Conversation Street

Listener Questions Tenth Anniversary Special

This week's bonus podcast is a special listener questions show, where rather than weighing in on a couple of Coronation Street topics, we instead natter away for over two hours about the podcast itself. After putting out the call for questions about the past ten years of the podcast, we were inundated with queries from our curious listeners, and we wanted to make sure we responded to every single one! So whether you want to know about our recording rituals, favourite moments from the podcast's history, future plans or the technical bits behind the production of Conversation Street, this episode will hopefully have something that you'll enjoy!

Conversation Street Episode 537

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown the in the UK between the 22nd and the 26th August (Episodes #10723 - 10728)

This week, Stu gets released from prison and is determined to prove his innocence, but can the combined powers of Alya, Zeedan and (eventually!) Yasmeen get to the bottom of what really happened 27 years ago? Well we have a theory if they need a bit of help with that one... Meanwhile, there's double trouble for Bernie when she meets her doppelgänger, Stephen's quest to get into Carla's knickers continues, and Aadi loses his L plates AND his V plates all in one week!

Up next on the podcast it's the Kabin, where we see how Corrie's fared in this year's NTA shortlist and find out about Alexandra Mardell's first post-Corrie project. We end the show with more of your feedback, including some lovely comments about our report on our trip to Manchester and plenty of praise for last week's scenes with Audrey.

Street Talk: 00:09:46
The Kabin: 02:06:36
Feedback: 02:17:25

Anniversary Feedback Special

You may remember we were recording a teensy bit late last Friday night and didn't get round to reading all of your lovely feedback sent in to commemorate the podcast's tenth anniversary. As you can tell by the fact that this is nearly an hour and a half long, we don't think we'd have quite had the time or energy to have popped it at the end of Episode #536, so here it is, in its own special episode! It was honestly so lovely to hear all your kind comments about Conversation Street, the community and your memories from the past ten years of the podcast, so we hope that if you do listen to this, it puts just as big a smile on your faces as it did ours!

Our Tenth Anniversary Trip To Manchester

When we headed up to Manchester for the tenth anniversary of the podcast with very little in terms of plans for the week, little did we know just how much Corrie related goodness we'd be packing into those seven days. From catching up with cast members to going behind the scenes to see some upcoming episodes being filmed, this was a truly unforgettable experience, which we're excited to share with you now. A big thank you to everyone who helped make this week happen!

0:06:22 Arrival
0:15:55 Monday - First celebrity encounter / Imperial War Museum / Visiting outside of studios
0:24:18 Tuesday - Meeting Michael Adams / Corrie window at the Lowry Outlet Mall / Drinks at the Alchemist
0:31:07 Tuesday - Dinner with Sally Ann Matthews and Adam Blease
0:34:56 Wednesday - Waiting outside the gates / Meeting Paddy Bever and Shelley King
0:42:32 Wednesday - Arrival at the studios
0:47:20 Wednesday - Touring behind the scenes
1:28:28 Thursday - Lunch with archivist Dominic Khouri and story producer Joe Parkinson
1:38:27 Thursday - Dinner with Georgia Taylor
1:42:09 Friday - Back to the studios for some outdoor filming
1:52:26 Friday - Millie Gibson's party at The Alchemist
2:08:30 Saturday - Coronation Street The Tour
2:24:31 Saturday - Corrie mural in the Northern Quarter

 

Conversation Street Episode 536

Our tenth anniversary edition of the podcast is here! Recorded in an apartment overlooking the Coronation Street studios a decade to the day after the release of our very first show, this special episode covers everything that went on in Weatherfield between the 15th and the 19th August 2022 (Episodes 10717 - 10722).

Confession time: we did originally intend to make this a slightly longer episode by including the virtual mountain of feedback and well wishes that you guys have been sending in over the past week, but due to us getting an unexpected and very welcome invite to a little do with some of the cast members on Friday evening (Michael even got his hair cut especially, so that's how you know it's serious!), we didn't even start watching Corrie until about half past nine! We hope you understand, then, that once Gemma's tenth anniversary quiz is over at the start of the podcast, this episode is a Street Talk only affair!

Fortunately, the Corrie gods were smiling down on us when they blessed us with Monday's episode, which featured some wonderful scenes with Audrey, Ken, Rita, Roy and Claudia, so they were an absolute joy to discuss! Also this week, Zeedan starts to realise that Stu might not be the monster that Yasmeen's making him out to be, Faye's fed up when Craig's seemingly forgotten compulsive tendencies rear their head in the form of him obsessing over her menopause-friendly diet, and, in a plan that's surely got disaster written all over it, Aaron and Summer agree to keep each other's rather large secrets!

Coronation Street Cast Vs Fans Quiz

Who knows more about the characters on Coronation Street - the cast who play them or the devoted fans? In this special episode of the podcast, made to celebrate Conversation Street's 10th anniversary this week, we aim to find out! Over the course of over two hours, we pit ten clever listeners against ten cast members from Corrie past and present with questions about the characters they play. Which side will be crowned champions? Tune in and find out!

This episode was put together to raise money for The Trussell Trust. At the time of publishing, we have already raised over £500! If you would like to contribute, you can do so at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/conversationstreet10. A big thank you to everyone who has donated so far.

Thanks too to Octopus Publishing Group, who have kindly agreed to donate a copy of the upcoming Coronation Street Puzzle Book to all the fans who took part in the quiz.

Conversation Street Episode 535

On our latest podcast, we battle through the intense mugginess of the latest heatwave to bring your our thoughts on the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 8th and the 12th August (Episodes #10711 - 10716).

You know those times when characters get themselves into a spot of bother that they could easily explain their way out of if they only tried? Well, it felt like we spent most of the first half of this week yelling at Stu to stop saying he's not a murderer and actually explain what happened 27 years ago. And when the explanation finally came ('A nasty policeman made me say I did it!') we still felt there must be more to this mystery than meets the eye. Thank goodness Yasmeen is being perfectly reasonable and willing to listen, forgive and forget. Oh wait... Also this week, Ryan becomes increasingly desperate in his attempts to avoid jail, Stephen joins Debbie in the 'up to your eyes in debt so let's do something dodgy' club, and Spider gets his eight legs over with Toyah.

Up next in The Kabin, we take a look at who from Coronation Street has made he shortlist in the TV Choice Awards, and we finish off the podcast with more of your listener feedback.

Street Talk - 02:08:49
The Kabin - 02:02:44
Feedback - 00:08:02

Jamie Kenna Interview

This week, we're thrilled to be joined by Jamie Kenna, who Corrie viewers fell in love with over the past year in the role of Phill 'With Two Ls' Whittaker. Jamie chats about Phill's romance with Fiz, the budding bromance with Tyrone, and shares what it was like to film some of his most memorable scenes - including THAT concrete fight between Phill and Ty!

Conversation Street Episode 534

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 1st and the 5th August (Episodes #10705 - 10709).

This week, Ryan followed in his dear mum's footsteps, continuing the proud Connor tradition of making a hash job of robbing the Bistro. Yes, it was all a bit silly, but we love both Ryan and Debbie, so we just sat back and enjoyed the ineptness of it all, and we're looking forward to seeing where things go next. Also this week, we were treated to the glorious introduction of the latest in the line of never before mentioned Shuttleworths - this time, George's sister Glenda, whose confident debut on the cobbles left us keen to see what the producers have up their sleeves for her. All that plus Sally's kitchen porn habit, some intriguing details about Stu's supposed past misdemeanours and the prospect of Leo bogging off to Canada... all in all, we found it a pretty decent week!

Up next on the podcast it's the Kabin, with the news that OG Bistro Ninja Kym Marsh will be joining the ranks at Strictly this autumn, plus we pay tribute to Norman Frisby, Granada's press officer in the 60s who was responsible for spreading the word of Corrie in its early days and who sadly passed away recently at the age of 94. We finish off the podcast with more of your lovely feedback, including another voice mail from Canada and some immediate thoughts on Glenda from listeners.

Street Talk - 00:17:26
The Kabin - 02:21:38
Feedback - 02:33:35

Corrie Goes Down Under

For this week's bonus podcast, we pay tribute to Aussie soap Neighbours, which broadcast its final episode last week, by looking at all the links Coronation Street has had with Australia over the years. From Australian characters like Ian Latimer and Hannah 'Fake Katie' Gilmore to the time that Pat Phoenix, Jack Leslie and Doris Speed took a trip Down Under, we make as many connections as we can find to our Aussie cousins. After that, we take the opportunity to share our thoughts on the final few episodes of Neighbours, then finish off the show by chatting to Vaya from the Neigbuzz podcast about the unfortunate demise of her favourite soap.

00:00:00: Corrie Goes Down Under
01:01:03: Our thoughts on Neighbours' final week
01:28:22: Chat with Vaya from Neighbuzz podcast