All British Comedy Explained

2.7 Yes (Prime) Minister Explained

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky 2.7: Yes (Prime Minister). Released 14 May 2026. Rather more sharply satirical than was usual for a mainstream BBC sitcom, this became a staple partly because it never picked favourites when it came to the two main parties, partly because it was so expertly hilarious every single week. We’ll watch the very first episode “Open Government” and then we’ll join Jim Hacker in Number Ten for series 2 episode 1 of Yes Prime Minister “Man Overboard”. Next time we finish our overview of sitcoms with the quintessential British comedy Dad’s Army. We’ll watch series 2 episode 4, “Sgt Wilson’s Little Secret” and (of course) series 6, episode 1 “The Deadly Attachment”. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast * JOIN OUR PATREON https://patreon.com/BritishComedyPod * https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedy * Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56 * allbritishcomedy@gmail.com * https://allbritishcomedy.com * https://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplained * https://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypod * https://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypod * https://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.social * https://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypod * https://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedy Abigoliah Schamaun * https://abigoliah.com * https://www.youtube.com/Abigoliah * https://www.instagram.com/abigoliah * https://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliah Tom Salinsky * https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/in-the-print-8y4s * https://tomsalinsky.co.uk * https://www.facebook.com/tomsalinsky * https://www.instagram.com/tomsalinsky * https://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972 * https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.social * https://www.threads.com/@tomsalinsky All British Comedy Explained is produced by The Spontaneity Shop. If you enjoy this podcast, why not check out The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, Tom’s other podcast Best Pick all about movies, or Abigoliah’s other podcast Neurodivergent Moments. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Rev Sara Chesterfield-Terry Explains The Vicar of Dibley

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky Rev Sara Chesterfield Terry Explains The Vicar of Dibley. Released 7 May 2026. Our guest today is the person Abigoliah describes as the most interesting person she’s ever met. Sara is a Church of England vicar and lifelong British comedy. With a background that includes policing and civil engineering alongside ministry, Sara offers a unique perspective on faith, laughter, and the delightful quirks of church life. * Donate today to Mermaids https://mermaidsuk.org.uk Next time, we’ll swap religion for politics and dive into Yes (Prime) Minister. We’ll watch the very first episode “Open Government” and then we’ll join Jim Hacker in Number Ten for series 2 episode 1 of Yes Prime Minister “Man Overboard”. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast * JOIN OUR PATREON https://patreon.com/BritishComedyPod * https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedy * Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56 * allbritishcomedy@gmail.com * https://allbritishcomedy.com * https://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplained * https://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypod * https://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypod * https://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.social * https://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypod * https://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedy Abigoliah Schamaun * https://abigoliah.com * https://www.youtube.com/Abigoliah * https://www.instagram.com/abigoliah * https://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliah Tom Salinsky * https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/in-the-print-8y4s * https://tomsalinsky.co.uk * https://www.facebook.com/tomsalinsky * https://www.instagram.com/tomsalinsky * https://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972 * https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.social * https://www.threads.com/@tomsalinsky All British Comedy Explained is produced by The Spontaneity Shop. If you enjoy this podcast, why not check out The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, Tom’s other podcast Best Pick all about movies, or Abigoliah’s other podcast Neurodivergent Moments. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

2.6 The Vicar of Dibley Explained

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky 2.6: The Vicar of Dibley. Released 30 April 2026. With the powerhouse combo of Richard Curtis writing and Dawn French leading an ensemble cast, this one couldn’t really miss. We’ll watch the second episode of the first series, “Songs of Praise” and the 2004 Christmas special just called “Merry Christmas”. Next time, we’ll swap religion for politics and dive into Yes (Prime) Minister. We’ll watch the very first episode “Open Government” and then we’ll join Jim Hacker in Number Ten for series 2 episode 1 of Yes Prime Minister “Man Overboard”. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast * JOIN OUR PATREON https://patreon.com/BritishComedyPod * https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedy * Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56 * allbritishcomedy@gmail.com * https://allbritishcomedy.com * https://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplained * https://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypod * https://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypod * https://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.social * https://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypod * https://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedy Abigoliah Schamaun * https://abigoliah.com * https://www.youtube.com/Abigoliah * https://www.instagram.com/abigoliah * https://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliah Tom Salinsky * https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/in-the-print-8y4s * https://tomsalinsky.co.uk * https://www.facebook.com/tomsalinsky * https://www.instagram.com/tomsalinsky * https://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972 * https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.social * https://www.threads.com/@tomsalinsky All British Comedy Explained is produced by The Spontaneity Shop. If you enjoy this podcast, why not check out The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, Tom’s other podcast Best Pick all about movies, or Abigoliah’s other podcast Neurodivergent Moments. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

2.5 Hancock's Half Hour Explained

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky 2.5: Hancock’s Half Hour. Released 16 April 2026. The ur-text for countless sitcoms that followed, the brilliance of Hancock’s acting and the deftness of Galton and Simpson’s writing paved the way for comedy borne of character and situation not wordplay and silliness. We’ll watch series 5 episode 1, “The Economy Drive” and series 7 episode 5 “The Blood Donor”. Next time we’ll get our cassocks in a twist with Dawn French in The Vicar of Dibley. We’ll watch the second episode of the first series, “Songs of Praise” and the 2004 Christmas special just called “Merry Christmas”. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast * JOIN OUR PATREON https://patreon.com/BritishComedyPod * https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedy * Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56 * allbritishcomedy@gmail.com * https://allbritishcomedy.com * https://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplained * https://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypod * https://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypod * https://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.social * https://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypod * https://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedy Abigoliah Schamaun * https://abigoliah.com * https://www.youtube.com/Abigoliah * https://www.instagram.com/abigoliah * https://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliah Tom Salinsky * https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/in-the-print-8y4s * https://tomsalinsky.co.uk * https://www.facebook.com/tomsalinsky * https://www.instagram.com/tomsalinsky * https://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972 * https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.social * https://www.threads.com/@tomsalinsky All British Comedy Explained is produced by The Spontaneity Shop. If you enjoy this podcast, why not check out The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, Tom’s other podcast Best Pick all about movies, or Abigoliah’s other podcast Neurodivergent Moments. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

David Tennant Explains The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky David Tennant Explains The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. Released 9 April 2026. We normally try and sit down for a chat with someone who was involved in the making of the show we're watching, but very nearly everyone who worked on this show is long dead, and so we've made do with popular actor and comedy fan David Tennant. Hope that's okay. Next time we’ll go back to the source with Hancock’s Half Hour. We’ll watch series 5 episode 1, “The Economy Drive” and series 7 episode 5 “The Blood Donor”. Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us. The podcast * JOIN OUR PATREON https://patreon.com/BritishComedyPod * https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedy * Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56 * allbritishcomedy@gmail.com * https://allbritishcomedy.com * https://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplained * https://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypod * https://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypod * https://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.social * https://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypod * https://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedy Abigoliah Schamaun * https://abigoliah.com * https://www.youtube.com/Abigoliah * https://www.instagram.com/abigoliah * https://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliah Tom Salinsky * https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/in-the-print-8y4s * https://tomsalinsky.co.uk * https://www.facebook.com/tomsalinsky * https://www.instagram.com/tomsalinsky * https://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972 * https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.social * https://www.threads.com/@tomsalinsky All British Comedy Explained is produced by The Spontaneity Shop. If you enjoy this podcast, why not check out The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, Tom’s other podcast Best Pick all about movies, or Abigoliah’s other podcast Neurodivergent Moments. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.