Michael Caine is a drunk Open University professor called Frank, Julie Walters is a working class hairdresser from Liverpool called Rita. The set-up to the 1983 film Educating Rita and also this excellent podcast. It really is THAT SIMPLE. The third lecture? Why, it's all about the old war film The Eagle Has Landed, what was filmed in Mapledurham (which is basically Reading).

Michael Caine is a drunk Open University professor called Frank, Julie Walters is a working class hairdresser from Liverpool called Rita. The set-up to the 1983 film Educating Rita and also this excellent podcast. This second lecture? THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY REPLICA.

It couldn't be simpler. It's two men - one in Reading, one in Sheffield - pretending to Michael Caine and Julie Walters, pretending to be a drunk Open University professor called Frank and a working class hairdresser from Liverpool called Rita. Like in the film. But it's about Reading. I don't know. Just listen to it. First lecture: THE FORBURY LION.

MAKE READING GREAT AGAIN

Hear and listen earwise to a quiz about the Readipop Festival, a lovely tour around the charming Siren Craft Brewery, a chat to a band from round Reading way called Typical Hunks and a profile of Berkshire's worst son, Jeremy 'Jeremy Kyle' Kyle. Listen to it, love it and then tell all your stupid friends about it. Episode 1: https://soundcloud.com/user-475317224/the-shit-things-in-reading-plopcast-1 Episode 2: https://soundcloud.com/user-475317224/plopcast-the-number-two

Your favourite new Reading-based podcast is BACK. This time out we interfere with dating in Reading, local child killers, Only Connect, lovely hot donuts and The Pink Diamond Revue. LISTEN. Episode 1 here: https://soundcloud.com/user-475317224/the-shit-things-in-reading-plopcast-1 Episode 3: https://soundcloud.com/user-475317224/stir-plopcast-3

Are You Listening to Who Killed Chris Tarrant's Sheep at the Beer Festival? Episode 2 here: https://soundcloud.com/user-475317224/plopcast-the-number-two