The Pick 3 Show

Who would you invite round for dinner if you could pick your most fascinating options? Only proviso is that they must still be alive at time of selection. Martin, Gareth & Andy thought long and hard about their perfect dinner combos and, unsurprisingly, all came up with completely different guest lists. There are no wrong answers but the panel still had to justify their picks. Let us know via...

Every movie needs music but some movie soundtracks become truly iconic. The Pick 3 panel debate their top three movie soundtracks and take a few pot shots at each others' choices. Gareth goes disco, Andy goes spooky but Martin delivers the ultimate choice (his words) to silence the debate. As usual the three decades of separation play a significant role in the selections. Interact with the po...

The panel debate their top 3 choices of memorable advert, surely an easy choice for marketing guru Andy. Whether it was an earworm song that stuck in your head, a visual image of epic scale or simply a suave deliverer of chocolates, adverts affect us all differently. With three decades of separation it is no surprise that the panel have a wide range of advert choices. Interact with the podcast via...

The PickMaster General threw the panel a curve ball this week and asked them to rank their top 3 childhood fears. Will this episode explain something about Andy's obsession with ghosts, Gareth's fear of the fog and Martin's dislike of hospitals. As ever there is much debate and some derision about the choices but at the end of the day we all know what scared us as kids. Interact wit...

The Pick 3 panel tackle the wide and varied topic "documentaries" on this weeks episode. As has become apparent over the course of the show, the age differential plays a significant role in choices, but as usual everyone finds something to spark debate. Please continue to send topic suggestions and alternate lists remembering that there are no bad picks but we can find some bad opinions!

The panel take a trip into the past and visit a prehistoric location to record with a listener, Victoria, who became "Pickmaster for a day" and who set the challenge to select our top three choices of historical events that we would like to have witnessed in person.  Suffice to say the choices are wide and varied, sublime and ridiculous and probably typical of the intellect of the indivi...

Another huge subject from which we create lists of our top 3 movie villains. Regular listeners may not be overly surprised by some of the panel's choices but there are definitely a few surprises and one particular moment of clairvoyance! Does the release date of this episode give a huge clue to the identity of one of the villains? Let us know who you rate as the biggest movie villains of all...

Massive subject this week and one that certainly led to a debate amongst the panel. The biggest surprise might well be that stickler for the rules, Martin, might have skated very close to breaking them on this particular episode. Please keep sending us your Pick 3 topics and your own lists, there are no wrong choices but there are bad opinions as we point out every week.

Three months on from the launch of the Pick 3 Show Martin, Gareth and Andy sit down to review progress to date and consider listener feedback to our early episodes. This bonus pod shares some of our listeners opinions and impressions regarding the first dozen shows. Please keep sending us your Pick 3 topics and any comments you wish to make about the show, we appreciate the constructive feedback....

If you didn't do what you actually do, what would be your top 3 dream jobs? Martin, Gareth and Andy meet to discuss their thinking on this wide ranging subject and suffice to say that there are some adventurous selections, some stress free choices and then one panellist selects an option that left the other two "shaken but not stirred"! Send us your lists or suggestions for future P...

An early episode of the Pick 3 Show detailed our best purchases for under £100. It also led to a fierce argument over what constituted a purchase and what was in fact a subscription! Today's episode set the panel the challenge to identify the worst purchases that they had ever made. It is safe to say that there is almost no predictability in the panel's choices and, to be honest, there a...

Everyone has their favourites but it is interesting to see the age dynamic at work in this particular genre. All of the panel grew up in a different era and this is clearly reflected in their choices this week. Sitcoms used to be a family staple geared towards everyone, but more recently there are a wide range of niche options to suit a variety of tastes. As usual, there is plenty of spirited disc...

As Martin, Gareth and Andy meet to discuss their top 3 favourite phone apps, the generational differences become more obvious. For some practicality and essential services are the key considerations, for others it's about analysing product ingredients and collecting useful voice notes. As we say on the Pick 3 Show, there are no wrong answers but there can be some very dubious choices!

Another trip back towards childhood for the panel as they discuss & debate their favourite childhood cartoons. Despite the age difference there is some crossover between the panel, plus a clear indication of where Andy's love of collecting toys started. Interact with the podcast via X, BlueSky or Instagram and keep sending us your top 3 lists plus suggestions for other topics.

No subject that we have tackled to date has had more potential variance than our choices for the top bands playing/recording before the turn of the century. No shortage of potential choices but the age difference definitely factors into the panels choices. Interact with the podcast via X, BlueSky or Instagram and send us your top 3 choices, best ones make it onto our listener review episode coming...

With Pick 3 panellist Andy declaring his YouTube subscription as his top purchase under £100 (which earned him a yellow card warning from the Pickmaster General's office), the team decided to list their top 3 YouTube channels. Yet again the three decades of separation within the panel leads to a wide and varied set of selections.  Interact with the podcast via Instagram or Bluesky and let you...

The Pick 3 team meet to discuss the top 3 sporting moments that they have either witnessed live in venue or live on TV. Naturally our listeners will have their own personalised lists but a fascinating discussion which highlights how many different sports capture the panel's interest. We cannot guarantee that your favourite will be on the list but we are happy to receive listeners lists for fu...

This weeks discussion revolves around top three items required to assist the panellists survive on a desert island. The brief appears remarkably simple but whilst some addressed survival concepts, others seemed to view it more light heartedly. Definitely an episode where the 3 decades of separation comes to the fore and one of the presenters definitely loses the plot. Interact with the podcast via...

Martin, Gareth and Andy discuss their top 3 purchases costing less than £100. Despite the simple format and instructions it becomes clear that one panellist is prepared to play fast and loose with the rules! Martin advocates for longevity, Gareth advocates for hygiene and Andy advocates for clemency. Don't just sit and shout at your device, create your own list and join the debate.

The Pick 3 panel reconvene to discuss their top 3 city choices. What becomes evident is that Martin doesn't really like cities, Gareth likes to go East and Andy likes people! Plenty of chat, some sparky debate and a further insight into three different characters. Don't take our word for it, try listing your own top 3 and let us know where you agree/disagree with the panel.

This week the Pick 3 Panel debate their Top 3 childhood toys and it is certainly revealing, could even be regarded as therapy. It certainly demonstrated the difference a few years make to how we amused ourselves during our formative years. So join Martin, Gareth & Andy as they revisit their childhoods. You can agree or disagree with our choices but hopefully you will then create your own list...

Welcome to the first ever episode of the  Pick 3 Show where we discuss, debate and frequently deride our panellists' top three choices from the week's chosen category. The three hosts, with three decades of separation, not unsurprisingly approach the debates from different perspectives. So join Martin, Gareth and Andy as they argue and debate their top 3 movies of all time. Everybody wil...