Big John At Breakfast - Fridays!

Big John At Breakfast Bonus -  It’s our little bit on the side! You need a proper catch up with 3 old mates. And we’re here for you! Today: We start to talk about big changes happening to the podcast. Following Big John finally opening up about why he vanished off the radio for 3 months – a huge reaction online and we unpack some of your messages. We banish people who end phones calls with “...bye...

Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"! This week: Big John finally opens up about why a couple of years ago, he vanished off the radio, for 3 months with no explanation. James thinks watching TV now counts as admin! Liesl in the unisex dressing room – It escalates quickly! Making Fridays Great Again with the return of the official Friday Song! Support the podcast AND get a shout fo...

A little rewind, a lot of memories…. It’s Throwback Thursday, and we’re dipping back into moments that still feel oddly familiar. And this week, it’s very sweary ‘Make Dad Mad Special’.  Tracy winding up her dad Mick – saying her son was in trouble at school because of all the swear words he had learnt from Mick. He proper loses it. Hallamster and the cockatoo – it’s a classic! Big John gets in tr...

Big John At Breakfast Bonus -  It’s our little bit on the side! You need a proper catch up with 3 old mates. And we’re here for you! Today: Liesl gets caught trespassing We embrace the Pity/Sympathy Listeners.  Stern words! And if you’ve got a car parking app on your phone – you need to hear this. Your messages, The Monday Song, Mum’s Catalogue GAME - it’s a 'Gospel of Good Vibes'! Support the pod...

Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"! This week: Liesl’s brought down a business’s app. For everyone. Big John has had car park drama (usually Liesl’s territory). James is overthinking aeroplanes.  This time he might be on to something. And it proper kicks off with Coffee Girl’s new man. Making Fridays Great Again! With the return of the official Friday Song! Support the podcast A...

It’s Throwback Thursday. We’ve opened the vault and whatever’s inside is going out unedited! And it’s an Epic Fail Special –   we come very close to death for two of our listeners and another causes so much damage, his parents wished him dead! Hallamster gets stuck in a bag of Liquorice allsorts Liesl buys Jimmy Choos because she was drunk. James when he was trying to fix the olympics And when Big...

Big John At Breakfast Bonus -  It’s our little bit on the side! You need a proper catch up with 3 old mates. And we’re here for you! Today: Liesl admits something she does in the bath – that she thinks is normal! A voicenote from listener Gail stops the podcast! Quite an incredible update from Coffee Girl. Your messages, The Monday Song, Mum’s Catalogue GAME - it’s a 'Gospel of Good Vibes'! Suppor...

Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"! This is a radio show.  Big John At Breakfast was on Hallam FM for 25 years and now they do it just for you! This week: Which really famous American artist walked out of an interview with us? Can you infect your ear with wee? Liesl made a costly mistake in bed. James has over done it with his new neighbours. Big John attempts to solve the probl...

This is Throwback Thursday. We’re opening the archives and letting them speak for themselves.  This week A little bit of Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse from when they joined us for breakfast. The Epic Tale of Nikki thinking she had lost her kid! James is overthinking bikes. Big John is triggered by witnessing awkward flirting between two strangers. Back to covid times – you won’t believe what L...

Big John At Breakfast Bonus -  It’s our little bit on the side! It starts with James and Liesl being upset with Big John about a video he DM'd them! We talk bodies with James, pussies with Liesl and it turns out Big John has a form of Dysgeusia – do you? Coffee Girl is back with something that terrifies James. AND how much would a “Jennifer Aniston style fake suede jacket” cost back in the day? –...

Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"! This week: Time to reveal our plans for 2026.    Or to put it another way:  Our strategy moving forward in order to align key leverage best-in-class insights, double down on quick wins, and build a scalable roadmap that drives meaningful impact across the podcast. And that. James has something revolutionary for anyone who has a cold at the mom...

This is Throwback Thursday, where we crack open the archives to see what falls out. Years of our breakfast show, packed with moments we probably should have forgotten, but never could. This week Ricky Wilson from The Kaiser Chiefs and The Voice came on to apologise to someone from Sheffield that he had booted off The Voice.   It was Hallamster invention time. And his love for ITV Calendar news bec...

On Boxing Day – Big John At Breakfast Fridays: The truth about what really happened to the Hallam FM 80’s Caravan. Liesl has had another unwanted visitor.  She does seem to attract the wrong men (including James and Big John). James finally comes clean about lying to his wife, all year! An Epic Fail from listener Sharon, that goes back 20 years and is kind of Big John’s fault! Coffee Girl has some...

It’s our “Throwback Thursday - Big John At Christmas” We’re opening the vault and rewinding to some of the most unforgettable moments from our breakfast show at Christmas. Today is just full of Hallamster.  There's Christmas Epic Fail from Jason and the friend’s ceiling.  Loads of throwback chats from Big John, Liesl and James including the age old question: Can you ask for sexy underwear from you...

Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"! This week: We kick off Mad Friday in a way guaranteed to get you going. I admit I’m missing two very basic human traits. Am I normal? Liesl gets escorted out of Santa’s grotto. (Yes, really.) James reveals a genuinely new money-making idea involving Christmas lights. Coffee Girl returns, Santa sends more presents, and we drop the Official Frid...

Throwback Thursday is where we dig into the highlights — those brilliant moments, the callers we still talk about, the guests who made us howl, and the stories that just won’t die. (Or maybe it's the first thing we found in the archive) On this week’s 'Throwback Thursday': Michael McIntyre. The Michael McIntyre! Double Hallamster - The time he was booked to turn on the Christmas lights at Meadowha...

It’s our little bit on the side! On this week’s 'Bonus Tuesdays': Once again, an apology for today’s show. Big John even does a solo at one point?   We blame Christmas. Coffee Girl is on. We talk James’s new book, Big John’s new BODY podcast (?), Liesl reveals new powers and we salute the Faithful. Do you have a neighbour in charge of everybody’s spare keys? You’re going to want to hear today’s sh...

Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"! This week: How Liesl got us all in to trouble this week. James has been up to something HUGE behind our backs and finally comes clean. Big John’s officially been called out - his daughter has hit the age where every tiny thing he does drives her mad, and she’s not shy about listing them. There’s a funeral on the show. Santa has sent us Christm...

Throwback Thursday is where we dig into the highlights — those brilliant moments, the callers we still talk about, the guests who made us howl, and the stories that just won’t die. (Or maybe it's the first thing we found in the archive) On this week’s 'Throwback Thursday': Double Hallamster:  First - his exciting advent calendar and then when he came face to face with Ricky Gervais.  Ricky Gervais...

It’s our little bit on the side! On this week’s 'Bonus Tuesdays': It’s a very ‘giddy’ show today – Because Christmas.                                        We even have to apologise to our sponsor Wild Accounting.                                       And we’d like to apologies to you too.     Lessons have been learnt. Coffee Girl is on. We talk posters and cooked breakfasts and we salute the Fai...

Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"! This week: Hallamster back (after a 6 week stretch) Liesl’s had a random man in her house. Now he hasn’t stopped messaging her! Is it normal? James is overthinking cafe menus! Is he allowed to be annoyed? We need to talk about the phrase “We are experiencing unprecedented levels of calls at the moment”. Christmas is switched on! And the Offici...

Sometimes the best way to move forward is to take a little step back. Throwback Thursday is where we dig into the highlights — those brilliant moments, the callers we still talk about, the guests who made us howl, and the stories that just won’t die. (Or maybe it's the first thing we found in the archive) On this week’s 'Bonus Throwback Thursday': Peter Kay called us from his car – he had just had...

It’s our little bit on the side! On this week’s 'Bonus Tuesdays': Big John, Liesl and James all back together, to get you going. Hear what everyone is saying about last Friday's show and Liesl’s grotty hotel room, James’s intolerance to one school lesson and Big John’s hoarding and LIE to his wife! Coffee Girl is on with her own mis-guided self-made merchandise, we salute the Faithful and The Mond...

Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"! This week: The podcast is changing! We talk about it in this week’s Show. History is repeating itself for Liesl. She just can’t seem to learn. Is it too late to save her? It all happens in a grotty hotel room in Blackpool! Big John asks once again – is he normal?! (Don’t answer that). He’s worried he just can’t let go. Of anything. James wants...

On this week’s 'Bonus Tuesdays': Big John, Liesl and James all back together, to get YOU going. Hear what everyone is saying about last Friday's show and Liesl’s knickers. Coffee Girl is on, we salute the Faithful and The Monday Song is back (on a Tuesday) How much were hair straighteners and sofas back in the day? – It’s ‘Mum's Catalogue’! Support the podcast AND get a shout for you or a mate on...