Episodes

  • The Story Of The Brain King
    Jun 12 2026

    This week, part one of my fantasy novella that I wrote aged nine. An embarrassing tale from my teenage years that took place in a church. What happens when two podcast listeners meet in real life? My gig at Derby Comedy festival falls foul of a technological regression masquerading as technological progression. And Olivia treats us to a silly saucy sausage saga.

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    1 hr
  • Flirty Doctor, wooing Vicar, Porcelain Boobs And Staircase Wit. Featuring Beyoncé
    Jun 5 2026

    This week: the history of the typewriter, Czech classical music, and we read an extract from a travel diary written in the 18th century. But if all that sounds a bit too highbrow for you, rest assured that there’s more belching and sexual innuendo, and of course more Le Creuset chat. There’s the tale of the rather weird experience I had, performing at a birthday party. And we make crucial progress in our ongoing quest to broker a collaboration between a Suffolk sea shanty band and Beyoncé.

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Hello Zimbabwe. Goodbye Hairy Toe
    May 29 2026

    This week I am heckled in the park by some teenage lads. I unearth a weird fantasy story that I wrote as a child. And Ellie finds an abandoned leg in a bus station.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Insert Your Strongest Title Here
    May 22 2026

    This week, we help make a listener’s dream come true. We re-open communication with our American best selling crime and thrillers author friend. And Herbal Tea Of The Week is back, which takes a dramatic turn.

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    47 mins
  • Marble Madness and Mac Melodrama
    May 15 2026

    This week, we dissect another traditional folk song, as we meet an aristocrat with terrible navigational skills and an adulterous wife. I tell the story of how, at primary school, I was the leader of a criminal girl gang. We journey back in time 4000 years to experience the world’s first stand up comedy show. A gig in a grammar school takes an unexpectedly dramatic turn. And there’s a desultory ditty about dim sum.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Shine Up Your Oboe And Skin Out Your Pumpum
    May 8 2026

    This week, more innovative games and challenges for you to get involved in. We discuss imperial measurements, I wonder around a park talking about my genitals, there’s a lengthy dissection of the traditional folk song Matty Groves, and I inadvertently sabotage another comedian’s gig with some unintended slapstick. I'll get around to writing a desff

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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Featuring Felicity Finch (AKA Ruth From The Archers) And The Unthanks
    Apr 30 2026

    In November we (The Young’uns) hosted an event in Middlesbrough to celebrate our fortieth birthdays and twenty years gigging together. This week’s podcast features a little interview we did with one of our famous fans, Felicity Finch, who plays Ruth in BBC Radio 4’s The Archers. There’s also an appearance from North East folk band The Unthanks, who treat us to a very surprising performance, giving us an exclusive sneak preview of their exciting new album.

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    22 mins
  • Cockney Gospel
    Apr 24 2026

    This week we meet The Jesus Geezers, a cockney gospel band. Ellie has a weird dream about me and Billy Bragg. I unearth my childhood diaries. And I recount my unusual experience with an A-list celebrity in a cupboard.

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    1 hr and 38 mins