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Planet Porky

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Frequency: 1 episode/5d. Total Eps: 290

An exciting new podcast from Mike Parry as he lets you into his madcap world twice a week alongside co-host Lesley-Ann Jones. All visitors are welcome to Planet Porky. email: planetporkypod@gmail.com

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291: Porky's wooden instrument

Episode 291

Thursday, February 23, 2023 • Duration 50:37

Life on Planet Porky is back with a vengeance, a little later than planned! Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones however are on sparkling form.

Today they discuss: A 'Mike' confusion, death behind the wheel, Tubular Bells, Virgin Records, Porky's train station trauma, wearing expensive watches in public, Dickie Davies, a shortage of tomatoes, the fashion Police, Hillary Clinton, Raquel Welch, Porky's first guitar lesson, cardiomyopathy in the young, Diddy David Hamilton, the notion of a four day working week, and Jilly Cooper's sexy stories. It's the podcast which loves to take you for a ride, it's Life on Planet Porky.

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: planetporkypod@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

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290: A veneer of sophistication

Episode 290

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 • Duration 49:48

It's about for another rip-roaring episode of Life on Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones.

Topics today include: summer concerns, Harry Styles, award ceremonies, Robbie Williams, the origins of Take That, book serialisations, Wayne Rooney's England anniversary, autograph hunting, Jodie Comer, the legend of Burt Bacharach, song writing partnerships, expensive handbags, Oxford Street, Leo Sayer, the disappearance of Nicola Bulley and an update on Porky's current projects. It's the podcast that shines the brightest, it's Life on Planet Porky.

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: planetporkypod@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

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281: Flashes of brilliance

Episode 281

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 • Duration 53:36

It's another rip-roaring edition of Life on Planet Porky the podcast with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones!

On today's show they discuss: Fleetwood Mac, Irene Cara, the World Cup, politics v sport, favourite types of shoe, Led Zeppelin, rock star ashes locations being kept a mystery, Christmas Number Ones, Kirsty MacColl, Ulrika and Sven, celebrating wealth, whether you can really tell a liar, Tom Jones' enduring brilliance, and Las Vegas. It's the podcast that you can hear warbling in the valleys, it's Life on Planet Porky.

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: planetporkypod@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

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190: Vegan whine

Episode 190

Friday, April 16, 2021 • Duration 49:17

Let's have another look at what's going on up there on Planet Porky as we join Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones for another podcast.

They seem to be discussing: Porky returning to the pub, the technological challenges of booking ahead for a pint, people drinking themselves ill at home, toiletry habits in difficult public situations, lockdown hair and going grey, Prince Andrew's ego, the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral arrangements, Sarah Ferguson's crassness, working too much while heavily pregnant, Linda McCartney, Mick Jagger's solo career and why it never quite took off for him, David Cameron's distasteful business dealings, whether spelling is important in the modern day, grammar schools, vegan wine, Dame Helen Mirren, and female role models. It's Life on Planet Porky and it's beaming your way once again!

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: planetporkypod@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

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189: A package with a piccy for Porky

Episode 189

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 • Duration 51:37

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones bounce back into your ears for another exciting episode of Planet Porky the podcast.

Today's topics include: Snow in April, skiing holidays, the wall-to-wall coverage of the death of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the future of the Royal Family, chasing Royal stories, Rachael Blackmore's pioneering Grand National win, what's behind the violence in Northern Ireland, shops reopening after lockdown, sciatica, Porky's racy home delivery story, high profile people who cheat on their partners, Wally the Walrus, Tenby, why there are different watches for men and women, not flaunting your assets in public, washing your shopping, Mormons, LAJ's return to church, and ironing your clothes while you're already wearing them. It's a steamy one...it's Life on Planet Porky!

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: planetporkypod@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

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188: We're going down the pub

Episode 188

Friday, April 9, 2021 • Duration 51:34

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back to regale you with another podcast from Planet Porky.

Today they discuss: feeding the birds in freezing weather, the bird man of Fleet Street, Declan Donnelly's burglary, South Africa, the harrowing Oscar Pistorius case, helping the poor, being desensitised to charitable causes, bad neighbours, Kate Middleton's work ethic, young men who lose their dad, Porky's day in the boozer, living alongside the coronavirus, David Soul, why Alan Duncan's diaries can't compare to Alan Clark's, President Biden's tragic family life, David Cameron's questionable decision making, inflated council tax bills, Myleene Klass, takeaway food, and finally going back to the pub. There's always time for a quick pint on Planet Porky!

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: planetporkypod@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

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187: The hills are (very definitely) alive

Episode 187

Tuesday, April 6, 2021 • Duration 49:56

It's time for the latest episode of Planet Porky the podcast with your chatty chairs Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones.

Today they discuss: Easter and everlasting life, near death experiences, Eamonn Holmes' chronic pain, the Oxford and Cambridge boat race, the Sound of Music, Kate Winslet's Hollywood retirement consideration, celebrity expectation of the press, Egypt, Paul McCartney's relationship with Jane Asher, the number of stories associated with Rod Stewart over the years, Kenneth Branagh, Phil Collins' marital troubles, tips on how to avoid back pain, Vogue magazine, and pubs reopening at last! It's almost time to raise a glass to Planet Porky!

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: planetporkypod@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

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186: How (not) to survive a plane crash

Episode 186

Friday, April 2, 2021 • Duration 50:26

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back for another dip into the pool of opinion that is Planet Porky the podcast.

On today's episode they discuss: the real reason we celebrate Easter, Jennifer Arcuri's media presence, Warren Beatty's alley-cat reputation, having sex after 60, Harry and Meghan's wedding claim being dismissed, whether Piers Morgan will return to Good Morning Britain, why Porky was pictured wearing red, how drinking is good for your eyesight, tales of Easter drinking on Fleet Street, the latest page 3 trend, the Eiffel Tower, a shocking car related story, using a coat as a parachute, the Flight Attendant, whether making money from betting is immoral, Eric Clapton, John Lennon's lost album, Tim Rice, the tragedy behind Vincent Van Gogh's life, and Chesney Hawkes. It's the one and only podcast that matters - it's Life on Planet Porky!

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: planetporkypod@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

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185: Bangers and Flash

Episode 185

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 • Duration 49:05

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones celebrate their new found freedom with the latest Planet Porky podcast!

Today's topics include: normal life gradually returning, Fleet Street and other metonyms, Piers Morgan's staunch defence of free speech, recent pictures of Pete Doherty, Brooklyn Beckham's relationship devotion, why life gives us more at the end than the beginning, using something other than oil on your sausages (or your teeth), hatred of a particular colour, the girl who got bitten by her hamster, Jack Charlton, the value of a letter written by Paul McCartney, Mike McGear, dying of a broken heart, whether the Gallagher brothers should reunite, Jane Fonda's sex drive, and the enigma that is Lady Gaga. It's the podcast that's never shallow, it's Life on Planet Porky.

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: planetporkypod@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

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184: The book of life

Episode 184

Friday, March 26, 2021 • Duration 51:29

On today's Planet Porky podcast with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones there's plenty going on!

Including topics such as: LAJs newest project, the labour involved in writing a book, whether kids should learn domestic sciences at school, being left handed, Chessington Zoo, pie cooking, Grace Kelly, the Dead Sea Scrolls, when you knew you had made it as a journalist, gravity, Sir Isaac Newton, Porky's duet with a Corr sister, Ulysses, urban walking, the challenges of moving house, and going to bed with a hot water bottle. You can always let off plenty of steam when you visit Planet Porky.

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: planetporkypod@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

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