about it, it feels like a normal episode but somehow it isn't quite the same, it has an unashamed Christmas vibe and it is a little less ranty and a little more mushy.Of course any series that has been running this long would be expected to deliver some form of festive special, after all it is the law, so I am on point in that respect.Stay safe.P.S The other Christmas Carol spoken TV episode I was struggling to recall was Simon Callow.That'll be Christmas - Thea GilmoreHendersons RelishSheffield Lyceum Snow WhiteTherapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by saying stuff out loud it would act as a little bit of self-help. It's remains loose in style, fluid in terms of content and raw - it's a one take, press record and see what happens, affair.If you want to keep in touch with TFM and the other stuff I do then please follow me on Facebook, Insta, Twitter or Patreon. Thanks for getting this far.

Not Going Out gets nominated for the episode Escape Room from 2018. How will Lee Mack and his family & friends get out this one? However they end up, hilarity DOES ensue! Thanks to Kieran Scott for the suggestion (told you we'd get there eventually). There's also some Sitcom Showdown housekeeping, where we suggest everyone subscribes to us on YouTube, as that's where future episodes will be released.

Paul Kerensa travels around the UK constantly on tour with his various shows, currently it's carols and comedians visiting churches which is a whole heap of fun and gets you in the mood for Christmas, but away from that he's written for top TV shows like Miranda, Not Going Out, Top Gear, TFI Friday, The Royal Variety Performance. Over the next couple of weeks, Paul chats with us about his health, faith and of course Christmas!

Simon Evans is a comedian and TV presenter who currently works at GB News. Among his credits is as a writer for Lee Mack's Not Going Out, and he is one of the top stand-ups in the country. Here, he talks about the very real bias coming out of the BBC.  Get 10 FREE meals at http://HelloFresh.com/freeheretics  Follow Simon on X: https://x.com/TheSimonEvans  Join 17k+ heretics on my mailing list: http://andrewgoldheretics.com  Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok  Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a Text Message.Congratulations to all of you for making it all this way to the Season 4 final.Undoubtedly two comedy legends.GERVAIS & KAYWho would you vote for?Support the Show.Get in touch at...Email us podcastelimination@gmail.comText or send a voice message to 07713163065 and get played on the showThanks for listening.

Send us a Text Message.Bob, Dave & Pauline are joined by special guest Auntie Yvonne!!It's time to find out who our first finalist is, will it be Gervais or Mack?Support the Show.Get in touch at...Email us podcastelimination@gmail.comText or send a voice message to 07713163065 and get played on the showThanks for listening.

It's the second part of Joe and David's mega-chat with last week's guest Lee Mack. Picking things up again, the talk turns to game shows, pitching new ideas, learning lines, script read-through and the challenges of recording with a live audience. Plus, Lee tries to cast David as a policeman in his huge hit sit-com Not Going Out. It's another epic episode! FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chatabix Merch: https://chatabixshop.com/ Contact us: chatabix@yahoo.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us a Text Message.Finally we reach the Season 4 Quarter Finals.Who will you be our first Semi Finalist?Tommy or Lee?Support the Show.Get in touch at...Email us podcastelimination@gmail.comText or send a voice message to 07713163065 and get played on the showThanks for listening.

Annette Badland is an English actress best known for her roles as Mae the Landlady in Ted Lasso, Charlotte in Bergerac, Margaret Blaine in Doctor Who, Mrs Glenna Fitzgibbons in Outlander, Babe Smith in EastEnders and as Dr Fleur Perkins in Midsomer Murders. She was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1993 for her performance as Sadie in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice; a role she reprised in the 1998 film adaptation Little Voice. Other TV credits include Inside No. 9, Big Boys, The Crown, Not Going Out and SO much more on TV, film, theatre and radio.Annette Badland is guest number 385 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she'd like to preserve and one she'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Annette Badland on Twitter @AnnetteBadland .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and 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.

#490 Detached Semi - RHLSTP comes to Aldershot, the scene of one of Richard's most dangerous ever gigs. But we're all safely off the mean streets to welcome the incredible Lee Mack to Aldershot! They talk about keeping the Inside Number 9 secret, why the woodworking answer to the Bake Off was axed, the manufactured controversy at the NTAs, 100 episodes of Not Going Out and whether Lee is going for the Last of the Summer Wine record, why Lee did not become a darts superstar, which serial killer he'd like to play and why Richard is (presumably) worshipped as a God within the Mack household.See RHLSTP on tour- http://richardherring.com/rhlstpSee Rich's stand-up tour Can I Have My Ball Back - https://richardherring.com/ballback/SUPPORT THE SHOW!Watch our TWITCH CHANNELSee extra content at our WEBSITE Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Regular on Radio 2 Breakfast Show with his Pause For Thought, as well as presenting his own show on BBC Sussex and BBC Surrey, Paul is a writer, broadcaster, comedian and author. Winner of the BBC Radio Entertainment Contract Writer Bursary, Paul continues to write and script-edit for many TV comedies. His writing won a British Comedy Award for BBC's Miranda, as well as a Royal Television Society Award and the Rose d'Or award for Lee Mack's sitcom Not Going Out, for which Paul has written on over 60 episodes over the past decade. Paul worked closely with Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc on the revamped Top Gear for BBC2, as well as on Channel 4's revival of the cult show TFI Friday. On Radio 4, Paul's written for Dead Ringers, The Now Show and The News Quiz. Paul's books include So a Comedian Walks Into a Church, which The Independent rated one of their top eight books for Christmas that year, plus the Amazon Top 100 Bestseller Hark! The Biography of Christmas, as well as a range of children's books. Paul won the ITV Take the Mike Award and regularly gigs all over the UK as a stand-up. Venues include; Comedy Store, Jongleurs, Highlight, Glee Club, Komedia and various corporate events, where throughout he's known as one of the few clean, accessible, funny comedians. He has supported Milton Jones and Men in Coats on their national tours, as well as taking many shows to the Edinburgh Fringe. He's a regular columnist for various publications, and has recently written his third play, Three Wise Men. “Ingenious” Evening Standard. “As effortless a writer as he is a performer.” The Stage

The secret is finally out of the bag! Lee Mack kindly agreed to this interview back in June and we have been practically bursting with excitement to tell you all! That excitement did slightly spill over and we got the name of both his podcast and TV show wrong in the recording of this podcast! Awkward by name, awkward by nature... For those of you living in the UK, you will already be familiar with Lee's work as he has been gracing your TV screens and theatres with his comedy since the mid 90s. For those of you who unfamiliar with his work, as well as being sober, Lee is simply one of the most celebrated and recognisable comics in the UK. From writing and starring in Not Going Out - the longest-running sitcom on air in the UK, to being a team captain on Would I Lie to You? since 2007. As if his writing, comedy and acting weren't enough - Lee also co-hosts the wonderful and hilarious I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha podcast. Perhaps most importantly, for the sake of our podcast, Lee's frankness and simplicity in talking about his sobriety was one of the first things that got through to Hame when he was drinking. We have no doubt that it will have the same impact on some of you. Whether you are still drinking and thinking of giving sobriety a try or are sober and looking for inspiration to carry on! We hope you enjoy this one and much as we both did! Show Notes This episode is proudly sponsored by https://sarahrusbatch.com New year? New you! Whether you're sober curious and looking to take your first break or already a few months in, Sarah's program is perfect and because she's such a huge fan of the podcast, she has a special deal for everyone who joins her challenge from listening to this – use the code AWKWARD for a huge $159 off the full price!  Head to www.sarahrusbatch.com  to grab your place! The challenge starts on the 8th of Jan and you can sign up any time using this code before the 5th. Buy Vic's book - https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-thousand-wasted-sundays-victoria-vanstone/book/9780645757941.html www.cuppa.community JOIN PATREON! and buy us a Cuppa so we can keep being awkward! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=81897291 www.cuppa.community – The Free Social Network for the Sober and Sober Curious - Sober Events – Therapy – Sobriety Courses – Sober Groups, Tea and loads more. Buy Sober Awkward T-Shirts and Tea at: www.cuppashop.com @soberawkward @drunkmummysobermummy @cuppa.community @hamishadamscairns @patreon @spotify @budsandbeadstea If you are struggling with your relationship with alcohol please reach out to your local doctor, a therapist, AA Group or just chat to a close friend. Don't feel shame, just get the help you deserve. Contact us! If you have a topic you'd like us to cover then please email us - vicandhamish@soberawkward.com Check out our website at: https://www.soberawkward.com #soberawkward #soberawkwardpodcast #drunkmummysobermummy #cuppa.community #sober #sobermom #sobermummy #sobriety #soberaf #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #mummybloggers #writersofinsta #soberfamily #greyareadrinking #addiction #soberissexy #soberwomen #sobermomtribe #sobrietyrocks #soberlifestyle #alcoholfreelife #wedorecover #sobernation #mumblog #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity #soberdads #1000sundays Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Cohen is a comedy writer who has written on shows including Not Going Out, Have I Got News For You, Spitting Image, My Family and Life of Riley. On Radio he's written for shows including, The News Quiz, Dead Ringers, Sunday Format and 50 episodes of the Radio 4 show 15 Minute Musical with Richie Webb and David Quantick, which won the Writers Guild Best Comedy 2009. Dave wrote the lyrics for around 100 songs for CBBC show Horrible Histories – winning eight BAFTAs and a Rose d'Or. Dave started his career performing stand up and was nominated for the Edinburgh Fringe Perrier Award in 1984. In 1985 he Started the Comedy Store Players with Mike Myers, Paul Merton, Neil Mullarkey & Kit Hollerbach and, he also started world's first Jewish heavy metal band “Guns'n'Moses” with Al Murray, Jim Tavare and Mike Cosgrave .Dave Cohen is guest number 341 on 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 .For everything Dave Cohen including his books, visit - davecohen.org.uk .Follow Dave Cohen on Twitter @DaveCohencomedy .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & 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.

It's the second part of Joe and David's mega-chat with last week's surprise guest Lee Mack. Picking things up again, the talk turns to game shows, Lee's brilliant 1% Club, Joe and David's Pyramind idea and pitching new shows. Then it's back to sit-coms with learning lines, script read-throughs, viewing figures, the challenges of recording with a live audience and casting David as a policeman in Not Going Out. There's also some reminiscing about the 90's stand-up scene, Lee's early days starting out in comedy, the pleasures of podding and bizarrely, some damaged cushions that Joe and David begrudgingly agree to replace. Part one of this Ep with Lee Mack (ep 306) released 18th Oct 2023 if you want to listen to that first ! Follow Chatabix on Twitter & Instagram: twitter.com/chatabix1 www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon for early access to our eps: https://www.patreon.com/chatabix Crunchy fresh tees and hoodies: https://chatabixshop.com/ Contact us: chatabix@yahoo.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our first BER episode of 2023, I get extra festive with a look at Not Going Out's second seasonal episode, Absent Father Christmas, as well as discussing Band Aid 20, the 20th anniversary release from 2004. And, as all through this year, I share the results of the last round and the face-offs of the next round of the BIG CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE SHOWDOWN! Band Aid 20 Keith Lemon - Do They Know It's Xmas Lockdown Daddy's Home 2 - Do They Know It's Xmas  Gavin & Stacey Do They Know Sing-Along

Dave Cohen is a stand-up comic who's written for TV shows including Not Going Out and My Family – now he's written a book about how to add comedy to your screenplays and novels.

Lee Mack Vs Blackadder, Mr Bean & Johnny English.email - podscatelimination@gmail.comSupport the show

John Archer is a magician, comedian, actor and writer who is a member of the Magic Circle's Inner Magic Circle and is a past winner of the Magic Circle Stage Magician of the Year competition. In 2019 John reached the semi-final of Britain's Got Talent and he was the first magician to successfully “fool” Penn & Teller on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. John has written for many TV shows including the BAFTA winning The Sketch Show and has appeared on such programmes as BAFTA winner Help! My Supply Teacher is a Magic, Undercover Magic on Sky, The Impressionable Jon Culshaw, Give Us a Clue, Tim Vine Travels in Time and Not Going Out. John is Tim Vine's regular support act.John Archer is guest number 275 on 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 .Follow John Archer on Twitter & Instagram: @TheArchini .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & 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 this podcast ad-free 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.

Tony Way is best known as Lenny, the photographer, in Ricky Gervais's After Life and Ser Dontos Hollard in Game of Thrones. Other TV appearances include The Fast Show, The Eleven O'Clock Show, Bang Bang it's Reeves and Mortimer, Spaced, Randall and Hopkirk, Black Books, My Family, Extras, The Wall, Shooting Stars, Mongrels, Sherlock, Derek, Doctor Who, Not Going Out, Pompidou, Inside No.9, Murder in Successville, Collateral, and Mandy. On film he's been in Ali G Indahouse, Finding Neverland, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Sightseers, The Riot Club, Edge of Tomorrow and High Rise. He's been in everything!Tony Way is guest number 274 on 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 .Follow Tony Way on Twitter: @tonypaulway & Instagram: @tonyway .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & 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 this podcast ad-free 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.

David is joined by comedian Lee Mack who discusses his love for Blackburn Rovers, Soccer Aid memories & his hit sitcom Not Going Out. Subscribe to our Seaman Says YouTube channel to watch our interviews with stars such as Aaron Ramsdale & Joe Hart as well as legends of the game including Paul Gascoigne, Gary Lineker and Ian Wright. Spond is a free app designed to take the hassle out organising any sport or activity. Visit their website to learn more - http://app.spond.com/Seaman Seaman Says is a Listening Dog Media production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lorelei King is one of the most successful and accomplished American actresses working in the UK today. She has appeared in numerous film and TV shows including Alien Covenant, Notting Hill, The Saint, Cold Feet, Jam, Birds of a Feather, Chef, Alistair McGowan's Big Impression, Emmerdale Jonathan Creek, Not Going Out, The Robinsons and Monarch of the Glen. She's also various voices in the American version of Bob The Builder. Described as ‘the best known American voice on Radio 4', Lorelei has recorded more than 200 programs for the BBC. Lorelei is also a multi-award-winning narrator of audiobooks and was voted Best Narrator of the Year by Audible.com in 2011 and was one of the first inductees into the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame.Lorelei King is guest number 261 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she'd like to preserve and one she'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Lorelei King on Twitter: @LoreleiKing .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tommy Cannon was one half of the legendary comic double act, Cannon and Ball, until his friend and partner, Bobby Ball's sad death in 2020. Cannon and Ball's prime time Saturday night television series, the Cannon and Ball Show, was one of ITV's most successful series, it ran for twelve years with audiences often as high as twenty million viewers. They even made their own film, The Boys In Blue, in 1982. Tommy and Bobby went on to make their own games show, appeared in the fifth series of I'm a Celebrity, Shooting Stars with Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves, Last of the Summer Wine, on the Kenny Everett Television Show, and appeared together in a Christmas Special of Lee Mack's BBC comedy, Not Going Out. Tommy has also played a regular character in the ITV soap, Emmerdale. He is still performing today, with his one man show, Rock On Tommy: An Audience with Tommy Cannon, set to be seen all over the country in 2023 and 2024.Tommy Cannon is guest number 259 on 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 .Tommy's tour dates and tickets: https://www.awaywithmedia.com/tours/tommy-cannon .Follow Tommy Cannon on Twitter: @TheTommyCannon .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

British Comedy Award-winning writer, comedian and broadcaster Paul Kerensa has co-written TV shows including Not Going Out, Miranda, Top Gear and TFI Friday, as well as radio shows including The Now Show, The News Quiz and Dead Ringers. As a comedian he's performed at The Comedy Store, Jongleurs, Montreal Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Festival, as well as churches and cathedrals. On Radio 2 Breakfast Show he broadcasts regular Pause for Thought slots, and presents on BBC Radio Sussex/Surrey. He's written ten books, including bestseller Hark! The Biography of Christmas. His new book is his first novel - Auntie and Uncles: The Bizarre Birth of the BBC, based on his podcast The British Broadcasting Century. PaulKerensa.com paulkerensa.comfacebook.com/paul.kerensainstagram.com/paulkerensatwitter.com/paulkerensayoutube.com/paulkerensatv

British Comedy Award-winning writer, comedian and broadcaster Paul Kerensa has co-written TV shows including Not Going Out, Miranda, Top Gear and TFI Friday, as well as radio shows including The Now Show, The News Quiz and Dead Ringers. As a comedian he's performed at The Comedy Store, Jongleurs, Montreal Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Festival, as well as churches and cathedrals. On Radio 2 Breakfast Show he broadcasts regular Pause for Thought slots, and presents on BBC Radio Sussex/Surrey. He's written ten books, including bestseller Hark! The Biography of Christmas. His new book is his first novel - Auntie and Uncles: The Bizarre Birth of the BBC, based on his podcast The British Broadcasting Century. PaulKerensa.com paulkerensa.comfacebook.com/paul.kerensainstagram.com/paulkerensatwitter.com/paulkerensayoutube.com/paulkerensatv

Comedian and actor Joe Wilkinson is best known for his hilarious regular appearances on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, as Pat the postman in Ricky Gervais' After Life on Netflix and Dan in the incredible Him & Her. He's also been in Live at the Apollo, a number of episodes of Have I Got News For You, Miranda, Derek, Taskmaster, Sex Education and Not Going Out. He was Star Baker on The Great British Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer. His daily podcast, Chatabix, which he does with his After Life co-star David Earle, reached no.1 in the Apple Podcast charts. Joe Wilkinson is guest number 245 on 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 .Joe's podcast, Chatabix: https://pod.link/1560965008Follow Joe Wilkinson on Twitter & Instagram @gillinghamjoe .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian and actor Hugh Dennis is best known for his appearances in every episode of Mock the Week over the past 18 years, for his brilliant performance in the multi award winning comedy Outnumbered and for playing Toby in Lee Mack's comedy, Not Going Out. He has co-hosted The Now Show on BBC Radio 4 with Steve Punt since 1998, now in it's 61st series. He also worked with Steve Punt on The Mary Whitehouse Experience on BBC Radio and TV alongside David Baddiel and Rob Newman. Hugh Dennis is guest number 243 on 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 .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Georgia Pritchett is a multi-award-winning comedy and drama writer, who has five Emmys, six Writers Guild awards, two Golden Globes, a BAFTA and a Producer's Guild award. She is currently a writer and co-executive producer on HBO's critically acclaimed show, Succession, which is currently filming the fourth season. Georgia was the co-executive producer and writer on the HBO multi-Emmy winning show Veep, which ran for seven seasons. Georgia recently show-ran The Shrink Next Door for Apple TV: an adaptation of the hit podcast, it starred Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Kathryn Hahn. She wrote three episodes of HBO's Avenue Five, Armando Iannucci's space comedy starring Hugh Laurie. Georgia has written extensively for Miranda Hart and Tracy Ullman and the shows Have I Got News for You, Smack the Pony, Not Going Out and The Thick of It. She created, wrote and show-ran 2DTV for ITV as well as Quick Cuts starring Doon Makichan, Feel The Force and three series of Life of Riley - starring Caroline Quentin for the BBC. Georgia's memoir My Mess is a Bit of a Life was released in the summer of 2021 to rave reviewsGeorgia's ChoicesThe House at Pooh Corner by AA MilneTo Kill A Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Victoria Wood scripts by Victoria WoodSorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Fight Night by Miriam Toews Listener Choice (Jessica Popplewell)Heidi by Johanna SpyriThis is Jen Hyatt's last episode with Two Lit Chicks as she leaves to concentrate on her writing. At the end we welcome our new host…You can buy books mentioned in this episode on our Bookshop.org Affiliate page. (UK Only).By purchasing here, you support both small bookshops AND our podcast.Keep  in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media:Twitter: @twolitchicksInstagram: @two_lit_chicksTikTok: @two_lit_chicksEmail: hello@twolitchicks.orgIf you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news.Thank you so much for listening.  Listeners, we love you.Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereSupport the show

Lloyd Griffith is a comedian, actor, presenter and classically trained singer. As an actor you may have seen him in Ted Lasso, It's A Sin, Infinite on Paramount, and Not Going Out. Lloyd fronted the BBC documentary ‘Can You Beat The Bookies?' and he was co-host of Soccer AM on Sky Sports. You may also have seen him on 8 Out Of 10 Cats, House of Games, Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club, Pointless Celebrities, Comedy Central Live at The Comedy Store, Roast Battle, Drunk History, Football's Funniest Moments, The Premier League Show and Songs of Praise. Lloyd is a classically trained choral singer and can often be heard performing with the choirs of Westminster Abbey and St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Lloyd Griffith is guest number 239 on 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 .Follow Lloyd Griffith on Twitter & Instagram @LloydGriffith .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the September 22 episode of Merry Britsmas, I pay homage to the festive power of our late majesty, explore a joke filled modern sitcom called Not Going Out, some alternative and glam christmas songs, and what sort of presents were given at Xmas during WWII.  T-Rex - Christmas Bop The Staves - Home Alone Too  The Staves & Flyte - Have Yourself A Merry Little Xmas  Oscar - It's Christmas Again  Sweet Baboo - Don't Be Alone This Xmas 

This week we review Not Going Out (Series 12 Episode 5)Not Going Out is a light-hearted, fast-paced mainstream sitcom based around the life of a man un-burdened by ambition or drive. Lee deflects criticism and bad news with his trademark wit and one-liners but deep down he is looking for love, a steady job and a flat he can call his own.By series 7, the will-they-won't-they tension between Lee and Lucy reach new highs, with Lee eventually proposing to Lucy.In series 8 we pick up the couple's story seven years later. The pair now live in a comfortable semi-detached home in Walton-on-Thames with their three kids: Charlie, and twins Benji and Molly but how has layabout Lee survived these dramatic life-changes?Created by Lee MackProduced by Alex Hardcastle, Nick Wood, Charlie Hanson, Jamie Rix, Richard Allen-Turner, Lee Mack, Jon Thoday, Sally Debonnaire and moreDirected by Alex Hardcastle and Nick WoodAn Avalon / Arlo Production for the BBC.Not Going Out is available here: https://bbc.in/2QsvzT2The Comedy Slab Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Spotify and Youtube. Subscribe for a new episode each Tuesday. Get in touch - we're @ComedySlab on Twitter and ComedySlab on Facebook.

Delicacy by Katy Wix is a memoir with a difference. It's not written in a linear way, but that makes it an interesting read. A comedienne best known for shows like Miranda, Not Going Out and Agatha Raisin, there is so much more to her than I had realised. The events that take place are eye-opening and sad at the same time. It's a book that many will relate to, whether it's the recounting of school bullying or the complicated relationship with food.

For your weekend listening pleasure, The Retrospectors recommends this week My Time Capsule.This is the show that asks it's guests to choose five things to put in a Time Capsule. They can choose anything from an item, to a memory, a film or even a country. Four of them are things they want to preserve but one is something they want to bury in the ground and never have to think about again.Their guests have included Stephen Fry, David Mitchell, Caroline Quentin, Ross Noble, Lee Mack, Arabella Weir, Rob Brydon, Dara Ó Briain, Shappi Khorsandi and Barry Cryer.It's hosted by the actor and comedian, Mike Fenton Stevens from such shows as Nighty Night, Only Fool and Horses, The Crown, Not Going Out and soon to be in the BBC's Ghosts and Armando Iannucci's Avenue 5 with Hugh Laurie on HBO.My Time Capsule is consistently in the top 15 of the Apple Comedy Interviews chart and was recently The Times podcast of the week.In this episode, Harry Hill chooses 5 items for his time capsule. He's as brilliantly funny and entertaining as you'd expect but also thoughtful, relaxed and honest in a way you may not have heard before.HEAR MORE and FOLLOW THE SHOW: https://podfollow.com/mytimecapsuleOh and fun fact, John Fenton-Stevens who produces My Time Capsule and wrote the theme tune, also wrote our theme music for The Retrospectors.See you on Monday! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the podcast this week, the comedian and writer Paul Kerensa talks about the expanding and lucrative world of the Christian film industry. Paul has written two features for the Church Times exploring a century's worth of Christian film. The first part was on cinema, and the second part on the rise of streaming services. Both can be read at https://www.churchtimes.co.uk Paul is a writer of books including So a Comedian Walks into a Church, TV shows including Not Going Out and Miranda, and plays including The First Broadcast, which is on tour now: https://paulkerensa.com/tour Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader.

Michael Fenton Stevens finally reveals his time capsule items in this special 200th episode! Comedian and podcaster Richard Herring takes Mike's role as host.Michael Fenton Stevens is an actor and podcast host who's television credits include the recent Slow Horses with Kristen Scott Thomas and Gary Oldman, five series of Benidorm as Sir Henry, the British Consul, The Crown, KYTV, My Family as Robert Lindsay's long suffering boss, Not Going Out, Outnumbered, Pete Versus Life, Persuasion with Sally Hawkins, Casualty, Doctors, My Hero, Nighty Night, Coronation Street, Footballers' Wives, Holby City, Look Around You with Peter Serafinowicz and Olivia Colman, Absolute Power with Stephen Fry, Trevor's World of Sport, Eastenders, Mr Bean, One Foot in the Grave and Only Fools and Horses, to name but a few. He's soon to be seen in the BBC's Ghosts, Armando Iannucci's Avenue 5 with Hugh Laurie and the comedy series Hapless on Netflix. Mike was a member of the parody pop group, The HeeBeeGeeBees, the classic BBC Radio4 comedy group, Radio Active, and he sang the lead vocal on the Spitting Image no.1 hit, The Chicken Song. He's also done a lot of theatre, including the RSC and the West End, a number of times. Michael Fenton Stevens is guest 200 on My Time Capsule and he chats to Richard Herring 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 .Follow Richard Herring on Twitter: @Herring1967 and Instagram @rkherring1967 .Richard's podcast Richard Herring's Leicester Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP) is available here: www.rhlstp.co.uk .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Its UK vs USA once more as Brooklyn Nine-Nine's AndySamberg goes up against one of the North of England'sfinest Lee Mack.Support the show

Part 2 of the advice-packed interview from Daniel Peak, one of our most successful sitcom creators. Code 404, Not Going Out - and he's not afraid to talk about the ones that got away. This week, Daniel heroically relives Big Top, an episode or six of what happens when a sitcom fails to please the Lords of TV Criticism.

For episode 44, we go to Holland and go back a few years, to hear of radio pioneer Hanso Idzerda and his Dutch concerts. It's not British broadcasting, but it's British listening - our ancestors could hear his regular broadcasts from 1919 to 1924 - at least if they had a radio set of quality. Gordon Bathgate is a radio history fan and author of Radio Broadcasting: A History of the Airwaves - he guides us through Idzerda's doomed story, in an episode that's less of me, more of him... plus the return of your FMs and AMs - Firsthand Memories of broadcasting in action and an Airwave Memory from Paula Goddard. Gordon's book is at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Radio-Broadcasting-Paperback/p/17990 or in all good book places. My play The First Broadcast is on tour all this year (and bookable for your place): www.paulkerensa.com/tour for dates, places and tickets. Our 'Firsthand Memory' came from Paula Goddard, whose wine-/tea-tasting blog is at www.paulagoddard.com Email me at https://paulkerensa.com/contact.php for more info on booking the live show, or to send me a Firsthand Memory (via text in an email) or an Airwave Memory (record as a voice memo), or with any questions, comments or feedback. Support the show at www.patreon.com/paulkerensa - and as mentioned in the episode, you can see my video interview with R4 Today's Justin Webb here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63833186 ...The audio will be part of a future episode, on Justin's career and his grandfather Leonard Crocombe, first editor of the Radio Times. You can also support the show at www.ko-fi.com/paulkerensa (effectively buying me a coffee) - or by simply sharing these episodes on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, fax, carrier pigeon, down the pub, on the phone, tell your friends, snare us future listeners, help build our little community... ...which includes www.Twitter.com/bbcentury and www.facebook.com/bbcentury and www.facebook.com/groups/bbcentury... ...because we are a one-man band, and NOTHING to do with the BBC. They do not endorse nor sponsor nor have anything to do with this podcast. Y'hear? (...That said, I do work for the BBC now and then - including co-writing the new series of Not Going Out which you can see on TV soon (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015qdg), and guest-hosting Sunday Breakfast on BBC Radio Sussex and BBC Radio Surrey, which you can hear soon too, eg. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0brm15x)  Original music is by Will Farmer. Thanks Will! More on Paul's books, mailing list etc at www.linktr.ee/paulkerensa Next time: the Birmingham and Manchester stations, inc. an interview with Jude Montague, granddaughter of one of their first broadcasters Sydney Wright. Thanks for listening!

Part 1 of our deeply insightful natter with brilliant sitcom writer Danny Peak, regular writer on Not Going Out and creator of one of Sky's most popular comedies, Code 404.

Hugh Dennis, star of Outnumbered, Mock The Week, Not Going Out, and so much more, is the guest on this episode of My TV Years From TV Choice. What happened when Hugh forgot his lines during his first major TV appearance? What ridiculous outfit did Hugh have to wear during one of his early performances? And what's Hugh's favourite TV show of all time? The answer to this final question will surprise you. An insight into Hugh's life in TV and more, so without further ado, please welcome your host, Mel Giedroyc…

Steve Brown is a composer, music producer and performer perhaps best known for playing Glen Ponder in Steve Coogan's Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge. As a composer he's worked extensively with Harry Hill as MD on all his live shows, TV Burp, The Harry Hill Movie and the musical that they wrote together, I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical. He wrote the West End hit musical, Spend Spend Spend and as a record producer he produced Seasons of My Soul by Rumer and the MOBO winning debut by Laura Mvula, Sing To The Moon. Steve has written the music for a number of hit television shows including Not Going Out, SM:TV Live, My Parents Are Aliens, Spitting Image, The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Newman and Baddiel, They Think It's All Over, Fantasy Football League, Lenny Henry Goes To Town, Rory Bremner, Jasper Carrott, Frank Skinner, Smith and Jones and Zig and Zag. Steve Brown is guest 159 on My Time Capsule and he 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 .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by Matthew Boxall .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's podcast returns to a Christmas interview from 2017, when Ed Thornton spoke to Paul Kerensa, the stand-up comic and comedy writer, about his book, Hark! The biography of Christmas (Lion Books) (Books, 24 November 2017). They also talked about comedy gigs in churches, comedy and evangelism, and whether preachers should tell jokes in sermons. Paul's latest book, written with Ruth Valerio, is Planet Protectors: 52 ways to look after God's world (SPCK) (Features, 22 October). His other books include Noah's Car Park Ark (SPCK) (Books, 22 June 2018) and So a Comedian Walks Into a Church . . . Confessions of a kneel-down stand-up (DLT) (Books, 12 July 2013). Paul hosts the podcast British Broadcasting Century, and more information about his work, including upcoming gigs, is available at paulkerensa.com. Paul has also written for the BBC sitcom Not Going Out, some CBBC shows, and some pre-school animations for churches out next year. Treat friends and family to a gift subscription this year. We'll send a Christmas card announcing your gift - and your choice of one of two free books! https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/christmas

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A rap musical set in a US prison based on a Noel Coward play, a sitcom about IVF and a story about JFK faking moon landings - just 3 of the offcuts from comedy writer and US showrunner Georgia. Clips performed by: Desiree Burch, Beth Chalmers, Keith Wickham, Lizzie Roper and Jake Yapp. With additional music by Jake Yapp. Warning: This episode contains strong language. Georgia is a multi-award-winning comedy and drama writer, who has five Emmys, five Writers Guild awards, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and a Producer's Guild award. She is currently a writer and co-executive producer on HBO's critically acclaimed show, Succession, now in its third season. Georgia was the co-executive producer and writer on the HBO multi-Emmy winning show Veep, which ran for seven series.  Georgia is show-running The Shrink Next Door: an adaptation of the hit podcast, starring Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Kathryn Hahn, for Apple TV. She wrote three episodes of HBO's Avenue Five, Armando Iannucci's space comedy starring Hugh Laurie. Georgia has written extensively for Miranda Hart and Tracy Ullman and the shows Have I Got News for You, Smack the Pony, Not Going Out and The Thick of It. She created, wrote and show-ran 2DTV for ITV as well as Quick Cuts starring Doon Makichan, Feel The Force and three series of Life of Riley - starring Caroline Quentin for the BBC. Georgia's memoir My Mess is a Bit of a Life has just been published.  Episode show notes:  https://offcutsdrawer.com/georgia-pritchett Listen to us on whichever podcast app you prefer:  https://offcutsdrawer.com/insta-links/ or if you don't usually listen to podcasts you can hear all the episodes here: offcutsdrawer.com/episodes/

Dan Tetsell is a comedy writer and performer but he's probably best known for appearing in Hollyoaks as Jim McGinn for 111 episodes. He's also been in Miranda, Psychoville, Skins, Peep Show, Utopia, Humans, Red Dwarf, Not Going Out and Upstart Crow. As a writer he's written The Museum of Everything, That Was Then, This Is Now and Newsjack for BBC Radio 4 and the CBBC series young Dracula. Dan Tetsell is guest number 133 on 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 .Follow Dan Tetsell on Twitter: @tetsell . Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & 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 Matthew Boxall .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Season 2 begins! So please welcome to the microphone: entertainment! The very first. Journey back to November 16th 1922 - Day 3 of the BBC - to meet Auntie's first entertainers. But history being history, nothing's easy... Discover why the BBC's first entertainers weren't the first after all, whether London, Birmingham or Manchester brought us the BBC's first entertainment concert - and why each of them has a claim to it. Our fabulous guest is comedian, actor, writer and professional liar Lee Mack, with tales from Not Going Out, Would I Lie To You and his earliest memories of broadcast comedy (who remembers Wait Till Your Father Gets Home?). You'll also hear rare clips of the original broadcasters (there are hardly any recordings from 1920s' broadcasts, so these are clips looking back), including Percy Edgar, Peter Eckersley, Hugh Bell, Leonard Hawke, Helena Millais, Ernie Mayne, Tommy Lorne and the Ziegeld Follies. Plus BBC Radio Norfolk's Paul Hayes brings us a follow-up from the previous Percy Edgar special, with tales of Barrie Edgar, footballing firsts and archive clips of Jimmy Jewell and Richard Dimbleby. From Billy Beer to Bobby Ball, via the first BBC song (Drake Goes West - or was it?), the first song about the BBC (Auntie Aggie of the BBC), the world's first radio song (List'ning on Some Radio) and the earliest live British TV football coverage still available (from 1949), we've compiled everything that kickstarted British broadcast entertainment.   SHOWNOTES: Read more of Billy Beer, the BBC's first comedian, written by his descendant Bill Beer. Lee Mack joined us as part of a fundraiser for a young woman called Jenny. Read more and donate here. Your host Paul contributed a guest episode to The History of England podcast - a summary of our season 1 on half an hour, via some new (old) clips. It sums up the story so far - you can hear that here from summer 2021. Paul Hayes' documentary The Lost Voice of Football can be heard here. Paul Kerensa's other podcast of interviews, from Miranda Hart, Sally Phillips and Tim Vine (scroll way back for those) to the full Gareth Jones interview, can be found here - do subscribe. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook page is here. Do like. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook group is here. Do join. The British Broadcasting Century Twitter profile is here. Do follow. Paul's mailing list is here. Do subscribe. Paul's books are available here or orderable from bookshops.   We're a lone operator, unconnected to the BBC - we're talking about the BBCompany, not made by the BBCorporation. We're just one person really, who you can help with the podcast via tips at paypal.me/paulkerensa... or via monthly shrapnel in exchange for extra audio/video/writings on patreon.com/paulkerensa... or via rating and reviewing this podcast where you found it... or via liking/sharing/commenting on what we do online - it all helps bump us up the social medias. Email the podcast here. Your comments are always welcome. Next time: the first listings - nearly a year before the Radio Times. Subscribe to make sure you get the podcast in your in-tray. Thanks for listening!

Simon Evans is a standup comedian and writer best known for his appearances on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and even Question Time and University Challenge. His own radio 4 series, Simon Evans Goes to Market, is into it’s 5th series and as a writer he’s contributed to Not Going Out, Eight out of Ten Cats, The Think Its all Over and The Big Breakfast. Simon Evans is guest number 89 on My Time Capsule and he 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 .Follow Simon Evans on Twitter: @TheSimonEvans .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & 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 Matthew Boxall .Social media support by Harriet Stevens .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Jewish Comedians Rachel Creeger & Philip Simon for their comedy podcast, a chat show about all things Jewish, produced by Russell Balkind. This week's guests are Canadian actor and podcaster Kerry Shale and performer, writer and pickle aficionado Rachel Mars.Follow them on social media, follow US on social media and don't forget to let us know what you think about the show.Facebook: @JewTalkinTwitter: @JewTalkinInstagram: @JewTalkinLots more fantastic episodes waiting to be released every Friday morning, so don't forget to subscribe and leave us a 5* review - it really helps other people find the show. Go on… it's what your mother would want!--------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerry ShaleTwitter: @IsItRollingPodWebsite: www.kerryshale.comKerry is a London-based Canadian actor who has worked extensively in theatre, film and television and voice over. His theatre work includes productions at The National Theatre and The Donmar Warehouse and he has appeared in the West End in The Normal Heart and Frost/Nixon.His film & TV credits include Barbra Streisand's Yentl, Little Shop of Horrors, Labyrinth, playing Ronnie Corbett's godson in Sorry! and Mr Beaver in BBC's The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. More recently he has been seen in Patrick Melrose and The Trip To Spain, as well as New Tricks, Mr Selfridge, The Trip, Life's Too Short, Not Going Out, Dr Who and Steven Poliakoff's Gideon's Daughter. For BBC Radio, Kerry has acted in hundreds of plays including his own adaptations of Dr Strangelove and A Confederacy of Dunces. He has been the voice of Bill Bryson and Woody Allen, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Mark Twain, as well as the far more serious Gnasher in Dennis and Gnasher, Sir Topham Hatt (The Fat Controller) in Thomas and Friends (USA) and Diesel in Thomas and Friends (UK). He plays dozens of characters in the BAFTA and Emmy-winning series The Amazing World of Gumball (Cartoon Network).Links:The Film Programme Kerry and two actor friends discuss being in Yentl. Lots of Barbra stories!The Kubrick TestThe radio play about Stanley Kubrick that was talked about at great length in the episode, written by Kerry and starring Henry Goodman.Rachel MarsTwitter: @RachelOfMarsInstagram: @RachelOfMarsWebsite: www.rachelmars.orgRachel describes herself as a performance maker and writer with a background in theatre, live art and comedy. She explores the idiosyncratic cultural and political constructs that inform the way we are together, as people, just trying to figure it all out. Her work wrestles with female, Jewish and Queer identities and their intersections.She makes performance work as a solo artist and collaborates with a range of artists including Greg Wohead [Story #1 / Gaping Hole] and nat tarrab as mars.tarrab - the 2017 Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award Winners. Recent commissions have included HOME Manchester/The Entertainment Group, Leeds Playhouse, The Junction, Cambridge; Royal Court Tottenham; Fuel Theatre and Ovalhouse. She's been on residencies recently including The Orchard Project and Asylum (NY), Playwrights Centre (Minneapolis) and Playwrights' Workshop (Montreal) and Cove Park (UK) She is a fellow at the Birkbeck Centre of Contemporary Theatre, have taught workshops on University courses in the UK and artist development programmes in the UK, Canada and the US. Rachel is also a regular contributor to 'Pause for Thought' on BBC Radio 2. Rachel is also the brains behind a fantastic YouTube series called PickleWatch where she quite literally reviews pickles.--------------------------------------------------------------------- *This episode was recorded under lockdown conditions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you were in doubt about how many new things Neil could be 'in to', then prepare yourself. The rest of you won't be surprised to hear that Neil has found something else that he thinks is "the best thing ever". There's also a trip into Lee's garden and a very long callback to an early episode of Not Going Out. Make sure you subscribe and leave a review! You can email Lee and Neil here: hello@icantbelieveitsnotbuddha.com

Tim Vine is comedian who’s best known for his one-liner jokes and his role on Not Going Out with Lee Mack from 2006 to 2014. He’s won the award for best joke at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe twice and has written several joke books. Tim Vine is guest number 82 on My Time Capsule and he 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 .Tim's film - Fearmoth: https://youtu.be/ojtL9DIWOh8 .Tim's dad's book - The Pattern of The Primes by Guy Vine: https://amzn.to/3w2bt6y .Follow Tim Vine on Twitter: @RealTimVine .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & 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 Matthew Boxall .Social media support by Harriet Stevens .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Katy Wix (@really_katywix)   As well as being an award winning comedian and actress, Katy has also created visual art since a small child, being accepted into the Royal Academy’s 2018 on her first application.   As contestant in series 9 of TV’s Taskmaster, she stomped home winning every creative round.   Katy is best known for her television roles as Daisy in Not Going Out, Carole in Stath Lets Flats, Mary in Ghosts and Sarah Ferguson in The Windsors.   On April 15th 2021, Katy is releasing her memoir, Delicacy.     To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts   For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

In this episode, Gaby chats and laughs with comedian and actor Lee Mack. They chat about the ongoing success of BBC shows ‘Not Going Out’ and ‘Would I Lie To You’, plus the hilarious story of what happened when he appeared on ‘Pointless’ with Bobby Ball. He talks about his childhood ambition to be a golfer having never actually played golf and how he once worked in a stable mucking out Red Rum. He also recalls what it was like living with ‘The Mighty Boosh’ duo Noel Fielding & Julian Barratt, his recent attempts at gardening during lockdown, plus he shares a ‘pooing himself’ story which is sure to leave you howling with laughter. For more information on the sponsor of this episode Symprove visit www.symprove.com or follow-on Instagram on @symproveyourlife. To claim 15% off the 12-week programme use discount code GABY15 at checkout. For new customers only in the UK. Symprove customer care team are available 8-8 to answer any questions or queries, call 01252 413600. Produced by Cameo Productions, music by Beth Macari.  Join the conversation on Instagram and Twitter @gabyroslin #thatgabyroslinpodcast

Lee Mack is a comedian, writer, actor and presenter. He is best known as the BAFTA winning team captain on BBC One's comedy panel show, Would I Lie To You, with David Mitchell and Rob Brydon and as the writer and star of the Rose d’Or winning sitcom Not Going Out. Lee Mack is guest number 64 on My Time Capsule and he 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 .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & 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 Matthew Boxall .Social media support by Harriet Stevens .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Merry listening! Now, do you hear what I hear? Join our sleigh ride back to Christmas 1922, and delve deep into our pod-sack to discover what the BBC was broadcasting in its first Christmas. Includes: the first religious broadcast from Rev John Mayo, the first play written for radio in The Truth About Father Christmas, the BBC's first celebrity guest, the first radio talk ('Christmas among the Blind'), carols, Peter Pan, comedy from Fred Gibson and Helena Millais... and that's just from the London 2LO station. Birmingham 5IT gives us Dickens, the Birmingham City Police Band and no-shows, so listeners rush to the studio to help out. Manchester 2ZY brings ghost stories and Handel's Messiah. And Newcastle 5NO launches; hear the first station boss on how he funded it from his own pocket. Plus other radio Christmases: Carols from King's, the first royal Christmas broadcast, a Cornish play called Bethlehem, a wax cylinder recording from 1898... Our guest is Xmas Xpert James Cooper from whychristmas.com - head there for all your online Christmas needs. Paul reads from his festive history book Hark! The Biography of Christmas. Signed copies available from Paul; unsigned copies available from your friendly local bookshop. ----- Thanks for supporting the podcast. Your kind donations at ko-fi.com/paulkerensa or patreon.com/paulkerensa have helped fund books, that fuel these episodes, or hosting, that keeps us online. Your ratings/reviewings/sharings are equally welcome. Thanks! Find us on Facebook and Twitter. Paul's mailing list has more on his upcomings, inc. the next series of Not Going Out. Be on the podcast next year: email us a 2min audio clip of an Airwave Memory, recorded as a Voice Memo - your earliest memories of radio or TV. Clips are either public domain or the BBC's, to whom we doff our caps, and thank them. We're unaffiliated with the BBC - we're just here to inform, educate, entertain and wish you a Merry Christmas. www.paulkerensa.com

...and the Midlands, as Birmingham and Manchester join the party. We revisit the second day of the BBC: November 15th 1922. Also, how Manchester launched the first BBC children's programmes, how Birmingham had the BBC's first live music, and how London needed to tweak their microphone. All on election day, so just before the first Election Night Special. You'll also hear of the bizarre Birmingham fog that delayed launch - and bizarrer still, how ANOTHER Birmingham fog delayed The Settlers from reaching a studio, 40 years later. From that band, Cindy Kent is our guest, recalling being at the BBC as the Light Programme became Radio 1 in 1967.  You'll also hear playwright David Edgar reading from the memoirs of his grandfather Percy Edgar, the founding manager of Birmingham 5IT. (For the full reading of that, just wait 3 episodes...) From the archives, we've also got the voices of Kenneth Wright and Hugh Bell of 2ZY Manchester, both there on that launch day in 1922. Plus Newspaper Detective Andrew Barker returns with what the printed press thought about this two-day-old upstart... broadcasting. ----- Thanks for supporting the podcast. Your kind donations at ko-fi.com/paulkerensa or patreon.com/paulkerensa have helped fund books, that fuel these episodes, or hosting, that keeps us online. Your ratings/reviewings/sharings are equally welcome. Thanks! Find us on Facebook and Twitter. Paul's mailing list has more on his upcomings, inc. the next series of Not Going Out. Paul's festive history book Hark! The Biography of Christmas is in audiobook (Listen free via an Audible free trial here if you've not had one before). If you'd like to order a signed paperback copy, email Paul. You can also use that to send us a 2min audio clip of an Airwave Memory to include on the show. Clips are either public domain or the BBC's, to whom we doff our caps, and thank them. We're unaffiliated with the BBC - we're just here to inform, educate and entertain about its wondrous origins. Happy listening!

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Join Jewish Comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon for Episode 16 of their comedy podcast, a chat show about all things Jewish, produced by Russell Balkind. This week's guests are comedy writer Dave Cohen and stand up comedian Adam Bloom.Follow them on social media, follow US on social media and don't forget to let us know what you think about the show.Facebook: @JewTalkinTwitter: @JewTalkinInstagram: @JewTalkinLots more fantastic episodes waiting to be released every Friday morning, so don't forget to subscribe and leave us a 5* review - it really helps other people find the show. Go on...it's what your mother would want!--------------------------------------------------------------------- Adam Bloom: Twitter @adambloomie2 Website: http://www.adam-bloom.com/Multi award winning stand up comic Adam Bloom is one of Britain's most inventive comedians. He has performed sell-out solo shows at 7 Edinburgh Festivals as well as performing a sell-out tour of Britain. He has also sold out theatres at festivals in Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington & Cape Town. He's made an incredible 5 appearances at ‘Just For Laughs' in Montreal, including being part of the 'Just For Laughs Comedy Tour', playing to 42,000 people in 17 cities across Canada. He has also written three series of ‘The Problem with Adam Bloom' for BBC Radio 4. Other TV credits include ‘The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star' and ‘Comedy Lab' (Channel 4), ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks', ‘Mock The Week', ‘The Stand-up Show' and ‘Edinburgh Nights' (BBC2), ‘Head On Comedy' (BBC1), and ‘Comedy World Tour', ‘The World Stands Up' and ‘The Comedy Store' (Comedy Central).Dave Cohen:Twitter @DaveCohenComedy Insta @completecomedywriterWebsite: https://www.davecohen.org.uk/ Writer, comedian, Edinburgh Festival Perrier Award nominee, founder member of the Comedy Store Players, Dave Cohen has written for some of the most successful TV shows including ‘Have I Got News For You', ‘Spitting Image', ‘Not Going Out' and ‘My Family', and dozens of radio shows including ‘News Quiz', ‘Dead Ringers' and the award-winning ‘15 Minute Musical', which he co-created. Dave was lead singer with the world's first Jewish heavy metal band Guns'n'Moses and in 2000 made the series ‘Travels With My Anti-Semitism' for BBC Radio 4. He's written nearly 100 songs for the multi-BAFTA winning BBC hit Horrible Histories and has been script editing and teaching comedy writing to everyone from beginners to hit sitcom writers. Dave has written two books, How To Be Averagely Successful At Comedy and The Complete Comedy Writer. He also has a podcast with James Cary called Sitcom Geeks, and you can find all episodes here.--------------------------------------------------------------------- *This episode was recorded under lockdown conditions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pictured: Sir Sean Connery Matthew Bannister on Sir Sean Connery, seen by many as the definitive James Bond, he won an Oscar for The Untouchables and was a supporter of the Scottish National Party. Eavan Boland, who changed the course of Irish poetry by making women’s experiences central to her work. The footballer Nobby Stiles, one of only two Englishmen to have won both the World Cup and the European Cup. Bobby Ball, the comedian whose double act with Tommy Cannon was hugely popular on TV during the 1980s. His catchphrase was “Rock On Tommy”. Interviewed guest: Christopher Bray Interviewed guest: Professor Peggy Reynolds Interviewed guest: Mary Robinson Interviewed guest: Alex Stepney Interviewed guest: Gary Richardson Interviewed guest: Rob Harper Interviewed guest: Darren Harper Interviewed guest: Lee Mack Producer: Neil George Archive clips from: Sean Connery In His Own Words, BBC 2 Scotland 18/08/2015; Dr No, directed by Terence Young, Eon Productions 1962; With Great Pleasure, Radio 4 09/11/2000; ‘Our Future Will Become The Past of Other Women’ by Eavan Boland, read by Fiona Shaw, The Royal Irish Academy 09/12/2018; Archive on 4: Four Women Poets Today, Radio 4 18/07/2020; My Top Ten: Bobby Ball, Radio 1 15/09/1985; Not Going Out, BBC One 30/12/2009.

In which Andrew Collins (who co-wrote Not Going Out) talks about how sitcoms written by the actors (eg Gavin and Stacey) can "plumb new depths of embarrassment and self-abasement", we wonder (with Fraser Lewry) if heavy metal is any less absurd than Devo or the Ramones but just doesn't have rock critics making serious points about it, ask if you can write a biopic about Elvis as there's no feelgood ending, and list famous people we only know one fact about eg Geoff Capes (kept budgerigars!), Jim Bowen (lived in a railway station!), Sarah Miles (drank her own wee!). Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Not Going Out and Ghosts star comedian, actress and writer Katy Wix is this week's guest.Follow Katy on Twitter: @WixKaty and Instagram: @really_katywixPre-order Katy's new book Delicacy here.Buy Katy's book Comic Monologues For Women here.Follow Cuddle Club on Twitter and Instagram: @CuddleClubPodRecorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/cuddleclub. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As one half of the renowned Sitcom Geeks, Dave knows more than a little about what it takes to be a successful comedy writer. From his early association with Rik Mayall and co, through award-winning sitcoms and sketch shows, right through to his latest novel, Dave's offcuts cover the various trends of comedy from the past 40 years. Clips performed by: Chris Pavlo, Emma Clarke, Keith Wickham and Rachel Atkins. Dave Cohen was a stand-up comedian and founder member of the Comedy Store Players with Mike Myers and Paul Merton and now works as a writer, script editor and tutor (or as he describes himself on his Huffington Post page: "comedian, writer, typist". ) On TV his many writing credits include panel shows, sketch shows and sitcoms with programmes like multi-award-winning CBBC series Horrible Histories (for which he's written over 100 songs), Have I Got News For You, and Lee Mack's Not Going Out. On radio he co-created Radio 4's 15 Minute Musical, and performed in his own series Travels With My Anti Semitism as well as writing for many flagship comedy shows such as The News Quiz and The Treatment. He's published 2 books about how to write comedy: The Complete Comedy Writer and How To Be Averagely Succesful At Comedy, with a third book, a novel, out shortly. As well as teaching comedy and script editing for other writers Dave has also co-hosted the Sitcom Geeks podcast with James Cary for the past 5 years, which now has nearly 150 episodes and is still going strong. Episode show notes and more details:  https://offcutsdrawer.com/dave-cohen Listen to us on whichever podcast app you prefer:  https://offcutsdrawer.com/insta-links/ or if you don't usually listen to podcasts you can hear all the episodes here: offcutsdrawer.com/episodes/

Paul Kerensa is a British Comedy Award-winning writer for BBC's Miranda, Not Going Out, Top Gear, ITV's Royal Variety Show, C4's TFI Friday. Paul talks about his identity and shares how Jesus has shaped who he is today.

Talking Bottom is honoured to be joined by the legendary Ed Bye, no less than the director and producer of Bottom series 1 & 2! His CV reads like the cream of British comedy, with credits including The Young Ones, Filthy, Rich and Catflap, The Full Wax, The Detectives, Kevin and Perry Go Large, Canned Carrot, Lenny Henry in Pieces, The Vicar of Dibley, Not Going Out, My Family, Absolutely Fabulous, French and Saunders and 40 (forty!) episodes of Red Dwarf. We probe Ed about, amongst many other things, his journey into the world of TV and light entertainment, his first impressions of Rik and Ade, the genesis of Bottom and its production from the pilot through the series, avoiding BBC censorship, studio filming, fight choreography and injuries, sound effects and special effects, modern British comedy, losing Rik and a first hand account of how Bottom's opening credits came about.

There is simply no one quicker than Lee Mack.The comedian gives us an insight into that lightning quick mind, ahead of the release of the new Horrible Histories movie.Lee also talks about possibly having ADHD - you'll discover why it's a "possibly".The Not Going Out star was talking as part of the LOCO London Comedy Film Festival: locofilmfestival.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Sara Cox Show starts on ITV this weekend and Sara tells us what we can look forward to. Emma and Jeffers also discuss new dramas Trust Me and Chimerica as well as sitcoms Not Going Out and Ghosts. Plus Nick Knowles shares his Box Set To Watch Before You Die!

Ever feel like you missed something important when it comes to the news? A fact, a detail, or an event that it feels like everyone else knows about, and now you'd look like a moron if you asked someone to explain? Well, here's a podcast that will ask those questions so you don't have to.This week Danielle Ward is joined by Nicole Badstuber, who researches and writes about transport policy, to explain how trains work in the UK or, more to the point, why they don't. Danielle is joined by comedy writers Sarah Morgan (Wilsons Save The World, Not Going Out, The Fear) and Joel Morris (The Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups, Rule of Three, Philomena Cunk).Questions asked and answered include:Why are the trains so buggered?What's stopping someone from starting a new rail service?Why are trains given more attention than buses?Can you flush the toilet while the train is in the station?....so if you've sort of been guessing the answers based on a gut feeling, why not listen and find out for sure? And then subscribe to stay equally informed about other issues, as we get around to them.All our guests are on Twitter, so go and say hello - @sarahlmorgan, @gralefrit and @nicolebadstuber, and Danielle is @captainward. The show itself now has a Twitter account: @AnyStupidQs. Follow it for information about upcoming episodes, recordings, and extra bits of the show that had to be cut for any reason.Produced by Ed Morrish (@edmorrish)Music from www.akmmusic.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hey WTAF-ers!Make sure those quiches are covered as we welcome our favourite bowls club manager Terry (aka Mark Kempner) to the podcast. We chat to Mark about Dr Who, Eastenders, the live episode of Not Going Out as well as his 'special' relationship with 'Kill List' Director Ben Wheatley and, of course Mark's role in This Country. See you Anon.www.wtafpodcast.comPlease support the podcast and get fantastic This Country cast rewards at https://www.patreon.com/wtafTwitter https://twitter.com/wtafthiscountryFacebook https://facebook.com/wtafthiscountryInstagram https://instagram.com/wtafthiscountrySnapchat https://snapchat.com/wtafthiscountryFor tickets to the Pancast 6th Anniversary Razzmatazz please email pancast@live.comSupport the show (http://www.patreon.com/wtaf )

Not Going Out is the UK's longest-running sitcom on TV and will this year bring a live edition to our screens for Christmas. The show's star and creator Lee Mack talks about its surprising longevity, the changing face of British comedy, and his childhood dream of being a jockey.From real life to the big screen and now the casino stage, Channing Tatum's outstandingly popular Magic Mike is now in London's West End. Though in the light of the #MeToo movement, the show is compared by female comedian Sophie Linder-Lee, who reveals that there is a message behind the performance, and how demanding a show it is to control.Jeremy Noel-Tod has gathered poems from all over the world and created a new 400-page anthology. But these poems don't rhyme and they are not metrical. They are not arranged in stanzas, nor even lines. Noel-Tod is the editor of The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem and together with the writer Michèle Roberts who has composed some, explains what a prose poem is, how it came about, and the allure of this particular form.Presenter Stig Abell Producer Jerome Weatherald

Comedian and actress, Katy Wix joins Brian, Charles and the blonde holy spirit backstage at a recording of the ITV sitcom Not Going Out.  Don't forget to support the pod on Patreon if you've got a few pennies to spare: https://www.patreon.com/briangittinsandfriends See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The much-anticipated musical Hamilton has opened in London. It tells the story of Alexander Hamilton; one of the Founding Fathers of The United States with intentionally colour-conscious casting of non-white actors as the Founding Fathers. It has been a phenomenon on Broadway and across the US; how will it play with British audiences? Irish film Sanctuary has a cast made up almost exclusively of actors with learning difficulties. It lightly tells the story of a trip to the cinema where the best laid plans go awry. And even though it includes hugging and learning, does it tread the difficult line avoiding sentimentality or patronising the cast and the issues raised? In Louise Erdrich's newest novel Future Home Of The Living God, evolution is running backwards and all around the central character society is crumbling. She's a 26 year old fighting for her life in an oppressive post-cataclysm America, pregnant (maybe by an angel) And we review 3 of the BBC's TV Christmas specials: Father Brown, Upstart Crow and Not Going Out - what is the attraction of these yearly yuletide delights? Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Sarah Churchwell, Dreda Say Mitchell and David Benedict. The producer is Oliver Jones.

Writer/comedian/broadcaster Paul Kerensa (Miranda, Not Going Out and yes, Top Gear) talks to James about writing, performing, podcasting... and luck.

Television continues to get weirder with BBC's subtitles, superhero musicals, and the The Walking Dead being too violent? This week we've been watching Not Going Out and The Missing series 1 & 2. #Not_Going_Out #The_Missing #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts

BREAKING THE INDUSTRY PODCAST Job Roles in Film, TV & Corporate Filmmaking RICHARD RYCROFT - ACTOR I'm Stuart Laws and I've worked professionally in TV, film and corporate filmmaking for 15 years. I interview talented people who work in different job roles in the industry, ask them how they got started and find out more about how they got about their job. Producers, directors, gaffers, actors, make up artists, runners, sound designers - anyone who has an interesting story and some good advice. This episode is with Richard Rycroft, he's a great actor who you will have seen in Bridget Jones's Baby, Game of Thrones, Drunk History, Mr Selfridge, Not Going Out et al. He got into acting late and has some really interesting perspectives on acting and the actual day to day work of being an actor. Enjoy! www.twitter.com/thisstuartlaws www.twitter.com/richardrycroft Watch Charity Starts At Home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARS1-NwClU0&index=2&list=PLxggddpIvXgZa06HbyQH8FrYM2zkRhZjl www.turtlecanyoncomedy.com www.turtlecanyonmedia.com www.turtlecanyonfilms.com

Cariad talks to comedian and actor Katy Wix, (Not Going Out, Agatha Raisin and The Anna & Katy show) about the death of one of her oldest friends. As ever they talk about grief, the difficulties of losing someone you're not related to and dealing with the pain through medication. You can tweet the show @thegriefcast or email us thegriefcast@gmail.com because you are not alone. x See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lee Mack star of the long running BBC sit com Not Going Out, former stable boy and keen darts players joins the Rev Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir. Life-long petrolhead Bron Burrell on why she is racing from London to Portugal in an 1970s Austin Maxi. Saturday Live listener Philippa O'Sullivan who is preparing to take part in the only round the world yacht race for amateurs. Former Commonwealth champion Matthew Syed gives a table tennis masterclass live in the studio. Burlesque performer Iestyn Edwards shares his experiences of entertaining British Army personnel in some of the least hospitable places on earth. Plus 1980 pop punk singer Toyah Wilcox with a brace of Inheritance Tracks. Lee Mack is in The Miser at The Garrick Theatre, London from 10th March The Greatest - The Quest for Sporting Perfection by Matthew Syed is published by John Murray My Tutu Went AWOL by Iestyn Edwards is published as an e-book Producer: Steven Williams Editor: Eleanor Garland.

On tonight's programme, Annabel tells us what to think about Jeremy Corbyn and Charlotte Church and Geoff speaks to comedian Lee Mack about the new series of Not Going Out

Star of Not Going Out and Would I Lie to You? Lee Mack talks to Marsha about his comedy life

Today I’m talking to comedy writer and stand up, Paul Kerensa co-writer of award winning BBC 1 sitcoms Not Going Out and Miranda. He’s authored many books on comedy and can often be heard on Chris Evan’s Radio 2 show providing the ‘pause for thought’.

Who was Huey Long and how did Tigger save lives? Getting to know people from history is tricky, particularly when heroes turn out to have rather horrid personal lives. Can we separate the art from the artist? Featuring Huey Long - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Long Eric Gill - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Gill Paul Winchell - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Winchell With thanks to Dan Carlin @hardcorehistory, Simon Dunn @sighdone and Paul Kerensa @paulkerensa. Dan Carlin is a journalist, historian (although he'd describe himself as a mere History Fan) and podcaster. He is creator and host of the award winning History Podcast, Hardcore History available from www.dancarlin.com. Paul Kerensa is a comedian and television writer (credits include Not Going Out and Miranda). He also writes interesting books about Christianity you can get from www.paulkerensa.com Simon Dunn is also a television writer. He also churns out a lot of fun ebooks www.simondunn.me.uk Iszi Lawrence is a comedian and podcaster www.iszi.com Thanks for Listening to this podcast - for more info please visit www.zlistdeadlist.com. To support the show do share this episode on social medai and write us a review on iTunes. To help financially please use the paypal button on the website. The Z List Dead List a Podcast about obscure people from History created and hosted by Iszi Lawrence. Music All Licenses can be viewed on www.freemusicarchive.org. Theme: Time Trades Live at the WFMU Record Fair - November 24, 2013 by Jeffery Lewis (http://www.thejefferylewissite.com) Podington bear (http://podingtonbear.com/) Chris Zabriskie (http://chriszabriskie.com/) The F*cked Up Beat (https://thefuckedupbeat.bandcamp.com/)

Star of the brain-smashingly surreal sketch show "Anna and Katy", and Daisy in "Not Going Out", Katy Wix is an actress with an exceptional comic mind. We talk about the roots of creativity, the fear of daydreaming, and her new book, "The Oberon Book Of Comic Monologues For Women". Get ad-free new episodes, bonus content from interviews and much more by joining the Insiders Club at www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders@ComComPod | www.comedianscomedian.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paul Kerensa is a stand-up comedian and BBC scriptwriter for shows like Miranda and Not Going Out. So he seemed like just the chap to talk to about the relationship between humour and religion, and to ask 'What would Jesus laugh at?' If you want more from Nomad, check out our website, and follow us on Facebook and twitter If you're looking for other people to share this journey with, then register on our Listener Map, and see if any other nomads are in your area.  Nomad can only keep going because a small group of faithful listeners help us pay the bills. If you want to join them, you can make regular donations at Patreon or a one-off or regular donation through PayPal, the links to which you can find on our support page. As a thank you, you'll have access to Nomad Book Club, our online community The Beloved Listener Lounge, and Nomad Devotionals, where we're attempting to reconstruct worship through a creative mix of songs, music, readings, prayers and guest reflections.

RHLSTP #28: Miranda Hart - Randy Dyke. After the infestation of flies that plagued the first two podcasts of the series Richard has been gifted a tennis racquet shaped fly exterminator to try and deal with the issue. There aren't many flies around, but a game member of the audience agrees to be zapped. May she rest in peace. Richard is still a bit sore from running a half-Marathon (sponsor him here - http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/RichardHerring) in the record breaking time of under 2 hrs 38 minutes, but has a guest who has run 100 metres in just over 12 seconds, Miranda Hart. The pair last appeared together in the short film, A Very British Cult, in which Richard was the STAR, so let's just remember that and none of the stuff that's happened subsequently. They also chat about the different comedy they have created from falling into graves, being mistaken for the wrong gender, laughing at inappropriate times and Miranda's trial for QPR. There's a further exciting evolution for the ham hand/suncream armpit question (which leaves ham and armpits behind) and a treat for fans of the opening credits of some of the series of Not Going Out (that's just Richard then).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.

Kirsty Young interviews the comedian Lee Mack.He writes and stars in the BBC One hit show "Not Going Out". His stand-up tours do great business and his lightening sharp comedy reflexes are also put to good use on a number of prime-time panel shows.His first ever performance was doing impressions for his school mates, but it took him more than ten years to pluck up the courage to step on stage. Leaving school with two O'levels and a cheeky grin, he had a stint as Red Rum's stable boy and a bash at being a professional darts player.He says of his comedy career "I'm the kind of person that, if I don't think it's hard work, I worry that it's not worthwhile. I have to feel as if I've struggled a bit."Producer: Isabel Sargent.

Kirsty Young interviews the comedian Lee Mack. He writes and stars in the BBC One hit show "Not Going Out". His stand-up tours do great business and his lightening sharp comedy reflexes are also put to good use on a number of prime-time panel shows. His first ever performance was doing impressions for his school mates, but it took him more than ten years to pluck up the courage to step on stage. Leaving school with two O'levels and a cheeky grin, he had a stint as Red Rum's stable boy and a bash at being a professional darts player. He says of his comedy career "I'm the kind of person that, if I don't think it's hard work, I worry that it's not worthwhile. I have to feel as if I've struggled a bit." Producer: Isabel Sargent.

It's a special Anglo-Irish-Welsh edition of the podcast this week as presenter Alex Horne, who hails from West Sussex, is joined by stand-up Sean Hughes (who was born in London, but spent most of his youth in Firhouse, Dublin) and comedian Katy Wix, who you'll recognise from the sitcom Not Going Out but who grew up in Cardiff. Thankfully the team are joined by a Joaquin Phoenix lookalike rather than the real Joaquin Phoenix otherwise it would have been an Anglo-Irish-Welsh-North American themed show, which would have been a bit of a stretch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With John Wilson The Broadway hit musical The Book Of Mormon has opened in London. The show is a satirical tale of Mormon missionaries visiting a Ugandan village threatened by a brutal warlord. Book, lyrics and music are by Trey Parker and Matt Stone - creators of the animated comedy, South Park - and Robert Lopez, composer of Avenue Q. Grace Dent reviews. Comedian Lee Mack, writer and star of TV sitcom Not Going Out, talks about surviving the death of British sitcom, the perfect gag-rate and filming two alternative endings for the new series - depending on whether Lee and Lucy finally get together or not. ZSL London Zoo's new "tiger territory" was designed in collaboration with the zoo keepers, and the new enclosure aims to provide the tigers with the most suitable environment. The zoo is known for its famous buildings, and the Lubetkin penguin pool and Snowdon aviary are architectural icons. Michael Kozdon, the architect who designed the new tiger enclosure, zoo keeper Teague Stubbington and architecture critic Owen Hatherley discuss how zoo buildings have changed to accommodate the animals, rather than to make an architectural statement. Nigerian poet and novelist Ben Okri pays tribute to his celebrated countryman Chinua Achebe, who has died aged 82. A novelist, essayist and poet, Achebe is best-known for his novel, Things Fall Apart, which has become the most widely-read book in modern African literature. Producer Rebecca Nicholson.

Lee chats to Geoff about the new series of Not Going Out and shares thoughts on mispronunciation and Derren Brown

A feature on writer Simon Nye. Also, the usual weekly segments: news about British TV, what's on TV this week in the UK, shows running in the USA, and previews of "Gavin & Stacey" and "Not Going Out."