Sat, 29 July 2023
This podcast has been long overdue, and we finally realized it was time to publish it when it had been almost a year since we've published and with no guilt or pangs of remorse with everything else going on we felt now was the time to step back. We explain in great detail why. The show will remain open so listeners can checck past episodes. Farewell and godspeed. . |
Sun, 28 August 2022
This is the week we finally relaunch. There's a bit of disscussion in the beginning about Matt's long absence and then we'll dive right back in whefre we left off. With Navy Lark, that means right back to Series 12 and we leaarn what happens when Troutbridge winds up in Shanghai, rather then Shankley and what happens when an old flame enters Povy's office. Then it's off to London late 1890s as we continue our look at The Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes and The Three Garadebs. enjoy. |
Sat, 20 August 2022
It feels like the end of an era, not for Brunch but for Narnia. We've done it along with an hour's worth of Navy Lark, that because this episode was actually recorded last winter I can't remember but fear not. Brunch is relaunching and I'll have more details on that soon! Meanwhile enjoy this. |
Sun, 16 January 2022
This week we return with a good long brunch to end the holidays. We begin with an hour of Navy Lark in which we learn about who can grow a beard faster between Commander Murray and Sub LT Philips then it's strange radio signals that HMS Troutbridge has to figure out. We continue then with I'm Sorry I'll Reaad That Again and their New Year's Eve 1970 special featuring Dr. Chivago. Then it's back to Narnia and Part 1 of The Last Battle. Enjoy. |
Sat, 18 December 2021
This week we conclude the Silver Chair and begin the twelfth series of Navy Lark with two episodes. We also conclude NOtes From A Small Island. Please enjoy. It took us a while onthis one, as you'll hear in my monologues between programs. We hope you're having a delightful holiday season and please email us at brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com with any requests. |
Wed, 18 August 2021
This week after what has seemed a long absence we begin The Silver Chair after completing series 8 of I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again and learning all about Western Supermare with Bill Bryson. Enjoy. |
Sat, 31 July 2021
To cclose out July and our annual look at American playwrights as only the Beeb knows how we're looking at Death Of A Salesman and yes it's quite good. But we also have Bill Bryson's take on Dorsett and an entire hour of I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again. So sit back relax it's almost four hours you can break up. Next week it's back to Narnia. Enjoy. |
Sat, 10 July 2021
This week we conclude series 11 of Navy Lark by seeing what happens to Troutbridge under new radar. Then it's a look at the bride of Frankenstein on I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again Bill Bryson tells us about working at an old sanitorium in Virginia Water and we conclude with a look at Harpo Marks's goodwill tour of Russia in 1933. Enjoy. |
Sat, 3 July 2021
This week as we do our annual July tribute to America, we feature Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, as our play. We also begin Notes From A Small Island and enjoy rather endearingly Bill Bryson's look at Britain from his American perspective. There's a little extra fun with Navy Lark and we are still working through I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again this time in which Lady Constance is hunted like a fox. Enjoy. |
Sun, 27 June 2021
This week we conclude The Voyage Of The Dawntreader. But first we open with Navy Lark, in which CPO Pertwy makes magic with a fruit machine, then Matt Cox and John Lingard talk Prince Philip, his life, his legacy, tv, soccer, church postpandemic cCalifornia and anything else they hit. It's a fun summer jaunt with John and we thank him and hope you enjoy it. We then have I'm Sorry I'll Read That AGain in which the prunes make fun of Henry VIII and we then conclude The Voyage of The Dawntreader. Thanks to Julianne and Joseph and a happy first to Julieanne and Joseph. Enjoy. brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com |
Sat, 19 June 2021
This week as the title implies, we begin the Voyage Of The Dawn Treader. But we also have Navy Lark in which Commander Murray returns from his honeymoon, we conclude An Utterly Impartial History in which John OFarrell discusses Britain's finest hour we have another supberbly messed up play from the Prunes in which British rail is completely panned and makes me wonder if BR is still just as awful as it sounded in 1970 and we take a deeper look at Chief Inspector West courtessy of Julie Anne in Australia. Plenty to enjoy why not sit down? |
Sun, 6 June 2021
Sorry for the lateness of this episode. But we're back and on time well weekend on time that is with the conclussion of Prince Caspian. We also have a fun Navy Lark episode in which Commander Murray gets married to Rita, a look at Billy Bunter from Radio Prune and a look at the Battle of hastings with our utterly impartial look at British history. Enjoy. |
Sat, 29 May 2021
This week we begin with spies aboard Troutbridge, then we get an altered history lesson about charterism, we hear Tales Of The Circus in I'm Sorry I'll Reaad That Again conclude Inspector West At Bay and begin Prince Caspian. Plenty to like oh and we're caught up too. Enjoy. |
Sat, 22 May 2021
This week we conclude The Horse And His Boy plus we learn about the Vikings again in our Utterly Impartial History Of Britan, plus it's troubles with Ramona's washing machine in The Navy Lark there are bullets in Bell Street for Chief Inspector West and hey lots of stuff to keep yoou entertained this week, so why not stop in and give us three hours?
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Sat, 15 May 2021
This week we debut a new documentary which is a companion to an audiobook I discovered on my recent flight to Kansas. It's called An Utterly And Impartial History of Britain and we look at the first episode from 2007. We go spycatching with Troutbridge's crew from Feb 22 1970 engage in the Canterbury Tales with the Radio Prune Crew from JFeb 22 1970 we continue our Inspector West mystery from 1969 as we listen to Part 6 of Inspector West At Bay and we begin The Horse And His Boy in our look at Narnia. Lots to sink in to enjoy. |
Sat, 8 May 2021
On this rather delayed show due to the host's vacation, we begin with Navy Lark, then we look at Prince Philip again in his own words talking about his war time experiences. We then continue our series long look at I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again with the beginning of their eighth series and The Taming Of The Shrew. We then conclude with Chief Inspector West. Don't worry as we plan to make up episodes this month. Enjoy.
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Fri, 7 May 2021
This week in place of a documentary Matt talks in detail about his trip to Dissneyland's grand reopening after 412 days closed due to the pandemic. We at bwtb would like to publicly thank Jason Lee and Paul and Calvin Barrie from Window To The Magic for making the day so special. As far as a show well we have two greaat episodes of Navy Lark and we continue Inspector West At Bay. Please enjoy. Email brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com and thanks for listening. |
Sat, 24 April 2021
This week after our hour of naval commedy we meet HRH in a wonderful interview. We'll be looking at HRH a lot these next few weeks culminating with a full disscussion of his life on May 22 with John Lingard. We also have Chief Inspector West and conclude The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe. I had promised a historical documentary but found HRH more compelling so please forgive the host. Enjoy.
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Sun, 18 April 2021
This week we have two Navy Lark episodes to start us off. One in which Pertwy is considered for promotion. Then it's off for a short history of grunge. Get those old Nirvanah compact discs out. Then we continue Inspector West At Bay with the second part of that dramatic series and we begin The Lion The Witch And The wardrobe. Enjoy. Special thanks to Julie Anne and Joseph for help with navy lark and narnia. |
Sat, 10 April 2021
This week one of the shows is a surprise Easter egg or in this case a birthday gift. If you want to know in advance check tags but I hhope you'll listen along and be pleaasantly surprised. We'll start with a Christmas show keeping chronologically with I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again from December 25 1969 then it's off to Portsmouth to see how Troutbridge has fared with Lt. Murray and company returning from leave. Then sadly we finishe Cosmic Quest with a burning question. Are we alone? Then it's surprise time followed by episode 2 and the the conclussiion of The Magician's Nephew. Plenty to get excited about and very happy birthday wishes to my best friend of 45 years Eric Troup. |
Sat, 3 April 2021
So this week we conclude The Biig Business Lark and we learn about Worlds Beyond from Heather Cooper as it's Easter weekend I've decided to begin The Chronicles Of Narnia and we're going with the Brian Sibbly edition with Morris Denham yes Rumpole himself as the storyteller. We actually start with episode 1 of The Magician's Nephew. Enjoy and a blessed Easter and Passover to you my awesome listeners. |
Sat, 27 March 2021
This week our featured play is The Falklands Play from 1986. It's remarkable that it was censored by BBC at that time. It has an all star cast of people we've seen many times before including Clive Marison and the lady who play Margaret Thatcher is amazing. We also have two episodes of The Big Business Lark and we learn about the origins of planets so please settle in for almost three hours as only your friends at brunch can come up with. |
Sat, 27 March 2021
This week we conclude Barcester Towers, which means we're putting away the Chronicles for a bit. I thought it was a good stopping point as we prepare for some Easter brunch in a couple weeks. We also have two episodes from The Big Business Lark and we learn about the life and death of stars. |
Sat, 20 March 2021
This week it's two episodes of Big Business followed by a look at the sun and we continue with Barcester Towers. Enjoy.
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Tue, 9 March 2021
This week to catch up you have three Big Business Larks to sink your teeth in to. Once you've had enough of Sir Charles we'll look at Werner Von Braun with Heather Cooper and begin Barcester Towers. Oh and some tine in the show Matt goes off on the royal family asks why they could be so cruel to Megan and tries to guess who the racist royals are. brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com and a review of the final test in India enjoy. |
Mon, 1 March 2021
This week we conclude The Warden. But we begin with two episodes from the Big Business Lark, and two episodes of Cosmic Quest to make up for some lost time. Hope you enjoy. |
Sat, 20 February 2021
This week we return to Barcester, but this time for the entire run. We'll be examinin with the warden. Enjoyn |
Fri, 19 February 2021
This was technically last week's brunch. But with me at the Jack Benny virtual convention plus the craziness of the events in Texas this week, I never got a chance to upload. So please enjoy The Prisoner of Zenda plus more from Heather Cooper and Matt talks frankly about talk sport's contributions to cricket on the radio. We must remember Matt's listening from California. Enjoy. |
Sat, 6 February 2021
Shorter episode this week as we're replacing archival episodes. This week we continue our Cosmic Quest and learn about broadcasts from the cosmos. Then Sherlock Holmes comes up against a vampire in Sussex, or does he? It's our last Holmes for a while. Enjoy. |
Sat, 30 January 2021
This week we conclude the seventh series of I'm Sorry I'll JRead That Again plus the host has a pleaa about an hour in to the show. We learn about the beginning of the universe enjoy the Three Gables and conclude with Mort's conclusion. Enjoy. |
Sat, 23 January 2021
The reference in the title is the new Name That Tune US reboot on NBC. The host goes over its dreadfulness at the fifty sevventh minute of the show. This is for those of you who may be discovering the pod for the first time. We also listen to the tenth and eleventh episodes of The Electric Time trousers, learn about Einstein's Big Blunder enjoy the Mazarin Stone and part 3 of Mort so plenty to enjoy this week. Email us agt brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com |
Sat, 16 January 2021
It's not the shows reaally but the milestone we celebrate this week. Ok so we'll continue with the time trousers two episodes of that. Then we'll learn about deep space on our cosmic quest. It's still 1901 in the life of Sherlock Holmes and we hear the blanched Soldier. We also have episode 2 of Mort. Please enjoy. I can't thank you enough for sticking with me. Here's to 500 more. |
Sat, 9 January 2021
We made it. A New Year. Lots of brunch to look forward to including a double dose of prunes, Heather teaaches us about the origins of the Milky Way remember like the universe itt goes on expanding and expanding in all different directions it can whiz ... know the song? Email brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com also Sherlock Holmes returns and we start Mort thank you Julie Anne. |
Wed, 23 December 2020
Last pod for 2020 and have we got audio treaats for you. This is our longest episode ever as we feaature Scrooge The Musical with Antony Newley as Scrooge. We also have Navy Lark, Cosmic Quest the prunes drop in and a bit of fun from your hosts as an innkeeper drops by in the form of our own John Lingard. Enjoy. |
Sat, 19 December 2020
This week we begin with Navy Lark and find out what happens when Mr. Philipps Mickey Mouse toothbrush goes down the wrong pipe. Then we learn of the celestial police in our cosmic questt. The Prunes continue with the Electrick Time Trousers and then the true box. It's The Holy and The Ivy from Saturday Night Theater. Enjoy. |
Sat, 19 December 2020
This week a pau perrie of stuff as we present true paper. For to get to a gift, you have to unwrap it. After our Navy Lark episode in which Leslie is held over a weather ship in a bosun's chair, we'll learn about the planet George, continue our adventure with The Electric Time Trousers in which we meet Sir francis Drake nd then we get in to our Christmas paper. We start with a short Rumpole story called Rumpole and the Spirt of Christmas. Then we hear about Christmas Decorations and finish up with After Super Ghost Stories. Bout of those have been heard before but I felt were highly apropriate. Email the show at brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com and nexgt week we look at the box. |
Sat, 12 December 2020
Technically, this was last week's brunch. However health deemed it to be otherwise and if you're looking for an explanation it's in the first sixteen minutes of the show. You also get the usual offerings, plus our time with John Lingard. It's a lengthy interview, just under two hours. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed putting it together. |
Fri, 27 November 2020
This week we return to I'm Sorry I'll JRead That Again. If you don't like the prunes I'm sorry but we'll be caught up eventually. We start with Navy Lark and see what happens when Mr. Philiips shows up to an admiralty inspection with the wrong uniform. In Cosmic Quest Heaather Cooper introduces us to Isaac newton I'm sure we'll talk about those apples with John next week. Our holiday offering is Paul Theroux's A Christmas Card, enjoy. |
Sun, 22 November 2020
This week we cover a lot. We start with two Navy Lark episodes and they won't dissapoint. The first asks what sub lt Philips is doing selling sweets from a Portsmouth tabaconist aboard Troutbridge and stealing the chief's customers. The second deals with what happens when a supposed land mine is found in Portsmouth Harbour. Then we get to the meat of the episode. Our cosmic quest deals with gGalileo and is titled Seeing Is Believing. Because of that I thought it'd be fun to look at Galileo by Berthold Brecht. So we'll listen to The Life Of Galileo. Enjoy. Three hours and thirty minutes. Hey it's a good oone. On behalf of Maria and myself please have a happy Thanksgiving and if you're in a part of the world where turkeys lives are pardoned then hhave some covid snacks. Email us at brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com aand most of all enjoy the pod. |
Sat, 14 November 2020
This week, it's an honest review of the BBC sounds ap which is finally available here in the United States. We also have program offerings in which our friends on Troutbridge have to find a suitable gift for the ship's padre, we learn aabout Tycho the Danish astronomer and experience a pruney panto. Then it's time for something we admit we're a week late on as we listen to atrue gem from Saturday Night Theater involving Gunpowder Treason and Plot. Enjoy. |
Fri, 6 November 2020
This week iit runs just undder two hhours. After our amazing tribute to Hammer films last week, we start with tthe Navy Lark and wonder what happens when Captain Povy takes over. Then we learn about Copernicus then it's back to Navy Lark and independence for Kowowa and we end with Rumpole considering retirement. Enjoy. |
Sat, 31 October 2020
Where do vampires go when they're no longer welcome in Transylvania? You'll find out if you have the courage to get through our normal offerings. You see to get through the eppisode to reach our terrors, you must first deal with two episodes of Navy Lark. We'll first see what Toddhunter Brown is up to helping with the independence of the friendly Kawawan nation, then hear what happens when CPO Pertwy is finally discharged. Frightening right? In the midst of that we learn about Mathmatics of the sky and the poetry of Omar Kyam. Then come with us to India and see where the old count has found himself. This is a nice companion to our Hammer chat I did with Fred Castaneda of podcast reporter fame. Enjoy. It's a long one this week. |
Sat, 24 October 2020
This week we go back if you will and relisten to some Navy Larks where the sound the first time was not the easiest to digest. We follow that with a look at Ptolomey and conclude with Rumpole and The Discourse of Love. Enjoy. |
Sat, 17 October 2020
We are finally caught up. This week we'll be dealing with two more episodes of Navy Lark, we'll learn about Greek mathematicians and philosophers and their study of astronomy and Rumpole will deal with an expert witness. Fun stuff it's here please enjoy. |
Sat, 17 October 2020
This week we have the usual suspects. No coach tour stories. We begin with the concluding episode of the sixth series of I'm jSorry I'll Read That Again and look at the history of the cinema. Follow that with a look at the three wise men the crew of HMS Troutbridge meet their new captain and Rumpole has an identity crissis on his hands. Enjoy. |
Sat, 17 October 2020
This week, we begin with I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again and a tale of medival England never mind the fact it features Lady Constance. Then it's off to the skies again as we look at the chinese view of astronomy. In Navy Lark Troutbridge is dredging the harbor and we end with Rumpole And The Fascisgt beast. |
Sun, 4 October 2020
This week, two coach stories crossed our desk, which we had to share. The first is from John Lingard, the second from John H Smith of Derbyshire. Both are quite good and are well deserving of air time. We begin our regular offerings, with I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again and a tribute from the roaring twenties from 1968 then we learn about stories from the sky in our cosmic quest. On Troutbridge there's a redundancy drive from October of 1968 and we end with Rumpole and the Show Folk. Plenty to enjoy so why not settle back whether you're in hot burning California like I am or whether your climes are beginningg a more autumnal routine? Email us at brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com and as alwaays please enjoy. |
Sun, 27 September 2020
This week we learn of Robinson Prunestone, find out how Rumpole defends Guthrie Featherstone learn of cathedrals of the cosmos and we're back in Portsmouth with a right light up as Navy Lark begins series 10. Enjoy. |
Sat, 19 September 2020
This week we stawrt a new documentary. After the dryness of Africa, we begin a cosmic quest of sorts. I hope you enjoy it. But we start by sadly concluding the Embassy Lark with The Freeze. We also have the prunes take on Macbeth and we conclude with Rumpole and The Man Of God. Enjoy. |
Sat, 12 September 2020
Bad tour coach stories have not come in yet but you'll hear my best and worst to get this string of tales off the ground. We also have regular brunch including Embassy Lark, in which the staff take a day off due to Tratvian flu, we conclude the Lost Kingdoms Of Africa series with a trip to West Africa, the prunes teach us of bow legs and Rumpole shows us a bad apple. Plenty to enntertain so why not give us a listen? Enjoy. |
Sun, 6 September 2020
Ok you want involvement? You got it. At the hour and fifty eight minute mark of the podcast this week I ask you to tell me your worst coach stories. This is because this week on I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again during Operation Chocolate we listen to John Klese's tour guide impression which he made famous on Flying Circus. So bring forth your worst and PDM says your best tour coach stories from anywhere in the world. email brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com or send audio to producerdirectormaria@gmail.com and next week I'll tell you my worst. With Rumpole we learn of the Gentle Art of Blackmail on Embassy Lark it's an every day story bring on the archery and with our Lost Kingdoms of Africa it's off to Greaat Zimbabwe. Please enjoy and sorry pardon for the tardiness. |
Sat, 29 August 2020
This week the british embassy in Tratvia leaarns what it means to do it yourself. Plus it is off to the ancient kingdom of Ethiopa. Our Rumpole case this week involves the dearly departed and as always we ahave our prunes. Enjoy. |
Sat, 22 August 2020
This week we begin to disect the lost kingdoms of Africa with a look at Nubia. We also learn how Mr. Pettigrew joined the foreign office and those loveable prunes take us to ten thousand BC. But most importantly we meet Horace Rumpole and she who must be obeyed as we listen to Rumpole and the Confession Of Guilt. Dedicated to Fred Bertelsen who would have had a birthday this week. Enjoy. |
Tue, 18 August 2020
This week Sir Jeremy seems to have difficulty planning a party. Also we'll conclude our mocumentary as Podmore preps for the summer ashes. The prunes deal with making fun of Victorian melodrama and our play deals with a matter near and dear to my heart as the heroine has cerebral palsy. Please enjoy. Also major teasers for nexgt time. |
Fri, 7 August 2020
This week, it's off to hte highlands of England's friendly neighbor to the north, as we listen to a play called The Apple Tree. We also learn how Pod handles a tour of the subcontinent, that's cricket for those keeping score and we learn about the Vikings again in I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again and why does the King always show up when Sir Jeremy needs a nip of brandy? Enjoy. I did. |
Tue, 4 August 2020
This is late, I realize that. This week our play is All My Sons by Arthur Miller. We also have lots of fun with Pod and our prune collection. No Embassy Lark this week due to the length of this week's play. Enjoy. |
Sat, 18 July 2020
This week we continue with BBC plays about America or written by Americans with a nod to my favorite play of all time. Thornton Wilder's Our Town from 1946. After the seriousness of our last documentary we presennt a mocumentary with our friend former England cricket player Dave Podmore and we begin Series 6 of I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again and one of Troutbridge's own drops in to the tratvian Embassy. Plus lots of laughter from Matt and pdm. So please enjoy this episode of Brunch With The brits dedicated with love to the staff of Test Match special. |
Sat, 11 July 2020
This week's play is jusgt fun. It's called The Big Broadcast and it takes place agt a Chicago radio station in 1932. We also conclude the summer of 1940 with a look at the Home Guard nd in the British Embassy in Tratvia the king is presented a gift, that keeps breaking. Our current prune series ends with an ode to desert. Enjoy. |
Fri, 3 July 2020
Happy Independence Day to those who celebrate and happy Canada Day to those who celebrated. For the rest of you hey the premier league is back in action tomorrow. In any case we have a new show and it doesn't fail to dissapoint in which we start with Embassy Lark and learn about how the king knows what's going on in the British embassy in Tratvia, we move on to the Summer of 1940 and get a better look at the blitz, in I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again it's a parody of Ulyses and to conclude our first look at American literature for the month of July the play Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Mellvville adapted by Chery Cookson and starring Ian Holm. Enjoy. |
Fri, 26 June 2020
This week our play deals with bird watching, literally, the prunes make fun of Jeeves we learn about the British fighter pilot yes you'll hear spitfires in action and when a certain British embassy abroad loses a flagpole you'll hear how they deaal with it. Also the host talks football, whether he likes fake crowd noise etc. Enjoy and pleaase contact the show at brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com |
Sat, 20 June 2020
This week's play deals also with mental illness, in a lighter sort of way as we look at the quirky antics of Dame Margaret Rutherford, in the mid 1950s. We also commit ourselves to a four week documentary looking at the summer of 1940 as only the BBC can tell the story. Also the prunes look at othello and this week Her Majesty's ambassador to Tratvia takes a holiday. Enjoy. |
Sat, 20 June 2020
I don't pretend to be a mental health expert, but this week's play does deal with mental illness. We'll be looking at Hearing Voices, which describes in greaat detail a policeman's horrifying abuse by schitzofrenia. I know I also speaak for John, when I say we may be hosts but we are also hear to listen. Please enjoy. We will also hear the story of Radio 1 and have our embassy lark and prunes as well. Btw meant to publish this last week, thanks to John for letting us know. |
Sat, 6 June 2020
This week we begin the third series of The Embassy Lark from March 5 of 1968 with the episode The King's New Hostess. We then have I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again with The Wild and Wooly Peter West from June 18 of 1967 then we have quite a play. It's a first in a new series of host's picks entitled Single But Living Together from June 2 of 2011. Enjoy. |
Sat, 30 May 2020
This week, we finish jFatherland, Navy Lark, for the time being and we return to a galaxy far far away. You also hear that some of the host's favorite resturants are opening again, get a first hand report from Western Australia on life down under during lock down and we mourn Heather Jean Chasen with John Lingard, and a Crossroads snipet. Happy brunching. |
Fri, 22 May 2020
So after our mammoth three and a half hour brunch last week, this one's only two hours. We've got Navy Lark, we've got a new documentary, we continue Fatherland we have prunes and we have Matt and Maria bantering about Sgtarwars? Yep? It's all here enjoy. |
Wed, 13 May 2020
If you remember the glory days of Brunch With The Brits, glory daays which one daay may return due to this quaranteen, you may remember back in the days of mevio when space was unlimited and we sometimes did shows that were up to three hours. Some of you miss that and have told us that in no uncertain terms. Well, it's for you, you that have opined and so you shall have, this time on Brunch we give you not one not two but over three and a half hours of brunchy goodness. We start with a sectiion of our seasonal interview with John, that actually happened before the interview. Then we start the show. In Navy Lark, we learn why Philips did as well as he did at Dartmouth, then we conclude The Making Of Music with a look at the Royal Albert. Then we talk to John, about Britain in lockdown, Brexit, the latest TV offerings get those brit boxes ready and wait for it the popularity of the shipping news. We then conclude with Fatherland. March has a Swiss visa, but what will he leaarn once he's in Zurich? Relax, enjoy, it's Brunch. |
Fri, 8 May 2020
This time on Brunch With The Brits, we continue Navy Lark and see what happens when the chief decides to enter Johnson in a manpowered flying contest. It's from October 22 1967. Then it's Grand Opera with The Making Of Music from July 12 2007 we examine the faults of the British army with the prunes from May 21 1967 and go back to June 16 1998 for episode 2 of Fatherland. Enjoy. |
Tue, 5 May 2020
Just how would things be different, if Germany had won the second world war? We'll be going inside a fictional Fatherland as we begin Fatherland by Robert Harris, starring Anton Lesser. We also find out whaat happens when Cuthbert joins the Navy, listen to some music virtuosis and meet Doctor Club. Plenty of brunch to go round this time. Enjoy. Remember you can email the show at brunchwiththebbrits@gmail.com. |
Sat, 2 May 2020
This week we conclude Gaudy Night, also have Navy Lark, I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again and we'll look at Weber in The Making Of Music. |
Wed, 29 April 2020
This week, we answer mail from Daavid, Jim and John, along with our regular offerings. We listen to Navy Lark from October 1 1967 entitled Buging Burgled Beer then we learn about Schubert in the making of Music. Afgter that it's another episode of I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again after that it's Part 4 of Gaudy Nights Enjoy |
Sun, 26 April 2020
This week we almost lost the episode. I'm thrilled to write that dropbox stores files so thank God for them. Anyhow we've added a new series of I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again this week. But we start with Navy Lark and the episode seeing Red from September 24 1967 then we listen to The Making of Music where we continue to study bethoven by looking at one of his best symphonies. Then as promised we go to April 23 1967 to see the prunes where their story this week is Knights of the Round Table perhaps a bit of Holy Grail's infancy in there. We conclude with Part 3 of Gaudy Night and this I can tell you. Lord Peter is back from Rome. Enjoy. Remember to email us at brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com and send voice messages to producerdirectormaria@gmail.com enjoy |
Tue, 21 April 2020
We've returned. With everything crazy going on about you in the world, we thought some good old fashioned brunch was just the thing you needed. We continue Navy Lark with Computerizing learn about bethoven in the Making of Music, then continue with episode 2 of Gaudy Night. Please enjoy. There is a new microphone for you to endure. Please send us your quarantine stories at brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com or a voice recording to producerdirectormaria@gmail.com |
Sun, 17 November 2019
We ... have finally returned and while the show isn't as long right now as you've come to expect in the past we hope that with a few shorter shows as we ease our way back in you'll be forgiving. So please enjoy our offerings. We start with Navy Lark and listen to what happens when the ship celebrates an important aniversary. We then move to the history of music where we'll be discussing the French Revolution and per the request of Eric Troup we'll be beginning Gaudy Night a five part Peter Whimsay serial. For the first time it's in stereo. Hey Lynette, I'm back to stay. Hope you all enjoy. |
Sun, 28 July 2019
We're making a return. Yes we're back for the present. This week as I'm frantically searching for stuff to play ... more on that next week I promise we have an interview I conducted with the podcast reporter fred Castaneda from www.podcastreporter.com. It's all about the Hammer film studios of England which brought us great films like "A Study in Terror," and of course Frankenstein. Please enjoy and we'll have John Lingard soon to discuss Brexit, Boris Johnson and my personal favorite cricket. It's good to be back.
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Fri, 1 March 2019
This is not a numbered episode but it is a brief episode to explain our absence and also to explain that our absence is going to be a lot lengthier. I had a listener some months back who sent an email that said "This is a great podcast, I just wish it was consistent," so it is for that listener why we'gve produced this episode. I don't know how long we'll be gone and there are myriads of people to thank which we hhave done on the show. Special thanks go to especially @disneyindiana @wttm and radiooutofthepast.org pleaase listen and if you have any questions email brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com
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Category:general -- posted at: 6:51pm PST |
Sun, 9 December 2018
This week we listen to The Holly and The Ivy from 1971. We'll also have one episode of Navy Lark and we hope you enjoy. |
Sun, 18 November 2018
This week’s it’s Back to the Saint with our final Saint Radio play entitled The Saint Closes the Case from September of 1995. We will also examine much more closely the Marriage of Figure and for Julie Anne have two episodes of Navy Lark. The host is also going to spend some time giving his thoughts on Talk Sport’s cover
Brunch with The Brits can be accessed in the following ways all of which are highly encouraged and are there for your use. We’re available at the following web sites. http://www.r adiooutofthepast.org http://www.brunchwiththebrits.net the second site is where the Libyan feed comes in. You can listen to us in iTunes under Brunch with The Brits or through your favorite pod catcher. We have a dynamic group on Facebook and we recommend you join for some lively discussions. Just go to your Facebook ap or client and search “Brunch with The Brits.” For an alternative listening experience please check out the VIP Lounge at http://www.viplounge.co.uk where we are on every Saturday morning. To email us please send a note to brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com or to contact the show’s producer please send a note to Maria Cox at producerdirecgtormaria@gmail.com thanks so much for listening. Matt Cox Host Maria Cox Producer age of England’s cricket tour of Sri Lanka, which is why the title this week is simply “Pining for Test Match Special.” Enjoy.
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Category:BBC,otr -- posted at: 8:26pm PST |
Sun, 14 October 2018
Shakespeare once said, “If music be the food of love play on,” and if you love music, you’ll love what we have this week. First some good news. I’m not going to talk very much. It’s because we’ll be listening to “Amadeus,” by Peter Shafer but before we do we’ll be looking at Mozart through some of his best music along with James Nochte from July 2, 2007. “Amadeus,” is from 2006 and stars Paul Schofield as Salieri and Simon Callow as Mozart. Please enjoy. A slight word of warning. The play does contain some language and scenes that should not be listened to by all. My friend Scott over in Disney Indiana when he promotes the show says it like this “Keep the little ears covered,” however, this is something they too will appreciate in twenty years. Enjoy.
Brunch With The Brits can be accessed in the following ways all of which are highly encouraged and are there for your use. We’re available at the following web sites. http://www.r adiooutofthepast.org http://www.brunchwiththebrits.net the second site is where the libsyn feed comes in. You can listen to us in iTunes under Brunch with The Brits or through your favorite pod catcher. We have a dynamic group on Facebook and we recommend you join for some lively discussions. Just go to your Facebook ap or client and search “Brunch With The Brits.” For an alternative listening experience please check out the VIP Lounge t http://www.viplounge.co.uk where we are on every Saturday morning. To email us please send a note to brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com or to contact the show’s producer please send a note to Maria Cox at producerdirecgtormaria@gmail.com thanks so much for listening. Matt Cox Host Maria Cox Producer
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Category:otr -- posted at: 9:40pm PST |
Sun, 30 September 2018
As we begin our 454th get together, we begin going through the request vault. While it is dusty and sadly not used enough, we thought it high time to honor our friend Julie Anne with a long over do request. So Julie Anne after we study the work of Heyden in the twentieth episode of The Making Of Music, a nice relaxing start to the show, it’s back to Portsmouth fortwo episodes of Navy Lark. We’re in series 9 and its episodes 6 and 7. After a full hour of adventure and mayhem in Portsmouth Harbor, it’s time to revisit our old friend The Saint and listen to the 1995 adaptation of The Saint Plays with Fire. Alas it’s mono, but hey it’s great. Please enjoy.
Brunch with The Brits can be accessed in the following ways all of which are highly encouraged and are there for your use. We’re available at the following web sites. http://www.r adiooutofthepast.org http://www.brunchwiththebrits.net the second site is where the libsyn feed comes in. You can listen to us in iTunes under Brunch with The Brits or through your favorite pod catcher. We have a dynamic group on Facebook and we recommend you join for some lively discussions. Just go to your Facebook ap or client and search “Brunch with The Brits.” For an alternative listening experience please check out the VIP Lounge at http://www.viplounge.co.uk where we are on every Saturday morning. To email us please send a note to brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com or to contact the show’s producer please send a note to Maria Cox at producerdirecgtormaria@gmail.com thanks so much for listening. Matt Cox Host Maria Cox Producer
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Category:otr -- posted at: 8:08pm PST |
Sat, 22 September 2018
This week we begin a tribute to one of this host's favorite heroes of all time. Many of you will remember Roger Moore in the iconic role. Over the next few weeks we'll hear simon on the BBC we'll discuss in great detail as bestt we can Simon in literature with fellow Saint faan Eric Troup. We'll also look at the Saint in American radio with John and Larry Gassman but we staart with The Saint Overboard with Paul Reese in the iconic role. We also wind up I'm sorry I'll reaad that Again with a tribute to Jack and The Beanstalk learn about music in society and are completely abandoned with HMS Troutbridge. Please enjoy these next few weeks and if you've read Saint literature and know someone who has let me know so I can discuss it with you too.
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Category:otr -- posted at: 6:38pm PST |
Sat, 15 September 2018
This week we've returned after a long absence most of which is explained. We conclude the Nine Tailors plus give you some Navy Lark and leaarn about the french composer Ramo in The History Of Music. Pleaase enjoy as we promise to try to be more timely? |
Tue, 3 July 2018
For Starters it's great hearing Ian Wright on Fox but in case you've been under a riock the World Cup is going on and that's why I've been absent. We do have a full program though so please enjoy. |
Tue, 12 June 2018
They signed documents ... I produced a podcast and I'm not gonna lie it's really butifull you're going to love it. We've got Peter Whimsay ... Eric Troup loves that guy prunes? I try and get my North Koreaan friend to enjoy prunes but we've got a long way to go. Also there's Navy Lark and we learn about St Matthew's passion and no it's not Manchester United. Enjoy. |
Sun, 3 June 2018
You know we're about to hit 450 but let's enjoy 449 first. We'll start with the prunes in which we'll finally get to the dungeons of the cruel Caliph then it's a bit about Bach in Leipzig with a little fun thrown in at Bach's expense and at the expense of a few birds who probably should be on a lady's hat but due to their on going gig tthat's lasted oh 55 years well ... back to brunch. We help a ddistressed seaaman fishing in Daanish waters just wait until you find out who the seaman is and if that weren't enough Lord Whimsay is off to France. Have a great week. Email the show at brunchwiththebrits@gmail.net and join the lively group on facebook. |
Sat, 26 May 2018
Yes Troutbridge is back plus we'llalso have more from the nine tailors and hear Matt's chat about the FA cup and how and why he missed the one and only goal. Enjoy. |
Sat, 12 May 2018
This week we celebrate our host's 45th with a plethra of stuff. We'll conclude the Embassy Lark, continue with more of the Flying Wombat learn about the music of the Puritans and hear all about Earthsearch's creation. Oh and Peter is called out. Enjoy. |
Sun, 6 May 2018
This week Lord Peter returns along with a flooded british embassy, and we learn about PG Woodhouse's never discussed Broadway careerLord |
Sun, 29 April 2018
The host really does apologize for not being at the dpn West Fest this year but all is explained in the beginning. Plus we have a show. Not as full because we truly thought we would be at Westfest this year. However if you missed us at Westfest and we do know several of you did we invite you and encourage you to attend this summer's Friends Of The Magic Meet a gathering of food friends and fun at the Disneyland resort this August. For more details go to friendsofthemagic.com meanwhile this week we continue the Curse Of The Flying Wombat we learn about music in the Court of the sun King and hear about Tratvian power cuts. |
Sun, 22 April 2018
This week we have a shorter show due to the end of the Norman Way and with yours truly just getting home and with yours truly and his producer needing a bit of recovery time well to put it honestly I haven't had a chance to program hunt. However Earseaarch ends this week we hear all about the new French Ambasaador in the Embassy Lark and we hear John Otto Klese say I'm Sorry I'll Reaad That Again ... again. Enjoy |
Sun, 15 April 2018
To true Brunch listeners John Lingard needs no introduction. However if your new to the show or you like reaading things about other people we're goiong to give John Lingard an introductin anyway. In 2009 during one of Matt's many ramblings as usual Matt got something wrong. A Listener emailed the show to kindly correct Matt on his infality and what do you know? A friendship struck. John began appearing annually to discuss the state of Britain every year around the holidays and in 2015 actually flew to America to accompany Matt and Maria to their first NAB convention in Las Vegas. While Nab has invited them all back they've also increased their prices. In 2016 John did two wonderful things for the show. First he co hosted an episode while Matt and Maria were on their honeymoon but he also flew back to America to take part in the long planned wedding of Matt and Maria. Now it's their turn to fly to England to vissit him. Oncce Texas is over it's on the trip agenda. John has kept us pretty current with our shows so Making Of Music the prunes and yes even Earthsearch is back but ... knowing John there may be a few Easter eggs hiding in Brunch Studio UK. We hope you enjoy and we'll see you next week with full reports from Texas. Questions or comments for John should go to brunchwitthebrits@gmail.com and we'll make sure he gets them. |
Sat, 7 April 2018
This week we conclude the Norman Way. We'll also be learning about music in Venice in the sixteenth century and laughing with our usual prune crew. We will round out the week with the eighth episode of Earthsearch II. Enjoy
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Category:otr -- posted at: 12:13am PST |
Tue, 3 April 2018
The title says it all as the host has new mike equipment. However in the words of the great Jim Keltner ladies and gentlemen we have a show to do and boy do we? We continue the Curse of the Flying Wombat. We also learn about music in the counter Reformation. We then continue to learn about the Normans. What changed after Hastings if anything? Btw not as much French as you think. Then it's on to Tratvia for a marital spat between Sir Jeremy and Daphne then we conclude with Earsearch 2 enjoy.
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Category:otr -- posted at: 1:28am PST |
Sun, 25 March 2018
This week we begin the next series of I'm Sorry I'll Reaad That AGain Hey you get to hear John Otto Klese sing a Farrit song and see the beginnings of Python we then move on to the Reformation where we learn Luther loved music. From there we begin a new documentary The Norman Way then it's back to Tratvia where we meet an industrious oil merchant with an English rig off the Tratvian coast. We then end with Earthsearch and that hapless Challenger crew fighting a black hole.
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Category:otr,bbc -- posted at: 11:39pm PST |
Sun, 25 March 2018
This week we conclude the Mausoleum Club continnue Eaarsearch and enjoy some paramouric adventures between the british first secretary in Tratvia and the Russian first secretry in Tratvia.
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Category:general -- posted at: 11:17pm PST |
Sun, 11 March 2018
This week we again start with the Mausoleum Club. Will Mr. Green at last be admitted? We then turn to our music documentary and hear about music in Burgundy. Then it's off to Tratvia where we find that Sir Jeremy's embassy rolls has a reaal traffic problem. We end with Earseaarch 2 Elka and Brand are grown but how do they treaat their parents? Enjoy
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Category:otr -- posted at: 10:48pm PST |
Wed, 28 February 2018
This week on Brunch we deal with children. Bratty spoiled children. Throw in an Ambassador whom we'll wonder if his birthday gets recognized and some troubadorial music and you've got a good show. Sorry for the lateness.
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Category:otr -- posted at: 12:39am PST |
Tue, 20 February 2018
This week we're off in to the dank world of London oh around the 1890s or there abouts as we hear the story of A Study in Starlets. We then move in to our history of music and leaarn about the music of the notre Dame Cathedral in the middle Ages. Then in Tratvia we learn about how economic hardship is hitting the British Embassy and we conclude with the second episode off Earthsearch 2 enjoy.
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Category:otr -- posted at: 12:08am PST |
Sun, 11 February 2018
This week Matt describes a tea crisis and why he's switching almost full time to tea. But we also have tons of shows starting with Mausoleum Club and Sunny Skegness yes John this is for you Sir also it's wine pressing time in Tratvia and we begin our music documentary with music's origins. Enjoy.
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Category:otr -- posted at: 1:39am PST |
Sat, 3 February 2018
This week we start with a vissit to the Mausoleum Club where we hear the story of The Inaudible Man. We then go back to Tratvia and revissit the hard working crew of the British Embassy there as Sir Jeremy is about to be crowned a gnit. After that it's a preview to a documentary starting next week followed by The mMurder Of Roger Akroyd. Please enjoy.
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Category:general -- posted at: 12:15am PST |
Sun, 28 January 2018
I have to admit the John Lingard interview was recorded in December and was meant to be aired in December. YOu should know why it wasn't if you've been listenening if you haven't well go back to432 because there you'll also find part 1 of Cider With Rosie please enjoy for questions email myself at brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com or John himself at johnlingard@email.com also a huge heart felt apology to my ausie listteners. You deserve the Ashes. be
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Category:otr -- posted at: 4:06pm PST |