Pains Stains & Automobiles

A submarine, an Albatross and a dodgy cake recipe.

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Another free-range ramble with Penny and Charles.

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Guest star Tracy-Ann Oberman

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Tracy-Ann Oberman joins the freewheeling conversation with Penny and Charles.

Finland, EastEnders...and what's the point of Laurels if you can't rest yourself on them?

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Birds in Fog, Extra Lungs & Penny's Wet Dream.

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Come and join the ramble.

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Cows, plain or fancy? Goats too.

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Another wide-ranging ramble from Penny and Charles.

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Simon Mayo guesting

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Simon Mayo joins the freewheeling discussion with Penny Smith and Charles Nove. Including why Penny is safe from Vampires, and memories of when interviews go bad.

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Comfortable Bras, Uncomfortable Language.

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Another ramble with Charles and Penny. Are you listening in a faraway land? Put yourself on our map: PSA@voxbroadcast.uk

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Happy Bananas, Deadly FlipFlops

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT

More random outpourings from Penny Smith and Charles Nove. Well, it keeps them off the streets.

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Buttocks, Slideshows and improbable injections.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Another wide-ranging discussion with Charles and Penny, including the ever-present hazard of lapsing into smut!

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A suppository supposition?

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT

More free-range ramblings with Charles and Penny.

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With guest star Ken Bruce

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Joining Penny Smith and Charles Nove for the latest Pains Stains & Automobiles free-rang rambling, broadcasting legend Ken Bruce.

Why was Ken never destined for Accountancy, why is Penny barking and why is Charles impersonating a coughing sheep?

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Episode 22

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Pills for Pets, Snowdrifts to remember.

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Episode 21

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

More choice ramblings, and why does Penny have a flat head?

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Episode 20

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

As 2026 takes hold, more of the consequential inconsequentials, with Penny and Charles.

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Happy New Year!

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

If you had a beaver, what would you call it? This and other matters of vital importance, covered in our first episode of 2026.

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Episode 18

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Boxing Day, tricky pronunciations and Electric Eels. All part of the rich panoply...

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Episode 17

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Is there a bomb in Penny's boiler? Menu ditherers and emoticon dilemmas.

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Episode 16

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT

This episode includes socksual references, as our heroes discover coincidental events in the footwear department. Oh yes and wilting tulips.

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Episode 15

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT

In which our Penelope gets the giggles about a highly dubious definition.

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Episode 14

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Polite introductions, Penny goes to Downton, family treasures v old tat, and inflationary pressures in the sweetie aisle.

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Ian Hislop guests

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT

National treasure Ian Hislop joins our podcast to share a few thoughts on life.

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Episode 12

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT

In our latest instalment, how Penny's Christmas Lights switch-on nearly went with a really special Bang, plus other assorted ramblings.

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With Anneka Rice

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT

For this week's random ramblings, Penny Smith and Charles Nove are joined by special guest, action-woman Anneka Rice.

How was she trampled by a horse, and why do some people call her The Limpet? Those stories and many more...

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Episode 10

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 06:00:00 GMT

More choice ramblings from Penny Smith and Charles Nove. Come on in and put your feet up. Unless you're driving, in which case keep your feet where they need to be.

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Episode 9

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMT

More chunterings from Penny and Charles. Never mind the elephant in the room, there may be one in the custard!

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Episode 8

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Penny Smith and Charles Nove sharing the random contents of their brains, in another free-ranging discourse. You're very welcome!

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With Suzanne Dando

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Charles and Penny return with more free-range ramblings, joined by guest rambler, former Olympic gymnast Suzanne Dando. Did her former career leave a legacy of Pains?

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Episode 6

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMT

More of the free-range ramblings of Penny Smith and Charles Nove.

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Remembering John Stapleton

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 05:00:00 GMT

None of us could have known that this would be one of the final appearances of journalist and presenter John Stapleton.

John died on 21st September 2025, aged 79. Our recent chat is presented here in tribute.

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Episode 4

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 05:00:00 GMT

In another wide-ranging ramble, Charles and Penny discuss this, that and probably the other, until the whole thing comes full circle. In a roundabout way.

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Episode 3

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Why do we say "Knife and fork" when a certain logic suggests it should be "Fork and knife"? That's just one of the questions of life over which we stumble in this episode. Penny and Charles just chewing the cud, like they do.

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Episode 2

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Most of the time, the assorted ramblings in Pains Stains & Automobiles will be solely those of Charles and Penny. On occasion, though, we may invite a third party. This episode is one such occasion. Who will it be? Join us and find out!

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Episode 1

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Free-range ramblings from Penny and Charles. Some say it's an aid to restful sleep, others that it brings friendly voices to your listening environment when, perhaps, there's nobody else around.

Come on in...

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Another hint of what's to come...

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:51:07 GMT

Getting our act together!

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What's it all about? Best start here.

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:03:31 GMT

A gentle hint of things to come in our Pains Stains & Automobiles adventure.

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