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173: Hairdryer on a pole

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Rowan Ellis, Jarvis Johnson and Jordan Adika face questions about missing money, medical manoeuvres and mangled magazines.

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There was some debate before this recording started about how…
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[Replay] 44: TV directing in reverse

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From 'Jet Lag: The Game', Sam Denby, Adam Chase and Ben Doyle face questions about food fakery, coat calamities and vaccine verses.

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I think the script for…
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Lateral: A Sideways Look – January 2026

A Sideways Look
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An exclusive podcast for Producer's Club members
Regular Lateral guest Ólafur Waage joins producer David Bodycombe to discuss their favourite questions from December 2025 (episodes 165 to 168).

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Shiny Bonus Question #43

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172: A full glass of milk

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Iszi Lawrence, Abby Cox and Matt Gray face questions about rhythmic rumbles, solo Soviets and nonsense navigation.

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It's slightly unusual for us to have an exact trio…
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[Replay] 43: Six unopenable letterboxes

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Jeremy Fielding, Estefannie and Inés Dawson ('Draw Curiosity') face questions about sporting sobbing, bad breakfasts and shorn sweethearts.

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Bit of a mea culpa on this show. The…
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Question Pack #11

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The latest PDF question pack for Lateral: Producer's Club members is now available to download. Please go to [hidden link] to get your goodies.

This month's pack contains selected questions from…

171: Duck on expenses

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Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper and Tom Lum from Let's Learn Everything! face questions about problematic pictures, identical items and whale wax.

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Minor spoiler: one of the questions…
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Shiny Bonus Question #42

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[Replay] 42: Giant concrete balls

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Annie Rauwerda ('Depths of Wikipedia'), J. Draper and Geoff Marshall face questions about rumbling roads, sacred snacks and keyboard quirks.

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The 'cold open' question on this one…
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170: Please don't!

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Charlotte Yeung, Annie Rauwerda and Alexis Dahl face questions about medieval mercenaries, alarm apps and backpacking bandages.

Producer David says...
If the opening gag seems shorter that usual, this is…
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Shiny Bonus Question #41

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[Replay] 41: Barefoot job applications

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Caroline Roper, Ella Hubber and Tom Lum from 'Let's Learn Everything' face questions about diamond dealing, disorganised diners and dodgy documents.

Producer David says...
Strap in, folks – it's another…
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David's Desk – January 2026

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The wheel turns once more
Happy new year to you! Of course, it could also be the year 182, 1404, 1742, 2018, 4359 or 5786 depending on where you are…

169: Blue peacock

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Hannah Crosbie and Evan & Katelyn Heling face questions about jewellery japes, needle needs and treasured tags.

Producer David says...
Happy New Year! This is the final show in this…
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Shiny Bonus Question #40

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[Replay] 40: Swimming without water

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Anna Ploszajski, Scott Manley and Bill Sunderland face questions about cheffy shortcuts, red ropes and pricey papers.

Producer David says...
Another episode where we were spanning the time zones, from…
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168: Removing the roof

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Michelle Wong and Dani Siller & Bill Sunderland from 'Escape this Podcast' face questions about Soviet spats, spot situations and spoiled science.

Producer David says...
No spoilers, but an amazing…
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Shiny Bonus Question #39

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[Replay] 39: Dare you brave this shopping mall?

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Ruth Amos and Shawn Brown ('Kids Invent Stuff') and Dani Siller ('Escape This Podcast') face questions about slapdash squiggles, poster positioning and fishy football fixtures.

Producer David says...
A rare…
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