Brunch With The Brits
594 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsA podcast hosted by an American devoted to the rpeservation of British old time radio.
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531 Farewell For The Forseeable Future
July 29, 2023 16:03 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBThis 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. .
530 the great relaunch
August 29, 2022 03:13 - 2 hours - 111 MBThis 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.
529 Farewell To Narnia
August 20, 2022 23:49 - 2 hours - 130 MBIt 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.
528 the last battle
January 16, 2022 10:15 - 3 hours - 177 MBThis 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.
527 the silver chair part 2
December 19, 2021 00:30 - 2 hours - 145 MBThis 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 [email protected] with any requests.
526 the silver chair part 1
August 18, 2021 20:17 - 2 hours - 136 MBThis 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.
525 death of a salesman
July 31, 2021 23:43 - 3 hours - 157 MBTo 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.
524 harpo goes to leningrad
July 10, 2021 18:44 - 2 hours - 92.2 MBThis 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.
523 cat on a hot tin roof
July 03, 2021 12:46 - 3 hours - 150 MBThis 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.
522 dawn treader concludes
June 27, 2021 08:39 - 3 hours - 155 MBThis 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 Dawntre...
521 the voyage of the dawntreader begins
June 19, 2021 14:58 - 3 hours - 128 MBThis 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 ...
520 prince caspian concludes
June 07, 2021 03:40 - 2 hours - 100 MBSorry 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.
519 05 29 2021 prince caspian begins
May 29, 2021 19:00 - 2 hours - 120 MBThis 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.
518 05 22 21 the horse and his boy concluded
May 22, 2021 19:00 - 3 hours - 128 MBThis 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?
517 705 15 21 narnia again yay
May 15, 2021 19:00 - 2 hours - 121 MBThis 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 loo...
516 05 08 2021 the return of the prunes and prince philips war years
May 08, 2021 19:00 - 2 hours - 98.2 MBOn 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.
515 of cops frigates and disney
May 07, 2021 19:43 - 2 hours - 116 MBThis 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 [email protected] and thanks for listening.
514 of lions witches and left hands down a bit
April 24, 2021 07:55 - 3 hours - 175 MBThis 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.
513 Lions Witches Grunge And Promotion A True Brunch hodgepodge
April 19, 2021 02:06 - 3 hours - 167 MBThis 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.
512 a birthday show for eric troup
April 11, 2021 01:54 - 2 hours - 143 MBThis 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? T...
511 Narnia Begins
April 03, 2021 23:39 - 2 hours - 114 MBSo 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.
510 ode20to20the20falklands20war
March 28, 2021 05:35 - 2 hours - 123 MBThis 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.
509 farewell to barcester for now
March 27, 2021 09:30 - 2 hours - 95.7 MBThis 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.
508 of curates debtors and sin of all sorts
March 20, 2021 08:53 - 2 hours - 98.8 MBThis week it's two episodes of Big Business followed by a look at the sun and we continue with Barcester Towers. Enjoy.
507 matt goes racing with royalty
March 10, 2021 07:45 - 2 hours - 123 MBThis 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. [email protected] and a review of the final test in India enjoy.
506 barcester returneth
March 02, 2021 03:28 - 2 hours - 106 MBThis 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.
505 lets make our way to barcester
February 20, 2021 08:54 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBThis week we return to Barcester, but this time for the entire run. We'll be examinin with the warden. Enjoyn
504 The Prissoner Of Zenda
February 20, 2021 01:20 - 2 hours - 96.3 MBThis 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.
503 vampires from sussex
February 07, 2021 07:41 - 1 hour - 44 MBShorter 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.
502 conclussion of mort
January 31, 2021 06:19 - 2 hours - 140 MBThis 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.
501 name that tune
January 24, 2021 01:13 - 2 hours - 147 MBThe 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 [email protected]
500 A Milestone Episode
January 17, 2021 07:39 - 2 hours - 150 MBIt'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.
499 We discover a Casebook and other Escapist stuff
January 10, 2021 05:32 - 2 hours - 102 MBWe 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 [email protected] also Sherlock Holmes returns and we start Mort thank you Julie Anne.
498 the package
December 24, 2020 05:50 - 4 hours - 173 MBLast 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.
497 The Box
December 20, 2020 04:59 - 2 hours - 113 MBThis 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.
496 A Very Brunchy Holiday 3 The Paper
December 20, 2020 01:15 - 2 hours - 116 MBThis 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 fini...
495 The Ribbon
December 13, 2020 00:45 - 3 hours - 145 MBTechnically, 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.
494-a-very-brunchy-holiday-1-the bow
November 28, 2020 06:21 - 2 hours - 93.5 MBThis 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.
493 ode to Galileo
November 22, 2020 08:21 - 3 hours - 145 MBThis 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 Gal...
492
November 15, 2020 03:57 - 3 hours - 133 MBThis 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.
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November 07, 2020 07:14 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBThis 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.
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October 31, 2020 09:16 - 3 hours - 136 MBWhere 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 Mathmatic...
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October 25, 2020 04:30 - 2 hours - 101 MBThis 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.
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October 18, 2020 05:51 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBWe 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.
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October 18, 2020 02:51 - 1 hour - 71 MBThis 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.
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October 17, 2020 07:15 - 2 hours - 86.7 MBThis 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.
485 Bad Coach Stories Abound
October 04, 2020 18:40 - 2 hours - 87.5 MBThis 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. Ple...
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September 27, 2020 19:55 - 1 hour - 71 MBThis 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.
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September 19, 2020 21:11 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBThis 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.
482 September 4 2020
September 13, 2020 02:54 - 2 hours - 109 MBBad 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.