RHLSTP is an award-winning series in which comedian Richard Herring ("The Podfather" - The Guardian) chats with some of the biggest names in comedy and entertainment. Stephen Fry, Eddie Izzard, Dawn French, David Mitchell, Katherine Ryan and Brian Blessed are amongst the many stars to have been interviewed across the 400+ episodes... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Learn British English as well as British culture, history, news and current affairs, and much more with weekly episodes from your host Charlie on The British English Podcast! Visit the website for learning resources:thebritishenglishpodcast.com
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British Comedy Guide is a website all about UK comedy. We publish a number of different comedy podcast series.
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Pappy’s Flatshare is the home of all of Pappy’s podcast ventures with a brand new episode appearing every week. There’s their award winning live panel gameshow Flatshare Slamdown in which they play silly games with famous names from the world of comedy (previous guests include Romesh Ranganathan, Aisling Bea, Nish Kumar, Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe, Bridget Christie, James Acaster, Kerry Godliman and many more). There’s Beef Brothers: Cold Cuts in which Pappy’s solve you the listeners’ flat ...
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A comedy storytelling podcast in which Rufus attempts to read everything that Howard wrote when he was a child, while Howard listens and feels increasingly ashamed.
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British Comedy Guide's own podcast all about comedy. Between 2011 and 2014, we interviewed the likes of Miles Jupp, Chris Addison, John Finnemore, Gina Yashere and Al Murray.
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A podcast series for those interested in the mechanics of situation comedy. James Cary and Dave Cohen discuss the art of sitcom writing for TV and Radio.
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Richard Herring teams up with an 128 year-old ventriloquist doll to review the day's newspapers.
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Comedy historian Robert Ross interviews comedy stars about their work as well as their personal favourites and influences.
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Award-winning comedy panel show hosted by Danielle Ward, with team captains Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Michael Legge and amazing special guests. In it, two teams work out the right thing to do in strange scenarios and scary situations which range from the everyday to the weird and extreme. Don't feel you have to start at the beginning - we'd suggest you start with the most recent series then work backwards! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A surreal podcast series from Richard Herring. In this show, he recreates his lonely childhood by playing himself at snooker; commentating as he plays. Madness!
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The world's first podcast dedicated to the ancient art of Stone Clearing (removing stones from a field and using them for better purpose), presented by Richard Herring.
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Leading thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives – looking back at the news and making links between past and present. Broadcast as Free Thinking, Fridays at 9pm on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Matthew Sweet, Shahidha Bari and Anne McElvoy.
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As It Occurs To Me (AIOTM) was a smash-hit sketch show written by Richard Herring and performed in front of a live audience. It ran for three It's now back!
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A podcast about comedy writing presented by the producers of The Sitcom Mission competition.
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Anneka Harry is joined by a series of guests to discuss life and death in this comedy podcast.
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Richard Herring presented a daily podcast from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The hour-long shows featured big name special guests, gossip, swearing, lies, prizes and surprises! The show is back for three 2017 specials!
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Crawlspace is where crime meets culture. We host interesting conversations about unsolved murders, serial killers, cold cases and paranormal activity. We go beyond entertainment as we dig deeper to tell stories of crimes, vanished people, and injustices. Our guests include survivors, authors, journalists, podcasters, advocates, and educators. Starting in 2017 with a deep dive into the disappearance of Brianna Maitland, Crawlspace is hosted by Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna of the Missing Ma ...
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A topical, political panel show podcast recorded in front of a live audience once a month. NP2BF, which ran from 2011 to 2015, was presented by LBC radio host James O'Brien and created by comedians Nick Revell and Alistair Barrie.
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An insanely silly, yet utterly peculiar award-winning sketch show. The episodes - created by and starring John Dredge - feature sketches, surreal spoofs and sublime sound effects. There are six series to enjoy.
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Richard Herring presented this podcast series linked to his 2013 stand-up tour. It contains everything you ever wanted to know about the penis but were afraid to ask.
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Award winning sketch team Pappy's record themselves having a chat then write sketches based on that chat. They then mix the sketches back into the chat like bangers into mash.
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Richard Herring examines the nature of happiness and whether becoming a father has brought him contentment in this podcast to accompany his 2016 stand-up tour.
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Sci-fi sitcom written by and starring comedy double act Trev and Simon. The episodes focus on three people lost in a distant universe on board a damaged space craft.
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An improvised podcast in which Susan Harrison and Gemma Arrowsmith play two critics who don't feel they actually have to see a film or play in order to review it.
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Juggler and comedian Mat Ricardo hosted this variety show where the best from the worlds of cabaret, variety, comedy and circus did their thing. Eddie Izzard and Dave Gorman were amongst the guests.
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A podcast series to accompany Richard Herring's 2015 stand-up tour. It featured stories of life on the road as he travelled round 70+ UK towns.
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Highlights from an experimental six-part series by Richard Herring in which he looked at life's big topics. This is the free audio version of the show; a longer paid-for version is also available.
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A one-off podcast linked to Richard Herring's 2013 stand-up tour. He looked at the funny and philosophical side of death.
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A short-lived gag-packed topical comedy podcast from the creators behind the hit live show, Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho. Join the former Prime Minister for satirical jokes and sketches.
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Rufus & Howard from the ManBuyCow podcast take it in turns to write chapters of a book - with no idea where the story will go next, or how their terrifying cliffhangers will be resolved.
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A podcast series in which Richard Herring documented his attempt to perform all 11 of his old one-man shows, plus a brand new one, at the Leicester Square Theatre over six weekends in the summer of 2015.
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British comedy duo 'Kat and Kat' - Katerina Robinson and Kat Ronson, dive in to the depths of their DM inboxes. Some have to be heard to be believed! Kat & Kat have been a comedy sketch duo since 2018 and have been featured by BBC Radio, Wonderland Magazine, Daily Star, METRO, Evening Standard, Chortle, Wall of Comedy, Lad Bible, British Comedy Guide, Beyond the Joke & more. In 2021, their web comedy series 'LADS' received 9.1 on IMDb and 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Rufus and Howard are trying to make a sitcom and sketch show; but with dinosaurs in the garden, a kettle that can see the future, and a doorway to hell in the cellar - will they ever make it to the end?
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In this topical, rambling podcast series, Andrew Collins and Richard Herring attempt to recreate the golden days of Andrew's old radio programme where they used to talk about what's in the newspapers, except now they're not at the BBC but at Richard's dining table using an in-built mic on his laptop. Do they recapture that unforced magic? Only you can decide.
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Baking Bad - your weekly in-depth guide to all things Great British Bake Off or Great British Baking Show to our pals overseas! Join comedians and baking fans Ross Drummond, Sean Ford and Harry Monaghan as we deep dive into all things GBBO. We'll be Fielding your questions, talking about Toksvig and whether you're from Hollywood or Leith rest assured, if you knead to know it, we've got you covered.
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What‘s so weird and wonderful about Finland? British writer and Helsinki resident Joel Willans, the creator of Very Finnish Problems, and best-selling author of 101 Very Finnish Problems: The Foreigner’s Guide to Surviving in Finland and More Very Finnish Problems: The even more essential guide, discusses, with a variety of fascinating guests, life in his much-loved, adopted country. Contact: [email protected] Produced by Thomas Nybergh / Ink Tank Media
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Not a show for the feckless, join Daniel Ed and Simon, three zany Brits, as they spew out humourous inanities which inevitably became terribly terribly awkward... Send us feedback at [email protected]
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When an American student vanishes into thin air, no one seems to notice, or even care. Is she on the run? Has she been kidnapped? Or is something more sinister, even paranormal, at play? Ignored by the police, shrugged off by neighbours, it falls to one man, a friend she knew online, to track her down. "There's lots to really love in these!" - Editor, British Comedy Guide Simeon Courtie and Hal Stewart won a New York Festival Radio Award for their comedy, much of which is at soundcloud.com/s ...
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Join Simon St. John Beachamp Featherstonehaugh-Poole, the Arsenal Gentleman for the modern-day world of Arsenal. Each week you'll hear the Only Official Final Score in British Broadcasting, Away Safari travelogue, Player Profiles and The Lost Language of Football. Tinkety Tonk, old fruit! Please send missives to [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This British Comedy Sketch Show tips a nod to the all time classics, Round the Horn, Hancocks Half Hour, Steptoe and Son, The Goon Show and Movies by Mel Brooks. Buy Our Merch https://www.tshirtstudio.com/marketplace/chris-p-tee-shirts Doc Strange and the Dude delve deep into the World psyche. We cover the topical, factual and inescapable truths about the day today. With our take on World Events, mainly Anti Brexit and Anti Tory, if anything positive comes from either, we will let you know. ...
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NOTE: The MP3 files used by this podcast appear to be missing. They may have been removed permanently from their source location. Mark Steel's in Town is a stand-up comedy show on BBC Radio 4, co-written and performed by Mark Steel. The series, which was first broadcast on 18 March 2009, is recorded in various towns and cities in the United Kingdom and occasionally elsewhere. Each episode is tailored to the town in which it is recorded, and the show is performed in front of a local audience. ...
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The Things We Do For Love is a podcast all about the things we do for love. Isy Suttie speaks with a guest from the world of stand-up comedy, acting or writing, delving into her own and their romantic past to explore the lengths we go to under the influence of love. Produced by Ben Walker for Fuzz Productions Theme music by Charlie Jefferson Photo by Dave Bruce https://linktr.ee/ttwdfl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 5
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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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573 // The Murder of Emma Merlotin w/ Bess Lovejoy
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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined again by spooky friend of the show, the great writer, Bess Lovejoy. Bess discusses the brutal and tragic murder of Emma Merlotin in 1885 Portland Oregon. Emma's final resting place is the historic and treasured Lone Fir Cemetery, an area of land she has been know…
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In party conference season, we look at what bonds party members and what it means to create a new network with its own shared beliefs and rituals. What light can the big thinkers from the worlds of anthropology and sociology shed? From political tribes to criminal gangs, from social media to social class - how do shared beliefs, rituals, rules and …
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RHLSTP Book Club #153 - Young Once - Richard chats with a Young One who has decided to embrace his Young Oneness, even though we may not be the young ones very long, Nigel Planer about his fantastic autobiography Young Once - A Life Less Heavy. They chat about how Neil and Nicholas Craig emerged from Nigel’s real life experiences, why the American …
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One Tiny Word That Changes Everything in English
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Click here to join The Academy before midnight on Sunday 28th of September 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Charlie Baxter
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572 // Fear & Justice in Dole Valley w/ Carolyn Ossorio
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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined by the great Seattle journalist, Carolyn Ossorio. Carolyn embarked on a project to shed light on the survivors and victims of an unknown serial killer from the 1970s Pacific Northwest. She tells their stories in the new show, Stolen Voices of Dole Valley. Check o…
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RHLSTP #581 - Dopamine Sex Dungeon - It’s another studio podcast with character comedian turned stand up comedian Simon Brodkin. They talk about making the transition to being yourself on stage after hiding behind stunts and characters, joking about the royals and then appearing at the Royal Variety, when it’s the right time to do a confessional sh…
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Ep 1534: Can you pay a compliment without sounding creepy?
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What’s the best way to start your wedding vows? What’s the most reassuring job? And is Clarky Britain’s worst neighbour? Halloween Slamdown LIVE at the Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival Tue 14 Oct https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/festival/pappys-flatshare-slamdown-live-show-19-oct-2025-tickets Follow us on: YouTube: youtube.com/@pappysflatsh…
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Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 5
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Retro RHLSTP 115 - Reece Shearsmith
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#406 Rolf Harris’ Creepy Toes - Richard is back for a 25th series, but unfortunately pretty much nothing has happened in the news so there’s nothing for him to talk about. His guest last appeared on the show almost exactly a decade ago, it’s the comedy genius Reece Shearsmith. They chat about his excellent new film “See How They Run” https://www.se…
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571 // Capturing Their Killer - The Delphi Case w/ Libby's Mom Carrie Timmons and Producer Jane Latman
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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Liberty German's mom Carrie Timmons and executive producer Jane Latman about the new docuseries, "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge" from ABC and Hulu. This episode was previously published on Missing on August 14th, 2025. Watc…
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RHLSTP Book Club #152 - A Poo On A Pogo Stick - Richard is joined by a new co-host who threatens to replace him as he talks to comedian, cartoonist and jokesmith Olaf Falafel about his very enjoyable joke book, A Poo On A Pogo Stick. They discuss how the book came together, where the jokes came from, the decision to make some of them very slow burn…
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S5/E3 - The Rise of England Explained: Elizabethan Era, Part 1
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📥 Grab this episode's FREE PDF with 15 advanced expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 Join my weekly online group lessons In this episode, step into the Golden Age of England with Charlie and Ben as they unravel the drama, danger, and dazzling growth of the …
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570 // The Madman of Crystal Beach w/ M.F. Gross
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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined by first-time true crime author, Mr. M.F. Gross to discuss his debut book, Madman. In Madman, M.F. takes us back to 1949 to examine the brutal murder of Norman Y. Browne and the near-fatal assault on his wife, Anne. Pick up your copy of Madman by visiting M.F. Gr…
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RHLSTP #580 - Pea on the Cob - As if there weren’t enough people here for the Festival, Edinburgh numbers are swollen by Oasis fans, though Rich adlibs a decent joke for once, so it’s worth listening to the intro. His guest is RHLSTP favourite, Tim Key. They chat about being locked out of flats, broken cat-flaps, the year of the Herring and how muc…
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We're back in your ear and eye canals with special guest Abi Clarke. In this episode, we reach back into Abi’s dancing past (and future?), get the lowdown on the UK cheer scene, and wonder if Clarky has gone too far for the sake of sporting entertainment? Abi can be found on her Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/abiclarkecomedy PAPPY'S FLA…
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#405 The Black Hands of Doom - It’s a bonus episode to end series 24 with the world class stand up Doug Stanhope, recorded over zoom from Dublin just an hour or so after Doug arrived on a TransAtlantic flight for his UK tour where people are about to lose their minds due to the death of our beloved monarch. They chat about authenticity in comedy, t…
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569 // The Wonderland Murders w/ Eli Frankel
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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined again by the great television producer, author and LA crime historian, Mr. Eli Frankel. Eli delivers an incredible account of the brutal and gruesome Wonderland Murders, which took place on July 1st, 1981 in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. Eli previously joined us to…
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568 // Stalking Samantha w/ Samantha Stites
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In this episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Samantha Stites from the new docuseries "Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror". Samantha recounts a terrifying story of being stalked for years by the same man, which eventually led to abduction. Hear Samantha's incredible story of survival. Watch the docuseri…
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RHLSTP Book Club #151 - You’ll Like It When You Get There - Rich is talking to comedian Rhys James about his surprisingly deep and thought-provoking book “You’ll Like It When You Get There.” They discuss how being pantsed at school has haunted Rhys’ life, why pdfs might not be the best format for books, how comedians often become comedians to contr…
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Short Story Ep #2 - A Stonehenge Adventure with Hugo, Chris & Mike
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📥 Grab the FREE PDF with 20+ advanced expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences , to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster. Plus, get the script from today's story included! 🎓 Join my weekly online group lessons Welcome to a series of short, story-driven episodes that help you learn British English while explo…
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567 // The Best Horror Podcast w/ Monique Sanchez and Amy Traydon
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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna kick off the Spooky Season with some new friends! They are joined by Monique Sanchez and Amy Traydon of the fantastic new podcast, Another F*cking Horror Podcast. Aliens, ghosts, tulpas, the Mandela Effect, and more are all part of this ghoulish conversation. Join if you da…
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RHLSTP #579 - Record Breaking Glockenspiel - Richard has come to Chesham in Buckinghamshire for a special live RHLSTP and is bedazzled by news about the local fire brigade. His guest is the fabulous stand-up Esther Manito. They talk about lockdown parenting, the craziness of taking up stand-up so shortly after the birth of her second baby, how Esth…
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What’s Matthew’s tip for getting into the coolest clubs in Europe? What’s Tom’s philosophy on washing your clothes? And have the guys stumbled upon the newest wellness craze? PAPPY'S FLATSHARE SLAMDOWN, is back at the Phoenix Pub for TWO Flatslams on September 22nd and 23rd 2025! WITH SPECIAL GUESTS... MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22ND: ERIKA EHLER + ANDREW MA…
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#386 Thirty-Eighth Choice - As the latest run at the Leicester Square Theatre comes to an end Richard is impressed with Adrian Chiles’ bathroom choices. His guest is comedian and actor Alan Davies. They chat about avocado bidets, being called a S****bubble by Liam Gallagher, setting off Neil Kinnock’s burglar alarm, spending a huge amount of money …
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RHLSTP Book Club #150 - Where Did She Go? - Richard talks to returning author Cariad Lloyd about her moving and beautiful book about helping children cope with death and grief - Where Did She Go? They chat about why using euphemisms about death is not helpful to kids, why we veer away from discussing this subject with youngsters, the books we love …
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Bitesize Ep 105: A Shocking Chapter of British History: The Day London Nearly Drowned in Dung
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📥 Grab the FREE PDF with 15 advanced expressions from this episode, complete with quizzes and example sentences, to learn today’s vocabulary 3x faster! 🎓 Join my weekly online group lessons In this episode, we dive into a shocking chapter of British history: The Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894. Discover how Victorian London almost disappeare…
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566 // The Boy Fiend of Boston w/ Christopher Daley
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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined again by friend of the show, master presenter, historian and all around good guy, Mr. Christopher Daley. Chris takes us back in time to 1871, Boston MA. This is the time and place when 11 year old Jesse Pomeroy started his reign of terror, torture and murder. Che…
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