Bonding Time

SEASON 3! A-Z! We're back and this time we're taking turns picking films for every letter of the alphabet! Simon's up first with the letter A and his choice is 2015's Anomalisa directed by Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson.   What film would you have picked for A?   @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, X & Letterboxd! https://letterboxd.com/mikeybarker/ https://letterboxd.com/chronicbasildon/ Musi...

We reveal the results of 2024's Oscar Ballot Challenge and also celebrate the birthday of our very own Drew Brockbank on an extremely special episode of Bonding Time. 

It's that time of year again where the Oscars come around and we have to make our predictions for what will win.  In this episode we have our opening discussion about the 2024 Oscars, agreeing on the terms of this years Oscar ballet and talking about some of the nominees.  Who will win this years contest? We'll be back with the results of the Oscar Ballet Challenge 2024!

THAT'S ALL FOLKS!   In the final episode of Vs. Battle Doyale , our loser faces the closing punishment and gets their doyle tattoo. It's not without it's benefits though as while they receive the tattoo they'll be answering trivia questions for the chance to start the next season of Vs. with a point in hand. Find out what happens in the final episode of Season 2!   Huge thanks to the incredible Ha...

GODDAMN SON OF A PITCH!  It's the final game of VS. BATTLE DOYALE! This week we play Pitch Me with the creator of the game itself Chloë Leeson and our favourite guest Drew Brockbank! Let's see who is quicker at thinking on their feet while trying to pitch the best idea for a movie. Let us know which film pitch you'd invest in and which film pitch you'd show the door to.  Huge thanks to Chloë and D...

SURVEY SAYS… DOYLE! We're going full on game show this week with everyone's favourite Family Feud! The Doyle family take on the Buttstrong family to see who wins this weeks point and with the end of Battle Doyale on the horizon, this could change everything! If only Steve Harvey was here. @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Letterboxd!  https://letterboxd.com/mikeybarker/ https://l...

IT'S BOWLING WEEK!  This week we get the most physical we have all season with Ten Pin Bowling! We hit up the bowling alley to see which of us can come out on top this week and be crowned the podcast's very own Kingpin. To make the podcast more enjoyable for the listener we have offical bowling commentators filling you in on all the action! Please give a warm welcome to Dan Olsen and Stuart Pins....

THINGS GET TEN SE. It's week ten and we're playing TENsion! We're going to see who's better at naming the ten most popular answers in different categories and who will be first to make it to the end of the tension board. Simons currently in the lead so can Mikey level the playing field or will simon get back to his winning streak?  @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Letterboxd!  h...

EVERYTHING'S SDRAWKCAB! This week we play Reverso! The game where everything is backwards and we have to guess what the answers are playing in reverse. Points are stacking up but who's going to take the lead on the Battle Doyale leaderboard this week? Play along at home and let us know how you do!  Thank you to this weeks guest James Boland! @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Lett...

DO WE KNOW ENOUGH TRIVIA TO ESCAPE FROM MOVIELAND?  We're back with another movie based game to see if we can survive the four realms of Movieland! Action Movies, Comedy Classics, Oscar Winners & Movie Quotes are the catagories and feel free to play along at home but who will be the first to escape from Movieland this week? @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Letterboxd!  https://l...

CAN WE ESCAPE THE GRIM REAPER? This week we play Stupid Deaths where we have to decipher the real crazy deaths from the fake crazy deaths! Every time we get one wrong Death moves a space closer to us and if he catches us before we make it to safety then we may end up a stupid death too!  @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Letterboxd!  https://letterboxd.com/mikeybarker/ https://le...

WE'RE PUTTING OUR TASTE BUDS TO THE TEST! It's a blindfolded taste test this week on the podcast and Mikey & Simon are going to be fighting it out for that oh so precious point on the leaderboard. We taste a variety of snacks and drinks comparing the supermarket brand against the more popular name brand and seeing if we can distinguish the difference. Who do you think is going to win this week? Th...

WHICH ONE OF US IS ABOUT TO BECOME HISTORY?  This week the boys put their history knowledge to the test as they try to correctly guess the year of significant events throughout time! But one bad guess and it could all be over because the amount of years between their guess and the answer will add on to the score and lowest score wins!  Play along at home here:  https://guess-the-year.davjhan.com/...

DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS! ...Unless they can help you win a point. Vs. Battle Doyale is back for week four and this week we're talking to strangers online! We have questions that need answers and that means jumping onto Chat Roulette to find guests that can help us play this weeks game. Thank you to every single one of our strangers this week for participating in the episode.  @bondingtimepod on Fa...

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE CALLED A CINEPHILE? We kick week three off with a game we've been dying to play, Cinephile! No guests or support this week, Mikey & Simon go head to head in the game all about movies to see who can earn the next point up for grabs! Feel free to play along at home and see if you can beat both of our potential doyles this week! @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram,...

THINGS WON'T BE THE SAME AFTER THE MUSIC GAME! Week two of Vs. Battle Doyale is here and we're going head to head in a music game! This week we're in teams as we're joined by the wonderful Kat & Tori helping us guess songs from lyrics and going all in on the Kazoo round! It's still early days but the boys want all the points they can get, but who will be taking away this weeks point? Lets find out...

THE NEW SEASON BEGINS!  Vs. Battle Doyale starts off strong with a game of Battleship! This week Mikey & Simon go head to head for the first point of the season and they're gonna want all the points they can get as the loser at the end of the season will be getting a tattoo. We're joined once again by the fantastic Drew Brockbank and you can find more of his work here: https://www.youtube.com/@Dre...

BONUS EPISODE!  Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (Audio Commentary) This week is from the archives of when we rewatched Austin Powers! and if you really want to you can sync it up with this and watch Austin Powers while we talk over it but this is NOT RECOMMENDED and highly forbidden in some galaxies but enjoy this bonus episode from Licence to Chill… if you can!  @bondingtimepod on Fac...

WE'RE MEETING YOU WITH A REVIEW TO A CHILL! We're back to discuss the results of Licence to Chill! This week we return to deliver the finale of the Top Trumps Tournament, hand out awards in the very first Bondies and Blofies and play the reverse James Bond game! Oh and go through our final leaderboard for all of our twenty six films… I guess thats the big one. Don't forget to get involved! @bondin...

ONE LAST TIME… Daniel Craig returns for his final performance as 007 in what is the epic conclusion to his Bond narrative, we finally get some gadgets and ya know what? I ain't afraid to say it gets a tad emotional. Gear up! it's a longy.  @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Music:  Bonding Time Theme Song:  https://www.fiverr.com/kobeofei In the Sweet By and By - Zachariah Hickman...

THE RETURN OF SPECTRE AND A WHOLE NEW BLOFELD! It's been a long time since we've heard the name Spectre but we finally get to see Bond go up against one of his old foes… The author of all his pain. But we don't think James Bond has much time for reading these days anyway so I'm sure it'll be fine! @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Music:  Bonding Time Theme Song:  https://www.fiv...

BOND'S BACK FOR AN ADVENTURE THAT HITS A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO HOME! It's a big one this week! We jump into Skyfall to see if it has any chance of dethroning Casino Royale in the top spot and with a film that finally shows us the London we've always wanted and a villain for the ages… It may have a good chance of doing just that. @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Music:  Bonding Tim...

WAIT! DON'T SKIP THIS ONE! QUANTUM OF SOLACE MIGHT ACTUALLY KINDA BE GOOD? The anticipated sequel to the beloved Casino Royale sees Daniel Craig's Bond still reeling with the loss of Vesper Lynd and now we have a Bond who's cut off emotionally and looking for answers.  @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Music:  Bonding Time Theme Song:  https://www.fiverr.com/kobeofei Leaning On t...

GET READY TO RAISE THE STAKES! IT'S NEW BOND WEEK! Daniel Craig makes his debut as 007 in the all out action spy film Casino Royale and we can't wait to dive into it! Everything gets elevated in this reboot that finally lets us see a young Bond get challenged. Thanks to our special guest Drew Brockbank!  Check out his short film The Vietnam Tapes here: https://youtu.be/wT2W9OL_1js @bondingtimepod...

SURFS UP FOR BOND THIS WEEK! Pierce Brosnan returns for his final outing in a film thats covered in bad CGI and gets carried away with being bigger and better that it forgets its honest roots of been a classy spy movie. @bondingtimepod on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Music:  Bonding Time Theme Song:  https://www.fiverr.com/kobeofei Tell Me That I Can't by NEFFEX - Youtube Audio Library