Conversation Street

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

Conversation Street Episode #533

On our latest podcast, we chat about the goings on in Weatherfield between the 25th and the 29th July (Episodes #10699 - 10704).

We don't know whether it's the hot weather (though we suspect not as that seems to have passed Weatherfield by this summer!), but everyone seemed to be losing their rag on Corrie this week. Whether it's Kevin stressing out over building a cot, Stephen getting unreasonably irate about his supposedly fixed car breaking down, Beth getting narked off about Summer's new PA job or Leanne reverting to her grumpy ways when she hears that Debbie's planned a psychic night at the Bistro, these guys could seriously do with taking a chill pill this week. And speaking of pills, we've still not got to the bottom of whether or not Audrey's overdose last Friday was done on purpose either...

Next up on the podcast, in the Kabin, we're joined by the brains behind the excellent Coronation Street Blog, Glenda Young, who tells us about her own soap Riverside, which has recently been released online as an audio drama. There are also a few bits of news related to the Corrie Tour for us to mull over, too. We end the podcast, as always, with more of your listener feedback.

Street Talk - 00:06:29
The Kabin - 01:42:35
Feedback - 02:06:48

Sophie Dainty Interview

We don't know about you guys, but Digital Spy has always been a website we've liked to visit for the latest entertainment news, and so this week on the podcast, we were excited to be able to talk to Sophie Dainty, the Deputy Soaps Editor there. Sophie chats about how she got involved in the website, what she thinks about spoiler culture in soaps and shares some of her personal favourite Corrie characters and stories from over the years.

Conversation Street Episode 532

On our latest podcast, we dissect the episodes of Corrie that were shown in the UK between the 18th and the 22nd July (Episodes #10693 - 10698).

This week was pretty rough for poor Kelly, who gets the Andy Carver treatment by being locked in a dank cellar by a narked villain. Fortunately for her, her stay at Weatherfield's least inviting AirBnB was cut short after a couple of episodes, and her rescue has led her to view Gary in quite a different light... Also this week, the local marriage guidance counsellor is coining it in after getting no less than three visits from Fiz, the salon gets a makeover and Frank finally shows his true colours when he lays into Dylan after a football injury.

In The Kabin segment of the podcast, we run down all the nominations in this year's Inside Soap Awards, and we round off the podcast with more of your lovely listener feedback, including a voicemail from Canada!

Street Talk - 00:17:23
The Kabin - 02:13:45
Feedback - 02:38:46

Corrie’s First Fifty Years

For the past two and a half years, we've been working our way through the DVD box sets of Corrie between 1960 and 2009, supplemented with a few more episodes sourced elsewhere for good measure! In this episode of the podcast, we reflect on our overall thoughts of the experience. Did our first ever viewing of some of the very early episodes live up to expectations? Who were some of our newly discovered favourite characters, and is there anyone from more recent times that we've changed our minds about after seeing them a second time round? Which episodes would we particularly recommend to someone looking to take the plunge into classic Corrie? We discuss all this and more in this week's bonus podcast!