Mark and Pete Podcast
1) Taxing Beer, Drunk Wildife and Mad Musicals
This week’s Mark and Pete episode dives into the brilliantly baffling state of modern Britain and beyond. We begin with the latest UK budget, where rising beer duty and new hospitality taxes threaten ...Show More
2) OBR Leaks, Mansion Tax & A Fateful Fiscal Forecast
In this Mark and Pete Budget Special, our intrepid duo dive into the chaos, comedy, and quiet despair of Britain’s latest economic rumblings. First up: the OBR leak that spilled early forecasts across...Show More
3) Superman, Super Fatberg, and Super Scottish Soccer
In this episode of Mark and Pete, your favourite businessman-and-preacher double act dive into a trio of “super” stories shaping the week’s headlines. First up, a pristine copy of Superman #1 turns up...Show More
4) Trump Sues the BBC, Cheating Pub Quizzers, and Tariffs Gone Bananas
In this episode of Mark & Pete, the boys tackle three stories that prove the world has not yet learned to behave itself. First up: Donald Trump threatens to sue the BBC for billions after an edited cl...Show More
5) Remembering the Brave, Overweight Oil Workers, and a Centre for Illustration
In this thoughtful and gently sardonic episode of Mark and Pete, we take a reflective walk through three very British stories of courage, dignity, and the quietly absurd. First, we consider Remembranc...Show More
6) Prunella Scales bows out, big Boeing penalties and illegal teeth whitening
Mark and Pete, the Reverend and the Retailer tackle three stories that expose the strange priorities of our modern world — from comedy to catastrophe and cosmetic chaos. First, they salute the late Pr...Show More
7) Mr Men Detectives, The King Meets the Pope, and Illegal Coffee Disposal
Britain serves up a triple shot of absurdity.First, the beloved Mr Men and Little Miss characters join forces with the estate of Agatha Christie to launch a new children’s mystery series — turning Her...Show More
8) Prince Andrew’s Downfall, An Ill Wind, and Chatbots Go Sex-Mad.
In this week’s unholy trinity of headlines: first, King Charles III heads to Rome for a historic meeting with Pope Leo XIV, the first time in half a millennium a British monarch will pray publicly wit...Show More
9) Paddington Parodied, Liberal Democrats in Decline and Showgirl Taylor Swift
In this unmissable episode of Mark and Pete, the preacher and the poet tackle three of the week’s most talked-about headlines: A Spitting Image sketch turns our beloved bear into a cocaine-snorting po...Show More
10) Spreadsheet Salvation - a Mark & Pete Extra
Sarah Mullally has become the new Archbishop of Canterbury — hailed by the press as “historic,” “healing,” and “inclusive.” Yet for many across the Anglican world, especially in GAFCON and the Global ...Show More