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You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast

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... A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk

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Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace (2004)

You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast ·

2025/10/31

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

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Bottom (1991-1995)

You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast ·

2025/10/23

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,

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The Cockfields (2019-2021)

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2025/08/21

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

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64:42

Spaced (1999-2001)

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2025/08/07

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

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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973-1974)

You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast ·

2025/07/24

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..

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44. CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2024

You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast ·

2024/12/25

Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCASTIt's CHRIIIIISTMAAAAS and ROBERT and ALEX 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 Turned the bull inside out and danced in its entrails (Twitter/X @Forducks) Co Host Alex Lynched by the neck from the

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43. HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Dr Terrible's House of Horrible

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2024/10/31

Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCASTIt's Halloween and ROBERT and ALEX get their spooky on to discuss the 2001 sitcom, Dr TERRIBLE'S HOUSE OF HORRIBLE from STEVE COOGAN and GRAHAM DUFF. 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 Turned the bull inside out and danced in its entrails

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42. Motherland

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2024/09/09

Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCASTGet your shoes on, grab your school bag and get in the car because in this episode ROBERT and ALEX take 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 by Sharon

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41. Allo' Allo'

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2024/08/18

Vive la résistance!Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST In this episode ROBERT and ALEX travel to WWII France to discuss the much loved 1982 - 1992 sitcom ALLO' ALLO'. We talk catchphrases, bad French and the Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies as well as taking a specific look at the 2007 tv special THE RETURN OF ALLO' ALLO'. So pull up a chair in Café René, order a glass of the cheap wine... and try not to grope the waitresses! - Host / Editor Robert Turnbull

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40. YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING and SHIPWRECKED & COMATOSE...

You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast ·

2024/08/01

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast all about the sometimes odd world of British sitcoms.In this episode we’re joined once again by MARK ADAMS from SHIPWRECKED & COMATOSE: A RED DWARF PODCAST as we delve headfirst into series one of the Grant/Nayler sitcom THE 10%ERS Yes, having previously teamed up to discuss the 1993 pilot episode (available to listen to now in our back catalogue!), we thought we'd do the only honourable thing and return for a full review of the first

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39. UK GENERAL ELECTION SPECIAL

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2024/07/02

Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCASTIt’s time to get political as ROBERT and ALEX discuss the 1984 Christmas Special of YES, MINISTER and the 1987 first episode of THE NEW STATESMAN. In the run up to the 2024 UK general election we thought we'd do a compare and contrast on how these two very different shows tackle politics! WARNING: while all care has been taken to stay politically balanced this episode does contain extremely strong language as well as extremely strong

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38. THE SHAMELESS CLIP SHOW

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2024/06/17

Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCASTIt’s self promotion time in our very special SHAMELESS CLIP SHOW episode! Yes, in order to give all our listeners who haven’t yet signed up to our exclusive Patreon (do it now at patreon.com/YHBWPOD) a taste of what our subscription Extra Laughs episodes are like, we’ve edited together a clip show with a few highlights of what you’e missing! With clips from our discussions on: Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, movie rom coms including the

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37. AMERICAN SITCOMS SPECIAL - part 2

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2024/05/30

Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCASTWe're back in the good old U S of A for the concluding part of of our epic (which means long) two part US Sitcom special, talking all things AMERICAN SITCOM! ROBERT and ALEX continue their look at the world of US American sitcoms and share their all important 5-1 of their personal Top 10s - as well as touching base ona. few sitcoms they don't like... you'll even get to hear ROBERT sing... sort of... What shows make the grade and will

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36. AMERICAN SITCOMS SPECIAL - part 1

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2024/05/02

Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCASTHot diggity-dog and gosh darn it, we've only gone and recorded an epic 2 part special talking about AMERICAN SITCOMS!Thats right, ROBERT and ALEX take a long look at the world of US American sitcoms and share numbers 10-6 of their personal Top 10s - as well as dipping a toe into the history of American Sitcoms. What shows make the grade and will your faves be on the list? (Numbers 5-1 will be covered in our next episode!)New episodes of YOU

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35. RISING DAMP

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2024/04/20

Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCASTGet out your rent books and open a bottle of Cinzano, in this episode we’re talking about RISING DAMP. Running from 1974-78 and staring LEONARD ROSSITER as the odious Rigsby and FRANCES DE LA TOUR, RICHARD BECKINSALE and DON WARRINGTON as his long suffering tenants.ROBERT and ALEX look at the background of the show, the themes and ideas its attempting to tackle and try hard not to do too many bad Rigsby impressions...New episodes of YOU HAVE

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34. COME BACK MRS NOAH

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2024/04/04

Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCASTIn space, no one can hear you laugh... Prepare to boldly go where not many people want to go, as ALEX and ROBERT explore the 1977 pilot episode of Croft & Lloyd's COME BACK Mrs NOAHIts a sci-fi comedy that was ahead of its time but a little bit too old fashioned as MOLLIE SUGDEN, in the title role, gets blasted into space in the year 2150.Its one from the archives... but should it have stayed there?New episodes of YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING

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33. GHOSTS

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2024/03/22

Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCASTOooOOooOOoooooOooo!!!Spooky goings on as ALEX and ROBERT talk about GHOSTS the supernatural sitcom from the EX-HORRIBLE HISTORIES cast (now known as THEM THERE).Running from 2019 to 2023 staring and created by MATHEW BAYNTON, SIMON FARNABY, MARTHA HOWE-DOUGLAS, JIM HOWICK, LAURENCE RICKARD and BEN WILLBOND and co-staring CHARLOTTE RITCHIE, KIELL SMITH-BYNOE, LOLLY ADEFOPE and KATY WIX the show tells the story of a group of eccentric ghosts

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33. The Curse Of Fatal Death TARDIS CREW CROSSOVER

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2024/03/07

Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST VWOOOORP! VWOOOORP! VWOOORP! Thanks to some wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey shenanagans fellow WE MADE THIS podcast THE TARDIS CREW has materialised inside YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING as BAZ GREENLAND and his son BEN GREENLAND join regular host ROBERT TURNBULL to talk about the 1999 RED NOSE special THE CURSE OF FATAL DEATH. To help celebrate the network's 5 year anniversary our two podcasts team up and get to grips with this DOCTOR WHO comedy

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32. ASYLUM

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2024/02/29

Welcome to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCASTPrepare for insanity as we revisit the 1996 surrealist sitcom, ASYLUM created by EDGAR WRIGHT and DAVID WALLIAMS and written by WRIGHT, WALLIAMS and the cast - including JULIAN BARRATT, SIMON PEGG, JESSICA HYNES and NORMAN LOVETT.It’s weird, surreal and dark… but is it funny? ROBERT and ALEX do the hard work so you don’t have to as we take a deep dive into this oddity from the archives.-PLEASE NOTE: We had a mysterious sound issue at the

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31. VALENTINE'S SPECIAL GAVIN & STACEY -v- AS TIME...

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2024/02/14

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCASTIts Valentine's Day and love is in the air so to celebrate ROBERT TURNBULL and ALEX LYNCH do a compare and contrast of two classic, romantic comedy sitcoms; AS TIME GOES BY and GAVIN & STACEY.Is there a meet-cute? Does anyone dash to the airport? Are there crossed wires or mistaken identity? Does boy meet girl, boy get girl, boy loose girl, boy get girl back? Or does girl do all the hard work?We look at the tropes, characters and

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