Reclining Pair

Sound is a bit up and down with this one, so bear with us, kids.  Trust me, your ears will adjust quickly. Ben’s away working on his tan, so I asked a couple of guests to help man the oars. The brilliant Buckers , who you might know from Twitter is here to talk about why I’m finding my return to the world of jobseeking a bizarre, alien landscape, and my pal Robert John , who composed and performed...

SUMMER SIZZLER! The Euros 2024, Will Smith, Greatest ice creams and lollies of all time, Cat flaps, Duncan Goodhew Vs Isaac Newton, and drinks from Titanic & Kentish Pip. Out of 100 people tested, 92 said after listening to Reclining Pair they experienced an immediate reduction in cider wasps. Support the show Additional music by SergeQuadrado , AlexiAction , Muzaproduction, Ashot-Danielyan, J...

We’re both very old, very tired men this month, and Ben has a bit of Covid, but still we turn up at the coal face… DANCE, MONKEYS, DANCE! The big talk is all about technology, Ben is asked to take photos of his cat’s privates, I quiz him on his beloved Wolverhampton Wanderers, we go topical with a look at the local newspapers, and there are posh drinks from Windsor & Eton Brewery and Seidear....

12 Episodes in and despite all advice, no sign of slowing down. Ben explains the dangers of biscuit contamination, there's a tree that looks like Rod Stewart, we test drive my magnificent mind-bending helmet, chat about Baby Reindeer (Netflix) and there's beers from Williams Brothers brewery, Scotland. And we both miss the Northern Lights, as you'd expect. Support the show Additiona...

This month we go to eleven. One higher. The big talk is all about music, what did jazz ever do to Johnny? Do dogs like Def Leppard? Was the boy who verbally abused Five Star on Going Live ever brought to justice? there's a harvest festival quiz where we make Ben eat eight unlabelled cans of mystery foodstuffs. And some superb beers from Renegade. Genuine high-octane thrills, or your money bac...

Second of our 2024 themed topics - WORK.   Do you have the optimum work-life balance? Are you out there smashing it every day? …or are you limping breathlessly from Friday to Friday like the rest of us? Also, drinks from Sandford Orchards Cider, ATOM Beers, the quiz is titled Chair, Sausage, Helmet, and we ponder the Great Pottery Throwdown. Support the show Additional music by SergeQuadrado , Ale...

Back after Ben's January hiatus.  In the first of our 2024 themed sections - School - we talk about trundle wheels, home-made sports kits, last day golf and dog-tod.  Sadly I lost an episode at Christmas , but salvaged the quiz. We review The Holdovers, and cover Chiltern Brewery  in the brand new drinks section. Big fat bonus episode because we like to spoil you. Support the show Additional...

Our first Christmas. We do a deep dive into the big-box chocolates, followed by a themed quiz, and talk about lonely rabbits, sherry, advocaat, port, Ronnie O'Sullivan, The Newsreader and The Fisher King. Thanks for all your support this first year, you little smashers. Come find us for a natter on Twitter, Facebook & Bluesky, and however you listen to us, please follow/review/subscribe/i...

Ben says "No thank you" to Walsall Scare Maze, we both say "Yes please" to the mighty Buckfast, we look at Wayne (C4), Invasion (AppleTV) and Last Voyage of The Demeter , and there's a 90s throwback string vest quiz. Terrific sense of value. 75 minutes for the price of 60. Come and find us on Twitter or Facebook to view the quiz photos & play along. Support the show Ad...

We're wrestling with new recording equipment this month, so please bear with us. We discuss Ragnarok (Netflix), The Woman In The Wall (BBC) and The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies (BBC). There's our usual quiz, where this time we make Ben guess the flavours of some nice and nasty sweets, ahead of Halloween, and later, he turns the tables during the drinks section and quizzes...

We discuss Life and Beth, Barbie, Kleo, getting old, and the joys of kids being off school for the holidays. In the quiz, ( you can play at home ) we return to fully explore the haunting properties of quartz, and we struggle to count to eight. A new booze section replaces Ben’s Extension , and we road test a range of discount shop horrors so you don’t have to.  News just in: there’s been another f...

This month we cover SISU (AppleTV/Amazon),  The Offer (AppleTV/Amazon) and   Only Murders in The Building (Disney+). There's a Carol's Decking quiz, we talk about the paranormal qualities of quartz kitchen worktops, and life after Ben's Extension . So come in, warm yourself by our fires and throw off the shackles and stresses of modern living. Follow Reclining Pair on Twitter @Recli...

This month we cover Winning Time ,  Station Eleven and   White Lotus (All HBO/Sky/NowTV). There's a Pat Butcher Pâté quiz, with the newly upgraded quiz wheel, and in Ben's Extension , he unwittingly becomes an entomologist. So come in, warm yourself by our fires and throw off the shackles and stresses of modern living. Follow Reclining Pair on Twitter @RecliningPair w0Lp4tqRPFh174qvt5C0...

We cover Eurovision 2023, Sprung (Prime), The Great (Prime) and The Volcano : Rescue from Whakaari (Netflix). There's a musical quiz, and Ben chronicles the woes of Acme glue and rubber roofs. So come in, warm yourself by our fires and throw off the shackles and stresses of modern living. Follow Reclining Pair on Twitter @RecliningPair Support the show Additional music by SergeQuadrado , Alex...

We discuss Colin From Accounts (iPlayer) , Rain Dogs (iPlayer), The Last Kingdom (Netflix), Somebody Somewhere (NowTV/Sky), and North Sea Connection (iPlayer) . A Cupasoup challenge quiz populates the middle area, before we charge into a heady crescendo with potential regular feature - Ben's Extension . So come in, warm yourself by our fires and throw off the shackles and stresses of modern l...