Luff Actually

Join Brian & the gang for more low-rent entertainment, squarely aimed at a more discerning podcast listener. Gus the Sofa moans about thermostats, Ophelia Zodiac shares a strange prediction about bathroom mirrors, and in "Back in the Day", Grandpa Biscuits has some very fond memories of funerals. It's more fun than it sounds. Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Hand-crafted by the P...

Welcome to the only podcast that's legally classified as “background activity”. Another low-rent rollercoaster of curious musings and dubious whimsical wonders. This week’s designated emotion is "Perplexed Delight, and Grandpa Biscuits shares some nostalgic memories about his bank manager. Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Hastily thrown together by the Production Village for Studio S...

Will Phoebe Paradox finally "Name That Horse"? Plus, Brian explores the almost-impossible social contract of pretending to recognise people and there's a brand new item called "Bee Time". Also, prophetic prophecies, horoscopes for your cat, and a sneak peek at the forthcoming album from Sonny Keys & the Flat Notes. Today’s Designated Emotion is "Curious Unease". Produced by Brian Luff & Ge...

Another delightfully offbeat podcast that thrives on chaos, wit, and whimsical charm. Join Brian and his eccentric team as they navigate jigsaw puzzles, school report cards, weird psychic predictions, and the final chapter of their essential "Survival Guide for Soft Mammals." Plus, a heartfelt rant about escalator etiquette, and another new song from Sonny Keys & the Flat Notes. Produced by Br...

"Another episode brimming with quirky charm and whimsical wisdom", it says here. Meet the Genie of the Lava Lamp, enjoy the peculiar delights of "Gentleman's Relish," and get Part 5 of our "Survival Guide for Soft Mammals." Plus, a rant on rebellious packaging, more horoscopes for your cat, and an almost- fascinating fact about sound. Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Carefully glued...

Extended summer episode. More sunny and surreal character comedy with Luff & the gang, plus a sensational new summer single from house band Sonny Keys & the Flat Notes. Featuring Grandpa Biscuits, Gus the Sofa, Toby Finch and Part 4 of "A Survival Guide for Soft Mammals". Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Handmade by the Production Village for Studio Senseless in London.

Your first chance to hear Luff Actually's official England World Cup anthem by Sonny Keys & the Flat Notes. Plus, Grandpa Biscuits, Gus the Sofa and Part 3 of Brian's fascinating "Survival Guide for Soft Mammals". Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Hand crafted by the Production Village, in leafy Crouch End, for Studio Senseless.

Live on tape from leafy Crouch End, Brian and the gang bring you more Horoscopes for Your Cat, a new guessing game with Phoebe Paradox called "Name That Horse", and another helping of Gentleman's Relish with Neville Montague. Plus, more Arbitrarily Chosen Words of the Week, The Colouring Lady, and Part Two of the fascinating "Survival Guide for Soft Mammals". Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina...

A new series of Luff Actually, featuring Part 1 of Brian's life-changing "Survival Guide for Soft Mammals", and introducing "Ellie on the Telly", the Colouring Lady and the extraordinary Ophelia Zodiac. Plus, a few old favourites including "The Whispering Fish" and "Grandpa Biscuits". Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Hand crafted, in living breathing stereo, by the Production Village...

New series starts Wednesday 13 May 2026.

The mildly disappointing last episode of the series, in which Gus the Sofa ponders life, and for the final time, we meet the Patron Saint of Season Finales, and Phoebe Paradox plays "The Engaging Game That Nobody Understands" for the final time. Plus, a heartfelt rant about printer-cartridges. Chaos, wit, and charm will all be noticeably absent from this episode. The series is rounded off by a spe...

A delightfully chaotic episode of Luff Actually, featuring the ever-confounding "Engaging Game That Nobody Understands," introduction of the word "Mendicularity", and a rant about those annoying "accept cookies" pop-ups. Plus, another interesting fact for clever people who talk loudly in restaurants, surreal horoscopes, celebrity trivia, and appearances by Gus the Sofa, Grandpa Biscuits, and more....

Immerse yourself in the absurd and whimsical world of Brian Luff, as he navigates more puzzling challenges, hosts another edition of "The Engaging Game That Nobody Understands," and delivers an earnest rant about the horror of software updates. With regular guests Gus the Sofa, Toby Finch and Ellie Jade, plus Brian's glittering house band Sonny Keys & the Flat Notes. Don't worry, it’ll all mak...

Join Brian Luff, Gus the Sofa and an eccentric cast of thousands as they tackle trivia questions, games that no one understands, interesting facts for people who talk loudly in restaurants, and a word of the week that you’ll never need to use in a million years. Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Lovingly crafted by the Production Village for Studio Senseless.

Brian and the gang present another hatful of nonsense from the Broadway Radio Theatre in leafy Crouch End. Including, but not limited to, the origin of the word "deadline", a fish talking about parallel parking and an angry rant about the dark art of "delivery tracking". Plus, the Agony Aunt in the Sky, and Toby & Ellie present another riveting edition of "Underwhelming". Produced by Brian Luf...

Brush up your palm reading skills with Tammy the Telepath, play along with the "Engaging Game That Nobody Understands" and enjoy another gulp of homespun philosophy with the Whispering Fish. Plus, titillating trivia, surreal horoscopes and Brian has a little rant about CAPTCHA. Note: There will once again be no mention of the infamous Time-Travelling Toaster Inquiry which debated if breakfast appl...

It’s the podcast that promises clarity, delivers confusion and hopes that you’re coping better than we are. More quirky games, bizarre horoscopes and a desperate rant about web site passwords. Plus, this week's arbitrarily selected word of the week, the tragic history of St Percival the Invariably Late, and Sonny Keys and the band try their hand at disco. Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowe...

A man who tried to patent silence and competitive staircase apologising are just two of the items not included in this week's episode. However, the show does contain a tall tale about the invention of modern meeting culture, a rant about Tesco’s Supermarket, and we learn the meaning of the rarely used word "quorblenate", Plus, octopus trivia, another interjection from the Whispering Fish and this...

The Luff Actually team dutifully exchange Valentines Day cards as Brian discovers the history of Saint Amoraff, Patron Saint of Awkward Romantic Gestures, and delivers a heartfelt rant about artificially loud car engines. Plus, quirky horoscopes, invented treaties, and another brand-new album track from Sonny Keys & the Flat Notes. Love, laughter, and "flinderation" guaranteed! Produced by Bri...

In the first of a brand-new series, Brian and the gang unravel the mysteries of Saint Flibberticus Day, dissect the Great Teapot Treaty of 1437, and we meet some new members of the team, including Taylor Tinsel and Tammy the Telepath. Packed with odd facts, hilarious horoscopes, and eccentric trivia, it's the podcast that apologises in advance for its own delightful nonsense. Produced by Brian Luf...

A brand new series of Luff Actually starts 4th February on Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Podcasts,

Expect rogue budgies, mole-made miracles and the intriguing enigma of reversible gravy. Luff and the gang share tales of vending machine romance and celestial cosmic waltzes. Plus, we unravel the deepest thoughts of a BBC newsreader, discover why elbow rests deserve a special day and bring down the curtain with a spectacular firework display. Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Hand-cra...

It’s the podcast that defies logic and always embraces the absurd! This week we celebrate National Mild Panic Appreciation Week and discover a seagull with impeccable shopping etiquette. Among the many items not included in this week’s episode are a clairvoyant cat, a man whose fridge can do impressions and a UFO who queued outside Greggs. Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Hand-crafte...

Join Brian Luff and the gang for magic, mischief and mayhem, as they bring their own very questionable version of Aladdin to life. Expect evil laughs, underwhelming facts, surprise quizzes and a genie with the deepest voice in pantoland. “Aladdin Actually” stars Downtown Don Vale as Abanazer, Tex Magnum as the Genie of the Lamp, and Ellie Jade as Aladdin. Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowe...

It’s National Lost Bookmark Appreciation Week, so start by bookmarking this podcast right now! This episode features a vegetable that hums its own theme tune, a whispering fish, and a listener phone-in so lame that the studio umbrella plant walked out. Plus, horoscopes that may change your life, the latest metaphysical miracle from Psychic Brian, and a brand new member of the team called “Grandpa...