Hello! This isn't a new episode of Do The Right Thing (sob!) but we thought you might like to sample Margaret's new(ish) podcast Crushed! - and in particular the latest episode in which she chats to Danielle about her crushes and unrequited loves in all their intense and embarrassing glory. Within there is plenty of discussion of why stand ups make terrible boyfriends, which two qualities you'd have to have to date Danielle, and some frankly filthy discussion of the hottest star of Red Dwarf - C...
Apr 27, 2023•49 min•Season 8Ep. 1
...something that might be of interest. DTRT's very own Michael Legge - the especially angry one - has a book coming out VERY SOON. 'Strawberries To Pigs' is a collection of his writing from 2008 to 2020, and is also his way of apologising for inventing online anger and wrecking all our lives. Stories of romance, success and bravery are not included. Instead of writing about how fun and exciting the life of a comedian is, he decided to tell the truth. Join Michael as he tries hard to control his...
Nov 02, 2021•1 min•Season 7Ep. 14
Chris Addison and Anna Mann are the gifts that keep on giving in the 2019 Christmas Special! It is a very traditional affair, with all the usual festive ingredients you'd expect, including squirrels, gimp masks, sword fighting, an abbatoir and Danke Jonathan. Expertise is provided by the overwhelmingly brilliant, lovely and Panto-tastic Joe Tracini . We hope you've enjoyed the new episodes this year and that this Christmas Special gives you a warm glow in all the right places. As ever, we are su...
Dec 22, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 7Ep. 13
Aisling Bea and Miles Jupp are the guests for the final show of this mammoth series - and we go out with a bang in an episode that considers how to commit the perfect murder, how to behave on public transport, what to do if you sext your ex and then they start blackmailing you, how to deal with flatmates whose onanism is too noisy and a few new-life lessons from Expert Midwife Kerry . If you enjoy Do The Right Thing there are two keys ways you can support us. The first costs nothing: please help...
Oct 21, 2019•56 min•Season 7Ep. 12
Rufus Hound and Tawny Newsome guest at the London Podcast Festival in a show that considers calming down angry people, surviving a freefall without a parachute, how to cope with a dog who wants to join in when you're having sex, the whys and wherefores of getting a second date (featuring possibly the worst advice ever given in the course of an Agony round courtesy of Danielle) and a very fun Ask The Expert round with expert guest bass player Mat Osman from Suede ! If you're enjoying this series ...
Oct 14, 2019•53 min•Season 7Ep. 11
Bethany Black and David Reed join the gang in glorious York for the first ever recording outside London or Edinburgh (yes, we know you've already heard the Birmingham recording, but that was recorded three days after this one). Anyway, the subjects covered include jellyfish stings, interrogation techniques, whether honesty is the best policy when it comes to unexpected windfalls, two cracking audience Agony problems (how to own up to your wife that you're living a brilliant lie & how to upgr...
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Rachel Fairburn and Neil Edmond are the perfect guests for a show that considers runaway horses, meeting strangers from the internet in real life, unwanted matchmaking, secret tattoos and aggressively smelly bosses. There then follows a frankly delightful chat with expert cruise ship entertainment and hospitality director Peter Gibbs . You seem like a very kind-hearted person, so you probably want to support the show anyway you can. Well, there are two ways. 1. Please recommend the show to peopl...
Sep 30, 2019•52 min•Season 7Ep. 9
Vivienne Acheampong and Glenn Moore join Danielle, Margaret and Michael to discuss rioting, parents embarrassing you on social media, the rights and wrongs of weeing in the sink and dirty housemates. There's then a disconcerting amount of talk about fists with expert guest materials scientist Anna Ploszajski . If you want to support the show, then let us tell you how... click here to donate some cash to the cause, or you can also help us a tonne by spreading the word about DTRT on social media, ...
Sep 23, 2019•53 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Do The Right Thing and support #PODSTRIKE on Friday September 20th 2019. This week will be historic. In over 150 countries, people are stepping up to support young climate strikers and demand an end to the age of fossil fuels. The climate crisis won’t wait, so neither will we. Young people have woken up much of the world with their powerful Fridays For Future school strikes for the climate. Now, millions of adults are joining in a huge wave of that will kickstart renewed action all over the worl...
Sep 20, 2019•2 min
Bridget Christie and Sara Barron are the guests for a joyous romp through subjects including talking about the birds and the bees with your kids, sandstorms, disowning family for motorcycling reasons, a boyfriend who won't move out of a flat, an awful cow skin rug and an eye-popping discussion with expert Human Resources professional Colleen Cheetham-Gerrard . Want to support the show? You're a hero! Click here to find out how you can do so with cash (much appreciated), or otherwise do spread th...
Sep 16, 2019•51 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Lou Conran and Benjamin Partridge are on board for discussions about being indoors for an earthquake, shaking hands, sucking thumbs, dead rats (and badgers), kids eating food off the pavement plus an awful lot about worms with expert guest professor Dr Jonathan Pettitt . If you'd like to support the show, do click here to find out how you can do so via the medium of cash (which would be much appreciated), or click on your own social media to help spread the word about the show (also brilliantly ...
Sep 09, 2019•55 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Caroline Mabey and William Andrews are the very fun guests for this earliest recording of series 7 (back in February 2018). It covers vital subjects such as the correct way to deal with a snake bite, how to cure hiccups, what to do if you've told your partner you have a terminal disease when that isn't strictly true and the correct etiquette when sex parties and your day job collide. We also learn a lot about fire with an expert guest Fire Fighter . As ever, you can help the show immensely by sp...
Sep 02, 2019•57 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Lucy Porter and Rick Edwards are on the guest list for our WEDDING SPECIAL, recorded earlier this year as the hen do for Danielle ahead of her then-impending nuptials. And what bride-to-be could want for more? With brilliant tips on how to impress your future parents-in-law, what to do if the caterers poison the Wedding Breakfast, how to deal with people who don't buy you gifts and some pertinent advice from our holiest ever expert Reverend Ravi Holy . Oh, and there's a load of stuff about spunk...
Aug 26, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Heidi Regan and Darren Harriott are the guests for an eventually rather filthy show which which covers the genteel subjects of breaking down a door and getting on with people you dislike at work before taking a turn with a neighbour's dirty doggy, a quick detour via tall people at music gigs, a bizarre trip into Creme Eggs before a surprisingly bodily-function-heavy chat with brilliant - nay, WORLD RECORD-HOLDING - marathon running expert guest Kate Carter . If you enjoy Do The Right Thing, then...
Aug 19, 2019•54 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Richard Herring and Deborah Frances-White are the guests for a very fun show which covers gas leaks, the art of persuasion, extreme ghosting, taking your mother out on a date, the etiquette of watching TV with your partner and the world of Dominatrix-ing with former Dominatrix Miranda Kane - which includes a truly brilliant and bizarre story about a spanking retreat. If you enjoy Do The Right Thing, then please spread the word to all and sundry. And if you're feeling flash and think we're worth ...
Aug 12, 2019•56 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Sarah Millican and Joe Lycett join Danielle, Margaret and Michael for a show recorded at the 2019 PodFest at Birmingham's echoey but lovely Town Hall. Subjects covered include falling down, dealing with exam stress, coping with the fact your ex - who you ghosted 10 years ago - is now your new boss, what to do if your other half is addicted to social media and lamenting Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical - plus they get to talk parenting (or at least the bits of parenting that cover bodily functions a...
Aug 05, 2019•56 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Ahead of the impending new series , we asked you what clips we should include in a 'Best Of' episode. You told us. We had a think. And the result is THIS - a 'Best of?' episode covering series 1 to 6. This is the PERFECT EPISODE to share with your friends, neighbours, putative in-laws, bosses and enemies - a serviceable introduction to the world of Do The Right Thing. If you're a long-time listener, please consider supporting the show using your financial clout. Click here to find out how you ca...
Jul 09, 2019•57 min•Season 6Ep. 10
Jessica Fostekew and Nish Kumar come down our chimneys for this year's Christmas Special. And they bring with them a sack full of ice rescues, dodgy presents, evil families, wrapping paper, Santa Claus and Christmas Trees courtesy of expert guest Helen Cripps. Also within, discover which of our panel owns a lake... If you've ever wanted to bung us some money for all past episodes of Do The Right Thing, we've belatedly decided to jump on that bandwagon, and you can do so here: comedy.co.uk/dtrt/d...
Dec 18, 2017•56 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Sarah Kendall and Chris Addison join the gang for the second and last of our summer special episodes. The teams get a bit tipsy and discuss desert islands, jizz bridges, being friends with exes, nudism, shoe etiquette and eggs with kitchen gadget expert guest Rhik Samadder. Also, for any Producer Ben fans who missed him in the last episode... he's back! And if you enjoy Do The Right Thing, then please help get it into the ears of all the would-be-listeners out there. Also... follow us on Twitter...
Jul 20, 2017•47 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Cariad Lloyd and Phil Wang are the guests for the first of two summer special episodes. The teams discuss volcanic eruptions, noisy neighbours, evil twins, loud sex, battle re-enactors, violent cats, baldness and antiques with expert guest Mark Hill (surely the first DTRT guest who is also a regular on Antiques Roadshow?). The show also features the return of former guest and 'No Such Thing As A Fish' stalwart Dan Schreiber - this time very skillfully stepping in for the absent Producer Ben. Apo...
Jun 29, 2017•51 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Sara Pascoe and John Robins are the guests as we discuss wasps, how to take a bullet, dating a diva, being turned on by a dentist and bomb disposal - the latter with explosive expert guest Steve Rimmer. (http://steve-stand-up-rimmer.co.uk/) If you've enjoyed this series of Do The Right Thing, then we want you to tell other people about it. Please. Also... please rate and comment on the show on iTunes, follow us on Twitter (@DTRTpodcast), and 'like' the show on Facebook. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. ...
Aug 29, 2016•40 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Andy Zaltzman and Lou Sanders are on board as we discuss building nuclear fallout shelters, hotel upgrades, lazy husbands and sex, with sexpert Alix Fox. If you're enjoying Do The Right Thing, then please tell other people about it via mouth, social media, sending a letter or telepathy. Also... please rate and comment on the show on iTunes, follow us on Twitter (@DTRTpodcast), and 'like' the show on Facebook. Thanks! And if you're at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer, you can see excelle...
Aug 22, 2016•44 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Series 6, Episode 4 (Anna Crilly & Katy Wix) Double act Anna & Katy join Danielle, Margaret and Michael to discuss angry customers, heart attacks, defaced photo frames, Doctor Who and modelling (with model guest Hazel Townsend). There seem to be lots of piss-related stories along the way. If you enjoy Do The Right Thing, then please do let other people know about it. Also... please rate and comment on the show on iTunes, follow us on Twitter (@DTRTpodcast), and 'like' the show on Faceboo...
Aug 15, 2016•46 min
Series 6, Episode 3 (Rufus Hound & Diane Morgan) Rufus Hound and Diane Morgan guest on a show that covers a lot of ground - from running out of petrol in the desert, via getting to sleep, dealing with homophobic parents and going to school reunions, to housemates having loud sex and a couple of belting lawyer-based scenarios with expert guest criminal defence lawyer Greg Foxsmith. If you enjoy Do The Right Thing, then please do share it with your friends and acquaintances - we reckon it's a ...
Aug 07, 2016•45 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Kerry Godliman and Paul Sinha are the guests in a show that contains amputation, talking squirrels, car sickness, sex parties, naughty photos and a healthy slice of evolutionary biology with evolutionary biologist Simon Watt (who runs the Ugly Animal Conservation Society and his own podcast). If you're at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer, why not check out host Danielle Ward's show 'Seventeen' - on every day at 2.40pm at Just the Tonic at The Caves (Venue 88). And if you enjoy Do The Ri...
Aug 01, 2016•41 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Shappi Khorsandi and Richard Osman join us for the first episode of Series 6. In it the teams try to survive a wolf encounter, pick their way through the minefield of social kissing and deal with problems including looking after evil teenagers, fear of driving, not being boyfriend material and butlering (in the form of very proper expert guest Malcolm the Butler). If you're at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer, why not check out host Danielle Ward's show 'Seventeen' - on every day at 2.4...
Jul 25, 2016•42 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Sofie Hagen and Elis James join the gang for our first ever Christmas Special. And very tinselly it is too! Expect all your festive favourites - snow, turkey, funeral arrangements and Christmas Past (thanks to brilliant expert guest - historian Greg Jenner). If you want to give us a Christmas present, then what we'd love is the gift of exposure. Help us spread the word about the show: tweet about it, enthuse on Facebook, comment on iTunes... or why make a loved one the offering of all the Do The...
Dec 18, 2015•40 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Joe Lycett and Doc Brown are the guests in this final episode of series 5. It's a glass-shatteringly good episode containing as it does information about lightning, breaking up, avoiding people, what to call 'bits' and flies (thanks to brilliant expert guest - curator of flies at the Natural History Museum - Dr Erica McAlister). If you've enjoyed this series then please do help us get it to some new listeners. Share it with everyone you've ever met in your life. Also... follow us on Twitter (@DT...
Aug 10, 2015•37 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Matthew Crosby, Ben Clark and Isy Suttie join Danielle and Margaret (Michael's away) to chatter about stampeding elephants. skiving off work, sexual ranting and planning weddings (with the help of expert guest 'Wedding Fairy' George Watts). If you like this show, then truly the best way you can pay us back is by helping to get Do The Right Thing to new listeners. Share it with your friends, family and strangers. Also... follow us on Twitter (@DTRTpodcast), 'Like' it on Facebook and comment on iT...
Aug 03, 2015•37 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Brett Goldstein and Humphrey Ker are on board in a show that features some incredible stories about saving lives, dates-gone-wrong, third nipples, stolen mugs and the music business (the latter courtesy of expert music journalist Simon Price). If you like the show then please share it with people you know and also strangers. They'll thank you one day. Also... follow us on Twitter (@DTRTpodcast), 'Like' it on Facebook and comment on iTunes. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
Jul 26, 2015•38 min•Season 5Ep. 3
