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Nick Abbot has been struck by Summer flu... and you lot are still texting in AI photos of Flat Eric hosting an LBC show. (Friday 28th August, 2026)

Nick audibly struggles his way through a cold

In this episode, the rats are deserting the ship, Malaria's back and wispy clouds are out, little fluffy ones are in.

The Whole Show Plus - Blue skies ahead

Happy 66th Birthday, Nick Abbot! Enjoy the triple lock - my generation are paying for it. (Saturday 22nd August, 2026)

Nick finally qualifies for his state pension

Geoff in Merthyr Tydfil confirms he has NOT been able to get Nick banned from the Goose and Cuckoo - and Nick admits he tailors this programme's content to nine year olds. (Friday 21st August, 2026)

Nick denies looking like Flat Eric

In this episode, Donald Trump declares war on magnets, robots get devious and men kid themselves they're competent.

The Whole Show Plus - Just practising

Judy in Belsize Park is NOT declaring war anytime soon - and who exactly is Miss Honey? (Saturday 15th August, 2026)

Nick (The Boomer) learns who The Weeknd is

Nick has been very restrained this last month - but now Clacton has concluded, we have some catching up to do: FarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarageFarage (Friday 14th August, 2026)

Nick breaks the shackles of pre-election purdah

In this episode, a headline I don't understand, a tech company gets a light smack, Soho gets a wash and brush up, and there's your regular Meghan Markle update

The Whole Show Plus - Standing up an falling over

Nick and the callers were flaming the Glamorous Assistant a bit too much today, so she's going on strike and not writing a proper description for today's podcast. (Saturday 8th August, 2026)

Nick is still angry at Andy Burnham for going on his 'olidays

Are there any director's cuts which are actually better than the film? And will Andy Burnham be able to clear his mind for office by building some sandcastles? (Friday 7th August, 2026)

Nick is angry at Andy Burnham for going on his 'olidays

In this episode, a novel use for a bidet, an incoming chip-tastrophe, and what's on an MP's menu

The Whole Show Plus - How to be smart

Is there a Parliament-style bar in Global Towers - and what horrific crimes has Flat Eric committed? Most importantly... can anyone tell Nick what the point of a banana slicer is? (Saturday 1st August, 2026)

Nick makes a lifelong friend in Jean from Havering

Does Darren in Colbridge know his "poop tube" may be illegal? And is Jimothy the raccoon actually cute, or an abomination? Also, some politics or something happening in the Manchester Mayoral race - but mainly poop tubes. 

Nick learns about the joys of toilet hoses

In this episode, artificial intelligence escapes its box, a mystic has a revelation and a future leader is all grown up.

The Whole Show Plus - The Screen of Destiny

Sophie in Wanstead gets dumped for saying a euphemism involving oats, and Nick learns about the 1976 Drought Minister. (Saturday 25th July, 2026)

Nick learns the dangers of a "packet of eggs"

Exactly how many listeners are tuning in through the medium of Euro Truck Simulator 2? And will Rose in Tavistock move to Glasgow to escape the heatwave? (Friday 24th July, 2026)

Nick has to list all 34 candidates for the Clacton by-election

In this weeks episode, we test the water, there's a Meghan Markle update and we get gas AND wind.

The Whole Show Plus - The joke candidate

Nick unleashes his frustration at England's MEN'S sporting teams for failing to win a major tournament. The women WIN, while the men 'do great'...(Saturday 18th July, 2026)

Nick's disappointed in England's MEN'S sporting teams

In this episode, Nick asks: Is being too hot necessarily a bad thing? How is England doing in the political landscape? And line up for your testosterone test with Pete Hegseth!(Friday 17th July, 2026)

Is Poland in the North or South Pole?

In this episode, all of the things I could not say on-air about the Clacton Gasbag, because of the rules about discussing by-elections, there's a flag-huggers update and a strange meeting on a golf course.

The Whole Show Plus - Tetchy Fagash and The Bin

A delightful month ahead of lamenting a certain unnamed individual. Find out what happens when a man goes into a German tobacconists - and why Derek in Cullen's best birthday present ever is the absence of his son... (Saturday 11th July, 2026) 

Nick mandates a FOOTBALL-FREE ZONE

Anyone up for a visit to the Islamic Republic of Japan? Can't think if anything big is happening this week in a certain Essex constituency... Nope, can't think of anything. (Friday 10th July, 2026)

Nick talks about how relaxing MRIs are

In this episode, we hear that people are furious that something they don't use is being changed, the usual suspects had a flag parade and no one came, and we drown in Taylor Swift headlines. 

The Whole Show Plus - We could have been wearing Viking hats

Has Coronation Street just been 65 years of "ugly people moaning at each other"? Nick fills his Ann Widdecombe impression quota for the episode, while simultaneously asking what the hell the lyrics in Wonderwall are about... (Saturday 4th July, 2026)

Nick gets annoyed about Coronation Street

Another week, another show where we all thank Nick for "being radio". Let's talk dogs in bags, adversarial pedestrians, and conspiracies about Nick's new premium podcast funding his car payments... (Friday 3rd July, 2026)

Nick tells a ten-year-old he hasn't achieved enough in life

In this episode, we learn about Labour's first "female Prime Minister", Tetchy Fagash does a disappearing act and "Don" Donny makes an agreement to make an agreement.

The Whole Show Plus - Andy Burnham's non-womanly feet

There's a little moth that's been annoying Nick this week... Also, Nick learns about the World's Loudest Man - and it's not Donald Trump. (Saturday 28th June, 2026)

Nick's war against the insects continues

It's too hot to come up with a description. Do it yourselves. (Friday 26th June, 2026)

Nick struggles his way through the heatwave

In this first of the Whole Show Plus episodes, there's a man who wants a good view of mumbling, Andy Burnham is accused of wasting 0.001% of his budget and a man in a fridge sounds the alarm.

The Whole Show Plus - Do you like food?

In between reminiscing about Ann Widdecombe and George Osborne's power stances, Nick tells us how his car nearly set on fire in Whitehall tonight. Plus: has Starmer ever amused Nick enough to make it onto his soundboard? 

Nick gets cancelled for misidentifying Count Binface as a bucket

Has Chris Packham been laundering the reputation of parakeets? Amid chats about heat pumps, motorbikes and noisy vehicles, Nick wants to know... is there someone in the back of your mirror? (Friday 19th June, 2026)

Nick solves the mystery of "Happy as Larry"

No more slugs or slimy things, please. Just watermelons, and Geoff in Merthyr Tydfil informing us that he's heard pigeons breaking wind before. (Saturday 13th June, 2026).

Nick enjoys a nice big sneeze on air

A switchboard full of slug murderers... and a 73-year-old with a pair of scissors is the worst of them all. An unknown gum-slinger strikes fear and despair into the heart of Nick Abbot. (Friday 12th June 2026)

Nick regrets asking for help with his slug problem

Nick can't get through a text about German Shepherds

Would you rather fight a monkey, or watch Blade Runner 2049? Let's discuss baguettes, what Dua Lipa has done since her Song of The Summer 2017 - and why you lot keep texting in to call each other weird? (Friday 5th June 2026)

Nick is tired of seeing Ryan Gosling's face and abs

Let's not turn this into a Paul McCartney pile-on... but we can talk about the geometric beauty of pylons. Discussing brutalist architecture on the International Day of The Potato. (Saturday 30th May, 2026)

Nick thinks Paul McCartney can't sing anymore

Britain is in peril... The beaches are awash with litter, people are putting their feet on public transport seats, and Nick Abbot is at war with the skateboarding community. Also - can anyone wake up our Danish callers? (Friday 29th May, 2026)