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Episode 135 (24/09/26) – Barry’s MRI scan, the second episode of 70 up, the origins of Barry’s and Greg’s surnames, Trump News, unenforced fines, older people spending their kids’ inheritance, the Lizzie Borden show on Netflix (part of the “Monster” series), smelling different as you get older, Anthony’s Antiques, British tribalism, the last ever Battle Tracks (until someone other than Greg learns how to make a song without AI) with Ed Sheeran as the theme, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 134 (17/09/26) – The death of John Pickles from Jive Bunny, Barry’s acapella tribute to Jive Bunny, 40 years of Casualty, Greg’s new low budget music video, the early 90’s cartoon Bucky O’Hare, the suicide of the “jogging bus push guy”, Ed Sheeran losing his support acts, the GTA 6 soundtrack, Anthony’s Antiques, driving gloves, 25 of the best documentaries ever made, Battle Tracks (with Beer In The Sun as the theme), recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 133 (10/09/26) – AI song lyrics, Greg’s birthday Nando’s, a letter from Sarah Robinson, the best way to deal with food waste, the National Television Awards, being able to tell what year a TV show is by the film grain or pixels, Anthony’s Antiques, the joy of making music, Battle Tracks (with Sarah Robinson as the theme), the story of a Royal Mail employee that made a million pounds from stealing packages, Barry’s new pet rabbits, recommendations and a whole lot more!

Episode 132 (03/09/26) – Barry’s check up at the doctors, the GTA 6 Netflix preview, Greg’s off road adventure on his electric skateboard (after taking a wrong turn), the end of Mcdonald’s Monopoly prize give away, a new improv called Anthony’s Antiques, Battle Tracks (with out of date food as the theme), recommendations and a whole lot more!

Episode 131 (27/07/26) – A letter from Sarah Robinson detailing her latest addiction troubles, the reduction of alcohol content in lager, exploding shoes, Reggie Watts, Henry the Eighth’s rotten leg, small family bakeries versus the big chain ones, favourite breads, the realities of working as a bin man, Battle Tracks (with Emergency Government Alerts as the theme), Russell Brand’s Sunday Service, the story of a man from Yorkshire who died fighting for Russia against Ukraine, seven of the most boring films ever made, recommendations, and a whole lot more!

Episode 130 (20/07/26) – Some feedback from Sarah Robinson about last week’s show, Greg’s attempts to coach tennis, Taylor Sheridan and his many TV shows, the long-awaited return of our “top improv” Craggy, Jamie Oliver, Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo’s TV ad, the top 25 movies to see before you’re 25, the leaked GTA 6 game footage, non-alcoholic alcohol, the strange and rare medical condition prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), Battle Tracks, recommendations and a whole lot more!

Episode 129 (14/07/26) – There’s a full house again this week with the return of Barry and Johnny. They join Greg to talk about Greg’s solo efforts hosting the show, Barry’s mystery illness diagnosis, the eclipse, more about Greg’s night out the other week, this week’s Battle Tracks (with Greg and Johnny both having done songs with “School Days” as the theme), the difference in weight between a Mars bar from 1991 and one from 2026, recommendations, and a whole lot m

Episode 128 (10/07/26) – With Barry still being ill, Greg is on his own again to keep the podcast rolling, and he’s talking about: Ricky Gervais’s Alleycats (having now watched the actual show), the top 25 action movies (as compiled by The Telegraph), this week’s Battle Tracks (with Greg and Johnny both having done songs with “First Love” as the theme), going out drinking at the weekend and possibly embarrassing himself, some movie recommendations, and a whole lot more!

Episode 127 (30/07/26) – This week Greg does his best to chat to himself (and the listeners of course) because he’s on his own. He talks about being too pedantic about mistakes made on the podcast, some underrated and possibly unheard of HBO shows, the latest trailer for Ricky Gervais’s new animated comedy Alleycats and the subsequent YouTube comments about it. Then there’s this week’s Battle Tracks with Greg and Johnny both having done songs about supermarkets.

Episode 126 (23/07/26) – Final thoughts on the World Cup, the insistence of the press to share the gory details of people’s murders, sports spectating withdrawl, Greg’s bad back, jacket potato shops, Arsenal legends coming to the theatre in Aylesbury, round 2 of (of what we’re now calling) “Battle Tracks” (this week Greg and Johnny have made songs about bin day), Johnny’s mum’s accidental fly tipping, skepticism about the use of microphones when they were first used in variety shows, the 20 worst British sitcoms of all time, recommendations and a whole lot more!

Episode 125 (18/07/26) – A run down of all the “Yuppie Nightmare” movies of the early 90’s, Greg’s issues with writing a song about Ann Widdecombe, Colin The Concierge, John & Tommy Fury’s new podcast, Simon Pegg putting away childish things? The return of Ali G, 25 years of The Office, the mystery of a women killed by a car in a car park, the dog that ate weed on Ben Nevis, Craggy, the very cinematic story of a man escaping a wild fire in Spain, a girl in her twenties obssessed with collecting Panini football stickers, people’s favourite movies of 2026 (so far) to repeat watch, Brian Gawkins Football Manager, recommendations and a whole lot more!

Episode 124 (11/07/26) – After we clear up a few things from last week’s show, special guest Johnny Ribena talks about how he died for 4 minutes (He died for 4 minutes. He talks about it for longer) Then there’s a special Battle Of The Bands featuring Johnny (kind of) and Greg, who have both written a country song. Johnny’s song is performed by AI and Greg has performed his himself, some notable posthumous TV performances, the movie Balls Up, The Stoggies, Vanilla Ice and Suge Knight, recommendations and a whole lot more!

Episode 123 (04/07/26) – Unwanted feedback for Greg’s music, Colin the Concierge, Steve O Hawking, YouTubers checking out Bruce Forsyth’s old house, the return of the documentary 7 Up, the story of a great-grandmother who has been banned from all Sainsbury’s and Argos stores, the director of 47 Ronin ripping off Netflix, Armie Hammer, Brian Gawkins (Football Manager), someone who spent £40,000 to go to the World Cup, the girl with 39 parasites in her brain, Craggy, recommendations, and a whole lot more!

Episode 122 (25/06/26) – The ongoing shit show of Trump and his administration, some additional information and corrections for last week’s show, the work of Ricky Gervais and the trailer for his new animated comedy Alley Cats, Colin The Concierge, young, intelligent and capable people struggling to find work, Cake Sheds? feeling guilty about things you stole as a kid, Masters Of Comedy, neighbourhood cats that are known to lots of people, recommendations and a whole lot more!

Episode 121 (18/06/26) – We start with some additional information and corrections for last week’s show with “Past Greg”, Jermaine Jenas attempting to get back on TV, splitting the bill with friends at a restaurant, Greg gets into a dispute with Chat GPT after accusing it of being racist, Colin The Concierge, some new movie news, Masters Of Magic, Delboy falling through the bar vs the chandelier drop, Craggy, the top video games of 2026 (so far), an interview with Steven Spielberg, Brian Gawkins (Football Manager), recommendations, and a whole lot more!