Doubting John Thomas
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Friends,
Just wanted to let you know where things are with the podcast. I'm having a break for a while... I was planning on ploughing on into 2026 but the last month or so has left me feeling underwhelmed and lacking the oomph to carry on.
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Just wanted to let you know where things are with the podcast. I'm having a break for a while... I was planning on ploughing on into 2026 but the last month or so has left me feeling underwhelmed and lacking the oomph to carry on.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Friends,
Just wanted to let you know where things are with the podcast. I'm having a break for a while... I was planning on ploughing on into 2026 but the last month or so has left me feeling underwhelmed and lacking the oomph to carry on.
1/4
Just wanted to let you know where things are with the podcast. I'm having a break for a while... I was planning on ploughing on into 2026 but the last month or so has left me feeling underwhelmed and lacking the oomph to carry on.
1/4
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LISTENERS' TOP 20 BRITISH SITCOMS OF ALL TIME
pod.link/1569929507
No focus groups, algorithms or AI gremlins were involved in the shaping of this list, just a large yet peculiar group of people with highly-attuned comedy radar - you lot!
With Chris Diamond and @donnarees.bsky.social
pod.link/1569929507
No focus groups, algorithms or AI gremlins were involved in the shaping of this list, just a large yet peculiar group of people with highly-attuned comedy radar - you lot!
With Chris Diamond and @donnarees.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
LISTENERS' TOP 20 BRITISH SITCOMS OF ALL TIME
pod.link/1569929507
No focus groups, algorithms or AI gremlins were involved in the shaping of this list, just a large yet peculiar group of people with highly-attuned comedy radar - you lot!
With Chris Diamond and @donnarees.bsky.social
pod.link/1569929507
No focus groups, algorithms or AI gremlins were involved in the shaping of this list, just a large yet peculiar group of people with highly-attuned comedy radar - you lot!
With Chris Diamond and @donnarees.bsky.social
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Goon Pod Film Club: WHISKY GALORE! (1949)
With @mikehaskins.bsky.social
www.patreon.com/posts/whisky...
A Boxing Day film if ever there was one, this classic Ealing comedy featuring Gordon Jackson & James Robertson Justice is a gently subversive elbow in the ribs of officialdom.
Slàinte!
With @mikehaskins.bsky.social
www.patreon.com/posts/whisky...
A Boxing Day film if ever there was one, this classic Ealing comedy featuring Gordon Jackson & James Robertson Justice is a gently subversive elbow in the ribs of officialdom.
Slàinte!
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December 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Goon Pod Film Club: WHISKY GALORE! (1949)
With @mikehaskins.bsky.social
www.patreon.com/posts/whisky...
A Boxing Day film if ever there was one, this classic Ealing comedy featuring Gordon Jackson & James Robertson Justice is a gently subversive elbow in the ribs of officialdom.
Slàinte!
With @mikehaskins.bsky.social
www.patreon.com/posts/whisky...
A Boxing Day film if ever there was one, this classic Ealing comedy featuring Gordon Jackson & James Robertson Justice is a gently subversive elbow in the ribs of officialdom.
Slàinte!
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CAROL FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS (1964)
With @tiltaraiza.bsky.social
Link: pod.link/1569929507
Peter Sellers as a cowboy Santa demagogue. Rod Serling, post JFK assassination, at his bleakest.
A Cold War Christmas Carol that imagines nuclear annihilation and the extinction of mankind.
Ho ho ho.
With @tiltaraiza.bsky.social
Link: pod.link/1569929507
Peter Sellers as a cowboy Santa demagogue. Rod Serling, post JFK assassination, at his bleakest.
A Cold War Christmas Carol that imagines nuclear annihilation and the extinction of mankind.
Ho ho ho.
December 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
CAROL FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS (1964)
With @tiltaraiza.bsky.social
Link: pod.link/1569929507
Peter Sellers as a cowboy Santa demagogue. Rod Serling, post JFK assassination, at his bleakest.
A Cold War Christmas Carol that imagines nuclear annihilation and the extinction of mankind.
Ho ho ho.
With @tiltaraiza.bsky.social
Link: pod.link/1569929507
Peter Sellers as a cowboy Santa demagogue. Rod Serling, post JFK assassination, at his bleakest.
A Cold War Christmas Carol that imagines nuclear annihilation and the extinction of mankind.
Ho ho ho.
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New!
THIS IS YOUR LIFE: Spike Milligan (1973 & 1995)
pod.link/1569929507
This week John Williams from World Of Telly @worldoftelly.bsky.social examines the awkward compression of an eventful, contradictory life into a half-hour TV format with two contrasting hosts & a highly unpredictable subject!
THIS IS YOUR LIFE: Spike Milligan (1973 & 1995)
pod.link/1569929507
This week John Williams from World Of Telly @worldoftelly.bsky.social examines the awkward compression of an eventful, contradictory life into a half-hour TV format with two contrasting hosts & a highly unpredictable subject!
December 17, 2025 at 7:42 AM
New!
THIS IS YOUR LIFE: Spike Milligan (1973 & 1995)
pod.link/1569929507
This week John Williams from World Of Telly @worldoftelly.bsky.social examines the awkward compression of an eventful, contradictory life into a half-hour TV format with two contrasting hosts & a highly unpredictable subject!
THIS IS YOUR LIFE: Spike Milligan (1973 & 1995)
pod.link/1569929507
This week John Williams from World Of Telly @worldoftelly.bsky.social examines the awkward compression of an eventful, contradictory life into a half-hour TV format with two contrasting hosts & a highly unpredictable subject!
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David Quantick on ONE WAY PENDULUM (1965)
pod.link/1569929507
Eric Sykes in the film adaptation of the NF Simpson play about an ordinary suburban family with unusual obsessions culminating in a murder trial held in their front room. Goonish goings-on with zig-zag sequiturs!
@quantick.bsky.social
pod.link/1569929507
Eric Sykes in the film adaptation of the NF Simpson play about an ordinary suburban family with unusual obsessions culminating in a murder trial held in their front room. Goonish goings-on with zig-zag sequiturs!
@quantick.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
David Quantick on ONE WAY PENDULUM (1965)
pod.link/1569929507
Eric Sykes in the film adaptation of the NF Simpson play about an ordinary suburban family with unusual obsessions culminating in a murder trial held in their front room. Goonish goings-on with zig-zag sequiturs!
@quantick.bsky.social
pod.link/1569929507
Eric Sykes in the film adaptation of the NF Simpson play about an ordinary suburban family with unusual obsessions culminating in a murder trial held in their front room. Goonish goings-on with zig-zag sequiturs!
@quantick.bsky.social
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I had a an enjoyable half hour chatting with the LOAB lads about a rather unsatisfying full stop to the Blackadder saga. "Sniff my skids" indeed.
Rather bizarrely the conversation briefly veered off into a chat about Roy Hattersley
Rather bizarrely the conversation briefly veered off into a chat about Roy Hattersley
In our latest episode, we are joined by an old friend of the podcast, Tyler Adams of @goonpod.bsky.social, to talk about Blackadder: Back & Forth, which was described by its main star as the most expensive and least satisfying half-hour in the canon.
open.spotify.com/episode/6qGO...
open.spotify.com/episode/6qGO...
Scene Stealers and Time Travelers
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December 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I had a an enjoyable half hour chatting with the LOAB lads about a rather unsatisfying full stop to the Blackadder saga. "Sniff my skids" indeed.
Rather bizarrely the conversation briefly veered off into a chat about Roy Hattersley
Rather bizarrely the conversation briefly veered off into a chat about Roy Hattersley
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New episode!
YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968) - with Joel Morris
pod.link/1569929507
All aboard the Goon Pod as Beatles tackle Blue Meanies! Could there BE anything more timeless yet still wonderfully Sixties? Joel - @gralefrit.bsky.social - & Tyler explore why this joyous film earns a place on the show!
YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968) - with Joel Morris
pod.link/1569929507
All aboard the Goon Pod as Beatles tackle Blue Meanies! Could there BE anything more timeless yet still wonderfully Sixties? Joel - @gralefrit.bsky.social - & Tyler explore why this joyous film earns a place on the show!
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
New episode!
YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968) - with Joel Morris
pod.link/1569929507
All aboard the Goon Pod as Beatles tackle Blue Meanies! Could there BE anything more timeless yet still wonderfully Sixties? Joel - @gralefrit.bsky.social - & Tyler explore why this joyous film earns a place on the show!
YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968) - with Joel Morris
pod.link/1569929507
All aboard the Goon Pod as Beatles tackle Blue Meanies! Could there BE anything more timeless yet still wonderfully Sixties? Joel - @gralefrit.bsky.social - & Tyler explore why this joyous film earns a place on the show!
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New!
THE ODD JOB (Peter Medak, 1978)
w/ Paul Abbott of Big Beatles Sort Out @bigsort.bsky.social
David Jason wants to kill Graham Chapman (still sore over being passed over for Python?) and leaves a trail of dead coppers, bouncers & racist caretakers in his wake!
www.patreon.com/posts/odd-jo...
THE ODD JOB (Peter Medak, 1978)
w/ Paul Abbott of Big Beatles Sort Out @bigsort.bsky.social
David Jason wants to kill Graham Chapman (still sore over being passed over for Python?) and leaves a trail of dead coppers, bouncers & racist caretakers in his wake!
www.patreon.com/posts/odd-jo...
The Odd Job (1978) | Goon Pod
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November 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
New!
THE ODD JOB (Peter Medak, 1978)
w/ Paul Abbott of Big Beatles Sort Out @bigsort.bsky.social
David Jason wants to kill Graham Chapman (still sore over being passed over for Python?) and leaves a trail of dead coppers, bouncers & racist caretakers in his wake!
www.patreon.com/posts/odd-jo...
THE ODD JOB (Peter Medak, 1978)
w/ Paul Abbott of Big Beatles Sort Out @bigsort.bsky.social
David Jason wants to kill Graham Chapman (still sore over being passed over for Python?) and leaves a trail of dead coppers, bouncers & racist caretakers in his wake!
www.patreon.com/posts/odd-jo...
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Me discussing Spike at the movies!
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
@robertcheath.bsky.social & @guy-e-walker.bsky.social are joined by Tyler Adams of @goonpod.bsky.social to discuss Spike Milligan's Idiot Weekly and Postman's Knock. Find below or wherever you get podcasts.
Amazon: shorturl.fm/aJC9m
Apple: shorturl.fm/BFKaC
Spotify: shorturl.fm/ozr01
@robertcheath.bsky.social & @guy-e-walker.bsky.social are joined by Tyler Adams of @goonpod.bsky.social to discuss Spike Milligan's Idiot Weekly and Postman's Knock. Find below or wherever you get podcasts.
Amazon: shorturl.fm/aJC9m
Apple: shorturl.fm/BFKaC
Spotify: shorturl.fm/ozr01
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Me discussing Spike at the movies!
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New! THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN - w/Chas Early
pod.link/1569929507
As the title suggests, the race to be the first Scotsman to play the bagpipes at the South Pole!
Also: Spike sings for George Martin, Harry works with Morecambe & Wise and Peter has a day off to spend some time with his cameras.
pod.link/1569929507
As the title suggests, the race to be the first Scotsman to play the bagpipes at the South Pole!
Also: Spike sings for George Martin, Harry works with Morecambe & Wise and Peter has a day off to spend some time with his cameras.
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New! THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN - w/Chas Early
pod.link/1569929507
As the title suggests, the race to be the first Scotsman to play the bagpipes at the South Pole!
Also: Spike sings for George Martin, Harry works with Morecambe & Wise and Peter has a day off to spend some time with his cameras.
pod.link/1569929507
As the title suggests, the race to be the first Scotsman to play the bagpipes at the South Pole!
Also: Spike sings for George Martin, Harry works with Morecambe & Wise and Peter has a day off to spend some time with his cameras.
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"So I said, 'I'd only support the death penalty in very extreme circumstances, such as high treason or mass murder, and even then only if it was proven 100% that they were guilty...' what did I say Roy?"
"You said, 'Anybody not wearing a poppy from late August onwards should be taken out and shot.'"
"You said, 'Anybody not wearing a poppy from late August onwards should be taken out and shot.'"
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"So I said, 'I'd only support the death penalty in very extreme circumstances, such as high treason or mass murder, and even then only if it was proven 100% that they were guilty...' what did I say Roy?"
"You said, 'Anybody not wearing a poppy from late August onwards should be taken out and shot.'"
"You said, 'Anybody not wearing a poppy from late August onwards should be taken out and shot.'"
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Exactly 50 years ago today, on Thursday 6th November 1975, Spike Milligan's Q6 series began on BBC2.
Pioneering Milligan, unpredictable as ever and looking to try a new direction, included a sketch about the war, one where he was dressed as a tramp and one with a woman with big boobs.
Pioneering Milligan, unpredictable as ever and looking to try a new direction, included a sketch about the war, one where he was dressed as a tramp and one with a woman with big boobs.
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Exactly 50 years ago today, on Thursday 6th November 1975, Spike Milligan's Q6 series began on BBC2.
Pioneering Milligan, unpredictable as ever and looking to try a new direction, included a sketch about the war, one where he was dressed as a tramp and one with a woman with big boobs.
Pioneering Milligan, unpredictable as ever and looking to try a new direction, included a sketch about the war, one where he was dressed as a tramp and one with a woman with big boobs.
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It doesn't seem like twenty years since my wife and I were cast headlong into parenthood, wholly under-prepared yet charged with a solemn trust: the safe care and upbringing of the tiny human being we had brought into the world.
Luckily TV had already taught me one important rule of child-rearing
Luckily TV had already taught me one important rule of child-rearing
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It doesn't seem like twenty years since my wife and I were cast headlong into parenthood, wholly under-prepared yet charged with a solemn trust: the safe care and upbringing of the tiny human being we had brought into the world.
Luckily TV had already taught me one important rule of child-rearing
Luckily TV had already taught me one important rule of child-rearing
The dead husband scene and butcher shop are great in this
Goon Pod Film Club October:
STEPTOE & SON RIDE AGAIN (1973)
In hock to a local gangster, Harold hits upon a scheme where they fake Albert's death and claim his life insurance... but things don't quite go to plan!
With guests Michael Livesley & Paul Carmichael
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STEPTOE & SON RIDE AGAIN (1973)
In hock to a local gangster, Harold hits upon a scheme where they fake Albert's death and claim his life insurance... but things don't quite go to plan!
With guests Michael Livesley & Paul Carmichael
www.patreon.com/posts/stepto...
Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1973) | Goon Pod
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October 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The dead husband scene and butcher shop are great in this
The Oscar Wilde sketch and Nudge Nudge
What is your favourite sketch or song from Monty Python's Flying Circus? I'm a sucker for the Cheese Shop sketch but Fish Licence just breasts the tape for me.
Mr Praline may have his fans from the dread Parrot sketch but here he steps it up a notch & Palin is superb
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnq9...
Mr Praline may have his fans from the dread Parrot sketch but here he steps it up a notch & Palin is superb
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnq9...
Monty Python - Fish License
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October 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Oscar Wilde sketch and Nudge Nudge
Just checked and he's still alive
October 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Just checked and he's still alive
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THE ADVENTURES OF BARRY McKENZIE (1972)
pod.link/1569929507
Based on the Private Eye character, the film follows a simple Aussie bloke transplanted to London & the mayhem & misadventures that ensue.
"The 1st feature-length, full-colour widescreen commercial for Foster’s lager" (Barry Humphries)
pod.link/1569929507
Based on the Private Eye character, the film follows a simple Aussie bloke transplanted to London & the mayhem & misadventures that ensue.
"The 1st feature-length, full-colour widescreen commercial for Foster’s lager" (Barry Humphries)
October 15, 2025 at 6:44 AM
THE ADVENTURES OF BARRY McKENZIE (1972)
pod.link/1569929507
Based on the Private Eye character, the film follows a simple Aussie bloke transplanted to London & the mayhem & misadventures that ensue.
"The 1st feature-length, full-colour widescreen commercial for Foster’s lager" (Barry Humphries)
pod.link/1569929507
Based on the Private Eye character, the film follows a simple Aussie bloke transplanted to London & the mayhem & misadventures that ensue.
"The 1st feature-length, full-colour widescreen commercial for Foster’s lager" (Barry Humphries)
MAGALOLZ
JUST IN: Supreme Court Rejects Alex Jones Appeal, Still Must Pay Sandy Hook Victims $1.4 Billion
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JUST IN: Supreme Court Rejects Alex Jones Appeal, Still Must Pay Sandy Hook Victims $1.4 Billion
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October 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
MAGALOLZ
I don't believe it.
Watching ‘Melissa’ (1974) and goodness, Peter Barkworth’s phone number is a familiar one. What are the odds eh (he asked, rhetorically)
October 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I don't believe it.
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Have you ever stopped to consider the real-world zoological and sociological practicality of the existence of The Wombles? No? Well @suzyrobinson.bsky.social has...
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October 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Have you ever stopped to consider the real-world zoological and sociological practicality of the existence of The Wombles? No? Well @suzyrobinson.bsky.social has...
timworthington.org/2024/11/16/t...
timworthington.org/2024/11/16/t...
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Breaking: Kemi Badenoch brings the Tory Conference to its feet by announcing lunch.
October 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Breaking: Kemi Badenoch brings the Tory Conference to its feet by announcing lunch.
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This morning I turned on my phone only to find that it had changed my user name to Shirley, and when I tried to enter a simple Google query it came out as "Do you like gladiator movies?"
Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.
Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.
October 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This morning I turned on my phone only to find that it had changed my user name to Shirley, and when I tried to enter a simple Google query it came out as "Do you like gladiator movies?"
Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.
Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.
Robert Jenrick is like that guy you worked with in the office who would shake his head at 4 o'clock on a Friday afternoon when the boss suggests an early dart, saying "Thanks for the offer but we've all got another final push left us in I think. Personally I'm intending to work until 8."
October 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Robert Jenrick is like that guy you worked with in the office who would shake his head at 4 o'clock on a Friday afternoon when the boss suggests an early dart, saying "Thanks for the offer but we've all got another final push left us in I think. Personally I'm intending to work until 8."
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