You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast

Sitcoms They Never Should Have Made

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! In this episode of You Have Been Watching, hostsw A. J. Black and Robert Turnbull join forces to attack a topic they've looked forward to for a while - assembling six British sitcoms (or rather, shitcoms) they never should have made. They wade through Heil Honey I'm Home!, Sam's Game, Curry and Chips, Slinger's Day, Bottle Boys and finally (cheating slightly) Come Fly With Me, examining how across 40 years of sitcoms some of these shows are allowed to be made, in what context, and without trying too hard to bury them under cultural recency bias, figure out whether they have any artistic merit all these years on... NOTE: While no problematic language is used in this episode, we do discuss topics which might be considered triggering at some points. Exercise caution when listening. But don't blame us if you don't! Host/Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Robert Turnbull Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/youhavebeenwatching] Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew] Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.filmstories.co.uk/] Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Smoking Room (2004-2005)

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! In this episode of You Have Been Watching, host Robert Turnbull is joined by a new addition to our sitcom family; Emma Arneil. After a little chat about Emma’s comedy history, they light up a metaphorical cigarette to chat about 2004-2005’s The Smoking Room. With a stacked cast, including Robert Webb, Paula Wilcox and Selina Griffiths and created and written by Brain Dooley, this BAFTA winning series, set entirely in the basement smoking room of an unspecified office building, revolves around the daily events of the staff who use the smoking room to evade the drudgery of work, general life and sometimes, each other. Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Emma Arneil Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find 'The Horror and Her' at: linktr.ee/Thehorrorandher Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/youhavebeenwatching] Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew] Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.filmstories.co.uk/] Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

EXTRA LAUGHS: The Brittas Empire (Series 3) w/ Shipwrecked & Comatose

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about the British television sitcom. In this special Extra Laughs episode, a crossover with Red Dwarf podcast SHIPWRECKED & COMATOSE, host Tony Black is joined by Matt Latham for the third of a seven-part season by season dissection of 90s sitcom, THE BRITTAS EMPIRE. Host Tony Black Co-Host / Editor Matt Latham Cameo-Host / Editor Robert Turnbull Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter] Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod [https://linktr.ee/youhavebeenwatching] Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew] Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.filmstories.co.uk/] Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Good Life (1975-1978)

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST! Crack open the peapod burgundy and join hosts Robert Turnbull and Alex Lynch as they head back to the suburban 70s to discuss The Good Life. Tom Good (Richard Briars) and his wife Barbara (Felicity Kendal) give up the middle class rat race to adopt a sustainable and (almost) self sufficient lifestyle in their Surbiton home. Their eccentric new lifestyle, as well as the various chickens, pigs and goats they introduce to their garden, horrify and confuse their best friends and - highly conventional - neighbours, Margo and Jerry Leadbetter (Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington). Host/Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host Alex Lynch Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find Alex at: www.alexlynch.co.uk Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod⁠ [https://linktr.ee/youhavebeenwatching] Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew] Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.filmstories.co.uk/] Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Back (2017-2021)

We're BACK! Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: A BRITISH SITCOM PODCAST with a brand new episode about the sitcom BACK! In this episode, your Tony Black is also BACK with Robull Turnbull discuss BACK, the two series Channel 4 sitcom from 2017 and 2021 written and created by Simon Blackwell [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Blackwell] and starring David Mitchell [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mitchell_(comedian)] and Robert Webb [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Webb]. After the death of his father, Laurie, Stephen (Mitchell) is set to take over the family pub but his plans are interrupted when Andrew (Webb), a former foster child briefly raised by Stephen's parents, returns to his life eager to renew his relationship with the family. While Andrew quickly charms the rest of Stephen's family, Stephen views him as a glib, dangerous sociopath who's trying to steal his family, his business and his life... Host / Editor Robert Turnbull Co-Host A. J. Black Find Robert on Twitter: @Forducks Find Tony here: linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/YHBWpod [https://linktr.ee/youhavebeenwatching] Join our Extra Laughs Discord server: https://discord.gg/MZjuZhwYMZ Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew] Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.filmstories.co.uk/] Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]