S1 Ep190: Vegan whine
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...
49m Apr 16, 2021
49m
S1 Ep189: A package with a piccy for Porky
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 Nor...
52m Apr 13, 2021
52m
S1 Ep188: We're going down the pub
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, ...
52m Apr 09, 2021
52m
S1 Ep187: The hills are (very definitely) alive
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 relations...
50m Apr 06, 2021
50m
S1 Ep186: How (not) to survive a plane crash
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...
50m Apr 02, 2021
50m
S1 Ep185: Bangers and Flash
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...
49m Mar 30, 2021
49m
S1 Ep184: The book of life
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, Por...
51m Mar 26, 2021
51m
S1 Ep183: One Porky is more than enough
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones return for another exciting episode of Planet Porky the podcast. Topics for consideration today include: taking decisive action against male violence, lockdown hair and hairdressers breaking lockdown laws, Irene Cara, panel beating, LAJ's nightmare covering the Oscars, attending FA Cup finals, smart motorways, when we'll next be going on holiday, hay fever, Emer...
51m Mar 23, 2021
51m
S1 Ep182: She sells Seychelles, Porky gets bored
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back with plenty of hot debate as Life on Planet Porky rolls on. Topics include: the Cheltenham festival, being unprepared for COVID, Andrew Lloyd Webber, being a less successful sibling, why you have to forgive and forget to truly let go, Jasper Carrott, Porky's pub punch-up, Kate Garraway's anguish, Sarah Harding's illness, Yuri Gagarin, flight attendants,...
50m Mar 19, 2021
50m
S1 Ep181: The bald truth
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back once again for another look at what's been making the papers on Planet Porky. Today's topics include: Male violence towards women, police conduct at Sarah Everard's vigil, Brampton Manor Academy, why where Prime Ministers are educated matters, Porky's Oxford interview, the problem with bald people, the Eurovision song contest, John Deacon's life after Q...
52m Mar 16, 2021
52m
S1 Ep180: From Piers to Peter (via a penguin)
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones get stuck into more of the big stories of the week including:  Piers Morgan's departure from Good Morning Britain and career on Fleet Street, the death of the architect of the World Trade Center, Jon Snow becoming a dad at 73 and why Porky isn't a fan of his, Neneh Cherry, rock star riders, Porky's alcoholic frolics backstage, the penguin who escaped from an orc...
49m Mar 12, 2021
49m
S1 Ep179: Dyno-Rod and the Supremes
Planet Porky is racing through the Solar System once again as Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones guide you through another podcast. On today's episode they discuss: having a 'day' for everything, Philip Geddes, Louise Redknapp's loneliness, the dinner party experience for single women compared to single men, Eddie Grant, Romancing the Stone, muddy potatoes, Gary Numan, marrying your stalker, faki...
52m Mar 09, 2021
52m
S1 Ep178: Anything to get ahead
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones return for another look at Life on Planet Porky. Today they discuss: Roy Greenslade and his terrible breath, editors who try to seduce junior reporters, Max Clifford, a Beatles connection to the Bear & Billet pub, the students who had an unlucky lottery win, a pair of Liverpool legends, Sarah Sands, the Sony Walkman, Patsy Kensit's many affairs, Shakin' Stevens,...
52m Mar 05, 2021
52m
S1 Ep177: Agent Provocateur
Planet Porky returns for another episode as Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones discuss the latest news and showbiz stories.  Today's topics include: people who have stopped following the guidelines, Max Clifford, Holly Willoughby's sunset clause, Lady Gaga's dogs, South Sudan's shocking struggles, whether we will really see music gigs in 2021 and beyond, COVID treatments, Porky's bizarre waterboa...
49m Mar 02, 2021
49m
S1 Ep176: Drinking, Dating and Dogging (but not all at once)
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones bring you the latest gander at Life on Planet Porky. With topics including: Tiger Woods' car accident, Elkie Brooks, the 27 club, daffodils, sleeve tattoos, causes for heart-attacks in the young, Fleet Street drinking, Julie Walters, Melinda Messenger's dating agency, George Michael's personal life, dogging, Sir Christopher Meyer, Ed Balls, writing to your local...
48m Feb 26, 2021
48m
S1 Ep175: Are you on Mars?
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones welcome you back to Planet Porky for another exciting instalment of the farthest reaching podcast in the galaxy. They discuss: the Beatles' real tax man, John Travolta, the difficult reopening of nightclubs, flow testing, Princess Anne, Meghan and Harry (and why it's that way round), retirement plans, dying young, why we have bothered sending a probe to Mars, ir...
52m Feb 23, 2021
52m
S1 Ep174: A day late and a dollar short
After a few ignition problems temporarily halted departure, Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones have made it back from Planet Porky just in time to bring you another podcast! In this one they discuss: having technical trouble, the pub trade, Yoko Ono, the Dakota Building, scam calls, Harry and Meghan's tell-all Oprah interview, Paris Hilton, the decline of Hilton Hotels, Joe Allen and his restaura...
47m Feb 20, 2021
47m
S1 Ep173: The gift of the jab
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones have returned to Planet Porky in buoyant mood after they each received their first dose of the COVID vaccine. On this episode they outline their experiences before, during and afterwards. Also on today's edition they discuss: the right time to open the pubs again, Mike Batt, Kevin Keegan, Mary Quant, wearing makeup after lockdown, Ghislaine Maxwell's disturbing ...
56m Feb 16, 2021
56m
S1 Ep172: The tie that binds
It's time for an energised episode of Planet Porky the podcast as Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones return - and they're in good spirits! Today they discuss: The mighty Everton, cheese, telly ad girls, an indecent proposal (or two), wearing a tie, Mary Wilson, the Supremes, Bridgerton, the Foo Fighters, Porky's invitation to get the COVID jab, postal trouble, the death of Leon Spinks, Westlife, ...
52m Feb 12, 2021
52m
S1 Ep171: Acceptable in the 80s
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones come dashing through the snow to bring you another look at Life on Planet Porky. Discussion points include: Braving the elements, garden gnomes, historical abuse cases, Jimmy Tarbuck and his esteemed classmates, favoured regional accents, Rick Astley, Mike Batt and his new musical, spending your own money on a business venture, deciding on their favourite decade...
53m Feb 09, 2021
53m
S1 Ep170: Putting us on the map
On the latest family-friendly edition of Planet Porky the podcast, Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones discuss: Captain Sir Tom Moore, Porky's jab quest, the risks of taking public transport during the pandemic, Buddy Holly's short life, the Asher family, songs to make you feel better, Freddie Mercury's theatre statue, Fulham, David Hamilton's views on radio, sleeping patterns during lockdown, bein...
49m Feb 05, 2021
49m
S1 Ep169: Won't dance for me Argentina?
It's time for more topical debate (with a few relevant tangents) from the Planet Porky custodians - Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones. Today they debate and discuss: Piers Morgan, referring to people as types of animals, keeping rabbits, being chosen to be an influencer, trading with oppressive regimes, the top 20 songs from musicals, Bill Kenwright, LAJ's pictures causing a stir, familiar names...
52m Feb 02, 2021
52m
S1 Ep168: Salami or wine?
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones may claim that time doesn't exist on Planet Porky but that doesn't mean that their latest podcast isn't due.  Topics include: Exercising during lockdown, Pamela Anderson's latest marriage, Andrew Ridgeley, Chelsea's decision to sack Frank Lampard, Roman Abramovich, Elaine Paige's exploits on and off stage, the moral dilemma of dolphinariums and zoos, whether tea...
50m Jan 29, 2021
50m
S1 Ep167: Where's the beef? Oh, there he is.
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones come bursting in from the cold to bring you the latest instalment of Planet Porky the podcast. Today they wrap up warm to discuss: the winter weather, why women are more convincing than men, Caitlin Moran's use of profanity, Larry King, the NRA, Melania Trump's grand exit from the White House, what Boris Johnson and Joe Biden might have discussed in their first ...
51m Jan 26, 2021
51m
S1 Ep166: When two heads aren't better than one
It's time to bring the weekend in with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones as Planet Porky the podcast returns.  Topics on this one include: Tony Blair’s son being worth millions, Romeo Beckham, Gary Barlow turning 50, Robbie Williams, Will Young, Porky’s nasal hair, Knebworth festival, learning to interview on the job, not knowing who  Will Ferrell is, getting two Head's confused, arranging flowe...
50m Jan 22, 2021
50m
S1 Ep165: Cop a mouthful of that
It's time for another peek at Life on Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones braced and ready to beam into your ears.  Today they discuss: Bridget Rowe, the controversial life of Phil Spector, Californians, Easy Rider, Katie Price's caring duties, Fergie signing with Mills & Boon, the Fake Sheikh, Pete Waterman and his artists, Paul Young, having a close relationship with your liter...
52m Jan 19, 2021
52m
S1 Ep164: Jog on!
There might be some deadlines looming, but there's always time to take a visit to Planet Porky for Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones. Walking, collagen, joggers, delivering newspapers, Carl Bridgewater, The Beatles in harmony, influencer school, pushy parents, Melanie C, recording vocals, Neil Sheehan, the Nixon family, Mia Farrow's son, Suggs, expensive trainers, dressing appropriately for work...
51m Jan 15, 2021
51m
S1 Ep163: Hot off the press
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are informed and ready to inform as Planet Porky returns. Today's subjects include: the rollout of the vaccine, people flouting lockdown laws again, a potentially beneficial new heart drug, high heels, Patricia Highsmith, the impact of all day drinking, Barry Gibb, working from under the sheets, breakfast in bed, flat sharing, Jimmy Page, being friendly with you...
50m Jan 12, 2021
50m
S1 Ep162: Better than your average bear
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones bring some light to the dark days with the latest look at Life on Planet Porky. Topics include: Porky's devotion to walking, waiting to receive the vaccine, COVID concerns, working in a radio station during challenging times, Piers Morgan's interview with Joan Collins, Botox, Amanda Holden, the siege on the Capitol, Trump's dangerous last days, the joy of (not) ...
51m Jan 08, 2021
51m
S1 Ep161: Out with the old, in with the new
Planet Porky is back and it's better than ever for 2021! Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones take you on the latest whistle-stop tour around their world with topics such as: when Christmas begins and ends, Edwina Curry, the sad death of Gerry Marsden, Marianne Faithfull, the passing of Pierre Cardin, Elizabeth Taylor, natural ways to relieve stress, Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney seeing George Harrison...
51m Jan 05, 2021
51m
S1 Ep160: Happy Birthday Porky!
It's the last Planet Porky podcast of the year and Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are determined to end this terrible year with a bang. Topics include: Mike's Birthday celebrations, buying a new washing machine, Noel Edmonds, former Mirror editor Mike Molloy, Don Mackay, LAJ's presents to herself, Barbara Amiel's candid accounts, Susannah Constantine, the new strain of coronavirus, how to get...
51m Dec 29, 2020
51m
S1 Ep159: A Christmas cracker
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones present the last Planet Porky podcast before Christmas with added sparkle to help you negotiate these very difficult and very different times. Topics include: Porky's Christmas starting with a bang, the Baroness of Belgravia, relationship studies, whether your wife should be your best friend, Uri Geller's spoon bending, Richard Osman, Pointless, reading yourself...
51m Dec 22, 2020
51m
S1 Ep158: Yule need to be careful
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back to lift the gloom as a COVID Christmas creeps up on us with the latest look at Life on Planet Porky!  Topics they discuss include: Not seeing family over the festive season, elderly relatives, listening to music on a CD player, Harry and Meghan's latest ridiculous venture, Spotify, the Mail's campaign against Prince Andrew, ZZ Top, who might have killed...
49m Dec 18, 2020
49m
S1 Ep157: Going out of fashion
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones have come bounding in from Planet Porky just in the nick of time to captivate you with the latest podcast offering. Today's topics include: the sad death of Dame Barbara Windsor, losing the ability to interview in pubs, Johnny Depp's relationship with Dior, fashion houses and their dubious moral standards, Kate Moss, Mariah Carey's Christmas song, reading music,...
50m Dec 15, 2020
50m
S1 Ep156: Hurly-Burley
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back with some more festive cheer from atop Planet Porky. Today's subjects include: a couple of early Christmas lunches, closing pubs unnecessarily, Kay Burley flouting the rules, British Airways, ginger, buying your own vaccine, Sir Kenneth Branagh, Sue Lawley, Salt Lake City, Porky's quest to get an alcoholic beverage in Pakistan, the perfect Christmas gif...
51m Dec 11, 2020
51m
S1 Ep155: Love for Lennon
It's time for another festive Planet Porky as the clock ticks towards Christmas.  Today's topics for Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones to get stuck into include: The Royal School of Church Music carol service, buying the Christmas tree, Brexit negotiations, the French, how Paris has changed, the 40th anniversary of the death of John Lennon and how it was covered at the time, Ghislaine Maxwell's ...
51m Dec 08, 2020
51m
S1 Ep154: Gordon's Alive!
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones have lit their fires and they are ready to bring you another exciting instalment of Planet Porky the podcast. Today's topics include: an update on the status of George Gordon, a Fleet Street tale or two about Dermot Purgavie and Ivor Key, New York winters, Debenhams, not being able to leave your job, Sir Philip Green, the decline of the High Street, Dave Prowse,...
50m Dec 04, 2020
50m
S1 Ep153: Rabbits!
Time for another verbal sparing session between Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones as Planet Porky comes to life once again. Today's topics include: LAJ's successful appearance on the Graham Norton show, rocketing up the podcast charts, Amazon, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, why The Crown is so controversial, Princess Anne's personal life, loitering 'within tents', Motown, what qualifies ...
53m Dec 01, 2020
53m
S1 Ep152: A partridge in a pair spree
Time for another audio digest courtesy of Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones as we take another visit to Planet Porky. Today's topics include: Porky's husky voice, LAJ's boating days, the death of Diego Maradona, motorbiking to Moscow, George Best, Italian opera, J-Lo still flaunting it at 50, Hear'Say reforming, offering political opinion about America to Americans, Russell Brand, sharing a drin...
52m Nov 27, 2020
52m
S1 Ep151: Who's Tim?
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones return for more frolics. Today's topics include: lockdown concerns, reopening the pubs, bullying in the workplace, the Civil Service, Jamie Lee Curtis, losing your contacts book (or a child), LAJ's vicar, Jeremy Kyle's controversial TV show, George Harrison's All Things Must Pass, Friar Park, huge vinyl collections, Blur, liquorice, lollipop ladies, Michael McInt...
53m Nov 24, 2020
53m
S1 Ep150: The nightmare before Christmas
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones discuss: whether Christmas should be cancelled to prevent further lockdowns, the resurgence of the Oxbridge elite in the Government, sexism aimed at female ministers, 50 years of Page 3, Sam Fox, Little Mix going solo, the gruelling nature of touring, Porky sleeping with the fishes on a particularly tough assignment, Nigella Lawson's toast recipe and marriage to ...
51m Nov 20, 2020
51m
S1 Ep149: Be careful of your pianists and your nuts
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back due to popular demand. LAJ is popular and Porky demanded she returned. Today's topics include: Biting your tongue, Des O'Connor, the brilliance of Ray Clemence, ABBA's Anni-Frid, wrinkly love, whether Prince Charles will ever become King, Martin Bashir being under the microscope for more alleged interview troubles, why it's important to live fast and di...
52m Nov 17, 2020
52m
S1 Ep148: A few sandwiches short of a picnic
Mr Mike Parry and Ms Lesley-Ann Jones guide you into the weekend with more fun and frolics.  Today they discuss: Porky's picnic habits, Carrie Symonds pulling Boris' strings, superstitions, Les McKeown and the woman who lost her leg, karma, celebrity mums posing in their pants, Engelbert Humperdinck, writing under a pseudonym, Janet Street-Porter vs. Kelvin McKenzie, Gareth Southgate's comment...
48m Nov 13, 2020
48m
S1 Ep147: She had her cake and ate it
Time for another look at Life on Planet Porky courtesy of broadcaster, Mike Parry and rock journalist extraordinaire, Lesley-Ann Jones.  This episode's talking points include: Remembrance Sunday tributes, Bananarama, Roy Wood, living in a pub, who may be next in line for the Trump dynasty, corresponding through technology rather than face-to-face, generosity in the office not being reciprocate...
53m Nov 10, 2020
53m
S1 Ep146: Stroked, inflated and bruised...his ego that is
The fireworks may be subsiding in the skies around you but there are plenty here on Planet Porky as Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones return.  Today's incendiary topics include: the start of lockdown 2, the beautiful autumn weather, Martin Bashir's controversial interview with Princess Diana, John Sessions, the real Paul Vance, a new album from Elvis Costello, using an already famous name, Katie...
49m Nov 06, 2020
49m
S1 Ep145: Anyone for a liquid lunch?
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back from their lunch breaks just in time for the latest Planet Porky podcast.   Today's topics (may) include: coming home drunk, the sad death of Nobby Stiles, the link between dementia and sport, whether boxing has a future, Larry Mullen, Sylvester Stallone's memorable (or rather forgettable) film franchises, marrying Naomi Campbell, being a postman, the b...
49m Nov 03, 2020
49m
S1 Ep144: A hard pill to swallow
Never mind finding water on the moon, it's time to find another episode of Planet Porky in your downloads.  Today Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones discuss: potentially heading for a second lockdown, why the Norwegians retire early, Scandinavia, who might win the US election, whether JR Ewing may have brought down the Berlin Wall, Gary Numan, autumn, why you are as seasonal as the weather, John ...
49m Oct 30, 2020
49m
S1 Ep143: Keeping up with the Joneses...or should that be the Smiths?
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones do battle once more as Planet Porky continues.  Today they discuss: whether the podcast really is a 'family show', Frank Bough, the interesting life of Bill Wyman, Mandy Smith, nuns at number one, David 'Wiggy' Wigg, Porky's unconventional search for Princess Michael of Kent, Amanda Platell, Liz Jones, James Purnell being kicked out of the BBC, the anniversary o...
52m Oct 27, 2020
52m
S1 Ep142: What's the German for John Lennon?
What's that sound? It's Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones beaming in from Planet Porky just in time for the weekend. Today's topics include: Porky's cosmetic procedure, glasses on chains, Max Hastings' journalistic heresy, more question marks about the BBC, the Spencer Davis group, Steve Winwood, velvet, 'Rich man syndrome', Robert Maxwell, why non-COVID related deaths are on the rise, Don Black...
51m Oct 23, 2020
51m
S1 Ep141: Adding insult to injury
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones burst into your living rooms courtesy of Planet Porky the podcast. Today's talking points include: LAJ's tour of the south taking in Salisbury and Sandbanks, Christmas in October, Dominic West the 'Eton shagger', Lulu Popplewell's on set woes, Hugh Grant, Porky being put in a tough spot by the weekend's football, knee injuries, celebrity marriages and the difficu...
51m Oct 20, 2020
51m