Pop Cricket Podcast
by Pete Gilbert
Guests, chat, laughter, and of course playing Pop Cricket; where the guests take on Pete to try and come up with the same score from their Top 10s. In this game, if your songs contain legs you score runs, if not it's a wicket. With Pete trying to 'catch them out', how pedantic can it get?
Episodes
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Episode 18 - Follow That Dream (Elvis Special)
Internationally renowned Elvis Tribute Artist, Garry J Foley, spills the beans on what it's like to earn your living 'being Elvis'. From listening to that first record, buying a suit (and the cost of it!), where to buy the best Elvis wig, competing competitively around the globe and performing to...
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Pop Cricket Episode 17: Was Animal the best drummer of all time?
Razorlight's Christian Smith (Shian) talks to Pete about why he left Razorlight, the lowdown on Johnny Burrell, how on earth Dave Grohl made it sooo big, who the best drummers of all time are, and of course he challenges Pete to a game of Pop Cricket
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Pop Cricket: Episode 16 - Madchester; Cold Noodles, A new black jumper & Dave the Potter saves the day
Badly Drawn Boy & Audioweb's Robin File reminisces on his time as part of the Madchester scene in the 90s; featuring tales of Bono, Ian Brown, Happy Mondays, TFI Friday, Rebel MC. Meeting Kylie, Joe Strummer and (nearly) Mick Jones; Dave the Potter, cold noodles and that black jumper
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Ep 15 War Games' actress Monika Miles on the 'casting couch'!
Part deux of Pete's exclusive interview with actress, Ice Queen & Viking Princess, Monika Miles. How far will she go to get a part?!, casting a bum double, Kiera Knightly, Tom Cruise, meeting James Cordon, Game of Thrones, castings post Harveygate, A fierce game of Pop Cricket, a new champion?…
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Ep 14 War Games' actress Monika Miles on starting out as an actress
Pete chats with actress Monika Miles about her early life in Poland, coming to the UK via the US and Sweden, odd jobs, becoming an actress and early career roles, her forthcoming pre Bond Girl baddie role and where she draws the line with what she's asked to wear! This is part 1 of a two part...
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Ep 13 Sister Netty on Cliff Richard, George Michael, David (Custard) Cassidy, and being in the greatest band that never made it.
Pete talks to Netty about the highs and lows of being in love with Cliff Richard, David Cassidy fandom, playing the purple bass guitar, choir therapy, both being in the greatest band that never made it, charity songs, the number of legs on a 'Meatloaf' and the 'Ahaas from the Elbow' joke for the...
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Ep 12 Flooded Lane's Nigel sings, plays ukulele and discusses the perils of cassette tapes
Pete chats to Nigel Timms in 'Shedquarters' about early CD players, getting tapes out of car cassette players, changing tapes at 50 mph! first music purchases and we have a long game of Pop Cricket, played differently this time around. Pete cheats, tells a terrible Elbow (the group) based joke…
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Ep 11 Britain's Got Talent's Magic Man Dan does live magic on the podcast!
Dan Boyles (magician & Britain's Got Talent Magic Consultant) talks about his experiences entertaining the troops in Afghanistan, we play another controversial game of Pop Cricket, Dan gets his own back with magic tricks and trying to convince me that his Top 10 influenced me all along!
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Ep 10 BGTs Magic man Dan got in BIG trouble with the magic circle after this episode!
In this two-part episode, Pete chats with Dan Boyles, Magic Consultant to the BGT franchise (Britain's Got Talent) & 'A' list TV magicians.We discuss how Dan got into magic, who inspired him, why all UK Magician's owe Fay Presto a pint, Derren & David, getting into the Magic Circle...and 'is…
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Ep 9 Robbie Williams' cousin on knowing Rob, 25 years of knowing host Pete, and promoting toffees!
Pete chats to old mate Dave McNulty (who just happens to be Robbie Williams' cousin...yes really!) on their 25th 'wedding anniversary' about Robbie, executive producing a Callard & Bowser toffee promotional tape, Mosh pits & wheelchair parks at Quo gigs, Dave wanting to ghost write Pete's next...
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Ep8 Razorlight & Stony Sleep's Smith brothers play 'best siblings band ever'
This episode sees the return of both Shian (Christian) and Ben Smith of Razorlight, Serafin & Stony Sleep (as well as Episodes 1 and 5) fame. We recall how Tarzan taught their Mum to swim, how she was a 70s 'Bunny Girl' and Ben's 'beef' with Liam. We play a World Cup style knockout competition…
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Ep 7 Host Pete gives the lowdown on best guests and episodes so far (hosted by brother Joff)
Pete welcomes back Jonathan a.k.a. Joff from Episode 4 to host this 'behind the curtains' look at the Pop Cricket podcast. No game of Pop Cricket today, but plenty of chat about it with Joff asking 'who's been your favourite guest?', 'why don't you let your guests win?' and 'Who would you like on...
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Ep 6 Channel swimmer Chris on the perils of the sea, obscure Beatles tracks and Disraeli Gears!
Pete talks to Channel swimmer Chris Minall about dreaming of swimming the channel while relaxing by the pool in Italy, Blue Peter, boat pilots playing 'catch me', star spangled trunks, and the legend of Disraeli Gears , guilty pleasures and slowed down Beatle's tracks, during one of the longest...
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Ep 5 Grunge legend Ben Fox Smith on Bono's shopping centre and toilet tours
Pete talks to Serafin & Stony Sleep frontman, Ben Fox Smith, about life in his bands during the 90's and noughties, toilet tours, celebrity fans, playing cricket & trivial pursuits, wild camels, veganism, Bono's shopping centre in Bulgaria and legless gods and youthful cheese during their game of...
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Ep 4 Brother Joff on early podcast plans, Hazel O'Connor, and the blind conspiracy!
Pete digs deep into Joff's memories of when they first planned a podcast, the advent of Pop Cricket and why Hazel O'Conner owes Pete a pint and Joff a half. They consider what unboxing video's may have looked like 'back in the day', their big sister, Netty's, obsession with Patrick Swayze's…
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Ep 3 Bafta nominated TV producer Nic Bathurst on all things 'makin' tele'
Pete talks to BAFTA nominated TV Producer Nicola Bathurst about going 'all TV', the making of her series' (including Ladette to Lady, One Born Every Minute and The Cruise), the wonders of 'Shedquarters', her hatred of Dire Straits, and 'The Lost French & Saunders Clip'...along with playing an...
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Ep 2 Zoologist Andy on Giant Spiders, 'bonking out' and being the face of Butlins!
Pete talks to zoologist Andrew Richards about Giant Orb Weavers, being lost in the Aussie rainforest, turning left into Wales on the way to John o'Groats, bonking out!, being the face of Butlin's Premier Dining and Cartman's mom being a dirty slut – during a game of Pop Cricket.
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Ep 1 Razorlight's Christian Smith-Pancorvo on Denise van Outen's legs, and drugs!
Pete talks to Shian (a.k.a. Christian) Smith–Pancorvo, drummer in Razorlight and Stony Sleep (amongst others) about his early career, life in 90s bands, drugs, Denise Van Outen's leg make-up and why 'The World' doesn't have legs – in the game of Pop Cricket
About this show
Guests, chat, laughter, and of course playing Pop Cricket; where the guests take on Pete to try and come up with the same score from their Top 10s. In this game, if your songs contain legs you score runs, if not it's a wicket. With Pete trying to 'catch them out', how pedantic can it get?
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Pete Gilbert
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