Two Voices Radio Podcast

This week we talk about radio weather forecasts and BBC Radio 4 programmes that we're not smart enough to understand. We also talk about old recording technology, sitcoms and going to TV studios for show recordings. Plus... a perennial favourite talking point... food! We look at farm shops including Canalside in Great Heywood, Staffordshire and a fish finger debate!

Moving to Europe. How much can we move for? The old fruit and veg quality discussion. Let’s talk about cheese. How about making your own cheese or beer at home? If you are an artisan producer or home food producer please get in touch to come on the show. Email: 2voicesradio@gmail.com

Weather presenters, stockpiling food... what would you stockpile just in case? “Just in time” deliveries. Dairy creamers for coffee. Littlewoods cafe. The dangers of pressure cookers and 1980’s dinners. National Lottery new games - £10,000 a month for 30 years. Oversized cheques on TV and gold bars. (recorded mid March)

Part 2 of our Scottish sojourn. This time we visit Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life in Lanarkshire. Recorded realtime... walk around with us finding out about Scotland's industrial past.

Join us for the start of a series of Travelogue Specials from Glasgow. This time we visit the wonderful Riverside Museum based on the edge of the River Clyde. It's a transport museum but with much more. There are street settings to walk through and you can climb aboard old vehicles. Join Nick and Andy as they feed their transport geekery appetite. All aboard!

Nick and Andy review the new series of BBC's Sewing Bee. They ask why on TV from around the world it always seems to be the same actors. In other news... The Weight Watchers rebrand hasn't gone so well. Nick and Andy discuss other rebrands. And did you know cola and milk is a thing! It's all here with the Two Voices Radio Podcast!

Orange that’s yellow. Taking your own meal on-board a plane and unnecessary faffing. Weigh your own baggage. The demise of Concorde. Online reviewers. The scourge of “social media influencers”. Moaners on the internet and the backlash from commenters. Two Voices Radio Podcast with Nick Benjamin and Andy Waterfield.

We discuss vegan food in the meat aisle! The Joys of online supermarket deliveries. Mary Berry & Judith Chalmers on Thames TV. Plus... Andy tells us about his family's dodgy Austin Allegro. We look at Marie Kondo suggesting we throw out books. There's a smashing experience, passive aggressive emails, and finally celebs larking around in posh hotels. The Two Voices Radio Podcast is here!

This week we talk home furnishings. There's also snowmageddon (we recorded this early Feb.). We review BBC4's Juke Box night on TV. Plus an amusing feature on silly sofa names and preposterous paint chart colours. Finally... there's Andy's bargain of the week. It's all here!

This week we discuss Perpetuity... things going on forever (or at least a very long time!) Toto's "Africa" is playing in the desert. Nick and Andy discuss other things that go on. There's more about Ghosts and "Most Haunted", award winning B&Bs, and the trials of trying to find a decent theatre show to go and see!

We talk Brexit... not the issue itself but about all boredom surrounding it. EVERYONE is fed up of two years of talking but still no decisions. Get on with it! We also talk UK Parliament about the effectiveness of the House of Commons compared to the House of Lords. From the hot air of of politics to the spreading of germs from gusty hand dryers. Its all here in the Two Voices Radio Podcast!

We continue last week’s discussions about bakeries... asking what bakery chains do they have in the USA. Then we get on to Bagels and railway station food. Brands that come and go. This week Little Chef. That leads us to talk about the Joy’s of motorway service stations. We discuss the dilemma of throwing away perfectly adequate gadgets. Finally we talk about a new series of “Most Haunted" on the...

Coming from Andy's house, today we talk about all sorts including the new lava lamp and the new roundel. We address feedback about our podcast. Nick talks about getting close to the royals. Then we take a look at bakery shops in the UK and world wide. Tune in!

This week… Andy discusses how new year means extra people taking up diets and going to the gym. Veganism or Veganuary is here It sounds like a rude word. What’s it all about? We hear how United Airlines have a recipe book of airline meals. Plus… Nick tries to convince Andy that there is nothing to worry about with long haul flying and how he will love it once onboard!

We're back with a brand new Two Voices Radio Podcast. We talk 80s and 90s TV that should come back including Treasure Hunt. Andy reveals he appeared on Blockbusters! We pay tribute to June Whitfield... and discuss poor programmes of the time including Fresh Fields and On the Buses. Andy tells us about his MA in Carry On films! Finally... we discuss the Christmas poor retail sales figures.

We are back with a new season of podcasts from next week. In the meantime here's our favourite bits with lots of giggles. We talk about UK shops with initials for their names, Christmas dangers, The Hatfield Galleria, What can't you get in The Netherlands? Top 5 things you lose at home, plus the joy of owls!

Happy New Year! The Two Voices discuss New Year's Eve television and how it is always a let down! True to usual form... they discuss miserable people... this time individuals trying to sell you things on a stall. Plus... the latest buzz word is casual dining. What's that all about? Nick reminisces about black and white TVs. There's a discussion about going to London's fashionable West End to visit...

It's a specially recorded "Preparing for Christmas Two Voices Radio podcast. Nick Benjamin and Andy Waterfield are joined by their radio friend Luke Walsh. Together they discuss preparing for Christmas. There's talk of Christmas veg, Christmas drink, expensive crackers and fancy biscuits. Plus... join in with our annual Christmas quiz. Have a pencil and paper ready. It's all here... are you ready...

In the run up to Christmas, Nick and Andy discuss singers who cash in with Christmas albums. Why do actor make such strange entrances when performing "in the round"? West End shows or local theatre? we haven't been for a while. Plus Andy reveals his obsession with 4 colour Bic pens... he has boxes stored away in his special cupboard. Nick can't find a pencil for love nor money. They look at the ne...

This week... The Two Voices discuss chest freezers. Do people still have them? Do artisan bread sellers really make all the loaves fresh every day? There's a lovely cheesemonger in St Albans. Watching the radio. Plus... Andy looses it when Nick tells him about his new Songs Without Words radio show... when is the ideal time to listen?

The Two Voices continue their narrowboat navigating in Staffordshire. They travel to the market town of Rugeley. They encounter more annoying boaters! The TV has a load of rubbish on it and BBC Local Radio's evening shows are no better. They discuss trip highlights and simple tips for your own narrowboat trip.

The Two Voices Radio chaps take their bi-annual narrowboat break. This time they spend the autumn in Staffordshire. Starting in Brewood, visiting Stone, dropping down to Rugeley, then heading back via Great Heywood. There's chat about their travels including miserable fishermen, chronically slow boaters and nice person of the day. Join them aboard NB Sir Melleaus.

The Two Voices continue retro themed discussions. This week - old fashioned treats, retro eating out, old fashioned dinners, vintage gear in Hitchin, the fun of old furniture. Plus department stores, and remembering the "Now that's what I call music" albums. It's all here!

Join Nick & Andy for the 1st of 2 Retro themed shows. Everything seems retro! They talk about catching the bus, "Hunted" on TV where they don't know how to dial a rotary phone. Also... is live TV drama and TV viewing changing? Plus... they talk about reviving old gameshows. Is nothing new?

The Two Voices discuss successful market towns. Fussy eaters, plastic cutlery, and coach travel are also on the agenda. Plus... Orange Viennetta is launched for Christmas!