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S3E10 – Season Finale – Luff Actually Jul 15, 2026 35:05 How dark should it be at night? This and many other important questions are tackled by Brian and the team in the spectacular last episode of the series. Plus, automatic doors clothes hangers and community choirs. Also, the Genie of the Lava Lamp grants Brian another three wishes, and Barry Combover updates us on his bee hives. Podcast produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Hand-crafted by the

S3E9 – Poet on the Fire Escape – Luff Actually Jul 8, 2026 33:10 Join Brian & the gang for more low-rent entertainment, squarely aimed at a more discerning podcast listener. Gus the Sofa moans about thermostats, Ophelia Zodiac shares a strange prediction about bathroom mirrors, and in "Back in the Day", Grandpa Biscuits has some very fond memories of funerals. It's more fun than it sounds. Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Hand-crafted by the Producti

S3E8 – We Should Do This More Often – Luff Actually Jul 1, 2026 33:53 Welcome to the only podcast that's legally classified as "background activity". Another low-rent rollercoaster of curious musings and dubious whimsical wonders. This week's designated emotion is "Perplexed Delight, and Grandpa Biscuits shares some nostalgic memories about his bank manager. Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Hastily thrown together by the Production Village for Studio Sense

S3E7 – Live from the Hive – Luff Actually Jun 24, 2026 33:16 Will Phoebe Paradox finally "Name That Horse"? Plus, Brian explores the almost-impossible social contract of pretending to recognise people and there's a brand new item called "Bee Time". Also, prophetic prophecies, horoscopes for your cat, and a sneak peek at the forthcoming album from Sonny Keys & the Flat Notes. Today's Designated Emotion is "Curious Unease". Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina S

S3E6 – Spaghetti Confidence – Luff Actually Jun 17, 2026 38:43 Another delightfully offbeat podcast that thrives on chaos, wit, and whimsical charm. Join Brian and his eccentric team as they navigate jigsaw puzzles, school report cards, weird psychic predictions, and the final chapter of their essential "Survival Guide for Soft Mammals." Plus, a heartfelt rant about escalator etiquette, and another new song from Sonny Keys & the Flat Notes. Produced by Brian

S3E5 – Optimistic Bewilderment – Luff Actually Jun 10, 2026 38:28 "Another episode brimming with quirky charm and whimsical wisdom", it says here. Meet the Genie of the Lava Lamp, enjoy the peculiar delights of "Gentleman's Relish," and get Part 5 of our "Survival Guide for Soft Mammals." Plus, a rant on rebellious packaging, more horoscopes for your cat, and an almost- fascinating fact about sound. Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Carefully glued toge

S3E4 – Kissing Without Chemistry – Luff Actually Jun 3, 2026 42:11 Extended summer episode. More sunny and surreal character comedy with Luff & the gang, plus a sensational new summer single from house band Sonny Keys & the Flat Notes. Featuring Grandpa Biscuits, Gus the Sofa, Toby Finch and Part 4 of "A Survival Guide for Soft Mammals". Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Handmade by the Production Village for Studio Senseless in London.

S3E3 – Not Coming Home – Luff Actually May 27, 2026 39:13 Your first chance to hear Luff Actually's official England World Cup anthem by Sonny Keys & the Flat Notes. Plus, Grandpa Biscuits, Gus the Sofa and Part 3 of Brian's fascinating "Survival Guide for Soft Mammals". Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Hand crafted by the Production Village, in leafy Crouch End, for Studio Senseless.

S3E2 – Colouring Outside the Lines – Luff Actually May 20, 2026 31:49 Live on tape from leafy Crouch End, Brian and the gang bring you more Horoscopes for Your Cat, a new guessing game with Phoebe Paradox called "Name That Horse", and another helping of Gentleman's Relish with Neville Montague. Plus, more Arbitrarily Chosen Words of the Week, The Colouring Lady, and Part Two of the fascinating "Survival Guide for Soft Mammals". Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowe

S3E1 – One Badger After Another – Luff Actually May 12, 2026 35:21 A new series of Luff Actually, featuring Part 1 of Brian's life-changing "Survival Guide for Soft Mammals", and introducing "Ellie on the Telly", the Colouring Lady and the extraordinary Ophelia Zodiac. Plus, a few old favourites including "The Whispering Fish" and "Grandpa Biscuits". Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Hand crafted, in living breathing stereo, by the Production Village for

Luff Actually - Season 3 Trailer May 5, 2026 02:03 A brand new series of Luff Actually starts Wednesday 13th May 2026.

S2E10 – The Day Pelicans Learned to Salsa – Luff Actually Apr 8, 2026 32:19 The mildly disappointing last episode of the series, in which Gus the Sofa ponders life, and for the final time, we meet the Patron Saint of Season Finales, and Phoebe Paradox plays "The Engaging Game That Nobody Understands" for the final time. Plus, a heartfelt rant about printer-cartridges. Chaos, wit, and charm will all be noticeably absent from this episode. The series is rounded off by a spe

S2E9 – Grandpa Biscuits – Luff Actually Apr 1, 2026 30:41 A delightfully chaotic episode of Luff Actually, featuring the ever-confounding "Engaging Game That Nobody Understands," introduction of the word "Mendicularity", and a rant about those annoying "accept cookies" pop-ups. Plus, another interesting fact for clever people who talk loudly in restaurants, surreal horoscopes, celebrity trivia, and appearances by Gus the Sofa, Grandpa Biscuits, and more.

S2E8 – Sensation Seekers Unite – Luff Actually Mar 25, 2026 30:20 Immerse yourself in the absurd and whimsical world of Brian Luff, as he navigates more puzzling challenges, hosts another edition of "The Engaging Game That Nobody Understands," and delivers an earnest rant about the sheer gothic horror of software updates. With regular guests Gus the Sofa, Toby Finch and Ellie Jade, plus Brian's glittering house band Sonny Keys & the Flat Notes who round off the

S2E7- A Persistent Wasp – Luff Actually Mar 21, 2026 32:50 Join Brian Luff, Gus the Sofa and an eccentric cast of thousands as they tackle trivia questions, games that no one understands, interesting facts for people who talk loudly in restaurants, and a word of the week that you'll never need to use in a million years. Plus, and angry rant about persistent notifications on mobile devices. Sonny Keys and his band round off the show with some meaty big ban

S2E6 – The Genesis of Bubble Wrap – Luff Actually Mar 21, 2026 35:03 Brian and the gang present another hatful of nonsense from the Broadway Radio Theatre in leafy Crouch End. Including, but not limited to, the origin of the word "deadline", a fish talking about parallel parking and an angry rant about the dark art of "delivery tracking". Plus, the Agony Aunt in the Sky, and Toby & Ellie present another riveting edition of "Underwhelming". This week Sonny Keys an

S2E5 – Saint Jonathan of Tweak – Luff Actually Mar 21, 2026 33:39 Brush up your palm reading skills with Tammy the Telepath, play along with the "Engaging Game That Nobody Understands" and enjoy another gulp of homespun philosophy with the Whispering Fish. Plus, titillating trivia, surreal horoscopes and Brian has a little rant about CAPTCHA. Note: There will once again be no mention of the infamous Time-Travelling Toaster Inquiry which debated if breakfast appl

S2E4 – Who Even Are You? – Luff Actually Mar 18, 2026 33:21 It's the podcast that promises clarity, delivers confusion and hopes that you're coping better than we are. More quirky games, bizarre horoscopes and a desperate rant about web site passwords. Plus, this week's arbitrarily selected word of the week, the tragic history of St Percival the Invariably Late, and Sonny Keys and the band round it all off with a dancefloor-ready disco banger. Produced by

S2E3 – Palmageddon – Luff Actually Feb 18, 2026 31:59 Palm Reading, Tesco's Rage & Springsteen Tribute: A man who tried to patent silence and competitive staircase apologising are just two of the items not included in this week's episode. However, the show does contain a tall tale about the invention of modern meeting culture, a rant about Tesco's Supermarket, and we learn the meaning of the rarely used word "quorblenate", Plus, octopus trivia, ano

S2E2 – Valentines Day Special – Luff Actually Feb 11, 2026 34:43 Awkward Romance, Loud Engines & Acerbic Country Music: The team dutifully exchange Valentines Day cards as Brian discovers the history of Saint Amoraff, Patron Saint of Awkward Romantic Gestures, and delivers a heartfelt rant about artificially loud car engines. Plus, quirky horoscopes, invented treaties, and another brand-new album track from Sonny Keys & the Flat Notes. Love, laughter, and "fl

S2E1 – The Agony Aunt in the Sky - Luff Actually Feb 4, 2026 36:09 Palm-Reading, Teapot Treaty & "Silo" Rage: Greetings curious humans. In the first of a brand-new series, Brian and the gang unravel the mysteries of Saint Flibberticus Day, dissect the Great Teapot Treaty of 1437, and we meet some new members of the team, including Taylor Tinsel and Tammy the Telepath. There's also a rant about the TV series "Silo". Packed with odd facts, hilarious horoscopes,

Luff Actually - Season 2 Trailer Jan 28, 2026 01:19 A brand new series of Luff Actually starts 4th February on Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Podcasts,

S1E10 – Clockwork Postmen & Reversible Gravy – Luff Actually Jan 21, 2026 39:16 Season Finale, Celebrating Elbow Rests & Fireworks: Expect rogue budgies, mole-made miracles and the intriguing enigma of reversible gravy. Luff and the gang share tales of vending machine romance and celestial cosmic waltzes. Plus, we unravel the deepest thoughts of a BBC newsreader, discover why elbow rests deserve a special day and bring down the curtain with a spectacular firework display. Pr

S1E9 – Woody Chicken – Luff Actually Jan 14, 2026 35:44 Inedible Poultry, Mild Panic & Seagull Shopping Etiquette: It's the podcast that defies logic and always embraces the absurd! This week we celebrate National Mild Panic Appreciation Week and discover a seagull with impeccable shopping etiquette. Plus, a rant about inedible chicken purchased from a supermarket. Among the many items not included in this week's episode are a clairvoyant cat, a man w

S1E8 – The Pantomime Special – Luff Actually Jan 7, 2026 31:51 Genies, Panto Dames and Aladdin Actually: Join Luff and the gang for magic, mischief and mayhem, as they bring their own very questionable version of Aladdin to life. Expect evil laughs, underwhelming facts, surprise quizzes and a genie with the deepest voice in Pantoland. "Aladdin Actually" stars Downtown Don Vale as Abanazer, Tex Magnum as the Genie of the Lamp, and Ellie Jade as Aladdin. Produ

S1E7 – Cheese Fight Club – Luff Actually Dec 31, 2025 36:56 Lost Bookmarks, Psychic Brian & Singing Vegetables: It's National Lost Bookmark Appreciation Week, so start by bookmarking this podcast right now! This episode features a vegetable that hums its own theme tune, a whispering fish, and a listener phone-in so lame that the studio umbrella plant walked out. Plus, horoscopes that may change your life, the latest metaphysical miracle from Psychic Brian

S1E6 – The Christmas Special – Luff Actually Dec 23, 2025 36:45 Festive Tarot Bingo, Chocolate Trees & Inventing Xmas Eve: With tangerines and tinsel galore, here's a holiday episode wrapped in absurdity and sprinkled with cheer. Dive into festive madness with mince pies, egg nog and a life-sized chocolate Christmas tree. Plus, duck mail mysteries, Tarot Card Bingo and the woman who invented Christmas Eve. Prepare to be gloriously unbothered! Written and pre

S1E5 – Self Aware Biscuits – Luff Actually Dec 17, 2025 34:27 Volkswagen Rage, Cosmic Musings & Haunted Houses: Join Brian and his quirky crew for the only podcast that smells faintly of lemon drizzle cake. Featuring, Gus the Sofa in a haunted house, the origin of queuing in a French village and a heartfelt rant about car mechanics. Plus, horoscopes, trivia, and cosmic musings. Luff Actually is absurd, mildly witty and always delightfully odd. Written and

S1E4 – Thunder Road - Luff Actually Dec 10, 2025 35:31 Speed Cameras, Psychic Celebrities & Strange Facts: The only podcast that is still legally classified as a small festival. Left-handed compliments, A speed camera rant, psychic celebrity readings, and square-shaped weather. Tune in, button up, and stay gloriously unbothered. Written and presented by Brian Luff. Produced by Brian Luff & Georgina Sowerby. Hand-crafted by the Production Village for

S1E3 – Bar Codes on Bananas – Luff Actually Nov 30, 2025 31:45 Parking Rage, Paper Clips & Gus the Sofa: Heads up sensation seekers, it's "Unnecessary Exclamation Mark Week". Plus, paper clip designs, cosmic burps and a rant about resident parking in London. Also, the Museum of Misplaced Items and this week's much anticipated "Luff Actually Horoscope". Featuring, Gus the Sofa, Tex Magnum, Kaysi Valayzee and Flirty Gertie. Written and presented by Brian Luff

S1E2 – The Hexagon Storm of Saturn – Luff Actually Nov 26, 2025 34:45 Cheating Footballers, Microwave Trivia & Battery Storage: Sheep who respond to Alexa commands, how fast do microwave cookers rotate and a rant about cheating footballers. Plus, a goldfish called Patrick and a conversation with Tom Daly about battery storage. Featuring "Tarot Card Bingo" with Velma Clair and this week's edition of "Underwhelming" with Toby & Ellie. Written and presented by Brian

S1E1 – Tarot Card Bingo – Luff Actually Nov 19, 2025 30:57 Amazon Prime Rage, Subbuteo & Horoscopes: A self-satisfied teapot, a man who tried to copyright the moon, and a rant about Amazon Prime. Plus, your Luff Actually Horoscopes, a man who waves at passing clouds, and an "astronaut-librarian" fancy dress costume. Featuring, Gus the Sofa, Vicky the Quiz Queen and "The Guy Who Talks About Subbuteo". Written and presented by Brian Luff. Produced by Bria

S2E10 - Season Finale – Moth Hotel Nov 17, 2025 15:58 The Moon Dreams have finally stopped occurring. Meanwhile, Melton Thornaby has married an alien, the hotel is running out of cornflakes, and doubt intensifies about whether the cast of this podcast are human beings or moths. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S2E9 – The Origami Planet – Moth Hotel Nov 16, 2025 16:45 An alien ship is sighted nearby. Plus, a TV channel that only shows kettles, a weeping tape machine in the studio, and a man who closely resembles Benedict Cumberbatch. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S2E8 – The Gilded Guillotine – Moth Hotel Nov 15, 2025 18:06 The clocks are striking 26 at Moth Hotel. Also, a completely hollow planet, a gadget that shuffles memories and news of a Holy Baguette at the Vatican. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S2E7 – Relativistic Momentum – Moth Hotel Nov 14, 2025 17:19 A new dream filtration unit appears in the ventilation shaft. Also, the ghostly art of dunking biscuits and a beauty salon opens at the Moth Hotel. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S2E6 – Probed – Moth Hotel Nov 13, 2025 16:24 An unexpectedly pleasant experience for Melton Thornaby, at the hands of his alien abductors. Plus, the ghost of a suffragette, a tutorial on space time curvature and a planet-hopping theatre troupe visits Moth Hotel. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S2E5 – A Disappearing Hat – Moth Hotel Nov 12, 2025 15:58 When is a moth not a moth? Plus, a shrinking moon, Zero-G Dodgeball and very sad news about an umbrella plant. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S2E4 - Haunting Histories – Moth Hotel Nov 7, 2025 15:18 Wine tasting with aliens, a starship flattened like cosmic Play-Doh, and worrying news that the residents are starting to complain. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S2E3 – A Doughnut on a Trampoline – Moth Hotel Oct 31, 2025 16:02 A clockwork teardrop, a clarinet for tuning gravity, and why no-one has ever truly sat on a chair. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S2E2 – Moon Dreams – Moth Hotel Oct 24, 2025 15:54 A planet whose continents resemble enormous fingerprints, pressed into blue clay. Plus, a disturbing news transmission from Earth and an announcement that Moth Hotel trading cards are now available to collect. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S2E1 – Dark Horizon – Moth Hotel Oct 17, 2025 17:01 New series. Moth Hotel has launched into space and is searching for Melton Thornaby in the void. Plus, Low-Gravity Wrestling, Moon Dreams with Buzz Aldrin, and a report on the installation of a new "Coincidence Regulator". Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

Moth Hotel - Season 2 Trailer Oct 13, 2025 53 The search for Melton Thornaby begins here. Season 2 of the award-nominated Moth Hotel starts Friday 17th October on Spotify, Amazon and Apple Podcasts. If you are late, the podcast will not wait for you.

S1E10 - Season Finale – Moth Hotel Oct 10, 2025 18:46 Melton Thornaby has been abducted by aliens, and Moth Hotel is drawing up plans to go and rescue him. Meanwhile, there's a voicemail from the Society for the Protection of Imaginary Friends and we meet a cat who likes going to meetings. Extended episode. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S1E9 – The Eighteenth Century – Moth Hotel Oct 3, 2025 22:35 Due to a fault with the time machine in the linen cupboard, Moth Hotel has travelled back in time to the year 1760. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S1E8 - A Tooth Floating in a Jar – Moth Hotel Sep 26, 2025 17:03 Foraging for lost dreams in the woods, something rather odd in the Moth Hotel Museum, and a giant angel with an important message. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S1E7 – Lava Lamp – Moth Hotel Sep 19, 2025 16:29 Where is Bernard? Also, Jack has been staring into the void again, and someone has moved Moth Hotel exactly six inches to the left. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S1E6 - The Zoo – Moth Hotel Sep 12, 2025 16:35 A museum for mistakes, the dangers of salad dressing, and why the animals are behaving strangely at Moth Hotel. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S1E5 – The Library – Moth Hotel Sep 5, 2025 15:40 Wrestling with crocodiles, a chair that refuses to be sat on, and a big room full of books with no endings. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless. Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

S1E4 – The Time Machine – Moth Hotel Aug 29, 2025 15:45 A strange new object in the Moth Hotel museum, something strange in the linen cupboard, and an innovative new drug for treating "restless interior monologue syndrome". Written and produced by Brian Luff. A Sowerby & Luff production for Studio Senseless.

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