The year is 1996. England have just been knocked out of Euro 96 by the Germans. We're days away from Wannabe being released to the world, and a week away from Dolly the sheep being cloned!

This series sees Darren Day taking over hosting duties, being ably assisted by co-host, Diane Youdale AKA Jet from Gladiators!

We also have our first ever guest on the show, as one of the challengers from the show, Effraim Catlow joins us to talk to us about his You Bet experience, where his trophy is, and more!

The challenges are as mad as ever, including a man taking off and landing a plane... blindfolded!

We also have our first ever guest on You Bet Pod, as one of the challengers from the show, Effraim Cadlow, talks to us about what it was like to be on the show, and more importantly where his You Bet! trophy is now!

Join Stew and James as they guide you through this great episode that will take you straight back to 1996!

You can watch the full You Bet! episode here - You Bet 1996 with Ant & Dec, Michelle Collins with Darren Day & Diane Youdale (Jet from Gladiators)

Other hot topics discussed this week:

😜 Are we doing a real time PJ and Duncan/Ant and Dec rebrand?

😉 Is the Con Air joke, the best joke of the podcast so far?

🎵 We have the top 5 Steve Parrish best practical jokes!

As you're tucking into your turkey and stuffing rolls, it's time to wind the clock back to 1992, as we take a deep dive into the You Bet! Boxing Day special from 1992.

Matthew Kelly is joined by Kris Akabusi, Annabel Giles, Judy Spiers and Andrew O'Connor.

Lay witness to more madcap challenges including a tank driving over 342 pint glasses (without breaking any!), a challenge to get a human being out of a ship in three minutes (it's more exciting than it sounds), and can Santa Claus get saved by the Army School of Physical Training and save Christmas? (We hope so!)

Other hot topics discussed on this special:

🥸 A TV episode with the most amount of moustaches?

🎲 Stew thinks he can come up with a bigger selling board game than Scrabble if given two weeks

🎁 What are James and Stew's worst ever gifts?

😲 Kris Akabusi goes rogue once again

You can watch the 1992 You Bet! Christmas special here - You Bet! - 1992 episode

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We return to the 1990's and Matthew Kelly with the final episode of series 5 of You Bet! As the world saw the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Gulf War in full effect, and the discovery of the ozone hole over the Arctic, we settle down to enjoy this fantastic You Bet! episode.

The challenges are as bonkers as ever including a very angry man trying to race a guy with a chainsaw, two men in JCB diggers trying to make a complete a jigsaw, and five men parachuting out of a plane trying to land on a moving truck!

It's also the final appearance by co-host Elis Ward!

Join Stew and James as they guide you through this incredible episode and take you on a trip back to 1991.

you can watch the you Bet! episode in full here - You Bet S05 E10 - 90s Saturday Night British TV Show

Other hot topics discussed this week:

📖 Kris Akabusi's erotic fan fiction

🎥 Stew updates Bernie Bennett's IMDB profile in real time

💬 Elis Ward's big speech about ball bearings

📜 The origin of the word 'awooga'

👔 Two men wearing a full suit underneath red overalls.

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