Sinopsis
Brunch with the Brits is a weekly podcast devoted to Old Time Radio (OTR) comedy, drama, panel shows and music from the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Your host is Matt Cox. The show has been on the air since 2008.
Episodios
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511 Narnia Begins
03/04/2021 Duración: 02h04minSo this week we conclude The Biig Business Lark and we learn about Worlds Beyond from Heather Cooper as it's Easter weekend I've decided to begin The Chronicles Of Narnia and we're going with the Brian Sibbly edition with Morris Denham yes Rumpole himself as the storyteller. We actually start with episode 1 of The Magician's Nephew. Enjoy and a blessed Easter and Passover to you my awesome listeners.
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510 ode20to20the20falklands20war
28/03/2021 Duración: 02h59minThis week our featured play is The Falklands Play from 1986. It's remarkable that it was censored by BBC at that time. It has an all star cast of people we've seen many times before including Clive Marison and the lady who play Margaret Thatcher is amazing. We also have two episodes of The Big Business Lark and we learn about the origins of planets so please settle in for almost three hours as only your friends at brunch can come up with.
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509 farewell to barcester for now
27/03/2021 Duración: 02h19minThis week we conclude Barcester Towers, which means we're putting away the Chronicles for a bit. I thought it was a good stopping point as we prepare for some Easter brunch in a couple weeks. We also have two episodes from The Big Business Lark and we learn about the life and death of stars.
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508 of curates debtors and sin of all sorts
20/03/2021 Duración: 02h23minThis week it's two episodes of Big Business followed by a look at the sun and we continue with Barcester Towers. Enjoy.
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507 matt goes racing with royalty
10/03/2021 Duración: 02h59minThis week to catch up you have three Big Business Larks to sink your teeth in to. Once you've had enough of Sir Charles we'll look at Werner Von Braun with Heather Cooper and begin Barcester Towers. Oh and some tine in the show Matt goes off on the royal family asks why they could be so cruel to Megan and tries to guess who the racist royals are. brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com and a review of the final test in India enjoy.
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506 barcester returneth
02/03/2021 Duración: 02h35minThis week we conclude The Warden. But we begin with two episodes from the Big Business Lark, and two episodes of Cosmic Quest to make up for some lost time. Hope you enjoy.
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505 lets make our way to barcester
20/02/2021 Duración: 01h14minThis week we return to Barcester, but this time for the entire run. We'll be examinin with the warden. Enjoyn
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504 The Prissoner Of Zenda
20/02/2021 Duración: 02h20minThis was technically last week's brunch. But with me at the Jack Benny virtual convention plus the craziness of the events in Texas this week, I never got a chance to upload. So please enjoy The Prisoner of Zenda plus more from Heather Cooper and Matt talks frankly about talk sport's contributions to cricket on the radio. We must remember Matt's listening from California. Enjoy.
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503 vampires from sussex
07/02/2021 Duración: 01h04minShorter episode this week as we're replacing archival episodes. This week we continue our Cosmic Quest and learn about broadcasts from the cosmos. Then Sherlock Holmes comes up against a vampire in Sussex, or does he? It's our last Holmes for a while. Enjoy.
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502 conclussion of mort
31/01/2021 Duración: 02h32minThis week we conclude the seventh series of I'm Sorry I'll JRead That Again plus the host has a pleaa about an hour in to the show. We learn about the beginning of the universe enjoy the Three Gables and conclude with Mort's conclusion. Enjoy.
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501 name that tune
24/01/2021 Duración: 02h40minThe reference in the title is the new Name That Tune US reboot on NBC. The host goes over its dreadfulness at the fifty sevventh minute of the show. This is for those of you who may be discovering the pod for the first time. We also listen to the tenth and eleventh episodes of The Electric Time trousers, learn about Einstein's Big Blunder enjoy the Mazarin Stone and part 3 of Mort so plenty to enjoy this week. Email us agt brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com
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500 A Milestone Episode
17/01/2021 Duración: 02h44minIt's not the shows reaally but the milestone we celebrate this week. Ok so we'll continue with the time trousers two episodes of that. Then we'll learn about deep space on our cosmic quest. It's still 1901 in the life of Sherlock Holmes and we hear the blanched Soldier. We also have episode 2 of Mort. Please enjoy. I can't thank you enough for sticking with me. Here's to 500 more.
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499 We discover a Casebook and other Escapist stuff
10/01/2021 Duración: 02h28minWe made it. A New Year. Lots of brunch to look forward to including a double dose of prunes, Heather teaaches us about the origins of the Milky Way remember like the universe itt goes on expanding and expanding in all different directions it can whiz ... know the song? Email brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com also Sherlock Holmes returns and we start Mort thank you Julie Anne.
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498 the package
24/12/2020 Duración: 04h11minLast pod for 2020 and have we got audio treaats for you. This is our longest episode ever as we feaature Scrooge The Musical with Antony Newley as Scrooge. We also have Navy Lark, Cosmic Quest the prunes drop in and a bit of fun from your hosts as an innkeeper drops by in the form of our own John Lingard. Enjoy.
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497 The Box
20/12/2020 Duración: 02h45minThis week we begin with Navy Lark and find out what happens when Mr. Philipps Mickey Mouse toothbrush goes down the wrong pipe. Then we learn of the celestial police in our cosmic questt. The Prunes continue with the Electrick Time Trousers and then the true box. It's The Holy and The Ivy from Saturday Night Theater. Enjoy.
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496 A Very Brunchy Holiday 3 The Paper
20/12/2020 Duración: 02h49minThis week a pau perrie of stuff as we present true paper. For to get to a gift, you have to unwrap it. After our Navy Lark episode in which Leslie is held over a weather ship in a bosun's chair, we'll learn about the planet George, continue our adventure with The Electric Time Trousers in which we meet Sir francis Drake nd then we get in to our Christmas paper. We start with a short Rumpole story called Rumpole and the Spirt of Christmas. Then we hear about Christmas Decorations and finish up with After Super Ghost Stories. Bout of those have been heard before but I felt were highly apropriate. Email the show at brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com and nexgt week we look at the box.
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495 The Ribbon
13/12/2020 Duración: 03h30minTechnically, this was last week's brunch. However health deemed it to be otherwise and if you're looking for an explanation it's in the first sixteen minutes of the show. You also get the usual offerings, plus our time with John Lingard. It's a lengthy interview, just under two hours. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed putting it together.
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494-a-very-brunchy-holiday-1-the bow
28/11/2020 Duración: 02h16minThis week we return to I'm Sorry I'll JRead That Again. If you don't like the prunes I'm sorry but we'll be caught up eventually. We start with Navy Lark and see what happens when Mr. Philiips shows up to an admiralty inspection with the wrong uniform. In Cosmic Quest Heaather Cooper introduces us to Isaac newton I'm sure we'll talk about those apples with John next week. Our holiday offering is Paul Theroux's A Christmas Card, enjoy.
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493 ode to Galileo
22/11/2020 Duración: 03h30minThis week we cover a lot. We start with two Navy Lark episodes and they won't dissapoint. The first asks what sub lt Philips is doing selling sweets from a Portsmouth tabaconist aboard Troutbridge and stealing the chief's customers. The second deals with what happens when a supposed land mine is found in Portsmouth Harbour. Then we get to the meat of the episode. Our cosmic quest deals with gGalileo and is titled Seeing Is Believing. Because of that I thought it'd be fun to look at Galileo by Berthold Brecht. So we'll listen to The Life Of Galileo. Enjoy. Three hours and thirty minutes. Hey it's a good oone. On behalf of Maria and myself please have a happy Thanksgiving and if you're in a part of the world where turkeys lives are pardoned then hhave some covid snacks. Email us at brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com aand most of all enjoy the pod.
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492
15/11/2020 Duración: 03h13minThis week, it's an honest review of the BBC sounds ap which is finally available here in the United States. We also have program offerings in which our friends on Troutbridge have to find a suitable gift for the ship's padre, we learn aabout Tycho the Danish astronomer and experience a pruney panto. Then it's time for something we admit we're a week late on as we listen to atrue gem from Saturday Night Theater involving Gunpowder Treason and Plot. Enjoy.