The route to endless happiness
This week a woman plots the path to eternal bliss, a man ignores his smoke alarm and we find who or what is a Victorian unit.
Apr 27, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 71
The Nick Abbot Habit
In the age of the 24 hour-a-day multiple news-gasms, let The Nick Abbot Habit be your guide. It's fast and funny and sometimes furious. All opinions are correct, apart from those that aren't. Plus Nick's favourite calls from his cult weekend talk show. Guaranteed no baking or dancing.
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Episodes
What's an app then?
This week, I school a lady on the subject of the internet, there is an ingenius solution to a warning light problem and love the Belgian way.
Apr 20, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Darth Vader is a bad parent
This week: Star Wars, smart speakers fight back, a man tells me to get on my bike and I have to correct my glamorous assistant.
Apr 14, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 69
The Orange Baby Tornado
This week, I revisit the time when I locked myself out, a woman makes an emtional plea to the young, a chap has an altercation with a youth and...LOOK OUT!..Ancient Orange is coming our way.
Apr 06, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Picking a fight with Facebook
This week, there is a lot of Neil Young, a rant ot two about (un)social media, the importance of knowing how many animals you have, the pros and cons of Coldplay and how to get what you want by using pads.
Mar 30, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 67
The Un-Groovy 60's
This week a man admits to doing something we need but rarely see, there's a whole lotta boomer-bashing going on, where not to grow up in the 1960's and a stand-up row about class.
Mar 23, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 66
She likes me, she REALLY likes me!
This week, I receive an alarming amount of praise, the plans to make you drive like a robot, Trump's family whines and an electrical expert speaks.
Mar 16, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Where's Larry?
This week there's a little light to-do over the Queen's stuff, a man wants MPs to not do their job, the mystery of the disappearing cat and the Big Rice Debate.
Mar 09, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 64
An old friend makes a comeback
This week, the story of a strange return, an illuminated jacket saves the world, top 11 reasons why Trumple Thinskin is nuts and a fight about babies.
Mar 02, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Donald Trump has behavioral issues
This week, a rock and roll roadie refuses to spill the beans, there's cats on drugs, some concrete has a birthday and a home selling problem.
Feb 24, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Casting the LBC panto
Description: This week: your personal, private rules of the road; a little light sarcasm; tracksuits; a message from afar and a tale from even further.
Feb 17, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 61
The World's Worst Breakfast
This week, I make the mistake of reading the leaflet that came with my pills, try to recall the name of the second best Star Wars film, Donald Trump tells us about his wand and how to cook chips.
Feb 10, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 60
The Cost o' Coffee
This week there's squirrels, turtles, clapping and the perils of going to the cinema. I get asked a very difficult question and robots laugh at our culinary skills.
Feb 03, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 59
The Earth's got wind
This week, an alarming discovery in Siberia, a lively disagreement about a particular sport, I read the pamphlet that came with my pills and insects doing maths.
Jan 27, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Using superglue to save the world and win £100
This week, after Extinction Rebellion was briefly listed as a terrorist organisation, we revisit the time when the pink boat people took over central London and had a surprising effect. There's also a little light cat massaging, Pink Floyd ear worms and a very difficult way to earn money.
Jan 20, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 57
The one where I lock myself out
It turns out that it is frighteningly easy to lock yourself out and incredibly hard to break back in again
Jan 13, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 56
The Curious Incident of the Intruder in the Night-Time
This week, someone overcomes the laws of nature and defies death, there's a chap with a delicious accent talking about Baby Yoda, a priceless chat with the "algorithm" man and I receive an unwelcome visitor in the dead of night.
Jan 06, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 55
What not to put on your strawberries
This week , Donald Trump's scary blimp, a little light political fighting, the EU bans dying and I find a friend in a friend of Jesus.
Dec 18, 2019•26 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Buying a slightly used, second hand pet
This week, we go back to the summer and learn about Theresa May's Brasier, there's the Bob Dylan v Kylie Minogue Heavyweight Championship Ultimate Smackdown, we sing the praises of a certain type of cat and a man in Dallas speaks French.
Dec 09, 2019•34 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Pills, thrills and badminton rackets
This week, we learn about loos on the 8.03, the type of pills you should never run out of, there's a rant about drivers, the great insect war hots up and what one man looks for in a woman (not what you would ever think).
Dec 02, 2019•34 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Mr Whatabout and Mrs Shoutsalot
This week, I am pummeled by volume, a caller asks an incredible question, a discussion about economics that was decided by two falls and a submission and there's a peek behind the scenes of my radio show.
Nov 25, 2019•32 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Fun with carbon dioxide
This week, I go to the seaside, get a lesson in science from someone who knows less than I do, there's a heated debate about the value of the royals and a woman complains about my volume.
Nov 18, 2019•32 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Cats, bats, lotto and blotto
This week is a hoot-and-a-half. There's tales of misdemeanours at the highest level, an offensive but cute cat story, what it means to be British and I get shouted at a LOT!
Nov 11, 2019•30 min•Season 2Ep. 49
How to pick a fight with everybody
This week, a caller has a go at all of my other callers, a man doesn't like my atitude, a woman talks about her knees and I sign up for Mad Max Fury Road 2.
Nov 04, 2019•29 min•Season 2Ep. 48
The Phantom Nose Picker
This week, we finger a guilty party, a woman has a bin rant, the problem with the England football manager and fashion.
Oct 28, 2019•34 min•Season 2Ep. 47
The Classic Rock 'n' Roll Issue
This week, there's some controversial things said about political opponents, a classic call about cheese and a lot of rock and roll.
Oct 21, 2019•34 min•Season 2Ep. 46
The problem with time travel
This week, we go back..way back...back into time, a great double act call in, I try to get a GP appointment and saving the planet with Prince Harry.
Oct 14, 2019•30 min•Season 2Ep. 45
When getting what you want isn't what you want.
This week there's a message from a small green Muppet, we relive a famous domestic incident, a foreigner commiserates us for our choice of leader, the most miserable countries are ranked and I miss something that I always said I didn't want.
Oct 07, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 44
How to deal with unwelcome guests
This week, we learn of a terrible use for hairspray (nothing to do with Donald Trump), a man complains about his job, how not to watch Pulp Fiction and what Boris Johnson's name says about him.
Sep 30, 2019•28 min•Season 2Ep. 43
It's good to talk
This week there's a lot of people calling me on the phone with terrible tales about using their phone and losing their phone. There's stories about flying phones, emergency dialing, a missing sixpence, getting lost in the Fens, extra chillies and keeping things for best.
Sep 23, 2019•28 min•Season 2Ep. 42
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