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PART 6 (of 6) & FINAL installment of Karl Pilkington's ROCKBUSTERS (a cheap knockoff of Blockbusters). Not only was this one of Karl's longest running features (along with Monkey News), but it was also voted by fans as his greatest XFM feature of all time: https://x.com/rskxfm/status/1714711967305269595?s=20. Karl Pilkington gives a cryptic clue (it's usually nonsense) and the initials of a famous band or artist (he sometimes gets the initials wrong), and listeners either call, or as the feature developed (unless they were experiencing technical difficulties), email in their answers. The winner gets an arbitrary assortment of tat, often including a pointless DVD seemingly chosen at random from the bargain bucket. Fans will recall Stephen Merchant announcing such great prizes as Ladder 49 (the mediocre John Travolta film), or Children of the Corn (Peter Horton's in it). Ricky Gervais once mused: "Imagine getting that and going 'Excellent, we can watch this now!'"PART 6 ends with Steve in a state of total astonishment after Karl's penultimate Rockbuster, Kasabian: "What?! That's one of your worst, that... That's terrible." And in response to Karl's final Rockbuster, Donna Summer, Steve is utterly stupefied: "Man alive, that was shocking."**THE END**Keane (0:00)Courtney Love (11:44)Yoko Ono (19:28)Amy Winehouse (26:38)Nick Drake & The Ramones (34:51)Kasabian & Donna Summer (38:31)

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PART 5 (of 6) of Karl Pilkington's ROCKBUSTERS (a cheap knockoff of Blockbusters). Not only was this one of Karl's longest running features (along with Monkey News), but it was also voted by fans as his greatest XFM feature of all time: https://x.com/rskxfm/status/1714711967305269595?s=20. Karl Pilkington gives a cryptic clue (it's usually nonsense) and the initials of a famous band or artist (he sometimes gets the initials wrong), and listeners either call, or as the feature developed (unless they were experiencing technical difficulties), email in their answers. The winner gets an arbitrary assortment of tat, often including a pointless DVD seemingly chosen at random from the bargain bucket. Fans will recall Stephen Merchant announcing such great prizes as Ladder 49 (the mediocre John Travolta film), or Children of the Corn (Peter Horton's in it). Ricky Gervais once mused: "Imagine getting that and going 'Excellent, we can watch this now!'"PART 5 ends with Ricky saying: "None of 'em work. Another pile of cr@%, from the mind of little stupid... what a dopey little Ffffff... The end of Rockbusters, from the stupid little $h!tt^ brain, I'm gonna say it, of Pilkington."**TO BE CONTINUED**Dido (0:00)Missy Elliott & Busta Rhymes (05:39)Dire Straits & Seal (12:06)Phil Collins (17:59)Gareth Gates (29:08)Outkast (33:38)The Divine Comedy (40:13)

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PART 4 (of 6) of Karl Pilkington's ROCKBUSTERS (a cheap knockoff of Blockbusters). Not only was this one of Karl's longest running features (along with Monkey News), but it was also voted by fans as his greatest XFM feature of all time: https://x.com/rskxfm/status/1714711967305269595?s=20. Karl Pilkington gives a cryptic clue (it's usually nonsense) and the initials of a famous band or artist (he sometimes gets the initials wrong), and listeners either call, or as the feature developed (unless they were experiencing technical difficulties), email in their answers. The winner gets an arbitrary assortment of tat, often including a pointless DVD seemingly chosen at random from the bargain bucket. Fans will recall Stephen Merchant announcing such great prizes as Ladder 49 (the mediocre John Travolta film), or Children of the Corn (Peter Horton's in it). Ricky Gervais once mused: "Imagine getting that and going 'Excellent, we can watch this now!'"PART 4 includes such gems as New Odor (New Order), Buy on Ferry (Bryan Ferry), Christ de berg! (Chris de Burgh), and Be-On-Sea (Beyonce).**TO BE CONTINUED**New Order (0:00)Metallica (08:02)Nickelback (14:42)Bryan Ferry & Chris de Burgh (22:48)Tony Bennett (32:11)Beyonce (39:31)50 Cent (46:53)

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PART 3 (of 6) of Karl Pilkington's ROCKBUSTERS (a cheap knockoff of Blockbusters). Not only was this one of Karl's longest running features (along with Monkey News), but it was also voted by fans as his greatest XFM feature of all time: https://x.com/rskxfm/status/1714711967305269595?s=20. Karl Pilkington gives a cryptic clue (it's usually nonsense) and the initials of a famous band or artist (he sometimes gets the initials wrong), and listeners either call, or as the feature developed (unless they were experiencing technical difficulties), email in their answers. The winner gets an arbitrary assortment of tat, often including a pointless DVD seemingly chosen at random from the bargain bucket. Fans will recall Stephen Merchant announcing such great prizes as Ladder 49 (the mediocre John Travolta film), or Children of the Corn (Peter Horton's in it). Ricky Gervais once mused: "Imagine getting that and going 'Excellent, we can watch this now!'"PART 3 ends with Ricky giving Karl a reprieve: "I'll let him off. Those were alright, those." Then, Steve announces the winner, who was chosen partly because she submitted a scintillating monkey fact which segued nicely into MONKEY NEWS.**TO BE CONTINUED**Eminem (0:00)The Detroit Spinners (06:19)Oasis (13:35)Rockbusters is Gone (21:40)Terence Trent D'Arby (22:55)Kenny Loggins (34:18)Buzzcocks (42:30)Mr. Mister (49:49)

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PART 2 (of 6) of Karl Pilkington's ROCKBUSTERS (a cheap knockoff of Blockbusters). Not only was this one of Karl's longest running features (along with Monkey News), but it was also voted by fans as his greatest XFM feature of all time: https://x.com/rskxfm/status/1714711967305269595?s=20. Karl Pilkington gives a cryptic clue (it's usually nonsense) and the initials of a famous band or artist (he sometimes gets the initials wrong), and listeners either call, or as the feature developed (unless they were experiencing technical difficulties), email in their answers. The winner gets an arbitrary assortment of tat, often including a pointless DVD seemingly chosen at random from the bargain bucket. Fans will recall Stephen Merchant announcing such great prizes as Ladder 49 (the mediocre John Travolta film), or Children of the Corn (Peter Horton's in it). Ricky Gervais once mused: "Imagine getting that and going 'Excellent, we can watch this now!'"PART 2 ends with Steve exclaiming: "This is the worst competition ever!" And Ricky saying "We're stopping this... That's ruined that one then. Well that's run that one into the ground..."**TO BE CONTINUED**Mis-Teeq (0:00)Limp Biscuit (12:49)Led Zeppelin (22:02)Bananarama (30:53)Aerosmith (38:39)Anita Baker (45:43)Freda Payne (53:15)Chaka Khan (1:01:09)

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PART 1 (of 6) of Karl Pilkington's ROCKBUSTERS (a cheap knockoff of Blockbusters). Not only was this one of Karl's longest running features (along with Monkey News), but it was also voted by fans as his greatest XFM feature of all time: https://x.com/rskxfm/status/1714711967305269595?s=20.Karl Pilkington gives a cryptic clue (it's usually nonsense) and the initials of a famous band or artist (he sometimes gets the initials wrong), and listeners either call, or as the feature developed (unless they were experiencing technical difficulties), email in their answers. The winner gets an arbitrary assortment of tat, often including a pointless DVD seemingly chosen at random from the bargain bucket. Fans will recall Stephen Merchant announcing such great prizes as Ladder 49 (the mediocre John Travolta film), or Children of the Corn (Peter Horton's in it). Ricky Gervais once mused: "Imagine getting that and going 'Excellent, we can watch this now!'"PART 1 ends with a cliffhanger as Ricky says: "That's the end of that feature, until you can get ones that work. Okay, so you won't hear anymore of that, because it's rubbish."**TO BE CONTINUED**Underworld's Born Slippy (0:00)Atomic Kitten (15:18)NSYNC (23:23)Justin Timberlake (33:29)Destiny's Child (44:12)Whitney Houston (51:28)Madonna (59:02)

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Compilation of ALL of Karl Pilkington's SONGS OF PHRASE feature, for which Karl combines pieces of songs to re-enact "popular" sayings from the show. Originally, Karl called the feature, CROSSWORDS, because he got words and sort of crossed 'em and that... The name changed to SONGS OF PHRASE in response to a fan's suggestion. Listeners try to guess all of the songs that the well-known phrase is composed of.The phrases were mostly derogatory drivel to begin with, but somehow, the feature devolved over time into even more offensive gibberish. Ricky Gervais had this to say: "This is a desperate feature, innit?" To which, Stephen Merchant responded: "It really is awful." Truly one of Karl's most shambolic features.There's This Hairy Chinese Kid (0:00)And You'll Never See An Old Man Eat a Mars Bar Bar Bar (9:52)My Auntie Had Wind For Five Minutes (21:03) My Neighbor Had A Horse In A House (28:25)The Elephant Man Is My Favourite Film (37:53)No More Cheeky Freak Of The Week (44:10)Daddy Never Gonna Stop Robbing From Telephone Box (54:53)Tell me Why, Tell me Why, Tell Me Why, Don't They Play The Game Of Swingball (1:01:00)I Know You're Just 16 But Looking All Of 21, That's Because The Chinese Look Older (1:10:05)Galileo! Don't Talk To Me About Science, Please Make Me Television (1:17:40)My Girlfriend Had A Problem With Her Marrow (1:27:28)

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PART 3, and final installment, of a Compilation of Freaks & Oddities from RSK XFM Remastered. This episode covers the rise and demise of Karl Pilkington's peculiar feature: Cheeky Freak of the Week. As always, Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais don't even know where to begin.CHAPTERS: Introducing Cheeky Freak of the Week segment, discussing extreme weight and featuring a man with 27 fingers and toes (0:00)Humorous banter about bizarre world records leads to a debate on ethics of age-related privileges (7:26)Nature's oddities, including a woman with dog-like legs and a man with a small head, are discussed with humor and reflection (17:30)Debate on things being indistinguishable, dating ethics, medical anomaly, cheeky freak of the week, and Monkey News (27:24)Exploring the boundaries of comedy and societal perceptions of physical and mental differences, with personal anecdotes and historical examples (36:51)Discussion of a woman profiting from unique physical condition, history of freak shows, and a child with extraordinary facial features (47:48)Whimsical pondering on unusual physical traits, "Cheeky Freak of the Week," blurred lines between segments, importance of research (52:11)Nature's oddities explored through bizarre tales of foreign objects in bodies and strange excuses given to doctors (1:03:05)River dance, Paralympics, wheelchair tennis, Monkey News, and Cheeky Freak of the Week are discussed with humor and respect (1:12:53)Adolescent growth, gender identity, societal norms, and unconventional beauty are discussed (1:24:59)Digital reconstruction of historical figures, ethical implications, deformities, accelerated aging, and age-appropriate rights are discussed in this episode (1:31:36)Apologizing for unintentional offenses, acknowledging laughter at Karl's unique perspectives, wishing a merry Christmas, teasing 'Monkey News', and playing a good song (1:38:52)

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PART 2 of a Compilation of Freaks & Oddities from RSK XFM Remastered. This episode goes through some of Karl Pilkington's most iconic and imaginative stories of weird stuff. Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais cannot contain themselves.Tube Station Freaks (0:00)World's Tallest Man (1:40)Little Fella In A Jar (2:43)Boils Her Brain, and Other Urban Myths (8:52)Big Headed Lad (15:36)Hairy Chinese Kid (31:53)Bizarre Magazine (37:46)Identical Twins (39:34)Siamese Twins (42:58)Hairy Russian Kids, 3-Legged Juggler, Human Pillow (49:32)The Film "Freaks" (57:36)

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PART 1 of a Compilation of Freaks & Oddities from RSK XFM Remastered. This episode focuses on Stephen Merchant's freaky appearance, and the freakish inhabitants of Karl Pilkington's hometown.Steve 1 (0:00)Steve 2 (0:35)Steve 3 (8:45)Steve 4 (10:12)Steve 5 (11:07)Karl 1 (12:30)Karl 2 (14:19)Karl 3 (23:37)Karl 4 (25:50)Karl 5 (30:22)Karl 6 (32:47)Karl 7 (34:15)Karl 8 (37:24)Karl 9 (40:51)