You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast

Film Stories

YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING is a podcast all about British sitcoms.

Join your hosts Robert Turnbull, Alex Lynch & Tony Black as they discuss classic sitcoms, forgotten gems and curiosities, and dissect the themes, ideas, context and meaning of the comedies we have grown up with...

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20 episodes
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Thursday · 32 min
EXTRA LAUGHS: A Look Back At THE OFFICE (No... not that one)
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST In our latest end of the month Extra Laughs bonus episode host Robert Turnbull and Alex Lynch celebrate its anniversery by talking a fond look back at The Office... but not The Office The Office, we're looking slightly firther back at The Office the 1996 ITV sitcom pilot from Stephen Moffat. Staring, among others, Robert Lindsay and Rebecca Front, this single episode predates The Office The Office by several years and features a variety of office based shenanigans from running around naked to impersonating twins and we try and figure out if it deserved a full series... Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Alex Lynch Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find Alex at: www.alexlynch.co.uk Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ WATCH THE OFFICE (1996) HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vUWv86AHMw&t=121s Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 19 · 1 hr 7 min
Christmas In July Special - Peep Show (2003-2015) & Bernard and The Genie (1991)
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! Its a record breaking heatwave in the UK so why not join your ho-ho-hosts Robert and Alex as they celebrate Christmas In July! In this episode which is definitely a specially prepared Christmas in July episode and totally not a repackaged, unreleased Christmas episode , they discuss Peep Show's memorable Christmas episode as well as the often overlooked Richard Curtis sitcom adjacent comedy film Bernard and The Genie from 1993, staring Alan Cumming, Lenny Henry and Rowan Atkinson. So sit back, make some Christmas wishes and enjoy ... merry Chris-Mark everyone! Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Alex Lynch Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find Alex at: www.alexlynch.co.uk Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 2 · 1 hr 17 min
The Day Today (1994)
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! In this episode of You Have Been Watching, hosts A. J. Black and Robert Turnbull join forces to examine of the more legendary political satires of the 90s, 1994's The Day Today. Arguably 'sitcom adjacent' in style, this mock current affairs news programme helped launch the ships of a thousand careers, from Chris Morris to Steve Coogan to Rebecca Front and more, not to mention providing the first on-screen appearance of Alan Partridge. Has it, however, remained funny across many different ages of news? Host/Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Robert Turnbull Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 30 · 21 min
EXTRA LAUGHS: June 2026
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST In this Extra Laughs episode host Robert Turnbull introduces some bonus material from our inaugural chat Rob Heath and Guy Walker, hosts of the Britcom Goes To The Movies podcast. We spent so long getting to know Guy and Rob's comedy backgrounds that we had plenty of extra goodies to share with you, including some shameless name dropping and a clear pattern of Rob hating everything Robert has worked on... Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Hosts Rob Heath Guy Walker Find Robert on Twitter: ⁠@Forducks⁠ Find YHBW on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: ⁠https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ⁠ Britcom Goes to the Movies Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/britcom-goes-to-the-movies/id1710956038⁠ Britcom Goes to the Movies on Twitter (X): ⁠@britcomgoes⁠ Britcom Goes to the Movies Ko-Fi ⁠https://ko-fi.com/britcomgoes⁠ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 18 · 1 hr 20 min
Ripping Yarns (1976-1979)
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! Well tally ho and pip-pip, hosts Robert and Alex are back to discuss the Michael Palin and Terry Jones post-Python comedy RIPPING YARNS. A parody of turn of the century Boys Own Annual-esque adventure stories, we delve in to all nine episodes of this grand anthology sitcom. Huzzah! Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Alex Lynch Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find Alex at: www.alexlynch.co.uk Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 4 · 1 hr 45 min
World Of Pub (2001)
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! In this episode of You Have Been Watching, host Robert Turnbull is joined by not one but TWO new members of our sitcom family; Rob Heath and Guy Walker, hosts of the Britcom Goes To The Movies podcast. After spending a little time getting to know Guy and Rob's comedy backgrounds, we launch into our epic, three-way discussion of 2001 radio to screen sketch-com World of Pub. Written by Tony Roche and consisting of just six episodes, this surreal sitcom stars Peter Serafinowicz and Phil Cornwell as pub owning brothers Barry and Garry, with Kevin Eldon as their loyal regular/friend Dodgy Phil. Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Hosts Rob Heath Guy Walker Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find YHBW on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Britcom Goes to the Movies Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/britcom-goes-to-the-movies/id1710956038 Britcom Goes to the Movies on Twitter (X): @britcomgoes Britcom Goes to the Movies Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/britcomgoes Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 30 · 18 min
EXTRA LAUGHS: May 2026
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! In this Extra Laughs episode host Robert Turnbull introduces some bonus material from our inaugural chat with new YHBW family member, Emma Arneil. They talk about Emma's love for various sitcoms, including Friday Night Dinner, Fleabag and Derry Girls as well as touching on the world of horror and 1980s public service films! Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Emma Arneil Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find 'The Horror and Her' at: linktr.ee/Thehorrorandher Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21 · 1 hr 58 min
Sitcoms They Never Should Have Made
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! In this episode of You Have Been Watching, hostsw A. J. Black and Robert Turnbull join forces to attack a topic they've looked forward to for a while - assembling six British sitcoms (or rather, shitcoms) they never should have made. They wade through Heil Honey I'm Home!, Sam's Game, Curry and Chips, Slinger's Day, Bottle Boys and finally (cheating slightly) Come Fly With Me, examining how across 40 years of sitcoms some of these shows are allowed to be made, in what context, and without trying too hard to bury them under cultural recency bias, figure out whether they have any artistic merit all these years on... NOTE: While no problematic language is used in this episode, we do discuss topics which might be considered triggering at some points. Exercise caution when listening. But don't blame us if you don't! Host/Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Robert Turnbull Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 7 · 1 hr 22 min
The Smoking Room (2004-2005)
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! In this episode of You Have Been Watching, host Robert Turnbull is joined by a new addition to our sitcom family; Emma Arneil. After a little chat about Emma’s comedy history, they light up a metaphorical cigarette to chat about 2004-2005’s The Smoking Room. With a stacked cast, including Robert Webb, Paula Wilcox and Selina Griffiths and created and written by Brain Dooley, this BAFTA winning series, set entirely in the basement smoking room of an unspecified office building, revolves around the daily events of the staff who use the smoking room to evade the drudgery of work, general life and sometimes, each other. Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Emma Arneil Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find 'The Horror and Her' at: linktr.ee/Thehorrorandher Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 29 · 1 hr 10 min
EXTRA LAUGHS: The Brittas Empire (Series 3) w/ Shipwrecked & Comatose
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about the British television sitcom. In this special Extra Laughs episode, a crossover with Red Dwarf podcast SHIPWRECKED & COMATOSE, host Tony Black is joined by Matt Latham for the third of a seven-part season by season dissection of 90s sitcom, THE BRITTAS EMPIRE. Host Tony Black Co-Host / Editor Matt Latham Cameo-Host / Editor Robert Turnbull Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 23 · 55 min
The Good Life (1975-1978)
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! Crack open the peapod burgundy and join hosts Robert Turnbull and Alex Lynch as they head back to the suburban 70s to discuss The Good Life. Tom Good (Richard Briars) and his wife Barbara (Felicity Kendal) give up the middle class rat race to adopt a sustainable and (almost) self sufficient lifestyle in their Surbiton home. Their eccentric new lifestyle, as well as the various chickens, pigs and goats they introduce to their garden, horrify and confuse their best friends and - highly conventional - neighbours, Margo and Jerry Leadbetter (Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington). Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Alex Lynch Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find Alex at: www.alexlynch.co.uk Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠ Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 9 · 1 hr 8 min
Back (2017-2021)
We're BACK! Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST with a brand new episode about the sitcom BACK! In this episode, your Tony Black is also BACK with Robull Turnbull discuss BACK, the two series Channel 4 sitcom from 2017 and 2021 written and created by Simon Blackwell and starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. After the death of his father, Laurie, Stephen (Mitchell) is set to take over the family pub but his plans are interrupted when Andrew (Webb), a former foster child briefly raised by Stephen's parents, returns to his life eager to renew his relationship with the family. While Andrew quickly charms the rest of Stephen's family, Stephen views him as a glib, dangerous sociopath who's trying to steal his family, his business and his life... Host / Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host A. J. Black Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find Tony here: linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 31, 2025 · 1 hr 19 min
Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace (2004)
Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST. In this spooky, Halloween episode, Robert Turnbull is Joined by Alex Lynch to discuss GARTH MARENGHI'S DARKPLACE. Created by Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade, staring them both along with Matt Berry and Alice Lowe, we take a deep, deep, deep, blood drenched dive, in to this parody of 80s horror clichés. So join us on this journey into the unknown (except we do know it because its 20 years old and a quite successful TV show)… Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Alex Lynch Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find Alex at: www.alexlynch.co.uk Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/youhavebeenwatching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 23, 2025 · 1 hr 58 min
Bottom (1991-1995)
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST. In this episode, your hosts Tony Black and Rob Turnbull discuss Bottom, the legendary violent cult comedy from 1991 to 1995 written by and starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. Following the sad lives of Hammersmith residents Richard Richard and Edward Elizabeth Hitler, Bottom depicts two lazy, unemployed, perverted middle aged men beautifully. Richie wants to get laid. Eddie wants to drink. Both end up trapped in a hyper-real, comic-book Samuel Beckett world of nihilistic nonsense. How well has the stylised world Rik & Ade created held up over the last 30 years? Plus! Tony is joined by Paul Tanter, one of the co-authors of Talking Bottom: A Guide to the Cult Sitcom, to discuss the show, comedy and much more. We can honestly say they get deep inside Bottom and get the most out of it. Phwoaaaaar! Host/Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Rob Turnbull Guest Paul Tanter Track Talking Bottom here: https://x.com/talkingbottom?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find Tony here: linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/youhavebeenwatching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 21, 2025 · 1 hr 19 min
The Cockfields (2019-2021)
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST. In this episode, your hosts Tony Black and Rob Turnbull discuss The Cockfields from writers Joe Wilkinson & David Earl, which ran from 2019 to 2021. Starring Wilkinson, Sue Johnston and initially Diane Morgan and Bobby Ball, it concerns the titular family on the Isle of Wight and all their eccentricities during a visit to the pastoral family home. Cast changes were forced in part by COVID-19 for a second season that perhaps outdoes the first. But is this gentle comedy a quiet great that too few people have discovered? Listen and find out! Host/Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Rob Turnbull Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find Tony here: linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/youhavebeenwatching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 7, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Spaced (1999-2001)
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST. In this episode, Robert Turnbull is Joined by Alex Lynch to discuss Spaced. Created by Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes (Stephenson at the time) and directed by Edgar Wright, this surreal, pop-culture heavy sitcom not only launched its creators now international careers, its also managed to influenced comedy and sitcoms ever since! But is it funny...? Listen here and find out! (don't skip to the end) Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Alex Lynch Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find Alex at: www.alexlynch.co.uk Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/youhavebeenwatching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 24, 2025 · 1 hr 37 min
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973-1974)
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST. After a lengthy hiatus, we're back for a brand new series of episodes with Rob Turnbull hosting and after over two years, the long-awaited return of founding host Tony Black! He joins Rob to discuss an apposite choice for his return, 1973-1974 Dick Clement & Ian le Frenais comedy Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, starring James Bolam and Rodney Bewes as Geordie lads Terry Collier and Bob Ferris, reunited after years apart... just like Tony and Rob! They discuss social and political mores of the early 1970s, whether the show holds up, the nature of the stars relationship, and much more... Host Robert Turnbull Co-Host / Editor A. J. Black Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/youhavebeenwatching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 25, 2024 · 44 min
Christmas Special 2024: The Good Life 'Silly but it's Fun' & Knowing Me, Knowing Yule
Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST It's CHRIIIIISTMAAAAS and Rob Turnbull & Alex Lynch get to grips with a couple of festive specials; THE GOOD LIFE - Silly, but its fun (1977) and KNOWING ME, KNOWING YULE (1995) So pop open the sherry, scoff another mince pie and relax as we put the he, he, he back in the ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas! Host / Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Alex Lynch Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/youhavebeenwatching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 31, 2024 · 51 min
Halloween 2024 Special: Dr Terrible's House of Horrible
Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST It's Halloween and Rob Turnbull & Alex Lynch get their spooky on to discuss the 2001 sitcom, Dr TERRIBLE'S HOUSE OF HORRIBLE. Is this a chillingly good blast from the past worthy of resurrection or shambling zombie that should stay dead and buried? Find out our thoughts in our latest hauntingly ghoul... I mean good... episode. Host / Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Alex Lynch Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/youhavebeenwatching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 9, 2024 · 52 min
Motherland (2016-2022)
Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST Get your shoes on, grab your school bag and get in the car because in this episode Rob Turnbull & Alex Lynchtake a trip to... I said get your shoes on... get your shoes on we're going to be late... I don't know, I think you left them by the door... just get your shoes on we're going to be late... In this episode we talk about the 2016-2022 sitcom that deals with the moderns pressures and trials of middle class parenting, MOTHERLAND... Host / Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Alex Lynch Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/youhavebeenwatching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices