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On our latest podcast, we talk about the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 5th and the 9th November. This week we had Bonfire Night, but sadly for Gina, the only fireworks between her and Tim were in her own mind. Meanwhile, there's a spark between Bethany and Ryan, short-fused Nick gets an unxpected visitor, and on her return to Weatherfield, Rana worries her relationship with Kate is rocketing out of control. After Street Talk, we have a character profile on Gina Seddon - a real favourite of ours in the current character list - where we look back at her roots in 80s Corrie, how Connie Hyde has added a new dimension to her modern incarnation, and how her battles with bipolar disorder are portrayed. There are a couple of small news items to mull over in The Kabin, then we round off the show with some mixed opinions on last week's four-hander in the feedback section. Street Talk - 00:11:54 Character Profile: Gina Seddon - 01:47:16 The Kabin - 02:27:05 Feedback - 02:33:56

This week on the podcast, we cover the episodes of Corrie broadcast in the UK between the 29th October and the 2nd November, which can mean only one thing: Halloween special! Though Corrie didn't particularly do much for our Gemma's favourite holiday this year beyond a bit of a dress up in the Rovers, the spectre of death still loomed over a number of characters this week, none more so than Sinead, whose predicament was so dire that she even got her own special episode on Monday. We talk about our reactions to this (kind of) four hander, discussing what worked and what didn't for us, as well as mulling over whether we'd like to see this kind of thing more often on Corrie. Also this week, not only is Ali 'Doctor Death' Neeson still being haunted by his actions after the car crash a few weeks ago, he also has a wailing banshee to contend with in the form of his mum Michelle. Meanwhile, Steve returns from the desert looking like something out of a horror movie, and Nick gets his claws into factory. Speaking of U

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 22nd and the 26th October. This week, the extent of Jude's deception is finally revealed during the Good Samaritan Awards (which he inexplicably wins despite being up against a children's hospital volunteer) - but has he left Weatherfield for good, or will Mary be able to convince him to return? Meanwhile, oblivious babe magnet Chesney has caught the attention of two of the Street's young ladies, and Tracy's return to Weatherfield minus one husband causes big problems for Abi. After Street Talk, we celebate Corrie's success in this week's Inside Soap Awards before welcoming Inside Soap writer Kate White back onto the podcast to share some behind the scenes secrets about the ceremony. We round off the podcast with some more of your listener feedback. Street Talk - 00:07:17 The Kabin - 01:51:09 Kate White interview - 02:22:32 Feedback - 02:47:48

On our latest podcast, we talk about the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 15th and the 19th October, and the aftermath of last week's explosive events. Nick's back in town, but he's clearly been getting up to something secret whilst he's been away - just who is this mysterious E on his phone (and why wouldn't he have their whole name written into his contacts list anyway?)? Meanwhile, Sinead gets the news she's been dreading from the hospital, Jenny struggles to hold it together when Liz returns to work, and Ali panics about the details surrounding Ronan's death coming out. After Street Talk, we answer some of your listener questions, including a discussion of when our personal Golden Eras of Corrie were and revealing what we think REALLY happened to Boo the cat. In The Kabin, we take a look at the Corrie nominees for the Inside Soap and National Television Awards (vote Sally Ann Matthews!) and are joined for a quick chat by Charlie de Melo, who tells us about his evening at an au

On our latest podcast, we chat about the big week of Corrie episodes broadcast in the UK between the 8th and the 12th October. There were high expectations for this set of episodes, what with a couple of weddings, big secrets revealed and a deadly car crash all teased, but did it live up to the hype? On the whole, we'd say a resounding yes! Sure, Daniel and Sinead's 'not really a real wedding' ceremony could have been better, but we loved the action at Steve and Tracy's nuptials, the drama of Liz discovering the truth about Jim and Hannah and surprise twists of who got hurt - and how! - after the car chase. (Sure, Michelle lived to nag another day, but you can't have everything, right?) All that, plus another superb performance from Sally Ann Matthews as the reality of Johnny's infidelity began to dawn on Jenny, all made for a pretty great week! After Street Talk, we've got a classic character profile on Daryll Morton following actor Jonny Dixon's appearance on Doctor Who last week. To be honest, there's not

On our latest episode of the podcast, we take a look at the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 1st and the 5th October. It was all secrets and lies this week on Corrie - as Ryan tries to persuade Sophie to cover for him following the death of Cormac, Jim and Hannah's scam comes close to fruition. Meanwhile, Sinead hides the truth about the cause of her bleeding from Daniel and Beth whilst Jude, the biggest fibber of them all, manages to con an extra couple of grand out of Roy. After Street Talk, we're excited to be joined by Victoria Ekanoye, who speaks about her first year on the cobbles playing Angie Appleton. Who was she most excited to work with on Corrie? Could there be a future for her and Jude - or maybe Adam? How was the role of Angie originally someone quite different? Tune in and find out! Next up, in the Kabin, we take a look at some choice quotes from new producer Iain McLeod about his plans for the future of Corrie, then we finish off the show with some listener feedbac

Our latest podcast covers the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 24th and the 28th September. This week, Steve gets caught in a compromising situation with local good-time girl Leanne, following a misunderstanding with Tracy. He's not the only McDonald up to his neck in lies either, as Jim certainly seems to be having a few doubts about scamming Liz out of £10k. Fortunately, though, another source of income comes up just at the right moment.. Meanwhile, evil Josh has got Billy in his sights (and it's not even insensitive to say that anymore since he's apparently getting his vision back now), and as the Connors get themselves involved in a dangerous coverup, another deception gets exposed as Hope and Ruby discover the truth about Santa. After Street Talk, we have a character profile on one of our personal favourite characters of the moment, Billy Mayhew, taking a look back at his ups and downs over the past four years on the show. For the second week in a row, it's been a quiet news week, so we ski

Our latest podcast covers the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK betweeen the 17th and the 21st September. There's double trouble for Imran this week after Toyah and Leanne discover they've both been getting into the brief's briefs. Meanwhile, Evelyn causes trouble at the Rovers quiz, Sal gets put in a cell and a suspicious Trace is on Hannah's case. After Street Talk, we've got part two of our look back on Kate Oates' time at the top on Corrie, where we take a change of pace from all of last week's positivity and have a good old moan about some of the less successful elements brought in by the departing producer. With it being a bit of a slow news week, we give the usual Kabin section a miss, and finish things off with some listener feedback, included a a first-time voice message from a long-time, like-minded listener. Street Talk - 00:10:53 Kate Oates Retrospective: Part 2 - 02:00:27 Feedback - 03:01:06

On our latest podcast, we discuss the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 10th and the 14th September. Ever since the rumours of Jim returning to the show with a grown-up dead baby Katie in tow first hit the Internet, many Corrie fans have been insensed about the prospect of such a grubby rewriting of one of the McDonalds' finest early moments. This week, we finally got to see it begin to play out on screen, and despite it turning out to be more of a con than a retcon, it seems that for many viewers, the story's still not exactly going down well. This episode, we weigh in with our thoughts on this, as well as our impressions of Evelyn Plummer, the Battersbeeb love triangle, Ryan and Ali's jolly caperings, and the downright bizarre football app story. After Street Talk, we have the first part of our Kate Oates retrospective, where we focus on what we see as the positive aspects of her tenure as producer. From our favourite characters and storylines to her hallmarks such as keeping cer

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 3rd and the 7th September. Now, we don't know whether it was our reaction to the shocking revelation about Tyrone's parentage, our debate about whether Josh should be redeemed, or just Gemma's alcohol-fuelled ramblings after downing a drink for every ticked off square on our Jim McDonald bingo card, but it turned into a bit of a bumper length Street Talk section this week, meaning our planned Kate Oates retrospective has had to be pushed back to a later date - but it's definitely coming soon! In The Kabin, we share our reactions to the Corrie DNA Secrets show from Wednesday night, then following Sophie's latest love interest, tackle the question of age gaps between partners in the listener feedback section. Street Talk - 00:09:19 The Kabin - 02:07:42 Feedback - 02:39:08

On our latest podcast, we check out the episodes of Corrie broadcast in the UK between the 29th and the 31st August. This week, Angie's had enough of Jude's apology bolognaises and tells him it's over.. and with a surprise vow renewal ceremony just around the corner, what could possibly go wrong? Meanwhile, Kate's gutted to hear Rana could be leaving her for a six-week cruise, and there's gun horror for Peter outside the factory...which turns out to be nowhere near as dramatic as it sounds. Yeah... not the best set of episodes this week, really! Never mind, though because after Street Talk, we've got an interview with one of our favourite recent additions to the Corrie cast - George Banks! Could Henry and Gemma have worked as a couple? Which other Corrie character did George once audition for? Is he really as posh as Henry in real life? All shall be revealed! That's followed by our weekly news section, where we take a look at the awesome Corrie costumes at the Manchester Pride as well as weighing in on the co

The first of this week's podcasts covers the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 22nd and the 27th August. This week, Audrey hides out with Lewis whilst pretending to be on a cruise with Abba - what will be her response when he asks her to Take A Chance On Me? Meanwhile, Henry's having Money, Money, Money problems, Sean finally sends out an SOS to Billy, Dev and Gina face their Waterloo, and whilst Rana swears she still wants to be with Kate the big question is: Does Your Mother Know? After Street Talk, Michael talks about his trip to Manchester last week to take part in the Coronation Street quiz at Crazy Pedros, where he was very lucky to be invited onto a team with some of the Corrie cast! Deciding to hold the news segment off until next episode, we round off the podcast with a short feedback section, where we hear from someone asking us to look at things from Kate's perspective - and we defend our anti-Kate stance! Street Talk - 00:08:38 Cast vs Corrie Quiz Report - 01:37:15 Fee

We're back again, very early for this podcast as this is literally the only time we had available to record something for the next week! Street Talk covers the episodes of Corrie broadcast in the UK on the 17th and the 20th August. There's tragedy for the Habeebs this week, but can Rana forgive herself for lying to her dad as he shuffles off this mortal coil? She's not the only one bending the truth either, as Ducan's lies continue to cause trouble for Sally, especially when her supposed burner phone is discovered, and Lewis Archer is back on the scene - but can Audrey believe him when he says he's turned over a new leaf? After Street Talk, we're joined for a chat by Charlie de Melo! What's it like being the new guy on set? Could there be a future for Imran and Leanne? Most importantly, why has Imran turned into a massive git this past week? These questions and more our answered in our 40 minute interview! There are a couple of small news stories to cover in The Kabin, including Shelley King's recent appointm

On our latest podcast, we discuss the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 10th and the 15th August. Yep, that's a Friday to Wednesday week, and for various reasons our recording schedule is going to continue to be all over the place this month, so keep an eye out for a very early show next week! In Street Talk this episode, we chat about Sally's wrongful arrest, pondering the validity of the police evidence against her and discussing whether Imran was right to represent the dastardly Duncan. We also give our reaction to Carla's reacquisition of the factory, see what's been ticked off the old 'issues storyline' checklist thanks to Sean this week, and ponder whether the sheer banality of the Jude and Angie storyline is actually starting to make it interesting viewing! In The Kabin, we discuss the news that, after all these years, it turns out that Corrie does indeed have a missing episode in the archives, then finish off the show with a bit of listener feedback. Street Talk: 00:09:04 T

We've got another early podcast for you this week, covering the four episodes between the 6th and the 8th August. What great episodes they were, though! If you've listened to the podcast for any length of time, you'll know what big fans of Jenny Connor we are, so to have her and Johnny become owners of the Rovers Return this week was pretty much a dream come true for us. Not only that, but we've also been very much enjoying Abi recently, so it was great to see her get more time in the spotlight this week, as well as other favourites like Gemma, Henry and Imran - top stuff! After Street Talk, we're excited to be joined once again by the newly crowned Queen of the Rovers, Sally Ann Matthews, who chats to us about how she feels taking on such an iconic role, as well as sharing her thoughts on Johnny's recent behaviour and old vs. new Corrie. That's followed by The Kabin, where we tell you everything you need to know about the upcoming cast vs fans quiz in Manchester later this month, and we finish off the podcas

On our latest podcast, we discuss the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 30th July and the 3rd August. It's the week of the inquest into Aidan's death, and while Carla's still concerned about getting the factory, Johnny's main priority is honouring Aidan's memory - whilst Toyah and Leanne are just hoping Eva will be back in time to testify. Also this week, both Josh and Sean end up in hospital following violent confrontations, and the the factory is invaded by pests - with pervy Mr Hanlon the worst of the lot! It's been three years since we last profiled Eva Price on the podcast, so we thought we'd take a look at what she's been up to since then in the character profile section, where we also weigh up her status as a Corrie icon. Speaking of icons, that's one of the topics of discussion in the news section thanks to a recent poll by SCS. After a bit of listener feedback, we round off the show with a Kabin Extra segment to discuss an exciting bit of casting news that's recently been reve

Thanks to last week's early podcast, we've got a tonne of things to cover this week, as we discuss the episodes of Corrie broadcast in the UK between the 20th and the 27th July. This week saw the climax of the Kayla story, and the big reveal of her secret identity. What could be next for her character, though, and is redemption really possible? Also this week, a fair bit of comings and goings - Eva and Adam head off for a new life in France, and Tyrone receives the sad news that his mum has died. On the plus side, though, we do get the return of the fabulous Claudia Colby! After Street Talk, we do a quick character profile on the late Jackie Dobbs, who, despite only being in the show for a handful of episodes, certainly made a big impression (and speaking of impressions, Michael of course takes plenty of opportunities to crack out his best Scouse accent throughout this section!) It's soap awards season again, and in The Kabin, we take a look at who's been nominated in the Inside Soap Awards this year, then we

On this week's early edition of the podcast, we take a look at the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 16th and the 18th July. There may only be four episodes to cover, but they went down very well with us, giving us a load to natter on about in the Street Talk segment. First order of business: didn't Cath, Richard and Sal play a blinder this week? That mediation meeting between Eva, Johnny and Jenny had us on the edge of our seats, and although we'd heard in advance that Susie was going to be kidnapped following the meeting, it was still brilliant seeing the aftermath unfold on TV. As for the other stories this week, we were pretty disappointed that Sally's hung up her mayor's chain already, and the less said about the Jude and Angie 'drama' the better, but it was great to see Eileen back, and Henry's purchase of the Rovers for Gemma is bound to ruffle some feathers! After Street Talk, we do a character profile on Johnny Connor. It's been fascinating seeing the viewers' massive chan

On our latest podcast, we talk about the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 9th and the 13th July. This week, Jack loses his foot, Neil loses his appeal, Maria loses her job and Sean loses his home. Meanwhile, there's a welcome return from Henry Newton, and Sally's scammed by dastardly Duncan. After Street Talk, we tackle a couple of questions from listeners: which Corrie characters do we not like that everyone else seems to love (controversial opinions within!) and which character would we least like to be on the bad side of? That's followed by some sad news for Ali and Ryan shippers in The Kabin, and we round off the episode with more listener feedback. Street Talk - 00:09:33 Listener Questions - 01:32:51 The Kabin - 01:58:23 Feedback - 02:12:11

On our latest podcast, we pick apart the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast between the 2nd and the 6th July. If you're living in the UK at the moment, you'll know we've got a bit of heatwave going on right now. Whilst some people like to stay cool with icy drinks, lollies and switching up the air con, for Robert and Michelle it means getting freaky in the freezer - what could possibly go wrong? Meanwhile, Billy's shocked to hear David making homophobic remarks during his community service, Tyler gets revenge on Simon, and - sound the issues-based story klaxon! - Jack's rushed to hospital when he develops sepsis. Next up, we have a classic character profile, and after the hilarious scenes on Monday where Steve's searching through his old engagement rings, we thought we'd take a look back where it all began, and run down the story of his first wife, Vicky. That's followed by an update on Malcolm Hebden in The Kabin, and we finish off the episode with some listener feedback on subjects including angry John