In Bed With Miles and Helen.

Episode 19: A Full Fridge is a Happy Fridge

Mon, 13 May 2024 06:31:12 GMT

Episode 19: A Full Fridge Is A Happy Fridge. Miles and Helen discuss their amazing baking Mums and the array of cakes and biscuits that said Mums are good at producing. Plus! Why can't Miles sort out his pesto jars? Plus! Why is Eurovision full of people with mental health issues?

Episode 18: Dead or Alive?!

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:22:57 GMT

Who is dead these days? Who's alive? Who can tell the difference? Beset by knowledge of celebrities, we want to know, right? Miles sets Helen a little quiz. Does Miles outwit her? We shall find out. But...is Sid Little still alive? Answers on a postcard please... This episode is sponsored by The Ilkley Brewery. This was recorded on April 28th 2024 in York.

Episode 17: Jimmy Carr's Face!!!

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 13:16:49 GMT

What on earth has Jimmy Carr done to his face? (International listeners, Jimmy Carr is an English comedian who is well known for his humour and love of plastic surgery.) This vital question by Miles follows on from previous hot enquiries such as 'Where is the brown sauce?' and leads to a discussion of how we have all got a bit more plastic. 'Jimmy Carr looks like a ventriloquist's dummy,' says Helen. 'I don't think I would want him on my knee,' says Miles. This episode was recorded on April 20th 2024.

Episode 16: 'Where is the brown sauce?'

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 21:41:24 GMT

Episode 16. Helen has a paddy when the brown sauce goes missing. Miles, meanwhile, is suffering from existential angst (again). What puts you off your sprocket? Don't say it's listening to Miles and Helen!

Episode 15: The Seven Deadly Sins

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:44:13 GMT

In Bed With Miles and Helen, episode 15. Miles and Helen took two goes to record this episode on 24th March 2024 but we finally succeeded! In this episode, we discuss the 'Seven Deadly Sins' after having a night out with Havi. We ate too much! Waiting for Miles to arrive in Durham, Helen consumed a packet of lentil crisps and then had an egg custard and THEN went out for dinner. So we were both gluttonous. Then we repented. Then we had a think about the seven deadly sins. It is now Easter and time to get some easter eggs. In Roman times, they had a vomiting room. 'We were all pogged,' says Miles. 'It sounds like we've been to a weird party,' says Helen. Enjoy!

Episode 14: 'Why wasn't Joe Pasquale the voice of Darth Vader?'

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:23:23 GMT

In Bed With Miles and Helen, Episode 14. Helen has a thing about Richard Burton, so Miles does an impression of the great Welsh actor. There's a reason Darth Vader doesn't have the voice of Joe Pasquale. Plus! James Blunt is awful, says Miles. Helen disagrees.

Episode 13: 'Was the Milk Tray Man really a stalker?' Plus! The Flake Advert, and other sweet-toothed ramblings.

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:57:39 GMT

In bed with Miles and Helen, episode 13. We discuss the Milk Tray Man and the Flake advert. 'It wouldn't be allowed these days,' says Helen. Miles reads his poem 'The Milk Tray Man Slows Down'. If you want to get in touch, you can email us at milesandhelen@gmail.com

Episode 12 - Sweeties of the past (and we don't mean Diana Dors!)

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:32:00 GMT

Miles and Helen discuss sweeties of the past, and have a moment of nostalgia as they remember purchasing sugary snacks in the late 1970s and 1980s. PLUS! WHO is listening to us in Ashburn, Virginia? 'Enjoyable nonsense' - Podcast weekly. 'I wish they'd give it a rest,' - Syd.

Episode 11 - Freebies, unnerving chickens and other ramblings....

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 10:46:56 GMT

Episode 11 - Freebies, unnerving chickens and other ramblings...

Helen recalls her unfortunate chicken incident at a Def Leppard concert. We also discuss freebies! Plus more assorted nonsense. If you have a problem and you'd like us to talk about, email us at milesandhelen@gmail.com (We may not take the problem too seriously!) Episode 11 was recorded in York on the morning of Sunday 11th February 2024.

Regional accents. Episode 10. Which UK city is the most untrustworthy? Spoiler alert: it's not Durham, pet!

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:56:36 GMT

Miles and Helen discuss the hugely important topic of the UK's regional accents. Which accent is the most trustworthy? Which is the most untrustworthy? Helen loves talking about accents. Miles tries out his annoying Glaswegian alter-ego, Kenny.

In Bed With Miles and Helen - Episode 9 - Customer Service

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 21:27:16 GMT

In Bed With Miles and Helen - Episode 9 - Customer Service. We discuss customer service in the UK. Miles sounds like Victor Meldrew. Again.

This episode was recorded on January 24th 2024 in Durham.

In Bed With Miles and Helen Episode 8 : Ghosts, Northumbria and, err, hand dryers!

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:19:20 GMT

In Bed With Miles and Helen, episode 8. We talk about our little trip to Northumbria. Plus! Ghost stories. Helen reveals a great ghost story of her own. PLUS! Helen blows hot and cold on hand dryers. (See what we did there?)

In Bed With Miles and Helen, Episode 7: Cheese

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:06:28 GMT

Miles and Helen nibble on one of our favourite subjects: cheese. As we are both fans of cheese, this was a nice morsel for discussion. Thank you to Jill and Janine who requested that we talk about cheese. This episode was recorded in Thirsk on Sunday January 14th 2024.

In Bed With Miles and Helen - Episode 6: Supermarkets

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 09:46:53 GMT

We had a request from Terry to talk about Supermakets. Although we are slightly concerned for Terry's welfare, we thought we better fulfil our obligations to him. So here are our thoughts on trolleys, checkouts etc. What do you mean, you can live without our thoughtful discussions? Thanks for the request, Terry. We hope you feel better soon. This episode was recorded on December 30th 2023.

In Bed With Miles and Helen, Episode 5 : Poetry, Television and Clever Pigs

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 03:56:15 GMT

In Bed With Miles and Helen. We talk about our trip to a poetry reading and watching TV. A truly riveting episode. We are now on 8 listeners! Amazeballs! This episode was recorded on December 21st 2023 in York.

In Bed With Miles and Helen - Episode 4: Christmas Preparations. Miles refuses to buy a Christmas Tree. And is Prancer the gay reindeer?

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:12:24 GMT

In Bed With Miles and Helen - Episode 4: Our listenership has exploded to five people! In Episode 4, recorded in December 2023, we talk about Christmas preparations. Miles refuses to buy a tree. 'Do I sound like the Grinch?' he asks. 'Yes,' says Helen.

In Bed With Miles and Helen - Episode 3. Pet Hates. Helen forms the 'anti-Lily League' and nearly has a punch up with a traffic warden.

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 19:28:51 GMT

Welcome back to In Bed With Miles and Helen, Episode 3. This episode 3 and it covers the vitally important topic of 'Pet Hates. What does Helen hate? What does Miles hate? Listen on for the answers... (No pets were harmed in the making of this episode.)

In Bed With Miles and Helen - Episodes 1 and 2 - Embarrassing Stories and Spiders (DOUBLE FEATURE!)

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:28:54 GMT

How did we get into this? Whose idea was it? Sometime late in 2023, we thought we would record our silly chats and send them to friends via Whatsapp. So here is our first episode, in which we discuss important matters. The first episode was recorded somewhere in the frozen north on December 9th 2023. In this episode, we discuss embarrassing situations and things we don't like (Spiders). Helen shares some edifying stories including her much loved 'the spider and the scalpel' story. This episode is dedicated to Havi, our very first listener! Thank you Havi. So, there you go. In Bed With Miles and Helen, Episode One. What HAVE we got ourselves into?