Best Steve Hewlett Podcasts (2024)

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Sir Ken Dodd - Part 3 - The Final Eyes & Teeth Podcast - Season 16 - Edition 9 1:42:30

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Here it is... The Final episode of Eyes and Teeth. Over 200 Episodes from Paul Adams to Sir Ken Dodd... This final episode is dedicated to those guests we have since lost including John Challis, Wyn Calvin, Paul Eastwood, Phil Butler, Duggie Brown & Dave Myers. I want to thank every single guest who took my calls and gave their time to make this sh…

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Sir Ken Dodd - Eyes & Teeth - The Specials - Part 2 1:34:35

1M ago1:34:35

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On this final episode with Sir Ken Dodd the tribute to the King of Comedy. Thanks for listening to Eyes & Teeth. Please download, share and review over 200 episodes for free... Sir Ken Dodd was a national treasure and loved for over 70 years across the UK as one of our finest Comedians and Ventriloquists. He was the 6th Beatle, a pioneer, an encycl…

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Sir Ken Dodd - The Specials - Eyes and Teeth - Season 16 - Episode 7 - Part One 1:47:05

2M ago1:47:05

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Sir Ken Dodd's career spanned over 70 years in show business and might I say at the Top of his game. He was Liverpool's very own and even The Beatles adored him as one of the greatest comedians we have ever seen. Doddy as he was known to millions had an encyclopaedia of a mind for comedy words, gags, routines and song whilst also topping the charts…

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Paul Daniels - The Specials - Eyes and Teeth - Season 16 - Edition 6 1:46:04

2M ago1:46:04

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Paul Daniels was one of the most successful magicians in British Television history. Name a magician today who never learnt from Paul Daniels Magic Set when they were a child? Inspiring as a magician and leader of Variety on television along with The Des O Connor Show Paul would also introduce the best in variety to our TV Screens in his 16 years a…

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Keith Harris Part 2 - The Specials - Eyes and Teeth - Season 16 - Episode 5 1:37:00

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Keith Harris a national treasure with his little Green Duck Orville stole the hearts of millions in the 1980's throughout his television and pantomime career. Sell out Summer Seasons and Panto's saw Keith smash box office records and earn himself a brand new generation of fans after creating the 'Duck Off' show for UK Universities and nightclubs. H…

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Keith Harris - A Tribute - Eyes & Teeth The Specials - Season 16, Episode 4, Part 1 1:31:52

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Keith Harris was one of the most successful ventriloquists in Great Britain's show business history. With record sold out summer seasons at Blackpool's Grand Theatre and pantomimes Keith's Saturday Night TV Show was watched by millions of families in the 1980's and after Orville's Song written by Bobby Crush was released in 1982 it shot Orville int…

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Roy Hudd OBE - Eyes & Teeth - The Specials - Part 2 1:52:56

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Welcome to Part 2 of my tribute to Roy Hudd OBE. In this episode I play more clips from Roy's career and include interviews with Chris Emmett, Debbie Hudd, Jimmy Cricket, Rick Wakeman and Mike Craig. My main goal as well as spreading the word of Roy's amazing work and books out there is to make you aware of www.theroyhuddstaatueappeal.co.uk and upc…

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Roy Hudd OBE - Eyes and Teeth - The Specials - Season 16 - Edition 2 - Part One 1:38:29

6M ago1:38:29

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Roy Hudd, OBE was a comedian, actor, presenter, radio host, author and authority on the history of music hall entertainment. Roy was a Butlin's Clacton Redcoat but made his name on Radio in many guises including Workers' Playtime, BBC Radio 2's satirical series The News Huddlines which ran from 1975 to 2001. Roy Hudd broke into television in the mi…

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Dave Evans - Eyes & Teeth - The Specials - Episode 1 1:57:02

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Dave Evans was a World Class Entertainer. Truly gifted in music, comedy and impressions which wowed the Cabaret Clubs across the UK and Australia. He astounded audiences for thirty years at sea and impressed us on television when variety was at its height. On this Tribute Season, I talk with friends and colleagues of those no longer with us and I h…

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Jay Osmond - A new Osmond Musical - Eyes & Teeth - The World's Greatest Variety Show - Season 15 - Edition 18 48:09

1y ago48:09

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Welcome to the last Episode of Eyes & Teeth Theo Worlds Greatest variety Show Season 15. When I think about the Variety in the World and hosting a show that is based around variety there is one family that comes to mind and that is a family who have lived and breathed Variety for over 60 years. Think of the most successful and famous show business …

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Jimmy Tamley is Back! Part 2! Ventriloquest! The World's Greatest Variety Show - Eyes and Teeth - Season 15 - edition 17 54:02

1y ago54:02

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In part two Jimmy & I discuss the world of ventriloquists and its future as well as talking about the great vents out there today making the art look easy. It clearly isn't when you realise how many of us are left out there. Gary Wilner to Terry Fator, Darci Lynne to Jeff Dunham, Paul Zerdin to Ray Alan, listen in to a chat about what will be a boo…

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Jimmy Tamley is Back! - The World's Greatest Variety Show - Eyes & Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 16 1:12:31

1y ago1:12:31

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Jimmy Tamley was my inspiration to become a vent act, to be part of showbusiness. He sparked that interest in me but not just to have an act on stage but he is part of me loving the vents before us, he showed me archives of vents and connected me with vent magazines and figure makers worldwide, I have alot to thank him for. In the next two episodes…

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Sharon Hewlett - The World's Greatest (Mum) Variety Show - Eyes & Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 15 53:18

1y ago53:18

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Welcome to Eyes & Teeth - my MUM Sharon Hewlett This episode in this final special season I talk relaxed to my mum about her growing up in London and me taking on showbusiness which she says has impacted her life in a fun way. There are special little notes from my Lola & Larissa, her own mum Lilian, our nan as well as Shane Ritchie, Paul Ross, Mar…

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Jay Johnson - Confused? You won't be - The World's Greatest Variety Show - Eyes & Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 14 53:52

1y ago53:52

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Welcome to Eyes and Teeth Jay Johnson Jay Johnson is an International Success story in the art of ventriloquism highly respected in the land of Sitcom, stage performance, the acting world and the art of Ventriloquism. He was certainly on my Top 10 list greatest vents of all time so you can imagine how happy I am to have him guest on my podcast. Jay…

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John Cushing - The Thursford Spectacular - Eyes & Teeth - The Worlds Greatest Variety Show - Season 15 - Edition 13 1:11:13

1y ago1:11:13

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Welcome to Eyes and Teeth and The World’s Greatest Variety Show On my last tour date in Norfolk I swung by one of my favourite venues called The Thursford Collection. In the spring to Summer it showcases fairground attractions and steam engines of the highest calibre but in October its turned into a rehearsal space for the Thursford’s Christmas Spe…

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Bobby Davro - The World's Greatest Variety Show - Eyes & Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 12 1:14:42

1y ago1:14:42

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Bobby Davro is an absolute legend in the world of British Variety and Television from the 1980’s onwards. I first met Bobby at the Wimbledon theatre when I was 16 and visiting puppeteer Simon Buckley who I had just recorded a TV show with in 1993 and he invited me to see his pantomime starring Bobby Davro. Bobby was gracious and always has been to …

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Kevin Dean - The World's Greatest Variety Show - Eyes & Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 11 1:06:12

1y ago1:06:12

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Welcome to Eyes and Teeth Kevin Dean Kevin and I became acquainted within the GOWR, the Grand Order of Water Rats, which is a Showbusiness charity over 130 years old which included members including Danny Kaye, Charles Chaplin, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Tommy Cooper, Charlie Chester, Les Dawson, Keith Harris, and those still with us today such …

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Des King & Cherry - The World's Greatest Variety Show - Eyes and Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 10 46:13

1+ y ago46:13

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Desmondo & Cherry King Welcome to Eyes & Teeth a lovely couple who I keep bumping into even into their retirement but who retires in this business? Hardly any of us, if showbusiness is in your blood then you will always want to share your talent and Des King with Cherry have entertained millions world wide up to just a few weeks ago. Des and Cherry…

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Ian Freeman - The World's Greatest Variety Show - Eyes and Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 9 43:31

1+ y ago43:31

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Eyes & Teeth would not be here without the Royal Variety Performance, or TV Talent Shows and they were inspirations not just for a budding young ventriloquist wannabe in Basingstoke in 1987 but for 1000’s of comedy, variety and musical acts for nearly a century. Today’s guest is not only related to Lord Bernard Delfont and Lew Grade but he himself …

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Mark (Elvis) Goddard - The World's Greatest Variety Show - Eyes & Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 8 1:33:21

1+ y ago1:33:21

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Welcome to Eyes & Teeth Mark Goddard who for me was one of my earliest colleagues, we were both resident entertainers in 1994 at an Isle of Wight holiday park. I was 18. Mark has such a passion for this business from working holiday parks to playing Elvis on stage. He worked on the famous Trisha show with all those dysfunctional people, and he has …

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Mama G aka Robert Pearce - The World's Greatest Variety Show - Eyes & Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 7 1:21:29

1+ y ago1:21:29

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Welcome to Eyes & Teeth Robert Pearce a pantomime Dame and performer of poems and stories and a wonderful new way of entertaining families in festivals and theatres across the land. In this edition of Eyes & Teeth I talk to Robert about our time together touring with Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee and we talk of our fondness of meeting the late and …

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Harry Hill - The World's Greatest Variety Show - Eyes & Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 6 46:24

1+ y ago46:24

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Welcome to Eyes & Teeth The Worlds Greatest Variety Show, Season 15 edition 6 with the one and only Harry Hill. Harry is about to embark on a new UK Tour with his new musical Tony Blair the Rock Opera. So today we catch up and talk about his work as a stand up comedian, musical producer, admirer of ventriloquists and their dummies, Sean Lock and mu…

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Gary Lovini - The Worlds Greatest Variety Show - Eyes & Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 5 1:20:12

1+ y ago1:20:12

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Welcome to the World’s greatest variety show – Season 15 in Eyes & teeth when I talk to Gary Lovini. Gary is a true showman and he had a full on career in the UK then moved to Florida, USA to start all over and he has made an astounding success out of it. Gary talks About his early years in Talent Competitions, Butlins, inventing a new style of per…

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Dene Michael - The Worlds Greatest Variety Show - Eyes & Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 4 49:09

1+ y ago49:09

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Welcome to Eyes & Teeth Dene Michael who is a member of Black Lace from the 1980’s, yes you remember the Agadoo, The Music Man and Superman, these are ingrained into my mind from an early age and of course a huge part of my early work, they were the first dances I nailed as a teenager in barry Island or Whitecliff Bay holiday park. It's Dene who al…

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Tank Sherman - The Worlds Greatest Variety Show - Eyes & Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 3 1:03:17

1+ y ago1:03:17

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Today I catch up with another mate, a comedy colleague I first worked with 20 years ago at Jethro’s club and when I saw him work, I thought where has this guy come from? He was hilarious and even Jethro was standing at the back of his club in tears of laughter. Since then, we have crossed paths and Tank is just a naturally funny bloke and good egg …

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Tonya Traylor - The Worlds Greatest Variety Show - Eyes & Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 2 58:02

1+ y ago58:02

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Welcome to Eyes and Teeth the wonderful personality of Tonya Traylor Tonya is a singer come ventriloquist come ventriloquist and puppet collector but its more than just a little side hobby. Tonya’s passion for protecting music hall characters who have worked with ventriloquists for decades and maybe even a century ago. Her collection went from one …

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Alan Fletcher - The World's Greatest Variety Show - Eyes & Teeth - Season 15 - Edition 1 39:30

1+ y ago39:30

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Alan Fletcher Welcome back to Eyes & Teeth the Final Season… The Worlds Greatest Variety Show Today I talk to one of the longest running much loved Soap characters who for 39 years has been one of Neighbours familiar faces Dr Karl Kennedy. Alan Fletcher actor, musician, singer, photographer, pantomime performer is one of the most hardest working pe…

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Mike Doyle - The Return - That's Right - That's Showbiz - Eyes & Teeth - Season 14 - Edition Final 12 1:25:00

1+ y ago1:25:00

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Mike Doyle returns as we talk about my return to pantomime in Snow White at The New Theatre Cardiff where he looked after me more than I looked after Arthur Lager. This was a labour of love recording in his dressing room and updating Eyes & Teeth on his fresh news including the Beautiful song Forever in Wales written by Lloyd Davies. Enjoy this epi…

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Jimmy Carlo - That's Showbiz - Eyes & Teeth - Season 14 - Edition 11 53:49

1+ y ago53:49

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Welcome to Eyes & Teeth – that’s showbiz the penultimate episode of season 14. Today I talk to an award winning Comedy Magician renowned on the Magic and Cabaret circuit. We talk about Sir Ken Dodd, Blackpool Magic, Sumo wrestling, Bob Monkhouse, The Magic Castle in Los Angeles and we chat about Jimmy’s love of working as a drummer in a band as a t…

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Sian Reeves - That's Showbiz - Eyes & Teeth - Season 14 - Edition 10 1:08:10

1+ y ago1:08:10

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Welcome to Eyes & Teeth – That’s Showbiz the huge talents of actress Sian Reeves. I have just completed a fantastic contract in the capital city of Wales and it was a star studded Pantomime with Sports Star Gareth Thomas, Award winning Pop Star Ian ‘H’ Watkins, Comedy and Vocal sensation Mike Doyle, Jazz performer Denquar Chupak amongst others and …

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Denquar Chupak - That's Showbiz - Eyes & Teeth - Season 14 - Edition 9 1:01:30

1+ y ago1:01:30

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Welcome to Eyes & Teeth – That’s Showbiz Today I invite a cast member from my current Snow White pantomime in Cardiff to join me and share her journey and what a journey she is having. Not just the journey through the woods being chased by a Henchman who is also an icon of Rugby (Gareth Thomas) and a wicked Queen played by one of the UK’s greatest …

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Mark Porter - Eyes & Teeth - That's Showbiz - Season 14 - Edition 8 54:19

1+ y ago54:19

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Welcome to Eyes & Teeth – That’s Showbiz season 14. Today I talk with a fellow Water Rat and Big Band leader Mark Porter. Mark has been around this business from a very early age starting in Wales and taking an interest in Crooners and their music he sat back and learnt from the best by watching live on stage Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Frank Sinat…

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Renato Pires - Eyes & Teeth - That's Showbiz - Season 14 - Edition 7 56:56

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Welcome to Eyes & Teeth – That’s Showbiz Renato Pires Today a success story in the making from a young man from Portugal who has faced so many hurdles and heartbreaks along the way but it has never stopped him giving up his goals and dreams. He has such a positive outlook on life and business and wants the best for everyone he works with. He seems …

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Pete Cutler - That's Showbiz - Eyes & Teeth - Season 14 - Edition 6 1:02:28

1+ y ago1:02:28

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Pete Cutler Welcome to Eyes & Teeth and today is Christmas Eve 2022 so Merry Christmas to all in these crazy times we’re experiencing. It started with Brexit, then Covid years and the crazy news just doesn’t stop which is why a little light relief in your ears is created through the medium of showbusiness as I continue my last few seasons of this p…

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Dean Winters - That's Showbiz - Eyes & Teeth - Season 14 - Edition 5 1:09:39

1+ y ago1:09:39

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Dean Winters Welcome to Eyes & Teeth, That’s Showbiz and where better to take you than Torquay and talk about Babbacombe and its very successful summer season still going strong after many decades and one of the last surviving variety theatres running annual shows with casts of many talented folk which thanks to its Producer at Matpro Ltd Colin Mat…

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Jon Udry - That's Showbiz - Eyes & Teeth - Season 14 - Edition 4 1:01:23

1+ y ago1:01:23

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Jon Udry Welcome to Eyes & Teeth talking Variety and Showbusiness getting to know great performers behind the scenes. We literally go behind the stage door today as I talk to the brilliant Jon Udry about his Lockdown shows, Cruise Ship Life, festivals and his brand new book in which he penned his experience performing in venues beginning with the l…

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Helen Ward Jackson - That's Showbiz - Eyes & Teeth - Season 14 - Edition 3 50:00

1+ y ago50:00

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Helen Ward Jackson Welcome to Eyes & Teeth – That’s Showbiz. Thank you for joining me and if its for the first time you have only missed 182 episodes of behind the scenes of Theatre, Comedy Clubs, Cruise Ships, Television and Radio Stars talking about their experiences which in turn could help along the next generation of performers by listening to…

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Tony Dowling - That's Showbiz - Eyes & Teeth - Season 14 - Edition 2 1:24:00

1+ y ago1:24:00

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Tony Dowling… some of you will know his name and some may not. Tony was not only a successful Comedian and played dream venues along the way but he used his wisdom to start some businesses on the side. He is an inventor and that is I guess what has brought him most of his success, but he would never regret taking on one of the hardest jobs in showb…

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Lloyd Hollett - Thats Showbiz - Eyes & Teeth - Season 14 - Edition 1 1:17:49

1+ y ago1:17:49

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Lloyd Hollett Please welcome to Eyes & Teeth a unique entertainer who can have the audience in stitches one minute and in tears the next. His style is so different to many, and I have always been flawed by his skills as a wordsmith. If you haven’t yet seen Llyod work, then you must go out of your way to do so. He will make you smile if not howl wit…

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Roy Walker - The RATS - Eyes & Teeth - Season 13 - Edition 10 46:47

1+ y ago46:47

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Welcome to the final guest on Season 13 the RATS with Roy Walker. Roy, Water Rat, gameshow host, radio star, tv comedian, Edinburgh Festival favourite talks to me today about his early days and talent shows to when he entered New Faces TV show which launched his Comedy Stand up career which led to Catchphrase onto Carpark Catchphrase with Chris Moy…

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Kaplan Kaye - The RATS - Eyes & Teeth - Season 13 - Edition 9 42:55

1+ y ago42:55

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Kaplan Kaye Welcome to Eyes & Teeth a wonderful man… PKR Kaplan Kaye Kaplan grew up with his father Davey entertaining the world and Kaplan and his sister Melody have brought joy to audiences ever since. Melody being a Lady Ratling and Kaplan being a past King Rat. Kaplan talks about his Music writing notably Chalkdust The Brat he co Produced with …

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Mike Martin - The RATS - Eyes & Teeth - Season 13 - Edition 8 1:13:06

1+ y ago1:13:06

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Welcome to Mike Martin – Scribe Rat and one of the GOWR trustees of the charity Mike made himself known to me once I joined the order and I found out much more about him once I bought a copy of his book BE LUCKY about his father and PKR George Martin the Casual Comedian. Mike recalls those days of his missing father being on the road and of course …

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Colin Spaull - The RATS - Eyes & Teeth - Season 13 - Edition 7 44:07

1+ y ago44:07

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Colin Spaull Welcome to Eyes & Teeth brother Water Rat the great Colin Spaull. As I head off to another Water Rats Lodge and my next guest is flying out to another Doctor Who convention to meet his fans. Colin has been a very successful and proud jobbing actor who has stayed true to his business. He has loved being on screen or on stage since he wa…

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George Saunders - The RATS - Eyes & Teeth - Season 13 - Edition 6 44:38

1+ y ago44:38

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Welcome to Eyes & Teeth The RATS Comedian George Saunders George and I met at the Comedians Golfing Society about 15 years ago and have since become brothers in the Grand Order showbusiness charity and that is what this season is all about. Performers giving their time to raise coins for charities including children's charities and the Royal variet…

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Bobbo Roberts - The RATS - Eyes & Teeth - Season 13 - Edition 5 46:55

1+ y ago46:55

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Bobbo Roberts is a Clown and Circus performer; he has worked with horses as well as a dog and a goose in his act and in recent times has taken on security at concerts in Scotland which is pandemic created. If he can help it, he would rather be out there in the circus ring or back at Edinburgh Festival doing what he knows best and loves and that’s m…

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John McKenzie - The RATS Official Photographer - Season 13 - Edition 4 1:08:53

1+ y ago1:08:53

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Welcome to Eyes & Teeth Photographer, Water Rat John McKenzie If you recognise the name McKenzie and associate that with photographs that’s because John one for the sons of Doug McKenzie, famed photographer for the Royal Variety Performance for over 60 years, The Queen Mothers favourite photographer, Rock Stars, Movie Stars and comedians loved Doug…

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Ray Martin - The RATS - Eyes & Teeth - Season 13 - Edition 3 1:01:10

1+ y ago1:01:10

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Ray Martin Welcome to Eyes & Teeth season 13. The RATS The Grand Order of Water Rats is a charitable organisation formed by entertainers in 1889 and 133 years later they found Steve Hewlett. If you delve into the history books of variety, many names from there will crop up mentioning the GOWR. Names such as Wee Georgie Wood, Little Tich, Ventriloqu…

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Steve Barclay - THE RATS - Eyes & Teeth - Season 13 - Edition 2 1:06:20

1+ y ago1:06:20

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Welcome to Eyes & Teeth Season 13 THE RATS If you are bewildered as to what the Rats are still then you can go to our website www.gowr.net for the history, past members, current members, events, museum details and how to book your visit as well as finding what we do and who we raise coins for. My second guest in this series is Steve Barclay. We met…

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Anthony Bygraves - Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Max - The RATS - Eyes & Teeth - Season 13 - Edition 1 1:26:31

2y ago1:26:31

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Welcome to Season 13 of Eyes & Teeth – This Season is Titled The RATS. The rats have been around since 1889 and there are never more than 200 members in the order at one time. I was member 883 and my proposer was Roy Hudd OBE and seconder was Roger De Courcey. Can you imagine sitting in lodge listening to anecdotes and laughing at fellow comedians …

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Tommy Cannon - The Big Big Talent of - Eyes & Teeth - Season 12 - Edition 12 50:39

2y ago50:39

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Welcome to the final edition in Season 12. In this episode I know you’re going to enjoy as I take you back to the height of Cannon & Ball’s success as a double act that lasted decades right up until the very sad passing of Bobby Ball in 2020. Tommy Cannon, a national treasure and one who admits he owes his career to Bobby in those early years as he…

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