Season finale: The one where there are too many interruptions;  dangerous kids games from the seventies; horror movies; social media eats itself;  GB News launches with a hitch; Cummings and goings in Boris Johnson's life; care home staff and the jab; and Whatever happened to the Likely Lads?

Season finale: The one where there are too many interruptions;  dangerous kids games from the seventies; horror movies; social media eats itself;  GB News launches with a hitch; Cummings and goings in Boris Johnson's life; care home staff and the jab; and Whatever happened to the Likely Lads?

Random News - Episode 20

Saying adieu to the rabbits and occasional tables; Are there any record shops left in Chester; What was the first single you ever bought;  When is a David Attenborough quote not a David Attenborough Quote; Barefoot on the beach with the G7 leaders; Classic Public Information Films; and does anyone remember the country code. 

Saying adieu to the rabbits and occasional tables; Are there any record shops left in Chester; What was the first single you ever bought;  When is a David Attenborough quote not a David Attenborough Quote; Barefoot on the beach with the G7 leaders; Classic Public Information Films; and does anyone remember the country code.

Random News - Episode 19

Cornwall girds itself for the arrival of the G7 Summit; Kate Winslett on body image; Should top sports people have to face the press straight after games; The Wetherspoon's boss lamenting the lack of overseas staff; and the campaign for nightly doses from the Blue Peter archive begins!

Cornwall girds itself for the arrival of the G7 Summit; Kate Winslett on body image; Should top sports people have to face the press straight after games; The Wetherspoon's boss lamenting the lack of overseas staff; and the campaign for nightly doses from the Blue Peter archive begins!

Random News - Episode 18

Digesting the Cummings tirade; How remote (or not) is Cornwall; Are you affected by subliminal, or indeed superliminal social media advertising?  We are!  And Friends Reunited - Excited?  Or are you just getting long in the tooth?

Digesting the Cummings tirade; How remote (or not) is Cornwall; Are you affected by subliminal, or indeed superliminal social media advertising?  We are!  And Friends Reunited - Excited?  Or are you just getting long in the tooth?

Random News - Episode 17

The difficulties reporting the cycle of violence in the Middle East; What does the Amber traffic light actually mean? And Nigel Farage's US tour is the focus of a Twitter campaign.

The difficulties reporting the cycle of violence in the Middle East; What does the Amber traffic light actually mean? And Nigel Farage's US tour is the focus of a Twitter campaign.

Random News - Episode 16

Administering to a sick rabbit;  Weighing a dog; A quick romp around the UK's pre-decimalisation currency; Christopher Ecclestone sort of returns to Doctor Who;  Bad physical bahaviour in offices;  Mental health in a time of Covid; Gwyneth Paltrow's goes off the rails;  Are we all heading towards vegetarianism?

Administering to a sick rabbit;  Weighing a dog; A quick romp around the UK's pre-decimalisation currency; Christopher Ecclestone sort of returns to Doctor Who;  Bad physical bahaviour in offices;  Mental health in a time of Covid; Gwyneth Paltrow's goes off the rails;  Are we all heading towards vegetarianism?

Random News - Episode 15

Super Thursday Election overview; A trip down Ceefax memory lane; The fear of forgetting names at a party; The latest Breaking Lamb News from Snowdon; Possibly the least diplomatic Foreign Minister in the world; The Jersey Fish Conflict; and how untidy is your office?

Super Thursday Election overview; A trip down Ceefax memory lane; The fear of forgetting names at a party; The latest Breaking Lamb News from Snowdon; Possibly the least diplomatic Foreign Minister in the world; The Jersey Fish Conflict; and how untidy is your office?

Random News - Episode 14

The cheese sandwich ona  plane confession; Tony Blair's latest hairstyle; Boris' Changing Rooms debacle; 30 years since Ratner's C**P gaff; How to become a Patron Saint; Let's all Bloviate till the cows come home; And the great Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa debate.

The cheese sandwich ona  plane confession; Tony Blair's latest hairstyle; Boris' Changing Rooms debacle; 30 years since Ratner's C**P gaff; How to become a Patron Saint; Let's all Bloviate till the cows come home; And the great Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa debate.

Random News - Episode 13

Is it possible to cheat with a Fitbit? Has the European Super League debacle triggered a rethink in the Beautiful Game?  Is it ever right to have the Prime Minister on speed dial? And navigating your way through a supercharged UK housing market.

Is it possible to cheat with a Fitbit? Has the European Super League debacle triggered a rethink in the Beautiful Game?  Is it ever right to have the Prime Minister on speed dial? And navigating your way through a supercharged UK housing market.

Random News - Episode 12

Victoria's reality show shaming trauma; Bob's hitting the big 60 trauma; an examination of 'isms'; the rise of social media in coverage of major stories; unlocked England's mad scramble for knitware; and the supermarket caterpillar cake wars.

Victoria's reality show shaming trauma; Bob's hitting the big 60 trauma; an examination of 'isms'; the rise of social media in coverage of major stories; unlocked England's mad scramble for knitware; and the supermarket caterpillar cake wars.

Random News - Episode 11

Broadcasters Victoria Meakin and Bob Jones discuss some of the most popular tweets of the week

When did crossing the English Welsh border become so controversial? Do we need help to unlock ourselves after Covid?  Does English Education Secretary Gaving Williamson have an unerring ability to put his foot in his mouth?  We attempt to explain #SofaGate - and fail; and peruse the latest attempt to crown 'A King of Fruit.'  (Spoiler alert: It's not a Kumquat.)

When did crossing the English Welsh border become so controversial? Do we need help to unlock ourselves after Covid?  Does English Education Secretary Gaving Williamson have an unerring ability to put his foot in his mouth?  We attempt to explain #SofaGate - and fail; and peruse the latest attempt to crown 'A King of Fruit.'  (Spoiler alert: It's not a Kumquat.)

Random News - Episode 10

Does anyone actually like April Fool's Day, especially in these times of Fake News? Can Donald Trump sing? Would you be happy to get a Vaccine Passport to buy a drink in a bar? We ponder on the life of a celebrity sofa and ruminate over a 'Save the Lamb' campaign.

Does anyone actually like April Fool's Day, especially in these times of Fake News? Can Donald Trump sing? Would you be happy to get a Vaccine Passport to buy a drink in a bar? We ponder on the life of a celebrity sofa and ruminate over a 'Save the Lamb' campaign.

Random News - Episode 9

When was the last time you used cash? Whose face would you choose to put on a new banknote? Find out which home nation is not represented in the Union Flag. Good news from East London with the closure of the ICU Covid ward at Homerton Hospital. Will the Vaccination Passport for pubs ever get off the ground? And special guest stars veteran news reader Iain Purdon and BBC Fivelive's Stuart Clarkson get down'n'dirty with the Icelandic volcano Fagradalsfjall.

When was the last time you used cash? Whose face would you choose to put on a new banknote? Find out which home nation is not represented in the Union Flag. Good news from East London with the closure of the ICU Covid ward at Homerton Hospital. Will the Vaccination Passport for pubs ever get off the ground? And special guest stars veteran news reader Iain Purdon and BBC Fivelive's Stuart Clarkson get down'n'dirty with the Icelandic volcano Fagradalsfjall.

Random News - Episode 8

What's behind the fall and rise of the of the Oxford Jab? Should our home grown vaccine get a branding makeover? How big should your patriotic flag be during a zoom call? Who would you choose as an elected head of state for the UK? And the reporter who got a thumbs up on twitter from his mum.

What's behind the fall and rise of the of the Oxford Jab? Should our home grown vaccine get a branding makeover? How big should your patriotic flag be during a zoom call? Who would you choose as an elected head of state for the UK? And the reporter who got a thumbs up on twitter from his mum.

Random News - Episode 7

What we gleaned from that Oprah interview; Why are we failing to create safe streets for woman in the UK; Where Twitter is concerned, why sometimes less is more; Pawing over the latest Tweets of Major the Oval Office dog; and why Bob didn't dress up like Dolly Parton to get his first Covid jab.

What we gleaned from that Oprah interview; Why are we failing to create safe streets for woman in the UK; Where Twitter is concerned, why sometimes less is more; Pawing over the latest Tweets of Major the Oval Office dog; and why Bob didn't dress up like Dolly Parton to get his first Covid jab.

Random News - Episode 6

Is it ever right to eat while you Zoom? Is another case of Twitter malice about to escape justice? Would you pay to read your idol's tweets? What did the Covid epidemic ever do for us? How do we celebrating World Book and St. David's Day?  Why is Tangential so hard to say?

Is it ever right to eat while you Zoom? Is another case of Twitter malice about to escape justice? Would you pay to read your idol's tweets? What did the Covid epidemic ever do for us? How do we celebrating World Book and St. David's Day?  Why is Tangential so hard to say?

Random News - Episode 5

Victoria and Bob get sidetracked by homeschool fatigue and Twitter abuse, but still find time for Mr Benn and the Mars Rover.

Victoria and Bob get sidetracked by homeschool fatigue and Twitter abuse, but still find time for Mr Benn and the Mars Rover.

Random News - Episode 4

Victoria and Bob discuss illegal tourists in Snowdon; Boris Johnson's OJ Simpson 'joke;'  US Senator Ted Cruz's trip to Cancun to escape the snow; The 6cm Liverpool Echo Journalist who was offered a Covid jab; The drama of the Inter Island Ferry in New Zealand; When is it right to change your name; and why Sooty and Sweep are comedy gold.

Victoria and Bob discuss illegal tourists in Snowdon; Boris Johnson's OJ Simpson 'joke;'  US Senator Ted Cruz's trip to Cancun to escape the snow; The 6cm Liverpool Echo Journalist who was offered a Covid jab; The drama of the Inter Island Ferry in New Zealand; When is it right to change your name; and why Sooty and Sweep are comedy gold.

Random News - Episode 3

Should you set Covid boundaries for your chickens; Can Eurovision ever be socially distanced; How watching the BBC in China has never been easy; Athea Turner's spot of Twitter bother; Meghan Markle's victory over the tabloids; and was Stonehenge just a flatpack from Wales?

Should you set Covid boundaries for your chickens; Can Eurovision ever be socially distanced; How watching the BBC in China has never been easy; Athea Turner's spot of Twitter bother; Meghan Markle's victory over the tabloids; and was Stonehenge just a flatpack from Wales?

Random News - Episode 2

Broadcasters Victoria Meakin and Bob Jones take a meandering off-beat journey through some of the most popular tweets of the week, and come to no particular conclusion.

Broadcasters Victoria Meakin and Bob Jones take a meandering off-beat journey through some of the most popular tweets of the week, and come to no particular conclusion.

Random News - Episode 1

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