David & Joe sing the Bolero theme tune while they wait for Olympic ice skater Jayne Torvill. When she arrives they both blush. They have a good chat about Heathfield and ask Jayne if she's ever bumped into David's mum. They talk about the highs and lows of competing for olympic medals. Jayne tells them she fell in love with ice skating at a young age persuading her mum to buy her some white boots. She tells them about choosing the Bolero music and how her and Christopher Dean did all the cho...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 8Ep. 288
It's the morning of David's trip to Berry Pomeroy Castle to go ghost hunting on his own in the dark. He tells Joe the story of the castle which is allegedly one of the most haunted sites in the British Isles. David is pretending not to be scared. Joe is worried that David won't be able to get in if it's locked up at night. They worry there isn't much tension in the ep but then David gets a call from his wife who has just spotted a celebrity in a bright red sports car being pulled over by the pol...
Sep 05, 2023•32 min•Season 8Ep. 287
Ex 'Deal Or No Deal'contestant Paul Gorton is back on the pod but this time telling David and Joe about how he hurt his lung playing football. This ends up in a long winded story with Paul revealing all about his footballing career and his famous friends. When he finally get's round to the story of the collapsed lung it's actually pretty scary. David feels a bit queasy. Joe's been watching a game of walking football and suggests this might be the way forward. Follow Chatabix on Twitter & Ins...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 8Ep. 286
Historian Andrew Chatterton reveals the long-hidden secrets of an undercover resistance network set up during WW2 in case of German invasion. He tells David & Joe about networks of civilians who appeared to be leading normal lives but were undertaking training in sabotage and guerilla warfare (and not telling their families what they were up to). David & Joe are hanging off his every word. He goes on to explain about a network of hidden underground bunkers which would have been used to s...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 8Ep. 285
David & Joe have an idea for a property podcast. They talk about the format and how it might work but then realise they'd have to do it properly and speak faster with more energy like Phil Spencer. David get's sidetracked by his phone notifications pinging. They argue about how to end the episode. To test the format David finds Joe three random properties in Jarrow to choose from and realise they've made the property equivalent of Blind Date. Follow Chatabix on Twitter & Instagram: twitt...
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 8Ep. 284
Our TV reviewer Joe is back. He's also a guitarist at ABBA Voyage and tells Joe & David that he has now done over 350 shows. TV Joe bursts David & Joe's "thats what she says" bubble telling them the phrase has in fact been used a lot in the American Office. After they get over the annoyance of this, they talk about TV game shows and join in a rowdy game of Name That Tune. They tell TV Joe how popular he is as a regular guest on the pod and talk about getting old. TV Joe doesn't get aroun...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 8Ep. 283
World champion cyclist Sir Chris Hoy is today's guest. He confesses to being a fan of the pod and loves listening to David's cackles. He tells them some brilliant stories about what it's like track centre during the big competitions. Joe get's confused between a backdraft or a slipstream so Chris explains how the slipstream works. David asks Chris if he's ever peed himself during a race. They talk about Chris's stunning legs and he tells them what it feels like standing on the podium after winni...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 8Ep. 282
In this special ep David and Joe are joined by George Kane the Director on Apocalypse Clown (the film David was in). George explains it's a bonkers dystopian comedy set in Ireland with 4 anarchic clowns on a road trip. David Earl plays Bobo, one of the clowns. George says how brilliant David was in the film and they discuss what it's like telling actors what to do. It's not long till the chat turns to drivel. David shows Joe his clown nose, they compare stories of working on set during the covid...
Aug 22, 2023•58 min•Season 8Ep. 281
Joe's off on another adventure and zooms David to show him where he is. He's at an allotment but who's allotment is it ? David googles the shit out of it and is over the moon when he finds out the story behind it all. Joe's friend (a comedian also called Joe) gives them both a guided tour and they try to recreate some scenes. They move on to another location and beard Joe can't contain his excitement ! Guide Joe gives them both a thoughtful gift to end the show. Follow Chatabix on Twitter & ...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 8Ep. 280
After several minutes of tech issues at Martin's end Joe and David get to guff about how brilliant they think he is. They try and glean from him how to also be brilliant. David tells Martin about his first acting job on Inspector Linley and forgetting to learn his lines. Martin is a bit perplexed about David's obsession with behind the scenes on a tv show, he tells them about filming the Office and sharing the building with real people working down the corridor. They talk about bedtime routines ...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 8Ep. 279
David & Joe analyse how other hosts start their pods and then try to talk as quickly as possible, obsessing over the charts once again. They do a bit about if they were a football team who they would be, who the big hitter pods would be and where they all would be in the league. Listening to Joe's '3 Dayz A Week' song' David reads out some comments from Patreon and has a sing of it himself. David finally shows Joe his painting which is framed and hanging in the hallway. Joe phones his mum to...
Aug 15, 2023•47 min•Season 8Ep. 278
Natalie Cassidy is back on the pod talking more bollox with David and Joe. She tells them about her trip to Wimbledon and her appearance on Parenting Hell. They talk about holidays in Cornwall and enjoying art. Nat & Joe try to persuade David to show them his painting. They collaborate together to write a poem. Natalie writes the first line... they turn it into a game show called Stick It Up Your Arts. Natalie gives her opinion on the pod going to three days a week and puts the cat amongst t...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 8Ep. 277
WBO Cruiserweight Champion Chris Billam-Smith is on the pod. Joe asks him if he wears his WBO belt around the house. David shows off his boxing gloves and puts them on the wrong hand. Chris tells them about his training programme, feeing nervous before sparring, his journey to becoming a world champ and being in the changing room pre-fight. They find out how Chris got his moniker 'The Gentleman', then discuss his choice of shorts and wonder who would win in a fight between David and Chris. Follo...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 8Ep. 276
David and Joe chat about going to 3 days a week and the added pressure of trying to make good eps. David tells Joe about a family event he attended when the adults were getting on it dancing to hip hop. They talk about what it would have been like in their parents day at a fete with a cup of squash and mum listening to Jennifer Rush. The postman comes in again. After analysing the podcast a bit they start doubting if they are any good at it. They talk about the episode charts, being loads behind...
Aug 08, 2023•47 min•Ep. 275
Part two of an ongoing chat about David's cricket match. The chat starts with David & Joe having the realisation that in their heyday they weren't actually very good at cricket or football and they have, in fact been living in a dream. David tells Joe a bit more about his day playing cricket at The Valley Of The Rocks and how he felt donning his shin pads and going out to bat. He talks Joe through his performance on the pitch, getting recognised by the groundsman and refusing to down a 'man ...
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 8Ep. 274
In this comedy improv series, Joe & David are driving their fictitous narrowboat down the canal and spot an old aquaintance Robin Cooper having a picnic. They stop for a chat and immediately regret it. Mr Cooper has soooo much to tell them, all about Lilian Driftwoods mother being poisoned by black milk and the wood carving he is doing for his wife who can count to 100 and smells of beautiful damp. He fills them in on his red setter business and tells them a couple of harrowing tales about m...
Aug 03, 2023•53 min•Season 8Ep. 273
Former broadcaster and radio presenter Iain Lee joins David and Joe for a candid chat about his life and career, getting old, feeling anxious at parties and everything in-between. Joe asks him about his experience in the jungle on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and David want's to know about the dunny. Iain names some brilliant guests he has been lucky enought to interview on the radio. David is insanely jealous that Iain's dad worked in the BBC props department. He tells them about his new ...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 8Ep. 272
David & Joe talk to David Wilson, a former prison governor and well known criminologist. Despite the grim subject, they manage to get a smile from the professor before settling down for an indepth chat about true crime and psychopathic behaviour. They talk about the 'Sixth Commandment' BBC dramatisation. David Wilson previously wrote a book A Plot to Kill about this tragic true story (before the drama came out) and he tells them a bit more about what he knows from researching for the book. D...
Aug 01, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 8Ep. 271
Joe & David catch up after the weekend. They discuss ring lights, lecturing in podcasting and how they would cope talking to uni students. David try's to explain about doing twitch, role playing as Brian Gittins in Grand Theft Auto and they muck about speeding up and slowing down the boring bits. They nearly forget to mention that the pod is moving to three days a week (which was the point of the ep) and honk the mole makes a surprise appearance. They talk about their artwork. Joe is reminde...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 8Ep. 270
David has rekindled his love for cricket and tells Joe all about his recent game at England's most picturesque cricket ground Lynton & Lynmouth in the centre of the Valley Of The Rocks. Twenty seven minutes in he still hasn't told Joe anything about the game. He tells him about getting his old kit out of the loft, how he's missed his thigh pads and being in a panic shutting the mini bus door. Joe loses interest. David shows Joe how to hold a cricket ball and announces that he can still catch...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 8Ep. 269
David and Joe managed to blag some Access All Area backstage passes to the Blur Concert at Wembley Stadium. They talk about the day and play some snippets of them exploring back stage and looking out on the arena before the crowds arrive. They feel like two dorks standing on the stage with their tiny microphones. Their new pal Steve Davis is DJ'ing so they hang out in his dressing room and have a little chat with him about being one of Blur's fluffers. Steve try's to figure out why Blur asked hi...
Jul 27, 2023•57 min•Season 8Ep. 268
Former England cricket captain David Gower comes onto the show and Joe tries his best to keep up with the cricket chat whilst David feels the need to prove to Mr Gower that he played cricket to a half decent standard. Mr Gower tells them about joy riding in a tiger moth for an impromtu fly-by during the 1990/91 Ashes tour in Australia. Follow Chatabix on Twitter & Instagram: twitter.com/chatabix1 www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon for early access to our eps: https://www.patreon.com/...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 8Ep. 267
Ex-Navy Jac Hughes joins David and Joe to chat about his experiences on board a giant ship in the sea. Unfortunately Jac realised he suffered from sea sickness not long after joining the Navy. He talks about being one of thirty nine blokes in the mess, sleeping arrangements, not seeing land for two months and all the games that men play when they’re trapped in a big vessel. After he tells them about meeting some pirates David decides he doesn't want to join the Navy. They're delighted with the n...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 8Ep. 266
Joe & David have recently bid on some Deal or No Deal memorabilia. The auction house have sent the box of goodies to David's house. David excitedly opens the box live on the pod but is a bit disappointed with the quality of the four red prop boxes and the grubby state of the crew clothing. They find a handwritten message from the auction house and then discover that the pencil drawing of the Deal Or No Deal is actually a photocopy. They decide it's all very underwhelming so talk about David'...
Jul 24, 2023•36 min•Season 8Ep. 265
We welcome back old pal Andy Goldstein but again do very little snooker chat (even though he is supposed to be our Snooker Correspondent.) Andy tells the lads about his recent ailments and strained testicle. Joe shares his teeth cleaning routine and David reveals that worryingly his old Osteopath might have been a fraud. Andy and David guess how many footballs are in Joe’s ball bag and they come up with a new catchphrase. Follow Chatabix on Twitter & Instagram: twitter.com/chatabix1 www.inst...
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 8Ep. 264
Joe & David interrupt elderly couple Duncy and Cecily stretching and doing a workout by the side of the canal. Duncan has a dicky tummy because their little dog Dorothy has been eating blue cheese. David joins them for some stretches and has a therapy session with Cecily. Barney, one of Cecily's clients turns up in a bit of a state. They discover that Cecily has also worked with Nigel Havers. Then they all go for a ploughman’s at the pub. Duncan is played by the brilliant Seb Cardinal and Ce...
Jul 20, 2023•53 min•Season 8Ep. 263
Tommy Cannon chats to David & Joe about his wonderful career with the late Bobby Ball and how they started off in the clubs ending up with their very own Saturday night show. The lads are honoured to talk to Tommy having worked with Bobby on their sitcom The Cockfields. They are massive fans and lap up all his stories. Follow Chatabix on Twitter & Instagram: twitter.com/chatabix1 www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon for early access to our eps: https://www.patreon.com/chatabix Crun...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 8Ep. 262
Ex prison officer, Danny Knight joins Joe and David to talk about his experiences of working in HMP Bristol when it was a Cat A prison. David and Joe get over excited and it turns into something reminiscent of the Deal or No Deal episodes. Danny walks them through prison guard life in fine detail. Joe thinks he would prefer to do a prison admin role. Danny Knight has his own podcast about the high ocatane world of Formula 1 and a radio show Join the Lights Out, Let's Go team. Broadcast weekly on...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 8Ep. 261
David & Joe have finally reached the auction lot for the Deal or No Deal memorabilia. They place the first bid. Someone else is bidding. It's all very tense. Going head to head they raise the bid, is it enough ? The hammer comes down. Follow Chatabix on Twitter & Instagram: twitter.com/chatabix1 www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon for early access to our eps: https://www.patreon.com/chatabix Crunchy fresh tees and hoodies: https://chatabixshop.com/ Learn more about your ad choices...
Jul 17, 2023•37 min•Ep. 260
While waiting for today's guest, music producer William Orbit, David sings some of his songs to Joe and they talk about the amazing people William has worked with. William seems to have got the dates muddled and doesn't appear on zoom. To fill time they talk about the 'Derek' prank they played on Paul McCaffrey and come up with a list of potential comedy mates they could play the same prank on. When William's assistant pops up to lets them know that he has actually forgotten they turn the ep int...
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 8Ep. 259
