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Carter Brandon and his uncle enjoy a near-fatal finale to their travels. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with Christian Rodska.
A mysterious night of passion and kindling awaits Carter Brandon and his uncle. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with Sam Kelly.
Carter Brandon and his uncle let rip at their food, the clergy and the army. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with Sam Kelly.
Giving a lift to a passenger causes some surprises for Carter and his uncle. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with Stephen Thorne.y.
Carter Brandon and his uncle are chuffed to find a miserable home from home. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with Sam Kelly.
Steve nominates a 1970s hidden gem from the UK called 'I Didn't Know You Cared' and it's anti-adventures from the Brandon family's life in South Yorkshire. Will this bleak-ish comedy win over Jeffers and make it into the Hall of Fame? Let's see if Carter and his elders (created by Peter Tinniswood) have what it takes! Twitter: @SitcomShowdown Theme tune 'Billy Blues' by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Thanks texasradiofish!
***ADULT THEMES AND LOTS OF BLEEPED SWEARS***As you'll hear in this episode, Flick has had very little sleep... very little, which means that she's not holding back with the language.Most for the more direct 'fruity' language has been bleeped, but there's also a lot of conversation about adult themes. We review my choice for Listen To which is the splendid "Uncle Mort's North Country" by Peter Tinniswood and Flick's choice for Look At the classic chick-flick "How to be Single".And then it gets a bit tense.Don't worry, we may make it up one day.TTFNJohn
A Small Union by Peter Tinniswood.mp3
The “proper sexism” of the mid-1980s and earlier in Northern Working Men’s Clubs remembered by comedy critic Kate Copstick while John Fleming fiddles with his nuts. Copstick reminiscences about her days as a pantomime dame, touring the northern clubs and being pelted with sweets by 2,000 children. There is talk of BBC TV currently ‘desecrating' old sitcoms but not Peter Tinniswood’s “It Takes a Worried Man”. Plus women behind the throne in British TV sitcoms. Sexual social segregation. Sheena Easton’s ex-husband. The powerful women of old-time Music Hall and Vaudeville. And the lost honesty of old-style comedy audiences. Copstick’s quote of the week: “There is nothing wrong with a single-sex club.” http://www.grouchyclub.co.uk (Photograph by Stephen O’Donnell) You can also download this audio podcast from iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/grouchy-clubs-mostly-about/id977279883 John Fleming posts occasional blogs at: http://blog.thejohnfleming.com