In 2021, comedians Esyllt Sears and Stuart Laws bonded over their love of Baywatch - the 1990s action-drama series following a team of lifeguards in slow motion.

But trouble was brewing. Which version of the show was superior? Esyllt maintained it was the original Baywatch. Stu insisted it was Baywatch Nights - the Hasselhoff-led detective/sci-fi spin-off series.

The Battle Of Baywatch had begun - and was subsequently fought across two, unbroadcast, pilot podcast episodes. In each edition, a guest was to be presented with two episodes of the show - Esyllt would select an edition of the original Baywatch while Stuart would source a top-notch edition of Baywatch Nights. Having discussed the themes and montages, the comedian would then be encouraged to pick a side and announce which series they thought was superior.

Despite repeated texts and Whatsapps asking questions like "what, you still have these?", "sorry, what did I say?" and "are you really sure I won't be cancelled?", The Xennial Dome is proud to present these long-lost tapes. This is the first part of the second recording with the fantastic stand-up comedian, Sikisa, and concentrating on Esyllt's Baywatch pick - Island Of Romance.

Links:

Baywatch - Island Of Romance (Seres 3, Episode 13) is available on ITVX and sometimes Amazon (although not right now).

Baywatch Nights - Space Spore (Series 2, Episode 10) is available on YouTube.

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Credits

Music is Beach by Oleg Fedak from Pixabay.

Produced by Gareth Gwynn, I guess?

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