BBC Three Counties – Best Of Podcasts

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117th May 2013Welcome to the Iain Lee BBC 3CR Best Of Podcasts

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220th to 24th May 2013Is old people snogging in public wrong? Iain Lee wants to know what you think. We also find out what George Michael was doing lying on the M1, and what does Iain's perfect evening involve?

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327th to 31st May 2013Iain plays Paul's Coins with reporter Paul Scoins (see what they did there?), he sings along to the first ever Now! compilation and has a go at the big phone-in, asking the very important question 'What have you left on the roof of your car?' And Barry from Watford

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43rd to 7th June 2013Iain rants about Dr Who for two whole days and asks would you rather give your money to a beggar or a busker?

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510th to 14th June 2013Iain admits to cheating on The Weakest Link and has a bit of a break down on air with JVS

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617th to 21st June 2013Iain delivers a very sophisticated podcast this week, he'll be talking about his lallies', finding out why women don't like short men but do like SheWee's and he'll also share his experiences with UFO's

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724th to 28th June 2013Iain rants about Wimbledon, offends caravanners and threatens to borrow reporter Justin's shirt

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81st to 5th July 2013Hanson, Margaret Thatcher Day and impressions of Andy Murray

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98th to 12th July 2013Paul Gascoigne, Sir Elton Johns appendix and confusing cricket scores

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1015th to 19th July 2013Childrens services to close at Bedford Hospital, top tips on keeping cool and Iain admits to never hearing Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway To Heaven'

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1122nd to 26th July 2013Celebrations for the Royal baby, Iain asks should you have to speak English to live in the UK and there is a double on-air apology

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1229th July to 2nd August 2013Iain rants about topless people in parks, finds out whether you have to be a deviant to try online dating and reporter Justin Dealey suffers a serious injury from his letterbox

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135th to 9th August 2013Eyesight competitions with Tony Blackburn and Doctor Who, no seriously, who?

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1419th to 23rd August 2013Justin Dealey Hijacks Iain's podcast this week. In it you'll find GCSE results, Ugly Hemel, bad jokes and what Iain thinks about Justin doing his job!

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1526th to 30th August 2013Things you like and Jason Bourne

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162nd to 6th September 2013Cliff Richard releases his 100th album and it's all you wanted to talk about. Iain reunites two sisters-in-law live on air and finds out how you like your bananas

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179th to 13th September 2013WARNING: There's a lot of singing and whistling in this podcast... Oh and some other stuff too

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1816th to 20th September 2013GTA V causes a heavy debate and Iain gets the best call he's ever had on radio... ever

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1923rd to 27th September 2013Iain is sent the new single by Chas n Dave... but does he get to speak to them about it?

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207th to 11th October 2013Havardor Harvard

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2114th to 18th October 2013Cilla Black impressions, the panda debate and Iain hears from a woman who is repulsed by "enormously fat people"

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2221st to 25th October 2013Joe Brown and Dennis in Dunstable were the hot topics this week and Iain had a feisty interview with Stephen Hall from The Barnfield Federation after complaints with the way it's being run

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2328th October to 1st November 2013Meet the man who can prove aliens exist, Iain discusses 1960's suburbia and he talks to Dennis Locorriere from Dr Hook

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244th to 8th November 2013Chas n Dave were the hot topics once again, we were on the hunt for the best loo and Iain discovered twerking

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2511th to 15th November 2013Tony Robinson's knighthood, what third party really means and Producer Kath's "phone-in" Car Confusion Call Me Now

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2618th to 22nd November 2013Doctor Who celebrations with Mitch Benn, Steve Berry and a David Tennant. Iain also looks in to the origin of the word 'grotty'

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2725th to 29th November 2013Iain selects ambassadors for the three counties, Melvyn (not the real one) Bragg stops by and there's confusion over a track by The Beatles. Oh and due to technical problems Iain had to record the links down the intercom

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282nd to 6th December 2013Your Mandela memories, a really boring story about Karen Brady, plus the regular calls and banter

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299th to 13th December 2013The earworm that keeps on giving, the almighty power cut, MP's pay rise and a caller who claims Jesus was gay

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3016th to 20th December 2013Iain opened the doors to Three Counties Radio and invited you all in

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316th to 10th January 2014Tears, laughter and looking for sugar man

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3213th to 17th January 2014The uncomfortable interviews with the PCC Olly Martins

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3320th to 24th January 2014Iain reminds the three counties of the 1963 hit 'The Singing Nun' and the team start up a swear box for charity

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3427th to 31st January 2014It was a tough week, Iain cried on air over Matt in Lutons story and there was an argument over smoking in parks. Plus reporter Justin Dealey's mind was boggled by a magic trick

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353rd to 7th February 2014CBB's Andy Day was interviewed by children, East 17's Tony Mortimer was interviewed by Iain and bald men are unhappy people. Fact

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3610th to 14th February 2014Homosexuality abortions Godlessness are to blame for the bad weather

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3717th to 21st February 2014Iain tries to bring back the balaclava, he attempts some awful accents and meets two Erics. It doesn't sound exciting, but it actually is

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3824th to 28th February 2014We discuss some of the rudest place names in the UK. Plus Tina Beloveth Powerful returns to the show and we receive a very sad phone call from long time listener Helen

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393rd to 7th March 2014Homesexual parents are encoraged to adopt children but callers to Iain Lee say it's wrong. There's a serious battle over George Harrison and the team try to clear up the dirty verges in the three counties with a very catchy song

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4010th to 14th March 2014Busway bother and toilet talk

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4117th to 21st March 2014Which weighs more a ton of feathers or a ton of bricks? It was a debate that took over the show. Also hear the call from "Steve", the P.E teacher in Luton

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4231st March to 4th April 2014The team discover they have special powers. Iain offers dating advice to tall Sophie who went on a date with a small man and he invents a brand new song. Before you ask, yes, it is just as annoying as 'Christmas time lalalala'

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437th to 11th April 2014Iain tries to convert a caller in to liking The Beatles. He brings you the latest on Yarl's Wood immigration centre and the granddaughter of the man who invented Ribena calls in

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4421st to 25th April 2014Warning! This Podcast contains no real content. Iain puts Mrs Mills head to head with Mrs Miller and talks brown sauce and Reggae

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4528th April to 2nd May 2014Another random mix of calls and banter with Iain Lee. Plus a caller who says the fire service are scum

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465th to 9th May 2014Mystery bangs, ghosts and a burst stomach

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4712th to 16th May 2014Darcus Howe, cats, snakes and gay penguins. Iain calls this "the best podcast he's ever done"(we're not so sure)

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4819th to 23rd May 2014Iain has a feisty call from Darren about child support maintenance. He argues with his callers, then argues with his team. Then he argues with his callers some more and then argues with his team

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4926th to 30th May 2014Bank holiday B-team banter, callers record the links to the podcast and we find out if Geoff drives

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502nd to 6th June 2014Matt Allwright calls Iain and was left in silence.Iain plays a very special request and reporter Matt sings the Northern Kokomo

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519th to 13th June 2014Iain Lee was accused of starting anarchy in graveyards and caller Ken cuts the cheese live on air

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5216th to 20th June 2014If Iain's not arguing with the callers this week then he's singing along with them

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5323rd to 27th June 2014The 'getting stuck in a lift' phone-in went where we didn't expect. And reporter Matt's concerned a giant heron might be about to get ridden in Watford

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5430th June to 4th July 2014Iain asked some cracking questions this week including 'what's your favourite motorway', Reporter Matt Lockwood was still banging on about that heron and Iain did not speak to Mark Bego about Glen Campbell

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557th to 11th July 2014Duncan Bannintine? Who? And more wise words from Matt Lockwood. There's also two very feisty interviews inside this podcast. You've been warned

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5614th to 18th July 2014Iain plays the new song from Elton John, Dave in Luton records the podcast links, he also announces his love for Mark Whats? And there's a nice dose of Je' T'aime

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5721st to 25th July 2014This podcast involves THAT incident. You know the one. The one that involves Kath. Yes, that one. Oh and Iain plays radio chicken with his team

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5828th July to 1st August 2014The show has a brand new catchphrase: 'If you hear a whisper give us a shout 'Producer Paul Scoins created (stole) the new catchphrase (from an old lady) and Justin takes it to the streets

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594th to 8th August 2014Featuring an in depth report on deadly spiders (an earwig, Daddy Longlegs and house spiders) and Iain tells you why he thinks the moon is arrogant!!

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6011th to 15th August 2014Iain has his regular beef with his regular callers. And find out if they finally solve the mystery of the Abbots Langley fire brigade

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6125th to 29th August 2014Classic bants with the team and a whole lot of Dave Luton. It's so weird that he's from Luton and his last name is Luton

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621st to 5th September 2014It's a celeb special! Matt Allwright hangs up on Dave Luton and Elvis Presley calls in

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638th to 12th September 2014Serious bits, funny bits, more mind reading ev (evidence) from Justin Dealey and maybe a bit too much Matt Lockwood

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6415th to 19th September 2014Stories of pulling out your own teeth and getting your finger stuck take over the podcast this week

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6522nd to 26th September 2014A market trader in St Albans pulls his tooth out. There are other bits in this podcast but that's the main thing worth mentioning

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6629th September to 3rd October 2014We dedicate this podcast to Eileen off of the Dexy's Midnight Runners hit. There's also something very special in here for the lads

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676th to 10th October 2014We find out about how intense plumbing really is, and Billy who told us about The Mystery of the Abbots Langley Fire Brigade helps Iain present the show on Friday morning. Also, the Boa constrictor song is remixed by some rock stars/kids

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6813th to 17th October 2014NO public kissing, NO paternity leave and NOnsense. Plus Iain talks to a father who has sent his daughter to school in a mask because he's scared she'll catch Ebola

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6920th to 24th October 2014UB40, Neil Diamond and Fanny are some of the house hold names that feature in this podcast.(There are other things too. And some of it is good. Some)

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7027th to 31st October 2014Hear the moment Iain loses his voice on-air. Sadly, it means this is a pocket-sized pod this week

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713rd to 7th November 2014This pod is dedicated to Frank Sidebottom and Iain Lee's fragile throat

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7210th to 14th November 2014Chris Packham, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, The Archers and Dutch Ovens

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7317th to 21st November 2014Big Daddy Splash

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7424th to 28th November 2014Educational: In this podcast you'll learn some life lessons. You'll also learn the words to Reggae Christmas

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751st to 5th December 2014Missing Extremities

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768th to 12th December 2014Dirty sport and cheeky weather

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7715th to 19th December 2014Christmas lies are told this week, and the Podcast is voiced by a little Angel, aged three

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7823rd December 2014It's a Reggae Christmas Special with an open door policy! Listeners were welcome to pop in on the show this week... and they did

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7929th December 2014 to 2nd January 2015Dave Davies from The Kinks spoke to Iain Lee... But other than that the podcast is "a hodge-podge of a mess"

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805th to 9th January 2015Mr T (look-a-like) turned up and we paid a spontaneous tribute to Dave Dee

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8112th to 16th January 2015Howard Kaylan from The Turtles spoke to Iain Lee... And Justin has some competition from the ladies

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8219th to 23rd January 2015The Ladies Perspective

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8326th to 30th January 2015You've got your hang ups

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842nd to 6th February 2015Very dodgy

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859th to 13th February 2015Iain tries to arrange a jolly boy's outing... however there appears to be an intruder. Will Producer Kath get her way? Find out in this episode of "50 Shades of Mayhem"

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8616th to 20th February 2015Tony Blackburn steals the show. Timber! And we get closer to Fifty Shades of Mayhem

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8723rd to 27th February 2015Iain takes listeners to see Fifty Shades of Grey and reporter Justin Dealey falls on some ice

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882nd to 6th March 2015We hear a little bit too much from some of the callers and Iain argues with a ten-year-old

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893rd March 2015A Tony Blackburn special

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899th to 13th March 2015Iain compiles a list of arrogant animals & cities, plus a listener remixes the show

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9016th to 20th March 2015Innuendo Heaven

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9123rd to 27th March 2015A mouthful of goodness

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9230th March to 3rd April 2015Toilet Beatles songs, haunted slippers and David calls in to list the names of his cats

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936th to 10th April 2015Iain tests out a new radio feature and a 3-year-old interviews (and pwns) our Political Reporter

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9413th to 17th April 2015Iain Lee reads Nickelback lyrics, Justin Dealey sings Percy Sledge and 9-year-old Mia has something very odd in common with 69-year-old Horace

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9520th to 24th April 2015There's a lot of exclusive content within this Podcast, only a certain amount of people will know about it. SShhhh

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9627th April to 1st May 2015The Rabbit Hole is officially open! Find out how you can be a member

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974th to 8th May 2015Bobby Hart joins Iain Lee and we celebrate National Paul Scoins Day #NPSD

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9811th to 15th May 2015Welcome to another episode of The Pod Show! Hear what happens down The Rabbit Hole & a tribute to BB King

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9918th to 22nd May 2015Waffles, Eurovision and complaints from children

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10025th to 29th May 2015Where's your nan? Did you cut the cheese? All the important questions are answered

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1011st to 5th June 2015Magic tricks, prank calls and plenty of Mr. T

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1028th to 12th June 2015A brand new game called Lock Poker was invented & Pete Heat created radio magic

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10315th to 19th June 2015More fun and games from Iain and team, plus a special appearance from a long-lost celeb!

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10422nd to 26th June 2015We're 30 years old, insults by kids & Owen Elliot-Kugell, daughter of Mama Cass

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10529th June to 3rd July 2015Iain talks to Peter Tork from The Monkees & there's a new kind of poker - Berry Poker!

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1067th July 2015Iain Lee marks the 10th anniversary of the 7th July London Bombings with exclusive stories from two survivors

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1076th to 10th July 2015Iain Lee celebrates the birthday of Ringo Starr & pensioners call in to make BBC adverts

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10813th to 17th July 2015Parents are trying to save Penn School, a special school in Buckinghamshire from closing

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10920th to 24th July 2015Eastenders Reggae, new radio games and magic from Pete Heat

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11027th to 31st July 2015Great bants, great calls, great vibe

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1113rd to 7th August 2015Iain decides to celebrate the legends before they die, he starts with Gerry Marsden

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11210th to 14th August 2015This was recorded in case Iain died potholing. Spoiler alert: He didn't. But if he did...

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11324th to 28th August 2015Iain is back, Robo-Dave is back & it turns out Sammy Travel will believe anything you say

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11431st August to 4th September 2015It's a feisty one this week! Also features Squeeze and The Hollies

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1157th to 11th September 2015Why is the Queen better than you? What pop-culture impacted your bath time?

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11614th to 18th September 2015More callers, more bants and more fesity bits

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11721st to 25th September 2015The inventions of jogging and pockets... and lots of karaoke

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11828th September to 2nd October 2015Some sound advice, silly calls and Barenaked Ladies (the band)

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1195th to 9th October 2015Are eggs haunted? What can we do to help our elderly callers? Who won Bake Off? This week Iain and team solve all these mysteries and more in a pursuit of the truth

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12012th to 16th October 2015Short stories, lyrics you've passed off as your own & radio auditions

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12119th to 23rd October 2015Ugly Pop Stars, songs with 'ah ha' in and lots of other rubbish

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12226th to 30th October 2015Tony Blackburn co-hosts the podcast. That's really all you need to know

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1232nd to 6th November 2015Iain and team tackle the big questions: Is Disney any good? Where's Wally? What did Dave want?

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1249th to 13th November 2015There's a competition over who can do the best Wogan. Meanwhile Simon cries after not being offered a sausage roll and Justin is angered by the streets

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Absolute Radio

Every full Virgin & Absolute Radio show Iain did between 2008 and 2011,
This is an unofficial podcast

Every full Three Counties breakfast show Iain did between 2012 and 2015,
This is an unofficial podcast

The best bits of Iain Lee’s breakfast show on BBC Three Counties Radio that was released between 2013 and 2015,
This is an unofficial podcast

BBC WM

Every full show that Iain did on WM 95.6 between 2013 and 2015,
This is an unofficial podcast

Big Brother's Big Ears was the official Big Brother radio show for series 9 of the show.
Hosted by Iain Lee and Gemma Cairney, the show featured interviews from past housemates and the latest evictee as well as calls from fans.

Iain Lee and Watko's Important Target is the show that has been missing from YOUR life.
These 2 giants of radio broadcasting bring you an entertaining and slightly sexy* fortnightly (that means every 2 weeks, kids) podcast that will fill the gap that you know is in your life.
They sing, they dance, they talk. Actually, they mainly just talk, but come on, they're doing it for free. What do you expect?
They will do anything to make you love them, but that is because they are both needy people. Come on, what can it hurt?
*this show is not sexy at all and is suitable for all the family.

Iain Lee on the BBC

Shows that Iain Lee has done on various BBC stations including BBC London, BBC Berkshire, BBC 6 Music and BBC 5 Live

Iain Lee VS Radio

Award winning radio and TV presenter Iain Lee picks some of the most hilarious moments from the history of the wireless…
Why did Nicky Campbell drop himself in it when talking about foxes? What do callers to local radio REALLY think about Mayor Boris Johnson and surely old lady professors know what you can and what you most definitely can't say on the radio?
These are the clips that all radio presenters would rather you forgot, and Iain has collected them into an hilarious show that also tells his story of how he reluctantly ended up working for some of the biggest (and smallest) radio stations in the country.

Interviews

Interviews that various people have done with Iain

LBC

Every full show that Iain Lee did on LBC in 2005 on weekends, the drivetime show between 2005 and 2006, Sunday Night Triple M between 2006 and 2007 and Iain Lee's Good Evening in 2007,
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MSN GameCast

Iain Lee talks video games with Tech & Gadgets with editors Nik Taylor and Jane Douglas.

The Flix Capacitor

Join Elton McManus and Iain Lee as they warp their brains trying to understand Time Travel Movies. We hope you enjoy all future and past episodes.

The Iain Lee Pocket Radio Show which was a podcast that featured phone calls whereby Lee would invite people to call him either by telephone or through Skype, Listeners were also invited to interact with the show by sending AudioBoos, to be included in the recording.
The podcast also included interviewing guests and celebrity news with the Daily Express's Elisa Roche.

The Lost Initiative

The Official UK Lost podcast started on Channel 4 but then became The Lost Initiative when the show moves to Sky One,
Iain Lee was joined every week by Lost: The Official Magazine editor, Paul Terry, and fan favourite, Geeky Tom. They also take phone calls from fans and Lost experts,

The short-lived show that aired on BBC Three Counties Radio in 2015 on Saturday's at noon which featured music and chat with Iain Lee and Katherine Boyle