The Moon Under Water

The hilarious Eshaan has built and stocked his dream pub and now he settles in to chew the fat on some other big issues. e.g. Who would this comic most like to have a pint with? Plus the Pub Chat Machine cranks out a question which is granted a quite extraordinary answer. This is the 2nd part of our chat with comedian Eshaan Akbar. You can listen to this episode on its own if you like - it'll make...

It's a properly laugh out loud couple of sessions in The Moon Under Water this week, as today's guest fulfils his dream of being a Muslim pub proprietor. It’s the brilliant comic Eshaan Akbar. Expect enthusiasm for Protestant whiskeys and so much more from someone who like Robbie is a fellow testicular torsion survivor. As a result far more [medical] balls-based content than could’ve ever been ant...

The Landlord is preparing himself to go on tour but he shares a quick half with Dan to mull over all sorts of questions from the notice board. Does three pints make you faster? Or at the very least, with the wind rushing through your hair does it make you *feel* faster? That and other important Qs from the PNB like “What’s the worst drinks line up you’ve ever seen?” are posed and partially answere...

Vibrant young pop star Alfie has constructed his dream pub, so now he sits with Robbie and Dan to imagine what could go down in The Trousered Turtle.  Which drink from his past would he most like to relive? How much does he know about Bedfordshire? And can he answer a teasing query from a half baked new addition to the pub? His new album is released in June, so do check that out along with hi...

The Premier League era has a new youngest inductee, as the doors swing open for one of the most exciting young pop artists around. Just a wee lad with a penchant for ales that your grandad would like, Alfie Templeman is in The Moon Under Water. A young man of melody, summery escapism and pickling. Alfie settles in to construct a pub full of personality and distaste for deep reflection. In the firs...

Well it’s a positively heaving notice board this week for the landlord and our trusty regular. Everything from another proposal for barring, the locals of famouses, Salzburg and too many wines whilst running too far.  Want to stick something to the notice board? Then just email robbie@moonunderpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now that actor Kellie has built her dream pub (see The Lippy), it's time to settle in for a pint and shoot the breeze about what could go down in this wonderful establishment. Pub quizzes are posed and who might she want as her dream pub companion? This is the 2nd part of our chat with actor Kellie Shirley. You can listen to this episode on its own if you like - it'll make sense- but we’d rec...

It’s not often you get to share a room with someone who has drunk in probably *the* most famous pub in the whole land*. For today’s guest is actor, one time Eastender and Queen Vic frequenter Kellie Shirley. An old friend of our landlord, Kellie builds us a delightful pub and dishes some great insider tales of drinks in Walford. In the first part of our chats our guests will now build their pub, w...

Welcome into The Moon Under Water on this fine spring day for the landlord and our doting regular.  Amidst a quiet period in the pub Robbie sets aside time to envisage grand plans of pubbing around Europe with three kids in tow. Plus there’s a full gamut of fish chat.   Got pub stuff to share? Know a child that is nuts for oysters? Then email robbie@moonunderpod.com Hosted on Acast. See...

*This is part two of Primemutton's episode. Though you are free to listen in whichever order you so desire we really do recommend listening to part one first or things might be slightly confusing* Assemble Muttonistas! Settling in at the bar today is someone who really knows how to live life. Namely, travelling the world like a Burnage Bourdain documenting gastronomic adventures and football away...

Assemble Muttonistas! Settling in at the bar today is someone who really knows how to live life. Namely, travelling the world like a Burnage Bourdain documenting gastronomic adventures and football away days. An absolute font of knowledge with a voice that laps into the ears like the subtley chocolatey stouts he espouses so much about. It's Primemutton of course! And he brings with him much Guinsi...

Robbie's back from his travels to Austria. Boy, does that landlord get around. It's like he's crossed with Michael Palin and Alain Baxter. We have a lovely Bedfordshire-based email, plus the boys examine someone's pub qualification criteria. Want to get in touch with all things pubs? Then email robbie@moonunderpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*This is part two of Elliot Steel's episode. Though you are free to listen in whichever order you so desire we really do recommend listening to part one first or things might be slightly confusing* A delightful selection on the house today for comic Elliot Steel is propping up the bar building his dream pub. For the first time (as far as our memories serve) that the progeny of a former guest has m...

A delightful selection on the house today for comic Elliot Steel is propping up the bar building his dream pub. For the first time (as far as our memories serve) that the progeny of a former guest has made their way into the Moon Under Water. Mark Steel passes the pub baton on to his son. But Elliot's pub is very much his own. There's rich chat on the subject of 24 hour roasts and Las Vegas, as we...

The board is bursting with correspondence this week with notes on transport pub crawls, California and those promotional items you seemingly only see in your local. Want to get in touch with all of your pub stuff? Whether it's guests you want to hear or just your own musings, email robbie@moonunderpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*This is part two of Jacob Hawley's episode. Though you are free to listen in whichever order you so desire we really do recommend listening to part one first or things might be slightly confusing* We don't hear anywhere near enough about Stevenage and its satellite towns on this podcast. Today that changes. And it's all thanks to Jacob Hawley. And he is a rare breed - someone who if they sidled u...

We don't hear anywhere near enough about Stevenage and its satellite towns on this podcast. Today that changes. And it's all thanks to Jacob Hawley. And he is a rare breed - someone who if they sidled up to you at the bar you would actually want to talk to. With advice on bringing your children to the pub (start them young) to the solution to British drinking culture (stubbies), it's a delightful...

Robbie beams himself in holographically as he's been out exploring the best pubs the East Midlands has to offer. We also hear about some more establishments served by a rail network. Want to get in touch with all of your pub stuff? Email robbie@moonunderpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*This is part two of Ben Bailey Smith's episode. Though you are free to listen in whichever order you so desire we really do recommend listening to part one first or things might be slightly confusing* Striding into The Moon Under Water is a man with many strings to his bow. Writer, rapper, comedian and "a single pint after work" enthusiast Ben Bailey Smith is in building his dream establishment t...

Striding into The Moon Under Water is a man with many strings to his bow. Writer, rapper, comedian and "a single pint after work" enthusiast Ben Bailey Smith is in building his dream establishment this week. Charting a course from Kilburn to Jamaica, he takes us on a wonderful shamble through his mind. If you'd like to get in touch then robbie@moonunderpod.com is the place Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Robbie does a pub crawl by rail and Dan puts some serious work in to regain ground in the 52 Pub Challenge. But is it too little too late for him? Want to get in touch? Email robbie@moonunderpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*This is part two of SOFY's episode. Though you are free to listen in whichever order you so desire we really do recommend listening to part one first or things might be slightly confusing* Breezing into The Moon Under Water it's exciting pop prospect SOFY. And if you'd have reservations about the pubbing knowledge of a young pop star then you'd be completely wrong. By all accounts SOFY is Gen-Z's...

Breezing into The Moon Under Water it's exciting pop prospect SOFY. And if you'd have reservations about the pubbing knowledge of a young pop star then you'd be completely wrong. By all accounts SOFY is Gen-Z's pub ambassador and prime enthusiast. There is hope for the young after all. And what a wonderful odyssey she takes us on from sharing your table details in a Wetherspoons with the world to...

After a week away jet setting Robbie returns to the pub, and he’s back fresh from a marathon! How did he get on? We also hear about another listener’s pubbing quest. Want to get in touch? Email robbie@moonunderpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a Gallic sensibility in The Moon Under Water today. Wafts of cognac and coq au vin drift through the air as the patrons get a glimpse across the Channel into a world rich in brusqueness, culinary delights and many of the world's great elixirs. This is all because Tatty Macleod is in to build her dream pub. Probably best known as 'That French TikTok Lady' her unique multi-national upbringin...