Best Radio Impro Podcasts (2024)

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Series 5, Episode 10 – 'In The House' 39:26

4+ y ago39:26

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Richard and Judy's marriage gets off to a difficult start when they honeymoon separately on different continents, while casino moguls Freshwave and Clyde want to take the phrase 'the House always wins' to its most all-consuming logical conclusion. Can love triumph over Richard's indecision, the villains' greed for victory and New Zealand's antiquat…

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Series 5, Episode 9 – 'Please Help Me!' 41:54

4+ y ago41:54

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⚠️ META EPISODE ALERT ⚠️ The entirely appropriately named Tess Tickle and loose-trousered Captain Cockburn rummage around a Hawaiian shipwreck; while audience member (and daughter of a figure-skating legend) Laurie revels in her newfound powers of suggestion.By Racing Minds

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Series 5, Episode 8 – 'Dutch Tits!' 42:24

4+ y ago42:24

42:24

Mediocre young remainiac remoaner Jason Tepid finds himself imprisoned in Western Australia back in 2017 under a new British-Australian treaty, whilst over in Europe Geert Wilders is gearing up for that year's Dutch election. Some now dated and some still surprisingly relevant references to Brexit and all that ensue as Jason's quest to escape punis…

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Series 5, Episode 7 – 'The Forgotten Unicorn' 38:03

4+ y ago38:03

38:03

Dr Spotless Dirt has been sent to the Planet of the Buttocks by NASA to find a remedy to save mankind's own backsides from extinction. But it soon becomes clear that this is only one small part of a much bigger threat facing the world, with its roots in biblical times. Let's just say our abnormally puerile audience really outdid themselves with the…

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Series 5, Episode 6 – 'The Underground City' 40:31

4+ y ago40:31

40:31

Ace Iberian archaeologist Nikita might have nabbed a priceless magic carpet from a cavern, but now that the population of London is turning subterranean in pursuit of cheaper property prices, she may be the only one who can save humanity from the darkness. A thrilling tale, replete with excavated guacamole, lukewarm samosas, and precioussss things …

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Series 5, Episode 5 – 'The Gay Agenda' 42:39

4+ y ago42:39

42:39

Arnold is a bullish American envoy in the South China Sea, at odds with the audibly Japanese submarine crew, and generally cuckolded by his wife back home. He may well have to mutiny and take control of the ship, if there’s to be any hope of stopping Australian PM (at the time) Malcolm Turnbull from starting a reckless unchecked war. A thrilling ta…

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Series 5, Episode 4 – 'Tough Act To Follow' 43:01

4+ y ago43:01

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Our tale follows Derek van Beeken and Robert De Nrio, two men fighting for their jobs in very different ways, one oppressed by the draconian employment laws of his country, the other by echoes of the past and his own hubris. But which will make the better fist of it?By Racing Minds

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Series 5, Episode 3 – 'Don't Leave Your Umbrella On The Train' 36:08

4+ y ago36:08

36:08

Something terrible lurks in the dark dark woods (although it isn't punctuation) but that won't stop Moggy fulfilling his promise to a mysterious young woman. However, the rest of the world just got a little darker when a certain pop princess forgot to check whether she had all her personal belongings with her before alighting from the train.…

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Series 5, Episode 2 – 'The Courtroom Dance Battle' 46:24

4+ y ago46:24

46:24

Conflicting feelings butt heads in The Hamlet of Emotions, as Love and Hate battle for the hand of the only outsider, Tracey. Meanwhile, prosecutors bring a bit of Broadway razzle-dazzle to the oddly ecclesiastical courtrooms of the American South; as judges bow to style over substance, will Love conquer all?…

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Series 5, Episode 1 – 'At The Bottom Of The Pit' 46:45

4+ y ago46:45

46:45

When sisters Kandi, Candy and Quandee learn that only one of them has been included in their late father’s will, all sher-bets are off. In Britain, Jeremy Corbyn seems out some Prime Ministerial fancy pants, to give him a much needed dose of panache. WARNING! Contains Crotch Goblins!By Racing Minds

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Michael et les asticots 25:00

6+ y ago25:00

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Series 4, Episode 10 – 'The Devil In Disguise' 43:29

6+ y ago43:29

43:29

Foley: Patrick HercampName: Louis MooSecret: Antique chess set fetishLocation: Public bathroom/fish market in BerlinSponsor: HenryBy Racing Minds

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Series 4, Episode 9 – 'Bad Things Happen' 40:03

6+ y ago40:03

40:03

Foley: Duncan TurnerName: Sir Snowbaz PynchSecret: He was afraid of ChickensLocation: The Peak of Mt. LoftySponsor: Pie FloaterBy Racing Minds

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Series 4, Episode 8 – 'Childless In America' 45:59

6+ y ago45:59

45:59

Sebastian has found new employment in a rather suspicious gothic castle, whilst some red-blooded American patriots go all out to stop the vampire threat.Featuring special guest foley artist Thomas Ford.Title: Childless in AmericaMain Character: Sebastian FearnleyStrange Secret: He Ate His Sister's HamsterFeatured Location: Servant's Quarters of a R…

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Series 4, Episode 7 – 'Balloons Popping In Trees' 42:53

6+ y ago42:53

42:53

Beverley has a tough life working the looms, but will her dreams of a better future be scuppered by devious balloonist Richard Branson?Featuring special guest foley artist Claire Ford.Title: Balloons Popping In TreesMain Character: Beverley the GreatStrange Secret: Has a ToupeeFeatured Location: Yarn-factory in ChadSponsored by: Australian Lamb…

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Series 4, Episode 6 – 'Bananas Are Yellow' 52:54

7y ago52:54

52:54

Ex-pat Scot Malcolm just wants to be an opera star, but ghostly goings on are causing chaos in the theatre. Soon the US Intelligence Services are involved, and so are Coldplay, obviously.Featuring special guest foley artist Bobbi Sox.Title: Bananas Are YellowMain Character: Malcolm The BraveStrange Secret: He’s A Duck In A Man SuitFeatured Location…

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Series 4, Episode 5 – 'The Boy In The Lolly Fort' 41:49

7y ago41:49

41:49

Jimmy is a zeppelin crew-member with a haunted past, but downtime in the Black Forest sees him embroiled in a grisly plot. Can he stop Hansel & Gretel’s overzealous witch hunt from getting out of hand?Featuring special guest foley artist Ruby Slippers.Title: The Boy in the Lolly FortMain Character: Jimmy McDonaldStrange Secret: He is the Ghost of a…

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Series 4, Episode 4 – 'It Is' 37:51

7y ago37:51

37:51

Killbob’s deadly life-long titular mission leads him to Paris, but some dubious doctors are out to hobble the fire services to provide more interesting patients. Society’s on a greasy pole, and no mistake, and only our murderously-monikered antihero can put out the blaze!Featuring special guest foley artist Ellie Squire.Title: It IsMain Character: …

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Series 4, Episode 3 – 'The Curious Incident of the Pub' 41:55

7y ago41:55

41:55

Plumber Jefferey (sic) gets sea(sick) trying to stop pubs and bars taking to the oceans in a bid to stay open longer, as a new Cold War threatens to break out in this watery adventure.Featuring special guest foley artist Amberley Cull.For this show, the audience suggestions were...Title: The Curious Incident of the PubMain Character: JeffereyStrang…

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Series 4, Episode 2 – 'Beards From Faces!' 46:48

7y ago46:48

46:48

Hapless petty criminal Bailey cuts a deal with the coppers, and goes deep under cover. All the beards are being stolen from priceless artworks. But why? It's a race against time, and to top it all off, our reluctant hero's wearing paper clothes.Featuring special guest foley artist Alice Winn.Title: Beards From Faces!Main Character: BaileyStrange Se…

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Series 4, Episode 1 – 'The Revenge Of The Rat Pack' 45:49

7y ago45:49

45:49

The Rat Pack are back, with their (old blue) eye on ensuring New York, New York is the only place named twice. Meanwhile nominatively determined Wolfgang is finding that, sure enough, everybody loves somebody, in the sleepy Australian town of Toodyay. Inevitably, there’s stormy weather on the horizon though, as Frank and co roll into the twofold-ti…

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Series 3, Episode 9 – 'Red Handkerchief Blues' 44:17

8+ y ago44:17

44:17

Ragged red-blooded gladiator Maximus gets embroiled in a bullish scheme to spread blood sports across the globe. Will he wave the red handkerchief and seal the fate of the world's bulls, or will he get his glad rags on and win back his love?Featuring special guest foley artist Clara Cupcakes.Title: Red Handkerchief BluesMain Character: Maximus Ludi…

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Series 3, Episode 8 – 'The Tip of the Iceberg' 45:09

8+ y ago45:09

45:09

Novice climber Ken is on a dangerous route to the icy tip-top of the world's third-highest peak, whilst many-vice climate-keen monks put the whole world in danger with an iceberg-tipping plot. Is the fate of the earth sealed?Featuring special guest foley artist Josh Earl.Title: The Tip of the IcebergCharacter: KenStrange Secret: He finds snails ero…

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Series 3, Episode 7 – 'Stop IT' 46:44

9y ago46:44

46:44

Epithetic deity The Messiah is a prolific French artist. Can perfumed paintings help him to live up to his billing before Rupert Murdoch's devious plot to monopolise all forms of information plunges the world into darkness? Find out before the lawsuits ensue!Featuring special guest foley artist Clara Cupcakes.Title: Stop IT!Character: The MessiahSt…

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Series 3, Episode 6 – 'The Shimmyshank of the Chimney Sweep' 52:09

9y ago52:09

52:09

Retired detective Uriah investigates a string of increasingly 'orrible crimes that lead him right to the heart of London's underworld (and a saucy French dame) in this soot-smothered slice of devious Victoriana.Featuring special guest foley artist Brianna Williams.Title: The Shimmyshank of the Chimney SweepCharacter: Uriah CreepStrange Secret: A Ph…

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Series 3, Episode 5 – 'God Only Knows What To Expect' 50:46

9y ago50:46

50:46

Captain Albatross takes to the ocean with a threadbare crew, whilst God himself can’t bear losing the thread of his omniscience. It’s sort of Pirates of the Caribbean meets The Bible (and Matt Groeing is probably instigating legal proceedings) in this timber-shivering adventure!Featuring special guest foley artist Alexis Dubus.Title: God Only Knows…

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Series 3, Episode 4 – 'Judy's Left Sock' 47:54

9y ago47:54

47:54

Unadorned grouch Sans moves to a mouthful of a sleepy village (and make sure you are asleep), where he's the only one who can stop inter-dimensional (and general) confusion as fiery fantasy becomes terrifying reality.Featuring special guest foley artist Ruby Slippers.Title: Judy’s Left SockMain Character: Sans SerifStrange Secret: Couldn’t Tell The…

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Series 3, Episode 3 – 'I Hope This Isn't A Waste of Time' 47:45

9y ago47:45

47:45

Dogged Negus is on a romantic weekend for one, but his temporary Bavarian hotel bliss is interrupted by a police investigation and temporal tinkerings ignited by an ignored poet. Switzerland will never be the same again.Featuring special guest foley artist Strangely - www.strangelyandfriends.comTitle: I Hope This Isn’t A Waste of TimeMain Character…

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Series 3, Episode 2 – 'Rheumy Blues' 53:15

9y ago53:15

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In this whiskey-soaked Southern parable, hapless Englebert is mistaken for his famous namesake, but life as a big-shot recording artist isn’t all it’s cracked up to be – particularly when a knuckle-cracking blues veteran might well be a rheum with a view to stealing his soul (to swap for soul on the steel-string). Also, a father is the devil’s son,…

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Series 3, Episode 1 – 'Champagne In A Trashcan' 47:36

9y ago47:36

47:36

Lady Bottomley's morning mourning is interrupted as she finds herself knee-deep in gold-digging birthday-suited suitors. To make matters worse the butler hasn't spotted the squatters, and there's something very valuable hidden in the manor - if only anyone could find it. Plus society might just be falling apart.Featuring special guest foley artist …

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Series 2, Episode 11 - 'Turning the Knife' 51:08

9+ y ago51:08

51:08

Iberian hack Juan is the only man standing in the way of an (eventually) evil misogynist plot cooked up by those cads the Swiss. Full-on pan-European disaster beckons, and on top of it all it's a really bad time to be called Cole.Title: Turning The KnifeMain Character: JuanStrange Secret: He's allergic to dustFeatured Location: The rooftops of Pari…

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Series 2, Episode 10 - 'What Goes On When The Lights Come Back On' 45:26

9+ y ago45:26

45:26

Whisky-distiller Franca can't choose between the two men in her life, but an unlikely trip to Mars might just make her (omnipresent?) mind up. Oh, and there's also an EXTREMELY annoying character called Mitchum.Title: What Goes On When The Lights Come Back OnMain Character: FrancaStrange Secret: She's not a humanFeatured Location: A crater on MarsS…

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Series 2, Episode 9 - 'The Horror Of The Refrigerator' 41:55

9+ y ago41:55

41:55

Can pious Montgomery save gap year slackers from a fridge-dwelling mouldy monster? Exorcisms, church fairs and questionable breakfast choices abound in this spine-tingling chiller!Title: The Horror of the RefrigeratorMain Character: MontgomeryStrange Secret: He's a horseFeatured Location: An elephant training camp in ThailandSponsored by: Hair Remo…

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Series 2, Episode 8 - 'The Bearded Man Inside The Cabin' 43:40

9+ y ago43:40

43:40

London's burning and only slippery pyrophobe Ernest can save the day. Sexy calendars, Samuel Pepys and handcuffs all feature in this smoke-choked thriller.Title: The Bearded Man Inside the CabinMain Character: ErnestStrange Secret: He is a time-travelling magicianFeatured Location: Tower Bridge, LondonSponsored by: Whisky…

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'Britain Tonight!' Live on BBC Radio 6 Breakfast 11:34

9+ y ago11:34

11:34

The BBC kindly (and unwisely) let us have a bash at the airwaves, unleashing our improvised mayhem on a live audience at the Edinburgh Festival. 'Britain Tonight' was the result. Enjoy.By Racing Minds

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Clever Peter, Unleashed - Episode 13 17:49

10y ago17:49

17:49

This month, Clever Peter unleash a Cobbler with wild ideas, a heist plan with a twist and a novel way of solving a philosophy debate.See us live on the road to Edinburgh... more information at:-https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clever-Peter/25598701785?sk=eventsBy Clever Peter Unleashed

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Clever Peter, Unleashed - Episode 12 17:35

10y ago17:35

17:35

This Month Clever Peter unleash some football commentators who've lost their way, a less than ordinary visit to the vets and some alternative pregnancy tests...Episode 13 next month!www.cleverpeter.comwww.thedreamsfactory.co.ukBy Clever Peter Unleashed

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Clever Peter, Unleashed - Episode 11 19:13

10y ago19:13

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This month Clever Peter Unleash a sex-fantasy obsessed Oliver Reed, Football Manager David Stubbs experiences a problem similar to the old Lady who swallowed a fly and the darker side of the Good Call Centre...By Clever Peter Unleashed

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Clever Peter, Unleashed - Episode 10 20:06

10y ago20:06

20:06

This time Clever Peter Unleash a rivalry between David Stubbs and another Football Manager, an Aussie who's had an accident and an unprofessional Therapist....Subscribe to get updates on our latest releases!By Clever Peter Unleashed

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Clever Peter, Unleashed - Episode 9 16:51

10y ago16:51

16:51

Clever Peter unleash a brand new campaign to pull on the heartstrings, a parcel delivery man with a penchant for DIY and some questionable advice on insect repellent...By Clever Peter Unleashed

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Clever Peter, Unleashed - Episode 8 16:14

10y ago16:14

16:14

Clever Peter Unleash Mike & Gal's less-than-normal pub conversations, a Kiwi pest control expert and David Stubbs' reaction to an MBE.By Clever Peter Unleashed

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Series 2, Episode 7 - 'Be Mine (Beer)' 43:23

10+ y ago43:23

43:23

An Antipodean plot fosters Welsh discomfort. Train-driver (and de facto president) Jacob is the only one who can save the day, and the woman he (and his boss) loves. To top it all off, it's his birthday, and EVERYBODY'S drunk.Title: Be Mine (Beer)Main Character: JacobStrange Secret: He has three legsFeatured Location: A mine in South WalesSponsored…

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Clever Peter, Unleashed - Episode 7 17:20

10+ y ago17:20

17:20

Clever Peter Unleash a troublesome garage, a couple having trouble on a night out and a new campaign for Estate Agents.By Clever Peter Unleashed

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Series 2, Episode 6 - 'Farting Fire!' 49:30

10+ y ago49:30

49:30

Flatulent flame-belcher Joseph attracts the crowds to his animal-unfriendly touring circus, but not all the audience have his (or West Africa's) best interests in mind. Jellyfish pools! Melting Jethro Tull records! Men without beards! It's an African adventure like no other!Title: Farting Fire!Main Character: JosephStrange Secret: He can't swimFeat…

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Clever Peter, Unleashed - Christmas Special 2013 16:55

10+ y ago16:55

16:55

A Christmas special where some of our favourite characters are Unleashed in a festive fashion... Merry Christmas!By Clever Peter Unleashed

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Series 2, Episode 5 - 'This Time The Red Wine Is No Excuse' 45:03

10+ y ago45:03

45:03

Subterranean guide Jacob has the homesick blues, but a trail of grape-based destruction across the Outback could lead him to answers about his mother's demise, and perhaps the devil himself. Plus everyone in Australia is part horse. Did we mention that?Title: This Time The Red Wine Is No ExcuseMain Character: JacobStrange Secret: He has lost his sk…

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Series 2, Episode 4 - 'The Mystical Frog That Fell Down A Well' 42:04

10+ y ago42:04

42:04

Abraham is a Potter with artistic pretensions, but a pretentious (former) artist is striving to make it all go to pot. It's the fairytale of the frog prince as you've never heard it before - with Hackneyed puns galore!Title: The Mystical Frog that Fell Down a WellMain Character: Abraham Potter Strange Secret: He has an echoFeatured Location: Hospit…

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Clever Peter, Unleashed - Episode 6 24:30

10+ y ago24:30

24:30

Clever Peter Unleash a Very Suspicious Driver, more from the 3 Marketeers and an Irish Pub Owner with unique customer service...By Clever Peter Unleashed

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Series 2, Episode 3 - 'An Evening With Taylors' 47:52

10+ y ago47:52

47:52

Corpulent gender-secretive state-hopper Francis (or is it Frances?) is caught up in a devilish plot cooked-up by a certain decadent celluloid pair. Will Vegas be reduced to a graveyard thanks to a killer new show, or can our plucky hero(ine?) avoid being guilty of journalistic accessory to murder? Cretans in hotels, phone-box roulette and hacks in …

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Series 2, Episode 2 - 'The Fact Dictionary' 45:34

10+ y ago45:34

45:34

Can ambassadorial assistant Jemima restore the English tongue to its proper form before all hell (and her drunken charge's trousers) breaks loose in Uganda? Big game hunting, Welsh children abroad, saucy carpets, and British pride put to the test - it's all here as lagnauge gtes dsirputed in the dazzling second episode of the second series of The W…

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