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Here we are for episode 747! In which there is a charity event at The Toy Hospital! How is Charlotte involved? Why is Baby Grizzly back? Will Scraffy get to go home and who is waiting in the shadows for Bettina? Our next episode, #748 sees the return of Uncle Warren to discuss another year in UK television; also there's a new podcast out there and they seem to have taken a disliking to The Shy Life Podcast! Do join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have comments - you can even send a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Luca and Udio. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All Other Character Voices in this episode were performed by Mateusz K. All other content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. Episode 747 was recorded on the 26th September 2024; the original version of this episode was recorded between the 12th and 13th of July 2024, but the sound quality was not good enough due to a storm so we completely restaged the episode after making notes from the original improvisations.
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Here we are for episode 746! In which Paul enlists Hubert Gentry to help preserve the legacy of Sutton Park by using some of his contacts - but will Hubert be willing to help? Our next show - #747 sees us return to the Toy Hospital for a charitable event - there's a lot going on, but will Paul be able to get his beloved robot, Scraffy, back home in time for Christmas? Do join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Udio and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. Thanks to Toppie Smellie for his help with this edition and to all the friends past and present who appeared in the SP clips. Episode 746 was recorded on the 2nd November 2024, with additional lines for Cuthbert recorded on the 10th December 2024. The Sutton Park clips are from episode #610-#619 from September 1994.
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Here we are for episode 745! In which Grizzly (aka Mateusz) returns to the UK for another visit and he and Paul go to stay in a hotel once again to celebrate their birthdays! There are plenty of adventures and some appearances by familiar regulars; it's impossible for the guys to have a completely relaxing time on this show! Thanks to Grizzly for his time and company in making this edition of the show and thanks also to our special guest, Harry F for his contributions! Our next show - #746 sees Paul attempting to impress Hubert Gentry with clips from some old episodes of Sutton Park! How will Hubert react!? Do join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Udio and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. Episode 745 was recorded between the 17th and the 23rd November 2024.
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Here we are for episode 744; in which Paul heads for Salisbury to celebrate his 51st birthday; whilst back at the flat Hubert Gentry attempts to dupe Cuthbert into giving him some winning Wordle words!! Thanks to all the special guests who appeared during this edition; among them are mum and dad, Calum, Nick, Trowby and Lisa, Grizzly, Gianluca, Levi, Toppie Smellie and... of course, the Other birthday boy; Andy The Birthday Twin! Our next episode, #745 sees the return of Mateusz/Grizzly for another London visit - and this time it's Grizzly's time to celebrate his birthday! Do join us to find out how they both got along! Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Udio and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo and artwork by Owen O, with some assistance and photos provided by Shy Yeti. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. Episode 744 was recorded between the 7th and 12th November, with Hubert's sub-plot recorded on the 7th September 2024 and Cuthbert's lines recorded between the 2nd and 3rd December 2024.
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Here we are for episode 743! In which Paul and Andy discuss some of their favourite characters from Prisoner Cell Block H! Our next episode, #744 will be all about what Mister Yeti got up to on his recent birthday - featuring lots of special guests! Do join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have comments - you can even send a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Luca and Udio. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All other content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. This episode was recorded on the 18th August 2024.
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Here we are for episode 742! In which Ikk throws a party for Bettina, Charlotte and Tappie and all manner of weirdness ensues! Our extra material comes from Italy as we ask our good pal Gianluca to answer 12 exceedingly stupid questions! We also have a new song called I CANNOT LOVE YOU which we present to you in more than one version; it has music by Udio and lyrics by Paul Chandler. On our next episode, #743, The Birthday Twins are back to talk some more about one of their favourite Australian TV shows of the 70s and 80s; in fact they might even find themselves behind bars! Please join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Udio, Muffleyontour and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo and artwork by Owen O, with some assistance and photos provided by Shy Yeti. All other episode content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. This episode was recorded on the 20th of April 2024, with Gianluca's extra material recorded on the 19th October 2024.
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Here we are for episode 741! In which Mister Yeti and the gang go in search of a traitor amongst those who are meant to be protecting them from dangers such as the Yoga Vampires. In extra material we have a message from YUJ which he recently left with Big Fatty and a chat with a new guest who is behind some of Paul's recent AI collaborations! Our next episode, #742 sees a dinner party being thrown in honour of Bettina, Aunt Tappie and Charlotte - but how will it go when the three old "friends" meet up after so many years!?Do join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have comments - you can even send a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Luca and Udio. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All Other Character Voices in this episode were performed by Mateusz K. All other content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. Episode 741 was recorded on the 8th March 2024, with extra material recorded on the 26th October 2024. Check out the My Dog In A Dress video at: https://youtu.be/5J33K3oxUHI?si=5xiZs7LuhVtygzbm
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Here we are for episode 740! In which Paul, Toppie and Grizzly meet to share scary stories around the old camp fire - whilst some special guests call in with memories and thoughts about their own Halloween experiences over the years! Along with thanks to Toppie and Grizzly additional hugs to Big Fatty, Jay The Hauntcub, Adam Monkey, Uncle Warren and Gianluca C for their help this time! Our next show - #741 sees us trying to find a traitor in our midst! Do join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Udio and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. Episode 740 was recorded on 14th September 2024 with the extra messages gathered between the 1st and 19th October 2024. There is even a brief cameo with Calum which was recorded on the 1st of October 2024.
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Here we are for episode 739! In which a revived Ikk has a grand plan to launch a range of Shy Life Podcast perfumes; but what weird ideas will be involved in the manufacturing process?! Our extra material includes more Italian lessons from the wonderful Gianluca! This episode also has a new song called EVERYTHING YOU DO IS WRONG with lyrics by Paul C - it was made using Udio. Thanks to Mateusz (Grizzly) and Gianluca C with their help this time! Our next show - #740 is our Halloween special for 2024 and it includes many special guests - Toppie and Grizzly are with us - but we have a number of other guest recordings too! Do join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Udio and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. Episode 739 was recorded on the 21st March 2024; due to technical difficulties Ikk's lines were re-recorded between the 4th and the 18th of October 2024; the last two scenes were eventually re-recorded in part on the 22nd October 2024. Our extra material with Gianluca was recorded between the 25th April and the 1st May 2024.
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Here we are for episode 738; in which Paul and the gang delve back into the Sutton Park archives to explore more adventures from 1994 episode of the show; which feature a lot of familiar voices that you'll recognise from the podcast! Our next episode, #739 should finally see Ikk's return as he comes up with a money making idea which he needs some help with; can Paul and Grizzly help out? Do join us to find out! Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Udio and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo and artwork by Owen O, with some assistance and photos provided by Shy Yeti. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. Episode 738 was recorded on the 11th October 2024, with Sutton Park clips from episode #599-#609 from mid-September 1994!
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Here we are for episode 737! In a change (yet again!) to the scheduled edition this time Martin Holmes is here to have a grumble whilst Trowby and Lisa go all 3-2-1 on us! Martin and Mr Yeti discuss such subjects as dentists, pet psychics, keeping up with popular trends and all manner of other grumpiness! Trowby and Lisa's game takes us out for a leisurely cruise! Thanks to all my guests for their help this time around! Our next episode, #738 should be the one originally scheduled - but we're not sure yet - so watch this space! Do join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have comments - you can even send a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Luca and Udio. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All other content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. The links for this episode were recorded on the 7th October 2024 - Martin's grumbles were recorded way back on the 16th August 2023, whilst Trowby and Lisa's 3-2-1 segment was recorded on the 17th April 2024. Please note: the 3-2-1 segment was recorded before Yeti Uncle John got his new taxi from Charlotte... but goodness knows what he did with this one; or does he now have two!?!
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Here we are for episode 736! In which Paul and Nick attempt to record but Hubert Gentry interrupts and eventually joins in! We also have a few poems - but by complete coincidence two of them were in our previous episode! All this and we have more SUTTON PARK clips which follow on from the ones that we shared in 734. Many thanks to our guests, Nick Goodman, Hubert Gentry and Toppie Smellie. On our next episode, #737, Ikk has a new money making scheme and needs some volunteers to help! (Yes, I know, we've been promising this one for a while!) Please join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Udio, Muffleyontour and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo and artwork by Owen O, with some assistance and photos provided by Shy Yeti. All other episode content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. This episode was recorded on the 16th March 2024. The Sutton Park clips are from episodes #2201-2203 which were recorded on the 5th July 1998.
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Here we are for episode 735; in which Paul looks back at his 6th collection, Lovesongs For The Bitter And Twisted, which he published 20 years ago! We also have a new Yeti / Udio song called CAT THIEF based on one of Paul's poems. Our next episode, #736 sees notoriously grumpy local resident Hubert Gentry interrupting one of Paul and Nick's recording sessions! Do join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Udio and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo and artwork by Owen O, with some assistance and photos provided by Shy Yeti. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. Please note: I originally began recording this episode on the 20th March 2024, but was not happy with this sound quality and so began it again a few months later. Episode 735 was recorded between the 12th and 13th July 2024.
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Here we are for episode 734! In a change to the scheduled programme Paul shares some stories of his Sutton Park days with Cromitty and Yeti Uncle John - and also with the listeners, of course! There are wedding bells and also some very strange goings on in the park with Basil, Bakov and some invisible killer deer! Thanks to all who helped film these episode so many years ago now! (Mainly George W and Lee F on this occasion!) Thanks also to Nick G for digitising all the existing tapes of Sutton Park - a mammoth undertaking indeed! This edition also features a brief return by The Chandlers and also Brother Graham and Niece Alena! Our next episode, #735 should be the one originally scheduled - but we're not sure yet - so watch this space! Do join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have comments - you can even send a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Luca and Udio. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All other content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. The links for this episode were recorded on the 21st September 2024 and the Sutton Park episodes (#2192 to #2200), were filmed between the 7th June and 7th of July 1998.
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Here we are for episode 733! In which a slightly depleted Chatterbox team team up to discuss - amongst other things, some of the silly names that Charles Dickens named his characters - not to mention ome celebrity birthdays for September, would you rather decisions and some flashbacks to previous shows. We also have a new song by Mr Yeti (featuring Udio) entitled CAT THIEF, based on one of Paul's poems from many years ago! On our next episode, #734, two of the regulars come up with a money making idea - and no, it has nothing to do with Yeti Uncle John, for a change! Please join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Udio, Muffleyontour and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo and artwork by Owen O, with some assistance and photos provided by Shy Yeti. All other episode content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. This episode was recorded on the 17th August 2024.
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Here we are for episode 732! In which Paul speaks with the three new recruits from last year - Gianluca, Levi and Mateusz to see how they survived a year on the show! We also have a few different versions of a song called YOUR LITTLE SECRET which was made using Udio, with lyrics by Mr Yeti! Thank you to Gianluca, Mateusz and Levi for their help with this edition! Our next episode, #733 sees the Chatterbox gang reunited... well... at least some of them; it was a little tough getting everyone together on the same day! Do join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have comments - you can even send a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Luca and Udio. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All other content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. This episode was recorded between the 12th and 18th of August 2024.
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Here we are for episode 731! In which a distress message from space leads to further mystery when the identity of kidnap victim appears to be quite a different face... but why?? We also have a new tune made using Udio called THE BLACK-EYED GROWL (in fact two versions!) and a diary report with Muffleyontour from his recent trip to Bali and Singapore! In our next episode, #732 Paul chats to his three new recruits, Mateusz, Gianluca and Levi about their first year as part of The Shy Life Podcast team! Do join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Udio, Muffleyontour and Luca. THE BLACK-EYED GROWL has lyrics by Paul C and music by Udio. Sound effects are by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All other content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. The beginning of episode 731 was recorded on the 9th May 2023, but sadly the main recording session had to be postponed - I returned to it with a different special guest than intended and completed it between the 26th and the 30th November 2023. Muffleyontour's messages were recorded between the 31st July and the 6th August 2024. There were some additional recording made during the editing of this episode, on the 18th of August 2024, which also included Cuthbert's lines during this edition. Please note: The sound quality of this episode may vary due to it being recorded way up in outer space!!
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Here we are for episode 730! In which Paul speaks to DJ and Toppie about the latest season of Matinee Minutiae as Toppie bows out! Our next show - #731 sees Mr Yeti receiving a distress message from space which leads to further mystery when the identity of a kidnap victim appears to be quite a different face... but why?? Do join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Udio and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo by Owen O and Shy Yeti. All clips from Matinee Minutiae are Copyright DJ Starsage and Toppie Smellie, 2023-2024. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. Episode 730 was recorded on Saturday the 3rd August 2024. PS A belated happy birthday to Toppie Smellie from all of The Shy Life Podcast gang! :)
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Here we are for episode 729! This time we face a terrifying situation as Bettina finds herself targeted by a crazed fan and finds allies in the strangest of places... but is she wrong to trust her new comrade?! On our next episode, #730, we join Paul as he speaks to DJ Starsage and Toppie Smellie as they discuss the 6th season of their podcast Matinee Minutiae as it reaches it's summer season break! Please join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Udio, Muffleyontour and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo and artwork by Owen O, with some assistance and photos provided by Shy Yeti. All other episode content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. This episode was recorded on the 22nd February 2024, with some small retakes recorded between the 2nd and the 3rd of August 2024.
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Here we are for episode 728; in which Shy Yeti finds himself having dreams of his school days... it's really quite bizarre! We also get lost with Paul and Warren as they attempt to head for Richmond Park! It's not as easy as you'd think! We also have a new Udio song, with lyrics by Shy Yeti - it's called THE RAISIN INVASION and there are alternate versions available for your ears to appreciate! (Hopefully!) Thanks to our special guests this episode - The Very Honourable Mister Toppie Smellie and Master Mateusz De Grizzly! Our next episode, #729 sees Bettina's troubles increasing as she is confronted by a sinister stalker who wants to drive her to distraction! Do join us! Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Udio and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. Logo and artwork by Owen O, with some assistance and photos provided by Shy Yeti. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2024. Episode 728 was recorded between the 30th December 2023 and the 17th January 2024, with our day trip with Warren recorded on the 21st July 2024.
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