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  • 271: Revenge is a dish best served...with blueberries
    Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones welcome you to the latest great adventure from Planet Porky - the brightest object in the night sky!

    Topics today include: Bryan Ferry, Boy George selling his house, the anniversary of Abbey Road, Paul and John's unique chemistry, The High Chaparral, how you'd spend your Euromillions, newsagents, who shot JR, wellness coaching, super foods and how to live a longer life, Royal houses, the future of the monarchy, living on a boat, the Ukrainian refugee love triangle taking a sinister turn, Colditz, and how Porky was the first to receive the news of the death of Douglas Bader. It's the podcast that gets all the scoops, it's Life on Planet Porky. 

    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!
    51 min
  • 270: Counting the cost
    Welcome back to Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones as we enter a new era!

    Topics today include: LAJ's birthday celebrations, why Porky can't celebrate his, the Carolean age, mortgages and the inflated cost of housing, MASH, Roger Bamber, Harrods, the price of your takeaway, junk food ad bans, salt content, how to wean yourself off coffee, Langan's restaurant, dating the other sister, Matt Lucas, Paul Merson's unfortunate addictions, and why you should have a big breakfast and a small dinner. 

    This podcast is brought to you in association with Harry's. 

    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!
    51 min
  • 269: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
    On today's special episode of Life on Planet Porky, Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones pay tribute to the late, great Queen Elizabeth II, and discuss what life may be like under the new monarchy led by the new King, Charles III.

    This podcast is brought to you in association with Harry's. 

    Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.
    33 min
  • 267: A load of old cobblers
    Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back to acclimatise you to the latest Life on Planet Porky podcast.

    Topics today include: The ever-changing weather, duvet cleaning, changing your mattress, head smells, budget German supermarkets, the origins of Tesco, Hey Jude, the death of Brian Epstein and what it meant for The Beatles, PJ Proby's split trousers, Agatha Christie, being a restless theatre goer, DJs and why they are worth so much money, shoemakers, why Saturday jobs are disappearing, Porky's oily rag, Mikhail Gorbachev and the communism debate, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. It's the podcast that knows the music but not necessarily the lyrics, it's Life on Planet Porky. 

    This podcast is brought to you in association with Harry's. 

    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!
    53 min
  • 266: The night we lost Princess Diana: a Life on Planet Porky Special
    On this very special edition of Life on Planet Porky, Lesley-Ann Jones takes Mike Parry back to 31st August 1997; 25 years to the day since Diana, Princess of Wales tragically died in a car crash in Paris. 

    In this episode, Mike explains how he came to be the first journalist in the UK to break what was to become the biggest news story of our lifetime. 



    Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.
    46 min
  • 265: Is that a banana in your pocket?
    It's time for the showbiz extravaganza that is Life on Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones.

    Topics today include: humidity headaches, LAJs birthday synchronicity, UK strikes, seven years of the Beatles, Shaun Ryder, Liz Jones and the mystery rock star, Finland's dancing PM, the TV show 'Marriage', Sean Bean, council tax, Liam Gallagher's strange relationship with his daughter, Covid testing, the sad death of Darius, life after fame, Terry Venables, the beginnings of Bond films, Shirley Bassey's three title songs, Fish and Chips losing popularity with the youth of today, cod liver oil, bananas, keeping competitive eating in the family, the possible death of the cinema, and remembering pick 'n' mix favourites. It's the podcast that you don't need popcorn to enjoy, it's Life on Planet Porky. 

    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!
    49 min
  • 264: And the Shafter goes to...
    It's another blockbusting, soon-to-be-award-winning instalment of Life on Planet Porky the podcast with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones.

    Today you'll hear them discuss: summer sweat, which country Porky might head to when it's hot, Estonia, why paradise isn't all it's cracked up to be, Salman Rushdie, the Groucho club, Jerry Hall's divorce and what she might make from it, the death of the press, Sir Ralph Halpern, Stringfellow and the glamour model, Margaret Thatcher's roving eye, Lamont Dozier, the feud between Oasis and Blur, Reading signing an Eton student, footballer backgrounds, the next James Bond, Madonna turning 65, Dave Gilmour's housing debate, and Martin Lewis appearing to lose the plot. It's the podcast that won't waste any of your precious time, it's Life on Planet Porky. 

    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!
    50 min
  • 263: One giant leap
    The latest Planet Porky podcast is now in orbit as Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones lift off for another episode.

    Today's topics include: the sad death of Olivia Newton-John, Judith Durham, the BBC's decision to cut their football results service, change for the sake of change, Vanessa Feltz, crowdfunding for your divorce payments, Neil Armstrong and his famous quote, colonising the moon, the upcoming anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, where in the UK Eurovision should be held, hosepipe bans and water consumption, 'quiet quitting', Nicole Sealey, resentment in the workplace, the Great Train Robbery, and the man who is missing millions in Bitcoin. It's the podcast which gives much more than it takes, it's Life on Planet Porky. 

    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!
    49 min
  • 262: Trials and tribulations
    It's another exciting chapter on Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones.

    Topics this week include: the lack of regulation for aesthetic treatments, LAJ's book being launched in the States, how Britain punches above its weight in the world, Sir Christopher Meyer, what would happen if you were to drop dead, the future for Boris and Carrie, dating an older man, Vanessa Feltz, earworms, the fallout of the Wagatha Christie trial, protecting the leek, a possible world food shortage, magic dusters, the Moores family, dying of a broken heart, and Roald Dahl. It's the podcast that tells all the best stories, it's Life on Planet Porky.  

    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!
    49 min
  • 261: Watch and learn
    It's the latest jaw-jacking episode of Life on Planet Porky with your mandible masters Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones.

    Topics include: Rain, Ringo's drumming, how songs can stir up specific memories, why classic rock stars will never be topped, Porky's jaw operation, the UKs labour crisis, why the hospitality industry seems so undesirable, England v France in the Dover migrant crisis, the damage caused by Martin Bashir's interview with Princess Diana, when a scoop isn't a scoop through sheer bad luck, Cat Stevens, the career of Noel Edmonds, chamomile tea, people from Hong Kong making their home in England, and the movie 'Field of Dreams'. It's the podcast that gives you plenty to chew on, it's Life on Planet Porky. 

    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!
    51 min

About Planet Porky

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An exciting new podcast from Mike Parry as he lets you into his madcap world twice a week alongside co-host Lesley-Ann Jones. All visitors are welcome to Planet Porky.

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