Worst Foot Forward

We realise many of our listeners might want to volunteer their own countries for this week's accolade of World's Worst Country, but in the capable company of one half of the Map Men, Mark Cooper-Jones...

1 Feb 20211h 5min

It our first bonus episode of 2021 - bye 2020, out with the old, in with the new. This new year brings a new US president, and to mark the occasion, Barry takes us on a walk down memory lane to past U...

29 Jan 202130min

This week we open the doors to the Worst Foot Gallery to uncover the world's worst artist. The collection is full of bodily fluids, fascists, murderers, self-proclaimed unjustified geniuses and one ma...

25 Jan 20211h 16min

Yaaaaar me hearties. We come to you peg-legged, one-eyed, half-lunged and rotten-toothed for a special dig into our vaults. For the first time in Worst Foot Forward history both Ben and Barry are suff...

18 Jan 20211h 10min

This episode feels like it has been a long time coming, frankly. Nobel Laureates include some of the best of us - and, as we discover today, some of the worst of us too. Science storyteller Kat Arney ...

11 Jan 20211h

A very merry new year to you all! After the stress of 2020, we thought it was best to get back to nature for our first episode of 2021. Joined by award-winning tree sculptor Simon O'Rourke we strolled...

4 Jan 20211h 6min

We can all agree that 2020 has been an absolute Mrs Brown's Boys compilation show of a year, topped off with a Michael Bolton and Kenny G duet finale. Still, could be worse. Could be 2021. For our bon...

31 Des 202043min

Let's be honest folks: The words 'best' and '2020' are unlikely to appear in many sentences together. What a weird 12 months it's been. But hope springs eternal, and we're hoping for better things in ...

28 Des 20201h 21min