For our bonus podcast this week, we take a light hearted look back on the very worst that Corrie had to offer over the last twelve months with the Bobbins Awards 2020. From character focused awards like the least convincing villain to the newcomer who made the worst first impression to story-based callouts like the silliest secret and the biggest anti-climax, the Bobbins Awards names and shames everything we felt fell short of the mark in Corrie's 60th year (though all in good fun, of course!).

In our latest podcast, we have a good old natter about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 11th and the 15th January (Episodes #10219 - 10223).

This week sees Peter's decline continue as he makes a big decision regarding his own future - can anyone get through to him and convince him to keep on fighting? Meanwhile, Yasmeen recognises Geoff in Corey's treatment of Asha, Johnny struggles to to get used to life behind bars, and has Ray got Faye in the family way?

With Harry Visinoni's toilet snake not quite enough to carry a news segment on its own, we give the Kabin a miss this week, and we finish off the podcast with more listener feedback.

Street Talk - 00:09:03

For this week's bonus podcast, we chat with ITV's Joe Parkinson, who's not only been working for the past few years as a story editor at Corrie, but he's also responsible for the fabulous script in the Coronation Street: Words & Design app.  We speak to Joe about what it was like giving a voice to the legendary Bet Lynch after nearly 20 years off our screens, and unpick the storytelling process behind the scenes at Corrie. 

On our latest podcast, we have a good old natter about the episodes broadcast in the UK between the 4th and the 8th January  (Episodes #10213 - 10218).

This week, Ray's race to raze the place is nearing the finish line, so Abi decides it's time to "be more Deirdre" - and that doesn't mean nipping out into the ginnel for a quick fag while it all blows over. Will her truck top protest get her message across to her neighbours? (And is she even sure what that message should be?) Meanwhile, Arthur breaks Evelyn's heart - and ours! - by bogging off to Canada, Michael makes a big decision about his future with Grace, and Simon's in for a shock when he finds out Leanne's the only one on the street taking the new lockdown measures seriously.

In the Kabin, we talk about this week's reports that a return story for Vicky Jefferies was set to go ahead last summer before falling victim to the pandemic, and we finish things off with some feedback from listeners, including a message that gets us thinking about how much certain characters have changed over time - and whether this kind of thing is intentional or not.

Street Talk - 00:16:41

This week's bonus podcast is split into two main sections. First, we take a look back on 2020 on Corrie as a whole, chatting about what we felt worked and what didn't, how the show dealt with the impact of coronavirus and whether or not the 10,000th episode and 60th anniversary week lived up to expectations. That's followed by our annual predictions segment, where we first look back on what we thought would happen on the show last year and basically find out how wrong we were, before checking the show's tea leaves to see what could be in store for the people of Weatherfield in the year to come.