Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart

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This is Bottoms Up! The brand new weekly podcast where long-time friends Alan Carr and Lee Peart get together for a good old gossip and attempt to become wine experts… with mixed results. Brought to you by Laithwaites.

Episodes

  1. 5D AGO

    Alan's Failed Resolutions, Tom Gilbey Returns and Wine That Tastes Like The Dentist?!

    It’s the first episode of 2026 and Alan and Lee are back at the bar, kicking off the new year the only way they know how to - with a drink in hand. A surprise tipple is sprung on Lee, the pair discover a drink that tastes like a trip to the dentist, and Alan lays down his new year’s resolutions…whether he’ll stick to them is another matter. This week’s dilemma goes alcohol free for Dry January, wine expert Tom Gilbey returns and shares his best wine list hacks from his favourite spots, and the boys play a game of The Masked Wine Bottle! Join Alan and Lee for a drink as they dissect the week, discover wine and descend into the usual chaos of Bottoms Up! Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up! Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart, brought to you by Laithwates, is a Listen production. To find out more about the wines featured visit: laithwaites.co.uk/bottomsup Get in touch with the show: bottomsup@listen.co.uk Follow us on Instagram: @BottomsUpShow Chapters: 00:00 New Year’s Resolutions 02:38 Castle Adventures 06:34 Thor’s Hammer and Dentist Wine 14:06 Solving Dry January 22:55 Tom Gilbey Shares Wine List Hacks 29:59 Unmasking the Mystery Wine 35:19 Debunking the Fizz Myth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    41 min

  2. 12/31/2025

    Olivia Attwood's Massive Year, NYE Celebrations and Reluctant Resolutions

    It’s time to ring in 2026 with Alan and Lee as they’re joined by special guest Olivia Attwood for a New Year’s Eve celebration. The trio share their resolutions and plans for '26 over Liv’s favourite party-starter tipple, a Moscow Mule, while Alan reveals the unfortunate ailment ruining his chances of a midnight snog. The boys try to convince Olivia to drink red wine, Alan and Lee battle to see who’s butcher, and a game of Sip or Skip reveals some strong opinions from Liv as she declares war on celebrities who cry on social media. Join Alan and Lee, and special guest Liv, for another week of chat and chaos as they drink in the new year and say goodbye to 2025. Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up! Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart, brought to you by Laithwates, is a Listen production. To find out more about the wines featured visit: laithwaites.co.uk/bottomsup Get in touch with the show: bottomsup@listen.co.uk Follow us on Instagram: @BottomsUpShow Chapters:00:00 Coming Up02:25 Olivia Attwood Joins the NYE Party09:55 Will Liv Like Our Red?12:56 Liv's New Show for 202616:31 Time To Play Sip or Skip22:24 New Year, New Wine? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    34 min

  3. 12/24/2025

    Posh Pals, Christmas Pet Peeves and Bottoms Up! The Musical?

    Alan and Lee are back and it’s Christmas Eve! The boys discuss their Christmas pet peeves over a festive favourite glass of mulled wine, and help out a listener who needs to impress their partner’s posh friends. Find out why Alan gets frustrated at this time of the year and reveals a secret to Lee that almost makes him bring up his mince pie. And theatre producer turned wine expert Libby Brodie sits down with the boys to share her favourite fizz for the season. Join Alan and Lee for some festive fun as they drink their way through another week in wine. Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up! Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart, brought to you by Laithwates, is a Listen production. To find out more about the wines featured visit: laithwaites.co.uk/bottomsup Get in touch with the show: bottomsup@listen.co.uk Follow us on Instagram: @BottomsUpShow Chapters:00:00 Coming Up00:47 Christmas Mulled Wine! 05:17 Christmas Songs, Pet Peeves and Gifts11:54 A Wine For Posh Friends19:19 Libby Brodie's Festive Fizz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    39 min

  4. 12/17/2025

    Alan’s Strictly Crush, Sharon Stone: Superfan?! And Champagne Snowballs

    Alan and Lee are back for another week of wine-fuelled fun as they kick off the Christmas season with a special festive cocktail. The boys chat celebrity superfans and followers, with Lee revealing which A-lister loves Bottoms Up, and Alan is caught red-handed thirsting over his favourite Strictly star. Alan uncovers why Lee went viral when holidaying alone and a special guest joins them for a drink, Mrs Laithwaites herself... Barbara Laithwaite CBE!Join Alan and Lee for a chat and a gossip as they work their way through another week in the glorious world of wine. Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up! Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart, brought to you by Laithwates, is a Listen production. To find out more about the wines featured visit laithwaites.co.uk/bottomsup Get in touch with the show: bottomsup@listen.co.uk Follow us on Instagram: @BottomsUpShow Chapters: 00:00 Coming Up00:48 Lee’s Champagne Snowball05:24 Lee’s Viral Holiday & Celebrity Followers08:08 Alan’s Tragedy & Homosexual Rats11:10 Sue’s Dilemma17:54 Barbara Laithwaite CBE joins the boys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    33 min

  5. 12/10/2025

    Dating App Disasters, Dinner Ladies and Celebrity Lookalikes

    Alan and Lee are back to continue the chaos, and this week they’re discovering exactly which bottle of wine they’d be based on their questionable personalities. They reminisce about school days and being best friends with the dinner ladies, and Alan reveals how Amanda Holden set him up on the dating apps.The boys also uncover each other’s celebrity lookalikes as they drink their way through another glorious week of wine and gossip. Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up! Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart, brought to you by Laithwates, is a Listen production. To find out more about the wines featured visit ⁠laithwaites.co.uk/bottomsup⁠Get in touch with the show: ⁠bottomsup@listen.co.uk⁠ Follow us on Instagram: @BottomsUpShow Chapters: 00:00 Coming Up 01:40 Alan's Greek dates and Orange wine 08:51 Alan and Lee's school days 12:15 Tom needs our help! 20:32 Helena Nicklin tells us what wines Alan and Lee are Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    37 min

  6. 12/03/2025

    Dinner with Alan’s Parents, Wine vs Milk and Shocking Christmas Presents

    Alan and Lee continue their baby steps into the wonderful world of wine and this week they’re chatting about the worst ever Christmas gifts before solving another listener’s drink dilemma. They discuss dinner with Alan’s parents, Lee being mistaken for a ‘bloke’ and how a bottle of semi-skimmed milk can teach them more about wine body and texture. There’s also a surprise in store behind an advent door that neither of them saw coming, as the boys drink their way through another gloriously chaotic chapter of their wine adventure. Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up! Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee  Peart, brought to you by Laithwates, is a Listen production. To find out more about the wines featured visit laithwaites.co.uk/bottomsup Get in touch with the show: ⁠bottomsup@listen.co.uk⁠ Follow us on Instagram: @BottomsUpShow Chapters: 00:00 Coming Up 01:19 Lee's White Lies and dinner with Alan's parents 06:13 Bad Christmas presents 13:00 First date advent calendar? 22:58 Aleesha Hansel: The texture teacher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    39 min

  7. 11/26/2025

    A Traitors night out as Alan and Lee begin their Wine Odyssey! Plus Tom Gilbey joins the boys

    Out of the turret and into the wine rack, Alan Carr and best friend Lee Peart are taking their first steps on a wine odyssey to learn a thing or two about the drink of the gods… wine And there’s plenty of gossip on the wine list too. Why do people keep thinking Lee is Alan’s lover? And what caused their “When Harry Met Sally” moment in Cape Town? Plus which Traitors cast member did they offend at the theatre? And why does Alan never leave home without a cloak and lantern? Joining the boys for episode one is the godfather of wine, the only man with better frames than Alan, marathon man Tom Gilbey. He’s there to provide some impressive wine hacks and answer Alan’s burning question… why does everything he drink taste of banana. Drink responsibly, and as always… Bottoms Up! Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee  Peart, brought to you by Laithwates, is a Listen production. To find out more about the wines featured visit ⁠laithwaites.co.uk/bottomsup⁠ Get in touch with the show: bottomsup@listen.co.uk Follow us on Instagram: @BottomsUpShow Chapters: 00:00 Coming Up 00:28 The wine journey begins 06:33 Traitors Night Out 12:38 Trisha's best wine for a cow 22:25 Cornershop to Connoisseur with Tom Gilbey  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    38 min

  8. 11/25/2025

    Introducing... Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr and Lee Peart

    This is Bottoms Up! The brand new weekly podcast where long-time friends Alan Carr and Lee Peart get together for a good old gossip and attempt to become wine experts… with mixed results. Brought to you by Laithwaites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1 min
  • 8 Episodes

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This is Bottoms Up! The brand new weekly podcast where long-time friends Alan Carr and Lee Peart get together for a good old gossip and attempt to become wine experts… with mixed results. Brought to you by Laithwaites.

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  • Creator
    Listen
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit