Conversation Street

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 16th and the 20th December. The fan theories were proven right this week as it turned out that the supposedly dead Vicky was actually alive and kicking and plotting with Michelle, and as for the baby, well it was doing a lot more than just kicking on Friday! However, as the Corrie gods giveth, the Corrie gods taketh away, and poor Richard pops his clogs this week - but will Roy be able to absolve himself of the feelings of guilt he has over not being there at the end, and more importantly, will Nina forgive him? Up next on the podcast, we chat about Corrie's performance in this year's Big Soap Quiz and share our thoughts on the Coronation Street At Christmas documentary before finishing things off with some listener feedback. Street Talk - 00:15:16 The Kabin - 02:01:51 Feedback - 02:19:36

In our latest podcast, we we have a good old natter about the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 9th and the 13th December. This week saw Geoff and Yasmeen's return to Blighty after their trip to the US, and they're bringing some surprising news with them too! Meanwhile, Tim's in for a bit of a shock when he realises he also has a Vegas wife (alas - if only he'd been able to read the small print!), Maria proves once again that she's anyone's once they get their cheque book out, and the hunt for Vicky continues. Next up on the podcast, we launch the Conversation Street Awards 2019, running through the nominees in each category and why we think they deserve a mention. Don't forget to vote, now! Finally, after wetting the heads of two new Corrie cast member babies in The Kabin, we round off the show with a bit of listener feedback. Street Talk - 00:10:09 Conversation Street Awards 2019: The Nominees - 02:06:13 The Kabin - 02:41:10 Feedback - 02:45:05

Advent has begun, and we're feeling all festive this week on the podcast, which covers the episodes of Corrie broadcast in the UK between the 2nd and the 6th December. We've been looking forward to the climax of the Michelle, Robert and Vicky story for quite some time now - not just because it seems to have been going on forever, but also to find out exactly how Michelle would get her revenge on her lying fiancé - and the moment of truth certainly didn't disappoint! As for the whole "Vicky's been murdered" angle, well.. like many viewers, we definitely have our doubts! Also this week, Seb and Emma go on a date, Derek has a masterful plan to get one over Gary, and Winter is coming for Kel.. For the middle section this week, we look ahead to this time next year with a lengthy discussion on what we want to see for Coronation Street's 60th anniverary celebrations. That's followed by a look at the Corrie Christmas schedules in The Kabin, and we round things off with more of your listener feedback. Street Talk - 00

On our latest podcast, we discuss the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 25th and the 29th November. Whaddaya know? Corrie IS still capable of dropping some surprise reveals on us that haven't been spoiled in the press beforehand! This week, we find out a big secret about Jade that puts a new spin on the character, and Michael certainly had a strong initial reaction to it, but was it good or bad? Also this week, Kel gets feels the full force of a protective mother after Bernie shops him to the cops, and Nick has a revelation about the sustainability of the archaic Underworld business model, but can he convince the factory girls to see sense? Next up on the podcast, we share our thoughts on two of your listener questions: first, in the light of Robert and Michelle's upcoming nuptials, we discuss some of our favourite weddings from Corrie past. That's followed by an unashamedly nerdy discussion on the subject of Corrie crossed with Pokémon: if characters were gym leaders, what type wo

Gemma's been away on a mini break to Copenhagan this week (though unlike Ryan Connor, she fortunately didn't have to enlist the services of a loan shark to fund it!), which means that it's a very late podcast! This week, we're chatting about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 18th and the 22nd November. There were some poignant scenes in both Daniel and Paul's stories this week, as the former struggles to hold things together for Sinead's funeral, and the latter opens up to Bernie and Gemma about his past with Kel. Meanwhile, Michael makes contact with the daughter we never knew he had, and Michelle takes steps to ensure that Robert will live to regret ever meeting Vicky. Next up, we're joined by Maggie Sullivan, author of the recently released novel, Snow On The Cobbles. She talks to us about what it was like imagining the back story of a young Hilda Ogden, as well as creating her own characters to add to the Corrie wartime canon. That's followed by talk of the completely unsurprising additio

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 11th and the 15th November. After a lot of painstakingly close near misses, Michelle finally learns the truth about Robert's double life this week, and if we were him, we'd be very careful about letting her in the Bistro kitchen with all those sharp knives in future. Meanwhile, Carla's in for a shock when Roy tells her he reckons he might have a brother, and the Weatherfield Windfall Fairy turns her attentions to Chesney and Gemma with an enticing deal from Frescho. Next up on the podcast, with International Men's Day coming up next week, we talk about our favourite fellers on the cobbles from both present day Corrie and the early 90s era currently showing on ITV3 - including Michael's guilty pleasure.. That's followed by a trip to The Kabin, where we share our thoughts on Ben Price's short film Hope Dies Last, and we round things off with some listener feedback. Street Talk - 00:20:58 Feature Discussion: Our To

On this week's podcast, we share our thoughts on the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 4th and the 9th November. We know they're just big softies really, but both Paul and Gary put on their best tough guy faces this week, the former as an attempt to get David out of prison, and the latter to keep Ali and Ryan in check when the truth about his double life as a loan shark is discovered. Also this week, Abi fails to calculate how many minutes there are in seven episodes of Corrie, Beth's attempts to bring a bit of class to Sinead's tombstone fall flat, and Ray unlocks the secret to gagging Michelle. Next up on the podcast, we take a look back over the life of Irma Barlow with a classic character profile, before heading to The Kabin to find out which recent comment from a character has got riled up viewers reporting Corrie to Ofcom. We finish off the show with more of your feedback. Street Talk - 00:09:00 Classic character profile: Irma Barlow - 02:07:03 The Kabin - 02:37:03 Feedback - 02:

Our latest podcast covers the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 28th October and the 1st November. This week, there's high drama for Gemma as she goes into labour during a cable car ride in Llandudno. Meanwhile, the Platts wait with baited breath to hear Josh's version of the events surrounding his stabbing, and Jade gets her feet under the table at number 9 when Fiz is summoned to visit Cilla in hospital - can Evelyn stop Tyrone from unwittngly falling into her open arms? Up next on the podcast, we're joned by a very special guest - writer Ellen Taylor! Having never spoken to a Corrie writer before, this was a brilliant opportunity to find out not just about her recent episode, in which Sinead died, but also the scriptwriting process as a whole, from the ideas stage to final draft. After the interview, we stop by The Kabin to find out what some of the Corrie cast dressed up as for Halloween, and we finish things off with more of your listener feedback. Street Talk - 00:09:40 Interview: Ellen Tay

On our latest podcast, we cover the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 21st and the 25th October. The annual October Super Soap Week is here again, and this year, Corrie's gone all filmic to mark the occasion. But behind the sheen of the film stock, background music and fades to black, did it have some epic stories and powerhouse performances to back it up? You'd better believe it! This week, it all kicks off at Highfield Prison, and Josh finds himself with his life in David's hands. Meanwhile, as Sinead's life draws close to the end, Daniel's spirals out of control, and a moment of madness with Bethany leaves him with a difficult decision to make indeed... After a somewhat sombre Street Talk, we move onto a much more lighthearted look at Halloween in Weatherfield and Corrie's brushes with the paranormal. From Hilda's séance to Dev and Kirk's encounter with the Black Ball Butcher, we share our thoughts on the times when Corrie crossed over to the other side (and no, we don't mean th

On our latest podcast, we cover the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 16th and the 18th October. This week, there's trouble a-brewin' at the Big House when David finds out Josh has been locked up for committing another rape, and with talk of a riot to come, it looks like there could be some exciting scenes on the horizon! Meanwhile, Geoff wants to invest in the Bistro, Marion Logan returns with a new head, and Sinead's friends and family plan to make Christmas come early to Weatherfield - and speaking of premature arrivals, we also nearly get an early appearance of Gemma's quads too when she thinks she's gone into labour! After Street Talk, we answer some listener questions: first, we discuss which Corrie characters we think are currently being underserved in terms of writing, then after that, we look back on some of the show's most ridiculous storylines over the years. In The Kabin segment, there's congratulations in order for ex-Corrie star Hayley Tamaddon, and we round off the show

On our latest podcast, we talk about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 7th and the 9th October. Much like Sinead's time on this mortal coil, Corrie's usual schedule was cut short this week, but as usual, we still found plenty to ramble on about, including Ken's 80th birthday and the long overdue return of Emily (if only for a short while), both Debbie and Sophie Webster disappearing into the sunset, and some more thought provoking scenes in the skin lightening story. That's followed by a segment dedicated to Kevin Webster, who we last profiled way back in 2013. We check out what he's been up to since then - which basically boils down to money woes, online dating, and lots and lots of rants and bants! In the Kabin section, we check out how Coronation Street fared at this week's Inside Soap Awards before finishing off with some of your listener feedback. Street Talk - 00:08:08 Character Profile Revisit: Kevin Webster - 01:27:48 The Kabin - 01:59:39 Feedback - 02:15:46

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 30th September and the 4th October. This week, Dev finally finds out why Asha has been so secretive recently, and we're treated to some wonderful scenes highlighting just what a super young actress Tanisha Gorey has blossomed into - let's hope there's plenty more to come from this rising Corrie star! Also this week, we get a serious blast from the past when Kevin's sister Debbie shows up on the cobbles for the first time since 1985, Evelyn grows more suspicious of Jade, and Billy continues to encourage Paul to open up about his traumatic past with Kel - but is he pushing him too hard? With no middle section on the this week's podcast due to us having a particularly hectic week, we skip from Street Talk straight to the Kabin, where we weigh up Corrie's chances in the Inside Soap Awards as well as sharing a few bits of reality TV news and rumours. We round things off with more of your listener feedback. Street Tal

In our latest podcast, we waffle on about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 23rd and the 27th September. If you like issues-based stories, you've come to the right place as that's certainly the common thread through this particular podcast. To start with, Street Talk sees us not only continuing last week's discussion of homophobia in football, but also the revelation of Paul's historic sexual abuse from Kel and Asha's experimentation with skin lightening creams. Fortunately, there are still some lighter moments to chat about, including the escalating feud between Adam and Gary, and some excellent Evelyn scenes, but then things go serious again in the middle section, which is a discussion of Corrie's use of issues-based stories over the years. Is it important for Corrie to tackle these stories? Are they done well? Are there too many now? To what extent are they just used to go for awards? There's certainly a lot to discuss down this particular rabbit hole! Next up on the podcast, we visit The

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Corrie broadcast in the UK between the 16th and the 20th September. This week's Street Talk section turns out to be one of our longest yet, and it's not because of the Daniel and Sinead stuff either - although everyone involved in that particular story is still firing on all cylinders, both in front of and behind the camera. What we end up talking the most about this week is actually James' storyline, which not only showed the Bailey family unit off in their best light since coming into the programme, but also led to us doing a bit of research about the taboo surrounding homosexuality in professional football - and we were pretty surprised by some of what we found out! Also this week, we weigh in on how effective Kel is being as the latest Corrie villain, and whether Derek could regret underestimating Gary. Up next on the podcast, we have a character profile on Kate Connor, in which we desperately try to search for any redeeming features in this particularl

On our latest podcast, we cover the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 9th and the 13th September. It's time for another Corrie wedding, and this week it's the turn of Daniel and Sinead; however, what starts as the discovery of a lump on her neck leads to us having a lump in our throats as we're shown some of the Street's saddest scenes since Aidan's suicide. Elsewhere on the cobbles, Vicky's gift to Robert unintentionally marks him as the dog he really is, we wave a cheerful goodbye to Kate, and there's a Cormac callback for Ryan when Ali suffers a seizure. Next up on the podcast, we delve into two of your listener questions: which Corrie character do we think would make the best Prime Minister, and which actors of Corrie past would we like to interview on the podcast? That's followed by the Kabin segment, where there's some good news for Coronation Street in the TV Choice Awards (as well, of course, of Gemma's commentary on the fashion of the evening!) and we round things off with

This week on the podcast, we cover the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 2nd and the 6th September. We may have been down on Corrie over the past few months or so, but you know what? We actually thought there was a lot to like about this week's episodes. Danger with the firey factory on Monday, some sweet family bonding scenes between Emma, Steve and Tracy, heartbreak for Eileen as she comes *this close* to a happy ever after with Jan only for it to be snatched away from her.. then Michelle comes back on Friday for some dull, but mercifully short scenes and kind of puts a bit of a dampener on the end of the week. Still, on the whole, we were pretty darn impressed by the set of episodes as a whole - long may it continue! Up next on the podcast, we do a character profile on one of our favourite additions to the Corrie cast in the past decade, Yasmeen Nazir. That's followed by news of an upcoming Christmassy Corrie documentary in The Kabin segment, then after the usual listener feedback,

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 26th and the 30th August. There's a welcome return for the Jan storyline this week, as he's back to the street to offer Eileen a new life in Aberdeen before being gunned down at a truck stop. Fortunately, as Craig proved last week after walking away from being hit by a car with barely a scratch, there are some good doctors at Weatherfield General - but will the ordeal be enough to convince Eileen to move? Also this week, Robert nearly gets caught in his web of lies, and fellow fibber Geoff continues his cancerous coercive campaign against Yasmeen. This week also saw the return of Fiz to the Street, and up next, we welcome Jennie McAlpine back to the podcast for a chinwag about about babies, bushtucker trials and being back on the cobbles. After that, we head over to the Kabin for some more Jennie news as she's been announced as being the voice over the tannoy on the reboot of Supermarket Sweep, and we finish

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 19th and the 23rd August. In much the same fashion as its fast food namesake, the Weatherfield McDonald empire has been expanding rapidly of late, and this week, poor Emma finds that she is the latest branch on the family tree. After a great little cameo from Fiona Middleton, 21 years after her last appearance on the cobbles, Emma decides it's time to move away, but can Steve change her mind before it's too late? Also this week, things go a bit 1984 for Yasmeen when Geoff installs cameras all over the house; meanwhile, Lily has a big brother problem of her own to contend with when Max ruins her birthday party. Next up on the podcast, we take a look back on the life and lovers of Fiona Middleton in a character profile, before talking about a few upcoming Corrie related TV and radio shows in The Kabin. We round off the podcast with more of your listener feedback. Street Talk - 00:08:36 Character Profile: Fiona Middleton - 01

On our latest podcast, in addition to celebrating the seventh anniversary of Conversation Street, we discuss the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 9th and the 16th August. With eight episodes to go over, that makes for a fairly lengthy Street Talk, and for those of you who had managed to forget the quite frankly baffling turn of events last Friday with Gary and his magical key finding, safe cracking abilities, we apologise, as we rake it right back up again! Of course, the highlight of this week's Corrie was the excellent performance of Ali Mardell as Emma loses her father to cancer, but with him dropping a massive family secret on her as his last words, it looks like there could be a new dad just around the corner.. Also this week, Robert gets engaged (again), Asha's hiding a secret, and vile Geoff is back in full force. Next up on the podcast, we're joined by the wonderful Sally Carman, who's been playing Abi, one of our current favourites on the Street, for just shy of two years now. Sal talks

It's an early podcast this week, covering the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 5th and the 7th August. You know what? We actually quite enjoyed Corrie this week, with Wednesday's set of episodes in particular keeping us hooked thanks to the mystery of Jan's allegiences. On top of that, we had a story with Toyah, Imran and Claudia (what's not to love?), comedy with Evelyn and Emma, and some touching scenes between Abi and both Kevin and Eileen - result! After Street Talk, it's time for a classic character profile; we've mentioned the Hopkins family a few times in recent weeks, so decided the time was right to take a closer look at the most memorable member, Tricia. That's followed, as always, by some more news and listener feedback. Speaking of news, we've got some of our own this week: we've finally taken the plunge and launched a Patreon! Towards the beginning of the podcast, we chat about our reasons behind this and what it entails, but ultimately, if you'd like to have a read o