On the Qualcast this week: Dom Littlewood’s one-man crusade against scrounging ne’er-do-wells, Alan Bleasdale and Lord Charles, how Yentob got in at the BBC, Spud-u-like’s luxury dining options, Intellectual Big Brother, the Two Doms, the failed attempt to establish Arthur Negus and Patrick Mower as a double act, the vital importance of forehead cleanliness in show business, Derek Jacobi’s abortive career as a panel game host, and the night that Lance Percival got the better of Terry Scott and the Six Million Dollar Man.
007 - HALLIWELL'S COMET
This week on the Qualcast, we go into DVD box sets, Sam Peckinpah’s Lime Grove sabbatical, the original cast of The Professionals, Leslie Halliwell’s darkest hour, the numerous Chinese attempts to kidnap Lee Marvin, the origins of Banacek and Joe Pesci’s wild years with Jonathan Cohen.
006 - A NEW BEGINNING
From this week, the BO Problem is now dead, long live Barfe and Owen’s Qualcast. A quality podcast (hence the name) with more than a few references to lawnmowers (hence, er, the name). We celebrate the change of name by discussing the terrible events that struck the BBC Television Theatre in 1958, and the statesmanlike way in which Billy Cotton handled them.
005 - GET BRITAIN MOVING
The first BO Problem podcast of the new year is with us. Owen and Barfe deal with matters as diverse as Fowler’s endowment, cold toast in hotels, the proposed rollback of health and safety regulations and Tony Selby’s interpretation of the offside rule.
004 - LEFTOVERS
Due to busy schedules over Christmas, Messrs Owen and Barfe were unable to sit down and record fresh jollity. Fortunately, previous sessions had resulted in enough excess material to make this festive offering.
003 - PANTOMANIA
For week three, we take an erudite look at the pantomime season.
002 - KNOWLESWATCH
The second BO Problem is just under an hour and a half of erudition and scurrilous nonsense about the seating arrangements on Blankety Blank, how Nick Knowles got into telly, a great night out with the newsreaders, how John Travolta really made his fortune and how God-fearing Brummie comic Don Maclean blew his chances in Hollywood.
001 - I'M MATT, HE'S LOUIS
The first ‘BO Problem’ podcast is archived here for your listening pleasure. On the agenda: Dave from Minder’s porn shame, Derek Nimmo format bingo, showbiz autobiography titles and inappropriate laughter during wedding ceremonies. It’s all here, folks.