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It's Boxing Day 1970, the Bee Gees are riding high, and somebody has apparently decided that what the world really needs is a bizarre medieval musical comedy featuring Barry and Maurice Gibb, Frankie Howerd, Vincent Price, Spike Milligan, Lulu and a frankly suspicious number of cucumbers.

But what exactly is Cucumber Castle? A comedy? A musical? A medieval fever dream? Or just a collection of famous people who happened to be in the same postcode when the cameras started rolling?

Joe, James and Planty attempt to make sense of this forgotten television oddity, complete with terrible songs, questionable dancing, inexplicable food fights, bird costumes, a dying Frankie Howerd and Lulu attempting to seduce the camera with a duster.

Along the way, we investigate the strange history behind the production, discover what else was on BBC television that Boxing Day, and wonder how something featuring this many famous faces could turn out quite so spectacularly rubbish.

Plus, there's a new mini-show coming to the regular podcast feed: Shelf Indulgence, where we'll be reading choice excerpts from celebrity autobiographies. What could possibly go wrong?

It's another journey into television's forgotten depths. Bring a cucumber. For your own protection if nothing else

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It’s the GRAND FINALE of Celebrity Coach Trip Season 1! After ten episodes of questionable celebrity behaviour, bizarre European excursions, and Brendan desperately trying to keep everyone in check, we’ve finally reached the end of the road.

Joe, James and Planty are back for one last trip around the continent as the contestants head to Venice for Venetian mask-making, gondola rides, petty arguments and a final vote that could change everything. Will the Chuckle Brothers claim victory? Will the Cheeky Girls remember which one is which? And will poor Ray finally get a moment’s peace?

Plus, we’re celebrating the unsung hero of the entire series, tour guide Brendan, with a deep dive into his life, career and potentially questionable footwear choices.

Ten episodes. One thousand pounds for charity. Countless terrible "activities". And enough cheekiness to last a lifetime.

Join Repeat or Delete as we bid farewell to Celebrity Coach Trip Season 1.

Arrivederci, you absolute strudels (Italian or otherwise)!

We’re almost at the end of Celebrity Coach Trip Series 1, and somehow things have become even more unhinged.

Joe, James & Planty head to Italy as the final teams begin to emerge: the Chuckle Brothers, Colin & Justin, Ricky & Alex and Carol & Ingrid.

There’s breakfast fuelled by eggs and suspicious gravy, a trip to Verona, Romeo & Juliet, love letters, the Verona Arena, an increasingly tortured opera performance and, inevitably, the arrival of the Cheeky Girls.

Meanwhile, Brendan discovers the power of the shimmy. We say goodbye to Colin & Justin, question the wisdom of basically everything that happens in Verona, marvel at the Chuckle Brothers' unexpected emotional wisdom, and attempt to work out exactly how this bizarre journey is going to end.

With only one episode left, the end is officially in sight. And honestly… we're not ready for it.

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We’re back on Celebrity Coach Trip, and the wheels are finally back on the coach… although that might not necessarily be a good thing.

Joe, James and Planty dive into Episode 8 as the group arrive in Innsbruck for a treasure hunt involving pharmacies, golden roofs, stolen bikes and an increasingly suspicious old woman. Meanwhile, the Chuckle Brothers decide that the rules are more of a suggestion, and everyone else slowly loses the plot.

Then it’s off to a bell foundry, where hot metal, tiny bells and one extremely angry Alex combine to create one of the strangest activities yet. And just when you think things can’t get any more chaotic, the group head to Italy to make strudel.

There’s drunken baking, arguments over the origins of strudel, a rolling-pin-based act of culinary vandalism, questionable geography, increasingly bizarre voting alliances and another couple sent packing.

It’s Celebrity Coach Trip. It’s Episode 8. It’s getting very, very silly.

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Things are getting VERY personal on Celebrity Coach Trip!

Joe, James and Planty are back to dissect Episode 7, as the coach heads into the Alps for zoos, bears, bobsleighs, questionable breakfast choices and one of the most gloriously awkward vote-offs yet!

David Van Day spends the day singing, annoying everyone within earshot and generally being… well, David Van Day. Then Cheryl Baker finally gets her chance to say exactly what she thinks of him — and OH BOY. 😬

There are bears being fed enormous chunks of meat, Tony Blackburn eating his way through an entire breakfast buffet, the Chuckle Brothers continuing to win our hearts, and a coach breakdown that somehow feels like another cast member has finally snapped.

And then comes the vote.

The old guard closes ranks.

Who gets sent packing? Why does everyone suddenly have 15 years of resentment to unload? And just how awkward can Celebrity Coach Trip possibly get?

Join us for another glorious trip through the weird, wonderful and wildly uncomfortable world of Celebrity Coach Trip!

🐻 Bears!

🎢 Bobsleighs!

🎤 Far too much singing!

💥 A VERY personal vote-off!

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The coach rolls on into Austria, and somehow things get even more ridiculous.

Joe & James are back to dissect another episode of Celebrity Coach Trip, featuring questionable breakfasts, the arrival of interior-design duo Colin & Justin, and the baffling sporting spectacle that is Six Cup. 🎲

Then it’s off to Salzburg for a Sound of Music-themed Segway adventure, where several celebrities discover that staying upright on two wheels is apparently much harder than it looks. Expect spectacular crashes, angry tourists, Brendan having the time of his life, and considerably less fun for everyone else.

Meanwhile, the red cards are flying, alliances are falling apart, friendships are turning into hatred, and another pair of celebrities are sent home.

All this, plus terrible trivia, forgotten celebrities, butter-based breakfast chat, questionable historical knowledge and the continuing mystery of why anyone thought Six Cup was a good idea.

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It’s Episode 4 of ITV’s gloriously bizarre The Box, and somehow… it’s actually getting GOOD.

This week, our celebrities are dumped in the forest, sent sprinting after ringing telephones, forced to play football with absolutely no idea what the rules are, and made to endure a buzzer game that looks like it was stolen from The Crystal Maze.

Meanwhile, Graham Souness is BACK, Danny continues to prove that self-confidence and intelligence are two very different things, Shakira is playing the game like a grandmaster, and poor Jenny Ryan finds herself fighting for survival in a leopard-print jumpsuit.

We’ve got questionable tactics, yellow cards, bizarre challenges, Gary Lineker on hold, football violence, questionable running styles and one genuinely heartbreaking goodbye.

Plus, we celebrate the absolute legend that is Graham Souness and his ridiculous charity challenge — because apparently climbing three mountains and doing three open-water swims at 72 years old wasn't enough.

It’s The Box. It makes no sense. We love it.

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The Box is back, and somehow Episode 3 manages to be even more confusing, ridiculous and gloriously unhinged than the last one.

This week, the celebrities are sent to the Oxford Union to debate topics they absolutely weren't prepared for, before being thrown into increasingly terrifying challenges involving the Brighton i360, rope ladders, freezing water, bats and… pickleball?

Joey Essex continues to be the undisputed star of the show, Jenny Ryan schools everyone, Danny discovers that Oxford is apparently a real place, and Gary Lineker watches over proceedings with his trusty binoculars.

Plus: Shakira's mysterious debating-club past is exposed, Bercow gets absolutely dismantled, alliances are formed, backs are stabbed, and Jon finally meets his fate.

It's The Box. Nobody knows what's going on. We wouldn't have it any other way.

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It’s time for Episode 5 of Celebrity Coach Trip, and things are finally getting serious… well, as serious as a coach full of celebrities can get.

Joe, Planty and James are back to dissect another glorious episode of 2010 reality TV, featuring Aqua Walking, futuristic museums, pixel boobs, competitive dads, cucumber-based skincare, and one of the most baffling arguments we've encountered so far.

The coach heads to Austria, where the gang attempt to navigate some extremely questionable activities — including climbing inside giant inflatable suits and wandering around a futuristic museum where Ben discovers that his brain apparently has absolutely no interest in cooperating.

Meanwhile, Brendan is rapidly losing the will to live, the Chuckle Brothers continue to be the undisputed stars of the show, and the yellow cards are finally starting to mean something.

Then comes the vote…

With everyone now facing sudden death, alliances are tested, friendships crumble, and one pair finally gets chucked off the coach. And naturally, it all ends with a dramatic vote, some spectacularly unnecessary arguing, and Barry Chuckle physically sending someone packing.

Also featuring possibly the most elaborate fake advert we've ever produced — Perfect Place To Pooh™. Yes, it's exactly what you think it is.

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THE BOX EPISODE 2: Joey Essex Has Absolutely No Idea What's Going On!

Joe, Planty and Gav Belson are back to tackle Episode 2 of ITV's The Box — and somehow this bizarre celebrity reality show has become even more ridiculous.

This week, the celebrities are dropped at Corfe Castle, where they're told to sit down and... well... that's basically it.

We discuss Joey Essex's spectacular inability to understand the simplest instructions, John Bercow's questionable running technique, Sara's increasingly elaborate schemes, Danny Aarons deciding he's not a team player, and Gary Lineker sitting on a hill drinking tea while everyone loses their minds.

Then it's off to Butlins for a Battle of the Bands featuring Peter Andre, questionable singing, questionable dancing, Joey Essex taking his shirt off, and John Bercow discovering his inner rock star.

And just when you think it can't get any stranger, Joey faces Sara in the dreaded Battle Maze — a Crystal Maze-style challenge that Joey appears to have been genetically engineered to win.

Is The Box getting better?

Is it getting worse?

Or are we simply becoming more invested in this complete nonsense? 🤔

📦 THE BOX HAS BEEN OPENED AGAIN... AND SOMEHOW WE'RE STILL WATCHING.

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