COMPLETED EPISODES OF...
THE SHY LIFE PODCAST
(2018-2019)
Normal Live Episode (Released)
This is just a normal live episode of the show until Ikk gets a phone call from Zap... But you're dead? Yes! I know... I'm coming to get you... Paul gets a phone call from Santa asking if he can take over this year... (Maybe Santa is me... or Toppie... or Big Fatty)??
Christmas Special (Released)
There is a flashback to what happened last episode... Paul is excited and surprisingly Christmassy. He presumes that Ikk will help - but hasn't gotten around to asking him. Meanwhile Ikk is scared of the call he received and has bad dreams (hopefully featuring Big Fatty - or if not time then just use the old message but all echo-y). Cromitty and Yeti Uncle John head to Hyde Park to find that the Christmas market is just sound effects. Paul remembers how he went on Radio Wey recently. Paul and the Martin arrive on the space-ship but find that it isn't going to be delivering presents after-all - but that Ikk is on the run... He has had enough of earth and wants to get the hell out of there!!
Started episode: 26/11/2018 - released: 23/12/2018
Additional: More from Radio Wey / Talking with Jo about Christmas / Toppie / Jay The H
Changes to finished episode:
Martin and Cuthbert do not come on the spaceship in the finished version - Paul speaks with him, but he is spending time with Cuthbert - who also does not feature as much as originally intended; although we do hear him reading some Christmas carols.
Started episode: 26/11/2018 - released: 23/12/2018
Additional: More from Radio Wey / Talking with Jo about Christmas / Toppie / Jay The H
Changes to finished episode:
Martin and Cuthbert do not come on the spaceship in the finished version - Paul speaks with him, but he is spending time with Cuthbert - who also does not feature as much as originally intended; although we do hear him reading some Christmas carols.
Christmas Day Episode (Inserts Completed)
Cromitty and Yeti Uncle John get left behind and have to deliver all the local presents - which they manage. Meanwhile, Paul and Ikk etc are still on the spaceship - and although Paul can contact the team back home they are stuck in space... Will they EVER get home!?!
I won't include any flashbacks or inserts during the live show - but will add them into the podcast version:
Cromitty and Yeti Uncle John are running the show. They are quite tired after helping deliver all the presents!
They explain that Paul is in space (can insert flashback later) We have been receiving messages from him and we'll try and make them available in the podcast version of the show!
John has presents to open from listeners... Cromitty realises that they are Paul's!
CHAT-ROOM!?!
Cromitty reads letters from readers - what should I do? Partridge in a pear tree
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Three French hens,[5]
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
CHAT-ROOM / RANDOM XMAS QUESTIONS?
If you could be any kind of Christmas decoration then what would you be?
What is your favourite Christmas food and which your least favourite?
If you could watch any particular xmas tv or music which would you choose?
MESSAGE FROM PAUL... HE HAS FOUND SOME PRESENTS AND OPENS THEM...
CHAT-ROOM?
Back on earth Cromitty imagines what Christmas could be like... John asks what he is up to? Just imagining... Come on... Let's go downstairs and join Cuthbert and Martin... Okay...
Join us again soon! Plenty of extra material! New Year's Eve show etc.
Added Scenes: Pre-recorded
Extra Material: More from Radio Wey, some xmassy poems, more Sutton Park from xmas 1996, Carols
DON'T FORGET BFO TOMORROW!! (THERE WILL BE AN EXTENDED EPISODE TOO!)
I won't include any flashbacks or inserts during the live show - but will add them into the podcast version:
Cromitty and Yeti Uncle John are running the show. They are quite tired after helping deliver all the presents!
They explain that Paul is in space (can insert flashback later) We have been receiving messages from him and we'll try and make them available in the podcast version of the show!
John has presents to open from listeners... Cromitty realises that they are Paul's!
CHAT-ROOM!?!
Cromitty reads letters from readers - what should I do? Partridge in a pear tree
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me
Three French hens,[5]
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
- 4 calling birds
- 5 gold rings
- 6 geese a-laying
- 7 swans a-swimming
- 8 maids a-milking
- 9 ladies dancing
- 10 lords a-leaping
- 11 pipers piping
- 12 drummers drumming
CHAT-ROOM / RANDOM XMAS QUESTIONS?
If you could be any kind of Christmas decoration then what would you be?
What is your favourite Christmas food and which your least favourite?
If you could watch any particular xmas tv or music which would you choose?
MESSAGE FROM PAUL... HE HAS FOUND SOME PRESENTS AND OPENS THEM...
CHAT-ROOM?
Back on earth Cromitty imagines what Christmas could be like... John asks what he is up to? Just imagining... Come on... Let's go downstairs and join Cuthbert and Martin... Okay...
Join us again soon! Plenty of extra material! New Year's Eve show etc.
Added Scenes: Pre-recorded
Extra Material: More from Radio Wey, some xmassy poems, more Sutton Park from xmas 1996, Carols
DON'T FORGET BFO TOMORROW!! (THERE WILL BE AN EXTENDED EPISODE TOO!)
BOXING DAY EPISODE OF BIG FATTY ONLINE (Complete)
Big Fatty asks Paul to be the host for the Boxing Day episode of the show. Paul holds the show together - mentions his live show and also the New Year's Eve ep. Paul and Ikk share their alternate version of the theme music - it didn't seem right though; we wanted Big Fatty here in spirit even if he couldn't be here in person. Ikk announces that there are no birthdays. Jay pops by. Cuthbert reads xmas jokes. Yeti Uncle John makes a recording of BF go backwards and forwards! Martin dresses up as Poodle. Bettina and Dameus call in to wish the listeners A HAPPY BOXING DAY! We use the bit of PH saying "Move Your Hole" from episode 210.
Note: Check the sort of thing that Big Fatty says at the beginning and the end. What will the number of the episode be? No birthdays that day. Episode 2845
Record surrounding material for an episode called "THE DAY SHY YETI TOOK OVER THE BFO!" which will use the finished BOXING DAY episode.
New Year's Eve Episode
Keep checking on the Chat-room...
Cromitty and Yeti Uncle John welcome the listeners...
They have good news and bad news...
Bad news: A message from Zap has been located...
Zap message... (live)
Also not heard from Bettina and Dameus... Where are they?
Good news: Paul should be back...
Paul message... (live)
New Year's Eve Websites and suggestions...
Extra Material: Sutton Park / Message from Aunt Tappie
New Year is Approaching... PAUL IS BACK!!!
He tells the others quite a lot happened... Actually no... I'll tell you later... We're running out of time.
Pleased... Found a message... Paul listens but has found more...
THE ZAP MESSAGE IS A FAKE!! Golly... Where is Ikk. He must know this! But who did this?
Where is Ikk?
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! A VERY MERRY 2019!!!
End of the episode...
End titles!!
Goodbye! Come off stream... Don't worry Ikk will be back! 20th January!!
Insert material, plus extra material!
"THE DAY SHY YETI TOOK OVER THE BFO!"
Intro Links
Big Fatty's request to the audience... (clip)
Paul speaks to the regulars...
What are we going to do?
Ikk would like to do some singing...
Yeti Uncle John would like to prat about...
Martin would like to dress as Santa...
Paul is pleased to say that they have clips, music, cameos from Trowby and Lisa already recorded...
Having trouble recording with Jay...
Ikk... Maybe a poem...
Cromitty... How is everything going? Mainly good...
Ikk has had another message from Jay... What a pain...
Martin suggests a SUTTON PARK clip...
Yeti Uncle John... How are we doing! It's all done!
LET THEM HEAR THE EPISODE!!!
Explain BFO etc.
THE EPISODE!!!
End of the episode... Hope you enjoyed it!
End titles!!
Maybe BF commenting on episodes from 7/1/19 episode (clip)
Final comments from regulars... People seemed to like the show... Jay is cross...
Music 1
Start episode - introduce...
Music 2
Ikk calls in from space... Wonderful news!
Paul isn't so sure...
Bettina and Paul
Yeti Uncle John, Cromitty and Martin
Paul and Tappie
Toppie's view...
The proposal
Tappie and Bettina
Paul tells more of the story... All is not perfect!
Dameus is nervous - Cromitty hypnotises him!
Paul tells more...
Dameus wakes up in his sleep!
Bettina and Tappie - worry
Paul and Toppie and Tappie
End of episode...
Dameus has booked a date! He's very excited...
Bettina worries... Did Dameus kill Zap?
What else to record with Toppie this session?
Umm...
Plans for a forthcoming episode...
Cast:
Paul
Act 1:
They have good news and bad news...
Bad news: A message from Zap has been located...
Zap message... (live)
Also not heard from Bettina and Dameus... Where are they?
Good news: Paul should be back...
Paul message... (live)
New Year's Eve Websites and suggestions...
Extra Material: Sutton Park / Message from Aunt Tappie
New Year is Approaching... PAUL IS BACK!!!
He tells the others quite a lot happened... Actually no... I'll tell you later... We're running out of time.
THE ZAP MESSAGE IS A FAKE!! Golly... Where is Ikk. He must know this! But who did this?
Where is Ikk?
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! A VERY MERRY 2019!!!
End of the episode...
End titles!!
Goodbye! Come off stream... Don't worry Ikk will be back! 20th January!!
Insert material, plus extra material!
"THE DAY SHY YETI TOOK OVER THE BFO!"
Intro Links
Big Fatty's request to the audience... (clip)
Paul speaks to the regulars...
What are we going to do?
Ikk would like to do some singing...
Yeti Uncle John would like to prat about...
Martin would like to dress as Santa...
Paul is pleased to say that they have clips, music, cameos from Trowby and Lisa already recorded...
Having trouble recording with Jay...
Ikk... Maybe a poem...
Cromitty... How is everything going? Mainly good...
Ikk has had another message from Jay... What a pain...
Martin suggests a SUTTON PARK clip...
Yeti Uncle John... How are we doing! It's all done!
LET THEM HEAR THE EPISODE!!!
Explain BFO etc.
THE EPISODE!!!
End of the episode... Hope you enjoyed it!
End titles!!
Maybe BF commenting on episodes from 7/1/19 episode (clip)
Final comments from regulars... People seemed to like the show... Jay is cross...
VALENTINE'S DAY 2019 EPISODE
Music 1
Start episode - introduce...
Music 2
Ikk calls in from space... Wonderful news!
Paul isn't so sure...
Bettina and Paul
Yeti Uncle John, Cromitty and Martin
Paul and Tappie
Toppie's view...
The proposal
Tappie and Bettina
Paul tells more of the story... All is not perfect!
Dameus is nervous - Cromitty hypnotises him!
Paul tells more...
Dameus wakes up in his sleep!
Bettina and Tappie - worry
Paul and Toppie and Tappie
End of episode...
Dameus has booked a date! He's very excited...
Bettina worries... Did Dameus kill Zap?
What else to record with Toppie this session?
Umm...
PLANS: INVASION OF THE SHELVING IMPS
Plans for a forthcoming episode...
Cast:
Paul
Yeti Uncle John
Bettina
Dameus
Martin
Cromitty
Ikk
Cuthbert (To be recorded)
Act 1:
Paul is showing the gang around the library when something weird is found that confirms that Shelving Imps are in the building... Yeti Uncle John suggests singing to them. Cromitty suggests that the peepers might drive them out. Martin just wants to sniff them. Ikk wonders what they would taste like on the side with a tasty old book. Bettina wants to take photos for her instagram account. Dameus suggests impersonating them and asking them to leave. Charlie calls and suggests they use Cuthbert. Paul says it's a good idea but gets Cromitty to set up some Sutton Park clips.
Sutton Park Clips
Act 2
Paul and Cuthbert sneak around the library late at night. Cuthbert suggests that Paul reads a poem to the listeners whilst he scans... Paul reads the poems. Cuthbert scares the shelving imps - they run onto the bus and they end up in Westminster... We can't let them go in - Cuthbert suggests that actually it might not be such a bad idea after all - the shelving imps probably know just as much as the politicians do.
Paul says goodbye to the listeners. A little uncertain.
Albert The Dragon calls in - he'd like a pet but cannot afford one - he'd like an antelope that he could name Anthony. Paul ignores him; commenting to Yeti Uncle John and Cromitty that Albert is too immature to have a pet, but he may send him a plant. Paul is excited that episode 200 is on its way. Zap is listening in.
Albert receives his pet. Two cactuses named Bert and Gert.
APRIL FOOL'S DAY 2019 EPISODE
Music 1
Start episode - introduce...
Music 2
Explain the episode... Paul does not refer to it as The April Fool's Episode.
WHAT IS THE IDEA???
IKK COMES TO VISIT AND PROJECTS THE FUTURE AND THEY SEE WHAT THE SHOW WILL BE LIKE IN 30 YEARS TIME... PAUL BEGINS TO BELIEVE IT - BUT IT IS ALL AN APRIL FOOL... OR IS IT?
JAY MAKES A CAMEO APPEARANCE??
PAUL SAW SOMETHING THAT WASN'T PART OF THE APRIL FOOL - BUT HE WON'T SAY WHAT... IKK LOOKS TOO AND SEES IT... HE TELLS PAUL HE SAW IT TOO BUT IT MUST NOT BE SPOKEN ABOUT!!
A BAD CASE OF THE PICKLE HOLLOWS
Music 1
Paul returns! Don't play about with it!
Stuff needed from Toppie:
Answer-phone message apologising that Toppie is out:
Very end titles...
Hello! I am your new assistant... My name is Rob. It is a pleasure to meet you! I would like to welcome you to Control Incorporated Management Services. I will be taking charge of your social diary as of today and will ensure that you are kept busy and that both your writing and your podcasts are exposed to as menny people as is possible. We are committed to helping you - but you also have a responsibility; this means following all guidelines that our team set for you. At some stage in the near future you will be invited to a meeting with our Senior Managers where you will be expected to raise enny questions, issues or requests that you might have have so that our management team can best help meet all your needs. Thank you for joining Control Incorporated - we look forward to doing business with you... We will be in touch again in a few days...
Also record some bits for the Penzance holiday - Cuthbert giving information on the places they are going and Rob sending messages ordering Paul about...
Music 1
Paul returns! Don't play about with it!
Stuff needed from Toppie:
Answer-phone message apologising that Toppie is out:
A BAD CASE OF THE PICKLE HOLLOWS
Cuthbert accidentally downloads a free Pickle Hollow app whilst downloading old episodes of The Smellcast and although it starts off kinda cute it gets old very quickly when random voices from the show start to fill the air. How do they delete it? Can Toppie help?
Music 1
Start episode - introduce... Telling the story to Yeti Uncle John... What happened - Cuthbert is there...
Music 2
So it all began like this...
Martin downloading Smellcast clips - Cromitty says that Cuthbert could do it quicker... They set it in motion and then go out... Paul comes by with his new book and Cuthbert says that Paul could read him something from the book whilst he downloads...
Paul reads some bits...
Cuthbert burps... He has downloaded a Smellcast app... I wonder if it's safe...
He calls Toppie but gets no reply...
They download it and it begins to say stuff... It is fun for a bit but then starts to go wrong...
Paul tries to call Toppie again - and they put a Sutton Park clip on first...
Paul has been trying to call Cromitty without much luck and Toppie is still away...
Cuthbert is dealing with the app and can't shut it down...
Eventually Cromitty returns and says that they will need a password from Toppie...
They call Toppie and he sends the password... The app is shut down!
Good grief! It's the end of the episode!
Paul is back with Cuthbert and John and everything is okay - they say goodbye...
Titles run...
Yeti Uncle John asks Cuthbert to test the app - just something from the cache...
Paul returns! Don't play about with it!
Very end titles...
Martin and Cromitty are slightly concerned...
Answer-phone message apologising that Toppie is out:
- From Toppie -
- From Aunt T
- Even from Sassy?
- Toppie apologising for not being in and being surprised that they were able to download the app as he thought Sassy was still developing it... The password needed to shut it down is "Aunt Tappie's Frilly Knickers" all lower-case letters
- Toppie apologises for the app
SHY YETI AND THE HI-TECH NEW MANAGER
During a conversation with Cuthbert Paul comments that he wishes the regulars were a bit more committed to the show - as it's a lot of work to do by himself. Cuthbert says he will help all he can - but Paul comments that it might be useful to have some kind of manager or social secretary. Paul shares some more Sutton Park clips with the listeners and returns to find that Cuthbert has signed him up with a manager. This sounds like a great idea; except that he only communicates through a robot and is also especially bossy! How exactly is this going to work out?
Music 1
Start episode - introduce... Everyone is out again - Paul is a bit grumpy about it!
Music 2
Paul tells Cuthbert that he has lots of plans - but it is not easy to put them into practice with none of the gang being about.
We see flashbacks of where everyone is...
Cuthbert tells Paul that he will help - but Paul tells him that he already does enough...
Cuthbert offers to read one of Paul's poems - but Paul says that it's okay... He better do it... and he does.
Cuthbert is searching for how to help Paul...
Paul shares some Sutton Park with the listeners...
When he returns Cuthbert has signed him up with a new manager - Paul is unsure - but Cuthbert says that Control Incorporated has a five star review and is one of the best in the business. Paul's new robot assistant Rob contacts him and tells him that he will be back in contact soon...
Cuthbert is concerned that he now has a rival - but Paul tells him that Rob is probably just a diary robot and Cuthbert is a friend and that they work together on projects together - so it is quite different.
Cuthbert does the end titles and Paul is upbeat!
We see flashbacks of where everyone is...
Cuthbert tells Paul that he will help - but Paul tells him that he already does enough...
Cuthbert offers to read one of Paul's poems - but Paul says that it's okay... He better do it... and he does.
Cuthbert is searching for how to help Paul...
Paul shares some Sutton Park with the listeners...
When he returns Cuthbert has signed him up with a new manager - Paul is unsure - but Cuthbert says that Control Incorporated has a five star review and is one of the best in the business. Paul's new robot assistant Rob contacts him and tells him that he will be back in contact soon...
Cuthbert is concerned that he now has a rival - but Paul tells him that Rob is probably just a diary robot and Cuthbert is a friend and that they work together on projects together - so it is quite different.
Cuthbert does the end titles and Paul is upbeat!
Titles run...
Yeti Uncle John and the others talk about this new situation - maybe we should do more?
Cuthbert imagines how Rob might treat him - but Paul wakes him from his day dream and reassures him that this is not the case.
Rob's first message
Also record some bits for the Penzance holiday - Cuthbert giving information on the places they are going and Rob sending messages ordering Paul about...
A BAD CASE OF THE PICKLE HOLLOWS
Cuthbert accidentally downloads a free Pickle Hollow app whilst downloading old episodes of The Smellcast and although it starts off kinda cute it gets old very quickly when random voices from the show start to fill the air. How do they delete it? Can Toppie help?
Music 1
Start episode - introduce... Telling the story to Yeti Uncle John... What happened - Cuthbert is there...
Music 2
So it all began like this...
Martin downloading Smellcast clips - Cromitty says that Cuthbert could do it quicker... They set it in motion and then go out... Paul comes by with his new book and Cuthbert says that Paul could read him something from the book whilst he downloads...
Paul reads some bits...
Cuthbert burps... He has downloaded a Smellcast app... I wonder if it's safe...
He calls Toppie but gets no reply...
They download it and it begins to say stuff... It is fun for a bit but then starts to go wrong...
Paul tries to call Toppie again - and they put a Sutton Park clip on first...
Paul has been trying to call Cromitty without much luck and Toppie is still away...
Cuthbert is dealing with the app and can't shut it down...
Eventually Cromitty returns and says that they will need a password from Toppie...
They call Toppie and he sends the password... The app is shut down!
Good grief! It's the end of the episode!
Paul is back with Cuthbert and John and everything is okay - they say goodbye...
Titles run...
Yeti Uncle John asks Cuthbert to test the app - just something from the cache...
Paul returns! Don't play about with it!
Very end titles...
Martin and Cromitty are slightly concerned...
Answer-phone message apologising that Toppie is out:
- From Toppie -
- From Aunt T
- Even from Sassy?
- Toppie apologising for not being in and being surprised that they were able to download the app as he thought Sassy was still developing it... The password needed to shut it down is "Aunt Tappie's Frilly Knickers" all lower-case letters
- Toppie apologises for the app
