The Corona Diaries

Chapter 268. Lost or lifted; the Philishave conundrum.

’ve played a great many gigs since joining the band in ‘89 and quite a few new ones have been added to our “circuit” along the way. Something we haven’t really reflected

Chapter 267. Twice in a lifetime

Lord, it seems like an age since we recorded this and tbh I am not quite sure what we talked about. I can tell you it was the balance of the post-Pompeii chat (and that

Chapter 266. It's possible they could be Stanley

Plum Day comes but once a year, and as it turned out this year it was on Tuesday 4th. "But what is Plum Day" I hear you cry, well that is the day that Ant and I settle o

Chapter 265. All roads lead to Pompeii (it's just they are a little bit windy, a little bit scary, and full of nutters...)

It's been a bit of a week... We weren't even sure if TCD was going to be a thing this week, what with me being on my holibobs and Ant out and about with his proper job.

Chapter 264. Truncated & Distilled

Cast your mind back a couple of weeks to the last chapter of TCD (...sorry Lucy). You know the one I am talking about, where I was set the challenge of coming up with a s

Chapter 263. An announcement and an epitaph

It might seem like there is a somewhat cavalier approach to TCD (...sorry Lucy) this week, what with the big reveals, and the joining-of-the-dots with the last piece of p

Chapter 262. The Hoggarthian Principle

So, here’s how it went down this week… 1.⁠ ⁠Our normal in-depth production schedule exchange took place over WhatsApp on Monday 2.⁠ ⁠Recording commenced bang on 10:37am

Chapter 261. I merely popped out for a sandwich

The first question that most people ask when I reveal I have recorded nearly 500 episodes of this podcast is "surely you must have run out of things to talk about by now?

Chapter 260. I scream pre-order

Now you might be wondering why this chapter of TCD (...sorry Lucy) has turned up a little bit early, because let's be honest we don't have a reputation for being this on

Chapter 259. Egg-Fifteen

In a change to the normal way of working it is Ant here, providing you with the episode notes for the latest chapter of TCD (...sorry Lucy). What that does mean is I can

Chapter 258. The well oiled machine

You don't have to have been following TCD (...sorry Lucy) that intently to know that the beat combo is in the middle of writing and recording a new album. Now I have bee

Chapter 257. CPD for the Prog Community

It’s all about personal growth this week as Ant and yours truly open ourselves up to the process of re-evaluation. It all started a few weeks ago when we happened to men

Chapter 256. Adrian and the Magic Hour

So…outside through the open sliding door is the calm azure Caribbean and above, a wide open blue sky, as the tap tap on my cabin door - exactly on time - summons me to we

Chapter 255. The Great Milk Stand-Off

Before we start I need to draw your attention to something. If you have been listening for a while you know that TCD has never shied away from the odd expletive or two. H

Chapter 254. Banging on about Fablon

Now, even by our standards this is a little confusing. Last week we sat down to record a patron-only Q&A, and we weren't 100% successful. We did manage to record, and we

Chapter 253. And then there were three

I seemed to recall that we said at some point that we would try and get a few more guests on TCD (...sorry Lucy), it could have been as a result of passing the 250 mark o

Chapter 252. Father and (other) Son

Buses. You wait 251 episodes to get one of my boys on the pod, and just like that you get the other one. Actually it was all a bit odd this week, Ant is away in Califor

Chapter 251. Father and Son

I don't know if it is because we are in a new year (Happy 2026 btw) or because it feels a while since the 250th, but this episode feels like a new start, maybe a do-over,

Chapter 250. Intensive Care

It's not every week that you get all five members of the beat-combo on the same episode of a podcast (in fact it is possible that we were popping the 'ol podcast cherry,

Chapter 249. Let's get ready to ramble

I had a rare old time in Poland last week, in fact it may well be the best h natural show I have played there. Despite a little apprehension on my part, it all went swimm