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Badly Written Boy

Badly Written Boy is a reciting of my teens and 20s, now as a 40 something. How do I remember all these things? I wrote it all down… badly. Enduring with me on this retrospective, cringeworthy experience is my wife, who has never read my diaries.

  1. 32

    #32 Liv Fast Pie Young

    In Episode 32, we hear about the new job, pursuing the secretary, intense scanning, the eyes of desire, throwing pies at a hypnotist, stapling torn pants together, drunk and disorderly, sleeping in a corridor, and rocking a CD player.

  2. 31

    #31 Boom Boom

    In Episode 31, we hear about big breaks, big bras, cool cars, boom boom, bad beats, banking fiascos, emerging talent in the world of literature, lesbians, gym daze, pool king, and premature consumption of advent calendar chocolate.

  3. 30

    #30 Lazy Freeloading Chauvinist w/ Michelle Pearce and Jarrod Hart

    In Episode 30, we hear about attempts to become a lifeguard, and alternative careers in t-shirt design, a scriptwriting, film making, ebay trading, and receptionist. We also slag off blue collar workers, judge women, and discuss toasters.

  4. 29

    #29 Lifeguard

    In Episode 29, we hear about aspirations to become a lifeguard, aspirations to move away again, an interview to become a landscape architect, retro game trading, a new cat, road navigation before GPS, and signing a contract with confidence.

  5. 28

    #28 Lads Trip to Turkey

    In Episode 28, we hear about a lads trip to Turkey, wearing a skimpy towel in a spa, chasing women in the sea, scuba diving, and general hatred for a rotund store manager.

  6. 27

    #27 Inconvenience Store w/ Michelle Greet

    In Episode 27, we are joined by my sister to hear about working in a convenience store, booking a holiday, getting fancy haircut, pursuing a colleague, holding up queues, jogging, and excessive consumption of Lucozade.

  7. 26

    #26 Patio Potato

    In Episode 26, we hear about the prolonged laying of a patio, photo albums, a dead cat, a local shop for local people, illusions of grandeur, moments of clarity, alighting, delighting, and insulting pretty much everyone.

  8. 25

    #25 Two Roses

    In Episode 25, we query the existence of eagles in Australia, ponder the thought of becoming a director on the back of a GCSE in Media Studies, wonder why the pool is closed when it is still hot, determine sensibilities of cryogenic sleep, and cry over two old roses. Maybe you will too.

  9. 24

    #24 Unlikely Reunion

    In Episode 24, we hear about an unlikely reunion, being kicked out by a pensioner, what you should spend your last $4.42 on, cleaning a car for free, serving coffee for free, planting trees for free, and telemarketing for free.

  10. 23

    #23 Dumped

    In Episode 23, we hear about a short lived career in telemarketing, an all too predictable dumping, lodging with pensioners, and more championship manager.

  11. 22

    #22 Trainwreck

    In Episode 22, we hear about leaving home, a terrible email, a seizure, the follies of unemployment, poor money management, being a bad boyfriend, the big day out, and a restaurant opening.

  12. 21

    #21 Festive Spending Spree

    In Episode 21 we hear about being 21 today, getting down and doing the bad thing, allegations of laziness, being laid off, not having the perseverance to be a samurai, crashing into a yacht with a kayak, and putting on a speedo show at the retirement village pool.

  13. 20

    #20 In Too Deep

    In Episode 20 we hear about going in too deep, bludging, waitering, packing, how not to eat a mango, and antics on the Gold Coast.  

  14. 19

    #19 Exhaustion w/ Matt Wilson

    In Episode 19 we hear about reunions, exhaustion, intolerable cruelty, a tick, a cockaroach, old school scam emails, my first thai curry, my first cappuccino, and an ultrasound. A special guest episode with Matt Wilson.

  15. 18

    #18 Cherry Ripe

    In Episode 18 we hear about cherry popping, breaking curtains, scam jobs, modelling, being skint, dodgy piss, disgusting fish, and Dunlop K26s.

  16. 17

    #17 Australia Bound

    In Episode 17 we hear about a leaving do, a dead deer, destruction of a diary, pre-departure defecation, floppy disks, VHS entertainment, and me time.

  17. 16

    #16 Graduation w/ Jarrod Hart

    In Episode 16 we hear about graduation, the porn virus, racializing a fashion label, lifestyles of the demented, film critiquing, and a cat scaling a fence. A special guest episode with Jarrod Hart.

  18. 15

    #15 Degree result w/ Sinead Lyons

    In Episode 15, we hear about Mark’s degree results, candles, fairy lights, back pain, a tramp under a tree, another whimsical infatuation, and a cup of vomit. A special guest episode with Sinead Lyons.

  19. 14

    #14 TV Adaptation

    In Episode 14, we hear what a tv adaptation of Badly Written Boy might entail, how Mark would fail at getting cast as himself, the final university course submissions, booking flights to Australia, man flu, more self-pity, a man vs wasp encounter, and the multiple roles of the humble couch.

  20. 13

    #12 Seizing the light

    In Episode 12, we hear about seizing the light, studio masturbation, the topshop voyeur, nicely pressed shirts, quiche boy, polaroid cameras, headbutting, and waffle stomping.

  21. 12

    #13 University Course Finale

    In Episode 13, we hear about the university course finale, strip poker, political stuff, spooky stuff, sticky videos, rejecting toxic masculinity, female friends, a hard day’s work, and quitting

  22. 11

    #11 Flirtatious dancing

    In Episode 11, we hear about nipplegate, drunken admissions, an actual idiot’s guide to blagging essays, the landscape ball, flirtatious dancing, unrequited love, apprehending shoplifters, and kebabs.

  23. 10

    #10 Indie Boy

    In Episode 10, we hear about virgins, driving tests, manovers, paternosters, indie boy and his brown corduroys, trivial pursuit and dithering heights.

  24. 9

    #9 Cold call dating

    In Episode 9, we hear about Math, Bonbon, Mr Pie, Dunlop K26’s, Cold Call Dating, and Faking Aids.

  25. 8

    #8 Irritating kids on long haul flights

    In Episode 8, we hear about the Heaven’s Gate Cult, Comet Hale–Bopp, the spoken english of Swedes, a poem about caravans, irritating kids on long haul flights, and a bad date.

  26. 7

    #7 TV before streaming

    In Episode 7, we talk French, TV before streaming, bus wankers, nonce teachers, and x-factor.

  27. 6

    #6 Welsh holiday

    In Episode 6, we hear about the old testament, welsh brothels, a class full of pigs, amazing speeds and a badly sung boy.  

  28. 5

    #5 First Date

    In Episode 5, we discuss wearing trainers for school, first dates, holding hands, getting off with people, and terrible Yorkshire accents. Its absolute filth to be honest.

  29. 4

    #4 Chicoozis

    In Episode 4, we discuss mucus, indecisive German girls, cheapskate dads, chicoozis, and a guy from Mumbai who is kept locked in a cupboard.

  30. 3

    #3 The art of perswassion

    In Episode 3, we discuss babes, bizziness, the art of perswassion, stationary, and defecating at school. We'll also hear about the mystery of Grampa's car key, Mark's suspension, and other vital information.

  31. 2

    #2 How I got my thrills in 1995

    In Episode 2, we discuss losing at the lottery, computer rooms, my greedy aunt, conkers, the Isle of Skye, magnificent landscapes, and how I get my thrills in 1995.

  32. 1

    #1 Blinded by the light

    In Episode 1, we discuss gifts on a budget, the national lottery, citadel miniatures, and the all-round excellence of Saturday night UK TV in 1993.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Badly Written Boy is a reciting of my teens and 20s, now as a 40 something. How do I remember all these things? I wrote it all down… badly. Enduring with me on this retrospective, cringeworthy experience is my wife, who has never read my diaries.

HOSTED BY

Mark Jackson

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Badly Written Boy is a reciting of my teens and 20s, now as a 40 something. How do I remember all these things? I wrote it all down… badly. Enduring with me on this retrospective, cringeworthy experience is my wife, who has never read my diaries.

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