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Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Tony Slattery
59 episodes
3 days ago

Embark on whimsical adventures with your hosts Paul Carmichael and Allan Lear, carrying on the legacy of their friend, the magnificent Tony Slattery!. Each episode, they dive into delightful discussions, often accompanied by a special guest, as they navigate the quirky wonders of the Dewey Decimal System—guided by their magical (and rather tatty) bingo machine, voiced by the legendary Stephen Fry!


Whether they're exploring the great outdoors or wandering through wild ideas, expect plenty of laughs, fascinating insights, and a touch of the unexpected. Tune in to Tony Slattery's Rambling Club and let your imagination roam free!


You can become a member of the Rambling Club and obtain your signed membership card, club badges, access to episodes a month in advance, exclusive episodes you won't hear anywhere else, monthly AMA's and much more by heading over to www.patreon.com/slatterylive


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

Phwifffth voiced by Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com


Producer- Erica Lear

Executive Producer- Mark Strickson


Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X- @SlatteryLive

BlueSky- @ramblingclub

Instagram- tony_slattery_official

Facebook- www.facebook.com/groups/thetonyslattery

Patreon- www.patreon.com/slatterylive

Paul's Twitter/X- @PaulCarmichaelV


Tony Slattery's Rambling Club is a Fanfaronade Production © 2025


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Embark on whimsical adventures with your hosts Paul Carmichael and Allan Lear, carrying on the legacy of their friend, the magnificent Tony Slattery!. Each episode, they dive into delightful discussions, often accompanied by a special guest, as they navigate the quirky wonders of the Dewey Decimal System—guided by their magical (and rather tatty) bingo machine, voiced by the legendary Stephen Fry!


Whether they're exploring the great outdoors or wandering through wild ideas, expect plenty of laughs, fascinating insights, and a touch of the unexpected. Tune in to Tony Slattery's Rambling Club and let your imagination roam free!


You can become a member of the Rambling Club and obtain your signed membership card, club badges, access to episodes a month in advance, exclusive episodes you won't hear anywhere else, monthly AMA's and much more by heading over to www.patreon.com/slatterylive


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

Phwifffth voiced by Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com


Producer- Erica Lear

Executive Producer- Mark Strickson


Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X- @SlatteryLive

BlueSky- @ramblingclub

Instagram- tony_slattery_official

Facebook- www.facebook.com/groups/thetonyslattery

Patreon- www.patreon.com/slatterylive

Paul's Twitter/X- @PaulCarmichaelV


Tony Slattery's Rambling Club is a Fanfaronade Production © 2025


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Phil Davis- "It's Always Him And Not Me"

Time to open the door to a very special guest President this week, the fascinating and fabulous Phil Davis!


Grab your Thermos and come for a ramble with us as guest President Davis leads us through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is an eye on the proceedings!

  

First stop is destination number 335: Socialism and Related Systems. "Can an actor ever be a-political?" It would appear not! Join with us as our first ramble takes Phil from his childhood beginnings to working with the legendary Joan Littlewood, founder of the Theatre Workshop.


Next we're heading toward 757: Human Forms and their Parts. Anyone who has seen Phil's work will know of his uncanny ability to inhabit a character. But how does this relate to wanders around the National Portrait Gallery? And what is the connection between this and the working practices of Mike Leigh? A deep dive into Phil's working processes begins...


...and continues as we head into our third and final destination- 919: Other Areas. Well that relates to travel but if the Dewey Decimal System can be vague then so can we. For once the team don't even make an attempt with the given subject. There's a lot still to talk about from Phil's career, and that's before we even get started on the legendary Quadrophenia!


It's a deep dive this week. After we're done we'll get you back down the shed to get your breath back!

 

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

 www.michaellivesley.com

 

 

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

 

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

  

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub


Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk


Phil's Twitter: @phildavis6

 

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!


© Fanfaronade Productions 2025


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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3 days ago
47 minutes 1 second

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
West Kirby Live- "Size Queen?!"

The Rambling Club have towed the shed to the Wirral Peninsula and the town of West Kirby! Grab your thermos and join Paul and Allan along with their guest, the lovely Mark Hutchinson, and their live audience, as they lead you through four special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is an eye on the proceedings!

  

First stop is destination number 562: Fossil Invertebrates. The beach where our Ramblers have set up home is littered with fossils. But that doesn't help the ramblers who instead talk about the perils of shaving half your body and painting yourself gold for a 1980s BBC drama. This leads to Paul divulging how he superglued himself to the patio whilst drunk. Can they get back on track?

(Spoiler- no)


Maybe there will be more success to be had with our second subject- 713: Landscape Architecture of Trafficways. Two thirds of the Club can't drive and one member has crashed more vehicles than you can imagine! A display of ignorance follows. Luckily Allan can drive, but is that enough to save the subject?


Next we're heading toward 133: Parapsychology and Occultism. Dion Warwick's Psychic Hotline. A real thing! No, really. Tales of the feud between Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini await you, but which member of the Rambling Club was exorcised as a child?

 

Our fourth and final destination is 681: Animal Husbandry. The first thing to establish is that Shrews are incredibly violent animals. After that we head down under to recall the time that Neighbours tried to embrace diversity but accidentally combined racism and animal abuse. Youthful tales of killing as many wasps as possible await but the big question is which member of the Rambling Club is a "Size Queen"?


 

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

 www.michaellivesley.com

 

 

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

 

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

  

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub


Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk


 

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!


© Fanfaronade Productions 20


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 week ago
47 minutes 29 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Tim Bentinck- "Swinging A Lamb Around Your Head"

Tony's cat, Molloy, can be a bit of a handful. This could explain why local farmer, David Archer, has turned up on the warpath!


Our guest President this week is the legendary Tim Bentinck, star of the world's longest running soap opera, The Archers! But there is so much more to him than that!


Grab your wellies and ramble with us to the sheep dip as guest President Bentinck leads us through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is an eye on the proceedings!

  

First stop is destination number 919: Other areas. Memories of youthful frolics in the trenches built to train the soldiers of World War 1, the etiquette of lambing on the radio and how an appearance on University Challenge led to Tim's time as a travel writer. We're covering a lot of ground in this one!


Next we're heading toward 028: Reading. Tim is not only the busiest audiobook narrator in the business but also has a fascination with linguistics. In a bit of a coup for the Rambling Club, here he presents us with a fascinating theory of just where the Australian accent came from. Also we discuss how acting on the radio creates a realism like no other and Tim takes us in to the unusual filming process on the legendary show The Thick Of It. Then it's back to Covid times. Unlike every other production in the world The Archers pushed on, remaining in production and embracing the many challenges presented by the pandemic. But how? Here Tim reveals all...

 

Our third and final destination is 817: Satire and Humour. From almost joining the legendary Comic Strip to performing the play 'Brexit' on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with our chum Mike McShane, Tim has had a lot of experience performing satire...odd then that the Ramblers don't seem to be able to define what it is!


After all that you'll want to be heading back down the garden path to Tony’s shed and relax!

 

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

 www.michaellivesley.com

 

 

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

 

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

  

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub


Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk


Tim's Twitter: @timbentinck

Tim's Instagram: @timothybentinck

 

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!


© Fanfaronade Productions 2025


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 weeks ago
53 minutes 17 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Sally Knyvette- "Britain's Answer To Star Wars!"

Stand by to teleport, because our guest President this week is the star of Emmerdale and the legendary Blakes' 7, Sally Knyvette!


Grab your wellies and join us as guest President Knyvette leads us through two special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is an eye on the proceedings!

  

First stop is destination number 373: Secondary Education. Sally had a very unconventional education that took her away from the shores of the British Isles. But that wasn't the end of it. But what was it that made her turn her back on one of the most successful series on British television and head off to University? A ramble that takes us from Switzerland to Rep Theatre via the legendary Blakes' 7.

 

Our second and final destination is 091: Manuscripts. Sally is one of our leading Shakespeare practitioners and this subject gives us an opportunity to dive right in to the Bard and his work. As a director, an actor, a teacher and a practitioner, Sally is the person to turn to if you're looking for assistance with your iambic pentameter! Time for the Rambling Club to dive right in to the 16th Century!


After that you'll want to head back to the shed, pull a book off the shelf, don your doublet and get projecting!

 

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

 www.michaellivesley.com

 

 

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

 

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

  

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub


Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk

 

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!


© Fanfaronade Productions 2025


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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3 weeks ago
49 minutes 8 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
John McArdle- "We'll Knock That Out Of You!"

The legendary Brookside is making its return to our screens. Who better to ramble with this week than Billy Corkhill himself, John McArdle!


Grab your thermos and join us as guest President McArdle leads us through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is an eye on the proceedings!

  

First stop is destination number 372: Elementary Education. Time for a whistle=stop tour of Education. Not only John's education, which led him from Liverpool to the famous East 15 Drama School, but also his appearance in that legendary programme for schools 'How We Used To Live'!


Next up is number 330- Economics. Allan did A-level Economics. This is lucky! However the Euros were on so he can't remember anything about them. Nevertheless this gives us the perfect opportunity to delve into Brookside as we discover just how this maverick soap opera made it to air as well as the joys of performing your own stunts when there is nobody around to say "cut"!

 

Our third and final destination is 919: Geography of and travel in Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica and on Extraterrestrial worlds! Blimey. Quite the subject! But nothing is insurmountable when you have John McArdle to hand. A right old ramble begins as John talks us through his experiences abroad including how he almost found himself fighting the Vietcong but ended up being arrested instead!


After this one you'll be looking forward to heading back to Tony's shed for a breather!

 

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

 www.michaellivesley.com

 

 

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

 

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

  

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub


Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk

 

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!


© Fanfaronade Productions 2025


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 month ago
46 minutes 13 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Terry Molloy- "I Decided To Never Become Famous"

Before we even get a chance to give the machine a whirl we've behind the scenes secrets from Beadle's About! That's because our guest President this week is star of The Archers and Doctor Who, Terry Molloy!


Grab your flask and join us for a ramble as guest President Molloy leads us through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is an eye on the proceedings!

  

First stop is destination number 786: Keyboard and Other Instruments. Terry played in a band, in The Cavern, in Liverpool, in the sixties. What more could you want?


Next we're heading toward 645: Household Furnishings. Terry has a beautiful home. How easy is it for him to summon up Davros, the quintessence of wickedness, when surrounded by such beauty?

This leads us on to the story of how Terry got started in the world of Acting and why, from an early age, he was determined never to be a star!

 

Our third and final destination is 358: Other Specialised Forces and Services. It all goes a bit Boys Own Adventure on the Rambling Club as we find ourselves with a very young Master Terry Molloy, facing a sandstorm in the middle of the desert!


After all that globetrotting it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed and relax!

 

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

 www.michaellivesley.com

 

 

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

 

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

  

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub


Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk


Terry's Facebook: Terry Molloy and Monty

 

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!


© Fanfaronade Productions 2025


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 month ago
1 hour 40 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Ed Tudor Pole- "The Pen-Is Mightier"

Get ready for a whistlestop tour through the Crystal Maze to the Punk movement of the 1970s because our guest President this week is Ed Tudor-Pole!

 

Grab your Duffell Coat and join us for a ramble as guest President Tudor-Pole leads us through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is an eye on the proceedings!

  

First stop is destination number 115. Time. Is time a construct? "No", we learn. Punctuality, however, is very important. And what about timing in comedy and music? All this plus an appreciation of Mr.Ringo Starr!


Next we're heading toward 781: General Principals and Musical Forms. Excellent. An excuse to dive into Punk. Is it even possible to define Punk? Who better to lead us on a horizon-broadening ramble than our guest President this week?

 

Our third and final destination is 070- News Media, Jornalism, Publishing. Ed takes us through the perils of publishing as well as his enjoyment of writing. Then we return to a time when music was a reactionary force!


After all that it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed and relax!

 

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

 www.michaellivesley.com

 

 

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

 

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

  

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub


Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk

 

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!


© Fanfaronade Productions 2025


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 month ago
49 minutes 41 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Sue Cook- "Terry Was Quite Overcome!"

DON'T HAVE NIGHTMARES!

Well, why would you, because our Guest President this week is the wonderful Sue Cook!

 

Get your Wellies on and join us for a ramble as guest President Cook leads us through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is an eye on the proceedings!

  

First stop is destination number 642: Meals and Table Service. Tales of Fanny Cradock and her career-ending escapades as well as the ethics of eating Moomins await!


Next we're heading toward 001: Knowledge. A ramble awaits on the importance of preparation as a journalist and the hazards of Artificial Intelligence await, along with tales of Joanna Lumley's beautiful underwear, Lime Grove Studios and those immortal words, "let's go Nationwide!" (You can hear Paul's glee at this!)

 

Our third and final destination is 911- Historical Geography. Stand by for a trip across the globe with President Cook as we travel from the grave of Ernest Shackleton to the Nazca lines and discover how new countries are still being formed!


After all that globe-trotting it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed and relax, celebrating our 50th anniversary!

 

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

 www.michaellivesley.com

 

 

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

 

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

  

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub


Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk


Sue's Twitter: @SueC00k

Instagram: @sharpcookie

 

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!


© Fanfaronade Productions 2025


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 month ago
54 minutes 7 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Paul Sinha- "He Went Into The Garden And Howled"

It's our 50th show, and we have a very special Guest President to celebrate with us. It's none other than Paul Sinha, star of The Chase and comedian extraordinaire!

 

Why not pull your walking boots on and join us for a ramble as guest President Sinha leads us through four special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a hand on the tiller of the good ship toss!

  

First stop is destination number 192: Philosophy of British Isles. Do we have a philosophy specific to the islands? The Ramblers aren't sure, but they'll get there in the end!


Next we're heading toward 434: Language. We're lucky here, If you want facts about language then Sinha's your man. An international ramble awaits!

 

Our third destination is 324- Constitutional and Administrative Law. Allan studied law at University. That should help! That said, this turns out to be a trickier subject than they thought! Never mind, because an extra special ramble awaits...


Our fourth and final destination is 843- French Fiction. But before we get to that we remember the terrible time poor Charles Dickens had when Hans Christian Anderson came to stay...and reused to leave!..


After all that it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed and relax, celebrating our 50th anniversary!

 

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

 www.michaellivesley.com

 

 

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

 

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

  

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub

 

 

 

Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk



Paul Sinha's Instagram: @paulsinhacomedian_official

 

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!

 

 

 

© Fanfaronade Productions 2025


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 month ago
53 minutes 37 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Michael Fenton Stevens- "Ain't It Exciting?"

Our Guest President this week, leading the members Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club, is none other than the star of Radio Active and KYTV, Michael Fenton Stevens!

 

Why not pull your walking boots on and join us for a ramble as guest President Fenton Stevens leads us through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a hand on the tiller of the good ship toss!

  

First stop is destination number 513: Arithmetic . That’s arithmetic and certainly not Maths. How can two things so similar be so different? A right old ramble is incoming here as we travel to infinity, but not beyond.


Next we're heading toward 906: Organisations and Management. Being arty types this isn’t the best subject for them, but luckily we manage to swing this around to Oxford University and the same Edinburgh Fringe as our President Tony attended. There’s even a surprise Kate Bush waiting in the wings!

 

Our final destination is 422- English Etymology. 

Michael’s wife would be the perfect person for this ramble, as you’ll find out, but as she isn’t walking with us it’s left to our fearless ramblers to get to grips with the subject. Luckily the subject soon turns to safe territory with Shakespeare...


After all that it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed, relax and share some memories with Michael about our lovely President Tony Slattery.

 

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

 www.michaellivesley.com

 

 

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

 

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

  

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub

 

 

 

Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk


Michael’s Twitter: @FentonStevens

Michael’s Instagram: @MikeFentonStevens

Michael’s Bluesky: @FentonStevens


Also make sure you give Mike's fantastic podcast "My Time Capsule" a listen! It's brilliant and there's even an episode featuring out wonderful friend, Tony Slattery.

 

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!

 

 

 

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2 months ago
1 hour 1 minute 55 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Karl Howman- "Clean The Horses and Muck Them Out!"

Our Guest President this week, leading the members Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club, is none other than the star of EastEnders and the legendary Brush Strokes, Karl Howman!

 

Join us as guest President Howman leads us on a ramble through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a hand on the tiller of the good ship toss!

 

First stop is destination number 334: Cooperatives. Well most people know what the Co-Op is, but what about actors and their cooperatives? A fascinating old ramble begins as we immerse ourselves in the popular culture of the 1980s!  

 

Next we're heading toward 481: Classical Greek writing. An excellent choice of number by the magical bingo machine machine because there are parallels to explore between the world of the ancient Greeks and Mulberry, the wonderfully gothic paranormal sitcom in which Karl starred.

 

Our final destination is 941- The General History of Europe (British Isles). From Doggerland to the Spitfire’s fighting above Britain via the Shipping Forecast, this is a ramble which covers an awful lot of ground.

Brace yourselves!

 

After all that it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed, to relax after what is a truly fascinating ramble.

 

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If

nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear

 

Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com

 

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release ad-free episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

 

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub

 

Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk


Karl’s Twitter: @karl1953howman

Karl’s Instagram: karlhowman13


Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!

 

© Fanfaronade Productions 2025


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2 months ago
44 minutes 40 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Brian Croucher- "No Swimming Today, Boys!"

Our Guest President this week, leading the members Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club, is none other than the star of EastEnders and cult series Blakes’ 7, Brian Croucher!


Come and ramble with us as guest President Croucher leads us on a ramble through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a hand on the tiller of the good ship toss!


First stop is destination number 643: Housing and Household Equipment. An opportunity to explore President Croucher’s past. Step back to his early life in London and find out the rather unconventional way he became involved with acting!


Next we're heading toward 398: Folklore. An opportunity to discuss Blakes’ 7. Or it would be if President Croucher could recall the show. As it is we get the chance to romp through the entire subject and there are one or two startling revelations along the way!


Our final destination is 671- Metal Working and Primary Metal Products. Back to school for the chaps on this ramble, with memories of woodwork, metalwork and, from Brian, the story of the time someone shat in the swimming pool. Also a chance to hear about how Brian was in one of the most famous theatre shows of the 20th century. One which was the final nail in the coffin of theatre censorship!


After all that it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed, to relax after what is a truly fascinating ramble.


Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If

nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!



Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell


The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com


Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael


Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson


Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris


Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson


Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive


Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub


Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk


Brian’s Instagram: @croucher.brian


Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!


© Fanfaronade Productions 2025


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2 months ago
50 minutes 49 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Edinburgh Live! "Ornate Filthy Concepts" - Mike McShane & Mitch Benn

Would you believe it, we hitched the Rambling Club shed to the back of Tony's old Jalopy and, for one night only, found ourselves live at the Edinburgh Fringe!


Along the way we're not only joined by our audience but by two guest presidents, Mitch Benn and Mike McShane so come and join us as they lead us on two rambles chosen entirely at random by our audience in Assembly Studio 3, Edinburgh!

As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a hand on the tiller of the good ship toss!

 

First stop is destination number 853: Italian Fiction. To be honest, this doesn't get a second glance, because tonight was a night to celebrate our wonderful President, Tony Slattery! Luckily we encountered Mitch Benn on our first ramble so any thoughts of the Renaissance faded quickly away. A ramble instead about how our wonderful Tony was responsible for Mitch's own career!

 

Next we're heading toward 472: The Etymology of Classical Latin. Once again the team are saved from having to the think of something to say on this suibject by the intervention of Mike McShane! Mike and Tony worked together for years, and it's time for a ramble which delves deep into their friendship and how a certain producer found himself on the receiving end of a can of Sure deodorant.

 

After all that it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed, to round off with Mike McShane reading the titles "in the style of..."


Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If

nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear

 

Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com

 

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris


Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

 

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub

 

Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk


And you can follow our guests this week!


Find Mitch here...

Instagram: @mitch_benn

Twitter/X: @Mitch_Benn

BlueSky: @mitchbenn        

Facebook: Mitch Benn


And Mike's socials...

Twitter/X: @thismikemcshane

Instagram: @mcshane1955

 

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!


With huge thanks to our audience and the wonderful staff at The Assembly Rooms, Studio 3, Edinburgh Fringe!

 

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2 months ago
29 minutes 45 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Rowland Rivron- "Knowledge Of My Arse"

Our Guest President this week, leading the members Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club, is none other than comedy legend, Rowland Rivron!

Come and join in as guest President Rivron leads us on a ramble through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a hand on the tiller of the good ship toss!

 

First stop is destination number 175: The Ethics of Recreation and Leisure. The ethics of what we do to amuse ourselves are something we rarely think about. Guest President Rivron and Paul both share a love of caravanning. Surely there can’t be anything unethical about that…can there?!

 

Next we're heading toward 314: General Statistics of Europe. The team don’t know any general statistics of Europe. But they do know that famed nurse Florence Nightingale was a terrible nurse! This and more startling revelations await you…

 

Our final destination is 642- Meals and Table Service. Even by rambling club standards it is quite remarkable just how quickly this one takes a wander down a dark alley. A 16th century alley, to be exact, in which a flow of urine is something one welcomes in the night. But what is the terrifying truth about Rivron’s Piss Lamb!  

 

After all that it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed, to remember Rowland’s good friend, our lovely Tony.

 

 

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If

nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear

 

Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com

 

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Executive Producer- Kris Castle

 

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

 

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub

 

Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk

 

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote

to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!

 

© Fanfaronade Productions 2025



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3 months ago
52 minutes 48 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Paul Bradley- "Blood Coming Out Of Your Ears"

Our Guest President this week, leading the members Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club, is none other than the star of EastEnders, and almost every comedy you will have ever seen, Paul Bradley! Come and join in as guest President Bradley leads us on a ramble through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a hand on the tiller of the toss!

 

First stop is destination number 613: The Promotion of Health. Paul's Dad was a GP and he famously played a Doctor, but what impact has that had on his own life, and why did that mean he couldn't get away with anything as a child?


Next we're heading toward 111: Ontology. Whilst the team work out what this means there's a chance for a right old ramble through the life of an actor on the UK's leading soap opera. Just how does Paul cope with the remarkable amount of work that EastEnders creates? After that, well, Ontology is the study of being and existence. Brace yourselves! This one could get a bit deep!


Our final destination is 712- Landscape Architecture. What is it about the land that connects with us, and what do the team know about the works of Capability Brown? A ramble through the countryside provokes some interesting responses!


After all that it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed, to relax before there are yet more lines to learn for EastEnders!



Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com


Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Executive Producer- Kris Castle

 

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes and exclusive club-only perks!

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

 

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub


Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk


Paul B's Instagram: paultjbradley


Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!


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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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3 months ago
55 minutes 35 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Helen Serafinowicz- "The Witch Told Her To Put Brown Bread In Her Knickers"

Our Guest President this week, leading the members Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club, is none other than the BAFTA winning writer of Motherland and Amandaland Helen Serafinowicz! Come and join in as guest President Serafinowicz leads us on a ramble through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a hand on the tiller of the toss!

 

First stop is destination number 752: Colour. How do we know that dogs see in black and white? How can colour influence creativity? How do you compose a sitcom as part of a collaborative? Time to delve straight into the creative process!


Next we're heading toward 427: English Language Variations. A ramble through the amazing variations of language across these islands and how to avoid showing your own background when writing. Tales of the Belle Vale Shopping await along with a reminder not to take sweets from strangers!


Every now and again we're reminded that the Dewey Decimal System is a little bit antiquated. Hence number 139 and Phrenology being our final destination! Witches, birch twigs and Scottish hangover cures come up for discussion, along with a reminder of what makes Dame Joanna Lumley so very special!


After all that it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed, to relax and enjoy a restorative bacon toastie and a pint of Irn Bru!


You can see Helen's brand new play The Legend of Rooney's Ring at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, until August 23rd, no matter what it says on the side of the buses!

Grab your tickets here-> https://liverpoolsroyalcourt.com/main_stage/the-legend-of-rooneys-ring/


Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com


Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Executive Producer- Kris Castle

 

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes and exclusive club-only perks!

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

 

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub


Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk


Helen's Instagram: hellycake


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3 months ago
51 minutes 5 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Robert Daws- "I Have Been Known To Glow On Occasion"

Our Guest President this week, leading the members Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club, is none other than the star of Jeeves and Wooster, Holby City and expert on the wonderful PG Wodehouse Robert Daws! Come and join in as guest President Daws leads us on a ramble through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a hand on the lead of the Alsatian of ignorance!

 

First stop is destination number 216: Good And Evil. Straight in with the easy stuff! Luckily Bob played a character so unpleasant on Holby City that he was on the receiving end of some rather harsh judgement from the public, which allows the team to explore the blurred lines between good and evil and how you go about portraying such things as an actor.


Number 526 is our final destination-Mathematical Geometry. This one is rather tricky. Bob Bob and Paul failed Maths at GCSE level and not even Allan can help this time! But that doesn't matter as thoughts quickly turn to the famed PG Wodehouse. A fascinating ramble through his life awaits, including how he fell foul of the Nazi Party through naivety in the 1930s and this most quintessential of Englishmen was unable to ever return to Britain.


You can see Bob in Wodehouse In Wonderland at the Edinburgh Fringe every evening at 6.10pm at Studio 3 at Assembly, George Square Gardens.

https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/wodehouse-in-wonderland


After all that it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed, to relax and realise there's a lot to be said for wearing Tweed all Summer.


Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com


Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Executive Producer- Kris Castle

 

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes and exclusive club-only perks!

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

 

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: ramblingclub


Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk


Bob’s Instagram: robertdawsofficial

Bob’s Twitter: @RobertDaws

Website: www.robertdaws.com


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3 months ago
53 minutes 23 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Sophie Aldred- "Depository? Repository? Not Suppository"

Our Guest President this week, leading the members Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club, is none other than television icon and Doctor Who assistant extraordinaire Sophie Aldred! Come and join in as guest President Aldred leads us on a ramble through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a hand on the lead of the Alsatian of ignorance!

 

First stop is destination number 779: Photographs. Sophie has seven garden sheds! Which is quite handy as she has a huge archive of photographs she’s working through. Time for a ramble through the magic of photographs as we seek an answer to the question: matt or gloss?

After that we’re off to number 733 awaits- Greek, Etruscan and Roman Sculpture. No problems for our intrepid ramblers with this one, which encounters a work of art so depraved that it features trigger warnings in the British Museum!

Number 376 is our final destination-The Education of Women. A rather pompous sounding subject, but a passionate ramble awaits, alongside a chat about the legendary Acton Hilton, the rehearsal rooms of BBC Television!

After all that it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed, to relax after rather a packed show.

If nothing else it should offer some protection from the Nitro-9!


Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

 

Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

 

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com


Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

 

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

 

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

 

Executive Producer- Kris Castle

 

 

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

 

 

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes and exclusive club-only perks!

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

 

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

Sophie’s Instagram: sophie_ace_alred

Sophie’s Twitter: @sophie_aldred

Sophie’s Bluesky: @sophiealdred


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4 months ago
55 minutes 53 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Nick Hancock- "The Glamour Outside And The Shi*hole Behind"

They think it's all over...but it ruddy well isn;t because our very special guest President this week is none other than the legendary Nick Hancock!


Join us as guest President Hancock leads us on a ramble through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a finger on the tiller of the good ship Toss!


First stop is at number 392- Customs of Life Cycle and Domestic Life. And Marsupials (because the President wills it so.) The hangover of WW2 rationing into the 1980s, the ITV/BBC dichotomy, overdosing on sugar and how easy it is to get caught out abroad. A right old ramble through individual customs awaits, along with the important question- 'Who cooked breakfast in your house?'


We then take a leap to 794- Indoor Games of Skill. The question here is what constitutes a "sport"? This turns out to be a trickier question than one might have assumed!


Our third and final ramble takes us to number 113- Cosmology- The Philosophy of Nature. A story of an altercation in a car park with tales of Jeremy Clarkson and the legendary Peter Cook await us...not sure what it has to do with Cosmology though!


After that it's back to the Presidential Shed where Nick remembers our lovely Tony and tells us who he was to him.


Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell


The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com


Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael


Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson


Editor- Harry Carmichael


Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris


 

Executive Producer- Kris Castle


Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson




Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes and exclusive club-only perks!


www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive


 Make sure you have a listen to Nick's podcast 'The Famous Sloping Pitch'! It's available everywhere, including wherever you find the Rambling Club!


Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com


Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive


Instagram: tony_slattery_official




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4 months ago
59 minutes 41 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club
Mark Lester- "You Can Still See The Scars"

Our very special guest President this week is none other than the star of the legendary Oliver! Mark Lester!


Join us as guest President Lester leads us on a ramble through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a finger on the tiller of the good ship Toss!


First stop is at number 634- Orchards, Fruits and Forestry. A broad subject to begin with. What impact did nature have on the young actor, Mark Lester, and what about now? Adventures from boyhood await!  


Our second stopping point is number 304- Factors Affecting Social Change. Were things better back in the day, and what has happened to society of late? A deep dive into modernity awaits…


Our third and final ramble takes us to number 813- Fiction. President Lester, a veteran of the world of film, is bound to have some stories for us here…but how did he and members of the Rambling Club get a glimpse of the legendary A Clockwork Orange back in the day?


Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!


Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell


The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com


Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael


Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson


Editor- Harry Carmichael


Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris


 

Executive Producer- Kris Castle


Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson




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4 months ago
47 minutes 3 seconds

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club

Embark on whimsical adventures with your hosts Paul Carmichael and Allan Lear, carrying on the legacy of their friend, the magnificent Tony Slattery!. Each episode, they dive into delightful discussions, often accompanied by a special guest, as they navigate the quirky wonders of the Dewey Decimal System—guided by their magical (and rather tatty) bingo machine, voiced by the legendary Stephen Fry!


Whether they're exploring the great outdoors or wandering through wild ideas, expect plenty of laughs, fascinating insights, and a touch of the unexpected. Tune in to Tony Slattery's Rambling Club and let your imagination roam free!


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Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

Phwifffth voiced by Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com


Producer- Erica Lear

Executive Producer- Mark Strickson


Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X- @SlatteryLive

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