Podcast
Welcome to the podcast page on Twohundredpercent. This podcast has now been running for more than six years, with more than 200 episodes recorded on a range of different subjects. The current incarnation of the 200% podcast is called This is Our Everest, in which Ian King and Edward Carter attempt to drive each other up the wall through the medium of old television programmes. But we’ve also got a vast archive of podcasts for your perusal, including a series about football video games, a history of non-league football, and a complete history of football in England and Wales. Feel free to take a look below and see if there’s anything that grabs your attention.
Podcast 271: This is our Christmas Everest, Part Fifteen – Christmas Night With The Stars, 1972
In the 15th episode of our Advent calendar, it's a star-festooned Christmas extravaganza with the BBC's 1972 Christmas Night With The Stars. The normally risk-averse Ian gets another opportunity to engage with The Goodies for a reason you probably won't expect and...
Podcast 270: This is our Christmas Everest, Part Fourteen – The Les Dennis Laughter Show
Day 14 of this stupid Advent calendar sees your heroes watching The Les Dennis Laughter Show from 22nd December 1990. Ian is far from impressed with the programme, which delighted Edward who - uniquely among these festive selections - has chosen the episode. It's...
Podcast 269: This is our Christmas Everest, Part Thirteen – Micro Live, 1985
Day 13 of the This Is Our Everest Advent calendar looks at the world of home computing in December 1985 with the BBC Micro Live Christmas Special. With the eight-year age gap between Ian and Edward there's plenty of opportunities for some generational blindspots and...
Podcast 268: This is our Christmas Everest, Part Twelve – Runaround
Day 12 of our Advent calendar sees your heroes watching another programme from the ITV schedule on Christmas Day 1980: Runaround, the energetic children's quiz presented by Mike Reid. It's a programme that provides Edward and Ian some blessed relief from the poundings...
Podcast 267: This is our Christmas Everest, Part Eleven – 321
Day 11 of the This Is Our Everest Advent calendar sees Edward and Ian revisit Christmas Day 1980 and an episode of 3-2-1. It's a programme that aggravates Edward in the extreme, not least because Ian remains entirely convinced it is some kind of Runic statement from...
Podcast 266: This is our Christmas Everest, Part Ten: In Sickness & In Health
What would Christmas be if it didn't include at least one uncomfortable discussion about racism? Well, day 10 of our Advent calendar sees Edward and Ian watch the 1985 In Sickness and In Health Christmas special in order to facilitate this. It's a programme Ian finds...
Podcast 265: This is our Christmas Everest, Part Nine: The Torvill & Dean Christmas Special, 1984
Day 9 of the This Is Our Everest Advent calendar sees Edward and Ian visit a curious and extremely topical festive extravaganza from 1984, The Torvill and Dean Christmas Special. The programme wasn't the light entertainment variety hour either of your heroes were...
Podcast 264: This is our Christmas Everest, Part Eight: The Keith Harris Christmas Party, 1983
Edward and Ian have both been to their fair share of honking parties, but Day 8 of the This Is Our Everest Advent calendar took them to Keith Harris' Christmas Party in 1983 and now all bets are off. Our heroes ponder whether or not Keith was a white supremacist, the...
Podcast 263: This is our Christmas Everest, Part Seven – The Appleyards
Day 7 of the This Is Our Everest Advent calendar sees Edward and Ian seek to once and for all answer the question: were the olden days better? Their chosen method is analysing an episode of The Appleyards from Christmas 1956. Pantomimes come in for some significant...
Podcast 262: This is Our Everest, Part Six – The Big Break Christmas Special, 1992
Day 6 (yes, it is really only day 6) of the This Is Our Everest Advent calendar sees Edward and Ian watching the 1992 Big Break Christmas Special, regardless of where they'd rather be or what they'd rather be doing. Listen as your heroes deal with the conflict of...