Test Pilots

In which we soft pitch Soviet Footloose, learn nothing about Russia and get Alan Turing's toes tapping. If you'd like to check out more of Lewys' work or catch any upcoming shows check him out here: www.lewysholt.com

in which @JackAGBritton and I discover our worst fear: Tom Hardy moving in next door if you'd like to see more of Jack's work check out "I Used to Hear Footsteps" at LPAC, 23/10 - http://bit.ly/2xi5D4X

in which we discuss voodoo dolls, tarot cards, flying on 9/11 and where the podcast has been

This time we really are back, okay? And we're kicking off with the first of 4 killer episodes from the Leicester comedy festival, in which Dan Wallbank (@natchdan) and I unravel the story of Smith (just Smith), the most forgettable man alive. If you like the show please do get in touch @hellodabwood or testpilotspodcast@gmail.com and don't forget to rate, review and subscribe in iTunes.

"I can't go in there. There's a piano in there." Aaaaaaand we're back. After an unexpected hiatus, Idiots Gasping is back. This week, Cassie Atkinson and I pitch The Happy Clown, a show about a man who was born to be a clown. Quite literally. It gets real weird.

"Johnny feel pain... Johnny never feel pain!" In which show favourites Kate and Joel break the timeline in two and create a cartoon show about a luchador and a young jehovah's witness who hatch a plot to get out of hell. This is another killer episode with another awesome guest, so if you listen and you like it please rate, review and subscribe. Bonus points if you tag your review #IdiotsGasping @testpilotscast @hellodabwood or testpilotspodcast@gmail.com

"Run..." Test Pilots is back from our mini-hiatus with an awesome episode - in which certified funny woman Rosie Jones (and Joel Pitcher) unspool a show about a religious order with a dark secret. This is another killer episode with another awesome guest, so if you listen and you like it please rate, review and subscribe. Bonus points if you tag your review #IdiotsGasping Show Notes: testpilotspodcast.tumblr.com @testpilotscast @hellodabwood or testpilotspodcast@gmail.com

"If you could be anyone you wanted, would you ever want to be you?" It's episode TEN of Test Pilots! What the hell, right? This week, Jen Cockburn (with help from Kate Oswald, Joel Pitcher and Huxley the dog) unravels the story of a costume designer in 1920s New York with ideas above her station. When she takes on different personas, she stands out from the crowd but life gets pretty messy when both of your alter-egos fall in love. This is another killer episode with another awesome guest, so if you listen and you like it please rate, review and subscribe. Bonus points if you tag your review #IdiotsGasping Show Notes: testpilotspodcast.tumblr.com @testpilotscast @hellodabwood or testpilotspodcast@gmail.com

"Your father taught me to fish, but i'm looking for a bigger catch" In episode 9, writer-comedian-improviser-multi-hyphenate Kate Oswald joins us for a good old fashioned murder mystery potboiler out in Manitoba. It's True Detective meets Fargo, and we thought Brie Larson would be great in it. Also joining our ensemble is former guest Joel Pitcher and future guest Jen Cockburn. And Huxley the chihuahua. But you'd never know if we didn't say. This is another killer episode with another awesome guest, so if you listen and you like it please rate, review and subscribe. Bonus points if you tag your review #IdiotsGasping Show Notes: testpilotspodcast.tumblr.com Please rate, review and subscribe on iTunes! Five stars please. If you'd like to get in touch, contact: @testpilotscast @hellodabwood or testpilotspodcast@gmail.com

"Every underdog has his day" On this week's Test Pilots, Matt Craufurd (and Helen Taylor) tell the heartwarming story of Colin the boxer - a mutt from the wrong side of the tracks who gets a taste of the high life - in what may be the world's first animated feature about illegal dogfighting rings. #IdiotsGasping Show Notes: testpilotspodcast.tumblr.com Please rate, review and subscribe on iTunes! Five stars please. If you'd like to get in touch, contact: @testpilotscast @hellodabwood or testpilotspodcast@gmail.com

"May you be ordinary..." This week Nell Frizzell joins the Test Pilots for "3 (x) a Lady", a prestige drama about women in academia, who solve problems both personal and mathematical. Show Notes: http://testpilotspodcast.tumblr.com/post/155668985578/httpsitunesapplecomgbpodcast7-three-times Please rate, review and subscribe on iTunes! Five stars please. If you'd like to get in touch, contact: @testpilotscast @hellodabwood or testpilotspodcast@gmail.com

"For every one of ours, we take one of yours" Happy 2017! We kick off the new year with a killer episode in which David and Charlotte Pearson solve the mystery of the merman of the north east. This episode also features Joel J Pitcher and Alison Severs. Bonus! ALSO! A new edition to our little empire - Show Notes - check them out here: http://testpilotspodcast.tumblr.com/post/155434656363/themanfromsouthshields Please rate, review and subscribe on iTunes! Five stars please. If you'd like to get in touch, contact: @testpilotscast @hellodabwood or testpilotspodcast@gmail.com

"Do you know about the Girl Who Cried?" This weeks episode of Test Pilots - aka "Idiots Gasping" - is here! In this episode Alison and David develop a dystopian sci-fi show set in a world devoid of emotions, and the young woman who can bring them back. And once again, we talk a lot about The Nation's Favourite, Pauline Quirke. This episode also features Daniel Ruiz, Joel J Pitcher and future guest Charlotte Pearson. Bonus! Please rate, review and subscribe on iTunes! Five stars please. If you'd like to get in touch, contact: @testpilotscast @hellodabwood or testpilotspodcast@gmail.com

"Living is easy, dying is harder" In this week's episode David and Joel devise the titular "Last Party" about an old hippy who wants one last bite of the apple, but breaks off more than he can chew. This episode also features the first of many mentions of England's Rose: Pauline Quirke. Enjoy! Please rate, review and subscribe in iTunes. Get in touch on Twitter @hellodabwood or @TestPilotsCast

"What if a good girl... Becomes a bad boy?" Episode three is here! In this episode, David and guest Lily Smith pitch the pilot of Hex Pest, a show that asks the question: "What if Jaws was about gender politics in the world of micro budget horror filmmaking?" Sort of. It asks a lot of questions. Enjoy! Please rate, review and subscribe in iTunes. Get in touch on Twitter @hellodabwood

In which David and next week's guest Lily Smith discuss HBOs The Young Pope - a show neither of them has seen.

"Family secrets? Mum's the word." Episode two is here! In this episode, Will Randall and I try to solve the rubik's cube of turning "Mum's Vice" into an hour long political dramedy. Do we succeed? Who can say? But Alison Janney is in it. Enjoy! Please rate, review and subscribe in iTunes. Get in touch on Twitter @hellodabwood

"Look harder..." It's the test pilot of Test Pilots! The show in which myself and a guest are given a random show title and challenge ourselves to break a story from it. In the inaugural episode, Alison Severs and I try TWO titles - one more successfully than the other - and we gradually figure out the podcast format. Like a real, honest to goodness pilot episode. Enjoy!