Conversation Street

On this week's podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 12th and the 16th April (Episodes #10295 - 10302). There's a lot to fit in this podcast, what with last Friday's Corries being delayed, and we start off our epic Street Talk segment by chatting about Peter Barlow's various woes of the week. Whether it's discovering that he may never see his son agai...

For this week's bonus podcast, we're chuffed to be joined by Martin Sterling, a storyliner on the Street for 17 years, who's been responsible for some of the show's biggest moments of the 21st century. He chats with us about how someone who started off his working life in banking ended up rubbing shoulders with the likes of Barbara Knox and Liz Dawn, who he's most enjoyed writing for, and how the...

In our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 5th and the 7th April (Episodes #10291 - 10294). This week, Ty's asking for trouble back home when he takes every possible opportunity come to Alina's rescue - and with his confession that he's actually in love with Miss Pop, is it well and truly over for him and Fiz? Meanwhile, Harvey vows revenge o...

We've got a real treat for fans of Classic Corrie on ITV3 this week in our bonus podcast. Like many of us, actress Georgia Taylor has been wallowing in nostalgia with some of the episodes from the late 90s recently, so we thought it would be fun to have a chat with her about what it's been like revisiting some of the Battersbys' early days from January 1998. Georgia tells us how it's been, seeing...

On our latest podcast, we chat about the goings on in Weatherfield between the 29th March and the 2nd April (Episodes #10285 - 10290) This week's episodes were dominated by the big Billy, Todd and Paul love triangle, which we're sure must have been pretty engaging if you're invested in any of the possible pairings - alas, we don't think any of the outcomes have any real potential, and this week's...

For our bonus podcast this week, we're joined for an interview by Melanie Hill, who reflects on her six years on the cobbles playing Cathy Matthews. From her debut as a love interest for Roy to her current story, which has seen the Street residents pitted against her and Brian after her dalliance with online trolling, we chat about it all.

On our latest podcast, we check out the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 22nd and the 26th March (Episodes #10279 - 10284). If, like us, you're fans of Fiz and Tyrone - or frankly, if you just like stripped back character moments with raw, natural dialogue - you were in for a treat this week when the revelation of last week's kiss between Ty and Alina came out in lengt...

For this week's bonus podcast, we revisit the character of Tyrone Dobbs, who we first profiled way back in Episode #3 of Conversation Street. Eight and a half years later, and Tyrone's been up to quite a bit since, from hooking up with Fiz to falling through the attic floor to putting on the #BestChristmasEver for Hope - plus his back story's been well and truly rewritten thanks to the introductio...

On our latest podcast, we share our thoughts on the batch of Corrie eps that hit our screens between the 15th and the 19th March (Episodes #10273 - 10278). Now this isn't something you hear very often, but this week it was the Bailey family who took centre stage, as Michael becomes a father ten weeks early than he was expecting, and Ed becomes a grandfather... or does he? Yep, it looks like that h...

This week's bonus podcast is the first listener question segment we've had in a while. First up, we answer another 'What If..?' question, this time wondering how things would have been different as a Corrie viewer, producer or actor if social media had been a thing back in 1960. Which characters would have been shipped, how would stories have been different, and would we think about any of the act...

On our latest podcast, we chat about all things Corrie from the week of the 8th to the 12th March (Episodes #10267 - 10272). How much drama can you wring out of characters collapsing? This week, Corrie tries to answer that question by putting Kirk, Peter and Kelly in varying degrees of peril and having them be discovered by friends and family. Yep, if you watch Corrie for its numerous scenes at We...

Jack James Ryan's portrayal of nasty drug dealer Jacob Hay has had a lot of Corrie viewers' tongues wagging over the past few weeks, and he's certainly got plenty of people on social media fired up too over the way he's treated Simon, Carla and Leanne. In this interview, which is also available on video here , Michael and Jack talk about what it's been like bringing the character of Jacob to life,...

In our latest podcast, we discuss the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 1st and the 5th March (Episodes #10261 - 10266). After going through a bit of a rough patch this past month or so, Corrie definitely felt like it was on the up this week. Getting Paul away from Billy and in with the likes of Daniel and Ed is the best thing that's happened to him for a while, and the Ala...

Daisy's back to her meddling ways this week, but if she really wants to find out how to ruffle some feathers in the Rovers, she could definitely pick up a few tips from our bonus podcast this week, which is a character profile of bitchy barmaid Tanya Pooley. She may not have been in the show long back in the mid-90s, but thanks to her scheming ways, she's definitely gone down as one of Corrie's mo...

Having just heard the sad news of the death of Johnny Briggs this morning, we thought we'd reupload the character profile we recorded for Mike Baldwin back in 2013. Give it a listen if you want the opportunity to relive some of Mike's best moments on the Street!

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 22nd and the 26th February (Episodes #10255 - 10260). The big talking point online this week seemed to be Ted's funeral, and just how inappropriate it may have been to have used it as a vehicle for some attempted humour, so we start off Street Talk by sharing our thoughts about that. And Tim freaking...

This week on the podcast, we chat about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 15th and the 19th February (Episodes #10249 - 10254). It was a long, cold week for Kevin and Debbie after getting trapped in the Bistro fridge last Friday. We imagine that your experience of watching this might have depended quite heavily on how many of the blatant spoilers that were out there you saw as the...

We've reached another milestone in our journey through the Corrie box sets, so for our bonus podcast this week, we have a good old natter about the episodes we've seen from the first half of the 90s. As this is an era that's only recently aired on ITV3, we imagine it's going to be one that many listeners are quite familiar with, but how did the fact that he'd only just watched it a few years ago a...

This week, Johnny starts to deteriorate further as his mind starts playing tricks on him in prison - and we were on the edge of our seats all week wondering if Aidan Connor was going to make a guest appearance! Meanwhile, Kevin and Debbie get themselves in a spot of bother when they're trapped in the Bistro fridge-cum-freezer-cum-Robert-and-Michelle's-love-nest - WILL THEY SURVIVE? (Yes.) Elsewher...

It's Valentine's weekend, and for this week's bonus podcast, we're profiling a real old romantic - randy grandma Phyllis Pearce! This purple haired Percy pursuer may not have had many storylines of her own, but that didn't stop her leaving a lasting impression on viewers in the 80s and early 90s. We take a look at her what mischief she got up to during her time on the cobbles, and even hear from o...

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Corrie broadcast in the UK between the 1st and the 5th February (Episodes #10237 - 10242). This week, the internet was buzzing with talk of Asha and Nina after the pair declared their affection for each other and embraced in the cafe. Combined with Dev's reaction to his daughter's refreshingly straightforward coming out and Aadi's hilarious prog...

For this week's bonus podcast, we're joined for a chat by Andy Steele, a Coronation Street superfan, whose extensive knowledge of all things Corrie earned him the nickname 'The Corracle' during his time as a guide at Coronation Street: The Tour. He chats to us about what it was like working on our favourite street, as well as telling us about his vast collection of Corrie memorabilia and running a...

On our latest podcast, we have a deep dive into the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 25th and the 29th January (Episodes #10231 - 10236). This week, in some shocking scenes that really emphasise the horrors of alcoholism, Peter reaches his lowest point yet - can Ken and Carla stop him drinking himself into an early grave? Meanwhile, the outcome of Debbie's confrontatio...

For this week's bonus podcast, we do a character profile of the Great Magnifico and Weatherfield Jiggle-o, Geoff Metcalfe. From his humble beginnings as that annoying bloke who Audrey meets in hospital, to his ultimate destiny as one of Corrie's most loathsome villains, we take a look back over his two and a half years on the cobbles, and wonder what could be in store for Yasmeen now she's finally...

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 18th and the 22nd January (Episodes #10225 - 10230). This was one of those weeks where, rather than being their own separate thing, so many of the stories interconnected, with Ray Crosby slap bang in the centre. It was also a week where Weatherfield's local superhero, Abi, got the chance to don her c...