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In this rambling coastal-to-countryside adventure, the team dive headfirst into the great British obsession with visitors, locals, and what on earth you're called depending on where you've wandered in from (Emmets, Grockles… or just "lost").
From Somerset sheep spotting to Cornwall tourism politics, things quickly escalate into a nostalgic love letter to old-school Britain: coach trips to theatrical oddities, forgotten compères who once held entire shows together, and the noble art of "warming up a crowd" before everyone had to just… sit through things cold.
The conversation then veers delightfully off-course (as it should), into the lost world of continuity announcers, surreal pub signage, and the philosophical crisis of bins that insist they are not bins. Somewhere in there, beer towels are stolen, road signs are liberated "accidentally," and Duncan builds what can only be described as a mildly incriminating pub memorabilia archive.
Naturally, no episode would be complete without a deep dive into transport chaos—coach toilets (avoid at all costs), A–Z maps the size of duvets, and the evolving etiquette of hailing black cabs, from polite "mate" diplomacy to full tactical taxi interception.
It's nostalgic, mildly chaotic, and deeply British in the way only three people can be nostalgic about things they absolutely should not be nostalgic about.
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By Boyd, Barkes & HayesIn this rambling coastal-to-countryside adventure, the team dive headfirst into the great British obsession with visitors, locals, and what on earth you're called depending on where you've wandered in from (Emmets, Grockles… or just "lost").
From Somerset sheep spotting to Cornwall tourism politics, things quickly escalate into a nostalgic love letter to old-school Britain: coach trips to theatrical oddities, forgotten compères who once held entire shows together, and the noble art of "warming up a crowd" before everyone had to just… sit through things cold.
The conversation then veers delightfully off-course (as it should), into the lost world of continuity announcers, surreal pub signage, and the philosophical crisis of bins that insist they are not bins. Somewhere in there, beer towels are stolen, road signs are liberated "accidentally," and Duncan builds what can only be described as a mildly incriminating pub memorabilia archive.
Naturally, no episode would be complete without a deep dive into transport chaos—coach toilets (avoid at all costs), A–Z maps the size of duvets, and the evolving etiquette of hailing black cabs, from polite "mate" diplomacy to full tactical taxi interception.
It's nostalgic, mildly chaotic, and deeply British in the way only three people can be nostalgic about things they absolutely should not be nostalgic about.
Get in Touch with Us!
WhatsApp: 07405 341500 - leave us a voice note, go on you know you want too!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter (X): Retro Rambles Podcast Instagram: Rambling Retro Nonsense Facebook: Rambling Retro Nonsense
Don't forget to like, follow, subscribe, and leave a five-star review. It helps keep the retro nonsense rambling along.