KWP S1 E12: An Unknowable Enigma

AJ is joined by Asha, Jo, Mark and Martin to review the grand final and look back at the second series!

Featuring:

Some better star prizes

The Millennial Nostalgia Hour

Ol’ Horse Legs

Gladiator of the Series

A Butlins Electro Surprise

The Big Gladiators Quiz!

Episode links:

Stars In Their Eyes Shirley Bassey performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn3h3gwlKRg

Electric Avenue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxep-9BQ6Uo

321 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90wBwE1kw1g

Basil Fawlty attacks his car https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n77eoOfRPE

Jodie’s coal-carrying world record https://www.instagram.com/p/DIjkkBtIZVj/?img_index=1

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KWP S1 E11: Sometimes VAR Is Just A Bitch

AJ is joined by Asha, Jo, Mark and Martin to examine the last semifinal and look forward to the grand final!

Featuring:

Scurrilous podcaster rumours!

A new northern food truck suggestion

The VAR klaxon

The ACL injury to ‘fund women’s football’ pipeline

The tinfoil influence of arts and crafts lesbians

‘Gladiator’ of the Week

Episode links:

The ACL Effect https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/longform/2023/7/19/acl-injuries-womens-football-world-cup

Viper AKA Quang Luong visiting Moulin Rouge https://www.instagram.com/p/DICXqOotchL/

The Flying Fish https://www.thorpepark.com/explore/theme-park/rides/flying-fish/

Sonic XL https://arcadespot.com/game/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-xl/

Fury training with her tyre and grandad https://www.instagram.com/p/DIHCZtXo5lM/

Fury training with her dad for the Coal Carrying Championships https://www.instagram.com/p/DIJaGY5INyb/

Breaking Dad S6 https://www.itv.com/watch/bradley-and-barney-walsh-breaking-dad/2a5906/2a5906a0035

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KWP March Round-up: Better Than Babylon 5

Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha and Mark for a cerebral, historical voyage into television. Also we discuss Reacher.

Items discussed:

- Farscape https://www.youtube.com/@FarscapeOfficial

- Australians in Space 🥰

- The Devil’s Arithmetic https://youtu.be/UjzRSrOZfjc?si=nVmERat2UmTiyBW6

- That Sinking Feeling https://archive.org/details/that-sinking-feeling_202312

- BBC Le Carré adaptation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_Tailor_Soldier_Spy_(TV_series)

- Reacher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reacher_(TV_series) https://www.amazon.co.uk/REACHER-TV-SEASON-01/dp/B09MKZP259

- Chess Masters https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0028x4d/chess-masters-the-endgame

- Cheating at chess https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/chess-sex-toy-cheating-scandal-explained-world-no-1-magnus-carlsen-hans-niemann-in-wild-sports-controversy/

- Cross https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0D6XC3DQC

- Black Mirror https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/70264888

- Descent Into The Maelstrom https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8264488

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AJ is joined by Asha, Mark, Martin and newcomer Jo to discuss more hot semifinal action!

Featuring:

Fantasy Gladiator panto casting

Yeetgate

That Locker Room Showmance (featuring ill-advised SFX)

Soft Play Bionic

Barney’s villain arc

Amanda of the Rovers

Show links:

Comic Relief sketch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF0NMJQhHXE

Strictly Comic Relief sketch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmmFmnWmr4A

Giant on his scooter https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9sAutSlEOPQ

American Gladiators S7 opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBpCldX6WgY

Chillin’ With Ice https://www.youtube.com/@chillinwithice

Danish Gladiators https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHWWpP6AOo4

Kamelåså https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykj3Kpm3O0g

Fury’s HSBC Insta piece https://www.instagram.com/p/DHa5hGxI2mE/

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AJ, Asha and Mark examine the UK’s favourite lycra-clad athletics-based pantomime, this time through the power of poetry…

Featuring:

Poetry Corner with Apollo

Steel’s after-dark GoPro

Phantom’s Philosophy Corner

Nitro’s nightmare knits

Athena’s Art Attack

Les Gladiateurs Français

Show links:

French Gladiators intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxT4ms1n7yA

Comic Relief sketch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOd0mEBlvsg

Dynamite’s single https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLgkO0xl7Jw

Dynamite and Apollo duet https://www.instagram.com/p/DCPfaTUsvuE/

Giant and his scooter https://www.instagram.com/p/DHMNOJxoZCh/

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KWP February Round-up: We Just Want To Watch The Thing

Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha and Mark for a surprise family friendly themed round up of what we’ve been watching in February.

Topics covered:

- Mallory Towers https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0872dbq/malory-towers

- The boarding school books of Enid Blyton

- The Faraway Tree Movie!

- Cobra Kai https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81002370

- Cobra Kai fandom on tumblr

- Netflix moneymaking BS behind drop schedules

- MONKEY! https://archive.org/details/monkey_202211

- The shocking yet obvious conclusion of the Pottery Thrown Down https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-great-pottery-throw-down

- Upcoming reality skill shows

Recommendations:

- Creeped Out https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b09dh3tb/creeped-out

- Best Interests https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001mwrc/best-interests

- Dinnerladies https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00hw9k7/dinnerladies

- People having a bad time playing Civ 7 https://youtu.be/pqGnv4QBTxg?si=tv9oZ4htDvJ4p5Y1

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AJ, Asha, Mark and Martin take on another quarter final of the nation’s favourite lycra-clad athletics-based pantomime!

Featuring:

Incredibly topical sport and gender Discourse

Clattenburg’s Wheel O’ Rules

Nitro’s part-time arena job

A canine Crash Course suggestion

The Five Stages of Legend

Apollo’s secret TV binge obsession

Episode links:

Sarah Hadland and Bionic: https://www.instagram.com/p/DG1O1TMC47i/?img_index=1

Fury’s book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Keep-Smashing-Confident-Ounsley-Gladiators/dp/1035064049

American Gladiators: https://www.amazon.co.uk/American-Gladiators/dp/B0DNTV9P9Y

Rylan On Saturday: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0028l7n

The One Show: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0028nvn/the-one-show-500-words-with-the-one-show

Blue Peter feat. Fury: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0028pxm/blue-peter-world-book-day-fierce-females-and-climbing-challenge

Legend’s Hang Tough home setup: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGMCTmqoP1H/

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AJ, Asha, Mark and Martin dive into the first quarterfinal of the UK’s favourite lycra-clad athletics-based pantomime!

Featuring:

Legend’s highbrow era

Apollo’s lowbrow era

Welcome Hammer!

Gladiators Spring plumage

Standard Banana Units

A Viper quiz!

Episode links:

Mr Bean’s Twiglets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JniNaDReqUk

Gladiators Ready book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gladiators-COMPANION-FAVOURITE-Bloomsbury-Publishing/dp/152668540X

Wacaday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiMSwwUSYTg

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WP S1 E6: Doing Dynamite Things

AJ, Asha, Mark and Martin take another dive into this week’s Gladiators action!

Featuring:

A collective exasperated sigh at Andy

Just doing Dynamite things <3

Apollo’s scriptwriting class

Hang Tough build discourse

Anatomy of a tantrum

Giant’s little helper

Episode links:

The Cool S https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_S

Kiss Kiss (original Turkish version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN4Rbc6HSPY

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AJ, Asha and Mark dive into another hour of the UK’s favourite lycra-clad athletics-based pantomime, this time with 50% more innuendo!

Featuring:

A dinnerlady spy adventure coming to Netflix soon

Apollo image rehabilitation

Floppy doodah physics

Pottery Throwdown sponge crossover

Giving the BBC socials folk their flowers

Gladiators Epic Pranks

Episode links:

The People’s Friend https://www.thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/

Epic Pranks https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002850k/gladiators-epic-pranks

Bart Simpson sponge/rag on a stick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEWO1_-2iRU

Beadle’s About greatest hits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zYdzEaFrsg

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