The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected: Highlights from the BBC Radio Comedy Panel Show

Mark Nelson and celebrity guests separate the good from the bad, with a few unexpected twists

Hosted by Mark Nelson, this lively show sees a panel of celebrities competing to share the best, worst and most hilarious anecdotes from their daily lives. Each guest is vying for the audience's vote as they try to convince Mark that their 'good' story is the most joyful, serendipitous or worthy, and their 'bad' story is the most unfortunate, outrageous or unforgivable. To keep them on their toes, they're also faced with some spontaneous surprise questions, and must rely on their quick wits to come up with snappy answers.

Collected here are 41 of the finest episodes, featuring a fantastic mix of talent from across Scotland and beyond. The stellar line-up includes Rory Bremner, Kirsty Wark, Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hadley, Kerry Katona, Toyah Willcox, Phil Hammond, Mr Motivator and Carol Smillie.

Lorraine Kelly unveils her inner geek, Shaparak Khorsandi recalls her family's favourite and most disgusting story, Janey Godley shares her tale of landing at the feet of George Clooney and Les Dennis reveals the best and the worst things about his celebrity lifestyle. Plus, Pippa Evans learns the hard way that whisky is a sipping drink, Fred MacAulay feels like he's fed the five thousand after becoming father of the bride and Zoe Lyons goes a long, long way for spicy noodles that she ultimately regrets.

Laugh along with them all as they share their moments of joy, tales of peril, personal failings and funniest confessions in this joke-packed panel show. Though the rules tend to break down, the good things often outweigh the bad - and there's always something unexpected waiting around the corner...

NB: Contains some adult themes

Production credits

Based on an original idea by Jo Caulfield and Kevin Anderson

Written by Jo Caulfield and Kevin Anderson, with additional material by Ross Craig, Dan Evans, Keiron Nicholson, Jane Walker, John Hamilton and Gareth Waugh

Presented by Mark Nelson

Produced by Richard Melvin

A Dabster Production for BBC Radio Scotland

First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland on the following dates:

4 January 2019

11 January 2019

1 February 2019

15 February 2019

30 August 2019

13 September 2019

20 September 2019

27 September 2019

4 October 2019

11 October 2019

10 January 2020

17 January 2020

19 June 2020

11 September 2020

8 January 2021

22 January 2021

29 January 2021

5 February 2021

12 February 2021

3 September 2021

10 September 2021

24 September 2021

1 October 2021

8 October 2021

7 January 2022

14 January 2022

21 January 2022

28 January 2022

4 February 2022

11 February 2022

29 April 2022

13 May 2022

20 May 2022

27 May 2022

10 June 2022

26 August 2022

6 January 2023

28 April 2023

5 May 2023

19 May 2023

26 May 2023

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Lydbog: 22. februar 2024