Big John At Breakfast - Fridays!

Big John, Liesl and James from Hallam FM / Hits Radio are back with a weekly podcast to kickstart your Friday!
What’s really been going on? Where have they been? What’s the plan?
And it's the only place for the Official Friday Song!

You can support the show at https://bigjohnatbreakfast.co.uk

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Episodes

Friday Dec 26, 2025

On Boxing Day – Big John At Breakfast Fridays:
The truth about what really happened to the Hallam FM 80’s Caravan.
Liesl has had another unwanted visitor.  She does seem to attract the wrong men (including James and Big John).
James finally comes clean about lying to his wife, all year!
An Epic Fail from listener Sharon, that goes back 20 years and is kind of Big John’s fault!
Coffee Girl has something important to tell Producer James.
And the final ever Friday Song, this year.
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Thursday Dec 25, 2025

It’s our “Throwback Thursday - Big John At Christmas”
We’re opening the vault and rewinding to some of the most unforgettable moments from our breakfast show at Christmas.
Today is just full of Hallamster.  There's Christmas Epic Fail from Jason and the friend’s ceiling.  Loads of throwback chats from Big John, Liesl and James including the age old question: Can you ask for sexy underwear from your brother for Xmas?  
And JOHN BISHOP.  But can you guess the year he was on the show from what he’s talking about?
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Friday Dec 19, 2025

Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
We kick off Mad Friday in a way guaranteed to get you going.
I admit I’m missing two very basic human traits. Am I normal?
Liesl gets escorted out of Santa’s grotto. (Yes, really.)
James reveals a genuinely new money-making idea involving Christmas lights.
Coffee Girl returns, Santa sends more presents, and we drop the Official Friday Song to launch the weekend 🎄🎶
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Thursday Dec 18, 2025


Throwback Thursday is where we dig into the highlights — those brilliant moments, the callers we still talk about, the guests who made us howl, and the stories that just won’t die. (Or maybe it's the first thing we found in the archive)
On this week’s 'Throwback Thursday':
Michael McIntyre. The Michael McIntyre!
Double Hallamster - The time he was booked to turn on the Christmas lights at Meadowhall Shopping Centre. Or so he thought.  And back when he visited Uncle Tyrone in Prison.
Throwbacks from each of us
Was my brother being pass agg with his xmas presents?.mp3
Liesl telling us what  NOT to buy our wives for Christmas
And James’s problem with his lights
And then the Xmas Epic Fail - Listener Monique has a fire!!
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Tuesday Dec 16, 2025

It’s our little bit on the side!
On this week’s 'Bonus Tuesdays':
Once again, an apology for today’s show. Big John even does a solo at one point?   We blame Christmas.
Coffee Girl is on. We talk James’s new book, Big John’s new BODY podcast (?), Liesl reveals new powers and we salute the Faithful.
Do you have a neighbour in charge of everybody’s spare keys? You’re going to want to hear today’s show.
AND how much was the ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ board game back in the day? – It’s ‘Mum's Catalogue Game’.
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Friday Dec 12, 2025

Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
How Liesl got us all in to trouble this week.
James has been up to something HUGE behind our backs and finally comes clean.
Big John’s officially been called out - his daughter has hit the age where every tiny thing he does drives her mad, and she’s not shy about listing them.
There’s a funeral on the show.
Santa has sent us Christmas presents – and we open them live!
And the Official Friday Song to kick off the weekend.
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Thursday Dec 11, 2025

Throwback Thursday is where we dig into the highlights — those brilliant moments, the callers we still talk about, the guests who made us howl, and the stories that just won’t die. (Or maybe it's the first thing we found in the archive)
On this week’s 'Throwback Thursday':
Double Hallamster:  First - his exciting advent calendar and then when he came face to face with Ricky Gervais. 
Ricky Gervais also talks about upsetting people with his jokes and his expanding waistline!
There’s the time Liesl had strict work’s Xmas Party Plans – to stay sober!
The time Big John felt he’d let the neighbours down at Christmas
James had been Overthinking Xmas TV Adverts and had the solution.
And then listener Lucy’s Christmas present Epic Fail!
It was her mum opening a present from her new partmer, that she shouldn’t open in front of the kids.  Or anyone! 10/10.
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Tuesday Dec 09, 2025

It’s our little bit on the side!
On this week’s 'Bonus Tuesdays':
It’s a very ‘giddy’ show today – Because Christmas.                                        We even have to apologise to our sponsor Wild Accounting.                                       And we’d like to apologies to you too.     Lessons have been learnt.
Coffee Girl is on. We talk posters and cooked breakfasts and we salute the Faithful.
How much was a NOKIA 3310 back in the day? – It’s ‘Mum's Catalogue Game’.
Something IS missing though. Can you spot it?
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Friday Dec 05, 2025

Big John, Liesl and James back with another "Fridays"!
This week:
Hallamster back (after a 6 week stretch)
Liesl’s had a random man in her house. Now he hasn’t stopped messaging her! Is it normal?
James is overthinking cafe menus! Is he allowed to be annoyed?
We need to talk about the phrase “We are experiencing unprecedented levels of calls at the moment”.
Christmas is switched on!
And the Official Friday Song to kick off the weekend.
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Thursday Dec 04, 2025

Sometimes the best way to move forward is to take a little step back.
Throwback Thursday is where we dig into the highlights — those brilliant moments, the callers we still talk about, the guests who made us howl, and the stories that just won’t die. (Or maybe it's the first thing we found in the archive)
On this week’s 'Bonus Throwback Thursday':
Peter Kay called us from his car – he had just had an epic fail!   It was actually the lead up to Christmas and you won’t believe what he also had in his car!
The time I had an old friend contact me out of the blue, bit it turned out they had a hidden agenda.
We go back to when we were just coming out of lockdown and Liesl’s youngest was about to start school and the new teacher came to visit them at home!
James had been overthinking drive-throughs.
One of our listeners was accused of being a TERRORIST – it’s an epic fail!
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