Tony's cat, Molloy, can be a bit of a handful. This could explain why local farmer, David Archer, has turned up on the warpath!

Our guest President this week is the legendary Tim Bentinck, star of the world's longest running soap opera, The Archers! But there is so much more to him than that!

Grab your wellies and ramble with us to the sheep dip as guest President Bentinck leads us through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is an eye on the proceedings!

First stop is destination number 919: Other areas. Memories of youthful frolics in the trenches built to train the soldiers of World War 1, the etiquette of lambing on the radio and how an appearance on University Challenge led to Tim's time as a travel writer. We're covering a lot of ground in this one!

Next we're heading toward 028: Reading. Tim is not only the busiest audiobook narrator in the business but also has a fascination with linguistics. In a bit of a coup for the Rambling Club, here he presents us with a fascinating theory of just where the Australian accent came from. Also we discuss how acting on the radio creates a realism like no other and Tim takes us in to the unusual filming process on the legendary show The Thick Of It. Then it's back to Covid times. Unlike every other production in the world The Archers pushed on, remaining in production and embracing the many challenges presented by the pandemic. But how? Here Tim reveals all...

Our third and final destination is 817: Satire and Humour. From almost joining the legendary Comic Strip to performing the play 'Brexit' on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with our chum Mike McShane, Tim has had a lot of experience performing satire...odd then that the Ramblers don't seem to be able to define what it is!

After all that you'll want to be heading back down the garden path to Tony’s shed and relax!

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear

Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

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BlueSky: @ramblingclub

Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk

Tim's Twitter: @timbentinck

Tim's Instagram: @timothybentinck

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!

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Stand by to teleport, because our guest President this week is the star of Emmerdale and the legendary Blakes' 7, Sally Knyvette!

Grab your wellies and join us as guest President Knyvette leads us through two special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is an eye on the proceedings!

First stop is destination number 373: Secondary Education. Sally had a very unconventional education that took her away from the shores of the British Isles. But that wasn't the end of it. But what was it that made her turn her back on one of the most successful series on British television and head off to University? A ramble that takes us from Switzerland to Rep Theatre via the legendary Blakes' 7.

Our second and final destination is 091: Manuscripts. Sally is one of our leading Shakespeare practitioners and this subject gives us an opportunity to dive right in to the Bard and his work. As a director, an actor, a teacher and a practitioner, Sally is the person to turn to if you're looking for assistance with your iambic pentameter! Time for the Rambling Club to dive right in to the 16th Century!

After that you'll want to head back to the shed, pull a book off the shelf, don your doublet and get projecting!

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear

Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

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BlueSky: @ramblingclub

Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!

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The legendary Brookside is making its return to our screens. Who better to ramble with this week than Billy Corkhill himself, John McArdle!

Grab your thermos and join us as guest President McArdle leads us through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is an eye on the proceedings!

First stop is destination number 372: Elementary Education. Time for a whistle=stop tour of Education. Not only John's education, which led him from Liverpool to the famous East 15 Drama School, but also his appearance in that legendary programme for schools 'How We Used To Live'!

Next up is number 330- Economics. Allan did A-level Economics. This is lucky! However the Euros were on so he can't remember anything about them. Nevertheless this gives us the perfect opportunity to delve into Brookside as we discover just how this maverick soap opera made it to air as well as the joys of performing your own stunts when there is nobody around to say "cut"!

Our third and final destination is 919: Geography of and travel in Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica and on Extraterrestrial worlds! Blimey. Quite the subject! But nothing is insurmountable when you have John McArdle to hand. A right old ramble begins as John talks us through his experiences abroad including how he almost found himself fighting the Vietcong but ended up being arrested instead!

After this one you'll be looking forward to heading back to Tony's shed for a breather!

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear

Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

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Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub

Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!

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Before we even get a chance to give the machine a whirl we've behind the scenes secrets from Beadle's About! That's because our guest President this week is star of The Archers and Doctor Who, Terry Molloy!

Grab your flask and join us for a ramble as guest President Molloy leads us through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is an eye on the proceedings!

First stop is destination number 786: Keyboard and Other Instruments. Terry played in a band, in The Cavern, in Liverpool, in the sixties. What more could you want?

Next we're heading toward 645: Household Furnishings. Terry has a beautiful home. How easy is it for him to summon up Davros, the quintessence of wickedness, when surrounded by such beauty?

This leads us on to the story of how Terry got started in the world of Acting and why, from an early age, he was determined never to be a star!

Our third and final destination is 358: Other Specialised Forces and Services. It all goes a bit Boys Own Adventure on the Rambling Club as we find ourselves with a very young Master Terry Molloy, facing a sandstorm in the middle of the desert!

After all that globetrotting it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed and relax!

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear

Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

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BlueSky: @ramblingclub

Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk

Terry's Facebook: Terry Molloy and Monty

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!

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Get ready for a whistlestop tour through the Crystal Maze to the Punk movement of the 1970s because our guest President this week is Ed Tudor-Pole!

Grab your Duffell Coat and join us for a ramble as guest President Tudor-Pole leads us through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is an eye on the proceedings!

First stop is destination number 115. Time. Is time a construct? "No", we learn. Punctuality, however, is very important. And what about timing in comedy and music? All this plus an appreciation of Mr.Ringo Starr!

Next we're heading toward 781: General Principals and Musical Forms. Excellent. An excuse to dive into Punk. Is it even possible to define Punk? Who better to lead us on a horizon-broadening ramble than our guest President this week?

Our third and final destination is 070- News Media, Jornalism, Publishing. Ed takes us through the perils of publishing as well as his enjoyment of writing. Then we return to a time when music was a reactionary force!

After all that it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed and relax!

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear

Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

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Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub

Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!

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DON'T HAVE NIGHTMARES!

Well, why would you, because our Guest President this week is the wonderful Sue Cook!

Get your Wellies on and join us for a ramble as guest President Cook leads us through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is an eye on the proceedings!

First stop is destination number 642: Meals and Table Service. Tales of Fanny Cradock and her career-ending escapades as well as the ethics of eating Moomins await!

Next we're heading toward 001: Knowledge. A ramble awaits on the importance of preparation as a journalist and the hazards of Artificial Intelligence await, along with tales of Joanna Lumley's beautiful underwear, Lime Grove Studios and those immortal words, "let's go Nationwide!" (You can hear Paul's glee at this!)

Our third and final destination is 911- Historical Geography. Stand by for a trip across the globe with President Cook as we travel from the grave of Ernest Shackleton to the Nazca lines and discover how new countries are still being formed!

After all that globe-trotting it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed and relax, celebrating our 50th anniversary!

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear

Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

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Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub

Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk

Sue's Twitter: @SueC00k

Instagram: @sharpcookie

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!

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It's our 50th show, and we have a very special Guest President to celebrate with us. It's none other than Paul Sinha, star of The Chase and comedian extraordinaire!

Why not pull your walking boots on and join us for a ramble as guest President Sinha leads us through four special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a hand on the tiller of the good ship toss!

First stop is destination number 192: Philosophy of British Isles. Do we have a philosophy specific to the islands? The Ramblers aren't sure, but they'll get there in the end!

Next we're heading toward 434: Language. We're lucky here, If you want facts about language then Sinha's your man. An international ramble awaits!

Our third destination is 324- Constitutional and Administrative Law. Allan studied law at University. That should help! That said, this turns out to be a trickier subject than they thought! Never mind, because an extra special ramble awaits...

Our fourth and final destination is 843- French Fiction. But before we get to that we remember the terrible time poor Charles Dickens had when Hans Christian Anderson came to stay...and reused to leave!..

After all that it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed and relax, celebrating our 50th anniversary!

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear

Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

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Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub

Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk

Paul Sinha's Instagram: @paulsinhacomedian_official

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!

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Our Guest President this week, leading the members Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club, is none other than the star of Radio Active and KYTV, Michael Fenton Stevens!

Why not pull your walking boots on and join us for a ramble as guest President Fenton Stevens leads us through three special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a hand on the tiller of the good ship toss!

First stop is destination number 513: Arithmetic . That’s arithmetic and certainly not Maths. How can two things so similar be so different? A right old ramble is incoming here as we travel to infinity, but not beyond.

Next we're heading toward 906: Organisations and Management. Being arty types this isn’t the best subject for them, but luckily we manage to swing this around to Oxford University and the same Edinburgh Fringe as our President Tony attended. There’s even a surprise Kate Bush waiting in the wings!

Our final destination is 422- English Etymology.

Michael’s wife would be the perfect person for this ramble, as you’ll find out, but as she isn’t walking with us it’s left to our fearless ramblers to get to grips with the subject. Luckily the subject soon turns to safe territory with Shakespeare...

After all that it’s time to head back down the garden path to Tony’s shed, relax and share some memories with Michael about our lovely President Tony Slattery.

Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club is a free-associating conversation, involving very special guests. It drops every Friday on every podcasting outlet known to man. We’d love it if you came along for the walk. If nothing else, it’ll help you get your steps in!

Presented by Paul Carmichael & Allan Lear

Music composed and performed by Michael Livesley & Andy Frizell

The voice of Pwfthhh- Michael Livesley

www.michaellivesley.com

Series Researcher- Soula Carmichael

Series Producers- Erica Lear and Mark Hutchinson

Producers- Alan Dyebing & Stuart Morris

Series Executive Producer- Mark Strickson

Join the rambling club and receive your club membership card, badges, exclusive content and access to early release episodes, an exclusive extra podcast you won't hear anywhere else and exclusive club-only perks!

www.patreon.com/SlatteryLive

Official Website- www.tonyslattery.com

Twitter/X: @SlatteryLive

Instagram: tony_slattery_official

BlueSky: @ramblingclub

Paul's Twitter: @PaulCarmichaelV

Paul's Bluesky: @paulcarmichaeluk

Michael’s Twitter: @FentonStevens

Michael’s Instagram: @MikeFentonStevens

Michael’s Bluesky: @FentonStevens

Also make sure you give Mike's fantastic podcast "My Time Capsule" a listen! It's brilliant and there's even an episode featuring out wonderful friend, Tony Slattery.

Why not check out our sister podcast Nice Things, the antidote to modern living. Available now, wherever you found The Rambling Club!

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