THE SHY LIFE PODCAST

Here we are for episode 328! In a change from our originally scheduled episode this time, instead, we've battled the forces of quarantine to bring you Nick G and Paul discussing the Big Hits of 1991 on both sides of the pond - via Skype!! All this and - of course - Ikk does his best to sing a few of those tunes too!  Our next episode, #329 sees us finally bringing you our chat with some of the Rou...

We haven't done a promo for THE SHY LIFE PODCAST in ages - so here is one that I've put together just a few weeks before our 4th anniversary. Thanks, as ever for the support from both listeners and collaborators to the show; you make podcasting all the more fun!

Here we are for episode 327!  This time on the show  Paul is contacted out of the blue by a mysterious gentleman who wants him to take part in a super special top secret mission! Paul is very keen to help - only the world is in the middle of a Coronavirus lockdown; he's in quarantine and really can't go anywhere. Paul turns to the regulars for advice... but can they be of any use!? Thank you to Ma...

Here we are for episode 326!  This time we find ourselves in a time before social distancing - when we were still allowed to hang out in cafes!  Paul gets anxious about getting called by the wrong name in a coffee shop and the regulars chat about a number of pressing subjects - most notably whether or not they are any closer to learning what happened to Dameus after The Wedding Of The Year! We als...

Here we are for episode 325!  This time we are skipping actual April Fool's Day activities - but we do still have a surprise for one of our cast members... Yes, Cromitty - THIS IS YOUR LIFE!! We have plenty of special guests - either dropping in or leaving messages and also clips from old Sutton Park episodes featuring our man of the moment. Thanks to Nick G, Andy C, Jay The Hauntcub, Toppie Smell...

Here we are for episode 324!  This time on the show Paul speaks to Harry F about his very favourite band - Shakespears Sister -  just after he got the chance to see them live (twice) 25 years after they originally split up. He tells us how he first became a fan and what it was like to finally see them in concert! A dream come true! All this and we have clips from old Sutton Park and some other orp...

Here we present the complete version (episodes 1 to 3) of our very first Sutton Park "lost" audio play which originally appeared during episode 320 of THE SHY LIFE PODCAST (recorded in January 2020, released March 2020). In this adventure (set back in the late 1990s) Paul and Cromitty have just opened a ghost-investigating agency and under-go their first case which involves some ghostly geese who...

Here we are for episode 323!  This time  Toppie Smellie comes visiting and Yeti Uncle John is keen for him to help train him in the magical arts! Meanwhile Ikk picks up a mysterious bottle from a garage sale at Bettina's house! Paul is shocked to find a genie inside and looks forward to spoiling himself; but he really should be careful what he wishes for or he might be disappointed! All this and w...

Here we are for episode 322!  This time we are celebrating Mothering Sunday here in the UK - by sharing some chatter with my own mum, not to mention comparing notes with the regulars who have stories of their own. All this and we have some clips from an April 1996 episode of Sutton Park. Thank you to my mum for being our guest this time around!  Our next episode, #323 sees us catching up with Topp...

Here we are for episode 321! This time on the show we are back live out there on Pride48 for our March 2020 show! We have quizzes, wiki-wanders, chats with our regular LIVE listeners in the chat-room and recent news on the whereabouts of Dameus Twinklehorn! Cromitty also does a rather odd experiment involving Justin - but you'll have to hear it to fully understand! We also have alternate versions...

Here we are for episode 320! This time we're taking our first holiday of 2020 and it's full of chat as Paul, Toby and Cromitty head to the City Of Bath to sample the sights and sounds that it has in store... All this and we have a "lost" three-part Sutton Park audio drama recorded whilst away on location as Paul and Cromitty as called to deal with some ghostly geese who are haunting an old house o...

Here we are for episode 319! In a change to our scheduled episode,  Nick and I discuss the big hits of 1977 as we approach the 1970s backwards... Weird, aye!?! We explore the topper-most tunes of the Jubilee Year in the UK before heading over to the States to compare notes. All this and Ikk has a little sing-song too!  Our next episode, #320  sees us back on schedule and heading to the English Cit...

Here we are for episode 318! This time we've got a surprise visitor who I'm sure you'll all quickly recognise...  Thank you to our mystery guest and also to everyone who features in the Sutton Park clips that appear during this episode; additional applause to Martin Holmes for his contribution to this edition too!  Our next episode, #319 sees us heading to the English City of Bath for our first ho...

Here we are for episode 317!  When L.O.T.S.L. - one of THE SHY LIFE PODCAST team's favourite podcasts calls it a day the gang worry about how Ikk will take the news! Paul shares a few memories about the show - including times that he was a guest and also times when our show has crossed over into L.O.T.S.L.-land. We hope they'll be back for a reunion! Thank you for the L.O.T.S.L.-gang for allowing...

Here we are for episode 316! This time it's our LIVE Pride48 show for February 2020 and as usual we have an awfully busy edition to share with you; there are quizzes, chat-room chats, wiki-wanders and all manner of magic courtesy of Yeti Uncle John - all this and also a surprise message for Ikk from Adam from Foul Monkeys! In our extra material we also chat with Andrew and Lisa from Round The Arch...

Here we are for episode 315!  This time we have a change to our scheduled episode and here - sooner than expected - we are back with Harry to having another sing-song! The regulars share some thoughts and Paul even gets expert training from Tallulah Twinklehorn! Thank you to Harry F for being our guest and for sharing his new song with us - we hope you enjoy it.  Our next episode, #316 sees us goi...

Here we are for episode 314!  It's a tricky time of year and Mr Yeti is never certain quite how to celebrate it... well, this our attempt for 2020!! All thoughts are on old friends - who should have been experiencing their first Valentine's Day as a married couple. Where IS Dameus? Cromitty, Yeti Uncle John and Martin consider how to find him - whilst Paul and Ikk go to visit Bettina and find her...

Here we are for episode 313! This time Paul belatedly celebrates the third of three 10 year poetry collection anniversaries during 2019 - this one rather aptly is called "The Shy Life". Paul shares some of the adventures that framed the writing of this book - including a two and half week travelling Europe in the Summer of 2009. Not only does Paul read some of his favourite pieces but a number of...

Here we are for episode 312!  Apologies for hoarding this one for a while! It was recorded way back in July 2019! In it we join Paul and Calum as they head back to Dunbar in Scotland for a few days. Nessie is having problems with imposters and seeks help with the podcast gang. We also speak to Lisa and Trowby from Round The Archives about some quite obscure "mythical" beasties. Our next episode, #...

Here we are for episode 311! This time we're discussing the big hits of 1990 with long-time friend of the show, Nick Goodman! What do we remember of that year - which songs were our favourites and were the hits very different over in the United States? Do join us and maybe we'll answer some of these questions! Ikk and Yeti Uncle John also attempt to sing some of the songs in their own unique style...

Here we are for episode 310!  This time we're going LIVE on the Pride48 stream - it's actually the second time we've been on in 2020 as we were last there in the early hours of New Year's Day! Anyway... Things are bound to be weird - they always are when we go live - but we'll also have a quiz and another wiki-wander; not to mention plenty of Extra material! If we're lucky Yeti Uncle John might ev...

Here we are for episode 309!  This time Toby and I head out for a bit of a walk around Hampton Court - a lovely house and garden near where we live. We also listen back to some chat between Nick G, Toppie Smellie and I - receive some unique weird messages from some new friends and hear some more clips from 1990s episodes of Sutton Park. The regulars also make a few comments too! Thanks to all my s...

Here we are for episode 308 - and it's time for our traditional winter diary recorded between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day!! As ever  Paul shares some of what he got up to during his Christmas And New Year break and along the way we meet all manner of special guest... Who exactly? Well, for a start we are proud to announce that we have Other Paul, Toppie Smellie and Nick G. on the show, not to...

Happy New Year! Here we are for episode 307!  This time on the show we present the second of two episodes that look back to the best bits of THE SHY LIFE PODCAST in 2019! Cromitty and Ikk help Paul out with presenting duties and our special guests are Toppie Smellie of The Smellcast, Andrew and Lisa from Round The Archives, Jay The Hauntcub and Nick G. Thank you also to our special contribution fr...

Here we are for episode 306!  This time we w elcome in the New Year with The Shy Life Podcast - it's also a new decade of the show! All the regulars are in the house - Bettina Du Pres calls in from America - we have familiar names in the chat-room and there is both a quiz and a continued wiki-wander! It's all go! We also have some random clips from episodes of Sutton Park... from the 1990s!  Our n...