Based On A Bad Idea

Episodes

1. 19

   Based on a Bad Idea: Episode 17

   This mouth watering episode comes to you from Ben and Ivan, as Sean is currently in Edinburgh trying to get his own BBC3 sitcom (it'll be aired next week). Ben and Ivan discuss saliva, robot lubrication and their ignorance of global politics. They the

   Aug 14, 2010

   28m
2. 18

   Based on a Bad Idea: Episode 16.5

   This short episode is not so much a podcast as an extended mea culpa. An attempt was made to change the format and it went very badly wrong. Lessons have been learned. Grovelling has been initiated. Hopefully normal service will be resumed shortly.

   Jul 26, 2010

   7m
3. 17

   Based on a Bad Idea: Episode 16

   In this competitive marketplace, many Enterprises and SMBs are struggling to maximize their potential. This is because they have not integrated effective patterns of behaviour that will enable them to Think Outside of the Box (TOotB). Three of our inter

   Jul 3, 2010
4. 16

   Based on a Bad Idea: Episode 15

   In this episode our brave trio discuss passive aggressive cohabitation, dead celebrities, and how Michael McIntyre can give you "the fear". So, with the episode description out of the way, can I sell you some peeled onions? I only needed one onion but W

   Jun 12, 2010
5. 15

   Based on a Bad Idea: Episode 14

   In this electoral episode Ben, Sean and Ivan decide to exercise their democratic rights and have an entirely democratic episode. Ultimately Sean forms a coalition government with Ben. Ivan, possibly the worst Prime Minister the podcast has ever had, is

   May 13, 2010
6. 14

   Based on a Bad Idea: Episode 13

   The subjects in this unlucky broadcast are "birthday presents for the Queen", "meaningless despair" and "being a spy". The discussion of spying was so contentious that it has been censored under the Official Secrets Act. Either that or it was so boring

   Apr 25, 2010
7. 13

   Based on a Bad Idea: Episode 12

   Due to the recent fad for everything three dimensional, this podcast comes to you in digital quadrophonic sound. The guys also painted themselves blue and fought against a powerful military oppressor. Ivan is currently addicted to Trololololololo (http:

   Apr 12, 2010
8. 12

   Based on a Bad Idea: Episode 11

   In this episode Sean shares a poem about self-service tills, Ivan employs karmic swearing and Ben tries to recall a listenable Bob Dylan song (and fails). Along the way they also attempt to do impressions, work out who is the nicest god and ruminate on t

   Mar 7, 2010
9. 11

   Based on a Bad Idea: Episode 10

   In this episode the three subjects that Ben, Sean and Ivan discuss are "the latest you've ever been", "agreeing with people" and "disagreeing with people" Along the way they discuss the sequel to "The Passion of the Christ", the dubious pleasures of Chat

   Feb 27, 2010
10. 10

    Based on a Bad Idea: Episode 9

    In this episode our heroes discover early on that they don't have any subjects to discuss. Never mind. They hastily improvise and before you know it they're discussing Ivan's unfunny comedy night, Ben's poetry and Sean's "true" stories. They also try

    Feb 13, 2010
11. 9

    Based on a Bad Idea: Episode 8.5

    Unfortunately technical problems prevented us recording a proper episode this week so Ivan and Sean got together to record this mini-episode to fill the gap. Hopefully normal service will be resumed next week.

    Jan 24, 2010
12. 8

    Episode 8

    After a nice Christmas break the guys reconvene to discuss what they've been up to and what Santa has placed in their stockings. Along the way they discuss New Year's Eve parties, "quadrilogies", and a few innovative ideas for computer games.

    Jan 9, 2010
13. 7

    Episode 7

    In this episode our three heroes attempt to discuss bad cover versions and Christmas parties. Along the way they also stumble through the subjects of TV theme tunes, train announcements and Paul Daniels. For those of you enjoying the non-visual version

    Dec 12, 2009
14. 6

    Episode 6

    In this episode Ben, Sean and Ivan get into the Christmas spirit by talking about bad Christmas presents. Due to another scheduling conflict Sean is talking to us from a comedy gig. This results in Ben and Ivan interviewing comedians again with the same

    Nov 22, 2009
15. 5

    Episode 5

    In this episode Sean has a scheduling conflict that requires him to join us from outside a pub where he's about to do a stand-up gig. He then uses the opportunity to introduce some other comedians to our humble little podcast. It's at this point that B

    Nov 15, 2009
16. 4

    Episode 4

    Double, double toil and trouble, bagpipes play and shortbread crumble. OK, that doesn't really rhyme. Anyway, we three meet again for an episode that is inadvertently Scottish and is all the better for that. We try to tackle the subjects of Halloween

    Nov 5, 2009
17. 3

    Episode 3

    Oh lordy. If you haven't heard us before, please don't start here. Major technical issues plague the podcast and it shortly devolves into a tribute to David Shayler's appearance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWsuieLf9R8) on Have I Got News For You.Â

    Oct 28, 2009
18. 2

    Episode 2

    In this episode Ivan gets geeky, Sean gets stinky and Ben is feline freaky. They also reflect on the pain of poor customer service, the benefits of grazing and the possible actions of a hypothetical-super-intelligent-hyper-being. Music is "Rythme Futur"

    Oct 8, 2009
19. 1

    Episode 1

    In which our hapless podcasters attempt to speak coherently on the subjects of beards, famous painters and why elephants never forget. They also ruminate on the viewing habits of goldfish, the difficulties of rectal filming and they play "guess that noi

    Oct 2, 2009