Episodes
Life on Planet Porky is back with a vengeance, a little later than planned! Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones however are on sparkling form. Today they discuss: A 'Mike' confusion, death behind the wheel, Tubular Bells, Virgin Records, Porky's train station trauma, wearing expensive watches in public, Dickie Davies, a shortage of tomatoes, the fashion Police, Hillary Clinton, Raquel Welch, Porky's first guitar lesson, cardiomyopathy in the young, Diddy David Hamilton, the notion of a four day...
Published 02/23/23
Published 02/23/23
It's about for another rip-roaring episode of Life on Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones. Topics today include: summer concerns, Harry Styles, award ceremonies, Robbie Williams, the origins of Take That, book serialisations, Wayne Rooney's England anniversary, autograph hunting, Jodie Comer, the legend of Burt Bacharach, song writing partnerships, expensive handbags, Oxford Street, Leo Sayer, the disappearance of Nicola Bulley and an update on Porky's current projects. It's...
Published 02/15/23
It's time for another star-studded Planet Porky podcast with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones.  On today's episode they discuss: Porky's age, Mike Batt, guitar lessons, The Crying Game, a new Rick Astley album, bullying in the workplace and whether it's acceptable, getting your facts right, Barrett Strong, renaming schools for historical reasons, King Henry VIII, Alan Cumming, John Lennon's solo career, Happy Valley, theology courses, distinguishing between actors and their real selves, novel...
Published 02/08/23
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones return to bring you the latest set of adventures from Planet Porky!  Topics today include: using death to appreciate life, not knowing your own mortality, looking after the elderly, the trials and tribulations of Donald Trelford, Charlie Wilson, boring Buzz Aldrin, refusing to talk about the thing you're known for, the Columbo technique, The Beatles' rooftop anniversary, middle-aged Love Island, Rod Stewart's generosity, Ghislaine Maxwell, Gen Z's drinking...
Published 02/01/23
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones return for another packed edition of Life on Planet Porky. Topics today include: big coats, regulating your body temperature, the Everton situation, what might be next for Frank Lampard, having a purpose in life, Ken Bruce, Mr Murdoch's new love, choosing to live by yourself or with someone else, Breakfast TV, coffee in the morning, Frank Bough, the off-screen antics of Val Doonican, Nadhim Zahawi's tax case, Tony King, the legacy of Crosby, Stills, Nash and...
Published 01/25/23
It's an icy cold edition of Life on Planet Porky, but never fear - Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are here to keep you warm! Topics on today's episode include: freezing temperatures, ABBA, marrying your stalker, Jill Dando, disgusting behaviour in the Met, policing in Britain, George Cohen, fearing death, a new love for a media tycoon, Lisa Marie Presley's sad passing, Jeff Beck, overpriced electric cars, Mick Taylor, Kathmandu, safety standards on aircraft, the origins of the Beatles'...
Published 01/18/23
Let the latest episode of Life on Planet Porky keep you dry in the company of Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones. Topics include: ponchos, Gareth Bale retiring, famous Welsh people, thoughts on Prince Harry's TV interview, the Stonehouse series, selling stories to the papers, ADHD, forgetting names, Dry January, Mariella Frostrup, looking forwards in life, Amanda Owen, Jimmy Page, baby brain, the sad demise of Lindisfarne, body clock arrangements, wasting time on social media, and Paul...
Published 01/11/23
It's the first Planet Porky podcast of 2023 as Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones welcome you to the new year! Topics include: New Year greetings, Porky learning to play the guitar, Great British rock musicians, a knighthood for Brian May, ABBA, the passing of a Pope, Catholicism, an unexpected career change for a former nun, serialisation rights, Pele's friendship with LAJ's dad, burst pipes, John Paul Jones, the real reason John and Yoko went to New York, session musicians featuring on...
Published 01/04/23
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back with a festive edition of Life on Planet Porky. Topics include: The festive season, Christmas cards, workers on strike, the sad passing of Shirley Watts, parental struggles, inter-family squabbling, Gary Glitter's life, the Beatles' Eight Days a Week movie, Shane McGowan, Boy George, and urban foxes. It's the podcast that's covered in tinsel, it's Life on Planet Porky. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - see you in 2023!  Follow the...
Published 12/21/22
It's another blockbusting edition of Life on Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones. Today they discuss: the snow and ice, skiing holidays, ABBA's hologram show, The Beatles teaming up with Frank Ifield, LAJ's night at the jazz, why the north is friendlier than the south, how there's a story in everything if you look hard enough, Canterbury cathedral, young people apparently not wanting to work, insomnia, whether alcoholism is in your genes, Harry and Meghan's new documentary, The...
Published 12/14/22
It's another rip-roaring edition of Life on Planet Porky the podcast with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones! On today's show they discuss: Fleetwood Mac, Irene Cara, the World Cup, politics v sport, favourite types of shoe, Led Zeppelin, rock star ashes locations being kept a mystery, Christmas Number Ones, Kirsty MacColl, Ulrika and Sven, celebrating wealth, whether you can really tell a liar, Tom Jones' enduring brilliance, and Las Vegas. It's the podcast that you can hear warbling in the...
Published 12/07/22
It's another explosive edition of Life on Planet Porky with Porky and LAJ. Topics today include: The Mull of Kintyre, life after the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix' genius, recording sessions late into the night, The Cumberland Hotel, turning to the Hare Krishna movement, religious foundations, karma, Disney films and the Disney Cruise, The Clash, classical music, whether having a purpose in life is good for you, motorists being continuously penalised, Nottingham Castle being shut down, and Sir...
Published 11/30/22
Another episode of Life on Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones has been fired into orbit! Topics today include: The Qatar World Cup, Iranian protests, England's good start, Cliff Jones, tournament boycott threats, Sven-Goran Eriksson and his various conquests, egg whites, Noddy Holder, ageing prematurely, the profligacy of the NHS, perms, sports stars singing, whether you can replace the company of a human with a life-size bear, Dennis Nilsen, Princess Anne's brilliance,...
Published 11/23/22
It's another sparkling edition of Life on Planet Porky with the Porkmeister Mike Parry and the rock-chick writer extraordinaire, Lesley-Ann Jones!  Topics today include: enjoying the autumnal weather, the price of lunch in London, love for Wetherspoons, enthusiasm or otherwise for the Qatar World Cup, Rod Stewart's son and his expensive shoes, cohabiting couples deciding not to marry, why Porky never got hitched, the inimitable Don Mackay, Carly Simon's talent, interpretations of songs, Paul...
Published 11/16/22
It's another exciting podcast from Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones as Life on Planet Porky returns. Today's topics include: LAJs night at the Sheraton, Arts Council money distribution, a new book on Abbey Road, Ringo's influence on the Beatles, Imran Khan's assassination attempt, Porky's friendship with Benazir Bhutto, Louis Tomlinson and One Direction, getting run over by your own car, Ronnie Radford, Cup final memories, Katy Perry's love of newspapers, the future of the press, Jeremy...
Published 11/09/22
It's another salacious episode of Life on Planet Porky the podcast with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones. Today's topics include: the clocks going back, breakfast TV news, Lew and Michael Grade, local radio services being slimmed down, Revolver's remastering, Ravi Shankar, Prince Harry, The White Lotus, ordering an extra pillow, keeping it in the family, Prince Jackson and his challenging dad, FADs, James Hunt's sexcapades, the racing driver reputation, feeling undervalued at work, Bono...
Published 11/02/22
It's time for an autumnal edition of Life on Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones. Topics include: wading out in the leaves, You magazine turning 40, Nick Lloyd and Eve Pollard, momentous moments of the last 60 years, bully bosses, pubs setting aside areas for work, great bars of New York, Bill Wyman, how millions have never seen the countryside, grandparents, Karen Millen, tax bills, Blind Date, possible new safety laws on the subway, Adrian Chiles, Stellenbosch, vitamin...
Published 10/26/22
It's another razor sharp episode of Life on Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones.  Topics today include: the Harvest Festival, depressing news bulletins, power struggles in Fleet Street, unceremonious sackings, working with the Clintons, Cynthia and Julian Lennon, Being the real man behind the Benefit of Mr Kite poster, pressure cookers and air fryers, Chris De Burgh, artists who only appear at Christmas, WAGs, the controversy around the Qatar World Cup, England v Iran, the...
Published 10/19/22
It's time for the latest series of adventures from Life on Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones. Topics today include: newspaper delivery times, a pair of important birthdays, why the class of 66 haven't been bestowed with greater honours, Porky's Heysel experience, Shay Given's expensive break up, Liverpool being awarded Eurovision, the Adelphi hotel, Matthew Engel's new book on modern Britain, the dearth of Indian restaurants in Britain nowadays, Chinatown, women going to pubs...
Published 10/12/22
It's another barnstormer of an episode of Life on Planet Porky with your guides Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones. Topics today include: St Bride's church, Glasgow, teetotallers, Cestrians, renovating the (second) home, not having any friends, George Harrison's outlook on death, rainbows, the anniversary of the first Bond film, favourite 007 moments, how kids of celebrities can be directionless, Covid cancelling Ringo's tour, flu jabs, the convenience of department stores, searching for the...
Published 10/05/22
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones welcome you to the latest great adventure from Planet Porky - the brightest object in the night sky! Topics today include: Bryan Ferry, Boy George selling his house, the anniversary of Abbey Road, Paul and John's unique chemistry, The High Chaparral, how you'd spend your Euromillions, newsagents, who shot JR, wellness coaching, super foods and how to live a longer life, Royal houses, the future of the monarchy, living on a boat, the Ukrainian refugee love...
Published 09/28/22
Welcome back to Planet Porky with Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones as we enter a new era! Topics today include: LAJ's birthday celebrations, why Porky can't celebrate his, the Carolean age, mortgages and the inflated cost of housing, MASH, Roger Bamber, Harrods, the price of your takeaway, junk food ad bans, salt content, how to wean yourself off coffee, Langan's restaurant, dating the other sister, Matt Lucas, Paul Merson's unfortunate addictions, and why you should have a big breakfast and...
Published 09/21/22
On today's special episode of Life on Planet Porky, Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones pay tribute to the late, great Queen Elizabeth II, and discuss what life may be like under the new monarchy led by the new King, Charles III. This podcast is brought to you in association with Harry's.  Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.
Published 09/19/22
Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones are back to acclimatise you to the latest Life on Planet Porky podcast. Topics today include: The ever-changing weather, duvet cleaning, changing your mattress, head smells, budget German supermarkets, the origins of Tesco, Hey Jude, the death of Brian Epstein and what it meant for The Beatles, PJ Proby's split trousers, Agatha Christie, being a restless theatre goer, DJs and why they are worth so much money, shoemakers, why Saturday jobs are disappearing,...
Published 09/07/22