Talking Bottom Podcast
1) The Many Faces of Rik Mayall: Talking Bottom on Rik the Narrator
Talking Bottom reaches the final episode of this special series on The Many Faces of Rik Mayall. Everyone knows Rik had the most expressive face but he had a voice to match, too. From The Wind in The ...Show More
2) The Many Faces of Rik Mayall: Talking Bottom on Rik the Narrator
Everyone knows Rik had the most expressive face but he had a voice to match, too. From The Wind in The Willows Toad to Jackanory. From Grimm's Fairy Tales to The Last Hurrah. Rik's threw everything in...Show More
3) The Many Faces of Rik Mayall: Talking Bottom on Richard Davies in Man Down
Described by Man Down creator and star Greg Davies as "a force of nature" and "dream casting," Rik Mayall blessed us all with a final return to the world of sitcom, dropping in each week to steal the ...Show More
4) The Many Faces of Rik Mayall: Talking Bottom on Drop Dead Fred
"Dog poo, dog poo, lovely lovely dog poo.” Move over, Harvey the rabbit. Get to buggery, Tyler Durden. This week Talking Bottom delves into Rik's foray into Hollywood, playing the world's best imagina...Show More
5) The Many Faces of Rik Mayall: Talking Bottom on Richard Dangerous and Dreamytime Escort
“The Comic Strip Presents…Mr Jolly Lives Next Door was the prototype… that was really the pilot for Bottom.” Peter Richardson summed it up perfectly in our chat with him. Our new podcast puts Rik Maya...Show More
6) The Many Faces of Rik Mayall: Talking Bottom on Alan B'Stard in The New Statesman
"You see, in the good old days, you were poor, you got ill, and you died!" After playing a series squalid losers, Rik finally poured all that charisma, sex appeal and Machiavellian cunning into Tory M...Show More
7) The Many Faces of Rik Mayall: Talking Bottom on Lord Flashheart in Blackadder
"WOOF!!!” Following a brief appearance as "Mad Gerald" in the first Blackadder series, Rik returned in series two and four/forth as heroic, sexy, brave, top-level shagger Lord Flashheart. The characte...Show More
8) The Many Faces of Rik Mayall: Talking Bottom on Richie Rich in Filthy, Rich and Catflap
Following the success of The Young Ones Rik, Nigel and Ade were reunited as a disgusting trio in Filthy, Rich & Catflap. Penned by Ben Elton, the sitcom mirrored the group's own entry into the world o...Show More
9) The Many Faces of Rik Mayall: Talking Bottom on Colin Grigson in Bad New and More Bad News
The hair... the tight trousers...the stepping in dogshit wearing just a sock on his foot... Bad News and More Bad News are two of "The Comic Strip Presents..." jewels in the crown, with Rik's Colin Gr...Show More
10) The Book Launch! (Also The Edinburgh Festival Fringe live show)
A quick one (ooh err) about our recent book launch in Hammer-smith, where we were joined at Rik's memorial bench by Godfather of alternative comedy, Producer Paul Jackson and Bottom actor legends Lee ...Show More