Big John At Breakfast - Fridays!
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Big John, Liesl and James from Hits Radio and Hallam FM present a weekly podcast to kickstart your Friday. They catch up on what has really been going on, where they have been, and what the plan is. The show is also the only place to hear the Official Friday Song.
Episodes
Fridays 081- Big John's secret escape, Liesl's Lidl love affair and James declares war on social media!
On Big John At Breakfast Fridays this week:
**WARNING**: There’s a lot of tongue action at the start of this week’s show.
Big John: "I've found my happy place. It's 20 miles away, I go there alone, and frankly, nobody's invited. Not even my family!"
Liesl: "I think I've found love in Lidl. There's just one problem… I may have read him all wrong!"
James: "Some things just aren't funny anymore. And
Fridays - 080 - Liesl’s home carnage, Big John’s disgusting dog snack, and James’s winter wardrobe worries!
On Big John At Breakfast Fridays this week:
Liesl came home to carnage in her house. But who can she blame? Her kids? Her kid’s mates? The man cleaning the patio? Her boyfriend? Who’s side are you on?
Big John’s dog likes to eat his toe nail clippings. Gross. But now he’s caught Luna eating another body-part part of his. You won’t believe this one.
James - As we get battered with storms, we b
Fridays - 079 - Therapist Ghosts Liesl | Big John’s Sad Goodbye | Lies Said About Us Online
On Big John At Breakfast Fridays this week:
Liesl admits she’s been in therapy. But the therapist has ghosted her! She won’t return Liesl’s calls!
Big John has finally quite something - after 25 years. You’d have thought it would be liberating - yet he somehow feels a bit sad about it???
We track down Producer James for a “show meeting’ - And we tackle the LIES that have been said about us on th
Fridays 078 - Liesl’s ADHD Tablet Mix-Up, Producer James’ Petrol Station Issues and Big John’s Criminal Cover-Up
On Big John At Breakfast Fridays this week:
Liesl starts the show confessing she’s just accidentally taken her son’s ADHD tablet. And that shapes the rest of the podcast! (She’s fine)
The ‘Problem with Producer James’ returns - and he has issues with his local petrol station - see if you agree with him.
Big John admits to covering up something his wife has done - but has he actually broken the la
Fridays - 077 - Producer James’ AWOL, Liesl’s Venice romance and Big John’s anti-climax gene
On Big John At Breakfast Fridays this week:
We track down Producer James and get the bottom of what REALLY has been going on and why he has been AWOL.
Liesl has been for a romantic trip to Venice with her partner!
So, has she come back with a new ring on her finger? And why did OASIS get involved?
Big John is concerned he’s passed on the “anti-climax gene” to his daughter.
And we tackle the grow
Fridays 076 - Manhood Challenged. Weak Man Syndrome. And Liesl’s had enough.
On the podcast this week:
Big John has yet more evidence that he is indeed a weak weak man.
James has had his manhood challenged.
Liesl didn’t want to be a b!tch, but her boyfriend has brought it out of her. (Her words)
Come and have a laugh with us. 🎧 It’s your weekly ‘Gospel of Good Vibes’ and it climaxes with The Original Gospel Friday Song!
Please share this with anyone who used to listen to u
Big John At Breakfast Fridays - 075 - Wedding hijacked - Hotel room from Hell - Plumber Text Disaster
On the podcast this week:
Big John booked a hotel room with his mate in Berlin…What followed took him straight back to the school changing rooms. And destroyed what little dignity he had left.
Liesl finally met her match at a family wedding… An outrageously inappropriate auntie completely hijacked the day. And, for once, none of it was Liesl’s fault. Or was it?
James sent a text to the wrong bloke
Big John At Breakfast Fridays - 074 - The Catholic Priest, The eBay Scam & The drama at the airport!
This week on the podcast:
⛪ LIESL HAS SOME EXPLAINING TO DO.
She’s managed to get herself into trouble with a Catholic priest... and there’s photographic evidence. This isn’t something you can simply deny your way out of.
🚽 JAMES + AN EBAY SCAM?
It's a whole new side of James. And we thought we could trust him!
✈️ BIG JOHN VS MANCHESTER AIRPORT.
There was chaos. There were trains. There were peopl
Fridays - 073 - A celebrity in my DMs? Laundry revelation. And rubbish men.
THIS WEEK ON BIG JOHN AT BREAKFAST - FRIDAYS:
Big John: I want to talk about the difference between men and women. I’ve been doing something. And I’m hoping it’s all men and I’m not alone with what I’m doing!
Liesl: Has a celeb ever slid in to your DMs? You’ll not believe what’s been going on in my DMs!
James: I’ve been thinking washing. And I confess, I’m not a guy who does the laundry normall
Fridays - 072 - A Fall - A Lie & The Wrong Position!
Summer’s over. The kids are back at school. The nights are getting darker. But don’t worry, we’ll bring the sunshine. ☀️
This week on the podcast:
Big John admits he’s been lying to himself… and everyone else… for YEARS.
James has a shocking revelation - he’s been doing it in the wrong position all this time.
And Liesl’s had a fall. AND it was her kids who ended up taking the brunt of it.
Come and
Fridays - 071 - The gas leak. The money laundering. The car smash.
If you're new around here...
This is episode 71 of a weekly podcast, that used to be a weekday breakfast show on the radio and now we carry it on, on a Friday, because we like to catch up with each other and that's why we does it. So, that's what it is.
This week:
JOHN: I did a thing Liesl is going to love. It was pure misery for me. My misfortune is always a win for Liesl.
LIESL: I had an
Fridays 070 - Frightening strangers. Regretting the lies. Wet beaver.
This week:
BIG JOHN: “I frightened a woman in her own house. Actually, she frightened me first. Two strangers. Her house. She wasn’t expecting me there. I wasn’t expecting her there.
LIESL: “I white lied to my son, and it came back to bite me for our whole week in Cleethorpes - I only have myself to blame! Why do I never learn?”
JAMES: “How are you about faking things in front of your kids? Oh,
Fridays - 069 - Facetime Disaster - Secrets from your own kid - A hole in the knee!
On this week’s podcast:
Liesl Is praying her daughter doesn’t find out the truth. Is this a step too far?
Big John Has the ultimate family holiday hack. Everyone is a winner with this idea!
James Has a Facetime disaster - and he can never un-see it!
It’s your weekly ‘Gospel of Good Vibes’ and it climaxes with The Original Gospel Friday Song!
Please share this with anyone who used to listen to us o
Fridays - 068 - Two proposals - Wet pants - Blood in the bathroom!
On this week’s podcast:
Liesl's wedding proposal goes spectacularly wrong.
Big John accidentally exposes himself to the neighbour.
James has a bloody disaster in the bathroom.
It’s your weekly ‘Gospel of Good Vibes’ and it climaxes with The Original Gospel Friday Song!
Please share this with anyone who used to listen to us on Hallam FM! 🙌
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Fridays 067 - Commitment - Nose jobs - Addiction
This week:
Big John admits he's got commitment issues.
Liesl reveals two nose jobs... and an affair.
James' TV obsession has finally caught up with him.
‘Are you proud of YOURSELF?’
‘If nothing changed, would you be happy you’re your life in 5 years?’
- It’s Listener’s difficult questions ands they bring about Truth Bombs!
It’s your weekly Gospel of Good Vibes and it climaxes with The Original G
Fridays - 066 - Nudie Rudies - Confession Time - Rush to Hospital And James News
This week is a big one:
Liesl sends nudes and her daughter catches her in the act!
Finally, the truth on what’s happening with Producer James.
Confession time: Big John is cheating on Liesl (?)
The listener who ended up in hospital and it’s all Big John’s fault!
It’s your weekly Gospel of Good Vibes and it climaxes with The Original Gospel Friday Song!
Please share this with anyone who used to lis
Fridays - 065 - Expensive lies - Truth Bombs - And a little hero....
Our weekly catch up is on!
Answer this: Are you a better person than you were a year ago? And would you date YOU? - Just a couple of the questions we try to answer in Big John’s new “TRUTH BOMBS”
Liesl has been lying to her boyfriend for too long. I lie that is now costing her £10 per day! And she doesn’t know what to do.
James was a little hero - having to rescue his wife. And bringing a ro
Fridays - 062 - CCTV - Peaky Blinders - Embarrassing Bodies.
This week:
Liesl had BBC security rewinding CCTV after accusing someone of stealing from her… was she right, or way off? This is next level Liesl chaos.
James is calling out a Peaky Blinders actor this week — accusing them of completely wasting his time!
And Big John? He’s battling his own body right now… searching for answers, but no one seems to have them. I wonder if YOU can put him out of hi
Fridays 064 - Know-it-alls! Vinted shambles! And James finally confesses!
This week:
Big John: "My mum is giving me my childhood back... and I don't want it."
Liesl: "I might have overstepped the mark on Vinted." "Again."
James: "I get dressed in the same order, stack the dishwasher the same way, park in the same space every time... and apparently that's not the weirdest thing I do."
Also: "We all know a know-it-all. It's just that none of us think it's us.
Fridays - 063 - The surprise guest Big John doesn’t want. Liesl’s Mum Fail. And James’s carpet crisis
Today:
Liesl has a surprise guest for Big John. Not someone he wants to talk to, to be honest!
How to get freebies from any company.
Liesl has massive Mum Fail.
And James is overthinking his carpet. Again.
And the best 60 seconds at the end of any week – The Official Friday Song!
Please share this with anyone who used to listen to us on Hallam FM! 🙌
Big John, Liesl and James
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FRIDAYS - 060. Two men in a bath? Dad's in trouble. Supermarket Emergency.
THIS WEEK:
The time Big John and James were in a bath together?
That's where this episode starts. Then things get worse.
Father's Day soon and Liesl launches an investigation into why dads seem to be the last to know absolutely everything.
A routine supermarket trip ends with Big John making an emergency dash home.
We expose the mistake celebrities make every time they collect an award.
And whil
Fridays 061 - A year since being binned off the radio - Happy Anniversary!
This week:
John’s been contaminated by Liesl and CHAOS has followed him around all morning. Three epic fails before he’d even stepped outside the house.
Liesl showed her boyfriend a side of herself she wishes she could take back. Bathroom involved. Shame involved.
James has found a new food obsession and immediately tried to redesign the supermarket experience around it. Naturally.
And we play our
FRIDAYS 055 - A Life or Death situation. We want to make YOU a film star. Liesl Chaos at the spa.
This week
I need to own up – I’ve come into some money. Finally hear the whole story.
Would you ever put your hands on a stranger? It could be a life or death situation – And James has been over thinking it all.
Liesl Chaos at the spa… The steam room was where it all properly kicked off! But she maintains it’s all the retired accountant’s fault
And I’ve got an idea for a film. It’s kind of ‘Stra
Fridays – 059. Conversations we couldn’t have on the radio. Hallamster. And Liesl prepares for Death Row.
This week:
Conversations we couldn’t have had on the radio. Starting with Big John asks a very personal question about his body – is it normal and why does it happen? We’re going deep on this one.
James has been over thinking again. This time he is calling out something that is happening on YOUR road right now. He’s identified it. But do you agree with him?
Liesl keeps being asked a very dar
Fridays - 056 - Scan results. Pleading with school. And a massive surprise.
Big John’s MRI results are finally in… but what exactly did the scan reveal? And why did Liesl react the way she did when she saw it?
Meanwhile, Liesl’s latest bit of chaos ends with her begging the school to send a message to every parent. But was it actually her fault… or can she wriggle out of this one?
Plus, why James can’t walk properly. Entirely self-inflicted. Entirely ridiculous.
And we su
Fridays 057 - Liesl’s funeral. A BIG change for Big John. Wife Hacks.
Your weekly catch-up with Big John, Liesl and James off the radio...
Big John -
So last summer… The job stopped. After 25 years. Just like that. Everything stopped. Routine… gone. Show… gone. And for a bit… I just stood still. Then we brought the show back. On
Fridays 054 - Lads Lads Lads. Big John attacked in public. Liesl calls out her own sister!
Your weekly catch up with Big John, Liesl and James off the radio...
This week – Things we couldn’t say live on air. 📻
And it’s a full-on “Lads Lads Lads” special! 🍻
Big John’s been attacked in public! But was it actually deserved? (Don’t answer that…) 😳
Liesl’s turning on her own sister this week. Is Liesl just too much ‘fun’? 😬
And James is trying to revive something from his childhood.
Fridays 053 - Problems in the bedroom. Liesl mugged? And Big John nudity!
Your weekly catch up with Big John, Liesl and James - three old mates from the radio - keeping things going their own way!
THIS WEEK:
🔥 You think you’ve got it all figured out in the bedroom… think again! James is stepping in with some eye-opening advice that could change everything 😉
🚨 Chaos for Liesl as she’s mugged right outside her own front door?
😳 And Big John drops a bombshell confession… h
Fridays - 052 - Liesl's 10 years of revenge on Big John. Sending nudes to the headmistress. And an internal investigation.
Do you believe in karma? 👀
Because I’m pretty sure it’s just caught up with me…
Ten years… and it’s finally come back to bite. 😬
If you ever heard me on the breakfast show giving Liesl a hard time…
Taking the mick, winding her up, a touch of mansplaining here and there… I couldn’t help myself. Yeah. That was me. For a full decade.
Well now… she’s having her revenge. 😈
On this week’s podcast, yo
Fridays! - 051 - Doomscrolling. Entrepreneurs. Liesl's Cat Problem. Friday Song.
🔥We may have just found the new name of the podcast “Acceptable BS” 🔥
🎧 On today’s episode:
🐱 Liesl is worried about her… pussy
It’s not behaving how she expected.
She’s only had it a few months and now she’s questioning everything… Is this normal?! We genuinely need answers on this one 👀
😤 It’s the little things… but they add up
You know those tiny things that shouldn’t annoy
Throwback EASTER Special - Triple Hallamster. A sudden birth. Egg Rules.
This is THROWBACK Easter Special - a podcast full of OUR Biggest Hits. (And filler bits)
Today:
Our talking hamster attempting to tell the story of Easter. There’s three Easter doses of 'Hallamster' actually.
Also, being happy about slowly turn into your own parents. Are you doing that?
James has a rule about eating Easter eggs. Of course he does.
Listener Katie’s incredible birth story. No
Fridays! - 050 - Liesl Shoplifting. James’s pants. Mum’s Bin Rules. 3 Banishments.
Liesl Shoplifting. James’s pants. Mum’s Bin Rules. 3 Banishments.
Big John, Liesl and James all back together….
This week:
Liesl just admitted to shoplifting?! It’s all kicked off and we need your take on this chaos.
James NEEDS to talk to us about his underwear! He’s had a revolution in the pant department.
We dissect Big John’s Mum’s weird bin rules. Something she won’t put in her own bin,
Fridays! - 049 - Crime in the Supermarket. Liesl V Margot Robbie. Ikea have got it all wrong.
Big John, Liesl and James here for your weekly hour of glory....
This week:
There’s a sneaky supermarket “crime” happening right now—and once you notice it, you won’t unsee it. Big John says enough is enough. 👀
Liesl reckons she’s got something in common with Margot Robbie… any guesses what it is?
And James? He’s taking on IKEA, calling out what they’re getting wrong on Sundays—and he’s got a fix
Big John At Breakfast - FRIDAYS! 048
Big John, Liesl and James all back together….
This week:
Big John’s wife thinks he’s weird because of a new habit he’s got. Is it normal?
James says he wants to give up on “HOPE”. Is it a waste of time? #Bleak!
Liesl got caught having a bath when she was supposed to be working. And it all played live on a Team’s meeting.
And we reveal the secrets it’s ok to keep from your partner –
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays! 047
On this week’s show:
James fails his father in law’s test.
Liesl has had hospital drama and falls for ‘Dr Edris Elbow’.
Big John did something this week, that everyone else did years ago. He just felt he wasn’t ready until now. Always a late developer. Always late to the party. I wonder if YOU have done it yet?
Coffee Girls asks Liesl for tips on how to be so damn hot.
The Original Gospel Fri
Big John At Breakfast - FRIDAYS 046
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
It's a very big day for Big John - but no one cares.
Liesl has had a double fail at her yoga class and needs to apologise. (obvs)
James wants to take us all back to being kids again, but did you have the same childhood as him?
And which of us hit rock bottom in a taxi?
Making Fridays Great Again with the return of the official
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays 045
Season Two of Big John At Breakfast Fridays
Big John At Breakfast - FRIDAYS - SEASON TWO IS COMING
Big John At Breakfast - FRIDAYS - SEASON TWO IS COMING!
Friday February 20th.
This is a taster of what to expect.
(I mean, it's just the same old toxic word-salad of time-wasting. But slightly longer.)
Actually, it's really good.
Support the podcast AND get a shout for you or a mate on the Friday Song: https://bigjohnatbreakfast.co.uk
Join the FREE VIP Email gang: https://big-john-at-brea
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays - EXTRA
Season 2 of Big John at Breakfast Friday is coming on Friday 20th February.
Now, let’s be clear. It won’t be a sensible reboot. It will not be stripped back. It will not suddenly become classy.
Some of the same old rubbish will absolutely still be there. Updates and catch-ups from Liesl, James and myself. Coffee Girl will return. People not having affairs, and the Gospel Friday song will retu
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays - 044
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
Change is coming, and you’re coming with us. This episode reveals what’s next.
Big John does something in public most people would never dare.
Liesl gets brought back down to earth three times this week by her own kids.
Are you using painkillers properly? James calls out people in his own house for getting it wrong. Are you one
Big John At Breakfast - Throwback Thursday - 043
Never mind everyone going back to 2016 on their socials at the moment - We’ve been doing it here for months. This is THROWBACK THURSDAY - a podcast full of OUR Biggest Hits.
Today:
Big John’s fall out with a stranger in a carpark.
Liesl and her lost trousers.
James’s flat tyre
Hallamster and his School Sports Day
We used to offer a free service – we could erase from your brain memori
Big John At Breakfast - Bonus - 042
Big John At Breakfast Bonus - It’s our little bit on the side!
You need a proper catch up with 3 old mates. And we’re here for you!
Today:
We start to talk about big changes happening to the podcast.
Following Big John finally opening up about why he vanished off the radio for 3 months – a huge reaction online and we unpack some of your messages.
We banish people who end phones calls with “...by
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays 041
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
Big John finally opens up about why a couple of years ago, he vanished off the radio, for 3 months with no explanation.
James thinks watching TV now counts as admin!
Liesl in the unisex dressing room – It escalates quickly!
Making Fridays Great Again with the return of the official Friday Song!
Support the podcast AND get a shout fo
Big John At Breakfast - 040 - Throwback Thursday
A little rewind, a lot of memories…. It’s Throwback Thursday, and we’re dipping back into moments that still feel oddly familiar.
And this week, it’s very sweary ‘Make Dad Mad Special’. Tracy winding up her dad Mick – saying her son was in trouble at school because of all the swear words he had learnt from Mick. He proper loses it.
Hallamster and the cockatoo – it’s a classic!
Big John get
Big John At Breakfast – Bonus 039
Big John At Breakfast Bonus - It’s our little bit on the side!
You need a proper catch up with 3 old mates. And we’re here for you!
Today:
Liesl gets caught trespassing
We embrace the Pity/Sympathy Listeners. Stern words!
And if you’ve got a car parking app on your phone – you need to hear this.
Your messages, The Monday Song, Mum’s Catalogue GAME - it’s a 'Gospel of Good Vibes'!
Support the p
Big John At Breakfast - 038 Friday!
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
Liesl’s brought down a business’s app. For everyone.
Big John has had car park drama (usually Liesl’s territory).
James is overthinking aeroplanes. This time he might be on to something.
And it proper kicks off with Coffee Girl’s new man.
Making Fridays Great Again! With the return of the official Friday Song!
Support the podcast A
Big John At Breakfast - 037 - Throwback Thursday
It’s Throwback Thursday. We’ve opened the vault and whatever’s inside is going out unedited!
And it’s an Epic Fail Special – we come very close to death for two of our listeners and another causes so much damage, his parents wished him dead!
Hallamster gets stuck in a bag of Liquorice allsorts
Liesl buys Jimmy Choos because she was drunk.
James when he was trying to fix the olympics
And when Big
Big John At Breakfast - 036 - Bonus
Big John At Breakfast Bonus - It’s our little bit on the side!
You need a proper catch up with 3 old mates. And we’re here for you!
Today:
Liesl admits something she does in the bath – that she thinks is normal!
A voicenote from listener Gail stops the podcast!
Quite an incredible update from Coffee Girl.
Your messages, The Monday Song, Mum’s Catalogue GAME - it’s a 'Gospel of Good Vibes'!
Supp
Big John At Breakfast 035 - Friday!
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This is a radio show. Big John At Breakfast was on Hallam FM for 25 years and now they do it just for you!
This week:
Which really famous American artist walked out of an interview with us?
Can you infect your ear with wee?
Liesl made a costly mistake in bed.
James has over done it with his new neighbours.
Big John attempts to solve the probl
Big John At Breakfast 034 - Throwback Thursday - Harry Enfield
This is Throwback Thursday. We’re opening the archives and letting them speak for themselves.
This week
A little bit of Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse from when they joined us for breakfast.
The Epic Tale of Nikki thinking she had lost her kid!
James is overthinking bikes.
Big John is triggered by witnessing awkward flirting between two strangers.
Back to covid times – you won’t believe what L
Big John At Breakfast - BONUS 033
Big John At Breakfast Bonus - It’s our little bit on the side!
It starts with James and Liesl being upset with Big John about a video he DM'd them!
We talk bodies with James, pussies with Liesl and it turns out Big John has a form of Dysgeusia – do you?
Coffee Girl is back with something that terrifies James.
AND how much would a “Jennifer Aniston style fake suede jacket” cost back in the day? –
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays! - 032
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
Time to reveal our plans for 2026. Or to put it another way:
Our strategy moving forward in order to align key leverage best-in-class insights, double down on quick wins, and build a scalable roadmap that drives meaningful impact across the podcast. And that.
James has something revolutionary for anyone who has a cold at the mom
Big John At Breakfast - 031 - Throwback Thursday - Ricky Wilson
This is Throwback Thursday, where we crack open the archives to see what falls out. Years of our breakfast show, packed with moments we probably should have forgotten, but never could.
This week
Ricky Wilson from The Kaiser Chiefs and The Voice came on to apologise to someone from Sheffield that he had booted off The Voice.
It was Hallamster invention time. And his love for ITV Calendar news bec
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays - 030 - Boxing Day
On Boxing Day – Big John At Breakfast Fridays:
The truth about what really happened to the Hallam FM 80’s Caravan.
Liesl has had another unwanted visitor. She does seem to attract the wrong men (including James and Big John).
James finally comes clean about lying to his wife, all year!
An Epic Fail from listener Sharon, that goes back 20 years and is kind of Big John’s fault!
Coffee Girl has some
Big John At Breakfast - Throwback Thursday Xmas Day - 029 - JOHN BISHOP
It’s our “Throwback Thursday - Big John At Christmas”
We’re opening the vault and rewinding to some of the most unforgettable moments from our breakfast show at Christmas.
Today is just full of Hallamster. There's Christmas Epic Fail from Jason and the friend’s ceiling. Loads of throwback chats from Big John, Liesl and James including the age old question: Can you ask for sexy underwear from you
Big John At Breakfast - Mad Friday! 028
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
We kick off Mad Friday in a way guaranteed to get you going.
I admit I’m missing two very basic human traits. Am I normal?
Liesl gets escorted out of Santa’s grotto. (Yes, really.)
James reveals a genuinely new money-making idea involving Christmas lights.
Coffee Girl returns, Santa sends more presents, and we drop the Official Fri
Big John At Breakfast - Throwback Thursday 027 - Michael McIntyre
Throwback Thursday is where we dig into the highlights — those brilliant moments, the callers we still talk about, the guests who made us howl, and the stories that just won’t die. (Or maybe it's the first thing we found in the archive)
On this week’s 'Throwback Thursday':
Michael McIntyre. The Michael McIntyre!
Double Hallamster - The time he was booked to turn on the Christmas lights at M
Big John At Breakfast - BONUS 026
It’s our little bit on the side!
On this week’s 'Bonus Tuesdays':
Once again, an apology for today’s show. Big John even does a solo at one point? We blame Christmas.
Coffee Girl is on. We talk James’s new book, Big John’s new BODY podcast (?), Liesl reveals new powers and we salute the Faithful.
Do you have a neighbour in charge of everybody’s spare keys? You’re going to want to hear today’s s
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays! - 025
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
How Liesl got us all in to trouble this week.
James has been up to something HUGE behind our backs and finally comes clean.
Big John’s officially been called out - his daughter has hit the age where every tiny thing he does drives her mad, and she’s not shy about listing them.
There’s a funeral on the show.
Santa has sent us Christ
Big John At Breakfast - Throwback Thursday 024 - Ricky Gervais
Throwback Thursday is where we dig into the highlights — those brilliant moments, the callers we still talk about, the guests who made us howl, and the stories that just won’t die. (Or maybe it's the first thing we found in the archive)
On this week’s 'Throwback Thursday':
Double Hallamster: First - his exciting advent calendar and then when he came face to face with Ricky Gervais.
Ricky Gervais
Big John At Breakfast - BONUS 023
It’s our little bit on the side!
On this week’s 'Bonus Tuesdays':
It’s a very ‘giddy’ show today – Because Christmas. We even have to apologise to our sponsor Wild Accounting. And we’d like to apologies to you too. Lessons have been learnt.
Coffee Girl is on. We talk posters and cooked breakfasts and we salute the Fa
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays! 022
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
Hallamster back (after a 6 week stretch)
Liesl’s had a random man in her house. Now he hasn’t stopped messaging her! Is it normal?
James is overthinking cafe menus! Is he allowed to be annoyed?
We need to talk about the phrase “We are experiencing unprecedented levels of calls at the moment”.
Christmas is switched on!
And the Offic
Big John At Breakfast - Throwback Thursday 021 - Peter Kay
Sometimes the best way to move forward is to take a little step back.
Throwback Thursday is where we dig into the highlights — those brilliant moments, the callers we still talk about, the guests who made us howl, and the stories that just won’t die. (Or maybe it's the first thing we found in the archive)
On this week’s 'Bonus Throwback Thursday':
Peter Kay called us from his car – he had just had
Big John At Breakfast - BONUS 020
It’s our little bit on the side!
On this week’s 'Bonus Tuesdays':
Big John, Liesl and James all back together, to get you going.
Hear what everyone is saying about last Friday's show and Liesl’s grotty hotel room, James’s intolerance to one school lesson and Big John’s hoarding and LIE to his wife!
Coffee Girl is on with her own mis-guided self-made merchandise, we salute the Faithful and The Mon
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays! 019
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
The podcast is changing! We talk about it in this week’s Show.
History is repeating itself for Liesl. She just can’t seem to learn. Is it too late to save her? It all happens in a grotty hotel room in Blackpool!
Big John asks once again – is he normal?! (Don’t answer that). He’s worried he just can’t let go. Of anything.
James want
Big John At Breakfast - BONUS 018
On this week’s 'Bonus Tuesdays':
Big John, Liesl and James all back together, to get YOU going.
Hear what everyone is saying about last Friday's show and Liesl’s knickers.
Coffee Girl is on, we salute the Faithful and The Monday Song is back (on a Tuesday)
How much were hair straighteners and sofas back in the day? – It’s ‘Mum's Catalogue’!
Support the podcast AND get a shout for you or a mate o
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Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
James has spotted something that’ll blow your mind — and YOUR neighbours might be guilty of it too.
Liesl’s broken a sacred underwear rule. Every woman will get it… and every man is about to learn something.
How do you ask a parent to pay for something their child destroyed, without sounding petty?
Can Liesl and James get Big John
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On today's 'Bonus':
Big John, Liesl and James all back together - on a Tuesday?
And wait – They're doing the “Monday Song”?
Hear what everyone is saying about last Friday's show.
Coffee Guy is on and we salute the Faithful.
Mum's Catalogue Game - and it's twice as good!
Get an official shout for your mate on this week’s Friday Song – just head to the website now https://bigjohnatbreakfast.co.uk
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays! 015
The 'Gospel of Good Vibes' has just landed...
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
Big John being naked and vulnerable.
Liesl told truths she didn't want.
James being the perfect partner or just needy?
And the Official Friday Song to kick off the weekend.
Got a smart speaker? Then you’ve got the show! Just ask it to "Play the latest podcast from Big John at Breakfast
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays! 014
The 'Gospel of Good Vibes' has just landed...
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
Finally, the truth comes out… What really went on at Hallam FM?
- All the stuff we weren’t allowed to talk about at the time.
Facing South Yorkshire’s big questions, like “What does it feel like to be cancelled?’, ‘What do you actually do now?’, ‘Are you bringing Hallam FM back?’ and lo
Big John At Breakfast - BONUS 013
We’re trying out a few bonus episodes on top of the weekly Fridays. - Let us know your thoughts!
On today's 'Bonus':
Big John, Liesl and James all back together
We have an announcement of something big happening with the podcast
Wait – There’s now a “Monday Song”?
Coffee Girl and your messages.
The return of an award-winning part of our show
You can get a shout on this week’s Friday Song – just
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays! 012 - It's Halloween!
The 'Gospel of Good Vibes' has just landed with a Halloween Special...
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
Liesl’s finally been sussed out — and gets called-out right in front of her own kids.
James is the first to say what everyone’s thinking - The one thing we’ve all been avoiding.
Once again I just can’t man up. I’m my own worst enemy. I can’t get out of my own wa
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays! 011
The 'Gospel of Good Vibes' has just landed...
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
How do you get on with your neighbours? James has an issue with his. Things have gone so far, he now wants to introduce a new law. Do you back his idea?
A thing you eat everyday - well - you’ve been doing it wrong! It’s time for a revolution. It’ll blow your mind. And you’re welcome.
L
Big John At Breakfast - BONUS - 010
Quick bit of BONUS action, as we get ready for the big one on Friday and the return of Hallamster.
This isn't really a podcast. It's more of an apology.
Sorry
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Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week on The 'Gospel of Good Vibes':
Finally, all three of us have something in common. I wonder if you have the same thing going on too? Let us know. (It’s the REAL reason why there was no Bonus podcast this week)
There has been a school robbery! But is Liesl really to blame this time?Test yourself and see what you would have done in her
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays! 008
The 'Gospel of Good Vibes' has just landed...
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
You should never ask someone a question that you’re not prepared to answer yourself. James has done this, and is now cornered.
Think you’re good at getting a refund? Wait till you hear what Liesl’s trying to return—it’s unbelievable!
Big John wants to talk away your guilt. Guilt we all
Big John At Breakfast - Bonus 007
We’re trying out a few bonus episodes on top of the weekly Fridays. - Let us know your thoughts!
On today's 'Bonus':
Big John, Liesl and James all back together
What’s the plan for ‘Hallamster’?
A new Friday Song??
Coffee Girl and your messages.
The return of an award-winning part of our show
You can get a shout on this week’s Friday Song – just head to the website now https://bigjohnatbreakfas
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays! 006 Hallamster
It started as a thing on the show for the kids. Now those kids have grown up but still want him back! - ‘Hallamster’ is live on this week’s show!
Also this week:
We are forced to apologise to a local restaurant.
Big John has to face the fact he *might* have become an angry gammon-faced man.
James declares war on the wildlife in his garden – Place your bets on
who wins.
There's a big announceme
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays! 005
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
The 'Gospel of Good Vibes' has just landed...
This week:
Big John is bragging again but will it turn out YOU are actually in the same club as him without knowing it?
The Gods are clearly trying to educate Liesl from afar, but what's that got to do with a lady called Fiona who is keeping Liesl's red dress ransom.
Producer James is actually qui
Big John At Breakfast - Fridays! 004
Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
Our weekly Gospel of Good Vibes has just landed...
This week:
Liesl’s meltdown has blown up — But was it her kids' fault all along?
James has crossed a line with a waitress — Something he’d never do at home!
Big John’s had a crushing realisation — Why he’s finally ready to confess everything.
Has our talking Hamster had his 10 year ban lifte
