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You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast

You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast

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YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING is a podcast all about British sitcoms. Join your hosts Robert Turnbull & Alex Lynch (and Tony Black until he was recast) as they discuss classic sitcoms, forgotten gems and curiosities, and dissect the themes, ideas, context and meaning of the comedies we have grown up with... A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk
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You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast - PREVIEW: Extra Laughs - The Return of Basil Fawlty, Frasier & Red Dwarf

PREVIEW: Extra Laughs - The Return of Basil Fawlty, Frasier & Red Dwarf

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04/13/23 • 16 min

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms.
Today we present a sneak peek at the first bonus episode of EXTRA LAUGHS, our subscription tier, as a taster of what you can expect if you're able to support the podcast financially for a small amount per month.
In this episode, aired in March 2023, Tony & Rob discuss upcoming sitcom reboots that have been announced including the return of Basil Fawlty, more listening from Dr. Frasier Crane, and very recently the announcement that the crew of the Starbug are returning in RED DWARF.
We already have additional bonus episodes that have aired, been recorded and are planned, all of which are super exciting. So join the EXTRA LAUGHS crew for early access to episodes, ad-free listening and bonus episodes not available to regular listeners.
Support the show here: https://wemadethis.supportingcast.fm/you-have-been-watching
Host / Editor
Tony Black
Co-Host
Robert Turnbull
You Have Been Watching on social media:
Twitter: @yhbwatchingpod
Subscribe to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: EXTRA LAUGHS:
https://wemadethis.supportingcast.fm/you-have-been-watching
Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/wemadethis
We Made This on Twitter:
@we_madethis
Website:
www.wemadethisnetwork.com
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You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast - 12. The Best of British Sitcom Themes (Pt 2)

12. The Best of British Sitcom Themes (Pt 2)

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08/04/22 • 75 min

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms.
Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull as they look, in the second of a two-part episode, at the best British sitcom themes of all time.
Counting down from their 5-1 choices in a Top Ten list, they discuss the themes to series across the decades as diverse as ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES, ALLO ALLO, RED DWARF, BLACKADDER and many more.
Next time, join Tony & Rob for a special tribute to the late, great Bernard Cribbins, including a look at his under-seen 1983 sitcom, CUFFY...
Host / Editor
Tony Black
Co-Host
Robert Turnbull
Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/wemadethis
Twitter: @yhbwatchingpod
We Made This on Twitter: @we_madethis
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You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast - 3. The Office (2001-2003)

3. The Office (2001-2003)

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09/15/21 • 144 min

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms.
Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull as they discuss Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant's mockumentary sitcom THE OFFICE, from 2001-2003.
A transatlantic sensation that spawned a legion of similar comedies in both the UK & US, how did The Office change comedy? Does it remain as groundbreaking as it was and it is still as powerful a commentary on the workplace as it was? We unpick it and find out.
Host / Editor
Tony Black
Co-Host
Robert Turnbull
Check out Tony's detailed essays on The Office:
https://thetruthisinhere.co.uk/the-office-reviews/
Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/wemadethis
Twitter: @yhbwatching
We Made This on Twitter: @wmt_network
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You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast - 2. Fawlty Towers (1975 & 1979)

2. Fawlty Towers (1975 & 1979)

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09/01/21 • 103 min

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms.
Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull as they discuss John Cleese & Connie Booth's classic 1970s sitcom FAWLTY TOWERS.
Frequently cited as one of the greatest comedies of all time, has Basil Fawlty and his madcap escapades in his Torquay hotel stood the test of time? We unpick themes, meanings, problems and successes in this beloved and seminal comedy.
Host / Editor
Tony Black
Co-Host
Robert Turnbull
Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:
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You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast - 13. Cuffy & Cribbins: A Tribute

13. Cuffy & Cribbins: A Tribute

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08/18/22 • 80 min

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms.
Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull for a sadly unexpected tribute episode to the great Bernard Cribbins, who passed away July 27th, 2022, at the age of 93.
They take a whistle stop tour through his long career discussing his early CARRY ON movies, his legendary TV appearances such as voicing THE WOMBLES and playing Mr Hutchinson in FAWLTY TOWERS' 'The Hotel Inspectors', all the way through to his late in life famed role in DOCTOR WHO, and with a special focus on 1983's CUFFY, one of the few sitcoms he had a starring role in...
Next time, join Tony & Rob as they head to do some stir at HMP Slade as they deep dive into the classic mid-70's Ronnie Barker vehicle, PORRIDGE...
Host / Editor
Tony Black
Co-Host
Robert Turnbull
Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/wemadethis
Twitter: @yhbwatchingpod
We Made This on Twitter: @we_madethis
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You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast - 22. Just Good Friends (1983-1986)

22. Just Good Friends (1983-1986)

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02/16/23 • 83 min

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms.
Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull, in their first new episode of 2023, as they celebrate Valentine's week with a trip into the romantic world of John Sullivan's JUST GOOD FRIENDS, one of the sitcom sensations of the 1980s starring Paul Nicholas & Jan Francis...
Host / Editor
Tony Black
Co-Host
Robert Turnbull
Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/wemadethis
Twitter: @yhbwatchingpod
We Made This on Twitter: @we_madethis
Website: www.wemadethisnetwork.com
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You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast - 4. Alexei Sayle's Paris (1994)

4. Alexei Sayle's Paris (1994)

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09/29/21 • 77 min

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms.
Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull as they discuss Graham Linehan & Arthur Matthews' short-lived sitcom PARIS, starring Alexei Sayle, which aired in 1994.
Sayle appears as Alain Degout, a foul mouthed and uncouth artist in 1920s Paris who believes himself a genius not respected in his time. With all the trappings of a traditional sitcom, why did Paris last just one series and retain zero cultural footprint?
Host / Editor
Tony Black
Co-Host
Robert Turnbull
Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:
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Twitter: @yhbwatching
We Made This on Twitter: @wmt_network
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You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast - Test

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05/11/24 • 1 min

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You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast - 7. The Brittas Empire (Series 1) w/ Shipwrecked & Comatose

7. The Brittas Empire (Series 1) w/ Shipwrecked & Comatose

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11/24/21 • 70 min

The Brittas Empire - Series 1 Analysis
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about the British television sitcom.
In this special episode, a crossover with Red Dwarf podcast SHIPWRECKED & COMATOSE, host Tony Black is joined by Matt Latham, of PICK A DISC, for the first of a seven-part season by season dissection of 90s sitcom, THE BRITTAS EMPIRE.
Host
Tony Black
Co-Host / Editor
Matt Latham
Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:
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Twitter: @yhbwatching
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You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast - 6. Sean Lock's 15 Storeys High (2002-2004)

6. Sean Lock's 15 Storeys High (2002-2004)

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10/27/21 • 81 min

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms.
Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull as they discuss Sean Lock's short-lived blend of sitcom and sketch show from 2002-2004, 15 STOREYS HIGH.
Lock plays Vince, owner of a dingy London flat, who takes on Benedict Wong's flatmate Errol and the series depicts their grim lives and vignettes of numerous people in the same tower block. After Lock's tragic recent death to cancer, the series has been repeated after years in obscurity, but does it stand the test of time? Is it a lost gem? Or was it lost for a reason?
Host / Editor
Tony Black
Co-Host
Robert Turnbull
Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:
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Twitter: @yhbwatching
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You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast currently has 48 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Podcasts, Tv Reviews, Comedy Fiction, Tv & Film and Fiction.

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The episode title 'PREVIEW: Extra Laughs - The Return of Basil Fawlty, Frasier & Red Dwarf' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast is 72 minutes.

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Episodes of You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast are typically released every 14 days.

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