Mark and Paul's Opinion Hour

Mark and Paul’s Opinion Hour is back for a third season. In this season, Ben hosts as Mark and Paul opine about the 1990s, starting with… you guessed it, 1990. The lads were all teenagers in the 1990s, so this if you want a trip down memory lane through hormone tinted glasses, you’ve come to the right place. If you have any thoughts about how the rest of the season should go, please leave a commen...

We're back! MPOH season 3 is nearly upon you. It's almost the same as before, but also a little different. Here's a little trailer to explain what's happening, with some behind the scenes audio of how we landed on our new(ish) format. Keep yours ears peeled for the first new episode, coming to a podcast platform near you very soon...

IT’S CHRIIIIIISTMASSSS!!!!!! Merry Christmas everyone. We told you there would be another episode today and here it is.  There’s really no more to say. Enjoy!

Christmas, As Cliff Richard once wisely said, is a time for giving, a time for getting, a time for forgiving and for forgetting.  And I think that says it all, doesn’t it? There’s really nothing else that needs to be said on the matter.  Well, just because it doesn’t NEED to be said isn’t going to stop us from actually saying a whole lot more.  That’s right. We’ve got a bumper, jam packed Christma...

Hello there. Welcome to another episode of our little podcast. It’s a radio special this time. You remember the radio don’t you? That thing we all used to listen to before the podcast revolution came and upended our worlds.  Now, you might expect a couple of fully signed up members of the liberal, metropolitan elite to wank on about how much we love Radio 4 and 6 Music for the whole show. And, wel...

Hello and welcome to Mark and Paul’s Opinion Hour. We’re back from our summer hiatus (did you miss us?) and we’re all fired up to deliver another fun packed episode. This time we’re talking about slang from different times and places. Covering everything from 1920s Chicago right through to the youth talk of today. What a journey of discovery we’ve been on.  Warning - there’s more than a bit of swe...

Hello there! Welcome to our music festivals special.  Let’s be honest here - at their best festivals can be the most amazing, joyous, life changing experiences. But at their worst, well, they can be pretty hard going, can’t they? Mark and Neil are a couple of seasoned festival goers with 30 plus festivals over a 20 year period under their collective belts. This week the lads are going to give you...

This week Mark and Neil turn their attention to the apocalypse. In a step by step guide they will talk you through some serious, practical tips on how to get by if / when society collapses and you are left on your own to survive. It turns out that against all expectations Mark is actually pretty well prepared and can teach us all a thing or two whereas Neil has not got a clue and is going to be zo...

Who’s up for a bit of politics? You? Great, then you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to our most shocking, horrifying and surprising episode to date. Mark will shock you with his thoughts about Rishi Sunak, Neil will horrify you with what he wants to do with Speedos and you’ll be surprised at how long we talk about opinion polls without anything even approaching humour (seriously, there’s a so...

HANDS, HANDS, SHOW ME YOUR HANDS!!! Hello, hello, hello, in this episode of Mark and Paul’s Opinion Hour Mark and Neil ( sans Paul again, I’m afraid) will be discussing TV cop shows. We take a meandering walk along our Memory Lane beat,  and reminisce about the cop shows of our youth, as well as fingering the difference between UK and US police dramas. In terms of inane opinions, Mark and Neil hav...

We're back! After a short seven month hiatus, Mark and Paul's opinion hour makes a triumphant return with chat and opinion about the Summer Olympics, in honour of the impending Paris 2024 games. In this episode Mark and 'Quiz Man Neil' (Paul did not run) opine on what's hot and what's not in the world of the summer Olympics. We look forward to Paris 2024 and also back to so...

Some of our more eager-eared listeners may notice some subtle changes in this, the latest instalment of Mark and Paul’s Opinion Hour. Most notably, the chaps have slightly tinkered with the format in this episode. Less noticeably, Paul is inconspicuous by his absence. But fear not, as Mark muddles through as best he can, utilizing his exceptional talent and despite his unexceptional brother, to br...

After a summer hiatus, the lads are back; fizzing with opinions for your aural delight. In this episode, the chaps are chatting, attacking and spatting on snacking. They opine on the best bar snack, the best late night snack and so much more. Why are you reading this and not already filling your earholes with the latest episode of Mark and Paul’s Opinion Hour? Go on then. Have at it!

In this episode the lads sort the impressive wheat from the pointless chaff of Guinness World Records. What’s the furthest distance anyone has ever rolled an orange with their nose? What’s the largest office space in the world? What’s the name of the world’s most expensive duck? The answers, and more, await your listening delectation, in the latest edition of Mark and Paul’s Option Hour…

In this episode Mark, Paul and Neil discuss all things quiz show and game show. What’s the difference you ask? Well, the lads get into all of that and more. Also, Neil gets meta by delivering a quiz based quiz in what is possible the best quiz round so far. You are, as ever, welcome! Here's a link to Jon Ronson's Guardian article about Deal or No Deal: https://www.theguardian.com/media/200...

In this episode of Mark and Paul’s Opinion Hour, the dynamic duo are joined once more by Quiz Man Neil for another live Quiz. The topic this episode is chocolate. The lads get their metaphorical and literal fingers sticky with their favourite chocolate bars and fantasy selection boxes. Mark also comes to terms with the fact that Paul, apparently, knows everything there is to know about Chocolate a...

In an exciting new twist, this episode sees relative of the pod, Quiz Man Neil, join Mark and Paul to talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of holidaying in the UK. The lads also try out their new recording gear, making this, perhaps, the most auspicious episode yet. It’s Mark and Paul’s Opinion Hour (featuring Neil). Enjoy!

Crash! Bang! Wallop! What an episode! In the latest instalment of Mark and Paul’s Opinion Hour, you lucky, lucky people get to hear from the world’s greatest driver (and also Paul) as we discuss all things motoring (although not motorbikes as, it turns out, neither us of could give a shit about that). What’s the best car snack? What even is a snack? Let’s find out…

What’s big, electric, and read all over? That’s right, the Internet! In this episode Mark and Paul take a drive down the information superhighway, to sort out what’s what with the world’s widest web. From chatting with the family during lockdown to self-gratification, the Internet’s got your covered. Discuss!

In this episode, Mark and Paul monkey around and make a right dog’s dinner of establishing what is the most useful animal. We grab the tiger by the tail and give you a birds-eye-view of of the kingdom of animals. We truly are the cat's pyjamas.

Money’s nice, isn’t it? Or is money the route of all evil? In this episode Mark and Paul will answer neither of those questions but, instead, we will find out what’s the least amount of money Paul would need to punch a child in the face (it’s less than you would assume), and what’s the best thing to do with a billion pounds. Now pay up!

If music be the food of love, play on. If love be the music of food, give us a kiss. If food be the love of music, eat up. That was a confusing way of saying that in this episode Mark and Paul will talk about their favourite music and musicians.

Knock knock! Who’s there? Mark and Paul. Mark and Paul who? Mark Barron and Paul Claydon. We may have misunderstood the nature of knock knock jokes but, regardless, in this episode Mark and Paul tickle each other’s bones (funny) as they discuss comedy, comedians, jokes and more.

In a world, where digital content is king. Two heros battle against the odds, and each other, to become the greatest podcasters of all time. Starring the guy who play’s Coach Beard, as Paul, and introducing Anthony Worrell-Thompson, as Mark; with performances the critics have described as ‘unconventional’, this is the heart-warming, feel-good film of the year. Contains strong language and extreme...

On this episode, Mark and Paul lock horns once more, to discuss and deliberate some of sports biggest questions. What ensues can only be described as a podcast that we have published.