Podcasts about Ronnie Corbett

RMR 0353: Special Guest, Brett Rubenstein, joins your hosts, Dustin Melbardis and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Fierce Creatures (1997) Genre: Comedy, Romance, British Comedy   Starring: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Ronnie Corbett, Carey Lowell, Robert Lindsay, Bille Brown, Derek Griffiths, Cynthia Cleese, Richard Ridings, Maria Aitken, Michael Percival,, Fred Evans, Flamingo Keeper, Lisa Hogan, Choy-Ling Man, Tim Potter, Jenny Galloway, Kim Vithana, Sean Francis, Julie Saunders   Directed by: Fred Schepisi & Robert Young Recorded on 2025-01-08

Impressionist, pianist, poet and star of The Big Impression Alistair McGowan takes us behind the scenes of his career. Along the way he does impressions of Louis Theroux, Harry Kane, Raymond Blanc, David Hockney, Alan Bennett, Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Skinner, Richard Madeley, Alan Shearer, Jo Brand, Dara Ó Briain, Monty Don, Gareth Southgate, Ronnie Corbett, Sven-Göran Eriksson, John Bishop, David Beckham, Ian McKellen, Martin O'Neill, Alan Hansen, Philip Mould, John Major, John Smith, Paddy Ashdown, Gordon Brown, John Parrot and Mikel Arteta.

Another gossipy episode this week as Alexei Sayle and Talal Karkouti shoot the breeze about BBC Christmas parties, nearly getting killed by Ronnie Corbett, stunt casting and masculinity within socialism. Alexei will probably be appearing in Birmingham at an event for Paul Holden's new book. Get tickets here. Be a comrade and support the show! Become a Patron and get access to the video version of the podcast, live episodes and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides. The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Music by Tarboosh Records Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

A chaotic, shambolic and critically panned parody, the first on-screen incarnation of Ian Fleming's novel ‘Casino Royale' received its London premiere on 12th April, 1967 - with final edits still being made in the projection room. Nonetheless, it went on to take an extraordinary $40 million at the box office.  Hardnut hero James Bond's adventures had become a swinging Sixties sex comedy starring Peter Sellers, thanks to Fleming's disasterous decision to sell the movie rights to actor Gregory Ratoff for a song long before Bond was known all around the world thanks to the highly succesful film versions of his later books ‘Dr No' and ‘From Russia With Love'. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly reveal how producer Charles K Feldman assembled such an impressive cast list for his 007 ensemble, including Orson Welles, Ronnie Corbett and Ursula Andress; explain how an on-set visit by Princess Margaret prompted an enormous clash of egos; and ponder why ‘the Spice World of the Sixties' became such a box office hit…  Further Reading: • ‘Casino Royale movie review & film summary' (Roger Ebert, 1967): https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/casino-royale-1967 • ‘The Casino Royale calamity: how Peter Sellers turned Bond into a laughing stock' (Daily Telegraph, 2021): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/casino-royale-calamity-peter-sellers-turned-bond-laughing-stock/ • ‘Casino Royale: Official Trailer' (MGM, 1967): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onhWav2DejM Love the show? Support us!  Join 

Joel Morris is a multi-award winning comedy writer, and a contributor to the widely beloved Paddington films. One of the best regarded comedic talents in Britain, during the past two decades he has written for everyone from David Mitchell to Miranda Hart to Ronnie Corbett. A long-time collaborator with Charlie Brooker, he was a key part of the BAFTA-winning Wipe shows, and co-creator of the comedy character Philomena Cunk, whose dim-witted documentaries are beloved around the world. A busy author, he wrote The Framley Examiner, a spoof on local British newspapers, as well as the multi-million selling series of Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups. In 2024 he published, ‘Be Funny or Die: How Comedy Works and Why It Matters,' analysing everything from stand-up to slapstick. He has also worked as a writer for video games, collaborating on projects for Microsoft and Ubisoft. Whatever he turns his hand to, comedy remains at the core. As Richard Curtis, the writer of ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral' once put it, my guest “gets to the heart of comedy.”  Be attitude for gains. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BEST OF compilation of Ricky Gervais' funniest impressions, comedic characters, voices, and accents from The Ricky Gervais Show on XFM. His sidekicks, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington, are dumbfounded by the fact that their best friend, Ricky "The Pasty" Gervais, is a world-class impressionist. ENJOY!CHAPTERS:French (0:00)Loch Ness (0:36)Elvis (3:48)David Bowie (7:57)European (10:19)Suzanne's Dad (12:17)Karl's Sexy Voice (14:30)Del Boy (15:05)Jack Klugman (16:38)Manc Child (19:10)Foreign Student (20:57)George W. Bush (22:36)Derek & Dr. Frog (23:30)Camp David, Ho Lee Fuk, Tourette's Boy (26:13)Chris Martin from Coldplay (33:23)t.A.T.u (34:54)Ho Lee Fuk & Dirty Old Queer (36:53)Nero (40:18)Ross McWhirter (42:53)Jamaican (45:18)Karl (46:02)Camfield (49:20)Ronnie Corbett (50:02)

In this second part of a triple fister that no one will actually listen to, we continue to talk about how the end of last year was a car crash for all three hosts. Alex is Ronnie Corbett (again), James has an emergency poo and Mrs AuDHD considers cat strangling...Written by Alex Conner, Samantha Brown and James Brown.Produced by James Brown and JBHD Ltd.Social media contacts: @theadhdadultsMusic by James Brown and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sessionz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you would like to support the podcast you can subscribe to extra content here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can submit a message, question or future topic to the podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can support and get help from the charity that the show raises money for here ⁠⁠⁠

Tim talks to comedy writing team The Dawson Brothers about their writing partnership and how they've worked together to create some of the best loved sketches, and collaborated on some of the nation's favourite TV shows. Andrew, Steve, and Tim tell our Tim what it's like to work on I'm A Celebrity..., what it felt like to see Ronnie Corbett perform their iconic Blackberry Sketch and why they never tell which one of them wrote what. Email fistoffirsts@gmail.com with your answer to our 'listener's first' question, or just let us know a story of what you've done for the first time this week. Tim will read the best out every episode. Follow him on X, Threads or Instagram - @timreid69' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us a Text Message.It's the battle of the double acts, no doubt icons of British Comedy but which two deserve a place in the Elimination Season 4 Semi Final??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.

“Something's been worrying me. You're a French police officer and yet you've got a Scottish accent.” -“Aye. It worries me too.” Before Daniel Craig was even a twinkle in his father's eye (give it a couple of months) there was the 1967 original big screen version of Casino Royale, a far-from-subtle James Bond spoof based extremely loosely on Ian Fleming's first novel, which would go on to become the bedrock for all subsequent Austin Powers movies! How to best describe Casino Royale? Baffling, bloated, self-indulgent, messy - yes, all these apply. However, it's a fascinating celluloid confection and there are plenty of interesting aspects to the film, plus a handful of chuckles along the way. Famously suffering from temperamental stars (step forward Mr Sellers) and multiple directors, and shot through with the psychedelic sentiment of the time, Casino Royale is worth watching for the cast alone: along with the aforementioned Peter Sellers we have Orson Welles, David Niven, Woody Allen, Deborah Kerr, Ursula Andress, John Huston, Bernard Cribbens, Ronnie Corbett, Anna Quayle, John Bluthal, John Wells, Geoffrey Bayldon, Peter O'Toole and even Derek Nimmo! This week Tyler is joined by Martin Holmes, the host of Vision On Sound - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/visiononsound - to try and make sense of it all!

A meditation on boomeranging inspired by John Denver's Take Me Home.

The podcast celebrates its most positive episode in six years. Sam relaunches shitistics for the first time in 53 episodes, Dennis is all regattas & goths, and Rob totally forgets to mention his bang-on 80% prediction. Plus, Daniel returns with the most tenuous of tenuous alphabetical links, and the sitcom embraces a Shakespearian sausage or two. Enjoy. STOP BEING A TIGHT ARSE AND HELP PAY FOR THIS SHITE www.patreon.com/whatbevan

Part 2 of a Compilation of ALL of Ricky Gervais' funniest impressions, comedic characters, voices, and accents from The Ricky Gervais Show on XFM. His sidekicks, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington, are dumbfounded by the fact that their best friend, Ricky "The Pasty" Gervais, is a world-class impressionist. ENJOY! CHAPTERS: Comedy Characters (0:00) Karl (7:09) Chris Martin (7:41) Karl's Dad; and Hairdresser (9:11) t.A.T.u (12:36) German and Spanish (14:34) Doctor (17:17) Charlie Says; Pilkington Avenue Locals (18:53) Ross or Norris McWhirter (22:52) Builder (24:11) French and German (26:52) Comedy CHaracters, and Derek (27:58) Karl (31:22) Karl (33:15) Emperor Nero (33:52) Karl (36:28) Ross or Norris McWhirter (38:23) Jamaican (40:48) Karl (41:32) Bruce Forsyth (44:50) Ian Camfield, and Karl (46:04) Karl (46:47) Ross or Norris McWhirter (50:53) Ronnie Corbett (52:44)

This week, Rob Brydon looks back on his childhood and adolescence in South Wales. From riding around on bikes pretending to be Starsky and Hutch, to his first electrifying stage kiss in the school play, to being rejected by Rada, bumping into Harold Pinter, and his friendship with Ronnie Corbett, this is an evocative, funny and fascinating interview peppered with impressions, famous names and great stories. It's slightly longer than our usual episodes, simply because Rob and Gyles were enjoying each other's company so much! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rob Brydon looks back on his childhood and adolescence in South Wales. From riding around on bikes pretending to be Starsky and Hutch, to his first electrifying stage kiss in the school play, to being rejected by Rada, bumping into Harold Pinter, and his friendship with Ronnie Corbett, this is an evocative, funny and fascinating interview peppered with impressions, famous names and great stories. It's slightly longer than our usual episodes, simply because Rob and Gyles were enjoying each other's company so much! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the sensationalist way of the modern world, we will tell you that this week's episode involves a CHEATING confession by a leading tour player and also how a tour player was recently involved in a failed ARSON attempt. Naturally, both of these tour players turn out to be Eddie Pepperell. Meanwhile, Eddie is jetting off to Dubai to join Iain ahead of the Desert Classic while Andrew has travelled from his kitchen to his study with a cup of tea and all three come together to discuss the worst four-round score in European Tour history, Grayson Murray taking Rory's advice to ‘play better' and the imminent departure of Keith Pelley to take charge of the Toronto Superdudes. This episode is brought to you by Bosch masonry drills.EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the sensationalist way of the modern world, we will tell you that this week's episode involves a CHEATING confession by a leading tour player and also how a tour player was recently involved in a failed ARSON attempt. Naturally, both of these tour players turn out to be Eddie Pepperell. Meanwhile, Eddie is jetting off to Dubai to join Iain ahead of the Desert Classic while Andrew has travelled from his kitchen to his study with a cup of tea and all three come together to discuss the worst four-round score in European Tour history, Grayson Murray taking Rory's advice to ‘play better' and the imminent departure of Keith Pelley to take charge of the Toronto Superdudes. This episode is brought to you by Bosch masonry drills. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Best club and supporter base and most passionate fans in the AFL. It was the incentive to come to Collingwood.” Is Lachie being a little too Lobb-like? Time to Restump Podcast that and whatever we can scratch up and masquerade as Freo content.  We've closed the door on the Lachie Shultz love-fest. Sure, his interview at Collingwood was probably edited with cherry pickings but that is not getting in the way of a villainous narrative. He's not exactly dead to us but he's off the Christmas card list and almost in the Rory Lobb basket! Fixtures are starting to leak out. Is there anything the AFL doesn't milk dry? We've got a tough home game against Brissie to kick things off and we're off to the Northern Territory later in the year. Zero round? Is there a potential the AFL is biting off its nose to spite its face? Is it watering down the spectacle and occasion of the traditional round one?The strategic plan… how are we actually travelling? Have we deviated from where they thought we would be? Can we still tick off the boxes with two years to run?From a wider, all-encompassing perspective, what is the feeling of the fans about the current Fremantle club? Do fans feel part of the club? Is there that deep emotional tie or are there degrees of separation?  Oscar McDonald has joined the purple and Jeremy Sharp looks like he's days away from doing the same. Handy gets for no cost.Josh Corbett is done for 2024 after a hip injury that came with little to no detail. The Chief has been some digging around to try and find out what actually happened to Ronnie Corbett. Bailey Banfield got engaged after getting his beautiful partner to say yes. We couldn't be happier for him but we're disappointed he didn't get down on one knee wearing the sub vest.  So, there's all of that and no doubt plenty more of the stuff no one asked for or will benefit from!Are we podcasting anything truly enlightening? Probably not! But hey… the bottom of the content barrel isn't going to scrape itself! So, if you've set the listening bar low, then join us as we try and inject some much-needed purple nonsense into the offseason airways! Support the show

Meet Morecambe and Wise -- that's Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise -- who formed one of Britain's most illustrious and best-loved double-acts of all time. From beginnings in post-WWII Great Britain the lads soon found a home first on radio, then with television series and specials that spanned 20 years. And, for many of those years, they produced Britain's most watched Christmas special -- a real tradition. Morecambe and Wise were versatile, with both men capable of song and dance as well as either the comic or straight man role. That versatility made them a huge influence on future British comics including Ben Elton and Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. Not bad for a couple of song and dance men who just wanted to make people laugh. As always find extra cuts below and thanks for sharing our shows! Want more Morecambe and Wise? Morecambe and Wise had oodles of chemistry -- perfect for two guys who could flex between the comic and straight man parts with ease. Here is some typical banter with Shakespeare the focus. https://youtu.be/WMXz2SCqtfg?si=rMO19GXNPcWZD__6 As one of Britain's top variety shows, Morecambe and Wise were the place to be for pop stars including a man who was the biggest of all back in the early 1970s -- Tom Jones! -- who shows a bit of comedic flair himself. https://youtu.be/e66z6nnWKq0?si=Siv0_Hkb0kiPECpT One of Morecambe and Wise's secrets was the quality of their scripts, mostly written by Eddie Braben who also was the pen behind David Frost and Ronnie Corbett. It allowed them to draw top-notch guest stars including Andre Previn, here helping the boys with a classical music bit (taken from the 1971 M&W Christmas Special). https://youtu.be/R7GeKLE0x3s?si=sBr-gYcqixGc1l8j

Rob is joined by guest Reece Shearsmith to discuss their love for Mel Brooks and his masterpiece "The Producers," in which Reece played Leo Bloom. The pair share anecdotes about working with Peter Kay, tributes to Ronnie Corbett, Griff Rhys Jones impressions, and Rob attempts to secure a role on Inside No. 9… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"The Gall of Gary Barlow" The third Red Dwarf DVD was released twenty years ago this November. It's time for another voyage of re-disc-overy, as we cast our minds back to a time of the online retail wild west, blossoming friendships and intense fansite rivalry. Although in practice, we probably spend more time reminiscing about our early Dimension Jump experiences than anything else, thanks to the choice of extra to receive the commentary treatment this time round, Hattie's DJ Diary. The surrounding, extremely waffley discussion takes in such topics as Red Dwarf's history with the AA, Craig Charles's overdue royalty payments, and farting in Ronnie Corbett's face. Each and every special feature is covered, we just hope that whatever you're using to watch your DVDs these days can actually access the menus...Show notes

This podcast episode is about Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn and various other Looney Tunes cartoon characters trying hard to practice social distancing and wear masks in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. They are being joined by other characters from America and across the pond such as former U.S president Barack Obama, Inspector Clouseau of the French Surete, Derek "Del Boy" Trotter and his brother Rodney Trotter of Trotters Independent from the famous British sitcom Only Fools and Horses. The episode is being hosted by Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett from The Two Ronnies.

Today, we're sitting down with the incredible and uber-talented Sophie Corbett, a successful voice-over artist, presenter (and podcast host), DJ, and menopause advocate - in my opinion, an absolute legend!    But that's not all…   Sophie's unique upbringing, with a super-famous and iconic father, has in-part, given her a wealth of knowledge and experiences that she'll be sharing with us today.    We'll be diving into topics such as women's health, the lack of discussion and support around menopause in society, and much more, including what we can do to change this.    Tune in to hear Sophie's insights and join the movement to support women's health!   You don't want to miss this conversation with such a gorgeous and talented being who's using her platform and passion to change the conversation around menopause and life.    So, let's get started!   TOPICS Sophie's background: growing up with Ronnie Corbett as a father Influential female figures in Sophie's life Sophie's own journey through menopause What Sophie does to support other women going through the menopause       Sophie Corbett https://www.instagram.com/sophie_c0rbett/?hl=en http://www.sophiecorbett.co.uk/contact/     Sponsors Selaura

It's two on one this time with Corbett & Barker up against Dave.Send us a 'That don't impress me much' voice message on whatsapp to 07713163065.Tell us who you are and where your from.Support the show

Do you want the news from the world of charity football? Do you want an interview with Matt Woolias from Matt's Legends FC? Do you want references to Chris Waddle and Ronnie Corbett? Do you want a cocktail recipe? Then this episode is for you. Additional sound effect provided courtesy of https://zapsplat.com

Happy New Year from Nick and Benji… The Chat — Peter Ling, Ronnie Corbett and The Ark in Space… Behind-the-scenes and Tease — Doctor Who the Audio Novels - The Dead Star by Kate Orman, performed by Michael Troughton.

In Episode 61, the ADHD Adults James and Alex discuss something they absolutely, definitely knew for ages had some research behind it and definitely didn't just find out about, justice sensitivity in ADHD. As usual, the worst podcast ever™ includes dull, monotonous psychoeducation on ADHD and sensitivity to justice, delivered by Alex the Psychoeducation Monkey,  the personal reflections on justice sensitivity and the usual game of 'What has James lost, forgotten or mislaid this week?" The whole 'Robert from Kidderminster' bit drags on even in these dark times,  as well as Alex butchering an international hello.  'Top Tips' or 'spunk trumpeting, whichever you prefer, grounds things up before a debate on the product of the week.  Alex has a go at Buddhists and James's is Ronnie Corbett (again)...Support the showWritten by Alex Conner and James BrownProduced by James Brown and Afatscientist Ltd.Social media contacts: @theadhdadultsMusic by Sessionz

Ria was born and raised in Swansea and was brought up surrounded by the rich heritage of Welsh music. Her mother was an Opera Singer and her father a successful cabaret entertainer, so it was inevitable at an early age that Ria Jones was destined for stardom. At 19 she became the youngest actress ever to play the role of Eva Peron in 'Evita', followed shortly by her West End debut in the musical 'Chess' in which she played both Svetlana and Florence. She went on to perform famed roles such as Grizabella in 'CATS', Fantine in 'Les Miserables, The Narrator in 'Joseph And His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' Liz Imbrie in 'High Society' Reno Sweeney in 'Anything Goes', alongside Marti Pellow in 'The Witches of Eastwick' among many other notable roles and more recently in Victoria Wood's most iconic role as Mrs Overall in 'Acorn Antiques' which she recently reprised when requested by Victoria Wood to appear in the 'Angina Monologues' at The Haymarket Theatre, London.Ria has performed as a soloist on three Royal Variety Shows and has also sung by royal request at Buckingham Palace. She has performed as a soloist to audiences in many of the worlds' finest venues, including in numerous West End Theatres, The Millennium Centre, The Palladium, The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, The Jubilee Theatre at Raffles Hotel Singapore and regularly at The Royal Albert Hall. Ria was also honoured to be picked to perform alongside Bryn Terfel, Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey for the opening of the Welsh Assembly at Cardiff Bay.Ria's TV appearances include her own one-off special for BBC Wales entitled 'One Night Only with Ria Jones', Three televised Royal Variety Performances for the BBC, 'Wales in the West End' for HTV, a recently televised drama written by Victoria Wood, 'When Eric Met Ernie' and most recently an episode for the new series of Torchwood.She has performed frequently with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at The Royal Albert Hall, and has personal accolades from Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. She has shared the stage with Tom Jones, Tony Bennett, Montserrat Caballe, Philip Schofield, Catherine Zeta-Jones Take That, Lulu, Ronnie Corbett, Angela Rippon, Aled Jones, Brian Adams, Jason Donovan, Elaine Paige, Joe Pasquale, Marti Pellow, Michael Ball....to name but a few.Ria has also released an album with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 'Abbaphonic' and her first solo album 'Have You Met Miss Jones?'

Fork handles Vs Sarah Millican!!Bob is making his own sitcom called DUSTY, click the link and join the Dusty family.https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dusty-sitcom-by-robert-rivett/x/26898052#/Thanks for listeningBounce to the RhythmPodcast about independent music artists who are worthy of a bigger audience and deserve...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

We don't want to upset the coach and cop a lecture for getting ahead of ourselves, but is it too early to give Luke Jackson a nudge in the father son direction? Let's hope he gets on the job in more ways than one. Time to Restump Podcast the news of arguably one Fremantle's biggest gets.Its not too often you get the chance to secure a 21-year-old Luke Jackson. David Walls, Peter Bell and JL just managed something remarkable and it will help set the club up for the next decade. Understandably many fans have some trepidation as we're still sporting the scars of many historic failed attempts with these types of deals. But Luke Jackson is a different kettle of big fish! He's a talent in the air, yet as good on the ground. A ruckman, a forward, a roving utility…. the purple prototypical hybrid, if you will.  We're not about to break into celebratory song signalling his arrival because we'll leave that to the Freo social media team with their no doubt chart rocketing “Unicorn” banger… but we'll quietly nod in appreciation and acknowledgment and say… welcome to the Purple LJ.But while Jackson is the headline act, there's plenty more happening down at Limestone Park. We'll have a chat about Ronnie Corbett who couldn't have been more impressive in his interview, Josh Cyclone Treacy has been copping some seemingly unfair heat and what now for Lloyd “Braun” Meek? Are we sharpening the offer for Jeremy? Ronnie Corbett, Will Brodie and Jeremy Sharp? Is there a Gold Coast quota that needs filling?Lastly does the Luke Jackson news now spark the Rory Lobb deal to the Dogs? If the trade isn't of value does the club dig in? We'd like to think so. All that and plenty more on this momentous Monday where too much marvelling is never enough. Join us for our usual recap nonsense and put your best ears forward to be part of the starting twenty-two. Support the show

Denis' career encompasses almost every aspect of show business from singing and performing to recording and composing. His musical career began at the age of six as a banjolele-playing singer at children's matinees. By the 1950s and early 60s, he was a member of Britain's first ever boy band The King Brothers, one of the most successful pop groups of that era and the youngest Variety act to play the London Palladium. From pop star to award-winning TV composer (including the Black Beauty theme and Lovejoy), to award-winning theatre composer (Privates On Parade) and songwriter, and collaborating along the way with such legends as Alan Ayckbourn, Sammy Cahn and Don Black, the artists with whom Denis has worked (and played) read like a who's who of British and American stage and screen--Tony Bennett, Nina Simone, Peter Sellers, Howard Keel, Sophie Tucker, Lena Horne, Alma Cogan, Albert Finney, Dame Edna Everage, Maureen Lipman, Elaine Stritch, Dudley Moore, Bruce Forsyth, Ronnie Corbett, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and even Jimi Hendrix. His highly acclaimed and entertaining memoir KEY CHANGES revised and updated 2020 edition can be purchased from our SHOP.​For more career information and a full archive see deniskingmusiclibrary.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

High in the conversational mix this week …  … the return the Stackwaddy game! - do Ben & Jerry's do a Bohemian Raspberry? Are there really Apple Music genres called Pillow Talk and Countrypolitan? … Errol Flynn and his dachshund water-skiing. … James Caan's opening scene in Misery.… is Nick Kyrgios the first ‘rap' tennis star? … why ‘Indie' doesn't tolerate non-conformity (or success) – plus Razorlight and other bands who let you down. … bizarre combinations of celebrities we've bumped into at the BBC – eg Ronnie Corbett and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. .. the vital importance of communal suffering at rock festivals. … and can you get your money's worth from a £1.5m one-off original Bob Dylan musical ‘artwork'?--------Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/yourear to get up a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 1 additional month for free + a bonus gift! It's completely risk free with Nord's 30 day money-back guarantee!--------Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for a whole load of extra and exclusive content, benefits and rewards!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

High in the conversational mix this week …  … the return the Stackwaddy game! - do Ben & Jerry's do a Bohemian Raspberry? Are there really Apple Music genres called Pillow Talk and Countrypolitan? … Errol Flynn and his dachshund water-skiing. … James Caan's opening scene in Misery.… is Nick Kyrgios the first ‘rap' tennis star? … why ‘Indie' doesn't tolerate non-conformity (or success) – plus Razorlight and other bands who let you down. … bizarre combinations of celebrities we've bumped into at the BBC – eg Ronnie Corbett and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. .. the vital importance of communal suffering at rock festivals. … and can you get your money's worth from a £1.5m one-off original Bob Dylan musical ‘artwork'?--------Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/yourear to get up a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 1 additional month for free + a bonus gift! It's completely risk free with Nord's 30 day money-back guarantee!--------Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for a whole load of extra and exclusive content, benefits and rewards!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

High in the conversational mix this week …  … the return the Stackwaddy game! - do Ben & Jerry's do a Bohemian Raspberry? Are there really Apple Music genres called Pillow Talk and Countrypolitan? … Errol Flynn and his dachshund water-skiing. … James Caan's opening scene in Misery.… is Nick Kyrgios the first ‘rap' tennis star? … why ‘Indie' doesn't tolerate non-conformity (or success) – plus Razorlight and other bands who let you down. … bizarre combinations of celebrities we've bumped into at the BBC – eg Ronnie Corbett and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. .. the vital importance of communal suffering at rock festivals. … and can you get your money's worth from a £1.5m one-off original Bob Dylan musical ‘artwork'?--------Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/yourear to get up a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 1 additional month for free + a bonus gift! It's completely risk free with Nord's 30 day money-back guarantee!--------Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for a whole load of extra and exclusive content, benefits and rewards!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No star is too big for the TARDIS. Ellie Littlechild presents 10 Big Stars You Totally Forgot Appeared In Doctor Who... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ed and Toby speak summer term madness (from forty minutes in) but mostly they spoke about geology, the North Devon coastal path, Dartmoor, Toby going off on one about orogenesis, origami, egg albumin foams, the orogenic displacement of protein films from the air/water interface and Ed meeting Toby's Mum!  It was all a bit Ronnie Corbett, but a good show, we think!

After a break of two days, the rambling duo are back with a bang. The ghost of Ronnie Corbett influences the conversation and Simon and Tracey realise its a week until they travel to Lake Windermere. To sponsor Tracey and Simon to swim a mile across Lake Windermere, visit WordForest.org/swim22

RHLSTP Book Club 11 - My Mess Is a Bit of a Life - More book club fun, with this hilarious, sad and sometimes tragic fractured autobiography, by comedy writer and one of brains behind Succession and Veep, Georgia Pritchett. We talk about the nature of childhood memories, Georgia's dad forgetting her name, the hilarity that comes from anxiety, why this is a great representation of the life of a writer, exchanging scripts for money in a lay-by with Ronnie Corbett, High Heels and Low Lives, writing for Michelle Obama, the unpredictable journeys of the people from the Weekending Writers' Room, being the only woman in a writers room and how Rich messed up a date for Georgia. Buy this brilliant book here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Mess-Bit-Life/dp/B08WCNBWHK/SUPPORT THE SHOW!Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE See details of the RHLSTP TOUR DATES Buy DVDs and Books from GO FASTER STRIPE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An author, another author, advertising, Ronnie Corbett, and politics. (Rec: 4/8/21) Join the Iron Filings Society: https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A chaotic, shambolic and critically panned parody, the first on-screen incarnation of Ian Fleming's novel ‘Casino Royale' received its London premiere on 12th April, 1967 - with final edits still being made in the projection room. Nonetheless, it went on to take an extraordinary $40 million at the box office.  Hardnut hero James Bond's adventures had become a swinging Sixties sex comedy starring Peter Sellers, thanks to Fleming's disasterous decision to sell the movie rights to actor Gregory Ratoff for a song long before Bond was known all around the world thanks to the highly succesful film versions of his later books ‘Dr No' and ‘From Russia With Love'. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly reveal how producer Charles K Feldman assembled such an impressive cast list for his 007 ensemble, including Orson Welles, Ronnie Corbett and Ursula Andress; explain how an on-set visit by Princess Margaret prompted an enormous clash of egos; and ponder why ‘the Spice World of the Sixties' became such a box office hit…  Further Reading: • ‘Casino Royale movie review & film summary' (Roger Ebert, 1967): https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/casino-royale-1967 • ‘The Casino Royale calamity: how Peter Sellers turned Bond into a laughing stock' (Daily Telegraph, 2021): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/casino-royale-calamity-peter-sellers-turned-bond-laughing-stock/ • ‘Casino Royale: Official Trailer' (MGM, 1967): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onhWav2DejM Enjoy this episode? There's five minutes MORE to explore in our weekly bonus episode, available now exclusively to our supporters on Patreon* and subscribers on Apple Podcasts. Get it now and support the show! *top two tiers only: https://patreon.com/Retrospectors The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill. Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham. Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On filming a Comic Relief video alongside Tom Jones, receiving a private performance from Shirley Bassey, and getting voicemail messages from Ronnie Corbett. Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer Rob Brydon goes out to lunch with Jay Rayner. Rob and Jay enjoy a delicious three course Italian meal courtesy of Signor Sassi in Knightsbridge, London: https://signorsassi.co.uk/ Official show merch: https://kontraband.shop/collections/out-to-lunch Out To Lunch is a Somethin' Else and Jay Rayner Production with Sony Music Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ladies n' Genminminminmin (er, min...) welcome to a very exciting Episode indeed! Yes, it's  'roll out the Red Carpet' time here in "The Good Listening To Show" Clearing as we warmly welcome Scottish TV Presenter & Broadcasting legend Ross King (MBE).Ross King is nothing short of a Broadcasting legend with 4 News Emmys, 2 Sony Awards, 1 Golden Mic  - a Cycling Proficiency Test Certificate - a 25M Breastroke Certificate - a Duke of Edinburgh Award - and an Alan Partridge in a Pear Tree! A man completely at home on the red carpets of Hollywood at both the Oscars & the Golden Globes and always with his finger on the pulse of all the Showbizz news & gossip: As "Our Man in Hollywood" for the likes of the "Lorraine" Programme on ITV and "Good Morning Britain"!Multi-talented, multi-award-winning Hollywood ‘leg-end' Ross King is delightfully self-deprecating. Talking about his childhood dreams of playing professional football for Partick Thistle-nil, as he says Billy Connolly always called them, he quotes the manager's assessment of his talent in these words: “You'll wear out more mirrors, son, than football boots!” Or in reference to one of his many superstar interviews: “As George Clooney once said to me - ‘Get out of my garden!'” Ross King likes to make people laugh and is very happy to be the butt of the joke if that's what does the job. A great impressionist too with Sean Connory & Roger Moore to name but 2 (Ross is a self-confessed James Bond obsessive) with Ronnie Corbett as a cheeky-chappyand-much-shorter-chaser!He still describes himself as ‘a silly boy from Glasgow' who is delighted on a daily basis to be ‘a silly boy in Hollywood'. Ross King‘s feet remain comfortably on the ground, while his head  is in the clouds. He says he is “too blessed to be stressed “. He constantly acknowledges all the people who have helped him get to where he is today - starting with his mum, dad and sister, moving on to his Maths Teacher, Roddy Hood, not for teaching him primary numbers or Pythagoras but for pointing him towards Hospital Radio aged 15. A year or so later, this led directly to Ross becoming the ‘Saturday Boy' for Radio Clyde. This good grounding experience as general factotum/gofer on live sports broadcasts provided Ross King with an early and an excellent show business portal. The record shows he made the most of it with a diverse and impressive body of work in various media for a variety of countries. Now with writing partner, Shari Low, Ross King has produced two books under the nom de plume Shari King. These are published by Macmillan and now the team has a third sparkling forward in the creative process. When Ross said he has red eyes, it's no wonder, given how much he has set himself to do. He is a humble man and yet he has so much to be proud of - some of which he talks about here. Listen up and be delighted! Reg Starkey Editor, Health Triangle Magazine“The Good Listening To: Your Life & Times With Me Chris Grimes!” is the Show & Podcast series that features “The Clearing”:Where all good Questions come to be asked - and all good Stories come to be told…Think 'Desert Island Discs' but in a Clearing - and with Stories rather than Music!With some lovely juicy Storytelling metaphors to also enjoy along the way:The Clearing itself - a Tree - a lovely juicy Storytelling exercise called “5-4-3-2-1” - some Alchemy - some Gold - a couple of random Squirrels - a cheeky bit of Shakespeare - and a CAKE!So it's all to play for! Hurrah!(…and indeed Huzzah!)Enjoy!

A "Today programme" special which takes a satirical look back at recent events in alternative earths around the multiverse. There are worlds in which England attempts to break free from the yoke of Scottish rule, the most serious pandemic is Man Flu, Love Island is an important world power, Ronnie Corbett is worshipped as a god and TV series Succession is also wildly popular - but not as you would know it. Performed by Jon Culshaw, Lewis Macleod, Jan Ravens, Debra Stephenson and Duncan Wisbey. Written by Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Edward Tew, Sophie Dickinson, Rob Darke, Dan Audritt and Kat Butterfield, Cody Dahler, and Duncan Wisbey. Producer... Bill Dare Production Coordinator... Caroline Barlow Sound Designer... Rich Evans A BBC Studios Production

We talk to Tim Quinn - Comic Book Writer, Illustrator and Editor. Growing up in 1950s Liverpool and being enchanted by the music of The Beatles, Tim would start his career as a clown at Blackpool Tower Circus before beginning to work on BBC TV's Good Old Days music hall series where he got the chance to write scripts for top comedians including Ronnie Corbett. From here he would enter the world of comic books and spent many happy years as scriptwriter, illustrator and editor on The Beano, The Dandy, Dr Who Magazine and Whizzer & Chips before heading Stateside to work for Stan Lee and the mighty Marvel Comics Group. Tim has lived in Indiana, been editor for America's oldest publication The Saturday Evening Post and producer for LWT's The South Bank Show. It's quite the ride and an incredible story. This episode is brought to you by our friends Dead Skull Coffee. https://deadskullcoffee.co.uk/discount/STVPlease visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://www.patreon.com/stvpod 

This week we take on eighties Ronnie Corbett vehicle Sorry! We do a big old biography section on Corbett himself and try to work out if Phyllis Lumsden is the most horrific villain in sitcom history.

Dating apps have seen a growing trend towards individuals disclosing that they have a mental health disorder in their online profiles. Jo Hemmings a behavioural psychologist and Beth McColl a lifestyle journalist, tell us how and when to tell someone you are dating that you live with a mental health condition? We look at the issue of maternal discrimination with Dr Katie Lidster a scientist who has just won £23,000 damages against her employer – a government backed body. She won the case against UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) after an 18-month battle following the arrival of her second child. She tells us about her case alongside Claire Dawson an employment lawyer. Charlotte Worthington won gold for Team GB in the freestyle BMX event at the Olympics – the first time BMX has ever been represented at the games. She tells us about becoming the first woman to ever successfully land a 360 backflip in a competition. The journalist and co-chair of the Mayor of London's Violence Against Women and Girls board Joan Smith tells us how new research appears to show that extremist attackers are often united, whatever their ideology, by a significant history of domestic violence. She wants reports of domestic violence to be taken more seriously so that acts of terrorism can be prevented. We have music and chat with the singer-songwriter Joy Crookes And Georgia Pritchett is a multi-award winning comedy and drama writer. She has written for numerous TV shows like The Thick of It, Veep, Succession, Smack the Pony and Have I got News for You. She tells us about collaborating with comedians such as Miranda Hart, Lenny Henry, Ronnie Corbett and Jo Brand, and about her memoir ‘My Mess is a Bit of a Life'. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed Editor: Lisa Jenkinson

Earlier this year, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first female black Asian American Vice President in history. 6 months on, some polling has been interpreted as saying she's the most unpopular Vice President in history. To discuss the recent polling and her work to date we are joined by Sharon D Austin, a professor of Political Science at the University of Florida and Melissa Milewski, a Lecturer in History at the University of Sussex As the government urges people to return to the office we hear your reactions and consider the impact on women. Boris Johnson has called for a “gradual” return over the summer but there've been suggestions that civil servants who want to continue to work from home should lose their London weighting or even part of their salary as they no longer incur travelling costs. For the wider workforce the chancellor and some business leaders are calling for people to taper off home working for the sake of their prospects, the economy as well as their wellbeing . We hear listener reaction to the idea and talk to Wendy Hallett who founded Hallett Retail twenty years ago to create a flexible working environment for herself when her children were young and she now advocates this for her entire staff. So how's your camping trip going then? Seemed a good staycation idea at the time, but what about the rain, mud and damp clothes? Have you given up the roaring fire and gone to the pub instead? We want to hear your funny stories. Listener Hannah, was camping in Norfolk last weekend: yes, that's right: when there was wind, rain and thunderstorms. You might not recognise her name but you will certainly be familiar with her work. Georgia Pritchett is a multi-award winning comedy and drama writer. She has written for numerous TV shows like The Thick of It, Veep, Succession, Smack the Pony and Have I got News for You. She has also collaborated with a huge range of comedians: Miranda Hart, Lenny Henry, Ronnie Corbett and Jo Brand to name just a few. She has now had a book published, My Mess is a bit of a Life: adventures in anxiety which is about her life from childhood through to almost now. As part of our money series, we're talking about investing. Why don't more women invest? Do you consider yourself an investor? Do you know where your pension is invested? Did you even know that your pension was an investment? Selina Flavius is a financial adviser and author of Black Girl Finance: Let's Talk Money. Maike Currie is an Investment Director for Fidelity International and writes for the Financial Times. Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Kirsty Starkey Interviewed Guest: Wendy Hallett Interviewed Guest: Sharon D Austin Interviewed Guest: Melissa Milewski Interviewed Guest: Georgia Pritchett Interviewed Guest: Selina Flavius Interviewed Guest: Maike Currie

On this edition of Dave's Corner Garage, Dave Redinger and Alan Gelman welcome guest Charlie Johnstone ,VP/General Manager of the Honda Indy Toronto and Ronnie Corbett from the Automobile Protection Association and gas price watchdog Dan McTeague.

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Kirsty Young's castaway this week is an entertainer so central to British popular culture he can be identified by the outline of his glasses alone - Ronnie Corbett. For more than 50 years, from late night reviews to prime-time sit-coms, his comic talents have made us laugh and made us love him; a nattily turned out national treasure with a quick wit and a ready smile. His success is due, of course, to his own ability but also to two enduring and remarkable partnerships. Along with Ronnie Barker, he formed one of the great TV duos of all time whilst his 40-year marriage to his wife Ann saw her abandon her flourishing entertainment career to sustain him through the vicissitudes of fame and family life. Ronnie Corbett looks back over his life and career, from his days in review at Danny La Rue's club to his last ever programme with Ronnie Barker - a moment that brought them both to tears.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Music Maestro Please by Ann Hart Book: Untold Stories by Alan Bennett Luxury: A hammock.