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Oxford Blues
London Calling
06/27/22 • 49 min
3 Listeners
Life's a Riot
London Calling
05/23/22 • 49 min
1 Listener
Vegans, Vaginas and a Greased Piglet
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06/06/22 • 56 min
1 Listener
Global Citizens
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05/03/21 • 53 min
After butchering the American holiday calendar, our intrepid duo takes on the Government’s Covid calendar. Such is the nervousness of the general population, the Delingpole family went to lunch and behaved so normally they got banned from the restaurant for life.
James and Toby then take on why the media has become lapdogs for Number 10 on Covid policy. How is it that a Tory government is getting absolutely no push back? Maybe a £320M media buy will grease the skids?
Meanwhile, Harry gets a rousing welcome at Vax Live where the tested, the vaccinated and the re-tested gathered for a masked concert in Los Angeles and James’ mum takes a stand for sanity, all of which provokes memories of the cult of Jim Jones and The Devil Wears Prada on the Lift.
On to Culture Corner and James has the scoop on the new Mark Millar series Jupiter’s Legacy (debuts May 7 on Netflix), Toby is watching The Flight Attendant on HBO Max and we talk about the nuance of pronunciation.
Opening sound this week is the Prime Minister talking about continuing travel restrictions while campaigning for Thursday’s by-election in Hartlepool.
Mercury's Rising, Reversed Ferrets & Armageddon
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10/10/22 • 60 min
The Fox and Hounds
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12/30/19 • 50 min
James and the Giant Hunt
London Calling
02/20/23 • 64 min
We're all over the politically correct spectrum this week. On one hand, James had his epic hunting adventure last weekend, while on the other hand, Toby is struggling to adjust to his new role as "Mr. Mom" now that an empowered Caroline has left for a two week holiday in Barbados.
Meanwhile, there's a lot on the censorship front as we take on the list of media that the UK Government’s "anti-extremism unit" thinks could turn you into a far right terrorist, the appalling rewrite of Roald Dahl’s children’s books by Puffin, and the weaponisation of ‘disinformation’ by the Global Disinformation Index to try to demonetise right-of-centre news publishing sites. We also note the protest against 15-minute cities in Oxford.
In Culture Corner, James took a trip to Bath to see a Genesis cover band, the vertiginous decline of Marvel Studios and the joys of Clarkson’s Farm.
Opening sound this week is Peter Hitchens on Michael Graham's TalkTV programme on the Dahl rewrite, via YouTube.
To hear more about James' weekend he was also on the first-ever "On Hunting" podcast.
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The Man in the Street
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10/27/22 • 51 min
This week Toby Young talks to the man in the street. Our man James Delingpole is literally on the streets of London - complete with the occasional car horn, siren and gusts of wind - but the show must go on.
Toby wraps up his trip with tales of Mexico and then, staying in North America, they take on Justin Trudeau and the Canadian Crackdown. Who is calling the shots? Is it the the PM or Klaus Schwab? Domestically we ask the question, "Is Boris Johnson running the worst government in recent memory?" And then they survey the damage of last week's storm.
In Culture Corner we wrap up Reacher and take on Pam and Tommy (Hulu).
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Men of a Certain Age
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11/28/22 • 62 min
A cold has Toby feeling less than stellar this week, so he and James have an age old discussion about men - and old age. Vitamin regimens, detoxification and general bouts of hypochondria lead off the show before we really get down, as Texans would say, to brass tacks. Namely are the protests happening across Communist China just a blip on the radar or is this real trouble for Xi? And do we have a right to still feel superior about it?
Then we tackle the distasteful Balenciaga "BDSM Teddy Bear" ads and the reactions that has provoked, former Health Secretary Matt Hancock's performance on I'm a Celebrity... and Jonathan Van-Tam’s forthcoming role in Call The Midwife.
In Culture Corner Toby reviews Tokyo Vice (HBO Max), James likes Graham Hancock's Ancient Apocalypse (Netflix) and off the bookshelf Toby is taking in Barry Lyndon and James is enjoying Trollope’s The Way We Live Now.
Opening sound this week is SkyNews correspondent Helen-Ann Smith eyewitness account of protests in Shanghai via YouTube.
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The Odd Couple
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12/12/22 • 55 min
James takes enough time off from gathering wood to burn in his Rayburn cast iron stove (so he and his family won’t freeze to death when the World Economic Forum cuts off the power this winter) to let Toby read out an extract from ‘An Odd Couple For Our Odd Times’, a glowing article about our little show in The National Review (which, unfortunately is behind their paywall) and they both agree with the author that the debate between #TeamToby and #TeamJames is “the most relevant ongoing conversation on planet Earth.”
Toby then tells James about a new report from the Conservative Way Forward group documenting the enormous sums the British Government spends on politically motivated campaigns every year; they briefly discuss Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary series, focusing on Harry’s slightly Plebeian accent.
In Culture Corner, Toby urges people to stick with Andor, the only good Star Wars TV spin-off and sings the praises of the action scenes in Gangs of London, while James enthuses about his latest discover, Hot Skull, a Turkish series about a world plunged into chaos by a pandemic; and, finally, Toby confesses to having given up on Barry Lyndon and started listening to Hell’s March, the second book in Taylor Anderson’s Artilleryman series.
Opening sound this week is Piers Morgan on Sky Australia reviewing Harry & Meghan.
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FAQ
How many episodes does London Calling have?
London Calling currently has 358 episodes available.
What topics does London Calling cover?
The podcast is about News, Podcasts and Politics.
What is the most popular episode on London Calling?
The episode title 'Oxford Blues' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on London Calling?
The average episode length on London Calling is 49 minutes.
How often are episodes of London Calling released?
Episodes of London Calling are typically released every 6 days, 22 hours.
When was the first episode of London Calling?
The first episode of London Calling was released on Nov 6, 2015.
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@therealnormalpodcast
Feb 8
If you don’t listen to Tobes and James - you really should!
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