Planet Porky

It's the last Planet Porky podcast of the year and Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are determined to end this terrible year with a bang.

Topics include: Mike's Birthday celebrations, buying a new washing machine, Noel Edmonds, former Mirror editor Mike Molloy, Don Mackay, LAJ's presents to herself, Barbara Amiel's candid accounts, Susannah Constantine, the new strain of coronavirus, how to get the country back on its feet, the search for the Holy Grail, fresh footage from the new Beatles movie, famous athletes making their kids tread the same career path, women who take up boxing, Carrie Symonds' influence over the running of the country, having eight kids, China's aim to take over from the USA as the world's biggest economy, and Mike's love of Iceland...not the supermarket. 

From all of us at Planet Porky, have a very Happy New Year and we look forward to seeing you in 2021!! 

Don't forget to subscribe and download from your favourite provider so you never miss an episode; the last one of the year will drop next Tuesday. 

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you! 

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones present the last Planet Porky podcast before Christmas with added sparkle to help you negotiate these very difficult and very different times.

Topics include: Porky's Christmas starting with a bang, the Baroness of Belgravia, relationship studies, whether your wife should be your best friend, Uri Geller's spoon bending, Richard Osman, Pointless, reading yourself to sleep, the struggles faced historically by indigenous peoples, the fur trade, Vernon Kay, Noddy Holder's festive hit confusion, splitting royalties between band members, T.S. Eliot, the planets aligning, whether the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, wearing celebrity hand-me-downs, staying in hotels, Don Black, Mick Jagger's frugality, and the latest twist in Harry and Meghan vs. the rest of the world. 

From all of us at Planet Porky, have a restful Christmas and keep safe over the festive season.

Don't forget to subscribe and download from your favourite provider so you never miss an episode; the last one of the year will drop next Tuesday. 

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you! 

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back to lift the gloom as a COVID Christmas creeps up on us with the latest look at Life on Planet Porky! 

Topics they discuss include: Not seeing family over the festive season, elderly relatives, listening to music on a CD player, Harry and Meghan's latest ridiculous venture, Spotify, the Mail's campaign against Prince Andrew, ZZ Top, who might have killed Brian Jones, women who steal boyfriends, Liz Jones, taking the necessary precautions over Christmas, the decline of pubs, keeping away from guide dogs, Benny from ABBA, Caitlin Moran, the works of John Le Carre, Julie Covington, the man who jet-skied across the sea to see his lover, attending St Bride's on Christmas Eve and the architecture of Britain's cathedrals. One week to go! 

Don't forget to subscribe and download from your favourite provider so you never miss an episode; with new ones dropping every Tuesday and Friday.

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you! 

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones have come bounding in from Planet Porky just in the nick of time to captivate you with the latest podcast offering.

Today's topics include: the sad death of Dame Barbara Windsor, losing the ability to interview in pubs, Johnny Depp's relationship with Dior, fashion houses and their dubious moral standards, Kate Moss, Mariah Carey's Christmas song, reading music, Jim Davidson, girls in cosmetic stores, lipstick sales, Martin Dunn, the resurgence of tartan, Andy Coulson's ups and downs, selling Princess Diana's hair, forgetting names, Ghislaine Maxwell's controversial bail out, The Archers and Dusty Springfield. It's that time again! 

Don't forget to subscribe and download from your favourite provider so you never miss an episode; with new ones dropping every Tuesday and Friday.

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you! 

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back with some more festive cheer from atop Planet Porky.

Today's subjects include: a couple of early Christmas lunches, closing pubs unnecessarily, Kay Burley flouting the rules, British Airways, ginger, buying your own vaccine, Sir Kenneth Branagh, Sue Lawley, Salt Lake City, Porky's quest to get an alcoholic beverage in Pakistan, the perfect Christmas gift for the Porkmeister, LAJ's McCartney recommendation, Mike Tindall's baby faux pas, boarding schools, the credibility of Eton and Jean Rook. Mr Parry and Ms Jones will see you in the classroom now.    

Don't forget to subscribe and download from your favourite provider so you never miss an episode; with new ones dropping every Tuesday and Friday.

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you! 

It's time for another festive Planet Porky as the clock ticks towards Christmas. 

Today's topics for Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones to get stuck into include: The Royal School of Church Music carol service, buying the Christmas tree, Brexit negotiations, the French, how Paris has changed, the 40th anniversary of the death of John Lennon and how it was covered at the time, Ghislaine Maxwell's Christmas hope, the tier system pub experience, people watching, why marriage is so tough, Porky's new Christmas song, Slade, love of the cold weather, Peter Alliss, an all new electric forecourt, the top earning Christmas songs and why the classics still resonate, favourite festive hits, Kirsty MacColl, American foods, 25 years since Kate Moss' first Vogue cover, and why it's sometimes better to be remembered as you were and not as you are.    

RIP Mr Lennon. The world misses you. 

Don't forget to subscribe and download from your favourite provider so you never miss an episode; with new ones dropping every Tuesday and Friday.

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you! 

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones have lit their fires and they are ready to bring you another exciting instalment of Planet Porky the podcast.

Today's topics include: an update on the status of George Gordon, a Fleet Street tale or two about Dermot Purgavie and Ivor Key, New York winters, Debenhams, not being able to leave your job, Sir Philip Green, the decline of the High Street, Dave Prowse, the upcoming commemorations for John Lennon's death, tanning on a sunbed, people who drive over the age of 100, Prince Harry's latest wokeism, people who wouldn't take the COVID vaccine, and the incredible life of Wing Commander Ken Cook.  

Don't forget to subscribe and download from your favourite provider so you never miss an episode; with new ones dropping every Tuesday and Friday.

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you! 

Time for another verbal sparing session between Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones as Planet Porky comes to life once again.

Today's topics include: LAJ's successful appearance on the Graham Norton show, rocketing up the podcast charts, Amazon, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, why The Crown is so controversial, Princess Anne's personal life, loitering 'within tents', Motown, what qualifies as a substantial meal in the new tier system, Boris' floundering, everyone flocking to Cornwall for Christmas, Mel C, impostor syndrome, the troubled Onassis family, the Streaked Bombardier Beetle, whether we should care about certain species becoming extinct, surveillance cameras, being more in love with your pets than your partner, Porky's dog and getting emotionally attached to our four-legged friends and paying tribute to Ivor Key who recently passed away and George Gordon who...might have done. At least there's no doubt Planet Porky is alive and well!   

Don't forget to subscribe and download from your favourite provider so you never miss an episode; with new ones dropping every Tuesday and Friday.

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you! 

Time for another audio digest courtesy of Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones as we take another visit to Planet Porky.

Today's topics include: Porky's husky voice, LAJ's boating days, the death of Diego Maradona, motorbiking to Moscow, George Best, Italian opera, J-Lo still flaunting it at 50, Hear'Say reforming, offering political opinion about America to Americans, Russell Brand, sharing a drink with Billy Connolly, why Macca doesn't do selfies (but does make allowances), Pete Best, the collapse of the hotel industry and Strictly shenanigans involving one dancer and his partners. Meanwhile the pair pay tribute to former colleague Paul Callan and Porky shares a tale or two from their time working together on Fleet Street. Don't panic though, there's no ransom to be paid here on Planet Porky.  

Don't forget to subscribe and download from your favourite provider so you never miss an episode; with new ones dropping every Tuesday and Friday.

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you! 

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones return for more frolics. Today's topics include: lockdown concerns, reopening the pubs, bullying in the workplace, the Civil Service, Jamie Lee Curtis, losing your contacts book (or a child), LAJ's vicar, Jeremy Kyle's controversial TV show, George Harrison's All Things Must Pass, Friar Park, huge vinyl collections, Blur, liquorice, lollipop ladies, Michael McIntyre's mortgage moan and wives who earn more than their husbands. Meanwhile, Porky takes another phone call and much chaos ensues...

There's no phoning it in on Planet Porky however, it's nothing but the best every time. 

Don't forget to subscribe and download from your favourite provider so you never miss an episode; with new ones dropping every Tuesday and Friday.

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!