by The OAPs | Jul 29, 2023 | Podcast
It’s Mercury Prize time again! It doesn’t seem ten minutes since we talked about the last competition. We review two documentaries (on Wham, and the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior) and we polish off a book each. Tune in to find out about our good reads. We...
by The OAPs | Jul 8, 2023 | Podcast
Advisory: we are here to warn you of the grave danger to health posed by crumpets! The Tour de France has begun and we are cycling converts. Buying gig tickets: why is it so difficult? In the first of our Complete Works series, we look at the life and career of crime...
by The OAPs | Jun 26, 2023 | Podcast
We’re covered in B’s this episode, as ElTele discovers the health benefits of breathing properly, and puts a bunch of books on his reading list. We say goodbye to a TV sports show from our (relative) youth, Soccer AM. We kick off a new feature and discuss...
by The OAPs | Jun 10, 2023 | Podcast
It’s an unusual week here at Podcast Towers as ALL our football teams won something. We try not to gloat for too long, and quickly move on to review the best of the past couple of weeks of culture consumption. We talk about new albums from Everything But The...
by The OAPs | May 26, 2023 | Podcast
Why is it that well-off famous people want to appear normal? The Captain has had enough of it! He revisits a classic album from 2006, Howe Gelb’s Sno Angel Like You. We listen to friend of the podcast Katie’s new music show, and discuss how two more...
by The OAPs | May 7, 2023 | Podcast
In a packed episode, El Tele plugs two books, and alarmingly changes the way he’s breathing by taping his mouth shut! We both comment on Lana Del Rey, and trail the Kill Boksoon film and Schmigadoon series. The Captain finds all of Rich Hall’s BBC...
