Dads Hour

**The Dads are back!** Comedian **Chris Cairns** joined **Mick and Iain** this week to discuss **all things dad.** On the agenda: - Delaying tactics your kids use (They’re crafty.) - Trying to sort out ‘dads night out’ over Christmas (Nightmare.) - And what exactly did a family leave for the staff of a restaurant? (Don’t panic.) All that and much more on this week’s **Dads’ Hour!** Originally broadcast November 20th 2018. Produced by John Fogarty.

**The Dads are back!** (Well, except Mick) **Alan Irwin** is in the hotseat as **Iain Christie** and **Che Burnley** pop into the studio to talk the week in parenting news (and anything else that takes their fancy)! On the agenda: * Taking your kids on your honeymoon (Terrible idea.) * Teaching them to drive (A necessary evil.) * £200 teacher prezzies (Madness.) All that and more on this week’s **Dads’ Hour**! Follow **@CityAlani**, **@Iain_Chris** & **@CheBurnley** Originally broadcast November 23rd 2018. Produced by John Fogarty.

**The Dads are back!** This week **Christian Hughes** joining **Mick** & **Iain** for a study of all things 'dad'. On the agenda this week: * Did one of Mick's little ones say their first word? (You be the judge!) * Is Iain's theoretical homeschooling regime sensible (No), or deeply dystopic? (Yes) * And is it possible to be _too_ prepared while camping? (Not if it means good coffee!) All that and more on this week's #DadsHour! Follow **@MrMickCoyle**, **@Iain_Chris**, & **@How2BeADad**. Originally broadcast November 16th 2018. Produced by John Fogarty.

**The Dads are Back!** Patrick McBride joins Mick & Iain for this week's edition of **Dads' Hour**....or should it be **Dad's Hour**? On the agenda: - Iain's apostrophe obsession (pedantic is an understatement) - Patrick's choice of a matching tracksuit (maybe he's a Stone Roses fan) - Mick's broken washing machine (both more interesting and embarrassing than it sounds) All of that and more on this week's **Dads' Hour**! Follow **@MrMickCoyle**, **@Iain_Chris**, & **@NewMilkTrayMan**. Originally broadcast November 9th 2018. Produced by John Fogarty.

**The Dads Are Back** for another week! **Che Burnley** joins **Iain** and **Mick** to break-down the post-Halloween dad experience (they all survived), and look forward to Bonfire Night (turns out Che had some unusual ones as a kid in Oldham...) Also on the agenda: **OADs** (Old Aged Dads), and why **superheroes aren't always the good guys** (#ThanosWasRight)! Follow @MrMickCoyle, @IainChris, & @CheBurnley on Twitter. Originally broadcast November 2nd 2018. Produced by John Fogarty.

**The dads are back!** **Tony Simpson** joins **Mick Coyle** & **Iain Christie** for another Friday afternoon of talking all-things **'dad'.** **On the agenda today;** Iain takes us through a crash-course in physiotherapy, Mick talks about what landed him in A+E (don't worry, everyone's fine!), and the dads' discuss Rod Stewart's apparent lack of culinary skills! Follow @MrMickCoyle, @Iain_Chris, & @TonySimpson74 on Twitter. Listen to **Dads' Hour** live every Friday on **Radio City Talk**. Originally broadcast 26th October 2018\.

**Mick Coyle** is joined by **Iain Christie** and **Che Burnley** in another packed **Dad's Hour**; on the agenda this week - 007 sporting a Papoose, why couples should be splitting childcare, and why 'masculine' traits shouldn't always be celebrated....! Follow @MrMickCoyle, @Iain_Chris, & @CheBurnley on Twitter Listen to _Liverpool Live with Mick Coyle_ weekdays on Radio City Talk - on 1548AM in Merseyside, DAB, or online. Originally broadcast 19th Oct. 2018\. Produced by Lizzi Doyle.

The Learner Parent Sam Avery is off on tour – but not before swinging by the Dad’s Hour studios. On the agenda: Mick and Iain get the lowdown on his new stand-up routines, PLUS Iain describes his perfect solo holiday, and Mick looks at the results of a new survey about whether you’d rather spend your time in bed with your partner or your partner. And what are you planning to do when you retire? All that and more on this week’s Dad’s Hour. As heard on Radio City Talk 12th Oct 2018. Visit www.TheLearnerParent.com for all the info on Sam’s tour.

Mick, Iain and Patrick get together to discuss the difference in your child when they reach the age of four. Also on Dad’s Hour… Just what has happened to Mick’s ability to nap? And what toy did Patrick’s mum give away that still causes him sleepless nights? As heard on Radio City Talk, Friday 5th October 2018. Follow @MrMickCoyle @iain_chris and @newmilktrayman on Twitter, and #DadsHour

**Iain Christie** and **Mick Coyle** are talking homework this week; how much is too much? Is there such a thing as 'fun' with fractions? And what does Christmas shampoo have to do with being a dad? (Not much, but apparently Iain needs to give his house a clearout!) Originally broadcast **28th Sept. 2018** Follow @MrMickCoyle & @Iain_Chris

Che Burnley’s put his busy TV schedule to one side to join Mick Coyle and Iain Christie for this week’s Dad’s Hour. On the show: Mick has to admit he was embarrassed on his recent holiday when another dad had to help him out while fishing for crabs in Wales. Also on the agenda: Does Jamie Oliver need to rethink his language from a recent magazine interview? And what are the top 40 simple pleasures in life? And do the dads have any other suggestions? As heard on Radio City Talk. Follow @MrMickCoyle @Iain_Chris and @CheBurnley

This week on Dad’s Hour Celeb chef and fitness guru Joe Wicks joins Mick to talk about his new life as a dad and his new book “30 Minute Meals.” Iain Christie and Chris Cairns are also in the studio. Iain admits he judges people’s homes based on the photos they post on facebook. And Chris Cairns has been investigating his family tree – and can’t work out why he’s still skint As heard on Radio City Talk, Friday 7th September 2018.

In this week’s Dad’s Hour – the perils of trying to get your family through security at the airport. Iain had a run-in with Spanish authorities on the way home from Menorca. Also: Just what do some people expect to happen to them when they have kids? Mick and Iain take a look at the results of a new survey. And The Chinese school that makes their pupils STAND UP during their 10 MINUTE lunch break! As heard on Radio City Talk 31st August 2018

Tony Simpson and David Sanderson join Mick Coyle for another hour of dad-ranting. This week: What would you write on your child’s CV? Are you the “lucky” one in your house who gets to leave the house and go to work? And what on earth is a Cake Smash and why are parents paying money to do it? As heard on Radio City Talk, Friday 24th August 2018. Follow @MrMickCoyle @DCSanderson and @TonySimpson74 on Twitter.

Mick is joined by David Sanderson and Chris Rick for this week’s Dad’s Hour. On the agenda: What advice would you give your 18 year old self? Why are diggers so popular in the Sanderson household? And have you got quicker reactions than your wife? New research suggests you should have! As heard on Radio City Talk, Friday 17th August 2018.

There was a debut mum on Dads Hour this week! Comedian Gemma Roberts was alongside Mick Coyle and also Jim Johnson to talk about the joys of parenthood. Mick took Gemma and Jim through the "10 things you only know if you're a parent" including suspicious silence and emergency baby wipes! Plus, Harry Kane has had some stick on social media for saying how proud he is of his wife for giving birth to his child and how she done it without painkillers. Follow Mick Coyle @MrMickCoyle, Jim Johnson @JimmysBigTears and Gemma Roberts @gcdiaries on Twitter.

Mick Coyle was back with Iain Christie for this week's Dads Hour alongside comedian and rally driver, Tony Simpson. The dads got into the really huge issues facing new parents - when your cup of tea goes cold without you realising. Plus, it's summer holidays. What stuff do you get up to to pass the time? Follow Mick @MrMickCoyle, Iain @iain_chris and Tony @TonySimpson74

It’s a summer holiday special on this week’s Dad’s Hour. Mick, Christian and Jake discuss their own school memories, as well as the hassles of finding childcare around parents busy lives. Also on the agenda, we look at the good, the bad and the ugly of camping. And we discuss a school that gave some children a free ice cream, while others watched on longingly. As heard on Radio City Talk, Friday 20th July 2018. Check out Christian aka How to be a Dad on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/how2beadad/featured And follow @MrMickCoyle and @JakeMills1

How much did you spend on your partners engagement ring? This week we find out if Mick and Iain are cheapskates or rich romantics. Also on the show: Complaining about your child’s school on Facebook. Why are no kids rollerskating anymore? And how much would you pay to Build-A-Bear? As heard on Radio City Talk, Friday 1.15pm.

The Dads are back talking about their experiences of the NHS as it celebrates its 70th birthday. Mick Coyle, Chris Cairns and Iain Christie are in the studio for more parenting stories and advice. PLUS: Was Gareth Southgate right to send Fabian Delph home from the World Cup? And would you child recognise a bee if one stung them on the nose? As heard on Radio City Talk, Friday 6th July.