Conversation Street

We've had the Conversation Street Awards, the review of the year, and our predictions for 2024, but no January would be complete here on Conversation Street without the Bobbins Awards, a podcast where we take a light hearted look at everything that happened in the past twelve months that.. shall we say.. didn't quite hit the mark. From the forgettable (or just plain irritating!) new characters to...

On this week's podcast, we have a natter about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 15th and the 19th January (Episodes #11164 - 11169). Ever since Joseph's ailments were put down to Gemma's overactive imagination at the tail end of last year, we've been wondering what was actually causing him to be sick, and this week, we finally find out: Corrie's Wheel Of Misfortunes To Raise Awar...

2023 is done and dusted, but what exactly does 2024 have in store for the residents of Weatherfield? In this week's bonus podcast, we try to find out exactly that, as we make our predictions for Corrie's next twelve months. We're doing things a little bit differently this year, as we spilt the discussion into three parts: first, we discuss what we're praying hard is going to happen on the cobbles;...

In our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 9th and the 12th January (Episodes #11158 - 11163). This week's Corrie started strong but ended with a bit of a whimper, in our opinion. With Paul now having decided that rather than letting nature take its course, he wants to be able to end things Hayley Cropper style, his mission on Monday was to find people...

For this week's bonus podcast, we take a look back at the year that was 2023 and chat about the highs and the lows in the world of Weatherfield. Stories, characters, overall direction of the show.. no stone is left unturned as we discuss how the past twelve months compared to previous years under Iain Macleod's tenure, what our favourite bits were and what we would have liked to have seen play out...

There's no Corrie on tonight, so if you're looking for something to fill that gap in your Corrie schedule, here's Episode #609 a bit early for you, where we chat about what went on between the 31st December and the 3rd January (Episodes #11151 - 11157). After a good few months out of action, the Rovers triumphantly reopened its doors in time for the New Year festivities this week, but with Daisy a...

2023 was another exciting year for Coronation Street, and it's time to award those characters, stories and moments that we enjoyed the best! In this episode, we give a thorough discussion of all the winners; for an abridged version, check out our YouTube channel!

On our latest episode of the podcast, we chat Christmas on the cobbles, sharing our thoughts on what went on in Weatherfield between the 25th and the 29th December (Episodes #11,145 - 11,150). If you spent any amount of time online in places where Corrie is discussed over the past week, you'll have seen some quite lively debate about one or more of the following topics: Was the half hour trip to W...

In our latest podcast, we chat about the Corrie episodes shown in the UK between the 18th and the 22nd December (Episodes #11,139 - 11,144). It's the week before Christmas, and even though it doesn't necessarily feel like it's building up to anything especially explosive on the big day, Friday's trip to Weatherfield did at least get us invested in Ed's gambling story for the first time, and it's c...

Voting has opened in the Conversation Street Awards 2023! In this episode of the podcast, we chat about each of the characters, stories and moments that are up for an award, and if you haven't cast your vote yet, hopefully this will help you to decide what to go for! Cast your vote here: https://forms.gle/bVMbVa6EabVSSFyp6

It's a bit later than usual, but we're finally here with Episode #606 of the podcast, where we chat about what went on in Weatherfield between the 11th and the 15th December (Episodes #11133 - 11137). That was actually a pretty decent week this week, wasn't it? And who'd have thought that the Ryan, Daniel and Daisy story, which we've been somewhat cool on recently, would be the reason for its qual...

You thought you'd heard the last of him on this podcast, but nay! There's no way we were going to let Charlie de Melo make an appearance on one of our favourite non-Corrie shows without getting him on for a natter about it! So a bit of a different bonus episode this week, then - with a distinct lack of Corrie chat but an awful lot of Doctor Who, Michael and Charlie talk about his what it was like...

On this week's podcast, we chat about what went on in Corrie between the 4th and the 8th December (Episodes #11,127 - 11,132). Daniel's out for revenge this week when he discovers what's been going on between Ryan and Daisy. With Ryan potentially moving to Glasgow with Crystal, can Daniel bank on his love rival getting out of Daisy's life for good, or will he have to resort to more devious methods...

On our latest podcast, we talk about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 30th November and the 1st December (Episodes #11121 - 11126). Before we get onto that, though, we chat for a while about our trip to London last weekend, when we attended a live Q&A and book signing with Corrie legend Julie Hesmondhalgh! Not only did we have a chance to talk with her and her husband, Corrie...

For this week's bonus podcast, we chat about Liz's little drummer boy, Vernon Tomlin, who made his debut on Corrie just shy of 18 years ago. A loser in life, love and ultimately Liz, Vernon may not be anyone's favourite character, but his total inability to ever catch any kind of break at least makes him someone who many viewers from the time at least have a bit of a soft spot for. His dreams of h...

On our latest podcast, we chat about what went on in Coronation Street between the 20th and the 24th November (Episodes #11115 - 11120). This week, the vaping story ramped right up, with poor little Liam becoming  the victim of Mason's bullying campaign. Elsewhere on the Street, Jenny and Daisy resolve to get the Rovers back to its former glory, and speaking of Glory, things aren't looking too goo...

This Thursday marks 60 years since Doctor Who first aired on TV, and to celebrate the occasion, this week's bonus podcast is dedicated to discussing the links between it and our favourite soap. After a lengthy discussion about our own personal histories of watching Doctor Who, including some of our favourite characters and episodes over the years, we chat about some of the many actors and show run...

On our latest podcast, we chat about what went on in Weatherfield between the 13th and the 17th November 2023 (Episodes #11109 - 11114). Another strong week for Corrie this week, building up to an especially brilliant second half of Friday's episode, much like last week. We must admit we weren't expecting a return to Amy's rape story from earlier in the year, but we were on the edge of our seats d...

This week's bonus podcast is a listener question segment! Firstly, we ponder which existing character could be Corrie's next villain. We've seen a handful of goodies turn bad in recent years - Gary and Stephen being the most obvious examples - but who else could we see turning to the dark side? Next up, we chat about characters who rarely interact with each other but who we think could be interest...

In our latest episode of the podcast, we chat about what went on in Weatherfield between the 6th and the 10th November 2023 (Episodes #11103 - 11108). We love a hyped up, 'special' week of Corrie as much as the next fan, but sometimes, an episode comes along out of the blue that completely catches you off guard and blows you away with its unexpected brilliance, and Friday's trip to Weatherfield wa...

For this week's bonus podcast, we chat about the character of Gordon Clegg, following the recent passing of actor Bill Kenwright. Gordon may only have been in just over 100 episodes of Corrie over the years, but with appearances stretching between 1968 and 2012, you could certainly say he was one of the show's longest-running characters. Plus, he was the centre of one of Weatherfield's most scanda...

On the 600th edition of the podcast, we chat about what went on in Weatherfield between the 30th October and the 3rd November (Episodes #11097 - 11102). Did anyone else absolutely love Monday's episode? The Halloween party at the Bistro, Peter and Audrey's reconciliation chat, Tim and Steve's fishing trip.. a script that ticked all the right boxes for what Corrie should be, as far as we're concern...

In this special episode streamed live on YouTube, we ranked all of Corrie's kills by just how gruesome and grisly they are - perfect for Halloween night! Over the years, Coronation Street has seen bludgeonings, stabbings, drownings, hole punchings.... and that's not even half of it! We had a great time recording this live, so please do head over to YouTube to get the full experience here !

On our latest podcast, we share our thoughts on the episodes of Corrie shown between the 23rd and the 25th October (Episodes #11091 - 11096). Poor old DS Swain, eh? Two hot leads this week - one after a massive wodge of cash mysteriously appears in Michael's bag and another when the perp is literally seen running into someone with his car and killing them - and both walk away scot free! Yes, the d...

For this episode of the podcast, we chat to Stephen Reid actor Todd Boyce, who tells us about what it was like to play the show's latest serial killer, from bashing Teddy over the head with a hole punch to drowning Rufus in the swimming pool - including how the original plans for the drowning scene were actually quite different! And in case you're wondering, yes - we make sure to get time for a bi...