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Brunch With The Brits

A podcast hosted by an American devoted to the rpeservation of British old time radio.
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Episodes

412 The Seasonal Interview Finally

This week Matt Cox and John Lingard do what they do best ... talk. About Brexit, the improbable rise of the Lincoln football club and a host of British radio and telivission. Also you'll hear part 2 of Have His Carcas enjoy an Embassy Party and finish This Sceptred Isle. Yes ... finish it. Enjoy.

Feb 20, 20172 hr 45 min

411 Eric Troup's Favourite Detective

When Zeek the Dog asks for stuff it gets done. When I married PDM I asked my best friend of 37 years to stand with me as mmy best man. He said yes on one condition. That we continue whaat FFred Bertelsen started and continue the Lord Peter Whimsay cannon here on Brunch. Yes Eric Troup asked for his Lordship practically implored so ... like any good firend I've complied. Enjoy Have His Carcass Eric the next few weeks are for you.

Feb 13, 20171 hr 54 min

410 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 3

We'll also as what became of an old Radio Netherlands presenter from bygone days and listen to two Embassy Larks plus the story of Ali BABa enjoy.

Jan 31, 20172 hr 34 min

409 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2

This week on Brunch With The Brits it's part 2 of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy but first we'll learn about Queen Victoria's sixtieth year in office, and begin unraveling the plot of Moris Prune while we listen to a parody of Moll Flanders. Simon Russel Beal again plays Smiley. Enjoy.

Jan 25, 20171 hr 46 min

407 A Return To Old Favourites

This week I was delayed somewhat by a huge ice storm. If Jane my boss hears this and I hope she does it was a real pleasure to help out and I'm glad I could. However as you'll hear in the beginning this led to a complete rebuild of what was supposed to be an exciting show talking about Brexit how the US elections were seen in Britain and Lincoln City's amazing third round win in the FA cup. Instead well havea listen and see how the host comes through Producer Director Maria always says you can m...

Jan 19, 20171 hr 46 min

407 The Pledge

We'll also end Journey In To Space for the time being. Hope all of you hd nice holidays. Enjoy.

Jan 09, 20171 hr 55 min

406 God Bless Us Everyone

I'd like to begin by wishing all of you the most wonderful holiday season imaginable. As Maria and I begin our first Christmas well our first joint Christmas we present a documentary on the Hebejeebees we learn about Queen Victoria's jubilee try and figure out why Lady Daaphne is caught up in a Tratvian bus strike wonder if rocket ship Luna will ever return to Eaarth 1965 and finally well give you a real Christmas ghost story. God bless us every one.

Dec 23, 20163 hr 33 min

405 After Supper Ghost Stories

I have to be honest in writing that this has got to be my favorite BBC light play that has to do with the warmth of the holidays. Here's hoping your holidays are warm as we also continue Journey In to Space we're almost done with the first series we conclude Radio Active the first series we're off to London with Sir Jeremy Crighton Buller and we learn about Lord Salisbury in Sceptred Isle. Plenty to keep you entertained and please enjoy it. Thanks as always for the privelidge of your time....

Dec 16, 20162 hr 30 min

40-04 The Singer Not The Song

That is the title of our Daunt and Dervish case and it marks the end of our Daunt and Dervish series for this time. We have a complete Embassy Lark for you listen to our old friends from a certain naval frigate. Also we continue our Journey In To Space study news with the Radioactive team and we learn about General Gordon and Kartoum. Enjoy it's a good long program Lord Rudy.

Dec 08, 20162 hr 31 min

Brunch With The Brits 403 Games Of Chance

Sorry to say the episode of Embassy Lark is unplayable so it's on its way to stately Lingard Towers for a look. Once it gets to Lincolnshire we'll have more of an ide as to whether the Princess can be salvaged. Meantime we have Operation Luna Sceptred Isle more from the team at Radioactive and an awesome Daunt and Dervish which should have you on your seat the entire episode. Please enjoy. www.brunchwiththebrits.net

Nov 29, 20162 hr 4 min

402 A Question Of Class?

All will be investigated this week on Brunch plus Radioactive, and Embassy Lark. Enjoy

Nov 21, 20162 hr 15 min

Brunch With The Brits 401

This week more from Journey In To Space Radioactive Embassy Lark Sceptred Isle and Daunt and Dervish. Enjoy

Nov 15, 20162 hr 29 min

Starting At The Very Beginning

As Julie Anne promised we continue Journey In To Space we also listen to the original pilot episode of Radioactive we begin larking with a British embassy in a mythical central European country and we revisit Daunt And Dervish. Enjoy

Nov 07, 20162 hr 22 min

399 Brunch Down Under Presents

We've promised for years we'd start this and thanks to Julie Anne Watson we have. She's going to present the first four episodes of Operation Luna from her studios in Western Australia and I promise when I return on 400 I'll continue the story. Thank you so much Julie Anne for your contributiion while I'm away you help make the bwtb team what it is. I'd also like to mention that this is Julie Anne's first full show with us and we've welcomed her contributions in the past. A knowledgeable otr res...

Oct 28, 20162 hr 2 min

398 British Personalities Who Moved To North America

If you are an old time radio fan as I am then the Gassman brothers really need no introduction. However if you're new to their voices then a small intro may be needed. They've hosted an old time radio show on public radio here in Southern California since 1982 called Same Time Same Station and while it's on line now here on yesterdayusa.com or at radiooutofthepast.org their knowledge of otr is truly insightful and wonderful. Well this week we're discussing British personalities who moved to Amer...

Oct 21, 20162 hr 8 min

397 Featuring John Lingard

This week from stately Lingard Towers we're treated to more then a few treats but beware behind the treats there are a few tricks as well. In keeping with the season we'll listen to a Wilkie Collins dramatization of The Haunted Hotel but we'll have time to laugh with Radioactive who said people from Oxford weren't funny hear a reading from Lincoln City Radio of Philip K Dick's The I's have it and conclude with a radio play entitled Bah Bah Black Sheep which in my opinion is good enough for BBC y...

Oct 15, 20162 hr 37 min

396 Misery

This week it's Stephen King's Misery a Dirk Mags play done for World Service. While we have no broadcast daate it's a great work and makes us want to play more World Service in the future. This is also my last show until after the wedding so we'll also get in some Sceptred Isle in which Victoria becomes Empress of India. Enjoy

Oct 08, 20161 hr 55 min

The Secret Of Chimneys 3

We conclude the Secret Of Chimneys today and who knows more Christy may be on the way ... on the main show.

Oct 05, 201659 min

The Secret of Chimneys 2

A gunshot and Cade is innocent. What is going on At Chimneys? Enjoy the second episode of a Christy Thriller a little dated but fun none the less

Oct 04, 20161 hr 17 min

395 The Road To Durham

This is one of my absolutely favorite BBC actors. You'll all remember mr. Livingstone as Weller in the Pickwick Papers and here he plays an older coal miner going back to his village where he served during WWiI yes I'm a sentimentalist I admit. We also conclude Hancock and have a history lesson thrown in as well. Enjoy and sorry for the tardiness this week. Wedding stuff you know ... wink

Oct 04, 20162 hr 23 min

The Secret Of Chimneys

Join us for a three part Agatha Christy extravaganza. Rather then present babt weeekly we're going for fewer books but a daily format. Enjoy

Oct 03, 20161 hr 4 min

394 The Conclussion Of Smith In The City

We conclude Smith in the city but before that some well deserved Hancock as we talk about the lad's taking over a major newspaper and the fact that Mayor James wishes to turn the lad's home in to a dog track. Enjoy

Sep 24, 20161 hr 44 min

The Haunting of Mr. Bickersdike

This week after an hour of Hancock we'll study the death of Charles Dickens and then plunge head long in to that master of satire PG Wood House. Enjoy

Sep 13, 20161 hr 49 min

First Steps In a Business Career

This week we have a brief time with Hancock's Half Hour a whole seven minutes thought llost. Then we'll learn about the Irish church and begin Smith In The City the long promised drama. With Simon Williams as Woodhouse also Matt gives some thoughts on the I player. Enjoy

Sep 05, 201658 min

Foundation's Conclusion

This week will be my last live week whilst we re instate some old episodes thanks Ashley btw if anyone has bwtb 356 please let me know as I fear it was lost in the vortex. Enjoy

Aug 29, 20161 hr 18 min

The Mule Finds

This week we begin with two yes two Hancock episodes then learn more about Russell as Prime Minister then conclude with the penultimate Foundaation episode.

Aug 13, 20162 hr 13 min

The General

This week we start with an hour of Hancock. This is due to the fact we raced through the ends of NSL. Pleaase enjoy two Hancock episodes and we continue Foundatiion.

Jul 26, 20162 hr 16 min
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