The Moon Under Water

*This is the second part of Tim Key's episode. Though you are free to listen in whichever order you so desire we really do recommend listening to part 1 first or things might be slightly confusing* There are many types of ‘key’ on this Earth. There are those that can be played to create beautiful melodies. There are those that grant us entry through locked doors or into someone’s heart. There are...

There are many types of ‘key’ on this Earth. There are those that can be played to create beautiful melodies. There are those that grant us entry through locked doors or into someone’s heart. There are those that can be pressed to type out podcast descriptions. There are even keys that can be used to unlock evenings of joy and wonder - and joining us this week in one such key. Making their way thr...

*This is the second part of Olly Smith's episode. Though you are free to listen in whichever order you so desire we really do recommend listening to part 1 first or things might be slightly confusing* It’s Saturday morning. You wake up, bleary eyed and unsure as to whether you’re still in a dream or not. You slightly overdid it in the mystical realm last night, thinking you had a bit more magic le...

It’s Saturday morning. You wake up, bleary eyed and unsure as to whether you’re still in a dream or not. You slightly overdid it in the mystical realm last night, thinking you had a bit more magic left in you than you actually did. You seek solace in the living room, hangover cure of choice in hand. What you need right now is a comforting voice, someone who is going to tell you that everything is...

*This is the second part of Wil Hodgson's episode. Though you are free to listen in whichever order you so desire we really do recommend listening to part 1 first or things might be slightly confusing* There are certain people on this planet who seem to have pubs built into their DNA. Every fibre of their being aligns with the mystic vibrations that make taverns the magical places they are. And th...

There are certain people on this planet who seem to have pubs built into their DNA. Every fibre of their being aligns with the mystic vibrations that make taverns the magical places they are. And this week we are honoured to welcome such an individual. He’s more than a man; in fact we’d go as far as to say he’s a drinking deity. It’s comedian, writer, and man of the people Will Hodgson!  If y...

*This is the second part of Isy Suttie's episode. Though you are free to listen whichever order you so desire we really do recommend listening to part 1 first or things might be slightly confusing* As we all know The Moon Under Water is the most famous pub in the further realm. It is the pub that exists in everyone’s mind, populated only by one’s pleasures and desires and inaccessible to anyone fr...

As we all know The Moon Under Water is the most famous pub in the further realm. It is the pub that exists in everyone’s mind, populated only by one’s pleasures and desires and inaccessible to anyone from within your mind’s eye. However, over the past few months The Moon Under Water has opened it’s doors in the Earthly realm, welcoming people from up and down the country to witness guests create t...

As well as welcoming guests into the further realm each week to create their dream pub, once a month Landlord John and the ever-present Robin head behind the ‘Mirror of Sorrow’ and down into the cellar of The Moon Under Water for an Patreon exclusive episode of Behind The Cellar Door. Each month they discuss dream pub crawls, taste beers, reminisce about pubs gone by and everything in-between.&nbs...

“The ever regular Robin Allender takes aim. If he is to sink this pint in one swift sip then surely he is to be crowned ‘Pintsman of the Century’ here at The Moon Under Water. The playing conditions could not be more perfect, with a mist of desire blanketing proceedings. He grasps the glass, lifts it up to his mouth… And yes, he finishes it in one go! The Crowds of Ascension go wild, and Robin is...

It’s hard to play cricket in the further realm. Not only is it impossible to see the ball through the mist, it’s also extremely difficult to organise a cricket match between the Landlord, Robin and a guest (especially when John always insists on batting). However, watching cricket at The Moon Under Water is definitely possible, and this week’s guest is EXACTLY the kind of person you’d want to join...

When you think of Manchester what springs to mind? Hilda Ogden? The Arndale Centre? Be-parka'd men singing whilst holding tambourines? Yes, all of those are quite likely; but if you ask us, there’s only one thing that comes to mind when we think of that hallowed city. It’s a man, a myth, a human vibe… and he just so happens to be walking towards The Moon Under Water. It’s DJ, musician and radio pr...

‘Hiraeth’ is a word that’s quite difficult to translate from Welsh into English. Essentially it’s a deep longing for something, especially one's home; but it’s so much more than that. For Landlord John, who resides in The Moon Under Water, it’s something he feels any time he leaves his ‘Pub of the Mind’ to return to the Earthly realm. Thankfully his feelings of hiraeth are about to be expunge...

The Moon Under Water has been lucky enough to welcome in many guests that romanticise pubs just as much as Landlord John and the ever-present Robin, and this week is no exception. As he walks towards the ‘Pub of the Mind’, engulfed by the mists of desire, it becomes obvious that the next person joining us is comedian, author and actor James Dowdeswell.  James knows his stuff when it comes to...

Logos in the foam. Bubbles in the head. Being served in a Carling glass. There’s plenty of things that can turn a beautiful pint of Guinness into an abomination, and nobody is more familiar with these ‘crimes against stout’ than The Moon Under Water’s next guest. It’s Ian Ryan, or as he’s better known Shit London Guinness!  Ian has been documenting the worst pints of Guinness in London over t...

Whilst drinks and decor are vital to creating a great pub, one thing that every pub needs is good conversation. Yes, we’ve all longed to have a silent drink on our own from time to time; but the best pub experiences are those where conversation flows from person to person. And this week’s guest is one of the great conversationalists of our time, and someone that will definitely have an alehouse st...

It’s 1997. A young John Robins is studying for a GCSE in ‘Landlording’. His life is dominated by Queen, and provides the soundtrack to his school years. However, his life is about to be turned upside down with the release of Mogwai’s debut album  Young Team . Post-rock is about to become John’s music of choice, and Mogwai will forever have a special place in his heart. Flash forward to 2021....

“It’s 6.15am, you are listening to The Moon Under Water FM, the mist is starting to fade here in the mystical realm, and right now here’s ELO”. No, you haven’t accidentally tuned into a radio station broadcasting from within your deepest pub desires; this is just to demonstrate that such a phrase would not exist if it wasn’t for this week’s guest. Look through the mist and you might be able to mak...

The Queen Vic. The Rovers Return. The Woolpack. Y Deri. Some of the finest TV pubs around have come to existence thanks to soap operas, and this week we’re delighted to welcome a guest who knows all about what makes a great fictional pub. It’s BAFTA nominated TV and theatre writer Lisa Holdsworth. Lisa has written for countless TV shows - Emmerdale, Midsomer Murders and Call The Midwife to name a...

Landlord John has always been open about the two passions that occupy his mind and body: pub and Queen. So imagine the delight on his face when he saw this week’s guest walking towards The Moon Under Water. It’s comedian, singer, actress and fellow Queen obsessive Sooz Kempner.  Sooz is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, so is it safe to assume that her dream pub will be best suited to...

At The Moon Under Water we always give thanks to those who have dedicated their lives to brewing beer: Arthur Guinness, Francesco Peroni and Bud Weiser to name a few. And this week we’re delighted to welcome our first ever brewer into the mystical realm… Lily Waite!  Lily is the founder of Queer Brewing, a brewery that raises money for LGBTQ+ charities, and is also the current UK Beer Writer...

Picture the scene: you head into The Moon Under Water and it has been ransacked by burglars. Your favourite ale is nowhere to be seen, your trusty pint glass lays smashed on the floor, all the CDs from the jukebox have been stolen (except for one copy of Paris Hilton’s self-titled debut album). Who do you call to track down the culprit? That’s right: host of Drunk Women Solving Crime and this week...

If you look closely through the mist that hangs outside The Moon Under Water you’ll just about be able to make out our next guest. And as they approach the ‘Pub of the Mind’ it becomes clear that we’re in for a real treat; because it’s award winning comedian Angela Barnes! Angela shares a passion for pubs with Landlord John and the ever regular Robin, and is most certainly an ale apologist. She’s...

The word ‘legend’ is oft used these days, but the next guest to head through the doors of The Moon Under Water can certainly lay claim to being a broadcast / pubbing legend: it’s radio and television presenter Adrian Chiles. As an expert in #chat it’s safe to say that pub conversation is very close to Adrian’s heart, and we can guarantee that the conversation at his dream pub will meander through...

Here at The Moon Under Water we are always on the chase. We’re chasing that perfect pint, that pub in our dreams that only seems to exist in the further realm, that one extra drink that everyone knows they shouldn’t have on a school night. And this week’s guest is all too familiar with chases (but not so much chases focusing on pub desire), as it’s Chaser Jenny Ryan.  Though she Is probably m...