Podcasts by Worst Foot Forward

The Third Foot - Emperor Norton I (Bonus Episode) from 2019-06-29T13:27:30

It's the hottest day of the year in the UK as this episode drops, so perfect weather to sprawl on a beach or under a tree and get a bit of extra knowledge about one of our favourite people. We c...

Ep 123: Eshaan Akbaar - World's Worst Banker from 2019-06-23T23:51

As we still feel the ugly reverberations of the 2008 crash it's about time 2 1/2 decent minds got together and drilled to the bottom of it.  Barry and Ben are joined by ex-wealth management expe...

Ep 122: Javier Jarquin - World's Worst Assassin from 2019-06-17T01:41:42

We’ve got the World’s Worst Assassin firmly in our wavering crosshairs today, with comic and card-ninja Javier Jarquin as our killer guest. It’s jam-packed with familiar figures like Lincoln, Ra...

Ep 121 - World's Worst Host with guest judge Lydia Mizon from 2019-06-10T00:00

After 120 episodes we thought we'd finally dispense with a guest and go toe to toe.  Barry and Ben duke it out over who the worst host of all time is, with special guest judge (and $10/month Pat...

Ep 120: Johnny Chiodini - World's Worst D&D Class from 2019-06-03T00:00

Spellcasting - AWFUL! We are led through the dark and dingy underworld of the legendary roleplaying game Dungeons and Dragons by writer, performer, video game expert, Eurogamer content-maker, an...

The Third Foot - Fertility Treatments (Bonus Episode) from 2019-05-31T00:54:46

It’s your May Bonus Episode, thanks to our supporters on Patreon.com, and this time we are revisiting the episode with Dr Keir Shiels about the World’s Worst Doc...

Ep 119: Katie Pritchard - World's Worst Allergy from 2019-05-26T23:25:26

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATCHOOOOO!

We bring you this week's episode with streaming eyes and ruby red nose as we dip or toes tentatively into the pretty grim world of allergies.

Our guest...

Ep 118b: Best Of The Worst Of The Best 5 from 2019-05-19T23:19:34

Once more we go back into the past with some positive vibes this time. We revisit episode 21 to 25 in search of the World's BEST in the categories of MMA Fighter, Kids Movie, Cook, Lodgings and ...

Ep 118: Chloe Petts - World's Worst Mascot from 2019-05-13T00:00

This week we enter the surprisingly murky world of mascots with stand-up comic (and former Crystal Palace mascot) Chloe Petts for company.  There's a cornucopia of delights inside this week incl...

Ep 117: Alexander Bennett - World's Worst Scientific Fraud from 2019-05-06T00:00:47

Pop on your lab coats and join us down in the Worst Foot Forward labs as we uncover a carnival of quackery, forgery and all sorts of morally dubious activity done in the name of human progress.<...

Ep 116: Lauren Johnson - World's Worst Prince from 2019-04-29T00:00

Behind every king or queen there always seems to be a witless eldest son, a dissipating and disappointing heir or some conniving offspring waiting next in line. We're joined by historian and aut...

The Third Foot - Theophilus Marzials (Bonus Episode) from 2019-04-26T00:00

In the second of our monthly bonus episodes, courtesy of our fantastic fans on Patreon, we revisit a former winner of an episode: Theophilus Marzials, our World's Worst Poet. Barry recites some ...

Ep 115: Alasdair Beckett-King - World's Worst Saint from 2019-04-22T00:00

This week's episode has been thoroughly spot-checked by a crack team of cardinals preparing Barry, Ben and their guest, comedian and animator Alasdair Beckett-King for canonisation.  

The...

Ep 114: Jonathan Shariat - World's Worst Design Flaw from 2019-04-15T00:00

Our guest this week is perfectly designed in every way to give us an insight into the World's Worst Design Flaw. A designer and author of the book Tragic Design, Jonathan Shariat is also a podca...

Ep 113: Kyle Ross&Joel Samuels - World's Worst Manager from 2019-04-08T00:27:46

This week we don our sheepskin jacket (with a bribe sown in the lining), enjoy a cheeky post-match half (plus a wee nip from our hip flask) and stand on the sidelines hollering impotently into t...

Ep 112: Andrew Somerville - World's Worst Algorithm from 2019-03-31T23:28:25

We're in uncharted waters this week, as Ben and Barry are confronted with technology far beyond their understanding, otherwise known as our guest Andrew Somerville. An immersive theatre-maker an...

Ep 111: Sarah Jones - World's Worst Smell from 2019-03-25T00:00

Hold your noses and dive into the open sewer of the most olfactorily repulsive episode yet. 

Joined by Sarah Jones, an expert on microbes, minerals and a bunch of really pungent jobs we d...

The Third Foot - Psychosurgery (Bonus Episode) from 2019-03-22T00:40

As promised a couple of episodes ago, since we've hit our target on Patreon of 25 supporters, we'll be throwing out an extra show per month for all our listeners in which we focus in more depth ...

Ep 110: Cerys Bradley - World's Worst Scientific Experiment from 2019-03-18T00:00

We're down in the lab tinkering with equipment, mixing dangerous substances and generally causing chaos. We're conducting the World's Worst Scientific Experiment under the watchful eye of the hu...

Ep 109: Andrew Ellard - World's Worst Evil Genius from 2019-03-10T23:59:34

*swivels around in enormous winged chair*

Ah, Mr.Podcast Listener, we've been expecting you.  The guest in our deadly lair this week is master script editor Andrew Ellard, who joins us on...

Ep 108: Dr Rob Cromarty - World's Worst Military Tactic from 2019-03-04T00:00

Quick, march! Into battle we go under the leadership of our general, classicist and quiz-show boffin Dr Rob Cromarty. We're seeking out the world's worst military tactic and you bet we've found ...

Ep 107: Dean Rodgers - World's Worst Puzzle from 2019-02-24T23:54:20

This is an episode for anyone who has become so frustrated with their Rubik's Cube that they've ended up unpeeling the coloured squares and sticking them back on to help you solve it!

Joi...

Ep 106a: Best of the Worst of the Best 4 from 2019-02-18T00:00

With the first inklings of spring in the air, Ben and Barry are feeling positively positive about things and so once again are delving back into the archives in search of some of the World's Bes...

Ep 106: Dan Simpson - World's Worst Lullaby from 2019-02-11T00:00

Sleep well, dear listeners, and sweet nightmares to you all as Ben and Barry, in the company of poet Dan Simpson, hasten you to slumber with the World's Worst Lullaby. We truly travel the globe ...

Ep 105: Dr Seth Thevoz - World's Worst Voiceover from 2019-02-05T00:32:12

In a world where two trivia nerds are able to trap the honorary librarian of the Liberal Club in a posh shed out the back of a nice flat in Hampstead, anything is possible.  And this week, in th...

Ep 104: Myq Kaplan - World's Worst Guest from 2019-01-28T00:00

Be our guests, be our guests - in fact, the man doing just that (via Skype) is American stand-up Myq Kaplan, who is getting very meta as he chose the topic World's Worst Guest, and strives to li...

Ep 103: Tom Hall&Andrew Gruen - World's Worst Escape from 2019-01-21T01:32:13

Over the past five years the phenomenon of escape rooms has exploded all over the globe and this week our two guests are creators of several remarkable ones in London.  Tom and Andrew join us to...

Ep 102: Oliver Powell - World's Worst Advert from 2019-01-14T00:01

We’re indulging our consumerist instincts this week in the company of actor, host of the Average at Best Podcast and star of countless commercials, Oliver Powell. Ollie helps us glaze over in th...

Ep 101: Sooz Kempner - World's Worst Diva from 2019-01-07T00:22:04

Pop on your diamante slippers, swish your feather boa around your neck and strut your way in 2019 with tales of the world's worst divas.  Accompanied by magnificent musical comic Sooz Kempner we...

Ep 100b: The World's Worst 'Best of 2018' Episode from 2018-12-30T22:43:02

New Year’s Eve, the clocks tick towards midnight with the prospect of turning the page on 2018. BUT NO! We keep you firmly rooted in the past as we look back at our so-called “best bits” from ep...

Ep 100a: Best of the Worst of the Best 3 from 2018-12-24T00:00

This week we head to the appendix of our encyclopaedia of heroic failure and talk about some stone cold heroes.

Way back in early 2017 we talked about the worst board games, fairy tales, ...

Ep 100: Ben and Barry - World's Worst Century from 2018-12-17T00:27:53

Sweet holy mother of everything that's heroically awful: we made it to 100 episodes!  To celebrate Ben and Barry drill down into everything terrible about the number 100: from dodgy bank notes t...

Ep 99: Anuvab Pal - World's Worst Empire from 2018-12-10T00:01

We are boldly setting out to civilise you this week, as we talk about the World’s Worst Empire. Our guest this week is regular contributor to satirical podcast The Bugle, comedian and writer Anu...

Ep 98: Lucy Johnston - World's Worst Vending Machine from 2018-12-03T00:00

Inspired by the mot batshit crazy Patreon suggestions we've had so far, we plunged head first into the surprisingly fertile and unsurprisingly weird world of terrible vending machines.  

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Ep 97: Andrew O'Neill - World's Worst God from 2018-11-26T00:04

Our listeners, who art in the internet, hallowed be this episode of Worst Foot Forward. We are getting blasphemous this week in every possible religion by denouncing the World's Worst God with c...

Ep 96: Anna Ploszajski - World's Worst Material from 2018-11-19T00:58:08

We're joined this week by the eminently qualified Dr Anna Ploszajski - Young Engineer of the Year, Channel Swimmer, science explainer and graphene-hater to talk about the worst material on earth...

Ep 95: Schalk Bezuidenhout - World's Worst Gig from 2018-11-12T00:00:08

Testing, one two one two, is this thing on…? We’re met by a mix of cricket sounds, flying bottles and scathing reviews this week as we perform the World’s Worst Gig. We have the company of South...

Ep 94: Mike Stuchberry - World's Worst Epidemic from 2018-11-05T00:00:32

This week we're donning our sterilised plastic gloves, three face masks and a full hazmat suit as we prepare to deal with the world's most peculiar, disturbing and deadly epidemics. We're joined...

Ep 93: Joel Morris - World's Worst Musical Film from 2018-10-29T00:23:18

This week we are jazz-handing, kicklining and tumbling sideways off a swirling staircase into a pile of soggy Busby Berkeley girls. It’s time for us to explore the World’s Worst Musical Films wi...

Ep 92: Aidan Goatley - World's Worst Tattoo from 2018-10-21T23:17:23

Bite down hard and prepare to feel some unusual pain as we inflict the world's worst tattoos on you. Joined by the charming stand-up comic Aidan Goatley we return to the terrifying world of Russ...

Ep 91: Bex Lindsay - World's Worst Toy from 2018-10-15T23:47:34

This week we enter one of the creepiest world's imaginable: the nightmarish dimension of terrible toys. With award-winning children's radio host Bex Lindsay as our guide we uncover the dark trut...

Ep 90: Andrew Shaffer - World's Worst Fan Fiction from 2018-10-08T00:00:39

Let your imaginations run wild - this week we are reading the World's Worst Fan Fiction. Our guest is Andrew Shaffer, New York Times best-selling author and fan fiction parody writer extraordina...

Ep 89: Jack Bernhardt - World's Worst President from 2018-10-01T00:02

Having already determined the worst monarch and emperors of all time we return to what can best be described as History's Marianna Trench of awful leaders to uncover the Worst President. And no,...

Ep 88: Helen McCarthy - World's Worst Cult from 2018-09-23T23:00:34

The Church of the Holy Worst Foot holds the secret to eternal satisfaction you've been looking for all your life. Available for a low low lifetime subscription fee of several million pounds! Thi...

Ep 87: Matt Highton - World's Worst Death Scene from 2018-09-17T00:02:27

Slashed down in a shower, melted by a girl and her little dog too or just squashed by an ACME anvil - it’s time for this podcast to die in the World’s Worst Death Scene possible. Taking on this ...

Ep 86: Molly Ker Hawn - World's Worst Fictional Child from 2018-09-09T23:05:03

In this episode we line up some of the stickiest, naughtiest, most badly behaved and obnoxiously prodigious children ever created by authors and line them up for six of the best. We're joined by...

Ep 85: Taylor Glenn - World's Worst Detective from 2018-09-03T00:00:25

Gumshoes on, private dicks at the ready, it’s time to crack the case of the World’s Worst Detective. With us is the multi-talented Taylor Glenn, host of the Drunk Women Solving Crime podcast and...

Ep 84b: The Best Of The Worst of the Best 2 from 2018-08-26T22:16:23

Hop in the time machine! Ben and Barry are jumping back to episodes 6-10 as they revisit those subjects - but in a positive light! 76 episodes ago we uncovered the worst British Day Out, Archite...

Ep 84: Lord Fear aka Tom Bell - World's Worst Emperor from 2018-08-20T08:10:01

Listen to the sound of those really long trumpets with carpets dangling off them - it can only mean one thing, it's time for our episode about the worst emperors of all time. We're joined by the...

Ep 83 - Journey Around the Monopoly Board (Patreon Special with Paul Flannery) from 2018-08-18T00:13:40

Pull up a chair and prepare for some world class arguments, trivia and brutal no-holds-barred capitalism as Ben and Barry present their first ever Patreon exclusive. We promised that when we got...

Ep 82: Oscar Toeman - World's Worst Resignation from 2018-08-13T00:25:19

This week we are stepping down, shaking golden handshakes and leaving with our heads held high. Theatre director Oscar Toeman will guide Ben and Barry through the awkward history of the world’s ...

Ep 81: Francesco De Carlo - World's Worst Prank from 2018-08-06T00:18:52

Come, shake us by the hand. BUZZZZZZ! Smell the flower in my lapel. SPLAAAASSSHHHH! Sit on this comfy cushion. FAAARRTTTT! Sorry guys, but this week we are full of mischief and trickery as we tr...

Ep 80: Abigail Burdess - World's Worst Dance from 2018-07-29T23:00:07

One two three, step two three, one two three, I’m so sorry, I’ve crushed your toes. Swing your partners round and round this week, it’s time for us to chassis our way into the World’s Worst Danc...

Ep 79: Dani Charlton - World's Worst Band Name from 2018-07-22T23:40:57

Many a good band has fallen by the wayside for want of a decent name. Then again, some have prospered despite really pisspoor monikers - take a bow, Coldplay. Radio presenter and producer Dani C...

Ep 78: Georgie Morrell - World's Worst Hangover from 2018-07-15T23:00:14

Knock back a raw egg, fetch another pail of Bloody Mary and get ready to talk to Ralph on the big white telephone as we uncover the history of the worst hangovers of all time. We're joined by ac...

Ep 77: John Robertson - World's Worst Housemate from 2018-07-09T00:00:15

We're not saying you HAVE to listen to this week's episode all about the World's Worst Housemate with comedian John Robertson. We're just leaving you a gentle reminder comprised of several Post-...

Ep 76b - The Best of the Worst of the Best from 2018-07-01T23:52:39

Holding patterns everyone! Ben and Barry are joined by no one but themselves in this special one-off episode. Together they go back through the first five subjects they talked about 76 episodes ...

Ep 76: Lily Sloane - World's Worst Therapist from 2018-06-25T00:00:04

This week, we invite you to tell us about your feelings. Yes, it's a proper therapy session as Barry and Ben lie on the couch with Lily Sloane, therapist and host of the 'A Therapist Walks Into ...

Ep 75: Tristan Bernays - World's Worst Sex Scene from 2018-06-18T00:00:05

Warning guys. This week's episode is SERIOUSLY SEXY. Stick on some mood music, dim the lights, burn some incense and relax as we lather on the baby-oil in the company of playwright Tristan Berna...

Ep 74: Paul Duncan McGarrity - World's Worst Knight from 2018-06-11T00:01:56

Arise, ye noble listeners of Worst Foot Forward - sorry about accidentally slicing your heads off. Never mind, be of good cheer as Squires McStay and Van der Velde are joined by Sir Paul Duncan ...

Ep 73: Lydia Mizon - World's Worst Quiz Contestant from 2018-06-04T00:07:07

A podcast featuring a champion of the BBC's hardest quiz talking to two idiots about the World's Worst Quiz Contestant. Buzz! What is Worst Foot Forward's 73rd Episode? Correct, and well done fo...

Ep 72: Camilla Whitehill - World's Worst Tourist Attraction from 2018-05-27T23:08:17

Pop on your camera, get in line and prepare your finest gawking faces as we show you around our episode about the worst tourist attractions in the world. We're joined by playwright Camilla White...

Ep 71: Nat Tapley - World's Worst Elected Head Of Government from 2018-05-21T00:02:59

Things are getting political at Worst Foot Forward as we all struggle to be Last Past The Post with our candidates for the World's Worst Elected Head of Government. Our guest is comedian Nat Tap...

Ep 70: Glenn Moore - World's Worst Newscaster from 2018-05-13T23:11:05

It's Worst Foot Forward here, on the hour, every hour, whatever the hour, with an episode all about the worst newscasters of all time. We're joined by the eminently qualified Glenn Moore - a bri...

Ep 69: Jonny Singer - World's Worst Sporting Rule from 2018-05-07T00:09:09

We're all offside and committing fouls after a false-start to Worst Foot Forward this week, throwing every bit of dissent we possibly can at the umpires as they outline the World's Worst Sportin...

Ep 68: Gabriel Ebulue - World's Worst Music Video from 2018-04-29T23:42:22

Video may not have killed the radio star, but it's certainly responsible for some incredibly poor creative choices since MTV was launched back in 1981. We're joined by comedian and host of the t...

Ep 67: Daniel Bye - World's Worst Political Theatre from 2018-04-23T03:40:45

This week we're endeavouring to look Very Serious Indeed as we grapple with thorny topic of political theatre. We're joined by director, actor and theatre-maker Daniel Bye who gets stuck into an...

Ep 66: Jamey Stegmaier - World's Worst Game from 2018-04-16T00:00:03

It’s all fun and games this week on Worst Foot Forward as Ben and Barry welcome Jamey Stegmaier to talk about the World’s Worst Game. Jamey is the founder of Stonemaier Games (https://www.stonem...

Ep 65: A Gay and A Nongay - World's Worst Friendship from 2018-04-09T00:10:28

This week we're joined by podcast royalty and bosom buddies James Barr and Dan Hudson, aka A Gay and a Nongay to discuss what happens when friendship turns sour. As ever, we gallop through the h...

Ep 64: Tulip Siddiq MP - World's Worst Fashion Accessory from 2018-04-01T23:00

Handbags and glad-rags time, as Ben and Barry record an episode in the Houses of Parliament in London, no less! And joining them is a dedicated follower of fashion and Labour Party Member of Par...

Ep 63: Jon Dryden Taylor - World's Worst Opening Ceremony from 2018-03-25T23:00:31

Tan-tan-tara-tara splutter splutter cough… This episode reaches you with a dribbly fanfare, a shambling parade and a few dubious musical acts, like all the very Worst Opening Ceremonies. Yep, th...

Ep 62: Tez Ilyas - World's Worst Centre Back from 2018-03-19T01:25:22

It's back to one of our favourite Sunday afternoon pub conversations this week as we go searching for more terrible footballers for our all-time worst XI. This week, we fill the centre-back spot...

Ep 61: Stevyn Colgan - World's Worst Policeman from 2018-03-12T01:32:05

Hullo hullo hullo...what have we got here then? Why officer, it's an episode all about the worst coppers of all time. We invited on QI elf, novelist, lateral thinker and ex-policeman with over 3...

Ep 60: Spring Day - World's Worst Family Tradition from 2018-03-05T00:06:55

We’ve a spring in our steps and a Spring in the studio this week as Brooklyn’s sharpest wit Spring Day is with us to talk about the World’s Worst Family Traditions. We mine the murky world of Re...

Ep 59: Helen Arney - World's Worst Element from 2018-02-26T03:16:54

It's time to get out our Bunsen Burners and boil everything down to its most basic constituent parts: if we can work out what the worst element in the world is, perhaps we can uncover the secret...

Ep 58: Felix Trench - World's Worst Day from 2018-02-19T00:15:01

It’s a beautiful day! Our guest this week is the actor Felix Trench, star of the podcast sitcom ‘Wooden Overcoats’ (http://www.woodenovercoats.com) and history graduate who thumbs through the Wo...

Ep 57: Matt Stellingwerf - World's Worst Punishment from 2018-02-12T01:57:28

We're joined this week by award-winning Kiwi comic and former criminologist Matt Stellingwerf to cover a seriously grisly topic: the world's worst punishment. This episode comes with a serious c...

Episode 56b: The World's Worst 'Best Of 2017' Episode from 2018-02-05T00:00:24

This week on Worst Foot Forward we are celebrating joining Podnose, the UK’s leading independent entertainment podcasting network. To mark this, we’re looking back over our first year (and a bit) o...

Ep 56: Laura Lexx - World's Worst Tea from 2018-01-29T00:09:06

Anyone for tea? Following on from speaking to the quintessential British rapper last week we cover the most classic of all British topics this week: tea. Joined by award-winning comedian and hos...

Ep 55: Professor Elemental - World's Worst Hip-Hop Album from 2018-01-22T01:22:05

Pull up a turntable and join us as we cut through the hardy thickets of undergrowth that make up the choices of the world's worst hip-hop album. Joined by the indomitable Professor Elemental - t...

Ep 54: Will Seaward - World's Worst Pirate from 2018-01-15T00:00:27

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of Cointreau, it’s time for these salty seadogs to tell ye a tale! Gather ye round as Cap’n Will Seaward, comedian and storyteller of yore, is piped aboard the good ship Wo...

Ep 53: Andrew Doyle - World's Worst Sequel from 2018-01-08T01:27:51

This week's episode sees us paint with broad brushstrokes as we discuss the world's worst sequel, along with our guest - comedian, writer and Jonathan Pie co-creator - Andrew Doyle. If you've ev...

Ep 52: Iszi Lawrence - World's Worst Poet from 2018-01-01T11:41:10

Merry new year to one and all! For our first episode of 2018 we've donned berets, waxed our beards and grabbed the nearest set of tom-toms to share stories of the worst poets in history. Natural...

Ep 51: Allan Scott Douglas - World's Worst Santa from 2017-12-25T00:49:08

Ho ho ho - but enough naming our garden implements, it’s time for the Worst Foot Forward Christmas Special! Santa himself joins us on the show - or at least, his official body-double does. Yes, ...

Ep 50: Sam Lebens - World's Worst Messiah from 2017-12-18T00:01:23

It's our fiftieth episode, our golden anniversary and to celebrate, Ben and Barry have got a real rabbi to bless their union. Sam Lebens joins the boys to pray for the coming of the World's Wors...

Ep 49: Thom Tuck - World's Worst Greatest Hits Album from 2017-12-11T12:12:42

Join us for a rummage through the bargain basement with actor, sketch performer and 21st century PG Wodehouse character Thom Tuck as we cast our eyes over the world of music to find the Worst Be...

Ep 48: Masud Milas - World's Worst Blaxploitation Movie from 2017-12-04T12:54:22

*Cue outrageously funky wah-wah pedal and slick hi-hat action* Flick up the collars of your trenchcoat, coiffure your Afro to perfection and get ready to lay some righteous Smackdown on Whitey a...

Ep 47: Samantha Baines - World's Worst Space Invention from 2017-11-27T00:03:34

3 - 2 - 1 - LIFT OFF! Whoops, the rocket fell over. Yes, having previously discussed astronauts, we're blasting off to space again in search of the World's Worst Space Invention. Award-winning c...

Ep 46: Richard Maxted - World's Worst Cocktail from 2017-11-20T00:21:40

Ben and Barry are often likened to cocktails - one is a high-baller with a twist and the other is a fruity virgin. So it was only natural that they would seek out the very worst of that particul...

Ep 45: Ethan Lawrence - World's Worst Monarch from 2017-11-14T03:57:24

This is one of those episodes we've been looking forward to since the beginning of the podcast. Alongside actor, fellow history nerd and WFF fan Ethan Lawrence we go on a merry journey from Chin...

Ep 44: Ria Lina - World's Worst Legal Defence from 2017-11-06T01:50:55

Order in court for this week's episode as we tackle the thorny issues of terrible legal defences. With us is one of our most qualified and talented guests - an expert in forensics, criminology a...

Ep 43: Archie Maddocks - World's Worst Playwright from 2017-10-30T01:13:57

Curtain up! This week's guest is Archie Maddocks, a stand-up comedian as well as a multi-nominated playwright - his work has been shortlisted for both the highly prestigious Bruntwood Prize and ...

Ep 42: Lolo Brow - World's Worst Burlesque from 2017-10-22T23:57:54

We laid out the green carpet and welcoming the Lizard Queen of British Burlesque Lolo Brow to dish the dirt on the worst burlesque of all time. She's a woman who takes her job very seriously and...

Ep 41: Morgan&West - World's Worst Magic Trick from 2017-10-16T00:01:12

Izzy wizzy, let’s get busy with a whole heap of magic and mystery. Ben and Barry are joined by Morgan & West, Time Travelling Magicians, who saw us in half, catch our bullets and pull rabbits fr...

Ep 40: Amelia Womack - World's Worst Environmentalist from 2017-10-08T22:25:24

As the storm clouds of climate change begin to whirl around us we thought it was time we talked to an expert who could help us point the finger at the worst environmentalists of all time. We unc...

Ep 39: Ben Mepsted - World's Worst Striker from 2017-10-02T00:00:44

Goooooooaaaaaalllllllll! For those of you expecting a podcast about the world’s worst takers of industrial action - sorry, this one is about football strikers. Joining us is the host of The Foot...

Ep 38: Richard Soames - World's Worst Word from 2017-09-24T22:54:21

Get some ice cool ear muffs ready for this episode as your ears are going to be burning by the end of it! Barry and Ben interview sketch comedy's Mr.Nice Guy Richard Soames about the worst word ...

Ep 37b: World's Worst Holding Episode from 2017-09-18T07:30:14

We're taking a week off to enjoy a cheeky autumnal holiday. In the meantime, fill your ears with some of the best clips that didn't quite make the final edits of some of our favourite show. Feat...

Ep 37: John Henry Falle - World's Worst Mythical Beast from 2017-09-11T00:00:35

Grab your net, trident and extra-thick gloves and join us on a monster hunt! Ben and Barry are joined by Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee John Henry Falle aka The Storybeast as they delve deep int...

Ep 36: Simon Feilder - World's Worst Gadget from 2017-09-04T00:01:03

Go go gadget! X-Ray Spex on, hoverboards charged up and telescopic body-parts at full mast as we construct some of the world’s worst gadgets! Comedian, improviser and former Big Breakfast weathe...

Ep 35: Tom Crowley - World's Worst Remake from 2017-08-28T00:00:14

What, this old guff again? Yes but not as you know it, because Worst Foot Forward gets a reboot as we talk about the World’s Worst Remakes. Writer, performer, producer and director Tom Crowley h...

Ep 34: Edd Kimber - World's Worst Baker from 2017-08-21T00:02:38

Roll us out, cover us in flour and watch us rise, it’s a very tasty episode this week all about the World’s Worst Baker. And who better than AN ACTUAL GREAT BRITISH BAKE-OFF WINNER to help us de...

Ep 33: Keir Shiels - World's Worst Doctor from 2017-08-14T00:02:19

The doctor will see you now, but say ‘AAAAAAAHHHHH’ because he’s accompanied by two idiots. Yes, actual real-life NHS registrar Doctor Keir Shiels is on call with Ben and Barry scrubbing up besi...

Ep 32: Tobi Wilson - World's Worst TV Cartoon from 2017-08-06T23:00:04

Well knock us down with a steamroller, drop an anvil on us and throw us off a cliff because this week we're getting very animated in the company of Tobi Wilson. As a writer on the BAFTA-winning ...

Ep 31: Sindhu Vee - World's Worst Wife from 2017-07-31T11:45:04

This week we're joined by tremendous rising star of the comedy circuit Sindhu Vee. Together we delve into the world of ancient history, hillbilly America, Hollywood and the deepest depths of the...

Ep 30: Bisha K Ali - World's Worst Horror Movie from 2017-07-24T10:38:25

Woooooooo! WOOOOOOOOO! Look out behind you, because creeping up slowly in ghostly and macabre form is this week's episode about the worst horror movies ever projected on the silver screen. We're...

Ep 29: Eric Lampaert - World's Worst Alien from 2017-07-16T23:25:07

The truth is out there… Playing Mulder to Worst Foot Forward’s Scully is comedian, actor and improviser Eric Lampaert. Eric is shortly appearing in Luc Besson’s new sci-fi epic ‘Valerian and the...

Ep 28: Jonny and the Baptists - World's Worst Musical Duo from 2017-07-10T10:37:11

This week we hit the high note harmonies that crack glass and friendship as we uncover the very worst musical duos of all time. We're joined by one of the very best comedy musical duos - the cha...

Ep 27: Dana Alexander - Worlds Worst Driver from 2017-07-04T13:54:55

Rev your engine, pop the clutch and do your very best not to stall on the start line as you help us uncover the worst drivers of all time with ace Canadian comic Dana Alexander. On the journey w...

Ep 26: Kiri Pritchard-McLean - World's Worst Serial Killer from 2017-06-25T23:12:04

Blood! Guts! Carnage! Trivia! Worst Foot Forward is a veritable crime scene this week as we investigate the World’s Worst Serial Killer. We’ve got a crack team on the case led by our guest, come...

Ep 25: Christian Talbot - World's Worst Screen Actor from 2017-06-19T08:09:44

We settle a debate for the ages this week and line-up a selection of silver screen heavyweights (plus a few bantams) as we debate the worst screen actor of all time. Joined by the excellent comi...

Ep 24: Nat Luurtsema - World's Worst Lodgings from 2017-06-11T23:01:28

They say there’s no place like home - and in the case of the homes we discuss this week, THANK GOD! We delve into the World’s Worst Lodgings with our guest: no less than a BAFTA nominated screen...

Ep 23: Fiona Sagar - World's Worst Cook from 2017-06-04T23:24:10

We are serving up a real feast for the ears as this week’s podcast is about the World’s Worst Cook and it is brimful of recipes for disaster - and yes, that very obvious pun DOES feature in this...

Ep 22: Ivo Graham - World's Worst Kids Movie from 2017-05-29T03:02:10

We're wearing our finest primary colour dungarees and are full of all the E-numbers as we get ready to indulge ourselves with the worst Kids Movies of all time. Joined by Mock the Week panellist...

Ep 21: Bryan Lacey - World's Worst MMA Fighter from 2017-05-22T00:01:32

Join us this week in the sweat-soaked, blood-stained Octagon as we done our fighting gloves, pop in our gum shields and tap out in under 10 seconds to a girl guide from Aberystwyth Primary Schoo...

Ep 20: Amelia Singer - World's Worst Wine from 2017-05-14T23:02:49

POP! Smell our cork, relish our bouquet and admire our legs because it’s a VERY good year for a podcast about the World’s Worst Wine. We’ve got a guest with a very fine nose to help us find it: ...

Ep 19: Simon Watt - World's Worst Parasite from 2017-05-08T00:24:42

An episode for smart minds and stern stomachs as we uncover Mother Nature’s dark side. We’re joined by professional science communicator, squid dissector and founder of the Ugly Animal Preservat...

Ep 18: Brydie Lee-Kennedy - World's Worst Teen Movie from 2017-05-01T00:26:06

This week Worst Foot Forward sidles up to you at a school dance, drinks deeply from the red cup of awkwardness and asks you, the intriguing new kid, to dance before spilling Kool-Aid all over yo...

Ep 17: Paul Sweeney - World's Worst Haircut from 2017-04-23T23:02:03

Things are getting hairy this week as comedian and barber Paul Sweeney joins us to style out some of the world’s worst haircuts. No amount of dye-jobs, comb-overs and toupées will hide the shame...

Ep 16: Jim Campbell - World's Worst Conspiracy Theory from 2017-04-17T10:56:20

Pop your collar up high, make sure no one's tailing you and join us in the WFF basement, huddled around our oil can fire as we share some of the darkest and stupidest secrets of history. Find ou...

Ep 15: Lynn Ruth Miller - World's Worst First Date from 2017-04-11T16:27:33

This week Ben and Barry are charmed, beguiled, tickled and shocked by the wonderful Lynn Ruth Miller. Lynn popped into the hearts of the nation when she appeared on First Dates on Channel 4, at ...

Ep 14: Thomas Hescott - World's Worst TV Comedy from 2017-04-02T23:06:07

This episode is all about the funny - or not - as we settle down on the sofa, can our laughter and have our ribs tickled by the World’s Worst TV Comedies. Our guest is television and theatre dir...

Ep 13: Jim Smallman - World's Worst Wrestler from 2017-03-27T02:46:57

Can you smeeeeeeeell what the Foot is cooking?!?! Join as we jump off the top rope, only to land awkwardly and give ourselves a hernia as we chat to comedian, idiot, relentless storyteller and t...

Ep 12: Sarah Bennetto - World's Worst Fairy Tale from 2017-03-20T02:11:32

Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin... Ben and Barry love a good yarn spun well and they're in excellent company this week as they're joined by chipper Aussie comedian and head honcho ...

Ep 11: Paul Flannery - World's Worst Board Game from 2017-03-13T00:00:45

Here at Worst Foot Forward we love a board game so it's about time we explored those games that are all snakes and no ladders. Rolling the dice with us is Paul Flannery, actor, comedian, and cre...

Ep 10: James Rowland - World's Worst General from 2017-03-05T23:23:54

Charge! This week Worst Foot Forward goes to war in search of the World’s Worst General. Privates Ben and Barry are led into battle by their charismatic mastermind of a guest, actor and storytel...

Ep 9: Stuart Goldsmith - World's Worst Heist Movie from 2017-02-27T00:01:01

Today’s guest is Stuart Goldsmith, host of the excellent Comedian’s Comedian Podcast (http://www.comedianscomedian.com). Stuart, with henchmen Barry and Ben, is masterminding a raid on the highl...

Ep 8: Gemma Arrowsmith - World's Worst Astronaut from 2017-02-20T00:00:12

This week Worst Foot Forward goes intergalactic! Our stellar guest, comedian and writer Gemma Arrowsmith (http://gemmaarrowsmith.com), is a lover of all things space and so she helps Ben and Bar...

Ep 7: Nathan Caton - World's Worst Architect from 2017-02-13T00:02:46

Our guest this week, Nathan Caton (http://www.nathancaton.com) studied architecture before his diversion into comedy. In his company, we are rifling through blurry blueprints, sketching wonky to...

Ep 6: Angela Barnes - World's Worst British Day Out from 2017-02-06T00:04:01

Winter is almost gone and a refreshing spring breeze sweeps through Worst Foot Forward in the shape of Angela Barnes (host of BBC Radio 4’s Newsjack). The better weather means the return of the ...

Ep 5: Tiernan Douieb - World's Worst Political Protest from 2017-01-30T00:00

Episode five lands in a week where major protests are shaking the world in support of women's rights and refugees. So comedian and podcaster Tiernan Douieb joins us to look at some of the less e...

Ep 4: Ellie Gibson - World's Worst Console Game from 2017-01-23T00:00

It's episode four and our guest is Ellie Gibson - comedian, co-host of Dara Ó’Briain’s Go 8-Bit, one half of the Scummy Mummies (http://www.scummymummies.com) and video games journalist. With El...

Ep 3: Jay Foreman - World's Worst Beatles Song from 2017-01-16T00:01:50

In episode three, we are joined by musical comedian Jay Foreman to unpick the back catalogue of the world's greatest band in the hunt for the World's Worst Beatles Song. Ben and Jay’s exhaustive...

Ep 2: Bec Hill - World's Worst Superhero from 2017-01-09T00:30:12

For our second episode we don our flapping red capes, lower masks over our eyes and pop our underpants proudly over our trousers as we delve into the heyday of comic books to uncover the most te...

Ep 1: Sophie Scott - World's Worst Psychological Treatment from 2017-01-02T12:03:48

Kicking off our first episode we chat to Professor Sophie Scott, an expert in neuroscience and the way that laughter works in the brain. Our subject matter is not as light and fluffy, as we expl...

WFF Teaser Trailer ft. Bec Hill from 2016-12-01T00:00

A taste of what's to come on Worst Foot Forward, a new podcast about the world's worst things and life's biggest losers. Hosted by two of them, Barry McStay and Ben Van der Velde. First episodes co...