Everyone has musical choices that they secretly love but won't really own up to when challenged. When the PickMaster General dropped this subject on the panel Gareth squealed with delight, Andy smiled enigmatically and Martin frowned. No easy or predictable choices this week but some revealing insights into the secret world of the Pick 3 panel's musical preferences (albeit the ones they keep hidden from general view). Interact with the podcast via our social portals at X & BlueSky, let us...

To celebrate Halloween the Pick 3 panel relocate to a haunted castle to discuss their choices for "scariest movies". Andy loves this scary stuff, while Gareth is reliving a childhood nightmare and will probably not sleep soundly for weeks. Martin tries to control the creaks, groans and howls to achieve a decent recording in a very inhospitable recording environment. Did all the panel make it out alive after taking such risks to bring an authentically spooky episode to our listeners? Interact ...

Unquestionably the episode with the largest amount of listener input as the panel try to remember their top 3 school memories. With so much material available what would the panellists choose from the halcyon days of their youth, albeit not all the stories were humorous. Our listeners chipped in with many memories and so this is a somewhat bumper edition of the podcast. Interact with the podcast via our social portals on X & BlueSky, remember there are no wrong choices but plenty of dodgy...

Regular listeners know that Gareth "moonlights' on a music podcast "The Vinyl Vault", so his little face grinned from ear to ear when the PickMaster General dropped this subject into the panel's inbox. The 80's & 90's were the golden age of the music video albeit Andy sort of missed the 80's (although not in a rock n roll kind of way) so would his selections be as good as those who were there? As usual plenty of debate, derision and dust ups as the panel defend their individual lists. Let...

The panel love a good debate so when the PickMaster General's random topic selector threw out "movie sequels (better than the original) the boys went to work researching and forming opinions. As regular listeners know, we never share picks prior to recording, so any crossover is purely coincidental. A wide topic with plenty of viable options, yet surprisingly some consensus emerged. Do you agree with the Pick 3 panel? Let us know via our socials, if not let's see your choices.

What three additional/essential items would you choose to take on a trip to the international space station? That was the question posed to the panel this week by the PickMaster General. Giving Martin, Gareth & Andy free reign to unleash mayhem in space was maybe not the smartest move but some of their logic was defendable, and some was just silly. As ever the panel had fun debating this interesting conundrum. Let us know, via our socials, what your choices might be if you were given the ...

Lots of things annoy all of us but if you had the opportunity what three things/habits would you ban from society? That is the task set by the PickMaster General this week but was he/she wise to risk throwing this out to the Pick 3 panel. Remember, there are three decades of separation between the members and therefore, the likliehood of agreement is at an all time low. Will Andy be more tolerant than Gareth, will Martin have any tolerance at all? Let us know what you would ban if you had the...

It was only a matter of time before the panel discussed the medium that the Pick 3 Show inhabits. However, the PickMaster General was pretty clear in his/her instructions, none of the Panel's picks could relate to other podcasts in which they had any involvement, so these choices are what the panel think are their best listening experiences within the wider podcast landscape. As usual there is a significant divergence in what each panel member chooses but as we always say, there are no wrong ...

Time for the Pic 3 panel to re-live their fashion mistakes/disasters as the PickMaster general throws a curveball topic, "fashion crimes (that we forgave too easily), in front of three suitably unqualified individuals. However, as you will see, there are few candid admissions and obvious fashion faux pas's to unearth and we apologise in advance for the mental images our listeners will be left with after the episode. Before you judge us too harshly, think back on your own triumphs and disaster...

With autumn fast approaching we are all looking to the tv schedules to see what shows are returning and what new shows we fancy test driving. However, the Pick 3 panel were set the difficult challenge of picking their top 3 TV box sets with the condition that these would be the only programming available to them forever. Listen to find out how Martin, Gareth & Andy selected their choices for TV eternity. What would you choose? Remember there are no wrong choices but, as we frequently say,...

As the panel sit down to discuss favourite gadgets it becomes quite clear that the age separation also reflects a practical skills separation. Andy likes tech gadgetry, Gareth tends to agree but Martin prefers old school, practical gadgets (albeit with a couple of modern flourishes). Interstingly, post recording this episode, Andy confessed that his wife had recently obtained the exact same practical gadget (from her dad) that Martin was extolling the virtues of as a top choice! As we say, th...

Summer is over and the boys are back recording new episodes of the Pick 3 Show. Nothing has changed in that they still discuss, dissect and deride each others choices on any subject sent down from the PickMaster general's office. Today the discussion covers "Foods (that we could eat forever)" and at least one panellist has a somewhat unique selection as their favourite food! As usual our listeners have their own views and this gives us a unique insight into our audience. Please keep sending u...

We have all had many experiences with cars but what were your favourites over the years? The panel meet to discuss the top 3 cars they have owned and the stories that go with them. The rules were simple, all cars must have been owned by panellists and so no chat about Bugattis or Maserattis was tolerated by the PickMaster General. Let us know your own top 3 car choices and memories via our X and BlueSky portals.

With Gareth claiming (erroneously) that he understands the world of covert operations and espionage, the panel turn their thoughts to the adventures of the world's most well known secret agent, James Bond (aka 007). With over 20 movies to choose from will the three decades of separation between the panel become somewhat era specific? Join Martin, Gareth and Andy as they pick their top 3 James Bond movies and then argue with each other over many aspects of these adventures. Surprisingly some c...

An old friend came into town and declared his allegiance to the show. We took that as an opportunity to do a somewhat niche topic of Top 3 planes/helicopters particularly since Lou flew both for the US military. Possibly not everyone's immediate cup of tea but it turned out to be an enlightening chat with more fun/laughs than you might imagine. Join Martin, Gareth, Andy and Colonel Lou for a slightly unusual episode of the Pick 3 Show. Not sure what our listener choices would be but please fo...

Who would you invite round for dinner if you could pick your most fascinating options? Only proviso is that they must still be alive at time of selection. Martin, Gareth & Andy thought long and hard about their perfect dinner combos and, unsurprisingly, all came up with completely different guest lists. There are no wrong answers but the panel still had to justify their picks. Let us know via X or BlueSky who would be your selections if you had free range to choose.

Every movie needs music but some movie soundtracks become truly iconic. The Pick 3 panel debate their top three movie soundtracks and take a few pot shots at each others' choices. Gareth goes disco, Andy goes spooky but Martin delivers the ultimate choice (his words) to silence the debate. As usual the three decades of separation play a significant role in the selections. Interact with the podcast via X or Bluesky and keep sending us your selections for us to comment upon.

The panel debate their top 3 choices of memorable advert, surely an easy choice for marketing guru Andy. Whether it was an earworm song that stuck in your head, a visual image of epic scale or simply a suave deliverer of chocolates, adverts affect us all differently. With three decades of separation it is no surprise that the panel have a wide range of advert choices. Interact with the podcast via X or BlueSky and keep sending us your choices.

The PickMaster General threw the panel a curve ball this week and asked them to rank their top 3 childhood fears. Will this episode explain something about Andy's obsession with ghosts, Gareth's fear of the fog and Martin's dislike of hospitals. As ever there is much debate and some derision about the choices but at the end of the day we all know what scared us as kids. Interact with the podcast via X or BlueSky and keep sending us your choices and opinions. There are no wrong choices, just p...

The Pick 3 panel tackle the wide and varied topic "documentaries" on this weeks episode. As has become apparent over the course of the show, the age differential plays a significant role in choices, but as usual everyone finds something to spark debate. Please continue to send topic suggestions and alternate lists remembering that there are no bad picks but we can find some bad opinions!