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You Bet! Pod

You Bet! Pod

By: Stewart Terry James Billington
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You Bet! Pod is a fortnightly deep dive into one of the most gloriously bonkers game shows of 90s British television: You Bet!

Each episode, we randomly select a show from the You Bet! archives and relive the madness — dissecting the challenges, marvelling at the challengers, and revisiting the celebrity guests brave (or foolish) enough to take part.

Along the way, we celebrate the ever-changing line-up of hosts — from the irrepressible Bruce Forsyth to Darren Day and Matthew Kelly — and explore what made the show such a Saturday-night staple. Packed with 90's nostalgia and plenty of laughs, You Bet! Pod is the ultimate throwback for anyone who grew up in the 1900's.

You Bet! Pod is the perfect podcast for those of you who still have a fondness for the 1990's and a love of Matthew Kelly's incredible hair.

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Episodes
  • Episode 18: Matthew Kelly, Dame Hilda Bracket, Michaela Strachan, Cliff Thorburn (9 March 1991)
    Jun 1 2026

    We are back! Did you miss us? Soz, life got in the way. We are back, and some sad news to report - as we are running out of You Bet shows to review, this is the LAST EVER Matthew Kelly episode we will be reviewing! No more bouffant!

    However, it's a blinder of a show. I mean, of course it is! Challenges include send a poor French woman 30 metres in the air for no apparent reason, a man getting angry about drooping a cake stand, a crazy darts challenge and more! Held together with the expert skills of Matthew Kelly and Ellis Ward. Our celebrities are an absolute who's who of 1991 nostalgia too with Dame Hilda Bracket, Cliff Thorburn and Michaela Strachan. So, join us on the HMS You Bet Pod and enjoy 100 minutes of nostalgia....

    Other topics discussed:

    🅰️ Could The Birmingham Six have been a spin off of The A-Team?

    🎤 The new name for Jason Orange...

    🐠 Stew goes on a big deep dive on koi carp

    You can watch the episode of You Bet here - You Bet S04 E04 1991 - 90s British TV Show You Bet

    Get in contact with the show:

    Email: youbetpod@gmail.com

    Instagram: you_bet_pod

    Thanks for listening!

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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • Episode 17: Matthew Kelly, Kim Hartman, Henry Cooper, Syd Lawrence, Geoffrey Durham (4 September 1992)
    May 10 2026

    The You Bet! time machine has landed once again deep into the 1990's, as we find ourselves in September 1992. Just a few weeks before Black Wednesday and a new smaller 10p coin being introduced. Hedonistic times I'm sure we can all agree.

    We are back in the wonderful camp arms of Matthew Kelly as he hosts you Bet! with some wonderful celebrity guests - Sir Henry Cooper, David 'Syd' Lawrence, Kim Hartman and Geoffrey Durham.

    It's a real fun You Bet! episode, and James gets very excited over challenge number two, but you'll have to have a listen to find out what that is...

    Other things discussed:

    📅 James and Stew try their absolute hardest to work out when this episode was filmed

    💰 Take a deep dive into Lloyds of London with Stewart Terry

    🎤 We discuss the awkward opening monologue from Matthew Kelly

    👽 Stew talks about the problems in the filming of Alien 3.

    You can watch this episode of You Bet! here - YOU BET! S6 E1 - 90s British TV Show You Bet (1992)

    You can contact the show:

    ✉️ youbetpod@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • Episode 16: Darren Day, Ant McPartlin, Declan Donnelly, Davina McCall (22 March 1997)
    Apr 27 2026

    What's that sound, listener? Yes, it's the sound of You Bet! on its arse, sadly, as we look at the 4th ever last episode. Hosted by Darren Day and with co-host Sarah Matravers (I know, us neither).

    The good news is that the celebrities involved have not been struck down by the You Bet! curse, and on this episode are Ant, Dec and Davina McCall.

    The challenges are pretty crazy though, and one of them is set in South Africa - where has that budget come from!?!

    Other things discussed on the podcast include:

    • Stew does a 6/10 Zippy impression and 10/10 George from Rainbow impression
    • James takes us down a rabbit hole of the worlds strangest kidnapping story.
    • 'The English Patient' takes home the best joke of the episode.
    • Darren Day has way too much fun with the word 'Zippo'.

    You can watch this episode here - You Bet with Ant & Dec, Davina McCall hosted by Darren Day March 1997

    You can email the show - youbetpod@gmail.com

    Follow us on Instagram - you_bet_pod

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    1 hr and 27 mins
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