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Planet Porky

An exciting new podcast from Mike Parry as he lets you into his madcap world twice a week alongside co-host Lesley-Ann Jones. All visitors are welcome to Planet Porky. email: planetporkypod@gmail.com

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190: Vegan whine

Planet Porky ·

2021/04/16

Let's have another look at what's going on up there on Planet Porky as we join Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones for another podcast. They seem to be discussing: Porky returning to the pub, the technological challenges of booking ahead for a pint, people drinking themselves ill at home, toiletry habits in difficult public situations, lockdown hair and going grey, Prince Andrew's ego, the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral arrangements, Sarah Ferguson's crassness, working too much while heavily pregnant,

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51:37

189: A package with a piccy for Porky

Planet Porky ·

2021/04/13

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones bounce back into your ears for another exciting episode of Planet Porky the podcast. Today's topics include: Snow in April, skiing holidays, the wall-to-wall coverage of the death of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the future of the Royal Family, chasing Royal stories, Rachael Blackmore's pioneering Grand National win, what's behind the violence in Northern Ireland, shops reopening after lockdown, sciatica, Porky's racy home delivery story, high profile

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51:34

188: We're going down the pub

Planet Porky ·

2021/04/09

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back to regale you with another podcast from Planet Porky. Today they discuss: feeding the birds in freezing weather, the bird man of Fleet Street, Declan Donnelly's burglary, South Africa, the harrowing Oscar Pistorius case, helping the poor, being desensitised to charitable causes, bad neighbours, Kate Middleton's work ethic, young men who lose their dad, Porky's day in the boozer, living alongside the coronavirus, David Soul, why Alan Duncan's diaries can't

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49:56

187: The hills are (very definitely) alive

Planet Porky ·

2021/04/06

It's time for the latest episode of Planet Porky the podcast with your chatty chairs Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones. Today they discuss: Easter and everlasting life, near death experiences, Eamonn Holmes' chronic pain, the Oxford and Cambridge boat race, the Sound of Music, Kate Winslet's Hollywood retirement consideration, celebrity expectation of the press, Egypt, Paul McCartney's relationship with Jane Asher, the number of stories associated with Rod Stewart over the years, Kenneth Branagh,

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50:26

186: How (not) to survive a plane crash

Planet Porky ·

2021/04/02

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back for another dip into the pool of opinion that is Planet Porky the podcast. On today's episode they discuss: the real reason we celebrate Easter, Jennifer Arcuri's media presence, Warren Beatty's alley-cat reputation, having sex after 60, Harry and Meghan's wedding claim being dismissed, whether Piers Morgan will return to Good Morning Britain, why Porky was pictured wearing red, how drinking is good for your eyesight, tales of Easter drinking on Fleet

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49:05

185: Bangers and Flash

Planet Porky ·

2021/03/30

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones celebrate their new found freedom with the latest Planet Porky podcast! Today's topics include: normal life gradually returning, Fleet Street and other metonyms, Piers Morgan's staunch defence of free speech, recent pictures of Pete Doherty, Brooklyn Beckham's relationship devotion, why life gives us more at the end than the beginning, using something other than oil on your sausages (or your teeth), hatred of a particular colour, the girl who got bitten by her

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51:29

184: The book of life

Planet Porky ·

2021/03/26

On today's Planet Porky podcast with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones there's plenty going on! Including topics such as: LAJs newest project, the labour involved in writing a book, whether kids should learn domestic sciences at school, being left handed, Chessington Zoo, pie cooking, Grace Kelly, the Dead Sea Scrolls, when you knew you had made it as a journalist, gravity, Sir Isaac Newton, Porky's duet with a Corr sister, Ulysses, urban walking, the challenges of moving house, and going to bed with

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50:45

183: One Porky is more than enough

Planet Porky ·

2021/03/23

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones return for another exciting episode of Planet Porky the podcast. Topics for consideration today include: taking decisive action against male violence, lockdown hair and hairdressers breaking lockdown laws, Irene Cara, panel beating, LAJ's nightmare covering the Oscars, attending FA Cup finals, smart motorways, when we'll next be going on holiday, hay fever, Emerald Fennell, Emma Thompson not practicing what she preaches, Mike Love, how the best songs are written,

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49:52

182: She sells Seychelles, Porky gets bored

Planet Porky ·

2021/03/19

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back with plenty of hot debate as Life on Planet Porky rolls on. Topics include: the Cheltenham festival, being unprepared for COVID, Andrew Lloyd Webber, being a less successful sibling, why you have to forgive and forget to truly let go, Jasper Carrott, Porky's pub punch-up, Kate Garraway's anguish, Sarah Harding's illness, Yuri Gagarin, flight attendants, joining the mile high club, Mauritius, the new Princess Diana statue, Dave Hill's mullet, and the return

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51:35

181: The bald truth

Planet Porky ·

2021/03/16

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back once again for another look at what's been making the papers on Planet Porky. Today's topics include: Male violence towards women, police conduct at Sarah Everard's vigil, Brampton Manor Academy, why where Prime Ministers are educated matters, Porky's Oxford interview, the problem with bald people, the Eurovision song contest, John Deacon's life after Queen, resources used by the mega-rich, Russia, the inventor of the cassette tape, Billy Joel, why legacy

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48:51

180: From Piers to Peter (via a penguin)

Planet Porky ·

2021/03/12

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones get stuck into more of the big stories of the week including: Piers Morgan's departure from Good Morning Britain and career on Fleet Street, the death of the architect of the World Trade Center, Jon Snow becoming a dad at 73 and why Porky isn't a fan of his, Neneh Cherry, rock star riders, Porky's alcoholic frolics backstage, the penguin who escaped from an orca, Tom Jones' affairs, MacKenzie Scott and billionaire love, the Oxford graduate suing his parents, Sharon

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51:41

179: Dyno-Rod and the Supremes

Planet Porky ·

2021/03/09

Planet Porky is racing through the Solar System once again as Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones guide you through another podcast. On today's episode they discuss: having a 'day' for everything, Philip Geddes, Louise Redknapp's loneliness, the dinner party experience for single women compared to single men, Eddie Grant, Romancing the Stone, muddy potatoes, Gary Numan, marrying your stalker, faking autographs, beating diabetes, having a sweet tooth, the impact of Harry and Meghan's interview on the

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52:15

178: Anything to get ahead

Planet Porky ·

2021/03/05

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones return for another look at Life on Planet Porky. Today they discuss: Roy Greenslade and his terrible breath, editors who try to seduce junior reporters, Max Clifford, a Beatles connection to the Bear & Billet pub, the students who had an unlucky lottery win, a pair of Liverpool legends, Sarah Sands, the Sony Walkman, Patsy Kensit's many affairs, Shakin' Stevens, Dolly Parton's vaccine song, Miranda Richardson, the absurdity of trying to host the Olympics this

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49:05

177: Agent Provocateur

Planet Porky ·

2021/03/02

Planet Porky returns for another episode as Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones discuss the latest news and showbiz stories. Today's topics include: people who have stopped following the guidelines, Max Clifford, Holly Willoughby's sunset clause, Lady Gaga's dogs, South Sudan's shocking struggles, whether we will really see music gigs in 2021 and beyond, COVID treatments, Porky's bizarre waterboarding ritual, Simple Minds, being the lesser successful half of a famous pair of siblings, Peter Andre,

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48:12

176: Drinking, Dating and Dogging (but not all at once)

Planet Porky ·

2021/02/26

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones bring you the latest gander at Life on Planet Porky. With topics including: Tiger Woods' car accident, Elkie Brooks, the 27 club, daffodils, sleeve tattoos, causes for heart-attacks in the young, Fleet Street drinking, Julie Walters, Melinda Messenger's dating agency, George Michael's personal life, dogging, Sir Christopher Meyer, Ed Balls, writing to your local MP, Charlie Mullins, and being forced to live in a bedsit. Naturally, there's room for everyone on Planet

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51:55

175: Are you on Mars?

Planet Porky ·

2021/02/23

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones welcome you back to Planet Porky for another exciting instalment of the farthest reaching podcast in the galaxy. They discuss: the Beatles' real tax man, John Travolta, the difficult reopening of nightclubs, flow testing, Princess Anne, Meghan and Harry (and why it's that way round), retirement plans, dying young, why we have bothered sending a probe to Mars, ironing tea towels, Kirstie Allsopp, vacuum cleaners, the Downing Street dog, handbags, Village Hall dances,

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46:53

174: A day late and a dollar short

Planet Porky ·

2021/02/20

After a few ignition problems temporarily halted departure, Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones have made it back from Planet Porky just in time to bring you another podcast! In this one they discuss: having technical trouble, the pub trade, Yoko Ono, the Dakota Building, scam calls, Harry and Meghan's tell-all Oprah interview, Paris Hilton, the decline of Hilton Hotels, Joe Allen and his restaurants, the Mars Rover, David Bowie, Mick Jagger's face, foie gras, Dennis Wilson, performers with instruments

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56:00

173: The gift of the jab

Planet Porky ·

2021/02/16

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones have returned to Planet Porky in buoyant mood after they each received their first dose of the COVID vaccine. On this episode they outline their experiences before, during and afterwards. Also on today's edition they discuss: the right time to open the pubs again, Mike Batt, Kevin Keegan, Mary Quant, wearing makeup after lockdown, Ghislaine Maxwell's disturbing upbringing, Jo Wood, the stigma of once being married to someone very famous, Summer Monteys-Fullam, the

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51:39

172: The tie that binds

Planet Porky ·

2021/02/12

It's time for an energised episode of Planet Porky the podcast as Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones return - and they're in good spirits! Today they discuss: The mighty Everton, cheese, telly ad girls, an indecent proposal (or two), wearing a tie, Mary Wilson, the Supremes, Bridgerton, the Foo Fighters, Porky's invitation to get the COVID jab, postal trouble, the death of Leon Spinks, Westlife, the success of Robbie Williams, obesity killing more than smoking, keeping positive at the end of your

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53:09

171: Acceptable in the 80s

Planet Porky ·

2021/02/09

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones come dashing through the snow to bring you another look at Life on Planet Porky. Discussion points include: Braving the elements, garden gnomes, historical abuse cases, Jimmy Tarbuck and his esteemed classmates, favoured regional accents, Rick Astley, Mike Batt and his new musical, spending your own money on a business venture, deciding on their favourite decade, finishing your career by delivering newspapers, entertaining Paul Gascoigne, Bryan Ferry, having multiple

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