Shonky Lab is a topic based talk show where you, the listener, get to join in and have your say. If you wish to join in there are a few ways…

1) You can email shonkylab@gmail.com and recommend a topic. Do this and KABLAMO! you’re on a whole episode.

2) The shows are now LIVE on Mixlr, you know like Saturday morning TV used to be. During the show Skype is open and you’re free to call in at any point, whether it’s about the topic at hand or something completely different. It’s up to you. Skype – eltonmcmanus

3) With the shows being broadcast LIVE at Mixlr you can join in with the chat room that is available. Anyway, hope to see you there.


All Episodes

Shonky Lab 07.05 – World War Z

This week your favorite Shonky Lab presenters compare and contrast the book and film of World War Z. How do they stack up against each other? do they match up against each other or not? Well, please press play and find out. There are spoilers from the start so be warned. “United Nations employee Gerry…

Shonky Lab 07.04 – Fight Club

WARNING – “If you are reading this, then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second of your life. Don’t you have other things to do? Is your life so empty you can’t honestly think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you…

Shonky Lab 07.03 – Boot Fairs

We start the show by eating some funky chocolate bars kindly food dropped by Louisa Scrase to the Shonky Lab. Many Thanks. Elton is has finally finished World War Z and is looking forward to seeing the film. Also got around to seeing Blade Runner on Blu-Ray and it was good although saxophone are a…

Shonky Lab 07.02 – Comics

Pete went tramp fighting and nearly go run over whilst out on his bike. Very exciting stuff. Elton didn’t do anything. News… Russian Terminator. Man has bullet removed from his head with a set of ropy looking plies. http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/18/russian-terminator-soldier-has-bullet-removed-from-forehead-with-pliers-3796073/   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3cys6my-H7k   Man goes to the Doctors and finds out he’s a woman. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/man-goes-doctors-swollen-stomach-1930427   Crumbs!…

Shonky Lab 07.01 – DIY and Work Stories

D.I.Y expert Chris Lancaster, Laura Fox and The Black Dog guys Darren Barnard and Lee – oh this flat pack furniture should take only 10 minutes – Medcalf join Pete and Elton for a discussion about DIY.   There are a couple of work related stories in there for good measure so please enjoy.  …

Shonky Lab 06.08 – Fido

Timmy Robinson’s best friend in the whole wide world is a six-foot tall rotting zombie named Fido. But when FIDO eats the next-door neighbor, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy has to go to the ends of the earth to keep Fido a part of the family. A boy-and-his-dog movie for grown ups,…

Shonky Lab 06.07 – Chocolate Bars

Chocolate bars are on the agenda this week but before you hear all about our friend of years gone by theres News, opening with a jingle. In News…. Angry Maserati owner hires men to sledgehammer his car A furious motorist hired four men to smash up his luxury Maserati Quattroporte with sledgehammers outside a car show…

Shonky Lab 06.06 and a half – Dr Who – Blink – Feedback

Pete and Elton forgot to read out a bit of feedback during the recording of the Dr Who Blink episode. Sorry about that but they did make a special effort to pop back into the lab and record it.   Hope you enjoy and see you for the next episode Chocolate bars. Please check the…

Shonky Lab 06.06 – Dr Who – Blink

Welcome dear listener to another episode of Shonky Lab.   This week Pete and Elton are joined by Firefly expert Odile Thomas (Sending a Wave) to talk about that highly rated episode of Dr Who, Blink. Will Odile talk the guys into loving it or will our favourite Labsters mock the Dr? Press play and find…

Shonky Lab 06.05 – Robots in Sci-Fi

Pete and Elton are here this week, after a week off again…. sorry about that, to talk about Robots in Sci-Fi. Before that there is a bit of chat and news… 1. Fake funeral service proving popular after student holds her own false ceremony   http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/12/fake-funeral-service-proving-popular-after-student-holds-her-own-false-ceremony-3613269/ Following the revelation a Chinese student staged her own funeral so she could…

Shonky Lab 06.04 – Dredd

Join Pete and Elton as the discuss the 2012 movie Dredd.

Shonky Lab 06.03 – Bucket Lists

This week Pete and Elton talk about their personal bucket lists. How were their weeks? Well Pete went all posh on us and went to the theatre with his wife, Odile (Sending a wave – A Firefly podcast) and her husband. Elton spent a week in a caravan and got far to excited playing bingo….