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Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep 253: Tadiwa Mahlunge - World's Worst Wedding Ceremony
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Buy tickets to see Barry's new short play at Miniaturists at the Arcola Theatre, June 12th 2022. Here come the grooms! We are getting ourselves to the...
The Third Foot: May
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's been Ben and Barry's birthday this month and to celebrate they're digging out all the best facts about the month of May. Find out why maypole are...
Ep 252: Joe Coles - World's Worst Aircraft
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take to the skies alongside aeronautical history expert and commodore of the hugely esteemed Hush Kit blog Joe Coles. Together we uncover...
Ep 251: Hana Ayoob - World's Worst Zoo
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Someone told us it's all happening at the zoo. That someone is illustrator and science communicator Hana Ayoob, that zoo is the World's Worst Zoo, and...
The Third Foot: The Number 250
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate us reaching an arbitrary, but also pretty impressive milestone, Ben and Barry find out absolutely everything about the number 250. The ...
Ep 250: The World's Worst Bumper Birthday Episode!
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
* We're now on Instagram! @worstfoot * It's the big birthday, the day of days, let the jubilation commence! Worst Foot Forward's 250th Episode arrive...
The People's Foot: Joel Morris - World's Worst Musical Film
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
* We're now on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/worstfoot/ * It's the week of our 250th show and we've planned a bumper celebration period for yo...
Ep 249: Louie Stowell - World's Worst Wizard
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Roll up your sleeves, wiggle your fingers thaumaturgically and make sure your magical staff is fully charged as we uncover the worst wizards in histor...
Ep 248: David Cumming - World's Worst Pilot
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CONTAAAAAAAAACT! *sound of spinning propellers followed by the clanging of a disintegrating engine* We're joined this week by star of West End musical...
Best Of The Worst Of The Best 17
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's getting a bit sunnier here in the UK so we're adopting a sunny outlook this week. It's one of our intermittent epiosdes where we go back to forme...
Ep 247: Sam Pamphilon - World's Worst Sex Position
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're feeling erotic, acrobatic and adventurous this week as we're joined by comedian, actor, writer and bedroom athlete Sam Pamphilon to decide upon ...
Ep 246: Lauren Gilbert - World's Worst Astronomer
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are lifting our eyes to the heavens this week and not just because we are rolling them in disgust but because we are trying to espy the world's wor...
The Third Foot: Holidays (Bonus Episode)
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben is away on vacation this week so we're releasing our usual monthly bonus episode on a Monday as it's all about holidays! Featuring the world's sho...
Ep 245: Tom Phillips - World's Worst Medicine
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Open wide and get ready to swallow the most eccentric concoctions as we explore the pipettes and poisons of the world's worst medicine. Joined by auth...
Ep 244: Guy Kelly - World's Worst Novelty Song
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the disco from Hell this week as we are spinning the records that comprise the World's Worst Novelty Songs. We have the excellent performer Guy K...
The Third Foot: The Making of "The Conqueror" (Bonus Episode)
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this month's bonus episode we have a guest! Having recently covered the World's Worst Historical Movie, one listener got in touch to bring a major...
Ep 243: Chris Purchase - World's Worst Fantasy Movie
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Saddle up on your finest seven-legged steed and join us for some dragon-slaying. Joined by top Twitch streamer PapaGlitch aka Chris Purchase we head i...
Ep 242: Andrea Hubert - World's Worst Pain
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week you find us moaning and groaning in agony as we lie broken and scarred after our search for the World's Worst Pain. We are joined by the fan...
Ep 241b: Best of the Worst of the Best 16
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Half of us are still recovering from Omicron here at WFF Towers, so rather than make ourselves feel even worse,we've opened up the vaults and picked f...
Ep 241: John Meagher - World's Worst Boxer
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Seconds out, round 241 in our ongoing battle with trivia itself. This week we're on the ropes with former MMA fighter and current excellent comedian J...
The Third Foot: Parties (Bonus Episode)
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's our party and we'll share trivia if we want to! In light of recent political parties to hit the headlines in the UK, Ben takes Barry on a wild ri...
Ep 240: Leah Broad - World's Worst Composer
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
5, 6, 7, 8! We are scribbling on staves and causing chaos with crotchets this week as we are joined by music historian Dr Leah Broad to discuss the Wo...
Ep 239: Matt Hoss - World's Worst Festival
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's great to be here with this week's episode of *check A4 sheet on the back of guitar* Worst Foot Forward to talk about the worst festivals in histo...
Ep 238: Peter Brush - World's Worst Prediction
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're gazing into our crystal balls this week in search of answers to the question "what is the World's Worst Prediction?" We see a handsome stranger ...
Ep 237: Robyn Perkins - World's Worst Vegetable
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
*BOOK TICKETS TO OUR NEXT LIVE SHOW* - Sunday 20th February 2022, 2.30pm at VAULT Festival, London with special guests Johnny Chiodini and Ellie Gibso...
Ep 236: The World's Worst Best of 2021 Episode
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
*BOOK TICKETS TO OUR NEXT LIVE SHOW* - Sunday 20th February 2022, 2.30pm at VAULT Festival, London with special guests Johnny Chiodini and Ellie Gibso...
The Third Foot: Christmas Crackers (Bonus Episode)
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
*BOOK TICKETS TO OUR NEXT LIVE SHOW* - Sunday 20th February 2022, 2.30pm at VAULT Festival, London with special guests Johnny Chiodini and Ellie Gibso...
Ep 235: Alan Flanagan - World's Worst Misunderstanding
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
*BOOK TICKETS TO OUR NEXT LIVE SHOW* - Sunday 20th February 2022, 2.30pm at VAULT Festival, London with special guests Johnny Chiodini and Ellie Gibso...
Ep 234: Jonn Elledge - World's Worst War
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
*BOOK TICKETS TO OUR NEXT LIVE SHOW* - Sunday 20th February 2022, 2.30pm at VAULT Festival, London with special guests Johnny Chiodini and Ellie Gibso...
Ep 233c - Best Of The Worst 15
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
*BOOK TICKETS TO OUR NEXT LIVE SHOW* - Sunday 20th February 2022, 2.30pm at VAULT Festival, London with special guests Johnny Chiodini and Ellie Gibso...
The Third Foot: John Hunter (Bonus Episode)
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
*BOOK TICKETS TO OUR NEXT LIVE SHOW* - Sunday 20th February 2022, 2.30pm at VAULT Festival, London with special guests Johnny Chiodini and Ellie Gibso...
Ep 233b: Offcuts - Gods, Emperors and Horses
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're emptying out our recycling bin all over the Worst Foot Table as Barry is busy opening an immersive Doctor Who experience and Ben has g...
Ep 233: Dr Kate Vigurs - World's Worst Historical Movie
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're donning our swords, sandals, pointy helmet, tartan fighting trousers and fascist moustaches as we head to the cinema to grimace throug...
Ep 232: Tatty Hennessy - World's Worst Cleaner
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We often struggle to keep it clean here on Worst Foot Forward and this week it will be extra hard as we are getting down and dirty with the World's Wo...
Ep 231: Pope Lonergan - World's Worst Carer
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We hope you have your ear trumpets at the ready for this week's episode as we're joined by comedian, author and care worker Pope Lonergan to talk abou...
Ep 230: Pete Donaldson - World's Worst Funeral
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's spooky season with Hallowe'en upon us and so there's a funereal tone on Worst Foot Forward this week. With podcaster extraordinaire Pete Donaldso...
The Third Foot: Hallowe'en 2021 (Bonus Episode)
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ghosts and ghouls abound in our Hallowe'en special bonus episode which sees us chat about the ouija board, trick-or-treating and the history of pumpki...
Ep 229: Dr Kit Chapman - World's Worst Chemist
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Ben and Barry take on one of the big three scientific disciplines: chemistry. Accompanied by Dr Kit Chapman, they artfully sidestep the real...
Ep 228: LIVE SHOW - World's Worst Literary Salon
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Oh what a night! A full 19 months after our first live show, here's our second - our World's Worst Literary Salon with special guests Jay Foreman, Bec...
Ep 227b: Best of the Worst 14
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to lob some merry positivity your way as Ben and Barry reverse the polarity of the podcast and pick their World's Best for the topics covere...
REMINDER: LIVE SHOW THIS SUNDAY!
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Just a little shameless advert to remind you all that we have a live show this coming Sunday, October 10th at the Backyard Comedy Club in Bethnal Gree...
Ep 227: Sarah Mills - World's Worst Celebrity
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/goodshipcomedy/572834 - BUY TICKETS TO OUR LIVE SHOW IN LONDON ON 10th OCTOBER, with guests BEC HILL, JAY FOREMAN...
The Third Foot: Dancing (Bonus Episode)
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BUY TICKETS TO OUR UPCOMING LIVE SHOW HERE: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/goodshipcomedy/572834 - Worst Foot Forward Literary Salon, 7.30pm on...
Ep 226: Mat Ricardo - World's Worst Cowboy
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BUY TICKETS TO OUR UPCOMING LIVE SHOW HERE: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/goodshipcomedy/572834 - Worst Foot Forward Literary Salon, 10th Octo...
Ep 225: Sacha Coward - World's Worst Mermaid
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BUY TICKETS TO OUR UPCOMING LIVE SHOW HERE: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/goodshipcomedy/572834 - Worst Foot Forward Literary Salon, 10th Octob...
Ep 224: Kris Ball - World's Worst Eurovision Act
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a contest about a contest today as we bring podcaster and Eurovision Song Contest fanatic Kris Ball to help us sort out the World's Worst Eurovis...
Ep 223: Dan Quirke - World's Worst Movie Effects
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're splicing ourselves into a model of a burning building this week as we bring shonky jeopardy into your ears. Joining us to celebrate the worst th...
Ep 222: Gary Hartley - World's Worst Insect
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've got ants in our pants, bees in our knees and bugs in our earlugs this week as entomologist - and definitely not etymologist - Gary Hartley talks...
The Third Foot: 5 Years Of Worst Foot Forward (Bonus Episode)
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for some A-grade navel-gazing as we look back at the conception of our own podcast 5 years ago. We sprinkle in some bits of trivia along the w...
Ep 221: Runi Talwar - World's Worst Cricketer
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pop on your pads, adjust your box and settle in for an attritional afternoon at the crease as Ben and Barry are joined by Kiwi-Indian comedian Runi Ta...
Ep 220d: Best of the Worst of the Best 13
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One more episode in our mini-hiatus due to Barry's work schedule as the boys get together for a good old natter about episodes 61-65 and pick their Wo...
Ep 220c - MORE World's Worst Offcuts!
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our little hiatus from recording (largely thanks to Barry's eminently-over-employed status) with some more clips from the back catalogue. ...
Ep 220b - World's Worst Offcuts
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Holding positions people! Due to Barry's enormously crammed work diary and Ben's inability to source a charismatic, trivia-loving Irish homosexual at ...
The Third Foot: The Olimpick Games
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by the timeless glory of the sporting jamboree going on in Tokyo right now, Ben and Barry dive head first (with a triple twist and a confused...
Ep 220: Rik Carranza - World's Worst Sci-Fi Movie
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pew pew, pew-pew-pew, laser sounds etc! It's time for Worst Foot Forward to go sub-atomic, intergalactic and beyond the realms of possibility with an ...
Ep 219: Joshua Seigal - World's Worst Ingredient
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Open wide, hold your nose and steady yourself to slop this week's episode down the hatch. Joined by poet Joshua Seigal we uncover the grimmest ingredi...
Ep 218: Paul Duncan McGarrity - World's Worst Archaeologist
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode belongs in a museum, preferably one of those that comes alive after dark with hilarious consequences. Returning to the show as our second...
Ep 217b: Best of the Worst of the Best 12
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with another sweet WFF duet as Barry and Ben bring a bit of positivity into your ears. They head back to Eps 56-60 and pick out their favou...
Ep 217: Tom Scott - World's Worst Theme Park
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the house of fun on Worst Foot Forward as this week we take a rollercoaster ride with YouTuber and presenter Tom Scott in the World's Worst...
The Third Foot: Wimbledon (Bonus Episode)
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New balls please! With a summer of sport upon us - among the heavy showers - the British summer tradition that is the Wimbledon Tennis Championship is...
Ep 216: Daniel Durnin - World's Worst Furniture
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pull up a chair, lay yourself a place at our wonky table and prepare to enjoy a stroll through our showroom of terrible furniture alongside our guide,...
Ep 215: Robin Morgan - World's Worst Entrepreneur
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We have done some blue-sky-thinking this week with an eye on disrupting markets and securing investment in our brand new episode: World's Worst Entrep...
Ep 214: Jonathan Drennan - World's Worst Sports Kit
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We hope that you've remembered your running vest, shorts, socks and spikes, because if not you'll be listening to the whole show in your underwear! Th...
Ep 213: Tasha Dhanraj - World's Worst PC Game
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're booting up the Worst Foot Supercomputer this week - aka our guest Tasha Dhanraj - and asking it to find the answer to the great question: What i...
The Third Foot: Extreme Weather (Bonus Episode)
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spring has very definitely sprung and now summer is icumen in, bringing with it the usual mix of blazing sunshine and torrential rain. Given the love ...
Ep 212: Emma Gleeson - World's Worst Mess
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's show is a giant Jackson Pollock splodge of a thing as we're joined by decluttering and sustainability expert Emma Gleeson to talk about th...
Ep 211b: Best of the Worst of the Best 11
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's looking sunnier outside and with that sunny disposition in our hearts, Ben and Barry look back with rose-tinted glasses at episodes 51 to 55 of W...
Ep 211: Shalaka Kurup - World's Worst Door
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Knock knock! Who's there? Why it's the Worst Foot Forward guys with their guest Shalaka Kurup and they're poking their heads around various portals in...
Ep 210: Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes - World's Worst Exam
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Turn your papers over, roll up your sleeves and hope that the cunning revision notes you'd tattooed onto your forearms in biro haven't smeared themsel...
The Third Foot: Money and Sport (Bonus Episode)
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Standing among the wreckage of the European Super League and the shattered dreams of the wealthy owners of Europe's richest football clubs, Barry take...
Ep 209: Vix Leyton - World's Worst Branding
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're covered in logos, humming jingles and spouting catchy slogans this week as we present the World's Worst Branding. We are joined by PR guru and s...
Ep 208: Anna Ploszajski - World's Worst Craft
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we dive into a box overflowing with pipe cleaners, pasta shapes and PVA glue as we discover which craft, honed by humanity over the millenia...
Ep 207: Stuart Laws - World's Worst Movie Adaptation
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're making cuts and elisions all over the place this week as we try turn this mish-mash of facts into a coherent podcast about the World's Worst Mov...
Ep 206: Neil Delamere - World's Worst Explorer
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we don our pith helmets, saddle up the camels and strike out into the wilderness in search of fame, fortune, lost cities and days upon days ...
The Third Foot: Around The World In 80 Fails (Bonus Episode)
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this month's bonus episode we bring you the audio from our recent live stream 'Around The World In 80 Fails' as we visit the eight major cities fr...
Ep 205: Moxie Labouche - World's Worst Coincidence
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is brimful of rickety oddness as we explore some of the most haphazard, dangerous and eerie coincidences in history. Joined by one...
Ep 204: World's Worst Comic - Paul Savage
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're perusing the pages of the World's Worst Comic books and strips this week in the company of comedian and illustrator Paul Savage - who took the t...
Ep 203: Courtney Taylor - World's Worst Theatre
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is your 5 minute call ladies and gentlemen. Whether you're in the stalls or up in the gods, you'll enjoy the spectacle we produce for the next ho...
Ep 202: Sam Watson - World's Worst Horse
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for the mane event as Irish international equestrian Sam Watson joins us for a gallop through history in search of the World's Worst Horse. ...
Ep 201: Carl Donnelly - World's Worst Coffee
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is going to gently percolate into your ears over several hours, but only after passing through the digestive system of both Ben an...
The Third Foot: SV Tasmania Berlin (Bonus Episode)
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listeners with an interest in football may well have heard the brilliant story of SV Tasmania Berlin as their unique record in German football was und...
Ep 200: Birthday Special! with Johnny Chiodini & Paul Duncan McGarrity
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For we're the jolly worst fellow, and so say all of you! Blimey, 200 episodes of this nonsense, who'd have thought it? And to celebrate this milestone...
Ep 199: Hannah George - World's Worst Competition
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode Ben and Barry are joined by 1/3 of the Drunk Women Solving Crime podcast - writer, comedian and first-class soused sleuth Hanna...
Ep 198: Sukh Ojla - World's Worst Sausage
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's show is an absolute banger. Joined by comedian and actor Sukh Ojla we head to darkest corners of the Worst Foot Forward abattoir to uncove...
Ep 197: Mark Cooper-Jones - World's Worst Country
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 com...
The Third Foot: Inaugurations (Bonus Episode)
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, B...
Ep 196: Mo Omar - World's Worst Artist
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, murderer...
Worst Lung Forward - Pirates (Redux)
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Wors...
Ep 195: Kat Arney - World's Worst Nobel Laureate
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Ep 194: Simon O'Rourke - World's Worst Tree
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 awar...
The Third Foot - Predictions for 2021 (Bonus Episode)
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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....
The World's Worst 'Best of 2020' Episode
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 sprin...
Ep 193: The Worst Twelve Days of Christmas
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Crimblemas everyone! To send you into the festive period brimming with good cheer and premium eggnog, we've put together an episode inspired by ...
Ep 192: Elf Lyons - World's Worst Fungus
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join us truffling in the undergrowth this week as we dance among the death caps to find the world's worst fungus. In the company of the completely uni...
Ep 191: Neil Connolly - World's Worst Spy
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pop on your tuxedo and join us undercover as we bumble across enemy lines for an episode all about the worst spies in history. With our special guest...
Ep 190: Jack Blackburn - World's Worst Parliamentarian
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we call on the Honourable Member for Blackburn - that is, Times newspaper political diarist Jack Blackburn, who helps guide Barry and Ben th...
The Third Foot: Turkeys (Bonus Episode)
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gobble gobble, folks! In this month's seasonal bonus episode we are having a very close look at our feathered friend: The turkey. Thanksgiving has jus...
Ep 189: Pierre Novellie - World's Worst Norse Leader
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we go beserk with hugely talented comedian and former Norse scholar Pierre Novellie. This week we journey back 1100 years to the time when ...
Ep 188b: Best of the Worst of the Best 10
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a good couple of weeks if you're a fan of vaccines and anyone-other-than-Donald-Trump, so Ben and Barry are electing to inject some positivi...
Ep 188: Juliet Meyers - World's Worst Old Wive's Tale
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you don't listen to this podcast immediately then you're sure to get 7 years bad luck. We're joined by acclaimed writer and comedian Juliet Meyers ...