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Please Don't Hug Me

by Daniel Ruiz Tizon

Please Don't Hug Me is written, produced and co-presented by writer-broadcaster Daniel Ruiz Tizon, a man who spent the nineties convinced he was one half of Tears For Fears and Micky Boyd, a man who finished balding in 1995.

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  1. Please Don't Hug Me 55 Uganda, Decision Time, No Sleep

    Daniel prepares himself for the return of an old friend. Please Don’t Hug Me is presented by writer & comedian Daniel Ruiz Tizon and former 1980s school sprint champ, Micky Boyd.

  2. Please Don't Hug Me 54 Vegetarian update, self-dentistry, Mick & Dan On The Ball, The End

    This week, we get an update on Micky’s vegetarian diet. Did he stick to it? How did he find it? Has he aged in a week? Can he possibly age even more? And the boys discuss self-dentistry, decorating, late 80s football magazine, On the Ball with Mick and Dan, and at what age do you start preparing...

  3. Please Don't Hug Me 53 Back, but for how long?

    Please Don’t Hug Me is presented by writer & comedian Daniel Ruiz Tizon and former 1980s school sprint champ, Micky Boyd. They’re growing old and they don’t like it. Back 6 months after their aborted shows, 51 and 52, their confidence not what it was, Daniel and Micky try to make sense of forty,...

  4. Please Don't Hug Me 22 Flask,Body Beautiful,Roisin's Glasses,Wind Zone, Ask Boydie,Mickellaneous

    Modern Man Micky Boyd is at the helm once again with a stripped down show in which he lowers the tone and gives the world, wait for it, the 'Wind Zone'. Growing old and they don't like it.

  5. Please Don't Hug Me 50 Micky's 40th, Fat Man On A Couch, Roisin Rae, Drill Sergeant Lowe, Ask Boydie

    The show with more rhinoplasty than GCSE's celebrates its 50th show with a 100-minute special that features the return of old PDHM favourites. Micky, just turned 40, discovers Daniel's old school reports. Roisin Rae is pro-hugging, whilst Fat Man On A Couch Stuart Armstrong has a fear of flying…

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  6. Please Don't Hug Me 49 Weeping After Love

    With “Ask Boydie” mired in the gutter, Daniel undergoes more podcast counselling as he seeks to address Micky’s fast growing popularity. Please Don’t Hug Me is presented by TV writer & comedian Daniel Ruiz Tizon and former 1980s school sprint champ, Micky Boyd. They’re growing old and they don’t...

  7. Please Don't Hug Me 48 Beryl

    Happiness, dwarves and muscle flexing sounds all feature on tonight's show. Please Don’t Hug Me is presented by TV writer & comedian Daniel Ruiz Tizon and former 1980s school sprint champ, Micky Boyd. They’re growing old and they don’t like it. Email the show @ [email protected] Follow…

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  8. Please Don't Hug Me 47 Aspartame

    The guys talk about their fear of being buried alive and Micky reveals the identity of his best ever bedroom partner. Please Don’t Hug Me is presented by TV writer & comedian Daniel Ruiz Tizon and former 1980s school sprint champ, Micky Boyd. They’re growing old and they don’t like it. Email the...

  9. Please Don't Hug Me 46 The Grand Slam

    Micky confirms he’s done “the Grand Slam” on Ask Boydie, whilst Daniel calls up Podcast Counselling. Reunited 9 months on from their Christmas show, Daniel restructures the show especially for arch slacker Micky. Please Don’t Hug Me is presented by TV writer & comedian Daniel Ruiz Tizon and…

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  10. Please Don't Hug Me 45 The Boyds Were Making Love. All Night.

    Mrs Boydie reveals that the night before her powerfully built husband went down with appendicitis, they made love. All night. Email the show @ [email protected] Follow the show on Twitter @pleasedonthugme Music: Deathwank in Toy Town by Keyboard Choir Stings: Charlie & Lauren, Dustin, The...

  11. Please Don't Hug Me 44 The 80 year-old, twenty-something Wife

    A 26-year-old woman ages 50 years overnight after allegedly suffering a severe reaction to seafood. Daniel and Micky are both agreed on one thing. They'd both be out the door. Reunited 9 months on from their Christmas show, Daniel restructures the show especially for arch slacker Micky. Please...

  12. Please Don't Hug Me 43 Micky's calf, The Bald Hairdresser, Ask Boydie

    "Is that a parasitic twin living in your stomach?" Reunited 9 months on from their Christmas show, Daniel restructures the show especially for arch slacker Micky. Please Don’t Hug Me is presented by TV writer & comedian Daniel Ruiz Tizon and former 1980s school sprint champ, Micky Boyd. They’re...

  13. Please Don't Hug Me Trailer

    Please Don't Hug Me is back Friday 21st October with show 43 heralding the start of 7 shows over 7 nights as we inch closer to our 50th show and Micky's 40th birthday. With Daniel Ruiz Tizon and Micky Boyd. Growing old and we don't like it. Please Don’t Hug Me is presented by TV writer & comedian...

  14. Please Don't Hug Me Bitesize 42 The Ghostwriter

    Daniel draws parallels between ghost-writing Micky’s London Lad column in the mid-80s for the school football magazine, and the amount of work he has to put in on the podcast. Reunited 9 months on from their Christmas show, Daniel restructures the show especially for arch slacker Micky. Please...

  15. Please Don't Hug Me Bitesize 41 Life Swap

    Daniel and Micky discuss how they would cope with each other’s lives. Reunited 9 months on from their Christmas show, Daniel restructures the show especially for arch slacker Micky. Please Don’t Hug Me is presented by TV writer & comedian Daniel Ruiz Tizon and former 1980s school sprint champ,...

  16. Please Don't Hug Me Bitesize 40 School, The No Invite, The Nearly Kidnapping

    Daniel and Micky look back to their first ever encounter at school, back in '83. Reunited 9 months on from their Christmas show, Daniel restructures the show especially for arch slacker Micky. Please Don’t Hug Me is presented by TV writer & comedian Daniel Ruiz Tizon and former 1980s school…

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  17. Please Don't Hug Me Bitesize 39 Dancing

    Sober or drunk, the man with the 1970s circus strongman physique can dance. Reunited 9 months on from their Christmas show, Daniel restructures the show especially for arch slacker Micky. Please Don’t Hug Me is presented by TV writer & comedian Daniel Ruiz Tizon and former 1980s school sprint...

  18. Please Don't Hug Me Bitesize 38 TWAPS

    Micky wages war against young men in flat caps. Reunited 9 months on from their Christmas show, Daniel restructures the show especially for arch slacker Micky. Please Don’t Hug Me is presented by TV writer & comedian Daniel Ruiz Tizon and former 1980s school sprint champ, Micky Boyd. They’re...

  19. Please Don't Hug Me Bitesize 37 Steaming into the Housemaid

    A man, 27 years younger than his woman, watches her get kidnapped and taken into the Somali night? What does he do now? Discuss. Reunited 9 months on from their Christmas show, Daniel restructures the show especially for arch slacker Micky. Please Don’t Hug Me is presented by TV writer & comedian...

  20. Please Don't Hug Me 36 Ask Boydie

    It's time for the ego-stroking Ask Boydie session, which usually brings the best out of the man with the throwback 1970s prison gym body. Reunited 9 months on from their Christmas show, Daniel restructures the show especially for arch slacker Micky. Please Don’t Hug Me is presented by TV writer &...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Please Don't Hug Me is written, produced and co-presented by writer-broadcaster Daniel Ruiz Tizon, a man who spent the nineties convinced he was one half of Tears For Fears and Micky Boyd, a man who finished balding in 1995.

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Please Don't Hug Me is written, produced and co-presented by writer-broadcaster Daniel Ruiz Tizon, a man who spent the nineties convinced he was one half of Tears For Fears and Micky Boyd, a man who finished balding in 1995.

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