Conversation Street

If you’re anything like us, you’ve been eagerly awaiting the new Corrie book ‘60 Years of Coronation Street’ ever since it was announced earlier this year. Now we’ve finally got our hands on a copy, and this week, we chat with author Abigail Kemp about what it was like being given the responsibility of collecting together over 10,000 episodes’ worth of history for the compendium. Abigail shares th...

On our latest episode of the podcast, we have a natter about the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 19th and the 23rd October (Episodes #10,145 - 10,150). First off, though, we talk about what an honour it was to be asked to be one of the representatives of the Corrie fan community as part of its 60 For 60 campaign, and we're also briefly joined by writer Abigail Kemp, w...

For our bonus podcast this week, we take a look at the character of Fred Gee, the randy Rovers potman, who, despite his many flaws, ended up being a bit of a favourite of ours during our recent rewatch of some of the the late 70s and early 80s episodes. You'd be forgiven if your knowledge of this particular character was a bit sketchy as he's not often talked about, but fear not - by the time you'...

In our latest podcast, we share our thoughts on the episodes of Coronation Street that were shown in the UK between the 12th and the 16th October (Episodes #10139 to 10144). Even though he spends half the week hiding upstairs at #11, we still get to see enough of the new incarnation of Todd to be able to form a better opinion of him this week, but was it positive? As well as this, we react to the...

For our bonus podcast this week, we take a look at the first half of the results in Corriepedia's Ultimate Character Survey. Over the summer, Corrie fans went to the site in droves to rank every single regular character there'd ever been on the show, and over the past month, we've loved seeing the results come in every day. Here, we chat about who came in 60th to 31st, remarking on who's risen and...

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 5th and the 9th October (Episodes #10,133 - 10,138). It was another massive week on the cobbles, and it was hard to even know which storyline to tackle first, but we plumped for Oliver's heart-breaking story, which saw another powerhouse performance from Jane Danson as Leanne was left reeling fro...

For this week's bonus segment, which is also available in video format on our YouTube channel , we try our hands at responding to the web's most searched for questions on Coronation Street. Thanks to the magic of Google auto-complete, we find out what the most burning questions are about Corrie, its characters and cast, and see if we can answer them ourselves. Which characters are people most inte...

For this weekend's podcast, we chat about everything that went on in Corrie between the 28th September and the 2nd October (Episodes #10,127 - 10,132) This episode was actually recorded on Gemma's birthday, and after a late start due to a takeaway tea, we decided to make it a Street Talk only podcast - though with some of the mind-blowing developments we were treated to in the second half of the w...

We've decided to go for another character profile as the bonus episode for this podcast, but this one's a little different to the norm as it kills eight birds with one stone - and those birds are the lame ducks, the Morton family. Even if you were a Corrie viewer back in 2007-2008, you'd be forgiven if you've forgotten this car crash of a family, but you do get props from us if you can count anyth...

It's time for another podcast, and this week we're chatting about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 21st and the 25th September (Episodes #10,121 - 10,126). This week, it was the Daniel and Nicky storyline that took centre stage, along with the will-they-won't-they-I-don't-know-and-I-don't-really-care shenanigans between Abi and Peter. However, it seemed like much of the discussio...

It's been a while since we've profiled a current character, but this week it's Daniel Osbourne's time in the spotlight. After making a few appearances as a young boy in the 90s and 2000s, Daniel returned in 2016 as part of producer Kate Oates' drive to reinvigorate the Barlow family, and she certainly succeeded! We run down everything that Daniel's been up to in the past four years, with plenty of...

Corrie's back to being on six times a week! Well, kind of.. and in our latest podcast, we chat about what went on in the UK episodes broadcast between the 14th and the 18th September (Episodes #10,115 to 10,120). Well, things are a bit miserable for the residents of Weatherfield at the moment, aren't they? If you're not discovering that your house is about to fall into a bottomless pit, then you'r...

We've reached the halfway point in our rewatch of Corrie's 1980s highlights, so this week's bonus podcast is a discussion of everything we've seen up to the end of 1984. Mavis and Derek's double jilting, Vince St Clair and Carole Munro, that scene at the Barlows' doorstep that William Roache can't stop going on about, and of course, the demise of Renee 'Pole Through The Face' Roberts. So many clas...

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 7th and the 11th September (Episodes #10,111 - 10,114). Things are slowly starting to ramp up towards next week's return to six episodes a week, and thanks to the extra half an hour of Corrie we got on Friday (as well as some brilliant twists and turns throughout the week!), we have quite a lengthy S...

On this week's bonus podcast, we're chuffed to be joined by Charlie Lawson, the man behind legendary Street character Jim McDonald. Charlie talks about why he thought the McDonald clan made such an impact on their arrival, what it is that keeps him coming back to the cobbles, and whether or not, despite all that Jim's done, we're still supposed to like him!

Our latest podcast covers the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 31st August and the 4th September (Episodes #10,108 - 10110). This week, it seems like Alya might be close to following in her grandmother's footsteps after Geoff pushes her to breaking point over the running of Speed Daal. Meanwhile, the details of Scott and Johnny's misdemeanours start to float to the surface...

For our bonus podcast this week (the main show should be out Sunday evening!), we tackle two more of your listener questions. First off, we're asked to discuss who we'd put on our ideal Rovers bar staff teams. Well, it ends up being far too hard just whittling our potential pint puller picks down to just one bunch, so we end up musing over a good handful of options - including a few that we'd just...

In our latest podcast, we share our thoughts on the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 24th and the 28th August (Episodes #10,105 - 10,107). This week saw the unceremonious returns of Johnny and Debbie, two characters who we'd have thought might have at least texted ahead to get their families to put the kettle on. Never mind, though - what have they been up to? Well, whilst...

For this week's bonus podcast, we chat to Corrie actress Denise Black, who's played hairdresser Denise Osbourne on and off for nearly thirty years. We talk about what it was like to step onto the set of the nation's biggest soap for the first time, how unfortunate real life circumstances led to her character shacking up with Corrie stalwart Ken Barlow, and why, even after you leave the show, she b...

On this week's podcast, we talk about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 17th and the 21st August (Episodes #10102 - 10104). Get out your best hat because it's time for another Corrie wedding, and walking down the aisle this time - or should it just be down the conveyor belt at this point? - are Maria and Gary. Meanwhile, the Todd Squad assemble after Mary opens a letter from Eilee...

The final part of our holiday diary sees us travel away from Manchester to visit some Corrie filming locations that were a little further afield. First off, we headed up to Blackpool to find the spot where Alan Bradley was knocked down by a tram in 1989. Then, after a chance encounter with a Corrie actor in Manchester city centre, we visit Shrewsbury Prison, the location of last year's prison riot...

On our slightly later than planned podcast this week, we chat about the episodes of  Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 10th and the 14th August (Episodes #10,099 - 10,101). Everyone’s got weddings on the brain this week, and things aren’t looking too promising for either of the couples involved. Not only has Gary and Maria’s big day seemed to have sprung up out of nowhere, but with Dav...

In our second week up north, we continue our tour of Corrie filming locations past and present. From Speedwell Cavern, visited by the Rovers regulars in 1965, to more recent locales like the site of Pat Phelan's murder mill, we've got it all covered. As well as that, we check out the pub where Tony Warren wrote some of the early Coronation Street episodes, and meet up for a chat with a few more Co...

In our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 3rd and the 7th August 2020 (Episodes #10,096 - 10,098). This week, the big question is what has Geoff done to Elaine? After an angry confrontation with her in the ginnel, the Great Magnifico makes his ex-wife disappear - but what exactly has happened to her? Meanwhile, Sarah squirms as the police question her...

For our bonus podcast this week, we chat about our week up in Manchester, touring the city and looking for key locations linked to our favourite soap. We've checked out the remains of the old set at Quay Street, seen Corrie's new home in Media City, and visited filming locations such as Bury Football Club, St Mary's Church and Tatton Park - listen as we share our thoughts on the experience, or eve...