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Apollo 13

Welcome to the first episode of From The Earth To The Moon Podcast. Join Andy and Elton as they review “From the Earth to the Moon”, the HBO Series about the Apollo missions. In much the same vein as the Band of Brothers Podcast, we’ll start with the springboard for the series Apollo 13. We…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Solar System

This week Elton is joined by Andy Poulastides and Lee Harvey to take a very un-scientific look through The Solar System. Be warned this episode is not meant to be full of hard hitting facts that will blow your mind, there are plenty of other shows out there which do that (If you’d like to…

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8-Bit Music

Welcome to Shonky Lab, this week Elton is joined by Lee Medcalf to talk about 8-bit music. It’s an acquired taste but it’s also bloody good fun to listen to whether its original video game soundtracks or the latest released song thats someone has covered. We hope you enjoy this episode but be warned that there…

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European Formula 1 GP 2016

Welcome to the review of the European Formula 1 Grand Prix, this time from Azerbaijan. This week Elton and Andy cover the track itself, Hamilton in qualifying, radio communication restrictions and after the final credits Andy spreads the love for the Le Mans 24hr race which took place this weekend. This and a lot more. Thank you for listening….

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Moving House

Welcome back to Shonky Lab. This week Elton is joined by Lee Harvey and Pete Hammond to talk about missing light bulbs, waking up in a new house, creepy house mates, heads in ovens and buttery cats all centred around their adventures of Moving House. The LIVE shows are recorded over at Mixlr.com/roguetwomedia/ If you would…

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Photography, Pencil Cases and Tipping

Elton is joined by Melissa McGowan, Andy Poulastides and Greg Spalding to talk about photography, pencil cases and tipping. Things have changed. Shonky Lab is your show, you get to join in, have your say on any topic you wish. If you wish to join in there are a few ways… 1) You can email…

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CosPlay

Elton is joined by Andy Poulastides and Darren Barnard as they talk all things CosPlay. Please do visit Andy’s Facebook Page It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time, it’s bloody good. Also Darren can be found hosting The Black Dog Podcast which can be found on Facebook, iTunes and other podcasting establishments. Shonky Lab is a proud member of the ROGUE…

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Formula ePrix – Grand Prix Podcast 013

This week Elton talks to himself about the inaugural Formula ePrix from Beijing. It’s really just a look at some of the rules and the two little bumps during the race. Enjoy. Grand Prix Podcast is a proud member of the ROGUE TWO PODCAST NETWORK Please drop by roguetwo.com and check out other great shows like…

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Shonky Lab 06.01 – The Lottery

Welcome dear listener to Shonky Lab, this week Pete and Elton sit down and talk about the lottery. But before all of that there is news to be had…   Amsterdam Prostitute Twins Retire Amsterdam prostitute twins retire at 70 after 50 years and 355,000 men Woman tries to sell children on Facebook to bail…

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Shonky Lab 05.06 – Future Stuff We Should Have

There is computer trouble in the Shonky Lab, horse in our burgers and Elton gets Noah and Moses mixed up.   The main subject this week is about stuff we should have by now but don’t. This can take many form be it * takes deep breath *… Hover Boards, virtual reality and rehydrated food….

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Shonky Lab 05.05 – Firefly

PILOT EPISODE 02 – Pete and Elton are joined by the wonderful Odile Thomas (not Thompson….), who is one half of the UK based Firefly podcast – Sending A Wave, to talk about the pilot episode of that treasure of the tele-box FIREFLY. Many aspects of the program are discussed so if you don’t want to be spoiled please…

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A Shonky Review Of 2012

Welcome to the Shonky Lab, grab your lab coats and don your safety specks. We’re running a week late but sure you lovely lot won’t mind, anyway, on to the show. Pete and Elton talk about how their Christmases were, what they did on new years – does anyone really enjoy Joules Holland any more?…

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The Muppet Christmas Carol

Welcome dear listener to the Shonky Lab Christmas film. Hey, you guys wanted it….. This week Pete and Elton tear apart The Muppet Christmas Carol like a old stuffed toy. Stuffing and stitching everywhere. Be warned, there are impressions, lots of impressions but what do you expect from a shonky production. IF you want to…

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Christmas Songs

This week on the Shonky Lab, Pete & Elton are joined by Darren and Laura for a festive episode of fun, Christmas songs and inappropriate impressions. There are so many Christmas songs to choose from so we’re sure that many of the favorites were missed, but hey….. it’s a Shonky Lab.   Now for a…

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2012

We’re soooo very sorry but seeing that it’s coming to end of the world (21/12/12) the guys from the shonkiest of labs. Pete and Elton, had to hit that wonderful disaster movie…… 2012. So jump in the nearest plane, fly off as the runway cracks beneath you and give it a listen. Come and join…

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The Weather

Two English men talk about the weather…. it’s what the English do the best right? We’ve all been hit by the weather recently, be it sun, wind, rain or that white stuff….. snow, and we all have our favorites, so sit back, grab a mug of tea, break open the biscuits and give it a…

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The Internet, Technology And Stuff

Remember the days before the Internet? What did we do? Has the stuff that we kill 5 minutes of our day with, made our life better? Well, Pete and Elton discuss if that’s the case. But before all that, there’s a little news and chat about Disney buying LucasFilm….. and let’s be honest…. Star Wars….

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