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Animal Nonsense

Jess Blake and David Robinson

The real world is full of the most remarkable, exciting, bizarre, ferocious and occasionally adorable animals - relax and enter their realm alongside real best friends the actor Jess Blake and the musician David Robinson.

education improv

All Episodes

17:11

Food For Thought

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/10/02

In episode 52, Jess and David delve into the fascinating world of farm animals. Can pigs play video games? How do chickens see a rainbow? And how does Veronika the cow use tools?

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13:47

Relaxation

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/09/25

In episode 51, David talks about how animals help us relax... also, how their noise might have the opposite effect on him. He remembers how the animal noises of the New Forest reminded him of the musical 'Oliver'. David and Jess also plays a game where we must evacuate animals from a department store. It's really fun.

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15:34

The Odyssey (+ The Animals)

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/09/18

In episode 50, Jess introduces David to the animals who feature in the enormous hit film 'The Odyssey'.

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12:19

Victorious Festival

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/09/11

In episode 49, David and Jess remember performing at 'Victorious Festival' in Portsmouth. David remembers meeting a fox who understood David's weather-beaten and food covered demeanour. We also explore animals who thrive in really tough living conditions. It's really fun.

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18:00

National Animals

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/09/04

In episode 48, Jess responds to a 'Reach Out' question... 'Does every country have a national animal?'... It's a real exploration. If you want to 'Reach Out'. You can email us on animalnonsensepodcast@gmail.com.

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12:19

Report From Blackpool

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/08/28

In episode 47, David reports back to Jess on the recent experiences he had performing in Blackpool. Meet his new animal nemesis. Learn how in 1891, noise stopped people from noticing enormous circus animals who were on the road near to them and learn why donkeys are hard to photograph.

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16:36

Monkey World

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/08/21

On episode 46, David tells Jess what he learned at Monkey World in Dorset. He wrote a poem to help identify the different primates and we learn about how you can avoid animal exploitation.

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13:52

The Snow Leopard

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/08/14

In episode 45, Jess announces she'd rather be in an enclosure with a snow leopard than any other big cat, and reveals their really interesting world. She also explores recent efforts being made to make peace between the snow leopards and the farmers.

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16:58

Revenge and Movie Music

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/08/07

In episode 44, David regales Jess with tales of a noisy audience member who misidentified every animal at an outdoors movie music concert. We explore revenge in the animal kingdom.

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15:30

Collective Nouns for Groups of Animals

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/07/31

In episode 43, Jess leads David through a rollercoaster ride of collective nouns for animals. It really is fun.

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15:13

The Animal Gods of Ancient Egypt

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/07/24

In episode 42, Jess must escape Ancient Egypt by making friends with the Gods (all of whom have animal heads). It is the most adventurous episode so far.

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16:25

School's Out For Summer

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/07/17

In episode 41, David remembers an episode of the BBC school drama 'Waterloo Road' that involves a pig. There is no evidence a pig was ever on the show. Jess talks about a urinating toad that her and her sister recall differently, and we play 'Animal Parents' Evening'.

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16:27

Barcelona

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/07/10

In episode 40, we hear about Jess' recent holiday to Barcelona. She returns with two presents for David and regales him with stories of sea cucumbers in buckets and the green parakeets. We also play 'Rate My Nest'.

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17:46

Paul and Linda McCartney

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/07/03

In episode 39, we explore the romantic story of Paul and Linda McCartney, and learn about the role that animals have played in their lives.

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14:50

Heatwave

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/06/26

On episode 38, David uncovers the word 'splooting' to describe an animal stretching out their surface area to cool down in a heatwave. Jess auditions potential animal roommates, and David remembers 'Are You Being Served?'.

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15:54

Happy Father's Day

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/06/19

On episode 37, we are over the moon to report we have had 1500 listeners. Jess puts the spotlight on a handful of notable animal fathers including the giant waterbug, the male seahorse and the Emperor Penguin holding a new egg on their foot.

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10:21

The World Cup Rescuing Dog

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/06/12

On episode 36, Jess' dog predicts the winner of the next two England World Cup matches. David remembers the story of Pickles, the dog who rescued the World Cup in 1966.

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19:32

Happy Birthday David

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/06/05

In episode 35, Jess wishes David a happy birthday and explores the life expectancy of various creatures in the animal kingdom. We also have a new round of 'Real or Fake'.

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15:13

Jess' New Mystery Pet

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/05/29

In episode 34, Jess reports on the most recent movements of her garden friend Sheryl the crow. David reveals to Jess that she has been nominated for a BBC Radio Solent 'Make A Difference' award. Jess blindfolds David and introduces him to her new and rather exciting mystery pets.

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15:23

Real Dog on Saturday Night Live

Animal Nonsense ·

2026/05/22

In episode 33, Jess and David talk about going to a recording of 'Saturday Night Live UK'. It was hosted by Aimee Lou Wood - and the monologue featured a real dog. Everything SNL + animal related is explored.

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