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Part Four – REPLACEMENTS

Join Elton and Andy as they dig in during the night and take you through Band of Brothers – Part Four – REPLACEMENTS After relaxing on leave in England, Easy company returns to combat with several new replacements and along with veteran soldiers. However, can Easy company maintain the reputation they achieved on D-day and…

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2017 Pre-Season Testing

Elton and Andy provide a brief overlook at the 2017 Pre-Season Testing. Who’s looking quick & reliable and who hasn’t done their homework. We hope you enjoy. The 2016 Review of the year DVD competition is still running, all you have to do to enter is pop along to iTunes (because thats the store we…

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Part Three – CARENTAN

Join Elton and Andy as they walk you through Band of Brothers – Part Three – CARENTAN A week after D-day, the men of Easy Company prepare to take the town of Carentan. But one soldier, Albert Blithe, finds himself struggling with war. Will he be able to fight, or will he succumb to fear…

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Gigs

Pete Hammond and Olly Peters (The Punk Rock Skunk Podcast) drop in on the Lab to chat about Gigs but before they do, there’s a little house keeping and some interesting news. If you would like to be a part of the show in the future please drop by the Shonky Lab Facebook Page to keep an…

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2017 Liveries

Welcome back as Elton and Andy start building up to the 2017 Formula 1 season. There have been a few changes to the cars in design and style so we thought we’d sit down and go through what we like, what we don’t like and who has the best paint job. So sit back, relax…

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Part Two – DAY OF DAYS

Elton and Andy watch Band of Brothers – Part Two – Day of Days. As the men struggle to land in Normandy, Lieutenant Winters finds himself stranded in unknown territory with nothing but a knife and a radioman. Can Winters find his men and take Brecourt Manor?   Next episode we will be covering Part…

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2017 Up & Coming Movies

Elton is joined once again by the awesome Dean Martin from LSG Media to discuss the 2017 Up & Coming Movies. A big thank you to Dean for staying up late to record and also being so patient while the fish tank decided to evacuate itself of water (You’ll hear about it at the half…

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Part One – CURRAHEE

This episode Elton​ and Andy​ are joined by Pete​ to discuss Part One – Currahee. As the men of Easy company prepare for the darkest night of their lives, they think back on their days in training and their time under the command of someone they hated almost as much the Nazis: Captain Herbert Sobel….

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Depression

Welcome back to Shonky Lab. This week Elton is joined by Jim Moon and Lee Harvey to talk about Depression. It’s a subject all the hosts have suffered, worked through or are going through so this show is from our heart. We’re not medical experts, these are just our own views. The Samaritans are always…

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Saving Private Ryan

Band of Brothers Podcast Welcome to the first episode of the ‘Band of Brothers’ podcast. Your hosts Elton McManus and Andy Poulastides are here to walk you through possibly the greatest TV show ever created. We’re not experts, veterans or master tacticians of World War II but we do love a bloody good war movie so…

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Board Games

Elton is joined by Lee Harvey to discuss the old way of passing the time, Board Games. Some of the games mentioned are Monopoly, Chess, Checkers, Go, Ghost House, Rummikub and Battleships along with a few games the guys would like to play and a couple of technical glitches. Thank you for downloading and listening….

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2016 Season Review

Welcome to our 2016 Season Review, Elton and Andy take the season apart piece by piece including Alonso’s crash, the dreadful qualifying system dropped in favour of 2015 rules, every car finishes in China, Kyvatt smashes into Vettel twice and is replaced at Red Bull, Mercedes bumping into each other, Ricciardo’s ups and downs and hopefully everything…

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Game Shows

Elton is join by Lee Harvey, and at some point by Lee Medcalf, to chat Game Shows.  They even have time to play a quick game of Play Your Cards Right. Please don’t forget to check out The Black Dog Podcast and Space Dock Jury. You’d be a fool if you didn’t. If you would like to be…

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Apocalyptic Amazon

The bomb has dropped and its all gone to pot. Join Elton and Darren (The Black Dog Podcast) as they try to survive against all the odds by logging on to Amazon and buying equipment. For those that have been following Shonky Lab for a while this episode is a reboot of the Zombie Equipment episode….

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Abu Dhabi Formula 1 GP 2016

Welcome to the last round of the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship, this week we visit nail-biting season finale at Abu Dhabi. We talk about Jenson Button, Max spinning, Toro Rosso rubbing parts, Lewis Hamilton backing up and who won the drivers championship. *cough* it was Nico Rosberg *cough* We hope you enjoy the episode, also…

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Brazilian Formula 1 GP 2016

This week Elton and Andy go over the excellent rain soaked Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix 2016.  There’s a ton of details to get into including cars crashing before the race, the safety car and red flags, wet weather tyres, and a stonking drive from Max Verstappen. Also would Nico clinch the title? Why not…

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MCM London Comic Con 2016

This week Elton is joined by Andy Poulastides (Space Dock Jury & Grand Prix Podcast) and Darren Barnard (The Black Dog Podcast) to discuss their visit to MCM London Comic Con October 2016. Please do check out Andy’s Facebook page where you can find all of his creations and CosPlays – It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The…

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Mexican Formula 1 GP 2016

This week Elton and Andy will be covering cutting corners, Max tagging Nico, Massa vs Perez, Verstappen winding drivers up and a certain 4 times world champion losing his cool and swearing at everyone. We hope you enjoy. Grand Prix Podcast is a proud member of the ROGUE TWO MEDIA Images are used from F1Fanatic and Sky Sports F1 because we’re…

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American Formula 1 GP 2016

This week Elton and Andy don their spurs and head west as the Formula 1 Grand Prix circus visits the US of A and watch Kimi rolling backwards, Mercedes winning, Alonso riding a rollercoaster of emotion and everyone on the radio. All this and more in this weeks episode. Join us next week for the…

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LEGO

This week Elton is joined by Andy Poulastides (Space Dock Jury & Grand Prix Podcast) to chat about that childhood and adulthood favourite LEGO. But before that we have the return of the news with the release of the Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer, the Logan trailer and Nintendo releasing the Switch. During the episode we were…

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Japanese Formula 1 GP 2016

Elton and Andy wake up at the crack of dawn to watch what seemed to be a cracking race from Japan but did it really hold the drama we thought? This week we chat about snap chat, blue flags (again), sluggish starts and Vettel leaving Ferrari? Hmmmmmm. Grand Prix Podcast is a proud member of…

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Making A Murderer

Elton is joined by Pete Hammond and Sean McGowan (The Question) to talk about the 2015 Netflix classic documentary, Making A Murderer. It is highly recommended that you watch the series before listening to this episode as we spoil from the very beginning. Please do let us know your thoughts on the subject over at…

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Singapore and Malaysian Formula 1 GP 2016

Elton and Andy are back to talk about start line crashes, personal duels, marshals on track bent Ferraris and Red Bull winning; all this while wearing tin foil hats. Welcome to the Singapore and Malaysian Grand Prix reviews. Grand Prix Podcast is a proud member of the ROGUE TWO MEDIA Images are used from F1Fanatic and Sky Sports F1 because we’re…

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Belgian and Italian Formula 1 GP 2016

Elton and Andy are back from their holidays and ready to talk about the most recent Belgian and Italian Grand Prix. The guys chat about the recent acquisition by Liberty Media, Mercedes engine changes, the Magnussen crash at Eau Rouge, Alonso laughing and Massa retires while Button steps aside. Grand Prix Podcast is a proud…

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Old Men Shout At Clouds

Welcome to the episode where everyone moans. Elton is joined by Lee Harvey and Darren Barnard to have a grumble at just about anything that crosses their minds. Please be warned that there is potty language throughout. There will be a part two to this episode in around six months time so please be sure…

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2016 Mid Season Review Pt2

It’s still half term for the Formula 1 circus and Elton and Andy need to finish their mid season review. This is Part 2, the guys will be back after the Italian GP (due to holidays) We hope to see you then. Grand Prix Podcast is a proud member of the ROGUE TWO MEDIA Images are used…

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2016 Mid Season Review Pt1

It’s half term for the Formula 1 circus and Elton and Andy need their fix of Grand Prix discussion, so they sit down and review the season so far. This is Part 1 and Part 2 will be up very soon then the guys will be back after the Italian GP (due to holidays) We…

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The ALIEN Creature from H.R. Giger

Welcome to this weeks Shonky Lab, Elton is joined by his pals Jim Moon and Lee Medcalf to talk about the H.R. Giger designed ALIEN creature, sometimes known as the Xenomorph. WARNING:- If you haven’t seen any of the ALIEN movies we would recommend you do straight away because we do spoil or reference scenes…

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German Formula 1 GP 2016

The German GP returns after a year away so Elton and Andy talk about Kvyat feeling down, Mercedes need a new watch and Rosberg on full lock. All this and a lot more heading into the summer break. We hope you enjoy. Grand Prix Podcast is a proud member of the ROGUE TWO MEDIA Images are used from F1Fanatic and Sky Sports…

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Hungarian Formula 1 GP 2016

Welcome to our review of the Hungarian GP. This week Elton and Andy talk about a bonkers qualifying, Vettel is seeing blue, Palmer is in a spin & the battle between Verstappen and Raikkonen. We hope you enjoy. Grand Prix Podcast is a proud member of the ROGUE TWO MEDIA There is also a Grand Prix Podcast Facebook Group which…

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