Now that the podcast is on a short hiatus at the end of Season 2, we bring you a bonus episode – Willing Spirits, a the pilot for a radio sitcom that we created during lockdown, using smartphones and zoom. The cast was scattered across the globe, from Australia to Kent, via Herfordshire and the Cotswolds. This presented a number of challenges, and the quality is not as polished as it would be had it been recorded in a studio. However, we think it will still entertain, and depending on the response that we receive from airing this, we will consider re-recording it, along with the rest of the series. Some of our more sharp-eared listeners will recognise the voice of Jan Francis, who played Yvette in Secret Army – the drama series of which ‘Allo ‘Allo! was based, and whose character was the model for Michelle of the Resistance.

See Kim, Guy and Richard live in the Listen Very Carefully stage show at:

Guildford Yvonne Arnaud – 11 October 2025 (Matinee)

Salford, Lowry Theatre – 12 October 2025 (Matinee)

Shrewsbury, Severn Theatre (Evening)

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See Kim, Guy and Richard live in The Listen Very Carefully stage show at:

Guildford Yvonne Arnaud – 11 October 2025 (Matinee)

Salford, Lowry Theatre – 12 October 2025 (Matinee)

Shrewsbury, Severn Theatre (Evening)

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Plenty of the usual lively chat from Kim’s kitchen. Monsieur Leclerc puts in a brief appearance as an exploding pudding seller, but is ejected before he has a chance to speak. In a scene involving Lieutenant Gruber, the writers are powerless to resist a “they eat faggots for breakfast gag”. Kim’s unusually tanned complexion and the liveliness of the acting hint at a recent break from filming. Disguised as monks, Flick and von Smallhausen look even sexier than usual, and soon find themselves tangled up in the bell tower of a church – or, as von Smallhausen puts it: “suspended by the clappers”. With the second series of the podcast soon to take a short break, the peasants float the idea of airing the pilot of an audio comedy series that they have recorded, with the possibility of releasing the series as a podcast.

See Kim, Guy and Richard live in The Listen Very Carefully stage show at:

Guildford Yvonne Arnaud – 11 October 2025 (Matinee)

Salford, Lowry Theatre – 12 October 2025 (Matinee)

Shrewsbury, Severn Theatre (Evening)

Tickets are selling fast, so book now at Fane.co.uk

The episode commences with a duet from René and Edith. Needless to say, one of them is more in tune than the other. The airmen, concealed in a pair of large mines, are being trained in how to release themselves in mid-air by unscrewing their nuts. Once again, despite elaborate groundwork by Michelle of the Resistance, things do not go according to plan. In the kitchen, Kim’s hospitality towards her fellow peasants is as lavish as ever, and as they toil at their work, the heatwave raging outside makes extra ice essential in the gin.

See Kim, Guy and Richard live in The Listen Very Carefully stage show at:

Guildford Yvonne Arnaud – 11 October 2025 (Matinee)

Salford, Lowry Theatre – 12 October 2025 (Matinee)

Shrewsbury, Severn Theatre (Evening)

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René has arrived at the café still wearing his hospital gown after last week's escapade. The fun starts right away as Gruber makes an entrance, and René tries to avoid turning around. Flick orders von Smallhausen to be smuggled into the mortuary, disguised as a corpse, Bertorelli’s trousers are used to hide the money, and the Colonel impersonates a French peasant on the telephone. Despite starting the pod by saying there is not much to say, Kim and friends soon find plenty of lively stories to share around the kitchen table.

See Kim, Guy and Richard live in The Listen Very Carefully stage show at:

Guildford Yvonne Arnaud – 11 October 2025 (Matinee)

Salford, Lowry Theatre – 12 October 2025 (Matinee)

Shrewsbury, Severn Theatre (Evening)

Tickets are selling fast, so book now at Fane.co.uk

The Peasants have to persuade themselves to come in from Kim and John's sunlit garden to record this week’s pod. But it turns out to be no hardship, as the episode gallops along. Monsieur Alphonse finds himself in Herr Flick's cellar, being questioned by Helga in connection with the money from the bank robbery. But the sight of her stocking tops is too much for his dicky ticker, and he soon finds himself in hospital – a German one – which is fraught with jeopardy. There are the usual antics, as everyone seeks ways to prevent Monsieur Alphonse from spilling the beans about the stolen Gestapo cash. As ever, there is no shortage of chat and fun around Kim’s kitchen table.

See Kim, Guy and Richard live in the Listen Very Carefully stage show at:

Guildford Yvonne Arnaud – 11 October 2025 (Matinee)

Salford, Lowry Theatre – 12 October 2025 (Matinee)

Shrewsbury, Severn Theatre (Evening)

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You can also watch a video of this podcast at: https://www.youtube.com/@HelgaGruberFlick/videos

Life doesn't get any simpler for René – as ever. While the long-distance duck is made ready for launch, carrying microfilm of the German plan for the invasion of England, she produces a clutch of ducklings. As the Colonel and Gruber divvy up the bank robbery money, Helga takes exception to being short changed over her share. Out in the town square, Crabtree orders a pound of “wonkles” from Flick and von Smallhausen, disguised as fish sellers.

See Kim, Guy and Richard live in the Listen Very Carefully stage show at:

Guildford Yvonne Arnaud – 11 October 2025 (Matinee)

Salford, Lowry Theatre – 12 October 2025 (Matinee)

Shrewsbury, Severn Theatre (Evening)

Book now at Fane.co.uk

You can also watch a video of this podcast at: https://www.youtube.com/@HelgaGruberFlick/videos

Life doesn't get any simpler for René – as ever. While the long-distance duck is made ready for launch, carrying microfilm of the German plan for the invasion of England, she produces a clutch of ducklings. As the Colonel and Gruber divvy up the bank robbery money, Helga takes exception to being short changed over her share. Out in the town square, Crabtree orders a pound of “wonkles” from Flick and von Smallhausen, disguised as fish sellers.

See Kim, Guy and Richard live in the Listen Very Carefully stage show at:

Guildford Yvonne Arnaud – 11 October 2025 (Matinee)

Salford, Lowry Theatre – 12 October 2025 (Matinee)

Shrewsbury, Severn Theatre (Evening)

Book now at Fane.co.uk

You can also watch a video of this podcast at: https://www.youtube.com/@HelgaGruberFlick/videos