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MMR #52: Sad, mad, bad – the Xmas TV ads

21 Dec 2020 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Elephants on the court, Lego slippers, crying Matt Hancock Tiny Tiers dolls – time is running out for 2020 but we’ll always have the Xmas TV ads. Robin and Sean sit down for it.

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MMR #51: Keep warm this winter – make trouble! Or hibernate

27 Nov 2020 Sean Gollogly

Why settle for a partially festive season when you could be out for the count? We need a top tier with opiates and Nytol plus a quality mattress. Sean and Robin expose a missed opportunity for Sunak and Hancock.

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MMR #36: 2019 in review … WTF?

29 Dec 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: 2019, the year of rewards for failure! Elon Musk, Greta Thunberg, The Two Ronnies, Theresa May, Bros, Alexa, Prince Andrew, Alan Turing, Dominic Cummings – you name it, they made it. Robin and Sean climb over the stinking debris. Contains New Year honours.

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MMR #35: The 2019 Christmas TV ads

18 Dec 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Child labour, drug dealing, primitive sprouts, Mariah Carey and the spectre of death – it must be another season of Xmas TV ads. Robin and Sean sit down for the mandatory viewing session. Contains allegory.

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Real Gambling Review #3: Doubles, trebles and tragedy

4 Dec 2019 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Why back one team when you can back two? Or three – or eight? Sean and Robin lurch over the betting landscape, in search of Solihull Moors. And QPR! Racing! NFL (not much)! I’m A Celebrity (recap)! Plus other speculative matters.

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chocolate bar

Britain’s Favourite Chocolate (Bar): All the air sucked out

31 Dec 2018 Misty Whyte

It was a tough choice between this and the interactive Black Mirror. But it’s no time of year for a DIY dystopia.

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MMR #2: The Christmas TV schedules

21 Dec 2018 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Robin and Sean try to rekindle the festive fire by reading the Radio Times double issue and get exhausted. No wonder – talk about a biblical epic. Contains staples.

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MMR #1: Christmas TV ads

14 Dec 2018 Robin Gibson

Podcast: Robin and Sean carve up the Christmas TV ads and search for meaning in Kevin the Carrot, Elton John and the KFC turkey. And Woolworths. Contains some stuffing.

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Tony Blackburn

Christmas TV ads: Where’s Tony Blackburn?

13 Dec 2018 Robin Gibson

Or is Tony dead? Never sure about who’s dead and who’s not.

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Christmas TV ads: John Lewis get the Elton prefix

15 Nov 2018 Sean Gollogly

Congratulations to the Partnership. They’ve really caught the zeitgeist of austerity Britain.

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Christmas TV ads: The heat is on Iceland

12 Nov 2018 Robin Gibson

Or is it? Is it actually on Greenpeace? A right stramash in the media over this heartstring-stretcher.

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Christmas TV ads: Cosy Currys PC World

6 Nov 2018 Robin Gibson

Yeah, come on. Who buys Christmas presents at Currys PC World? I’ll tell you who.

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Christmas TV ads: Lidl’s shoddy upgrade

6 Nov 2018 Robin Gibson

Lidl haven’t even bothered with a title. Just ‘Christmas Advert 2018’. Jesus. But it’s not all about him.

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