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The Big Shops

It is a nostalgic look at the main shopping parade in South Ockendon

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  1. 97

    HP 39 - Carry On Summer

    Who's sexier, Babs or Hattie? What's the greatest carry on of them all? We'll answer these and much more. Maybe too much more, but in our bumper summer special it's all carry on all the time!You didn't ask for it, but you're getting it!

  2. 96

    HP 38 - Expect A Spicy Episode

    We end the debate on 70's music, talk VL - Tones, and answer the question, "Did Labour politicians wear chinos in the 70's?"

  3. 95

    HP 37 - Charisma and Charm Coming Out The Wazoo

    Lost episodes? We don't need your lost episodes!

  4. 94

    HP 36 - Not Paperwork and Rubbish

    60s pop, things that scare Gary, and Derek's traumatic, pre-show, event.

  5. 93

    HP 35 - Half Return To The Boleyn Ground

    We recast The Godfather with the Carry On gang, tell you about Gary chatting to bus drivers, and tell you what the best films were of the 1960s. Quite possibly the greatest podcast ever made.

  6. 92

    HP 34 - A Large Windowless Vibrating Room

    We look at one of the worst top 40 charts in history, plus other nonsense. 

  7. 91

    HP 33 - Oooh, That's Not Good!

    I think the title says it all.

  8. 90

    HP 32 - Bleeding Edge Podcasting

    More of the same. You didn't want it, but here it is.

  9. 89
  10. 88

    Half Pee Chat Christmas Annual 2025

    Best Christmas films, songs and Nanny Flo's box. Nuff said.

  11. 87

    HP 30 - I Don't Love You In Any Meaningful Way

    Nobody would believe... plus the six-week holidays, the films of 1984, and... you know...

  12. 86

    HP 29 - Firmly In Camp Derek

    Does Spike Milligan still hold up, do you remember Geoff Love and his Orchestra, and how bad a year was 1975 for music? 

  13. 85

    HP 28 - The Absolute Daddy Of This Street

    Derek has his football rant edited out, and Gary saves the day.  Plus telly from 1979.Here is a link to our next does it stand up, if you want to watch along.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvCh174-BLI

  14. 84

    HP 27 - Good For Him Or His Brother

    Is there such a thing as a perfect film?  Of course not.  Plus, do you remember and a very strange chart.

  15. 83

    HP 26 - Worsnips Warship

    The lost episode.  The summer special.  The weakest effort in a long while.

  16. 82

    HP25 - Dear Duck

    We talk Pen Pals, Nicknames, and the lovely Nanci Griffith.  Oh yes, and the greatest year in pop!

  17. 81

    HP24 - This Week We Look At Shostakovich

    A whole year of TV from 1978

  18. 80

    HP 23 - Just The Tip, Dick

    Gary shows off his football punditry and Derek opines about bears that are hairy and go around like bananas.

  19. 79

    HP22 - Full on Eighties Nonce

    A top 40 from 1981.  Nuff said.

  20. 78

    HP 21 - Mum's Hyper Flares

    We ask the big questions this time.  Were Vic and Bob really any good?  Did Fonzy wear flares?  And is okay to kiss a vibrator?

  21. 77

    HP 20A - They Had to Wear Wellingtons, so it was Hard Sci-Fi

    The second part of this Ep and we talk PE kits, Pop Star crushes, and TV from the 70s.  So, nothing new, eh?

  22. 76

    HP 20 - A Little Orange Ball with Teeth

    This ep we talk Monkey Magic and Live Aid.  We also explain our new schedule, due to Derek's new job and Gary's Blasphemy trial. 

  23. 75

    HP 19 - Wine Bar Whingers

    After our mini winter break, we are back.Short pants, how many albums Derek owned in 1986, and why Michael Grade is a bad man, are all discussed in our latest episode.Enjoy!

  24. 74

    Half Pee Chat Christmas Special - Part 2

    its a Christmas miracle!  All the tele and chart chat for Christmas 1982.

  25. 73

    Half Pee Chat Christmas Special - Part 1

    Christmas grub.  We all love it, but how did it play out over the festive period (ooh er.)  The Priest boys look back at what we ate from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day. 

  26. 72

    HP 18 part 2 - She was a Little Scrumptious

    This part is for all you ITV fans

  27. 71

    HP 18 part 1 - Entrenched Malaise/Ricky Gervais

    There is so much meaty goodness in this episode we had to put it out in two parts.  Enjoy!

  28. 70

    HP 17 - Big Steve Who Worked on the Bins

    Derek finds out what pop culture is, or does he?  Chart Magic and we fill some holes.

  29. 69

    HP 16 - There's a Bodie Joke If Ever There was One

    Just how "rapey" were the 70s?  We talk The Professionals, Mrs Slocombes pussy, and playing for Accrington Stanley.

  30. 68

    HP 15 - A Little Bit of Wint and Kidd Action

    Listen in for the worst Rigsby Impression, an all female Carry On Casting, and Gary knows his 60s music

  31. 67

    HP 14 - He Was A Bicycle Parts Enabler

    We are back...ish.  We talk Buffy, Sunday TV from the 80s, and we finally find out who is the best reader and who has the best memory.

  32. 66

    HP 13 - You've Got To Stop Preying On My Gullibility

    We fill some more holes, Gaz tells a non tearful story of work related incompetence, more Dolly Birds, and we look at a top 40 from 1989.Have at it!

  33. 65

    HP 12 - OK, Jeff

    Pulp Fiction as you have never seen it before.  Dolly Birds and Dishy Dudes, and TV from 1979.You are welcome.

  34. 64

    HP 11 - Man On Bus Fell Off

    One for the Dolly Birds fan, this time.  Plus Derek tells his worst story yet, and Gary goes all UKIP

  35. 63

    HP 10 - Sometimes In Life You Want A Bit Of Wrong

    What would the Towering Inferno be like if Syd James was in charge of Fire Safety and Kenny Lynch was head of security?  We have the answers.  Plus a Bromance so hot this nearly went out an NC 17

  36. 62

    HP 9 - The Big, Fat Man/Woman

    We talk Martin and Lewis, Top forties from 1985, Gary's lost loves, and why are all those Geordies in Germany?

  37. 61

    HP 8 - You Could Have been Jamiroquai

    More Bromances, Derek tells his best RnB story, More Telly Talk, and we go back to 1977 for The Rock Follies and Talking Heads.

  38. 60

    HP 7 - They Batter Each Other

    More Pubs, Parks, and Pickled Onions this week, plus the eagerly awaited Carry On Casting, and the not so eagerly awaited Top 40 run-down.Enjoy!

  39. 59

    HP 6 and a half - Miss Cheesecake Of 1949

    I never knew there was so much in it!The Park, Pub, and Pickled Onion game that is sweeping the nation, fights for room with a classic Bromance, and The TV Genome.The second part of our bumper 6th edition.

  40. 58

    HP 6 - Acting Like a Dustbin Lib

    This time it is a bumper edition of Half Pee Chat.  So much so, we have put the episode out in two parts.In the first part we read out all your emails, Derek takes on Paul Macca McCartney in a song writing competition, and Gary works his loaf.The second half of this episode should be in your feed within minuets of this one.

  41. 57

    HP 5 - A Classic Waste of Time

    A South American Bromance, a North American Loaf to be worked, and more TV from the past.

  42. 56

    HP 4 - Regan Beds Her, She Wears A Nazi Helmet

    More Pub Game high jinx, We try to quit you, and another days TV

  43. 55

    HP 3 - The Absolute Daddies of Teatime TV

    After another lengthy delay we are back.  Go on, you know you want to.

  44. 54

    HP 2 - Does Everybody Love Being Naked?

    New theme tune, new features, its all change as we are still finding our feet here at Half Pee Chat.

  45. 53

    HP 1 - We Are Starting Dark

    Welcome to the newish show, HP Chat.  Something new and, hopefully, something familiar too.

  46. 52

    U to Z are for... The Ockendon Pub Game

    It is the end of the road for the A to Z of the Ock.  And just as you would expect we go out with a whimper rather than a bang.  But out of the ashes comes the greatest ever game known to Mice or Men.  The Ockendon Pub Game.We salute you South Ockendon.

  47. 51

    T is for... Not A Rat Or A Stoat But A Coat

    it is T Time.  Maybe a silly T.We talk telephone boxes, TOTS, the OG TG, and much more.

  48. 50

    S is for... I Have Vague Memories of Corridors

    We try to take a more serious tone, as we talk Scouts, Shaw School, and the State.Come and join us for a couple of hours of nonsense.

  49. 49

    Q and R are for...Touching People All Around The World

    We are back already.  We scrape the bottom of the barrel of both Q and R.  Gaz talks record shopping and Del talks nonsense.

  50. 48

    P is for... SPLINK

    We are back.  Did you miss us?  For a change, quite a lot of Ockendon chat.  

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It is a nostalgic look at the main shopping parade in South Ockendon

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