It's the year 2009 and at a Grammar School in Dover, Greer and Bethan probably aren't listening to their Latin teacher and instead eating a whole cheesecake behind a book in a lesson. Fast forward a decade later, Bethan is procrastinating from her PhD and Greer is trying to stop social media making her feel depressed so they decided to keep in touch by starting a podcast.
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Anecdotally - Louis Theroux - Greer Riddell
In this week's episode of the Anecdotally podcast, Greer and Bethan get to the end of re-watching Season 1 of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends and discuss episode 5 Weird Christmas. Greer and Bethan discuss whether it is worth trying to evangelize Manhattan by using helium balloons, wonder if Mountain Mike will get his first blow-job in 20 years and ponder how far is too far when getting naked outside.
Behind the scenes facts about Kelsey Grammer's popular sitcom Frasier which lasted for 11 seasons on NBC including which Friends star was meant to play Roz Doyle before Peri Gilpin, who the real callers to Frasier's fictitious radio station KACL are and what on earth Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs have to do with anything.
Behind the scenes facts about Glee, the hit musical comedy drama from the USA written by Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story), Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan including which famous performers banned Glee from using their music and which main cast member was hired after a MySpace audition. Glee began in 2009 and follows the students of the William McKinley Glee Club, the New Directions as they compete in show choir competitions. Original cast members include Lea Michele, Naya Rivera and Amber Riley.
Behind the scenes trivia of Joss Whedon's science fiction hit Buffy The Vampire Slayer which stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan. Facts include why Buffy The Vampire Slayer was edited before airing in the UK, who taught James Marsters Spike's British accent and the spin-offs like Angel that never got the green light.
Insights into the production of The Vicar Of Dibley written by Richard Curtis and starring Dawn French from the documentary Vicar Of Dibley: Inside Out released in March 2021 on GOLD. The 1994 sitcom became an unlikely hit focusing on a female member of the clergy who is placed in the small, traditional English village of Dibley. Cast members James Fleet and Mel Gedroiyc also feature.
Behind the scenes facts from Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady's sitcom The Big Bang Theory which lasted for 12 successful seasons from 2007 until 2009. Facts include how much the 3 main stars Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco and Jim Parsons earned per episode, which sets on The Big Bang Theory were actually exactly the same and, why the pilot episode starred two more female characters that audiences never met again.
Behind the scenes facts and trivia about the US sitcom Parks and Recreation starring Amy Poehler including why the character of Leslie Knope had to be changed after season one, the minor role Nick Offerman nearly played over Ron Swanson and how Parks and Recreation was almost a spin off of The Office.
The Walking Dead is a hugely popular US post-apocalyptic horror series that was developed by Frank Darabont on AMC in 2010. The Walking Dead facts include how background actors were made into Walkers, which role Norman Reedus auditioned for before Daryl Dixon and the differences between Carol Peletier in the Walking Dead Comics and the TV Series.
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