Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast

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What's Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast about?

The companion podcast for exploring the world of Hyacinth Bucket in the hit BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances with William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast episodes:

05.16.2024
S05 BONUS E07: Behind the Candelabra with The Postman
In this special bonus episode of The Luxury Podcast, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith welcome the friendly and less terrified David Janson to the studio. David played The Postman in Keeping Up Appearances. They discuss David’s time outside Waney Elm...
05.15.2024
S05 E07: The Boyfriend
Ready your vocals and do your best to impress as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss the seventh episode of series 5 of Keeping Up Appearances, The Boyfriend. Emmet faces the full force of Hyacinth, as she tries to impress...
05.09.2024
S05 BONUS E06: Patricia Routledge's Musical Moments of Excellence
It’s the sixth episode of The Luxury Podcast complete with genuine bonus embellishments. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss Dame Patricia Routledge’s musical accomplishments including her performance of ‘I Want To Sing In Opera’ on the British television show ‘Wogan’....
05.08.2024
S05 E06: Country Estate Sale
Prepare yourself for a tipsy turn and grab your cheque book as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith ensure they are fully brushed up on the correct way to address His Lordship, as they discuss the sixth episode of series 5...
05.02.2024
S05 BONUS E05: Anarchic Hyacinth: Mr Blobby and the Dutch Parody
In this episode of the Luxury Podcast’s executive bonus edition, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss when another 90s hit TV character Mr Blobby pays Hyacinth and Richard a visit. In his usual fashion, disaster follows. William and Jonathan also...
05.01.2024
S05 E05: Skis
Prepare ones self for a frosty reception, as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith hit the imaginary slopes, as they discuss the fifth episode of series 5 of Keeping Up Appearances, Skis. It’s Richard's birthday and despite his lack of excitement,...
04.25.2024
S05 BONUS E04: Behind the Candelabra with The Vicar’s Wife
In this episode of the Luxury Podcast’s second weekly serving, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith are joined by a very special guest. It’s Marion Barron better known as The Vicar’s Wife! Marion takes William and Jonathan through the doors of...
04.24.2024
S05 E04: A Riverside Picnic
Grab your dictionary and do your best to refuse our luxury invitation to a waterside supper with riparian entertainment, as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss the fourth episode of series 5 of Keeping Up Appearances, A Riverside Picnic. Hyacinth...
04.18.2024
S05 BONUS E03: The Long-Lost 1995 Children in Need Special
In this episode of the Luxury Podcast’s executive bonus addition, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss the long-lost Keeping Up Appearances 1995 Children in Need Special, where Hyacinth receives some sad news about Daddy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
04.17.2024
S05 E03: Hyacinth is Alarmed
Armed and executive panic alarmed to the teeth to protect their luxury dwellings laced with priceless collections, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith invite you to celebrate their fortifications, as they discuss the third episode of series 5 of Keeping Up...
04.11.2024
S05 BONUS E02: Hyacinth in Advertising
It’s the second episode of The Luxury Podcast, complete with genuine bonus embellishments. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss Hyacinth’s special appearances in Advertising. From British Gas, to TV Licences and even an NVQ Second Chances ad where Elizabeth finally...
04.10.2024
S05 E02: The Mayor's Fancy Dress Ball
Dressed head to toe in their Boudica costumes, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith cordially invite you to join their soirée, as they discuss the second episode of series 5 of Keeping Up Appearances, The Mayor’s Fancy Dress Ball. Hyacinth is certain...
04.04.2024
S05 BONUS E01: The Outtakes
For the fifth and final series of Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith bring you some bonus episodes to squeeze in even more Hyacinth Bucket into your lives. In this first extra episode, William and...
04.03.2024
S05 E01: The Senior Citizens' Outing
William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith are back with their fifth and final series, exploring the world of Hyacinth Bucket and her family in the hit BBC sitcom, Keeping Up Appearances. In the first episode, The Senior Citizens' Outing, Richard and Elizabeth...
12.20.2023
Angel Gabriel Blue (Part 2)
Recorded live in London in November 2023, rejoin William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith for the second part of their analysis of the 1994 Christmas Special episode of Keeping Up Appearances. In this part, as the gout worsens, there's a spurious attempt...
12.13.2023
Angel Gabriel Blue (Part 1)
Recorded in London in November 2023 in front of a select group of Bucketheds, join William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith for a nice night's entertainment reliving the 1994 Christmas Special episode of Keeping Up Appearances. There's talk of embarrassing ailments, consumer...
11.15.2023
Sea Fever (Part 2)
Put on a happy face and a Minnesota Vikings baseball cap as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith return for the second half of their biting analysis of Sea Fever, the 1993 Christmas special of Keeping Up Appearances. This episode was recorded...
11.08.2023
Sea Fever (Part 1)
Assemble a team of porters to help you with your set of matching executive luggage as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith embark on the first part of their special discussion of Sea Fever, the 1993 Christmas special of the BBC's Keeping...
10.11.2023
Behind The Candelabra with M' Sister Daisy!
William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith sit down with Keeping Up Appearances legend Judy Cornwell, better know as m' sister Daisy (she's not the one with the Mercedes, sauna and room for a pony). Judy tells William and Jonathan all about...
09.20.2023
Behind The Candelabra: Filming Locations
If you want to hear two grown men get very excited about turning circles and cladding on a bungalow in the Midlands, this episode is for you. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith fire up the Rover 216 and drive around...
08.16.2023
S04 E07: Let There Be Light
It’s the final episode of the fourth series of The Luxury Podcast. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss - in an executive manner - Richard’s attempt to fix the church hall electrics, haircuts, and ponder the never-to-be-answered question as to...
08.09.2023
S04 E06: Please Mind Your Head
It’s time for an old-world bijou episode of The Luxury Podcast. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith return for the penultimate instalment of their series 4 analysis of the BBC’s Keeping Up Appearances. Settle down with a cucumber sandwich, try not...
08.02.2023
S04 E05: Looking at Properties
Get your bugles out! William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith are back for another dissection of Keeping Up Appearances in their luxury podcast. Hyacinth’s search for a charismatic country cottage continues, although the scale of the property has somewhat increased since...
07.28.2023
S04 E04: The Commodore
Raise a golden galleon glass and say hello with a nautical flavour to the fourth instalment in the fourth series of The Luxury Podcast. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith have hung the flags out in readiness for their dissection of...
07.19.2023
S04 E03: A Celebrity for The Barbecue
Enemies and villains come in all shapes and sizes: Darth Vader, Lord Voldemort, Norman Bates; Nurse Ratched… and now, Sonia Barker-Finch. Hyacinth tries to get one up on her neighbour by inviting the garden centre king round for an outdoors...
07.12.2023
S04 E02: Country Retreat
William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith invite you to their cosy charismatic country cottage conversation in the second episode of series 4 of The Luxury Podcast. Hyacinth and Richard begin their search - well, Hyacinth’s search - for a second home....
07.05.2023
S04 E01: A Job For Richard
William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith are back in full bloom with their fourth series, exploring the world of Hyacinth Bucket and her family in the hit BBC sitcom, Keeping Up Appearances. In the first episode of series four, the boys...
04.19.2023
Behind The Candelabra with The Dishy Vicar
Someone hold William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith down as we welcome Jeremy Gittins to The Luxury Podcast. Jeremy played Michael the Vicar in 19 episodes of Keeping Up Appearances in all five series. Jeremy reveals many never-heard-before stories from his...
03.01.2023
S03 E07: What to Wear When Yachting
Pop your best sea-faring jersey on, tuck in to a ship's biscuit and settle down to enjoy the final episode of William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith's analysis of the third series of hit BBC 1990s sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. Hyacinth and Richard...
02.22.2023
S03 E06: The Art Exhibition
In amongst discussing Spanish cleaning products and detachable mop heads, there's just about time for William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith to discuss the penultimate episode of the third series of Keeping Up Appearances. Hyacinth and Richard are off to an art...
02.15.2023
S03 E05: Richard's New Hobby
Luckily, we're not Channel 4, we're The Luxury Podcast so do please sit back on the sofa (hopefully a direct replica to one of the ones from Sandringham House) and listen to William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith's biting analysis of the fifth...
02.08.2023
S03 E04: How to Go on Holiday Without Really Trying
Dust off the holiday brochures and pour yourself another cup of aromatic nut-roasted special, it's time for a stellar analysis of an equally stellar episode of the 1990s BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith invite Bucketheads up...
02.01.2023
S03 E03: Violet's Country Cottage
Naked lady glassware, congas in the garden and gun-shy bitches. What does this episode not have? William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith have packed up their favourite ornaments and decamped to Violet's Country Cottage for their analysis of the third episode...
01.25.2023
S03 E02: Iron Age Remains
It's time for William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith to pick apart the second episode of series three of the BBC's Keeping Up Appearances in their luxury podcast. Richard's up a tree, walking with a mincing gait and upside down with rubber...
01.18.2023
S03 E01: Early Retirement
Time to dust off the periwinkles as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith return for the third series of the best podcast ever to come out of Binley Woods. This week, the Bucket Heads discuss the first episode of series three of...
12.22.2021
SE02 Christmas Special - The Father Christmas Suit
Something was in the water for the cast of Keeping Up Appearances back in 1991 when this episode was recorded. And whatever was going around then has come around again as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith's discussion of the episode takes on a similarly...
12.15.2021
S02 E10: A Picnic for Daddy
For the last time in series two, here come William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith with Hyacinth's tuna mayonnaise. The chaps discuss the last episode of Keeping Up Appearances second series, their personal taste in pyjamas and picnics while reflecting on the...
12.08.2021
S02 E09: The Three Piece Suite
This episode would also have the royal warrant (on both sides) if Her Majesty heard it. That said, it is probably best she doesn’t hear it. (You’ll find out why.) Join the biggest of bucket heads, William Hanson and Jonathan...
12.01.2021
S02 E08: The Toy Store
Unlike Hyacinth's view on bathrooms, podcasts should be both seen and heard. Accordingly, in the eighth episode of Keeping Up Appearances The Luxury Podcast, William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss Daddy's overspending at the local toy store and Mrs Bucket's brother-in-law...
11.24.2021
S02 E07: Singing for Emmet
In the seventh episode of our Luxury Podcast William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith discuss Hyacinth's forcible instance on singing for the old people with Emmet from next door accompanying her on the piano: it's less of a fun afternoon out and...
11.17.2021
S02 E06: Onslow’s Birthday
Hyacinth is unusually excited to celebrate her brother-in-law’s birthday, although that may be due to Rose’s latest gentleman friend being a Greek shipping millionaire. Join William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith for their sixth episode discussion of this series 2 episode...
11.10.2021
S02 E05: Problems with Relatives
We've reached the halfway point for the second series of Keeping Up Appearances and, yet again, Hyacinth Bucket is having problems with her family. Daddy's heavily sedated and gone astray and Hyacinth's slovenly sister Daisy is admiring her sink. In our fifth...
11.03.2021
S02 E04: Golfing With The Major
Hyacinth and Richard are off to a country house hotel for a weekend of golf - or avoiding the Major, as it happens. Alas, the problematic army-type is only interested in getting a hole in one of another kind. William...
10.27.2021
S02 E03: The Candlelight Supper
It’s a big day at Waney Elm as Hyacinth freshly presses her sage green napkins and polishes the solid silver self cleaning sauce separator in readiness for Emmet’s first candlelight supper. Hyacinth’s as excited as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith...
10.19.2021
S02 E02: Driving Mrs Fortescue
Hyacinth and Richard prepare to chauffeur the sister of someone who married a Baronet, prompting William Hanson to ask if anyone knows what a Baronet is and Jonathan Vernon-Smith to ask if anyone cares. Well, Hyacinth cares. She and her long-suffering husband...
10.13.2021
S02 E01: A Strange Man
The Luxury Podcast returns for Series 2 of Keeping Up Appearances, as William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith continue their journey through the hit 90s BBC sitcom. In the words of JVS, the second spell of episodes is when this series...
02.17.2021
S01 E06: The Christening
In the final episode of the first series of Keeping Up Appearances, Hyacinth and Richard attend the baptism of Daisy and Onslow’s granddaughter while emerging from a hippy caravanette. William inadvertently reveals his parents’ household security measures and Jonathan explains the...
02.17.2021
S01 E05 - Daisy's Toyboy
Hyacinth’s sister Daisy decides bagging Angelina Jolie’s first husband may just get her Onslow’s attention - but does it work? William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith lament for Hyacinth at the poor treatment she faces by her peers and question the plot...
02.17.2021
S01 E04: The Charity Shop
It’s Hyacinth and Elizabeth’s day in the charity shop for the fourth episode of the first series of Keeping Up Appearances. But while Hyacinth is trying to tackle Councillor Mrs Nugent (and a garden wall) Elizabeth seems distracted about sex. William Hanson...
02.17.2021
S01 E03: Stately Home
Hyacinth and Richard visit a stately home - or, as co-host William Hanson insists ‘an historic house’. The third episode of the show has the lady of the house try to rub shoulders with the aristocracy, but - as ever -...

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Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast episodes:

S05 BONUS E07: Behind the Candelabra with The Postman

S05 E07: The Boyfriend

S05 BONUS E06: Patricia Routledge's Musical Moments of Excellence

S05 E06: Country Estate Sale

S05 BONUS E05: Anarchic Hyacinth: Mr Blobby and the Dutch Parody

S05 E05: Skis

S05 BONUS E04: Behind the Candelabra with The Vicar’s Wife

S05 E04: A Riverside Picnic

S05 BONUS E03: The Long-Lost 1995 Children in Need Special

S05 E03: Hyacinth is Alarmed

S05 BONUS E02: Hyacinth in Advertising

S05 E02: The Mayor's Fancy Dress Ball

S05 BONUS E01: The Outtakes

S05 E01: The Senior Citizens' Outing

Angel Gabriel Blue (Part 2)

Angel Gabriel Blue (Part 1)

Sea Fever (Part 2)

Sea Fever (Part 1)

Behind The Candelabra with M' Sister Daisy!

Behind The Candelabra: Filming Locations

S04 E07: Let There Be Light

S04 E06: Please Mind Your Head

S04 E05: Looking at Properties

S04 E04: The Commodore

S04 E03: A Celebrity for The Barbecue

S04 E02: Country Retreat

S04 E01: A Job For Richard

Behind The Candelabra with The Dishy Vicar

S03 E07: What to Wear When Yachting

S03 E06: The Art Exhibition

S03 E05: Richard's New Hobby

S03 E04: How to Go on Holiday Without Really Trying

S03 E03: Violet's Country Cottage

S03 E02: Iron Age Remains

S03 E01: Early Retirement

SE02 Christmas Special - The Father Christmas Suit

S02 E10: A Picnic for Daddy

S02 E09: The Three Piece Suite

S02 E08: The Toy Store

S02 E07: Singing for Emmet

S02 E06: Onslow’s Birthday

S02 E05: Problems with Relatives

S02 E04: Golfing With The Major

S02 E03: The Candlelight Supper

S02 E02: Driving Mrs Fortescue

S02 E01: A Strange Man

S01 E06: The Christening

S01 E05 - Daisy's Toyboy

S01 E04: The Charity Shop

S01 E03: Stately Home