The Luxury Podcast

If you want to hear two grown men get very excited about turning circles and cladding on a bungalow in the Midlands, this episode is for you. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith fire up the Rover 216 and drive around some of the key filming locations from the 1990s BBC sitcom, Keeping Up Appearances. Plus, they have news about a special event in London in November 2023. Hosted on Acast. See a...

It’s the final episode of the fourth series of The Luxury Podcast. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss - in an executive manner - Richard’s attempt to fix the church hall electrics, haircuts, and ponder the never-to-be-answered question as to what they think Sheridan looks like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s time for an old-world bijou episode of The Luxury Podcast. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith return for the penultimate instalment of their series 4 analysis of the BBC’s Keeping Up Appearances. Settle down with a cucumber sandwich, try not to spill any lemonade, and enjoy their bucolic discussion - including more cleaning product chat! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Get your bugles out! William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith are back for another dissection of Keeping Up Appearances in their luxury podcast. Hyacinth’s search for a charismatic country cottage continues, although the scale of the property has somewhat increased since her and Richard’s last attempts. There’s also time for some strong views on pasta and stories of chauffeur driven Lada Rivas. Ho...

Raise a golden galleon glass and say hello with a nautical flavour to the fourth instalment in the fourth series of The Luxury Podcast. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith have hung the flags out in readiness for their dissection of this episode of the BBC’s Keeping Up Appearances. There’s even time for a highly flammable story involving radio presenter-cum-child-arsonist, JVS. Hosted on Acas...

Enemies and villains come in all shapes and sizes: Darth Vader, Lord Voldemort, Norman Bates; Nurse Ratched… and now, Sonia Barker-Finch. Hyacinth tries to get one up on her neighbour by inviting the garden centre king round for an outdoors indoors luxury barbecue (with finger buffet). Relax with a frappé mint julep and enjoy William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith’s discussion of one of the all-...

William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith invite you to their cosy charismatic country cottage conversation in the second episode of series 4 of The Luxury Podcast. Hyacinth and Richard begin their search - well, Hyacinth’s search - for a second home. During their laser-sharp analysis of the episode, Jonathan and William also discuss the pros and cons of thatch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith are back in full bloom with their fourth series, exploring the world of Hyacinth Bucket and her family in the hit BBC sitcom, Keeping Up Appearances. In the first episode of series four, the boys discuss Hyacinth's attempts to force Richard to be forceful and executive on the golf course, plus there's chat about "coffee at eleven" and advice on how to...

Someone hold William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith down as we welcome Jeremy Gittins to The Luxury Podcast. Jeremy played Michael the Vicar in 19 episodes of Keeping Up Appearances in all five series. Jeremy reveals many never-heard-before stories from his time on the BBC sitcom, including how he was cast, which of the actors he was closest to, and the evening he felt the rough edge of Patricia...

Pop your best sea-faring jersey on, tuck in to a ship's biscuit and settle down to enjoy the final episode of William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith's analysis of the third series of hit BBC 1990s sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. Hyacinth and Richard take to the seas (well, the river at Oxford) and make preparations for a nautical buffet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

In amongst discussing Spanish cleaning products and detachable mop heads, there's just about time for William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith to discuss the penultimate episode of the third series of Keeping Up Appearances. Hyacinth and Richard are off to an art exhibition while trying to save Daddy from the perils of the French Foreign Legion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Luckily, we're not Channel 4, we're The Luxury Podcast so do please sit back on the sofa (hopefully a direct replica to one of the ones from Sandringham House) and listen to William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith's biting analysis of the fifth episode of the third series of the BBC's Keeping Up Appearances. And if that wasn't enough, brace yourself for our new feature 'Bin Bag Chat'.&n...

Dust off the holiday brochures and pour yourself another cup of aromatic nut-roasted special, it's time for a stellar analysis of an equally stellar episode of the 1990s BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith invite Bucketheads up and down the land, and especially Delia Wheelwright, to contemplate holidaying on a luxury cruise or the Orient Express. &...

Naked lady glassware, congas in the garden and gun-shy bitches. What does this episode not have? William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith have packed up their favourite ornaments and decamped to Violet's Country Cottage for their analysis of the third episode of series three of the BBC's Keeping Up Appearances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith to pick apart the second episode of series three of the BBC's Keeping Up Appearances in their luxury podcast. Richard's up a tree, walking with a mincing gait and upside down with rubber soles on display. Naturally, Hyacinth, William and Jonathan are appalled, as would Sheridan be if he were here.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Time to dust off the periwinkles as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith return for the third series of the best podcast ever to come out of Binley Woods. This week, the Bucket Heads discuss the first episode of series three of the BBC’s Keeping Up Appearances. There’s Richard’s enforced early retirement, the merits of milk from Lord Crawford’s Scottish estate, as well some very cont...

Something was in the water for the cast of Keeping Up Appearances back in 1991 when this episode was recorded. And whatever was going around then has come around again as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith's discussion of the episode takes on a similarly anarchic tone. Settle down with a glass of mulled wine and a hot mince pie and enjoy this festive spesh. Hosted on Acas...

For the last time in series two, here come William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith with Hyacinth's tuna mayonnaise. The chaps discuss the last episode of Keeping Up Appearances second series, their personal taste in pyjamas and picnics while reflecting on the series as a whole. But don't forget to join us next week for the Christmas spesh! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

This episode would also have the royal warrant (on both sides) if Her Majesty heard it. That said, it is probably best she doesn’t hear it. (You’ll find out why.) Join the biggest of bucket heads, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith, as they discuss the penultimate episode of series 2 of Keeping Up Appearances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unlike Hyacinth's view on bathrooms, podcasts should be both seen and heard. Accordingly, in the eighth episode of Keeping Up Appearances The Luxury Podcast, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss Daddy's overspending at the local toy store and Mrs Bucket's brother-in-law dressing up like a jockey and riding around on a horse named Thunderbolt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

In the seventh episode of our Luxury Podcast William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss Hyacinth's forcible instance on singing for the old people with Emmet from next door accompanying her on the piano: it's less of a fun afternoon out and more a hostage situation. The chaps also discuss William's teenage campanology and Jonathan's own early retirement plans in Spain. Hosted...

Hyacinth is unusually excited to celebrate her brother-in-law’s birthday, although that may be due to Rose’s latest gentleman friend being a Greek shipping millionaire. Join William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith for their sixth episode discussion of this series 2 episode of Keeping Up Appearances. And if you, like so many, have spent many sleepless nights wondering what type of hearse Jonathan...

We've reached the halfway point for the second series of Keeping Up Appearances and, yet again, Hyacinth Bucket is having problems with her family. Daddy's heavily sedated and gone astray and Hyacinth's slovenly sister Daisy is admiring her sink. In our fifth episode of The Luxury Podcast, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss their own sink cleaning routines (yes, really) whi...

Hyacinth and Richard are off to a country house hotel for a weekend of golf - or avoiding the Major, as it happens. Alas, the problematic army-type is only interested in getting a hole in one of another kind. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss the fourth episode of Keeping Up Appearances's second series, as well as their own hotel check-in checklists. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

It’s a big day at Waney Elm as Hyacinth freshly presses her sage green napkins and polishes the solid silver self cleaning sauce separator in readiness for Emmet’s first candlelight supper. Hyacinth’s as excited as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith - both no strangers to hosting executive evening soirées - even if William has previously insulted JVS’s Chantilly cream. Pour yourself a f...