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The Orwellian Pubcast
Dave and Alex's endless and possibly futile pursuit of the perfect pub, as defined by the 10 part Orwell-inspired point system.
Episodes
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Pubcast 13: The Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich, SE10
Alex and Dave continue their sojourn south of the river, and are now at The Trafalgar Tavern, part of (well, according to a claim made by Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs) the best view across the Thames in the entire world. Alex and Dave feel that this pubcast is not quite up to the…
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Pubcast 12: The Cutty Sark Tavern, Greenwich, S10
Pubcast would like to apologise for no pubcast last week. This was due, firstly, to Dave's lousy memory and secondly, to technical problems whereby a file conversion site found it hilarious, upon converting pubcast files, to double the length of each file, lowering and stretching Dave and Alex's...
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Pubcast 11: The Angel, Rotherhithe, SE1
Alex and Dave head to the South of the River for the first time since their inaugural pubcast at the Anchor. Two things to mention about this pubcast before we begin – firstly, Dave, whilst heading up to London from Redhill, displayed mental powers not dissimilar to those of a folded deckchair,...
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Pubcast 10: The George, Strand, WC2
Pubcast again finds itself in the delectable company of Barney Glaze as they head the first of two Barney Bonuses at The George on Strand. First things first, apologies for the poor sound quality – this was recorded on our back up system, which a good man from Maplin's assured us would be more…
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Pubcast 9: Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street, EC4
SPECIAL GUEST EXTRAVAGANZA! Pubcast is joined by a special guest pubcaster, one Mr. Barnabus Glaze MA, who is a smashing gentleman. Mr. Glaze joins Alex and Dave in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, just off Fleet Street which, according to Alex, was just around the corner from Dr. Johnson’s house (a…
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Pubcast 8: The Punch Tavern, Fleet Street, EC4
Pubcast heads to The Punch Tavern on Fleet Street to review the first of a spate of Fleet Street drinking establishments. Before beginning their pubcast, there were teething technical problems (no recording tape), which, after a brief discussion, led to Alex galloping up and down Fleet Street...
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Pubcast 7: The Tipperary, Fleet Street, EC4
In this pubcast, Alex takes Dave to the Tipperary, the first place to sell Guinness outside of Ireland, and thus the first ever Irish Pub outside of Ireland (where they, apparently, are just called pubs). Alex buys Dave a pint of the black stuff, and therefore denies Dave the opportunity to ask…
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Pubcast 6: The Queen’s Larder, Bloomsbury, WC1
Alex and Dave head for the diminutive Queen’s Larder pub and, uniquely thus far, actually sample the food before rating it. Well, Dave samples the food, and Alex suddenly becomes very jealous of Dave and all his lovely, lovely food. Our Pubcasteers also discover a very friendly barman with a…
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Pubcast 5: The French House, Dean Street, W1
Pubcast heads into deepest darkest Soho, to find the French House, on Dean Street. Prior to recording, this led to much standing around in the middle of the street, at equidistance from two buildings bedecked with the Tricolore, bickering softly about which of the two looks the most French. On…
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Pubcast 4: The Princess Louise, High Holburn, WC1
Pubcast heads to its second Samuel Smith's pub, The Princess Louise on High Holburn. Recently given the title of most ornate pub in London by the bearded gentlemen of CAMRA, listen in to see if Alex and Dave agree with the ornateness of the pub, and also discuss the relative merits of booths…
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Pubcast 3: The Fitzroy Tavern, Fitzrovia, W1
Pubcast ventures to the famous Fitzroy Tavern, on Charlotte Street, whereupon Alex procures a round costing under a fiver, then regales Dave with tales of biography-composing barmaids and bohemian London, and also explains why he thinks the Fitzroy Tavern is the pub mentioned in Orwell’s essay.…
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Pubcast 2: The Lamb and Flag, Covent Garden, WC2E
In this second pubcast, Dave shows Alex the somewhat cramped delights of the Lamb and Flag. The ten-point pub manifesto is revised (probably the first of many, many revisions), the merits of Victorian Bare-Knuckle boxing are discussed and a vague feeling of unease is experienced. Listen in to…
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Pubcast 1: The Anchor, Bankside SE1
In the inaugural Orwellian Pubcast, Dave and Alex sit in the Anchor on London's Southbank, setting the criteria for the Orwellian Pubcast scoring system and then ranking the pub on it. The 10 point, percentage rating is nominally based upon Orwell's essay, Moon Under the Water, but adapted to...
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Dave and Alex's endless and possibly futile pursuit of the perfect pub, as defined by the 10 part Orwell-inspired point system.
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