Conversation Street

Conversation Street Episode 508

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 31st January and the 2nd February (Episodes #10550 - 10555).

This week's Corrie seemed to be a competition between Daniel and Craig to find out who most deserves to be fired from their jobs for misconduct. On the one hand, you have the English teacher with a history of acting inappropriately around a girl in his class (albeit partly through his own naivety) now pushing another of his pupils down the stairs and lying about it to the police. On the other, you have Officer Tinker, already well known for spilling the beans about cases he's working on to all and sundry, now keeping his girlfriend's confession about her involvement in a man's death a secret, and tampering with evidence at the crime scene. Fire the pair of them, we say! Also this week, Asha's newfound passion for the giddy world of risk management takes her on a perilous trip north of the border (or at least it would have done if Nina hadn't been having a breakdown about the dangers of rail travel), Audrey and Rita seem to get confused about when the Queen's jubilee celebrations should be taking place, and Kelly continues her ascent to sainthood by helping Liam count to ten in French.

In The Kabin, we chat about Sally Dynevor's latest performance on Dancing on Ice and celebrate her getting her MBE from Princess Anne this week, then we round off the show with a couple of bits of listener feedback.

Street Talk - 00:10:34
The Kabin - 01:56:26
Feedback - 02:05:17

The Bobbins Awards 2021

We love Corrie, we really do, but even we can admit there are times when it gets things wrong. The Bobbins Awards are are annual celebration of all things awful in Weatherfield, be it characters who failed to make a good impression on us, moments that had us scratching our heads, or stories we just wish had got no further than the storyliners' brainstorming sessions. In this year's edition, we take a tongue in cheek look back at the very worst that Corrie had to offer in 2021. It's all in good fun, of course, so please do take it as such, and if you've got any dishonourable mentions of your own you'd like to mention, do write in to let us know!

Conversation Street Episode 507

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 24th and the 28th January 2022 (Episodes #10544 - 10549).

This week, Sally's bizarre decision to have a widdle in Victoria Gardens at New Year comes back to bite her in the bum when she's arrested during Tim's bypass operation. Is this the end of her political career? Meanwhile, the truth comes out about the lengths that Bernie has gone to in order to get some money for her family, Jenny's in for a shock when she meets Leo's dad, and things go from bad to worse for Faye and Emma when Craig finds out about their involvement in Ted's death. Will the notoriously loose lipped copper break a habit of a lifetime and actually be able to keep quiet about something for once?

Up next on the show, it's The Kabin, where we share our reactions to the news that Corrie is soon to be moving to three hour-long episodes a week. What will this mean for the show, and could the writing be on the wall for EastEnders now that it's going to be going head to head with the ITV soaps?

We round off the podcast with more of your listener feedback, including a discussion about the status - and believability - of Craig and Faye's relationship.

Street Talk: 00:05:35
The Kabin: 01:36:32
Feedback: 02:03:33

Kate Spencer Interview

For our bonus podcast this week, we were joined by the lovely Kate Spencer, who recently departed the cobbles after two years of playing mischievous Grace Vickers. Kate chats about what it was like to be a part of the Coronation Street team throughout the pandemic, keep the secret about Tiana's true parentage, and do her Corrie-loving mum proud! As well as this, we find out how the absolutely lovely Kate is worlds away from nasty nanny Grace, and what she likes to get up to when she's not on our tellies.

Also available on video: https://youtu.be/v53PlkP68ao

Conversation Street Episode 506

Michael's got COVID (again!) this week, so not only have we had to watch this week's Corrie in separate rooms of the house, we've also had to attempt a socially distanced recording, too! This week's show covers the episodes broadcast in the UK between the 17th and the 21st January (Episodes #10537 - 10542). 

As much as our Craigy might think that uncovering the identity of his crutch's original owner is the most important thing going on in Weatherfield this week - nay, this year! - there's actually a few other items higher on the agenda for us. First off, the Winter-Browns in the red, and the extent that Bernie will go to in order to get some food on the table at No. 5 (and no, we're not talking about sticking her tongue down Dev's throat, either...) Meanwhile, Tim refuses to let Sally know about his upcoming op (despite viewers up and down the country yelling "Just tell her, Tim!" at their TVs all week), Zeedan's still in Yasmeen's bad books, and Mrs Crawshaw pledges to take action after Amy's protest - but is she just skirting the issue?

Up next on the podcast, we chat about Sally Dynevor's Dancing On Ice debut in The Kabin, and we round off the podcast with more of your feedback, including one listener's reflections on the current Gemma and Chesney story.

Street Talk - 00:12:28
The Kabin - 02:32:25
Feedback - 02:39:07

Amanda Barrie Interview

For this interview, we were joined by a real Corrie legend. Following an already illustrious career on stage and screen, Amanda Barrie joined the cast of Corrie in the early 80s as straight talking cafe worker, Alma Sedgewick. Over the years, she rose to become one of the era's best loved characters, forming a popular partnership in the cafe with Gail, and being one half of an iconic couple alongside Mike Baldwin. Here, Amanda shares her memories of her time in the show, working alongside some other Corrie icons.

Also available to watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weu2u7jngps

Conversation Street Episode 505

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 10th and the 14th January (Episodes #10531 - 10536).

Bit of a shorter podcast from us this week, it turned out. Not that that is was a particularly bad week or anything; it's just when it came down to chatting about the episodes, we didn't end up having very much to say! Yeah, having your kid go missing must be pretty awful, right? Hmm, they're definitely still putting things in place for Tim to be accused of having an affair with Aggie, aren't they? The Zeedan story... is that *really* still going? Sure, Joseph was admittedly extremely cute, there were a few lovely character focused scenes with Jenny, Amy on her crusade was fantastic and Shona in the Kabin certainly has potential, but yeah... Let's hope next week has a bit more to get our blood pumping!

There wasn't even very much in the way of Corrie news this week either, so we decided to give The Kabin a swerve, but there's always time for listener feedback, so we end the episode with that - including a nice little discussion about why young people don't seem to be watching the soaps anymore.

Street Talk: 00:08:03

Feedback: 01:42:32

Corrie In 2021: A Year in Review and Predictions for 2022

Another year has come and gone, and in this bonus episode of the podcast, we take a final look at 2021 on Coronation Street. After seeing which characters made it into the Top 10 appearance count for the year, we chat about the production side of things first - how well has Corrie made it through another year of the pandemic, and can we see the light at the end of the tunnel in terms of filming restrictions? We also have a run down of some of our favourite stories and characters of the year, particularly trying to give some time to those who may not have been honoured in our recent Conversation Street Awards show.

Then, just over around and hour and twenty minutes into the podcast, we switch over to the predictions segment for 2022 - though not before seeing how many of our predictions we made a year ago for 2021 actually came true (spoiler: not many!) We round things off by reading out some of the predictions for the year sent in by listeners. Time will tell which of them is also a mole at the Corrie offices!

Conversation Street Episode 504

Happy New Year everyone! Our first podcast of 2022 covers the episodes of Corrie shown in the UK between the 31st December and the 5th January (Episodes #10524 - 10530)

The new year kicked off with a couple of brand new stories for the show, including Tim's need for a triple heart bypass and the pickle that Faye and Emma have managed to get themselves into involving a dead pensioner, a missing fingernail and a packet of crusher ginger nuts. Meanwhile, because Corrie viewers are clearly interested in stories about characters covering up mysterious circumstances surrounding someone's death, we also got more in the new look Speed Daal this week, where Alya is desperately trying to make Zeedan see that getting back with his ex when they bear some responsibility for her dad's untimely demise probably isn't the best idea. All this, plus a pregnancy scare for Abi, a new job at Underworld for Lydia, and a breakthrough for Nick in his endeavours to get Sam talking again.

Up next on the podcast, we chat about who from Corrie made the New Year's honours list as well sharing our thoughts on this week's Soapy Slip Ups special, then we finish off the show with some our our listeners' thoughts about Corrie at Christmas.

Street Talk: 00:13:38
The Kabin: 02:25:35
Feedback: 02:45:48

The Conversation Street Awards 2021

Another year has come and gone, and that can only mean one thing: another Conversation Street Awards! This is the tenth time we've run these awards, and we've had more people voting this year than ever, so thanks to everyone who took the time to have their say about 2021 in Weatherfield. Who were the Top Lad and Top Lass? Which surprise twist had us crying out "By 'Eck!"? Who packed the best punch, and has Jenny managed to snag that Flamin' Nora award for best redhead for the seventh year in a row? Listen in to find out!