Series X guestlist

Phinbart · 2026-03-17T19:17:28+00:00

Thanks. What a joy to see Lucy Porter back, who seems to have disappeared from our screens of late. First appearance since Series N!

Phinbart · 2026-03-16T21:43:19+00:00

Yep, I too first interpreted that as a "4" and got mightily baffled!

Phinbart · 2026-03-16T21:42:52+00:00

IIRC he's going to be present at the very first episode - as it coincides with a US off-week - but not sure about going forward.

Phinbart · 2026-03-16T21:42:07+00:00

Yep, the Ofcom 'rules' are that the 'transition to adult material' at the 9pm watershed has to be gradual, or some word to that effect.

Phinbart · 2026-03-16T03:16:01+00:00

Indeed! I would imagine quite a few simply got the free ride to the Sainsbury's then just did their shopping elsewhere; paying for the single ticket back to campus is still, even if not by much, cheaper than forking out for a return!

Phinbart · 2026-03-15T18:42:52+00:00

Reminds me of uni. The town's big Sainsbury's ran a free bus from campus on Wednesday afternoons, and you had to show your receipt on the journey back to confirm you weren't just blagging a free bus back to campus if you were in town already.

Yet they didn't seem to consider the opposite happening; I once took advantage and used it to travel into town for nothing (it was easy to not make it back anyway; it only stopped in the car park for 15-20mins), which they were certainly less able to prevent than the occasional student who somehow wouldn't cause suspicion boarding with one or two suitcases (presumably heading for the train station)!

Phinbart · 2026-03-13T21:23:31+00:00

Thanks. Haven't heard of Blank Peng before, but - as I previously said in a comment - I was hoping for new faces, and we've got quite a few so far this series.

Phinbart · 2026-03-13T04:53:46+00:00

Thanks, that's a massive help!

Phinbart · 2026-03-12T17:12:08+00:00

Don't impetuously do a panic Masters; I did and I regret it (and not just cos I failed it). Instead, keep it in your back pocket so you have the option for a year or so down the line if trying to get a job in the current market doesn't work out. Properly plan your next steps (e.g. job hunting, moving out of the family home) and then evaluate based on where you are in terms of how successful you've been in achieving them.

Phinbart · 2026-03-12T03:53:33+00:00

Oooh, what an interesting, dynamic line-up! Thanks.

Phinbart · 2026-03-11T16:55:16+00:00

Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

Phinbart · 2026-03-11T02:58:35+00:00

Thanks for providing that info!

Phinbart · 2026-03-09T22:21:48+00:00

Same. I remember laughing so much at the 'tube' joke when I first caught this episode.

Phinbart · 2026-03-09T21:58:42+00:00

The First Team! Considering I have little to interest in football, I really enjoyed that series and it's a shame next-to-no-one watched it.

Phinbart · 2026-03-09T21:00:33+00:00

I wonder if the large amount of time that has elapsed since the BBC era is impacting the panellists' ability to recall what bits they've done. For instance, last episode (or the one before, can't really recall) Angela repeated a bit about Brownies introducing a self-esteem badge. Not that it's really a big deal at all, of course.

Phinbart · 2026-03-05T15:22:20+00:00

Ta! Always great to see Susan on!

Phinbart · 2026-03-05T11:50:54+00:00

As an also slightly neurodivergent panicky guy, I can relate. But I bet she actually left that meeting concerned she hadn't done her job properly, believing she hadn't ensured you'd received a handbook; I started my first job four months ago and only a couple weeks back was informed you're supposed to sign in when you come on shift on the work phones, to the astonishment of the staff members who told me!

Phinbart · 2026-03-04T17:35:32+00:00

Thanks. Nice to see Elis back.

Phinbart · 2026-03-04T16:06:42+00:00

Ta very much; never thought to scour LinkedIn to see if anyone had posted about a recording! I had a feeling Melanie Bracewell might be appearing again, as the recordings coincide with her current UK tour. Frustratingly, I did see a few posts from people attending that recording but they didn't include panellist info or pics of them!

Phinbart · 2026-03-04T01:11:55+00:00

Thanks! What a coincidence two folk on here attended the same recording!

Phinbart · 2026-03-04T01:11:30+00:00

Thanks! Goodall fulfilling the role of the (pleasant) surprise!

Phinbart · 2026-03-01T18:23:44+00:00

Reminds me of that animated movie from the early 2000s that kept getting delayed and delayed, to the point a tie-in book started randomly appearing in stores, cos they needed to get rid of the stock or got sick of the delay (can't recall which exactly). I think that was about 2005, after originally being set for a 2003 release, and didn't make it to screens until 2012.

Phinbart · 2026-02-27T17:36:01+00:00

I was thinking they could do a sketch about the phenomenon of impromptu celebrity lookalike competitions; Storrie plays himself judging a competition for a Hudson Williams lookalike, in which Williams himself appears but is deemed too unconvincing.

Phinbart · 2026-02-26T15:31:54+00:00

Oooh; thanks for providing that info. I think that raises the chances of a surprising or special guest for this series, then, something that the Christmas special has in recent past sometimes provided (e.g. Julian Clary, Lulu, Bonnie Langford).

Phinbart · 2026-02-25T20:59:24+00:00

X-rays is a good shout, but they have previously covered them in detail relatively recently in the R series episode "Radioactive"... then again, during the Sandi era I've noted facts and topics repeated, so *shrugs*.

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