Ian Collins Wants A Word

NEW! A COVID-FREE COLLINSY CHRISTMAS!

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Well.

What can one say?

We had such high hopes for the year too! Remember when we were all young and worry-free? Nah, us neither.

So, let's try to cheer each other up, shall we?

As Ian and Kev explore YOUR feedback via social media and crayoned-on discarded face mask... the annual Big Goodbye to our fave celebs... techhole Will Guyatt rocks up to natter about the latest festive gadgets, and no Showbiz Shoebox whatsoever. No lie.

Jump on the Twitter, and peek at @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev

Special thanks to the glorious MC Willy G, and the boffins at Funkweasel Digital.
Additional music by Kevin MacLeod.

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THE WANTS A WORD REBOOT - 2019!

Sun, 22 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Been a bit of a cow of a year, really. And just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, WANTS A WORD is back!

And it's just as you'd expect, sadly! Ian and Kev explore YOUR feedback via social media and Santa's clapped out Renault Clio, a moribund summary of 2019's less happy moments, Kev gives Ian a present, and techhole Will Guyatt shows up to natter about gadgets.

Follow us on Twitter? If you like. No pressure. @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev

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THE 2017 WANTS A WORD FESTIVE CRACKER!

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 05:00:00 +0000

At long, long last, a pair of idiots get off their arses and into a studio! It's a roasted chunk of tinsel-covered festive banter, served with a side of dork.

Seek out @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter!

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THE WANTS A WORD WINTER WARMER 2016!

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Season's Greetings, Wantsaworders! Ian and Kev are BACK with a SACK filled with BRAND NEW poddy moments! Also featuring - Del Strain! And possibly some Xmas Tech detail with some guy. He's probably not much cop to be completely honest. But he was cheap and available. Twitter! @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev See you in 2017!

Episode 126 - WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 05:00:00 +0100

Ian and Kev get up to date with your feedback and a bunch of other stuff. So there are questions and things, plus an in-depth study on the nature of fame, as the lads dig up an old TV fossil to give him a bit of a dusting off. Which he'd probably quite enjoy. What are we on about? Listen to it, you fool! Twitter is an acceptable form of communication: @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev

Episode 125 - THE IAN COLLINS INCIDENT #2

Fri, 15 Jul 2016 05:00:00 +0100

Twitter: @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev

Episode 124 - CELEBRITY DEATHWATCH

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 05:00:00 +0100

Been a heck of a year, hasn't it? What with all these famous folk exiting the planet in seemingly huge numbers. So, to catch up on things, the lads pay tribute to the fallen, in what we'd like to describe as a "touching, thoughtful" episode, but what is in reality the usual abject nonsense - only this time, about corpses, really. With some corpsing at the end. Twitter! @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev

Episode 123 - A WORD IN YOUR HOLE

Fri, 17 Jun 2016 05:00:00 +0100

It's a brand new era for WANTS A WORD! Back fortnightly with a fresh lick of paint and a renewed enthusiasm for all things nonsensical! That, and swearing. Which despite what your mum told you, is clever, and cool. We'll be honest. We REALLY missed you. Go to the Twitter and follow @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev for associated antics.

Ep 122 - THE WANTS A WORD YULETIDE LOG 2015!

Fri, 18 Dec 2015 05:00:00 +0000

It's our Xmas Special! Go grab yourself a seasonal beverage, slip on your favourite slippers, and enjoy the very jolly company of two chaps swearing and riffing on nothing in particular, but everything at once. Pop down the Twitter chimney and tweet your gifts to @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev This one's for The Boss.

Ep 121 - HI DOGGY!

Fri, 27 Nov 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Now released every second Friday, it's brand new WANTS A WORD! Including YOUR feedback via social media and whatnot, Hey (Hey!) You're Being A D, and a longer discussion about Noel Edmonds than anyone would have liked. Twitter: @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev

Ep 120 - REASSURINGLY RETRO!

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Entirely unintentional, but Ian and Sideshow run off on a retro-flavoured tangent this week, in an all-new WANTS A WORD... with YOUR feedback and questions, Random Acts, and a story about a bus. Go find @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev via that Twitter. facebook.com/iancollinsuk

Ep 119 - THE IAN COLLINS INCIDENT #1

Fri, 30 Oct 2015 04:00:00 +0000

Ep 118 - IAN'S EMU FINGERS

Fri, 16 Oct 2015 05:00:00 +0100

I'm not going to lie to you, Marge... it's been a while. But at long last, the lads are back with a brand new, fresh out of the oven edition of WANTS A WORD - the show that does for podcasting what The Great British Bake Off has done for the future of albino antelope farming in Denmark - ie: absolutely bog all. Something to say? ian@wantsaword.com and kev@wantsaword.com Bother us on Twittah! @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev

IAN HAS SOMETHING TO SAY!

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 05:00:00 +0100

Twitter, yo! @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev www.wantsaword.com #soon

Ep 117 - THE SLIDE INTO SUMMER

Mon, 27 Jul 2015 05:00:00 +0100

Better late than never! The lads slide into the summer months with a heap of idle banter, much of which is based on truth. Except that bit. You know what I'm talking about. @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on twitter!

Ep 116 - BOBBIN' ALONG

Mon, 06 Jul 2015 05:00:00 +0100

There's little doubt that Ian Collins and Sideshow Kev are on this podcast. But, is it actually any good? I think we all know the answer there. But, with your feedback via social media and email, Random Acts, and more, how can you possibly not listen? At least it's free! Follow @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on TWITTAH.

Ep 115 - THE LENNIE BENNETT PARADOX

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 05:00:00 +0100

Your patience is finally rewarded, with brand new WANTS A WORD... with Ian and Kev and Andre - not to mention some delightful creamy cones from Abdul. Creamy cones! Ha. This week, like Richard Stilgoe on Pigeon Post (ask your Mum), the lads empty their bulging sacks all over the table. Stop sniggering, you at the back. It's questions and queries galore as WAW gets back into the swing of things. Swinging sacks. LOL Follow @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter, where very occasionally they'll tweet something that's of vague interest.

ANNOUNCEMENT - THE FUTURE OF WANTS A WORD

Thu, 11 Jun 2015 05:00:00 +0100

And here we are. Follow @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.

SPECIAL - Creatures From The Talk Lagoon

Thu, 04 Jun 2015 05:00:00 +0100

As Nickelback once sang, "it's been a while". But f--k them, they were awful. BUT - what exactly IS the deal with WANTS A WORD? Find out here. And, uncover the truth about a few other things too, as an old favourite returns to share some tales. You've never heard Talk like it.

BONUS - A Little Bit Cheeky...

Fri, 03 Apr 2015 05:00:00 +0100

Twitter! @iancollinsuk, and @sideshow_kev www.wantsaword.com

Ep 114 - ANDRE'S DAY OFF

Wed, 11 Mar 2015 04:00:00 +0000

Gotta be honest, Andre usually writes these descriptions, and he's not around, so there's nobody here to do it. Sorry. Complaints to @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.

Ep 113 - OH, MANDY...

Mon, 02 Mar 2015 05:00:00 +0000

There's no denying it. We're headlong into the year now and it's flying by faster than Louis Hamilton in his little racing car, being pulled by a herd of really, really super-swift 'roided-up cheetahs, which in turn are wearing roller skates. On ice. Picture that for a min. Anyway, this week featuring YOUR feedback via social media and email... freshly plucked Random Acts, and Sideshow Kev gets all Nik Kershawy. Isolate @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.

Ep 112 - THE SPRING Q&A SPECIAL!

Mon, 23 Feb 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Total Feedback Action! A whole show dedicated to YOUR feedback via social media, email and so forth. The stuff we hadn't got 'round to yet, and more! Twitter - @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev will service you.

Ep 111 - THE BIG STEAM CLEAN!

Tue, 10 Feb 2015 05:00:00 +0000

We're footloose and fancy-free with YOUR feedback via social media and email... Hey (HEY!) You're Being A D, and Sideshow Kev goes retail bound - again. Spoil your 2015 by following @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.

Ep 110 - HOW TO BUILD A HOVERCRAFT

Mon, 02 Feb 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Back for another year of idle banter (or "BANTZ" as the kids say. Kids today, eh?). Featuring YOUR feedback via social media and email... freshly gathered Random Acts, and Sideshow Kev goes retail bound. Enhance your 2015 by following @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.

Ep 109 - THE WANTS A WORD XMAS SPECIAL 2014!

Thu, 18 Dec 2014 05:00:00 +0000

Crack open a cold one, grab a handful of turkey, and try to enjoy the seasonal witterings of Ian and Sideshow Kev... featuring your feedback, Random Acts Of Xmas Satisfaction, Kev pulls some crackers, plus Del Strain's annual list and Micky Flanagan even pops by! Send your cards etc to @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev, via Twitter.

Ep 108 - THE BIG TISSUE

Thu, 04 Dec 2014 05:00:00 +0000

Prepare for the onslaught of the festive season, with YOUR feedback via social media and email, Hey (Hey!) You're Being A D, Kev's load of old Guff, and tech-boy Will G'Noo pops by, for reasons unclear. Index @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev, in your virtual FiloFax.

Ep 107 - DANCE OF THE DREAM MAN

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 05:00:00 +0000

Anyone remember the summer? Seems like soooo long ago now, doesn't it? What with the rain, grey skies, chilly winds and so forth. But hey! Let us bring a tiny bit of cyber-sunshine into your day, with YOUR feedback via social media and email... a brand new freshly minted set of Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, and Sideshow Kev goes to 'Merica. Force your Twittery gadget to chase @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.

Ep 106 - THE AUTUMN Q&A SPECIAL!

Mon, 17 Nov 2014 05:00:00 +0000

It's wet, the leaves are turning brown and clogging up your gutter, and there's nothing to look forward to until Xmas - apart from this! With YOUR feedback via social media and email...it's a Big Question Special! Seek out @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev, in magical Twitterland.

Ep 105 - HALF-TERM HALLOWEEN HORRORS!

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:00:00 +0000

We're not afraid of anything, usually. Apart from the frightening prospect of kids being released from their school-cages and allowed out for half term...oh, and Halloween too. Funny how they coincide. So, hide behind the sofa with YOUR feedback via social media and email... Hey (Hey!) You're Being A D, and The Scariest Return Of Them All. Really. Trick or treat on Twitter, via @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev. You decide which is which.

Ep 104 - WHITE SWAN RIDERS

Mon, 20 Oct 2014 05:00:00 +0100

The weekly podcast, which is out every week without fail (unless there's something wrong with your own personal space/time continuum) rolls on, with YOUR feedback via social media and email... a brand new freshly minted set of Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, and Sideshow Kev opens his toybox. No, you first. No, really - go on. Ah well, if you insist. Go follow @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.

Ep 103 - THE NAKED TRUTH

Thu, 02 Oct 2014 05:00:00 +0100

Like an audio version of Adventure Time's Jake and Finn (Kev's the dog), Wants A Word staggers back with YOUR feedback via social media and email... naming and shaming of the highest order in Hey (Hey!) You're Being A D, and Sideshow gets spiritual and also rocks out at the same time. Odd lad. The adventure never ends with @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev, in mysterious land of Twitter.

Ep 102 - THE JUMPING IN POINT!

Wed, 17 Sep 2014 05:00:00 +0100

Tanned and rested, Ian and Kev float back from the big summer break with YOUR feedback via social media and psychic paper, the return of Random Acts of Irrational Annoyance, and Kev goes shopping... Visit the Twitter online messaging portal, and key in @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev to view their electronic communications.

Ep 101 - THE DEUCE!

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 05:00:00 +0100

Join Ian and Kev for a celebration, as Wants A Word hits a milestone! It's Episode 100 - PART TWO! Follow @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter, if you dare.

EPISODE 100!

Wed, 30 Jul 2014 05:00:00 +0100

Looks like we made it, as the old song goes. Join Ian and Kev for a celebration, as Wants A Word hits a milestone! Follow @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter, if you dare.

Ep 99 - 99 PROBLEMS (AND KEV IS ONE)

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 05:00:00 +0100

It's here! The last Wants A Word with double digits before a whole new three digit era launches! Featuring YOUR feedback via social media, email, and Tony Hart picture made out of sand and wax... a motivating chunk of your Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, and Sideshow Kev pays tribute to a number. Use your computer technology to follow @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twittah. Before it's too late!

Ep 98 - SUSPICIOUS PIERCINGS

Mon, 16 Jun 2014 05:00:00 +0100

Look, we were all young once, right? Relive the arrogance of those bygone days with YOUR feedback via social media, email, and old dot matrix printer (with a cartridge that will only print a couple of pages before the ink runs out. And what exactly IS the deal with the price of printer ink? It's a liberty)... an uplifting slice of your Random Acts Of Irrational Satisfaction, and Sideshow Kev has a pint or eight. There's no shame in following @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twittah. No shame at all.

Ep 97 - PERCY THROWER'S FACE!

Mon, 09 Jun 2014 05:00:00 +0100

We're off to demolish a TV garden... but in the meantime, experience YOUR feedback via social media and email... Hey (Hey!) You're Being A D, and Sideshow Kev gets BANNED. Look, there's no nice way to say this. Follow @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter or there'll be trouble, right? RIGHT?

Ep 96 - FROM ARTHUR, WITH LOVE

Mon, 02 Jun 2014 05:00:00 +0100

We dust off our tap shoes, have a gargle, and get on the stage to deliver YOUR feedback via social media and email, Random Acts, Sideshow Kev becomes a doctor, and we get properly worthy and charitable, too! On Twitter, @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev are one step away from being booed from the dress circle.

Ep 95 - BUSY BUZZY BEARDS!

Tue, 27 May 2014 05:00:00 +0100

Come join us in our wee cyberspace place, and enjoy YOUR feedback via social media and email... Ways To Make The World Better, Kev opens a WAW shop, and we ponder the reasons for existence. Wander past @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.

Ep 94 - JAMMIN'

Mon, 19 May 2014 05:00:00 +0100

Extraordinary antics ahoy! Follow Kev on Twitter! @sideshow_kev (@iancollinsuk is also on there if you like)

Ep 93 - BURLESQUE! AND DANNY WALLACE!

Mon, 12 May 2014 05:00:00 +0100

It's tight corsets and fishnets ahoy! Crank up yer organ and enjoy YOUR feedback via social media and email... Hey (Hey!) You're Being a D, Kev seeks revenge, and Danny Wallace mostly plugs his book. Hey, at least we're honest.See @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev show some leg on Twitter.

Ep 92 - FONZIE'S DISCO!

Fri, 02 May 2014 05:00:00 +0100

The adventure continues! With YOUR feedback via social media and email... a brand new oven fresh set of Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Sideshow Kev Saves The World, and The Unexplained's Howard Hughes talks about big missing things.Share a virtual pint with @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev, in the shady cyber-pub called Twitter.

Ep 91 - IAN'S EASTER CARAVAN!

Fri, 04 Apr 2014 05:00:00 +0100

Everyone likes to take a break around the holidays, and Ian and Kev are no exceptions! Experience the bowel shattering brilliance of the world's first podcast recorded... in a caravan!Share your eggy joy with @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.(Caravan bookings are available via @andrejporch)

Ep 90 - THE PREPOSTEROUS POMPADOUR!

Mon, 17 Mar 2014 04:00:00 +0000

As the year seemingly speeds away into oblivion, we attempt to stall the inevitable with YOUR feedback via social media and email... a thorough analysis of your Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, and Sideshow Kev gets BANNED!Think of a number, multiply it by 5, subtract the number you first thought of - then follow @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twittah.

Ep 89 - LIQUID MEAT!

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 04:00:00 +0000

It's a whopper of a flame-grilled podcast, with YOUR feedback via social media and email... and that's it! Find out more inside!Slow cook @iancollinsuk on Twitter. @sideshow_kev is just gristle.

Ep 88 - THE LONG WAY DOWN

Mon, 03 Mar 2014 05:00:00 +0000

We're almost breathless with giddy anticipation, as we deliver YOUR feedback via social media and email, Hey! (Hey!) You're Being A D, Sideshow Kev babbles on about some sci-fi TV show or something, and a Proper Science Boffin explains sinkholes. We're not just idiots, we educate, too!On Twitter, it's well worth following @iancollinsuk. @sideshow_kev is another story.

Ep 87 - MONKEY GONE TO HEAVEN?

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 05:00:00 +0000

Following a week spent with hairdriers a-go-go in every corner of an underwater studio, the lads front-crawl back with YOUR feedback via social media and email, Ways To Make The World Better, Sideshow Kev resurrects the greatest radio/audio feature in recorded history, and we finally find out if we're all going to hell. No handcart included.Take pity on the very damp @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev via Twitter, and find out behind the scenes malarkey, courtesy of @wantsaword.

Ep 86 - HECTOR THE CHICKEN INSPECTOR

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 05:00:00 +0000

Interesting developments abound, when the lads receive a fowl communication... plus YOUR feedback via social media and email, Random Acts of Irrational Annoyance, Sideshow Kev gets stuck in cyberspace, and we get freaked by scary tech, with scary tech man Will Guyatt.Throw virtual wordy-eggs at @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter, and explore new Wants A Word goodies on the new @wantsaword thingy.

Ep 85 - IT'S THE SOUND... OF NOW!

Tue, 04 Feb 2014 05:00:00 +0000

It's the second month of 2014 already, which clearly means your life is wasting away and there's NO HOPE for the future. So celebrate with this bunch of no hopers! Features galore, including YOUR feedback via blah blah and blah, Hey (Hey!) You're Being A D, Sideshow Insults You, and Ladona talks America.Take pity on @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter. And follow @wantsaword to win a fabulous prize!**maybe

Ep 84 - BABY (ONE MORE TIME)

Mon, 27 Jan 2014 05:00:00 +0000

The lads return from a paternity wilderness with a brand new show for 2014! Sorry about the wait. They are, however, despite their happy mood, still annoyed with things and keen to talk nonsense, which they - of course - excel in.See stories of nappy rash and teething with @iancollinsuk on Twitter... whilst @sideshow_kev smugly smiles in the corner. Also, check out the new @wantsaword for exclusives!

AT LAST!

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:00:00 +0000

Follow Ian on Twitter: @iancollinsukFollow Kev on Twitter: @sideshow_kevFollow the Yellow Brick RoadFollow the Yellow Brick Road.

Ep 83 - THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! HO HO HO!

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 05:00:00 +0000

It's a total turkey of a podcast! Join Ian and Kev for festive merriment, mince pies and all the usual Christmassy cliches, only this time with guests, cynicism, and plenty of swearing.Join in the fun on Twitter! @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev provide some vague entertainment. Sort of.Tinsel!

Ep 82 - HELLO CAMPERS!

Mon, 02 Dec 2013 05:00:00 +0000

No Ted Bovis here (because he's dead) but we do have YOUR feedback via social media, email and drunk Punch and Judy man, Hey (Hey!) You're Being A D, Sideshow Kev's BANNED! list continues Stateside, and we start to feel Christmassy. Just a tiny bit,Enjoy the seasonal delights of @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter. Also, check out the new @wantsaword for exclusives!

Ep 81 - A WONKY WIGWAM WONDERLAND!

Mon, 25 Nov 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Cheer up those dark and dreary winter days... by going to the pub. But on your way there, listen to this and enjoy YOUR feedback via social media, email and beermat scribbles, Ways To Make The World Better, Sideshow Kev's BANNED! list, and fellow podcaster and comedian Justin Moorhouse checks in.Wrap up warm with @iancollinsuk in comfy ol' Twitter... whilst @sideshow_kev shivers on the driveway. Also, check out the new @wantsaword for exclusives!

Ep 80 - WANTS A WORD - THE MUSICAL!

Mon, 18 Nov 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Gear up yer lungs and chuck down some throaty spray, as we warble along to YOUR feedback via social media, email and singing telegram, more Random Acts, Sideshow Kev destroys the internet, and a whole bunch more that demands an encore. Hey! That rhymes!Get starry eyed with @iancollinsuk, and @sideshow_kev on the Twitter mechanized messaging machine, and jump on board @wantsaword for new stuff!

Ep 79 - ADVENTURES IN TIME AND (CYBER)SPACE!

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Whirling back into the Time Vortex, with YOUR feedback via social media, email and Dalek transmat, some stuff that just doesn't make sense, Sideshow Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, and we talk about Doctor Who's 50th anniversary (at Kev's insistence obviously) with Who new guru Blogtor Who. Yes, really.Experience other worlds with @iancollinsuk, and @sideshow_kev on the Twitter mechanized messaging machine.

Ep 78 - LET'S SCHMOOZE, WITH SEAN HUGHES!!

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Back after half-term, fresh-faced and all soapy - with YOUR feedback via social media, email and old Swingball set, Hey (Hey!) You're Being A D, Sideshow Kev explores the internet, and comedian, writer and now podcaster Sean Hughes is in studio for shenanigans.Load up yer Twitter and go find @iancollinsuk, and @sideshow_kev oif you must. And get on board @wantsaword for new news and exclusives!

Ep 77 - PETER CAPALDI'S CHIP SHOP

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Providing audio fulfillment via podcast - with salt and vinegar and the sauce of your choice - with YOUR feedback via social media, email and local newspaper personal ads (greasy), Ways To Make The World Better, Sideshow Kev's BANNED List, and we dip into the world of the Unexplained with Howard Hughes.Enjoy some deep-fried @iancollinsuk, with a side order of @sideshow_kev on Twitter. And get on board @wantsaword for exclusives!

Ep 76 - IAN AND KEV'S WINTER WARMER!

Mon, 14 Oct 2013 05:00:00 +0100

We've skipped Autumn to bring you an audio mulled wine of a podcast that'll warm the cockles! Including YOUR feedback via social media, email and old phone modem, Random Acts, Brut by Faberge, Sideshow Kev does a survey, and we check in Stateside with the wonderous Ladona Harvey.Persue @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter. And hop on @wantsaword for exclusives!

Ep 75 - THE GREAT BIG TWO PARTER! - PART 2

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 05:00:00 +0100

The SECOND part of an episode so ridiculously swollen we had to split it in two! Including YOUR feedback via social media, email and ITV Teletext, Hey! (Hey!) You're Being A D, Sideshow Kev has a challenge, and we begin our 'Allo 'Allo reunion (of sorts) with the legendary Sam Kelly... and some INCREDIBLE NEWS!

Ep 74 - THE GREAT BIG TWO PARTER! - PART 1

Mon, 30 Sep 2013 05:00:00 +0100

An episode so ridiculously swollen we had to split it in two! Including YOUR feedback via social media, email and Banda school copying machine, Hey! (Hey!) You're Being A D, Sideshow Kev has a challenge, and we begin our 'Allo 'Allo reunion (of sorts) with the legendary Sam Kelly.Visit the cafe of @iancollinsuk on Twitter - and ignore comedy policeman @sideshow_kev. And hop on @wantsaword for exclusives!

Ep 73 - THE TRENDING TWITS

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Surfing the coast of virtual entertainment - in that's it's virtually entertainment -with YOUR feedback via social media, email and megaphone in the street, a very satisfying Random Acts, Kev reaches under the bed, and we delve into the world of crap inventions with comedian Del Strain.Seek out @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter - and hop on board the new @wantsaword.

Ep 72 - IAN TAKES A SELFIE!

Mon, 16 Sep 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Camera-phones at the ready, folks, as we stand tall, arch our backs, and present YOUR feedback via social media, email and fake spray tan, Ways To Make The World Better, Kev's Banned thingy, and tech stunner Will Guyatt gives us the detail on all things techy.Admire the sculpted Adonis-like silhouettes of @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter - and hop on board the new @wantsaword.

Ep 71 - HOW TO TWERK LIKE PAULINE QUIRKE

Mon, 09 Sep 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Wiggle your behind in a rhythmic manner, with YOUR feedback via social media, email and Daisy Duke shorts, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev has a challenge for Mr C, and we mentally download important cultural info from ShortList's Phil Hilton.Go enjoy the gyrations of @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter - and be an early adopter of @wantsaword - it'll be worth it.

Ep 70 - BACK! PLUS, THE BUGLE'S ANDY ZALTZMAN!

Mon, 02 Sep 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Tanned and hungry for some pod-love, the lads return with YOUR feedback via social media, email and melty Cornetto, Hey (Hey!) You're Being A D, Kev goes all Internet nerdy, and we check in with comedian and Bugle co-host Andy Zaltzman.Check out these cats on Twitter - @iancollinsuk, @sideshow_kev and brand new fun via @wantsaword.

Ep 69 - SCHOOL'S OUT!

Mon, 12 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 69 (snigger), and before we break for the Summer, we get to bring in board games and wear 'normal' clothes, whilst delivering YOUR feedback via social media, email and bongos, Ways To Make The World Better, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, and news from across with pond with our US correspondent Ms LaDona Harvey.Follow us on Twitter! @iancollinsuk, @sideshow_kev and brand new fun via @wantsaword.

Ep 68 - SIZZLIN' SUMMER TOMBOLATRON!

Mon, 05 Aug 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Celebrate the good times with something a bit different - a no-feature no-guest electric tombola powered podcast - where YOU supply the subjects!Check out @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter. Also, follow @wantsaword for brand new exclusive stuff!

Ep 67 - THE UNEXPLORED...plus MATT FORDE!

Mon, 29 Jul 2013 05:00:00 +0100

We dig deep into life's mysteries, to uncover the best and worst of human behaviour... with YOUR feedback via social media, email and old funfair megaphone, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Sideshow Kev gets BANNED! (not in reality, sadly), and comedian/radio guy Matt Forde invades the studio for some idle banter and the Comedy Challenge.Go find @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter. Also, check out @wantsaword for brand new exclusive stuff!

Ep 66 - SIDESHOW KATE AND THE ROYAL MAYBE!

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 05:00:00 +0100

It's another great week to be British, as Kate M becomes the first woman in history to have a baby! Celebrate the occasion, with YOUR feedback via social media, email and telegram from the Queen, Hey (Hey!) You're Being A D, Sideshow Kev educates and informs, and if you've seen a UFO recently but don't know who to tell - we can help!Bestow a cyber-knighthood on @iancollinsuk, and send @sideshow_kev to the virtual Tower! Also, check out @wantsaword for brand new Twitter fun!

Ep 65 - THORA HIRD AND THE KILLER BEES!

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Trouble sleeping? Unfortunately we can't help you there, as there's so much worrying info in this episode it'll give you poddy nightmares. Find out why, with YOUR feedback via social media, email and Dick Tracy watch, Ways To Make The World Better, Sideshow Kev's Shoebiz Shoebox gets (even more) childish, and bees. Lots and lots of bees.Nurture and protect @iancollinsuk, whilst swatting @sideshow_kev with a rolled up newspaper. Also, check out @wantsaword for new Twitter fun!

Ep 64 - POD DAYS OF SUMMER!

Mon, 08 Jul 2013 05:00:00 +0100

The sun is out at last, Andy Murray won at some tennisball, and it's once again Great to be British. So explore the best of human nature, with YOUR feedback via social media, email and Beano Summer Special 1987, Random Acts is back, Sideshow Kev gets BANNED, and a chap called Mr Montana talks conspiracies.Reserve a deckchair next to @iancollinsuk, by chucking @sideshow_kev's towel in the pool. Also, take a peek at @wantsaword for new Twitter fun!

Ep 63 - THE FILTH AND THE FURRY!

Mon, 01 Jul 2013 05:00:00 +0100

We've gone punk this week. Well, a little bit. We nearly called this episode Pod Rock, but that was a bit too much like little remembered TV musical disaster Cop Rock, so we didn't bother. Anyway, YOUR feedback via social media, email and Amstrad FaxPhone, there's a BRAND NEW feature, Kev's got something, and Del Strain talks TV disasters.Rock out with @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.We've gone punk this week. Well, a little bit. We nearly called this episode Pod Rock but that was a bit too much like little remembered TV musical disaster Cop Rock, so we didn't bother. Anyway, YOUR feedback via social media, email and Amstrad FaxPhone, there's a BRAND NEW feature, Kev's got something, and Del Strain talks TV disasters.Rock out with @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.

Ep 62 - ALEX JONES...SPEAKS OUT!!

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +0100

OH BOY - following his super-newsworthy appearance on the BBC's Daily Politics, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is not a happy man - and has LOTS to say! Plus, YOUR feedback via social media and hidden dishwasher microphone, Ways To Make The World Better, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, and probably more, but the fluoride in the water has made our brains go all funny.Seek more truths, with @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.

THE SHOWBIZ SHOEBOX??

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Twitter us! @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev.

Ep 61 - IAN, KEV AND THE LaDONA LEGACY!

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 61 - Downloading this podcast won't extend your life expectancy, but will deliver YOUR feedback via social media, email and Ceefax... more Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Sideshow Kev gets banned, and our Stateside correspondent LaDona Harvey beams in from San Diego.Well, her voice does, anyway. She's not Mr Spock.Stalk @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.

Ep 60 - FRIED EGGS AND ECTOPLASM

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Ep 60 - FRIED EGGS AND ECTOPLASMEpisode 60 - As WAW hits 60, in addition to almost qualifying for our free bus pass, we bring you YOUR feedback via social media, email and Sega Master System... more Ways To Make The World Better, Sideshow Kev looks after your pets, and the very spooky Howard Hughes returns to talk about the Unexplained.Investigate @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.

Ep 59 - PICK OF THE PODS with TONY BLACKBURN!

Mon, 27 May 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 59 - A whole host of non-cheesy PODtastic entertainment, including YOUR feedback via social media, email and Atari 2600... the return of Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance), Sideshow Kev becomes a medical 'professional', and the legendary Tony Blackburn joins us to talk gadgets, social media, and good ol' radio.Check out great mates @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter.

Ep 58 - with LEE HURST!

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 58 - Bending the laws of the Podcast Space/Time Continuum, with YOUR feedback via social media, email and Acorn Electron... week 2 of a brand new, socially aware, life-changing feature (no, really), Sideshow Kev ends speculation, and comedy's Lee Hurst is in-studio guest, and even takes The Comedy Challenge. Brave lad.Explore the whirly wordy vortex of @iancollinsuk on Twitter.And introducing John Hurt as @sideshow_kev.

Ep 57 - INTO DORKNESS

Mon, 13 May 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 57 - Boldly going places in Cyberspace that others sensibly avoid - including YOUR feedback via social media, email and Amstrad CPC464... we launch a brand new, socially aware, life-changing feature (no, really), we talk tech, Google Glass and lovely motors, and Sideshow Kev has a challenge....Beam up @iancollinsuk and leave @sideshow_kev behind, in a red shirt.

Ep 56 - BUMPER EPISODE! With HELEN AND OLLY!

Mon, 06 May 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 56 - Y'know the nice weather we're having? We did that. No need to thanks us, but do enjoy YOUR feedback via social media, email and 48k Sinclair Spectrum, Random Acts of Irrational Annoyance, the final fate of the Showbiz Shoebox is revealed AGAIN, and podcast legends Helen and Olly talk pods, women, eggs and trivia.Pop over to Twitter, and experience @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev doing their end of the pier show.

Ep 55 - KNEEL BEFORE POD!

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 55 - Back faster than a speeding whippet, podcasting's own Dynamic Duo (only without any of the dynamism) wander back with YOUR feedback via social media, email and brick-through-window, Random Acts of Irrational Annoyance, the final fate of the Showbiz Shoebox is revealed, and F1 dude Jake Humphrey talks Formula 1, Smart cars and sushi. @iancollinsuk will melt you with his heat-vision. Whereas @sideshow_kev wears Wonder Woman hotpants.

Ep 54 - The One With The MYSTERY GUEST!

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 54 - Featuring YOUR feedback via social media, email and carrier pigeon, the return of Random Acts of Irrational Annoyance, the Penultimate Showbiz Shoebox (possibly), and Sideshow Kev apparently has a mystery guest up his sleeve...Rummage around the virtual market stall of @iancollinsuk on Twitter. Also, get 3 @sideshow_kev (s) for £1.

Ep 53 - The WANTS A WORD COMEDY SAFARI!

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 53 - and newly tanned and still slightly hungover, the chaps return from their Easter break with a sort of vengance-type thing. Featuring YOUR feedback via social media and email, Random Acts of Irrational Satisfaction, Sideshow Kev's Big Bag Of Bollards, and comedic giants galore, as we take a Comedy Safari...with exclusive interviews from Omid Djalili, Arthur Smith and Max Miller. It's all downhill from here.Enter the jungley mind of @iancollinsuk on Twitter. And hunt @sideshow_kev to extinction.

Ep 52 - EASTER SPECIAL...with TIM VINE!

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:00:00 +0000

Episode 52 - and Ian and Kev celebrate the joys of the season - with choccy eggs, daffodils and silly hats, whilst presenting - for your listening pleasure/indifference, YOUR feedback via social media and email, Random Acts of Irrational Annoyance, Sideshow Kev's Smelly Eggy Smellbox of Smells, and comedian Tim Vine talks one liners, Edinburgh, Panorama and Japanese food. There's probably a connection there somewhere.Unwrap @iancollinsuk and discover the delights inside. @sideshow_kev has gone all melty.

Ep 51 - THE LEO SAYER MYSTERIES!

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:00:00 +0000

Episode 51 - With a massive head of hair, a cheeky grin, an old guitar and a spring in our step, we present YOUR feedback via social media and email, Random Acts of Irrational Annoyance, Sideshow Kev's Box of Fluffy Box Guff, and we discover the true meaning of PSYCHOPATH, with Professor Kevin Dutton. Um, not that he is one. But he knows a lot about them.@iancollinsuk is a One Man Band, whilst @sideshow_kev has Thunder In His Heart. And his brain.

Ep 50 - COWS, ZOMBIES & THE DIANA CONSPIRACY!

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:00 +0000

Episode 50 - Wait - FIFTY?? Good grief. That's nearly an armful. And yet, we persist - with your feedback via social media and email, Random Acts of Irrational Annoyance, Sideshow Kev's Metaphorical Podcast Dump, and we get all serious and uncover the Diana Conspiracy, with author and theorist Jon King.@iancollinsuk is ripe for milking. @sideshow_kev has the bucket.

Ep 49 - A Good Day To POD HARD!

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 49 - It's the podcast equivalent of a teetering tower block that's so chock-full of audio pleasantries it'd make Alan Rickman run a mile... featuring your feedback via social media and email, Random Acts of Irrational Annoyance, Sideshow Kev's Box Of Guff, and is the world about to end because of meteors? We seek the truth, with science-boy Mark Fox-Smith.Go to Twitter to see @iancollinsuk save that airport from the villainous @sideshow_kev.

Ep 48 - No features, no guests - it's TOMBOLATRON!

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Ep 48 - and Ian and Kev kick the guest to the kerb, put the Feedback, Random Acts, and Shoebox in the fridge, and dare to experiment with the laws of podcasting, armed only with a knackered electric tombola drum, and their wits. So they're already doomed. Hear subjects, links and stuff suggested by YOU!Register your disgust with @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on that there Twitter.

Ep 47 - CARRY ON UP THE COLLINS

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 47 - Matron! It's double entendres galore (and a whole bunch of single ones too), with your questions, comments and feedback via email and social media... the triumphant return of Random Acts of Irrational Annoyance, Sideshow Kev's Catflappy Folder, and we comedian and podcaster Carl Donnelly takes the Comedy Challenge, and talks about darts.Give @iancollinsuk a good seeing to... on Twitter, obviously. @sideshow_kev will watch from a tree.

Ep 46 - BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES!

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 46 - Be warned - it's a saucy ol' romp of a podcast this week! We delve headlong into a giant pile of your questions, comments and feedback via email and social media... chill out with Random Acts of Irrational Satisfaction, Sideshow Kev will bug your ears with that thing he does, and we look at - yes - horsemeat with Jimmy Doherty, who lives on Jimmy's Farm off the telly. Which is handy.Consume @iancollinsuk on Twitter. Whereas @sideshow_kev is contaminated with wrongness.

Ep 45 - Lady LaDONA!

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 45 - and Wants A Word pops Stateside, for idle banter and startling insight with San Diego's own - LaDona Harvey! Also - a giant pile of your questions, comments and feedback via email and social media... scream out those Random Acts of Irrational Annoyance, the Daily Mail Mood Monitor thuds back into your ears, and Sideshow Kev blah blah blah quizzy thing. Follow President @iancollinsuk on Twitter. His running mate, @sideshow_kev is largely irrelevant.

Ep 44 - CALLING OUT TO CAROL!

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 44 - and Loose Women's Carol McGiffin escapes ITV daytimes to chat about stuff, with revelations aplenty! Elsewhere, enjoy your questions, comments and feedback via email and social media, get your Random Acts of Irrational Annoyance off yer chest, the Daily Mail Mood Monitor returns, and Sideshow Kev pollutes podcasting with that Box twaddle. Add @iancollinsuk to your Twitter thingy. And try to forget about @sideshow_kev.

Ep 43 - BACK IN BLACK!

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Ep 43 - New for 2013!It's a bit like cracking open a monkey nut to enjoy the delights inside. Only less tasty and more likely to cause choking.Featuring all new Feedback, all new Random Acts, and all new newness. Also, genius journo editor chap Phil Hilton from ShortList magazine gives us the lowdown on the new New Year.Follow @iancollinuk on Twitter. And @sideshow_kev is still around.Unfortunately.

Ep 42- THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!!

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 42 - and it's Bah Humbug to Bah Humbug, as we present a suitably festive parcel of pod-based malarkey that'll have you glugging the eggnog like it's already The Big Day! With your social media feedback, Random Acts of Xmas Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox - and our own Three Wise Men - as we're joined by comedian Justin Moorhouse, Listmeister Del Strain - and, amazingly, Top Gear's James May. He likes cars.Got Twitter? Get @iancollinsuk. And @sideshow_kev.It is Christmas, after all.

Ep 41 - ROAD TRIP!!

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 41 - And WANTS A WORD HITS THE ROAD! In what must be a UK first, this week's show is recorded from inside a car, as the lads venture North to go off-road driving! Hear what happens when man and machine blend in perfect harmony. Except - by man, we mean Kev, by machine we mean a MASSIVE 4x4, and by blend, we mean not at all.Sensibly overtake @iancollinsuk on Twitter. While @sideshow_kev illegally undertakes you.

Ep 40 - The STATE CONTROLLED Podcast

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 40 - Respecting authority and being socially and professionally responsible, with YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, those Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, legally-obtained (no hacking) calls & audio nonsense via Voicemail Roulette, and we seek advice for next week's off-road challenge. Eeek!There's nothing to gain by following @iancollinsuk on Twitter. Or @sideshow_kev. Nothing at all.

Ep 39 - The NO-SHOW Show!

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 39 - Well, we haven't had this happen before... but we persist, with YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, those Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, your calls and other audio nonsense via Voicemail Roulette, and... um... well, you'll find out.Fondle @iancollinsuk via Twitter. And shun @sideshow_kev.

Ep 38 - THE WANTS A WORD PRE-FESTIVE FESTIVAL!

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 38 - Like the shops, we've already got our seasonal delights on display! Including YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, those Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, audio nonsense via Voicemail Roulette, and we take a cheeky peek at the hottest gadgets for Xmas with tech-geeky-guru Will Guyatt.Explore the Twitter grotto of @iancollinsuk. And his elf, @sideshow_kev.

Ep 37 - BSTRDS OF THE UNIVERSE

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 37 - Protecting the podcast galaxy with YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, those Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, your calls and other audio nonsense via Voicemail Roulette, and be afraid - VERY AFRAID - of Del Strain's big scary winter list.See the awesome power of @iancollinsuk defeat @sideshow_kev on Twitter.

Ep 36 - WITH THE PUB LANDLORD - AL MURRAY!

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 36 - Our Beautiful British Podcast bounces back, with YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, those Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, your calls and other audio nonsense via Voicemail Roulette, and Al Murray, The Pub Landlord, pops by for a pint and a sausage sandwich.A sturdy ale for @iancollinsuk. @sideshow_kev? White wine. Obviously.

Ep 35 - UFOs...THE ULTIMATE TRUTH!!

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 35 - Saucer-shaped spacey sonic sensations! Featuring YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, those Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, your calls and other audio media via Voicemail Roulette, and we get as close as possible to THE TRUTH about UFOs, with ex-MOD chap and alien expert Nick Pope.See @iancollinsuk fly high on Twitter. @sideshow_kev is a hoax!

Ep 34 - EXUBERANTLY HAZARDOUS

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 34 - PAY ATTENTION! Pop some thick rubber gloves on to enjoy YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, those Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, your calls (and some other stuff) via Voicemail Roulette, and lady comedy icon Olivia Lee takes the Wants A Word Comedy Challenge!WARNING! Handle @iancollinsuk with care. And dispose of @sideshow_kev carefully.

Ep 33 - The ALEX JONES Rebuttal!

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 33 - Fresh from a secret meeting with the secret people who secretly run the world - with YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, your stuff via Voicemail Roulette, and conspiracy theorist and broadcaster ALEX JONES returns to wreak HAVOC on his critics!@iancollinsuk on is on Twitter. Or... is he? @sideshow_kev has the answer.

Ep 32 - MANIMAL MAGIC!

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 32 - Creeping like a stealthy panther back into cyberspace, with YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, those Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, your calls (and other stuff) via Voicemail Roulette, and the scrumptious Dominic Holland takes the WAW Comedy Challenge!PAY ATTENTION!Enjoy the birdlike @iancollinsuk on Twitter. And berate the slothlike @sideshow_kev.

Ep 31 - PARANORMALITY

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 31 - Spooky and super-mysterious goings on in digital form! Featuring YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, those Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, your calls (and other stuff) via Voicemail Roulette, and we try to explain The Unexplained with broadcaster and weirdness specialist Howard Hughes. This man deserves a knighthood.Haunt @iancollinsuk on Twitter. And exorcise @sideshow_kev.

Ep 30 - FUNKED UP AND THIRTY!

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 30 - WANTS A WORD turns the big 3-0 with a poddy party like no other! Featuring YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, those Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, your calls via Voicemail Roulette, and we test the comedy knowledge of comedian and actor-guy Rob Rouse.Feel free to heckle @iancollinsuk on Twitter. And boo @sideshow_kev. BOOO!

Ep 29 - CONSPIRACY-BUSTERS!

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 29 - A hearty bowl of steaming poddy goodness is ready for consumption! Featuring YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, those Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, your calls via Voicemail Roulette, and we debunk EVERY CONSPIRACY THEORY EVER (well, some of them) with journalist, author and brainbox David Aaronovitch.Split your bread with @iancollinsuk on Twitter. And ignore @sideshow_kev.

Ep 28 - THREE. It's The Magic Number!

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 28 - Yay! It's Season Three! Grab a handful of crisps and settle down to YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, more Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, your calls via Voicemail Roulette, and - what better way to celebrate our return than having Del Strain pop by with a tasty list of things...?Don't get mad - get even! Follow @iancollinsuk on Twitter.

Ep 27 - The Post-Olympic End Of Season Sale!

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 27 - Season 2 draws to a close, with more style than Russell Brand on the top of a magic bus - if such a thing is possible. With YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, those Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, your calls via Voicemail Roulette, and we get curious about Curiosity, the Mars Rover.Uncover the mystery of @iancollinsuk on Twitter. And @sideshow_kev if you can be bothered.

Ep 26 - Fifty Shades Of GREAT BRITAIN!

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 26 - and THE COUNTRY IS GREAT AGAIN! Celebrate this temporary madness with YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, those Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, your calls via Voicemail Roulette, and Ian goes to the Edinburgh Festival to natter to comedian Jarred Christmas.Feel patriotic with @iancollinsuk on Twitter. GREAT BRIT-IAN.

Ep 25 - The Big Moon Hoax Theory!

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 25 - Fresh new evidence that we didn't land on the moon! We talk to a Moon Man! Plus YOUR social media feedback, comments and questions, those Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, your calls via Voicemail Roulette, and more.Enjoy space age larks with @iancollinsuk on Twitter.

Ep 24 - Movin' On Up - WITH MILES JUPP!

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Gettin' out of the darkness With YOUR social media feedback and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette (can you win?), AND comedian and cricket geek Miles Jupp. He was also in Balamory, don't ya know...Shine your light on @iancollinsuk via Twitter.

Ep 23 - PODTHUMPING!

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:00:00 +0100

We get knocked down, but get back up again - with more of YOUR social media feedback and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette (win things!) and a GIANT LIST of facts that will blow your mind, change your life, and other empty promises - with the luscious Mr Del Strain.Enjoy a virtual cider drink with @iancollinsuk on Twitter.

Ep 22 - It's The End... Of The World...?

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 22 - DOOOM! God Particles? A New Big Bang? Well, before the universe is blinked out of existence, enjoy YOUR social media feedback and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, PLUS we get some Large Hadron Detail from a proper boffin. A PROPER BOFFIN!Go collide with @iancollinsuk on Twitter.

Ep 21 - The Big 21st Episode Jamboree!

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Blimey! 21 episodes already! Any excuse for a celebration! Including more of YOUR social media feedback and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, and in a somewhat surprising coup for a podcast of this stature, the Voice Of Wimbledon himself - Mr Andrew Castle - is our guest! Throw a soft lob in the direction of @iancollinsuk on Twitter.

Ep 20 - Ain't No Party Like a SEAN HUGHES Party!

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 20 - Heading towards certain oblivion, With YOUR social media feedback and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette (don't be shy! Call and win!), AND properly funny stuff from the lovely Sean Hughes in the studio. Get down, get down with the (fairly) mighty @iancollinsuk on Twitter.

Ep 19 - Ian's Post-Summer Hangover!

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 19 - As summer seems to be over already, let's make the best of whatever season this is supposed to be! With YOUR social media feedback and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette (win free money!), AND comedy and conspiracies with comedian Andrew Maxwell!When you get that feeling - get Textual Healing from @iancollinsuk .

Ep 18 - Ian's Saucy Summer Special!

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 18 - and we're off to the metaphorical beach! Celebrating summer - what little there is of it - with YOUR social media feedback and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, the return of Del Strain with sizzling summer detail, PLUS a free donkey ride - and a runny ice-cream.Follow @iancollinsuk on Twitter. More fun than a picnic in the car.

Ep 17 - with David Icke. Yes, really.

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 17 - featuring David Icke, the real David Icke, not a fake David Icke. He may change your life. Plus, YOUR social media feedback and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette (call! win!), and talking. Lots and lots of talking.Look Ian straight in the eyes and tell him what you REALLY think - @iancollinsuk on Twitter.

Ep 16 - with guest Robin Ince!

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 16 - featuring comedian/broadcaster/podcaster Robin Ince in the studio. Plus, YOUR social media feedback and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette (call and win!), and a big bag o' baffling banter. Ask Ian to dance - @iancollinsuk on The Twitter.

Ep 15 - with 'conspiracy theorist' Alex Jones!

Mon, 14 May 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 15 - talking New World Order and more, with US broadcaster Alex Jones. Plus, YOUR social media feedback and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette (probably bugged by dark forces), and a leaning tower of piffle.Spy on Ian via electronic means (Twitter) - @iancollinsuk.

Ep 14 - with guest Justin Moorhouse, and more!

Mon, 07 May 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 14 - with comedian Justin Moorhouse. Plus, YOUR social media feedback and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, and a whole load of other random twaddle.Smell what @iancollinsuk is cookin' on Twitter.

Ep 13 - with The Bugle's Andy Zaltzman!

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 13 - with comedian and podcast Godfather, Bugle-meister Andy Zaltzman! Plus, YOUR social media feedback and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, and a whole load of pointless banter. Need a hug? Embrace @iancollinsuk on Twitter.

Ep 12 - Ian Collins and the UFO Conspiracy

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Frisbee shaped weirdness as we explore the world of UFO cover-ups, conspiracies and other unlikely nonsense. Plus - your social media feedback, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, and MORE.Search the skies (or Twitter) for @iancollinsuk.

Ep 11 - By Gawd! Grace Dent Returns! (As does Ian)

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Lordy! Grace Dent is back! As are we! Plus, your social media feedback, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, the return of Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, and - by God! GRACE DENT!. Seek @iancollinsuk on Twitter, and ye shall find.

Ep 10 - Ian's Eggy Easter Special

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Get in the holiday mood, with eggtastic Ep 10! With more social media feedback, Random Acts Of Irrational Satisfaction, some internet nonsense, Voicemail Roulette, and chocolate detail with Piers Hernu. Go stare at @iancollinsuk on Twitter.

Ep 09 - Ian's Strawberry Milkshake

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Episode 9 features more social media feedback, questions and comments, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, Kev's Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, and poet/Partridge sidekick/comedian Tim Key, talking about stuff. Got Twitter? Get @iancollinsuk. He got game, yo.

Ep 08 - Ian Makes A Dirty Tape

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Episode 8 features YOUR social media feedback, questions and comments, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, the Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, a ridiculously insightful insight into comedy, with Show Me The Funny winner Patrick Monahan, and more. Stuff to say? @iancollinsuk is your hook-up. Holler!

Ep 07 - Ian And Helen And Olly. Golly!

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Episode 7 features YOUR social media feedback and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, the Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, and super-special guests, Answer Me This legends Helen And Olly! BEHOLD what happens when podcasts COLLIDE! Stuff to say? Get on the Twitter Machine, and find @iancollinsuk

Ep 06 - Ian Collins And The Cityboy Paradox

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 6 features YOUR social media feedback and questions, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, the Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, Reign Or Resign (NEW!), and guest, Cityboy AKA Geraint Anderson. Sick of useless bankers exploiting you and your money? Want to hear the TRUTH?? You have GOT to hear this - talk about eye opening, Pedro!Follow @iancollinsuk if you like.

Ep 05 - Ian Collins And The Baby Psychopaths

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 5 features The Feedback Loop, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, the Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, The Court Of Collins, and discover what babies and psychos have in common, with guest, Prof Kevin Dutton.Questions or comments? Keep them to yourself! Or, tweet @iancollinsuk

Ep 04 - with comedian John Maloney!

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 4 ventures Inside The Mind Of The Stand-Up, with comedian John Moloney... AND The Feedback Loop, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, the Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, The Court Of Collins, and more! Check out @iancollinsuk on Twitter for fun and surprises!

Ep 03 - with Iain Lee of Iain Lee fame!

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 3 features broadcaster, writer, comedian and columnist Iain Lee in the studio... AND The Feedback Loop, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, the Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, Del Strain, The Court Of Collins, and more. 2 Ia(i)ns... One Pod!

Ep 02 - with Loose Women's Carol McGiffin!

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 2 features Loose Woman, writer, broadcaster, and all-round good sort Carol McGiffin in the studio... plus your feedback, Random Acts Of Irrational Annoyance, the Showbiz Shoebox, Voicemail Roulette, The Court Of Collins, and more. All of human life is here... in podcast form!

Ep 01 - with guest Grace Dent!

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 1 features TV critic, writer and chronic Twitterer Grace Dent in the studio, plus Ian answers 13 Questions, takes a look under the bed, brings order to chaos, checks his voicemail and more.