Class Dismissed! with Tom Houghton
by Global
Tom Houghton is posh…there’s no getting away from it. He lives in a posh place (the Tower of London) and he went to a very posh school. After years of privilege and a private education that cost more than most people’s houses, Tom’s decided he needs to connect with the real world and find out more about how commoners were dragged up through the education system.‘Class Dismissed!’ is a podcast all about schools.Good schools, bad schools, bad teachers, really bad teachers and experiences that have left our guests (and Tom) needing years of therapy to correct.
Episodes
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EP20 Mark Nelson - Sh...sh...SHARK!!!!!
Dumfries was voted the happiest place to live in Scotland. So much so the locals can end up resenting you if you move away. Mark talks about going back to visit his old school, bullies who now want to be friends and all those bad hair cuts and style choices that saw him through puberty. Not only...
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EP19 Jake Lambert - The Ninja of Slough
You don't often think of Buckinghamshire as a hot spot of martial arts, but it turns out fighting was par for the course for a young Jake. If it wasn't his Dad starting fights down the school's back ally, it was his oldest sister finishing them. Which the protecting of his close family, Jake was...
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EP18 Dane Baptiste - Dane if you do, Dane if you don't
Dane could have gone a very different route than he chose to. Not only did he have to battle multiple teachers who seemed hell bent on making his life hell. Soon came the teenage years and the tempting call of the gangster way of life. Lucky, he had his head screwed on and decided to take a…
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EP17 Sophie Haboo - Daddy didn't buy me a pony
For the first time in Class Dismissed, we attend the mysterious world of the all-girls school. Sophie talks us through the gossiping, sleep overs and snogging practice using your hand. Not only that, but there is the never-ending dilemma of how to style your uniform, which hat your meant to be...
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EP16 Matthew Crosby - Child of chaos
Some kids are well behaved an polite, with a look as if butter wouldn’t melt. Other are demons, tear always. They need to be tethered for fear of the destruction they will wreak if allowed to run wild. Mathew Crosby was such a child. Now a reformed uber nerd, we chat about his dark, and…
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Introducing That’s a First! Season 2!
Hi Class Dismissed fans! Radio X are releasing Season 2 of a podcast we think you’ll enjoy. That’s A First! is hosted by comedians Maisie Adam and Tom Lucy and in each episode they’re joined by a guest who reveals some interesting firsts from their life… and then gets ripped to shreds. In series…
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EP15 Ivo Graham - Eton Mess
Don your best blazer and get ready to take a walk through privilege. Weird traditions, tuck shop shenanigans and Latin vocab are all par for the course. Not only do we discuss the pros and cons of boarding school life, we get a fair share of the usual wild stories straight from our listeners to...
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EP14 Charlie Baker - Too cool for home school
Talking in class is a classic way of finding yourself in detention. And Charlie baker certain has the gift of the gab. And in this episode, you are sure to witness it. The all singing all dancing Devonshire showman leads with a constant stream of dialogue that gets on a roll and doesn't stop. We...
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EP13 Laura Lexx - The land of stupid names
The wonderful Laura Lexx lets us into her west country upbringing and a childhood spent dancing around the country side. Fresh off her highly successful book "Klopp actually", the Taunton based comic and writer is a pint-sized bundle of fun. We talk Tik Tok, the school bus and realising school...
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EP12 Toby Tarrent - You can leave your socks on
Toby is on Radio X weekdays between 10am - 1pm and is no stranger to letting you in on the gossip. A tall kid with big ears, you'd think the odds were against him at school. Things are even worse when your Dad is host of the biggest TV quiz show in the country We talk home maids, awkward physical...
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EP11 Emmanuel Sonubi - Lets bounce!
He's the biggest act to hit the comedy scene in years. Literally. After years spent managing club door, Emmanuel has more than enough stories to tell. But we are more interested in the kid who would grow up to be the heavy weight joke machine. We talk Rugby, wetting yourself in the rain and the...
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Tom Houghton's Class Dismissed - Series 2!
Tom Houghton is back in detention and he's got more friends with him for series 2 of Class Dismissed. Join Tom as he finds out why his guests earned their school punishments, the length they and friends went to in order to wind up teachers plus all your messages about odd nicknames, creepy…
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EP10 Catherine Boheart - Alone and loving it
Remember all the times spent having fun with friends at school? Catherine Boheart doesn’t. The only friends she had were rules, books and maybe one teacher. Don’t feel sorry for her though, this is how she wanted it! We reminisce on Kelly Rowland, Goosebumps and find out from you guys your most...
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EP9 Naz Osmanoglu & Jim Campbell - Barry and Tit Ears
Tom sits down with two of his best friends and discusses first days, initiations and school loyalty. After that they delve into the awkwardness of first crushes, with a feast of awful anecdotes from the lives of love struck listeners. Follow Tom - www.instagram.com/honourabletom /...
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EP8 Olivia Lee - Bus stop drop outs
Where did you spend most of your school time? Because according to Olivia Lee it's all happening down the bus stop. That's where she spent most of her times a child, when she wasn't pushing people through windows that is. Ouija boards, backflips and getting to second base, anything can happen…
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EP7 Seann Walsh - Chavs with blunts nicking Ice cream
Just because Brighton is lovely, doesn’t need mean going to school there was. Seann takes Tom on a trip down memory lane that involves trampolines, hiding in bushes and assaulting people with pencils. We also hear from the listeners about the wacky and wonderful teaches they used to have…
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EP6 Phil Wang - Wang you very much
Phil Wang takes us to Malaysia, Brunei and Bath. It’s a global education that sees him and Tom discussing physical punishments, computer games and the effect Britney Spears had on teens everywhere. Also this episode we hear from you the listeners about all the weird nicknames you used to have!...
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EP5 Pierre Novellie - The backward boy on the Island of men
In detention today is Pierre. South African born, Italian French by name, Isle of Man by education, hilarious in general. He and Tom talk about how rubbish the Beano was, write numbers backward and for the first time we hear from you the listeners about all your detention worthy escapades! Follow...
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EP4 Lauren Pattinson - Pasties, gin and pregnancy scares
Tom travels to Newcastle to meet Geordie land’s very own tinker bell. Lauren tell us what it was like dealing with all sorts of skin based problems while fending off the bullies armed only with a calculator. Follow Tom - www.instagram.com/honourabletom / www.twitter.com/honourabletom Follow…
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EP3 Stephen Bailey - A tale of two estates
Two boys from the opposite side of tracks chat their differences. One's estate had deer running around and a long driveway, the other had knives and fingering. Hilarious guest Stephen lets us know what it was like being gay at school and Tom learns what Mr Sheen is. Follow Tom -...
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EP2 Amy Christophers - Creams, Queens and Rainbow Kisses
We are back in detention in deepest, darkest Devon, hanging out by the local garage and debating what secrets lie below that big saltine dish on the top of "Goonhilly". Tom and Amy chat dance floor injuries, ringing sex lines and knowing a genuinely impressive amount of history. Follow Tom -...
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EP1 Elliot Steel - Flame throwers, Asylum seekers and RuneScape
It's the first detention of the year and we fined ourselves at the back of the class in South London, where asylum seekers are sneaking into school, aerosols are being weaponised and school plays only get half way through before all hell break loose. Tom and Elliot spread the gossip on getting…
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Tom Houghton's Class Dismissed! Trailer
Tom Houghton's Class Dismissed! Coming Monday 13th January.
About this show
Tom Houghton is posh…there’s no getting away from it. He lives in a posh place (the Tower of London) and he went to a very posh school. After years of privilege and a private education that cost more than most people’s houses, Tom’s decided he needs to connect with the real world and find out more about how commoners were dragged up through the education system.‘Class Dismissed!’ is a podcast all about schools.Good schools, bad schools, bad teachers, really bad teachers and experiences that have left our guests (and Tom) needing years of therapy to correct.
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