100 episodes
Nice Things Nice Things
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5.0 • 22 Ratings
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Join Cultural Historians Livesley & Carmichael for Nice Things - the antidote to modern living.
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Nice Things 118 – The Pallet Sketch
A heated discussion about why national treasure Dame Thora Hird was not only dangerous but also rubbish leads us to a story of a common man and his pallet. Whilst this is going on #FawltyTowers is the subject of debate and there’s some actual breaking news about a much-loved British TV institution…
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Nice Things 117 – The Importance of Being Silly
This week – Get Carter, Alton Towers, Dinsdale Landen, Paddy McGuinness, da footy, Fawlty Towers, Hitchhikers Guide, taking LSD, Countdown, Big Bang Theory, 3 Body Problem, Mark Strickson, and all the usual bollocks.
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Nice Things 116 – Preaster Eggs
For Good Friday #DoctorWho S15 box set, shelves, image rights, William Squire, Argo records, Tom Baker, porn mags and some very ‘forthright’ opinions on the ‘Bolton 3’ – Paddy McGuinness and the Kay twins Peter and Vernon.
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Nice Things 115 – Mithering Sunday
The Duke of Edinburgh, drunken performance, Wheeltappers & Shunters, Whicker Man, Tolkien, Blackadder, Shakespeare, The Dogon Tribe, Sir M’s theories on ancient construction and worrying revelations of the misappropriation of Bring n Buy Sale funds by Lord Paul.
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Nice Things 114 – ‘Filth’
We’re back – Ken Loach, Wes Anderson, The Family Ness, Zen and the art of Decorating, Leo McKern’s tache, Simon Groom, the sheer terror of a poo-bag ripping, plus all the usual bollocks!
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Nice Things 113 – Tom Baker at 90 Special-ish
We battled thru the Guatemalan Death Flu to celebrate the 90th birthday of the majestic Tom Baker, and also discuss the ‘chish’ sound of widnes, One Man and His Dog, Freddie Truman, Give Us a Clue (again), The Traitors, Mansun, Stanley Kubrick, Survivors, The Avengers, ill pissing and Caribou cords.
Customer Reviews
This is a great Podcast!
A brillaint Podcast away from the madness of the world, you find yourself transported with them as they talk about their nice things of the week, New DVD's or Blu Ray's of Old TV, Music, or just events, and on listening or watching on YouTube , you will throughly enjoy the time invested, with every show like a little time capsule of memories of yesteryear with a modern twist of a 2023 perspectic! Great stuff!
The best!
Only just discovered NT and currently binge-listening them all. They talk about all the nice stuff that I am into. Eloquent, funny, knowledgeable and all round nice chaps.
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A wonderful window into a golden age in the joyous company of two twinkle eyed thesps. Messrs Livesey and Carmichael celebrate a lost world of Crossroads, Play For Today, Yorkshire Television, Doctor Who and quality television drama. Prepare to be swept away on waves of joyous nostalgia.