We're back! And so is the coat! Sorry this isn't the promised Chernobyl vid, but when it came down to it we were in the mood for something a bit less heavy.
This week, we take a day out to review a farm, feed the animals, discover more about the natural kingdom, and potentially slap a pig. Not in a mean way, but in a warm, gentle way. Also, I do a funny dance.
Outtakes and Writer's Club coming later this week for the respective tiers, and Biffo's Brain next week.
2022-10-05 09:22:44 +0000 UTC
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As the UK leg of the 2022 AHBID tour comes to a close, we take a look back at recent shows, and review the final night at Hammersmith; a show that was slightly more dramatic for us than anticipated...!
We also hear from some of you about everything from the tour to Tux On, Deluxe Editions, the video competition for Whatever Is Wrong With You... plus we talk a whole lot about death and grief.
David's 'Whatever Is Wrong With You' video:
2022-10-02 12:20:31 +0000 UTC
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Hello gang.
Just to say, you should have BYAMPOD tomorrow. We’re going to the Hammersmith gig tonight, and wanted to be able to do a proper review. Therefore, we won’t be recording until tomorrow morning. Hopefully along with an ep of Writer’s Club.
Hope to maybe see one or two of you at the show.
Oh! And we now have a plan for our imminent 100th episode. That’s all we shall say about it for now… Hoping to record that next week.
Our intention is to get back t...
2022-09-30 09:15:16 +0000 UTC
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Hello, all.
Here are the outtakes of the recent Tripadvisor reviews ep. I'm sharing them with you all, as I don't know yet whether we'll have a full episode this week.
We were due to film yesterday... and there was a more post-Dad admin to sort out (as well as trying to find a new Digi Live venue)... and then we were going to film today, and there was more admin to sort out, and I've also woken up with a full-on cough and cold that has been threatening for the past wee...
2022-09-27 10:53:12 +0000 UTC
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Hello, all. We’re trying to sort out Digi Live for next year, and we’ve got a slight issue with Harrow Arts Centre.
Basically… they’ve not only put up their hire prices quite a bit since last year, but they’re no longer allowing anyone to sell their own tickets, which means that we wouldn’t get paid until AFTER the event next year. This makes it untenable for us, as we need that money to pay off the fairly hefty deposit, as well as the upfront production costs of the show it...
2022-09-26 13:33:16 +0000 UTC
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As part of our Marillion locations tour, we also paid a visit to a more recent site - The Racket Club itself! In this outtake from this week's episode, you can hear Sanja and I attempt to find something interesting to say about what was basically a big gate.
2022-09-26 10:42:06 +0000 UTC
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A very special episode this week, as we take a tour of all the key Marillion locations in their home town of Aylesbury - the day of their big homecoming gig. Discover where Fish wrote the words to Market Square Heroes and Misplaced Childhood, the site of their first ever gig, and all their old homes. Plus... we review the gig!
There's a bonus ep coming your way imminently, in which Sanja and I visit the Racket Club itself...
2022-09-26 10:35:56 +0000 UTC
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Hello, you lot. Thank you for all the kind messages yesterday. Too many to reply to individually, but we read - and appreciated - every single one of them. We're doing alright, considering. It has been busy - just so much to sort out - and tomorrow will be another full-on day.
I know from experience that often these things don't hit you until you stop, and life returns back to 'normal' - albeit a normal with a big hole in the centre of it. That side of losing somebody can b...
2022-09-21 18:46:19 +0000 UTC
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Some of you know this already, but my dad died this morning.
We're doing okay. The last few months - the last few years, to be honest - have been incredibly hard on all of us, physically as well as emotionally, so the main thing I'm feeling (for now anyway) is relief. He was suffering terribly, and I'm happy for him that it's over.
We visited yesterday, and he seemed to be at peace for the first time since he went into hospital. I was pretty sure that would be the final time I'd s...
2022-09-20 15:37:32 +0000 UTC
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I've gone and done another album. This one was really, really difficult to write. I started it almost as soon as the previous one was released last year, and I found it much tougher this time around.
I don't know if that's because I started second-guessing myself and doubting whether any of it was good enough to release, it was just the challenges of recent times, or that I pushed myself to try new things, but I've been working on this almost constantly for over 12 months. I was d...
2022-09-17 09:49:09 +0000 UTC
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We're back! And it's quite the episode. Not only did we realise halfway through that the sound recorder had switched itself off... but we get to discuss the new Deluxe Edition of Marillion's Holidays in Eden, the forthcoming An Hour Before It's Dark tour, and why we fear we're blacklisted by the band and our fellow podcasters... before doubling down on all those reasons, and making everything worse.
Please note: the original Glasgow show has been rescheduled to Glasgow O2 Academy the fo...
2022-09-16 15:25:28 +0000 UTC
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Most of you know this stuff already, but I've shared it with our Kickstarter backers, so I thought I'd share it here too.
Paul
2022-09-15 19:39:32 +0000 UTC
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Phew! Got it done, so you get it a bit early.
We weren't sure about this, as it took two goes, but it turned out rather lovely.
We take a look at some of the one star reviews on Tripadvisor of Britain's best and most popular tourist attractions; Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Stonehenge, Sherwood Forest, and Madame Tussauds! What caused these places to get marked down... and what do funny naturists have to do with it?
There are some extras still to come this week: ...
2022-09-14 21:41:09 +0000 UTC
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Evening all.
Quick update on what's coming your way this week.
Firstly, apologies for the lack of BYAMPOD last week. Hopefully the bonus episode made up for it somewhat.
You will be getting one this week, however. We've got the new Holidays In Eden Deluxe boxset to review!
We filmed a Digi today, but... we've both decided we weren't really feeling it, so we're going to re-shoot it tomorrow. That means the video might not go out publicly this week, but hopef...
2022-09-12 19:48:03 +0000 UTC
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Here's a special BYAMPOD bonus for you, recorded on a long car journey, as Sanja and I attempt to a) Choose our ultimate Marillion setlist, and b) Remember which tracks are on which albums.
2022-09-08 12:16:20 +0000 UTC
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Hello chums. Here's a whole bunch of outtakes, deleted moments, and behind-the-scenes stuff from this week's Action Man video. As you'll see, there was a LOT of corpsing, with Sanja in particular ruining multiple takes by laughing. She has declared the main vid her favourite Digi video ever... so make sure you watch it.
2022-09-06 11:09:58 +0000 UTC
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Yes! It's only Monday, and you're already getting this week's ep early! This is one we've wanted to do for a very, very long time. I don't think it disappoints...
Outtakes on their way for the Upper Tiers imminently, and I'll be taking to some of you on Zoom on Thursday.
BYE.
2022-09-05 20:51:28 +0000 UTC
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Here you go, gang. It's possibly our most ADHD-addled episode ever. We're wrapping up the Somewhere Else letters with tangential discussions about Fish's Funny Farm Kitchen Garden, look at a very early Fish newsletter, and talk about the new Steve Hogarth solo single!
2022-09-03 06:57:44 +0000 UTC
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As promised for everyone... a whole episode's worth of outtakes. We actually recorded for 90 minutes on this one, so I've spared you the most boring ones. There are some big chunky deleted moments here for you.
Enjoy! Oh, and please share/retweet etc. the original vid, if you can. Getting a boost on day 1 really helps.
2022-09-01 12:37:52 +0000 UTC
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Sorry we didn't get this to you early again, but... there's an entire episode's worth of deleted stuff coming your way later today. Yes: a WHOLE EPISODE'S WORTH OF BONUS STUFF.
Anyway...
We're looking at a High School yearbook from the 1940s, and finding out what happened to the students. Were their lives a success? Did they achieve their ambitions? Did they all become trending memes for some tawdry YouTube channel? Also! In this episode, Mr Biffo goes off on a right old dep...
2022-09-01 11:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hello, Upper Tiers lovelies. Something just for you here.
We filmed today, and gone done a surprisingly bright and bouncy warm-up video beforehand, in which we talk Cheapshow, Fiverr, and... a new Digitiser spin-off channel?!?
2022-08-30 19:03:09 +0000 UTC
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Oddly, there wasn't much in the way of deleted footage that was worth sharing with you from this episode. We shot for over an hour, but most of the extra time was Sanja deliberating over her answers, and me repeating the questions!
There's a fun anecdote about bush turkeys though...
2022-08-29 10:39:07 +0000 UTC
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Happy (Bank Holiday) Monday, you lot.
Plans for this week:
Upper tiers outtakes from last week’s episode (which is doing really well by our standards - hurrah) right after I post this.
New Digi with me and Sanja. Plus filming with Gannon at some point, hopefully.
A Biffo’s Brain on Thursday evening at 7.30pm.
Another BYAMPOD with Pedanthony.
Probably a BYAMPOD bonus podcast.
Writer’s Club podcast.
If you’re wondering how we are doing… ...
2022-08-29 10:36:09 +0000 UTC
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This isn't beautifully edited, or lit, or anything like that - and you'll be able to spot some of my usually (ahem) seamless edits - but as we had to record on Zoom, I thought I'd share the video version of Ep 94 with those that are curious.
2022-08-26 11:04:49 +0000 UTC
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Our good friend Pedanthony makes a return to BYAMPOD in this episode, to pay for his hatred of our letter episodes... by reading some letters. It's not all about Somewhere Else, fortunately; we also tackle The Power of Now, Manic Street Preachers, and our fantasy Marillion festival line-up...
We've also got an exclusive video version of this ep coming for those of you who might be interested in such a thing...
2022-08-26 09:22:55 +0000 UTC
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Sorry I didn't get you this sooner. It was being weird... I think I did something odd when I imported it. Anyway. Here it is now!
Outtakes coming for the upper tiers... Oh, and I was going to suggest a Biffo's Brain a week today for those with access.
How well do you know your United Kingdom trivia? What can you remember about British royalty, food, and sport? Are you a Scotland, Wales, England or Northern Ireland genius? And can you answer more questions than Sanja and this week'...
2022-08-25 12:07:05 +0000 UTC
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I was worried about the footage for the next Digi vid being out of focus. As it stands, I think it's just Sanja who's a bit blurry... and it's probably good enough to use. But anyway... I uploaded 90 seconds of it as a test, so - heck - here's a preview for you lot.
2022-08-23 20:53:33 +0000 UTC
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In lieu of there being a video last week... here's an exclusive for all of you. Annoyingly, I've got a feeling it's every so slightly out-of-focus. Which might mean that the main video we shot this week is also slightly-out-of-focus. And that would be rubbish.
Anyway. If that is the case, it might mean we have to skip another week of main video this week. Really sorry. I try never to go two weeks without one. But I'll keep you posted.
Anyhow, I started off trying to be jolly in th...
2022-08-23 16:45:13 +0000 UTC
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It was the weekend Marillion played Radiation, Brave and Sounds The Can't Be Made in full... Sanja's first... and probably the messiest Marillion Weekend we've been to. Hear all about it here!
2022-08-19 16:38:24 +0000 UTC
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We're not kidding: in this episode you will hear Marillion music that most people have never heard before, dating from the Clutching At Straws writing sessions. Just when you thought you'd heard it all!
Also, we read a few letters about Somewhere Else, which kick off discussions about the power of music to connect with emotional moments, and whether or not Bono is a hypocrite. Coming imminently: a bonus episode!
2022-08-19 16:31:32 +0000 UTC
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