Quite A Boast - A Celebration of Reeves & Mortimer

Our guests for this episode are 3 musicians; Steve McGuire, David McLeod & Mark Narayn, who provided the accompaniment for Vic Reeves Big Night Out from the Albany Empire to earliest Channel 4 shows. They provided...

<p>In this episode we chat with presenter, Alice Beer about her time as umpire on Families At War.. from witnessing Vic & Bob’s warm up routines to being present for the infamous ‘Leo Sayer Treadmill incident’. She...

<p>In this episode we chat with one of the original 'Big Night Out' performers, Peter Brooke Turner aka the Easy Listening Man. </p><p>Peter’s story takes us from Hogarthian nights with Vic & Bob in Deptford, to playing...

<p>Ladies & Gentlemen, we give you the man who is Vic Reeves – the great Jim Moir! Join us on a glorious romp through the early days of the Big Night Out, from live yoghurt eating with Bob to cauliflowers in fish tanks...

In this episode we chat with legendary producer Alan Marke, who after founding Channel X alongside Jonathan Ross, brought Vic Reeves Big Night Out to the air, this was followed by The Smell of R&M. Shooting Stars, It’s...

<p>In this episode we chat with Ben Addison from Boys Wonder, the band described by Jim Moir as “the greatest band that never was”. Ben discusses his long-time friendship with Jim, from daytime drinking in Covent Garden...

<p>DONKEY! In this episode we speak to the one and only David Kear, better known as Charlie Chuck. David regales us with a myriad of anecdotes from his many years in showbusiness; taking in everyone from Malcolm Hardee...

We are joined in this episode by Director & Producer David G Croft, who has many a tale to tell from his long and illustrious career in television; from co-creating The Crystal Maze to directing LIVE AID! He also tells...

<p>Our guest in this episode is actor & comedian Alex Lowe aka Clinton Baptiste aka Barry from Watford. Alex regales us with stories from his extensive career including his experiences working with Vic & Bob in 'Monkey...

<p>In this episode we chat with journalist, author and Novelty Island stomper, James Brown.. one time features editor for the NME and creator of the legendary Loaded magazine. After initially bonding over a shared love...

<p>Our guest in this episode has a face like stand-up comic, actor, writer, podcaster and Shooting Stars team captain.. it's the one and only Jack Dee, who talks us through his career in comedy from the 1980s to the...

In this episode we chat with actor, writer & director, Rhys Thomas, who has worked on numerous television shows over the years including creating the sublime 'Brian Pern' mockumentaries and the delightful CBBC series...

<p>In this episode we are joined by director Matt Lipsey, who has directed some of the best comedy shows of our time, including; Little Britain, Human Remains, Upstart Crow, Psychoville, Inside No.9 and Ted Lasso. He...

<p>In this episode we chat with James Atkin & Ian Dench from the Forest of Dean’s finest beat combo, EMF. We discuss their 1995 hit single with Vic & Bob, ‘I’m A Believer’ and also discuss how the collaboration came...

<p>In this episode we talk to Iain Coyle, who went from being a Runner for Jonathan Ross to a top TV Commissioner. Along the way he has had numerous adventures in television including writing questions for Vic & Bob on...