Best British Sitcom History Podcasts (2025)

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Blackadder II Historical Context 52:24

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As we recently looked at series 2 of Blackadder, we thought we'd go over it in a bit more detail and see just how historically accurate it all is.By British Sitcom History Podcast

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The Complete History (and Fistory) of Underspace: Chapters 1 and 2 22:40

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Are children really disappearing from St. Alan's School for Children? And could the Headmaster's terrifying secretary be locking them in the greenhouse on the roof? Henrietta is far too sensible to believe such nonsense. But if they're not in the greenhouse, where are they...?GET THE BOOK in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from manbuycow.co…

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Worst Writer - Untitled Sitcom about a Time-Travelling Detective (with Joz Norris), Part 2 48:51

14h ago48:51

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For the first time ever, we invited a guest onto the show - writer and comedian Joz Norris.Joz kindly brought us a wonderful TV sitcom pilot he wrote years ago, and we - slightly less kindly - gave it the full Worst Writer treatment.It's the story of Damien Rice (not that one) - a time-travelling private detective who is not very good at time trave…

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Grace & Favour (plus Beane's of Boston) 52:39

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To get even further into the Are You Being Served universe, we take a look at the frankly unnecessary retooling that was Grace & Favour, getting the band back together for one last tour. But before that, we take a quick look at the failed pilot for an American remake, entitled Beane's of Boston, and a slightly more successful Australian remake.…

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Worst Writer - Untitled Sitcom about a Time-Travelling Detective (with Joz Norris), Part 1 57:21

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For the first time ever, we invited a guest onto the show - writer and comedian Joz Norris.Joz kindly brought us a wonderful TV sitcom pilot he wrote years ago, and we - slightly less kindly - gave it the full Worst Writer treatment.It's the story of Damien Rice (not that one) - a time-travelling private detective who is not very good at time trave…

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Are You Being Served? Film Spinoff 56:05

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If you had a successful sitcom in the seventies then the only logical thing to do was to send your characters on holiday for the silver screen version. Are You Being Served was no exception and in the 1977 film spinoff we get all our favourites enjoying the baking hot sun of Elstree Studios.Okay, it's not a great film overall but is it true to the …

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Trollied (Part 2) 56:32

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This week we pop into Valco in Warrington for a big shop that includes Carl Rice and Beverly Rudd. We also take a look at what happens in the later series as the show goes from sketch-like o soap-like. But we still like it for some reason.By British Sitcom History Podcast

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Trollied Part 1 56:21

28d ago56:21

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This week we're taking a look at the Sky sitcom Trollied. Set in a supermarket in Warrington, the show ran for several years in the 2010s but because it wasn't on proper telly we didn't really notice. But it's actually quite good so let's get up to speed.By British Sitcom History Podcast

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The Marriage Lines (Part 2) 47:05

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In part two of our look at The Marriage Lines, we get up close and personal with the career of Prunella Scales and get nostalgic about the 1960s (even though neither of us were born then).By British Sitcom History Podcast

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Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 7 39:46

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Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do.-------------If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, video…

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The Marriage Lines (Part 1) 49:15

1M ago49:15

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This week, we take a look at early domestic sitcom The Marriage Lines. The first big hit for sitcom royalty Richard Briers and Prunella Scales, the show ran for five series but only two remain on record today.By British Sitcom History Podcast

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Hippies (Part 2) 51:06

2M ago51:06

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It's time for part 2 of our look at Hippies, in which we take a closer look at Julian Rhind-Tutt and Darren Boyd and make unnecessarily personal comments about their looks. We also get into Simon Pegg's childhood because Allen has read Pegg's autobiography!By British Sitcom History Podcast

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Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 6 37:33

2M ago37:33

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Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do.-------------If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, video…

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Hippies (Part 1) 45:19

2M ago45:19

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Hippies was a coming together of a lot of up and coming talent right at the end of the 20th century, but something about it doesn't quite click. We dig deep to see what's going on.By British Sitcom History Podcast

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Blackadder II (Part 2) 48:41

2M ago48:41

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It's Part 2 of our look at the second series of Blackadder, in which we take a closer look at Stephen Fry and Miranda Richardson. Plus, Gareth refreshes his hot take on Rik Mayall.By British Sitcom History Podcast

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Blackadder II (Part 1) 44:06

2M ago44:06

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After a disappointing first series, Blackadder was reborn with the help of Ben Elton and became one of the iconic pieces of British sitcom. Here we discuss how Blackadder got sexy and the evolution of the characters.By British Sitcom History Podcast

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No Job for a Lady (Part 2) 48:35

3M ago48:35

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Part 2 of our look at No Job for a Lady. Expect thirty year old political references and inevitable comparisons to Yes, Minister.By British Sitcom History Podcast

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Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 5 42:23

3M ago42:23

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Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do.-------------If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, video…

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No Job for a Lady (Part 1) 46:36

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No Job for a Lady may not be the best remembered show but it is a fascinating snapshot of the world of British politics in the early nineties. Here we get up close and personal with George Baker and ask the important questions, such as "How posh is Penelope Keith?"By British Sitcom History Podcast

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Are You Being Served? (Part 2) 58:33

3M ago58:33

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Part 2 of our look back at Are You Being Served? including an attempt to understand the strange and wonderful life of writer Jeremy Lloyd.By British Sitcom History Podcast

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Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 4 43:04

3M ago43:04

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Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do.-------------If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, video…

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Are You Being Served? (Part 1) 59:16

3M ago59:16

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Are You Being Served? is an absolute classic of British sitcom and part of the very large catalogue of work from David Croft. As such, it has way too many characters and goes on about five years longer than it should have... but does it hold up for today's sophisticated audience or is it as wet as Mrs. Slocombe's pussy?…

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Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 3 40:33

3M ago40:33

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Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930's. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do.-------------If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, vide…

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Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 2 37:39

4M ago37:39

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Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930's. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do.-------------If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, vide…

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Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 1 38:09

4M ago38:09

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Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do.-------------If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, video…

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Worst Writer - Willie the Squowse, Part 2 40:09

6M ago40:09

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Rufus read Howard's favourite book - Willie the Squowse (1973) by Ted Allen - and now Rufus is going to tell Howard the story... AS IF HE DIDN'T KNOW!!!! For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycowMore episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/By British Comedy Guide

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Richard Herring Me1 vs Me2 Snooker - Frame 185 34:21

6M ago34:21

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Frame 185 - Personalised Chalk Holders. It's been a while, but they're back. On a hot 19th June daytime Me1 and Me2 sweated it out to see if they could break the stalemate in this contest. Their playing space is too small and they mainly have to use child cues but they still pulled it out of the pocket for a thrilling frame. Though Rich forgot to t…

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Ally and Herring's Twitch of Fun - Episode 99g 36:33

6M ago36:33

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Episode 99g: Dunker Dusting Domd. It's Wednesday, it's 2.30pm and it AAHTOF (AAHTOF) with a soft relaunch of the show after a few months off to give everyone a chance to remember their same phrases. Rich and Ally take a look at some serious news involving the end of the world, golden phones, Musk losing billions, the massive ordnance penetrator, Ri…

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Worst Writer - Willie the Squowse, Part 1 30:15

6M ago30:15

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Rufus read Howard's favourite book - Willie the Squowse (1973) by Ted Allen - and now Rufus is going to tell Howard the story... AS IF HE DIDN'T KNOW!!!! For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycowMore episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/By British Comedy Guide

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Worst Writer - The True Life of Bluebell Jansen 32:49

7M ago32:49

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Young Howard decided that the best way to become a successful writer was by pretending to be a teenage girl on Wattpad. Fortunately, he didn't get far with his story. In this episode, we read what he managed to write before giving up. For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycowMore episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/…

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Worst Writer - The Fly (1986), Part 2 32:56

7M ago32:56

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Rufus & Howard retell the entire plot of David Cronenberg's The Fly, starring Jeff Goldblum & Geena Davis - in which an innocent fly gets absorbed by a mad scientist and then blamed for everything that goes wrong. For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycowMore episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/…

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Bonus Episode - Ghosts Timeline 54:56

7M ago54:56

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We had so much to talk about when we watched Ghosts that we've come back for more. In this bonus episode, we take a deep dive on the timeline of the Ghosts and get a bit of contextual history around their specific time periods.By British Sitcom History Podcast

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Worst Writer - The Fly (1986), Part 1 32:05

8M ago32:05

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Rufus & Howard retell the entire plot of David Cronenberg's The Fly, starring Jeff Goldblum & Geena Davis - in which an innocent fly gets absorbed by a mad scientist and then blamed for everything that goes wrong. For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycowMore episodes:By British Comedy Guide

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Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 9 42:40

8M ago42:40

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Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP!For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycowMore episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/By British Comedy Guide

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16. The Conservative Party Transformation in the 70s and 80s - with Dr Simon Griffiths 1:02:09

8M ago1:02:09

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Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 8 44:00

9M ago44:00

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Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP! For more - join the gang at patreon.com/manbuycowMore episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/By British Comedy Guide

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Bonus Episode - Live Comedy Events 2024 34:58

9M ago34:58

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Just a quick bonus as we prepare for the new series. Allen has been immersing himself in the world of comedy and going to a few live events and meeting the big nobs from the world of light entertainment. Here he shares his experiences.In this episode we talk about Su Pollard: Fully Charged; An Afternoon with Gloria ( Melvin Hayes); Why We Love Stev…

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Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 7 40:57

9M ago40:57

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Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP!More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/By British Comedy Guide

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Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 6 47:12

9M ago47:12

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Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP!More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/By British Comedy Guide

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Ally and Herring's Twitch of Fun - Episode 99f 54:57

10M ago54:57

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TOF #99f Gargara and Cuggy Groccoli - Rich is back with a brand new, seductive co-host and a lot of talk about licking things that you really don't want to be licking. Ally is back to talk about whether he will be the new James Bond, if a woman can be Jesus, whether Neighbours will ever end and the imminent collision between our galaxy and another …

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Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 5 31:49

10M ago31:49

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Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP!Get all six episodes now at www.patreon.com/manbuycowMore episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/By British Comedy Guide

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Stone Clearing with Richard Herring - Chapter 183 19:56

10M ago19:56

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Chapter 183, Banana Ftone: It's around about 10am on 12th February and a Soleroless Richard Herring feels he is going mad. Can you see which stone in the picture he thinks resembles a banana? I bet you get it wrong. Anyway it's a quick jaunt round the Stocean, made even quicker by the removal of a 5 minute conversation with a member of the Stone St…

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Ally and Herring's Twitch of Fun - Episode 99e 1:02:19

10M ago1:02:19

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Episode 99e - Have You See A Fruit Fan? Twitch of Fun is back but it's just a quick one this week, so not worthy of being Episode 100. But Rich and friends are going full out to be placed in the dustbin of Light Entertainment. Egg Wallace has a new ovoid pal and Marvin the Monkey tries out for main presenter. The team cover Israel/Palestine, Solero…

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Stone Clearing with Richard Herring - Chapter 182 24:50

11M ago24:50

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Stone Clearing Chapter 182 - Fane January Hare. It's 9.20am on January 30th 2025 and Rich and Wolife had returned to their old manor to clear stones or bring them back on the field, depending on which one you're talking about. The Stocean has a moft unufual fifh fwimming in it and there are warnings about licking stones, but otherwise this one is m…

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Worst Writer - Time Jump, Part 4 34:19

11M ago34:19

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Who's that time-traveller running across the glass roof of the British Museum, being pursued by his own past self (probably)? FIND OUT in Young Howard's thrilling screenplay: TIME JUMP!Get all six episodes now at www.patreon.com/manbuycowMore Worst Writer formats:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/…

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Ally and Herring's Twitch of Fun - Episode 99d 1:09:21

11M ago1:09:21

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Episode 99d - Seig Heil. Another Friday afternoon catch up - not an official or canonical episode in which Rich attempts to remember what some of his characters do, as well as discussing the Musky arm movement, why Putin was in such a rush, if Obama has got himself a Rachel, how fast Craig David Iikes to move things along, whether Elizabeth I was a…

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Richard Herring Me1 vs Me2 Snooker - Frame 184 39:32

11M ago39:32

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Frame 184 - Broken Glass. It's an unprecedented morning frame of Me1 vs Me 2 snooker with the action starting before midday, surely putting night owl Me2 at a disadvantage. And there's controversy and possible actionable sexual harassment from the start, but that's what you get when Trump is in charge (Donald, not Judd). Another crucial frame in th…

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Ally and Herring's Twitch of Fun - Episode 99c 1:04:47

11M ago1:04:47

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Twitch of Fun Episode 99c - Imagine. It's Friday, it's 3pm and the computer's back but the tech has screws up. But it's all sorted in 3 minutes flat for a non-canon and non-cannon episode of your favourite afternoon topical news show with a washed up TV celebrity and a 133 year old ventriloquist dummy that also includes a hippopotamus that is obses…

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Stone Clearing with Richard Herring - Chapter 181 44:40

11M ago44:40

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Chapter 181 - Fponfered By Tafkmafter? - It's 8.50am on 17th January 2025 and the old team if back together, though one of them has had an accident in the car (no fpoilers). There's enough proof of the existence of the Ftone Gods to the most hard-hearted, tranfphobic atheift or idiot who believes in any other religion. There'f fome fly work from th…

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Stone Clearing with Richard Herring - Chapter 180 36:37

11M ago36:37

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Chapter 180: Forry, Not Forry, Luton, you Fcum. It's 8.06am on 10th January [y]2025[/y] and the new year brings a welcome return of and to the podcast. Look who is here. It's ice cold out there on the frozen vulva of the Ftocean, but ftones must still be cleared. The FF have returned in force and it looks like this might be the end for our hero (pr…