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New to Large? Here's a highlights reel to illustrate what you can expect from everyone's favourite topical radio show:
Click here for episodes 51 to 100
Episode 50 - 'Hygiene'
First broadcast 23rd November 2012
Take a bit of time off from rooting through the rubbish and sharing needles to hear the putrid pair's thoughts on cleanliness, and how close they are to godliness. Hear them touch upon the unrelenting pestilence of the Dark Ages! Imagine a world where people scoff at the notion of microscopic horrors trying to climb into your body and make you sick! Get right between the toes and behind the ears in this classic episode.
Episode 49 - 'Cults'
First broadcast 16th November 2012
Sit back, relax and enjoy some of the punch, as our two charismatic charlatans urge you to join the away team and service their every whim in the name of salvation! Just what is it that compels people of otherwise sound mind to cast off their clothes, dignity and lives for the sake of someone you'd normally throw eggs at on speakers' corner? Listen on to find out!
Episode 48 - 'Bond Films'
First broadcast 9th November 2012
Sit back and stroke your octopussy menacingly as our two rogue agents revel in the movies depicting most men's fantasy character. They invite you to live and let die as they implore that the world is not (large) enough for them. Besides reliving all of the Bond films through the ages, there is enough lad humour to keep any roving spy on an all-time high. After all, nobody does it better.
Episode 47 - 'Gambling'
First broadcast 2nd November 2012
Hold on to your shirts as our brace of serial losers play fast and loose with loaded dice. It's not just about losing everything in games of chance though, as Aaron and Mike delve into the wider perspective of risk: is asking somebody out or quitting your job technically gambling? If so, perhaps even the devoutly sensible could stand to be a little more foolhardy, in pursuit of those true riches of fulfilment.
Episode 46 - 'Reality Television'
First broadcast 26th October 2012
Art imitating life imitating art imitating life imitating...something. Join our two musclebound grotesques as they discuss the bane of most of our entertainment-addled lives. Of course, Big Brother was not watching us, we were watching it...and getting very bored and murderous in the process. But there's also the small matter of watching police and ambulance crews deal with hurt and angry, angry people, as well as watching the bedraggled and disreputable strive to become members of the cultured Establishment norm. What's not to like?
Episode 45 - 'One Year Anniversary Spectacular!'
First broadcast 19th October 2012
To celebrate a full year of broadcasting nonsense, Bliss and Large present a double helping (Mike's favourite) of the show that made them legends in their own lunchtime. Rather than a particular theme, they waste the time taking questions from the facebook page, and answering some universal questions they dug up from a search engine, like the true plagiarist pioneers that they are. Expect gags so bad they should come with a trombone accompaniment.
Episode 44 - 'The Great Outdoors'
First broadcast 12th October 2012
Nature is pretty awesome, as the dopey duo discover on surveying the breadth of their dominion from atop a mighty hill. Among the traumatic topics on the agenda are burying excrement and making a treasure map for your kids to track it down, going commando among friends, and learning what a compass is for.
Episode 43 - 'Health and Safety'
First broadcast 5th October 2012
Masks must be worn in this area. Our two whimpering underdogs get what's coming to them as they discuss the origins, progression and application of health and safety legislation. Is it an essential tool for worker protection, or an avenue for big compensation payouts? The two make much mirth at the misfortune of others, before coming to the conclusion that it's better for kids to be seriously injured than be denied a substandard bouncy castle.
Episode 42 - 'Crime'
First broadcast 14th September 2012
Our two plump gooses become prize stool-pigeons under the merest hint of pressure, as they get weak on crime and the causes of crime. Tonight we learn how prefixing or bookending 'murder' to everything is perhaps how American crime dramas gained their massive popularity, whether the conditions of society create a culture of crime, and bear witness to Mike's flawed defence of consumer culture through a bad car. Hang the jury! It'd be a felony to miss it.
Episode 41 - 'Extreme Sports'
First broadcast 7th September 2012
Strap on the crash helmet, knee pads and adult nappy, as our two adrenaline junkies get more anecdotal than usual and delve into the palpitating prospect of extreme sports. Wrap yourself in tinfoil and climb onto the roof in a thunderstorm to listen on as a full variety of edgy pursuits are debated, while new classifications for extreme sports such as train baiting and drug dealing are pleaded for as Mike 'completes the circle'.
Episode 40 - 'Roads'
First broadcast 31st August 2012
Stand and deliver! Mike asks for your money or your wife, as our two hard-shoulder playboys tailgate, kerb crawl and aquaplane all over the place in an effort to understand what the Romans ever did for us. Among the subjects steamrollered into submission are the different categories and purposes of roads, what road tax is supposed to be for, and the dreaded pirates of the turnpike! A classic to enjoy stuck in an M25 logjam.
Episode 39 - 'Weaponry'
First broadcast 17th August 2012
It's cudgels at dawn as our two weary warriors fight to decide who is rapier. Holding firearms as big as their entire arms, Mike and Aaron conspire to foist their remarkable weaponry on an unsuspecting public, to general hilarity and some repulsion. Hear an alternative history of conflict, wonder how many legitimate baseball players there are in the UK, all the while chuckling at the unmentioned 'ultimate prank' of setting landmines at a friend's front and back door, before firing teargas through their windows.
Episode 38 - 'Uniform'
First broadcast 10th August 2012
Our two titillating teamsters get out of their civvies and root deep in distinguished workwear and costume for this glorious show. Mike tentatively talks of his displeasure at Her Majesty's Pleasure and the Emergency room, Aaron promotes his upcoming business venture, and the both of them tiptoe around the notion of school uniforms.
Episode 37 - 'Weather'
First broadcast 3rd August 2012
Which topic is number one for bland pleasantries? Hilarious sunburn, panic-buying, and taking flares and huskies to the shop in the snow are among the anecdotes, while pelicans on the beach laugh at old people being blown over.
Episode 36 - 'Folk Devils'
First broadcast 27th July 2012
Pichforks at the ready, as our messy moral entrepreneurs stir up trouble in their own inimitable way, turning the town against you and your heretical kin. You only have yourselves to blame. Shouldn't have spoke out of turn. Shouldn't have worn those awful shoes. Should have joined the winning team.
Episode 35 - 'The Periodic Table'
First broadcast 20th July 2012
Our two Professors of puerile whip out their bunsen burners and toast marshmallows, as they shelter from the elements. If you've ever wondered which representatives of the periodic table only exist for a fraction of a second, why you could potentially fight on the surface of the sun dressed in a full Tungsten body suit, and why a good marriage is like a noble gas, tune in!
Episode 34 - 'Waste'
First broadcast 13th July 2012
Get elegantly wasted with our two slag-heaps, as they pick through the finer points of your rubbish and effluence. Regrets, cowardice and midlife crises also fall under this putrid umbrella. Marvel at anecdotes about long lost plastic shoe horns procured from Christmas crackers, our illogical emotional attachments to inanimate junk, and destroying the toilet bowl.
Episode 33 - 'Narcotics'
First broadcast 6th July 2012
Illicit substances are under the spotlight in this episode. Compulsion, curiosity and cocaine-coated Frosties are on the agenda, as our two anal apothecaries tread carefully over broken needles and jerry cans. Their bulging pupils betray them in the end though, as they succumb to the insatiable lure of Donkey Dust.
Episode 32 - 'Pastimes'
First broadcast 29th June 2012
Hobbies and leisure pursuits are up for debate in this fun-packed edition of everyone's favourite amateur radio show! The most mouth-watering escapades known to man are discussed, including code-cracking, extreme napping, and insect holocausts. Make these two clowns your favourite pastime.
Episode 31 - 'DIY'
First broadcast 22nd June 2012
Brothers are doing it for themselves! A Late Night classic ensues, with our two nutty numbskulls go off with their nail guns half-cocked, as the house falls down around them. Despite the rather familial theme, the mood soon turns malevolent, as drunk hammering, hilarious accidents and murder weapons blacken the previously convivial tone.
Episode 30 - 'Highlights Show'
First broadcast 15th June 2012
A cavalcade of comic cuts from previous Late Night Larges is knitted together for your delectation. Ideal for a Large novice, to lead you into the dark and sleazy alleys to come...
Episode 29 - 'Evolution'
First broadcast 8th June 2012
Our two gene genies get down with Charles Dazza as they reluctantly denounce the myth that Mike created the Heavens and the Earth with his potent seed. Overpopulation and eugenics are touched upon as they comment on Nature's wondrous spirit of creativity with: "Is that it?"
Episode 28 - 'Jubilee'
First broadcast 1st June 2012
Large save the Queen! Our two rowdy rebels get down with the Establishment for a while, genuflecting to their hereditary superiors as they wave their crown jewels in your face. More awkward jokes than Prince Philip's wildest dreams!
Episode 27 - 'The FA Premier League'
First broadcast 25th May 2012
In honour of the 20th anniversary of its inception, Aaron 'Ogie' Bliss plays a hospital ball to Mike 'Headless Chicken' Large as they debate just what it is that makes the Premier League such riveting viewing. The best kits, wind-up merchants and longest criminal records form the more unorthodox topics in this veritable orgy of top flight romanticism, so strap on your shinpads (and ear plugs).
Episode 26 - 'The Planets'
First broadcast 18th May 2012
One of the classics ensues here, when our two stargazing black holes get stuck into the solar system and the wonders contained herein. Expect a few innuendoes about heavenly bodies, Total Recall references, and how Uranus is particularly windy and full of methane. No room for Pluto though, much to Mike's chagrin.
Episode 25 - 'Great Partnerships'
First broadcast 4th May 2012
In a shameless display of self-congratulation, the quarter-century is celebrated with a discussion on great duos of our times. Whether romantic or comic, fighting crime or just smoking weed, chemistry is defined as that which binds the tandems of accomplishment. Or money.
Episode 24 - 'Pubs'
First broadcast 27th April 2012
One of the stone-cold classics, with boozers being the topic for discussion! Blotto Bliss and Lairy Large stagger from grog-house to grog-house singing about brawling and suchlike. Every aspect of the modern pub is chewed over, from decor to clientele to snacks. And, of course, the finest pub names. They're British institutions after all, much like our two mirth-makers.
Episode 23 - 'Tax'
First broadcast 13th April 2012
The most toxic issue of our, or any, time in history is the topic for tonight's head banging. How many different ways are we taxed? Is adequate wealth redistribution possible? Or necessary? Are all classes contributing fairly according to their means? Our burdensome bounty hunters bash heads about the changing face of taxation since the 80s, and debate which taxes are logical and which are unjust and self-defeating. Expect suggestions for superior progressive taxation and plenty of anti-Establishment polemic!
Episode 22 - 'Meat'
First broadcast 23rd March 2012
Our two meat-heads get the meat sweats as they drool over the myriad varieties of dead creature flesh. Expect to hear Mike valiantly defend his masculinity through the medium of carnivorous consumption, get all 'Animal Farm' as the pair ask if some animals are more equal than others, and discuss the ethics of cannibalism: the sweetest taboo.
Episode 21 - 'Global Warming'
First broadcast 16th March 2012
Don't worry, there are no statistics or tree hugging. It's simply a tango on the ice caps, as our two wasteful wastrels suggest we all sacrifice a little for the common good. Will we suffer 100 degree winters next century? Will the economy have to be rebalanced when half of London is underwater? Hear the hypothetical answers to these questions and more!
Episode 20 - 'Moral Dilemmas'
First broadcast 9th March 2012
Another thought-provoking edition, as our nihilistic narcissists pretend to be people with consciences. Mike raises the spectre of coitus cum minoris, Aaron narrates a sordid tale of cannibalism on the High Seas, while they both deliberate the heavy load of the drug mule.
Episode 19 - 'Freedom'
First broadcast 2nd March 2012
One of the most serious and insightful shows thus far, our two champions of liberty invite you to cast off your shackles, take off your clothes and howl at the moon. Among the highlights are discussions of the concepts of positive and negative liberties, personal autonomy and why Mike believes some old people are just arseholes.
Episode 18 - 'Piracy'
First broadcast 24th February 2012
What shall we do with these drunken sailors? Blissbeard and First Mate Large get through a keg of rum as they guide us through the intricate history of piracy, both of the high seas and...the other kind. Sit back and enjoy a brief revisiting of some of the most iconic plunderers, how a pirate ship was more democratic than the average UK workplace, just how a sweaty guy with a camcorder in the cinema never gets caught, and the emergence of the dreaded Black Hood.
Episode 17 - 'Senses'
First broadcast 17th February 2012
You won't believe your ears....eyes, tongue, nose or fingers, as the five, or some say, six senses are pontificated over by our senseless simpletons. Mike attempts to rank the senses in order of personal value, and gets worked up over the notion that being impervious to pain could be a good thing.
Episode 16 - 'Love'
First broadcast 10th February 2012
Our two lamentable lotharios give us the 9 1 1 on the most notorious of four letter words. Among the talking points are the commercialisation of Valentines' Day, the lost art of romance encapsulated by the Milk Tray Man's middle-age spread, and why self-immolation is the only credible show of devotion to that special someone.
Episode 15 - 'Travel'
First broadcast 3rd February 2012
Our two wandering prophets of anarchy discuss the wonders of seeing the world through not a television screen, but your own eyes. If happiness is a transient state, then why do we continue to stand still geographically? Is it cowardice, lack of ambition or simply a longing for the comforts of home which see us plant our roots and rarely move? Park your hovercraft for a moment and enjoy, while we all eagerly await time travel to become affordable for the masses.
Episode 14 - 'Mod Cons'
First broadcast 27th January 2012
An enlightening edition which sees our two loony Luddites debate which modern conveniences have most improved our collective lives, and whether is it a good thing that it's easier to blow up things than ever before. From the godsend of indoor plumbing, we move to the online DIY porn and arms industry, before quickly retreating into an armoured bomb shelter.
Episode 13 - 'Superstition'
First broadcast 20th January 2012
What's a little voodoo curse between friends? Our two shrunken heads combat crawl under a row of ladders, and proceed to deride those who believe that supernatural forces can affect events, while being very careful not to smash mirrors. Mike may also reveal what he likes to throw horseshoes on to.
Episode 12 - 'Breakfast'
First broadcast 13th January 2012
Wolf down the breakfast of champions, as Bliss and Large reminisce over childhood breakfast times, morning telly, hangover cures and American nutritional debacles. Would you like chocolate sauce or double cream with your sugar-dusted pancakes coated with syrup and marshmallows?
Episode 11 - 'Social Networks'
First broadcast 6th January 2012
The mighty internet leviathans are ripe for mulling and mockery from our two mischievous malcontents, as they discuss which social network is truly number one. Expect to also hear the pair bite the hand that feeds them, as they slate the site their page is promoted on, as well as mention of cultural phenomena spewing forth from these institutions, including trolling, apps and the dreaded frape!
Episode 10 - 'New Year'
First broadcast 30th December 2011
Our fresh-faced fillets of fun deliberate over the turning of the calendar page, including the archetypes of New Year partiers, the Village people and our impending doom following the conclusion of the Mayan calendar.
Episode 9 - 'Christmas'
First broadcast 16th December 2011
Our two prize gooses chew the fat of the most wonderful time of the year, taking in a Banbury Christmas Carol, cheese footballs, letting strangers dressed as Santa into your house, and being ejected by security from a department store for having the temerity to be barged into a shelf by some aggressive Christmas shoppers.
Episode 8 - 'Ultimate Battles'
First broadcast 9th December 2011
The gruesome twosome get interactive with their audience for the first (and possibly last) time, as they theme the show based on a poll from fans of the Facebook page. Sit with jaw agape as two incongruous inanimate objects/people/characters are pitted against one another in an imaginary battle royale, where nobody really wins.
Episode 7 - 'Arnie films'
First broadcast 2nd December 2011
Our two deluded weeds let off some steam and spend the show eroticising the Austrian man mountain formerly known as Hercules in New York. Marvel in their poor Shwarzeneggerisms as they insist it's not a tumour and they're not perverts, while demanding you hand over your clothes, boots and motorcycle. Oh and don't worry, they'll be back. GET TO THE CHOPPER!!
Episode 6 - 'Apocalypse'
First broadcast 25th November 2011
Our two harbingers of doom debate the manner of our ultimate demise. Will it be Comet? Or Cupid? Perhaps zombies, aliens or killer robots will stalk the killing fields, amid a gigantic wave of molten metal smothering us all. Messrs Bliss and Large also debate slaughter (and subsequent barbecue) of the innocents as the potential meaning of life, which action hero could potentially prove to be our saviour, and why Mike would like to use his final moments to punch people right in the face.
Episode 5 - 'Corporate Icons'
First broadcast 18th November 2011
MC McCheese and DJ Hamburglar guide us through the amusing and seductive world of corporate icons. Listen on to learn, amongst other things: the suspected whereabouts of the Frosties kid; who would win in a fight between Colonel Sanders, Ronald McDonald and the Burger King; why Mister Soft needs to kick his Ketamine habit; and how Toilet Duck can get the party started.
Episode 4 - 'Transgression'
First broadcast 11th November 2011
Seven deadly sins: seven ways to win! Join our reprehensible reprobates as they wallow in the foetid trough of vice without a care in the world; shamelessly taking Dante's inferno to hitherto unplumbed depths. Wrath, Envy, Pride, Lust, Greed, Gluttony and Sloth: they're all represented by our two totems of transgression.
Episode 3 - 'Laughter'
First broadcast 4th November 2011
Raise a titter, or perhaps a guffaw, as the duo debate the semantics and social etiquette of laughter, question whether one who can amuse is the best kind of polyglot, and Mike tells the worst joke in history.
Episode 2 - 'Halloween'
First broadcast 28th October 2011
Where our heroes learn the true spirit of Samhain, and Mike discusses why he'd like to exhume Michael Jackson's corpse and doesn't believe in sharing sweets with children. Set your spines to 'shiver'.
Episode 1 - 'Retro computer games'
First broadcast 21st October 2011
Two awkward virgin broadcasters take to the air armed with just a mic and a Klobb, with the radar off. Hear them grow in stature (in more ways than one) as they rise from their graves and yell 'HADOUKEN!' to the world!
Aaron Bliss and Mikey Large
With thanks to www.freesfx.co.uk for the Late Night Large sound effects.
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