Recorded as Part 2 of the Christmas Special, this episode is basically festive story time with no filler, just wall-to-wall chaos from schools and staff rooms. It kicks off with a rapid-fire run of Christmas related parent complaints, the sort that make you question how we’ve survived as a species. From nativity casting drama to utterly wild expectations of what schools should be doing in December, it’s the full “parents at Christmas” bingo card. From there it moves into nativity mayhem: costume misunderstandings, rogue characters, ill timed one liners, performances held together with panic, Blu Tack and pure teacher instinct. Think classic primary school Christmas show energy… but dialled up. Next comes a collection of bizarre and hilarious teacher gifts. Not the usual “we don’t expect anything” bit (which is said, because it’s true), but more the strange, accidental, overly personal or completely unhinged presents that only ever seem to happen in education. Then it turns to staff do confessions and workplace Christmas party stories, ranging from awkward oversharing and cringe flirting to situations that are so chaotic they should come with a safeguarding flowchart. It’s a reminder that a school staff night out is basically a controlled experiment in poor decision-making. There’s also a run of Secret Santa stories, including the type of gift choices that leave an entire staff room silent, plus a few moments that prove Secret Santa is either the best bonding experience in the world or the quickest route to HR. The episode wraps with a big thank you to listeners for sharing stories and supporting the pod and the live tour, plus the usual end of term message: rest up, survive the festive madness, and they’ll be back in January. ​​📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 Tour dates: 📍 Dates and Venues 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 28th: Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall 🎸 NEW DATE 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎭 October 2026 26th: Dartford, Orchard Theatre 🌉 27th: Tunbridge Wells, Assembly Hall Theatre 🌳 29th: Colchester, Charter Hall 🏺 30th: Southampton, O2 Guildhall ⚓ 🎭 February 2027 14th: Blackpool, Grand Theatre 🎡 15th: Carlisle, The Sands Centre 🏞️ 16th: Chester, Storyhouse 🐎 17th: Crewe, Lyceum Theatre 🚂 18th: Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall 🏹 19th: Stoke, Victoria Hall 🏺 20th: Stockton, Globe Theatre 🌐 21st: York, Grand Opera House MATINEE 🏰 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Part 1 of the Christmas Special kicks off exactly how most school staff feel by mid-December: exhausted, slightly ill, and crawling towards the finish line like it’s Sports Day in a suit. Adam’s running on fumes, Lee’s been properly hit by the lurgy, there’s a heartfelt bit about how crucial the Christmas break is, even if you’re not a “massive Christmas person”. If you’re sat there thinking you could happily work through it, the lads reckon that’s less festive spirit and more a genuine warning sign. They give another big thank you for the tour love, with the slightly mind blowing update that over 15,000 tickets have sold, plus a reminder that the tour is extending into October 2026 and February 2027. They also have a laugh at the annual “Christmas is being cancelled” crowd, sparked by Tesco calling Christmas trees “evergreen trees”, as if capitalism is suddenly going to stop selling Christmas. The second half is a brilliant thread: “What’s a Christmas tradition your family does that you don’t think anyone else does?” There’s a genuinely lovely bit of reflection too on “presence over presents” and the pressure parents put on themselves to make Christmas perfect, plus how traditions and time together matter more than whatever plastic trend the kids wanted that year. Part 1 ends with the lads deciding to split the Christmas Special into two episodes, because there’s too much festive chaos for one. Part 2 is coming later in the break with even more stories. ​📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 Tour dates: 📍 Dates and Venues 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 28th: Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall 🎸 NEW DATE 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎭 October 2026 26th: Dartford, Orchard Theatre 🌉 27th: Tunbridge Wells, Assembly Hall Theatre 🌳 29th: Colchester, Charter Hall 🏺 30th: Southampton, O2 Guildhall ⚓ 🎭 February 2027 14th: Blackpool, Grand Theatre 🎡 15th: Carlisle, The Sands Centre 🏞️ 16th: Chester, Storyhouse 🐎 17th: Crewe, Lyceum Theatre 🚂 18th: Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall 🏹 19th: Stoke, Victoria Hall 🏺 20th: Stockton, Globe Theatre 🌐 21st: York, Grand Opera House MATINEE 🏰 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recorded right at the business end of term, this episode has full “teacher in December” energy: Lee’s full of lurgy, the voice is hanging on by a thread, and everyone listening will feel very seen. The lads chat about the run-in to Christmas, the looming Christmas special, and that strange mix of exhaustion and silliness that only happens in the last couple of weeks of term. There’s a big chunk of nostalgia and comfort food chat as they get into the truly important question: what do you call the end bit of a loaf of bread? The episode also digs into the chaos of adult life and parenting: how mums and dads handle tech (or don’t), the bizarre logic some parents live by, and the moment you realise the people who told you not to believe everything on the internet now believe everything on the internet. There’s also some big tour news woven through the episode. Off the back of over 15,000 tickets sold, the Let That Be A Lesson tour is being extended with new dates across October 2026 and February 2027, on top of the February and May 2026 shows already announced. It’s the perfect “teacher night out” slash “please save me from another candle set” gift. All dates and tickets are at twomrpspodcast.com. On top of that, TeachMate has had a full glow up and the team are offering free January school trials so staff can hit 2026 with something that actually reduces workload. If you’re SLT, a subject lead, or just the mug who gets given all the jobs, you can get your whole staff set up to try it in the new year. 👉 Free school trial link: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1SN__V9WLT7-B4eILexLzQA2fcwrf The episode rounds off with a reminder that next week is the Christmas Special: they want nativity disasters, staff do confessions, dodgy presents, festive fails and all the brilliantly chaotic Christmas stories from school and home. Head to twomrpspodcast.com to submit yours and it might make the cut for the final episode of 2025. 📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 Tour dates: 📍 Dates and Venues 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 28th: Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall 🎸 NEW DATE 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎭 October 2026 26th: Dartford, Orchard Theatre 🌉 27th: Tunbridge Wells, Assembly Hall Theatre 🌳 29th: Colchester, Charter Hall 🏺 30th: Southampton, O2 Guildhall ⚓ 🎭 February 2027 14th: Blackpool, Grand Theatre 🎡 15th: Carlisle, The Sands Centre 🏞️ 16th: Chester, Storyhouse 🐎 17th: Crewe, Lyceum Theatre 🚂 18th: Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall 🏹 19th: Stoke, Victoria Hall 🏺 20th: Stockton, Globe Theatre 🌐 21st: York, Grand Opera House MATINEE 🏰 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 To find out more about how to get your school involved in the Ultimate STEM challenge from Energising Futures, with the opportunity to win a school visit from the National Robotarium, plus iPads for individual pupils, click on the link here >>> https://bit.ly/UltimateSTEMChallenge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recorded on the first of December, this episode kicks off with full on festive chat as the lads talk advent calendars, Centre Parcs prices, the joy and absolute faff of Christmas with kids, and the emotional shift from doing the full Father Christmas and elf on the shelf routine to having slightly older children who still love it but in a different way. There is a proper bit of reflection on nostalgia and ageing, from childhood Christmas traditions and Blue Peter badges to the brutal moment you realise you are now older than the characters you grew up watching in classic Christmas films. The big news this week is a huge announcement about the Let That Be A Lesson tour. After selling over fifteen thousand tickets for the current run, the boys reveal that the tour is being extended with brand new dates across the country in October 2026 and February 2027, giving more teachers and school staff the chance to come out, switch off and have a night of classroom chaos stories in real life. This week’s thread looks at things in the UK that have quietly disappeared without anyone really noticing. There is also a run of teacher fails that will make every member of school staff feel instantly better about their own week. From classroom mishaps to unfortunate wording and tech disasters, it is a reminder that everyone in schools is permanently one tired moment away from unintentional chaos. The episode rounds off with a call for Christmas stories for the upcoming festive special: nativity disasters, staff do confessions, dodgy presents, and anything brilliantly chaotic from the Christmas season. 📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 🎟️ It’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 28th: Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall 🎸 NEW DATE 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎭 October 2026 26th: Dartford, Orchard Theatre 🌉 27th: Tunbridge Wells, Assembly Hall Theatre 🌳 29th: Colchester, Charter Hall 🏺 30th: Southampton, O2 Guildhall ⚓ ​🎭 February 2027 14th: Blackpool, Grand Theatre 🎡 15th: Carlisle, The Sands Centre 🏞️ 16th: Chester, Storyhouse 🐎 17th: Crewe, Lyceum Theatre 🚂 18th: Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall 🏹 19th: Stoke, Victoria Hall 🏺 20th: Stockton, Globe Theatre 🌐 21st: York, Grand Opera House MATINEE 🏰 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 To find out more about how to get your school involved in the Ultimate STEM challenge from Energising Futures, with the opportunity to win a school visit from the National Robotarium, plus iPads for individual pupils, click on the link here >>> https://bit.ly/48jvHOo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, the Two Mr Ps are back recording virtually in the chaos of late November, catching up on life, school and the absolute slog that is autumn term two. Lee talks about how busy the past few weeks have been with training and travelling, and shares his appreciation for all the lovely messages after his MBE ceremony. There is a bit of telly chat as they recommend a new drama series they are both hooked on and compare that with the reality of trying to watch anything when you have young children and a very creative relationship with the TV remote. The main thread of the episode is built around the question “What is something everybody does but never admits to?” How many of these do you do but would never admit? The conversation then shifts into school life, with a proper chat about teaching assistants and support staff. They unpack why so many TAs say “I am just a TA”, how the system pushes people to feel undervalued, and why in reality schools could not function without them. That leads into a wider discussion about workload, accountability and the impact of inspection culture on staff wellbeing. As always, there are plenty of classroom moments and pupil one liners sprinkled through, capturing the everyday chaos, honesty and unfiltered logic of children in school. Alongside some more funny tales submitted for the live tour that didn't quite make the shows. The lads are gearing up for their annual Christmas special so if you have any funny festive tales, do share. 📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 🎟️ It’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 ​28th: Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall 🎸 – NEW DATE! 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to another episode of Two Mr Ps in a Podcast! It’s a big one this week as the lads sit down to record on a very special day, the day Lee received his MBE at Windsor Castle from none other than Prince William. From being suited and booted to explaining TeachMateAI to the heir to the throne, Lee shares every detail of the surreal experience, including a story about his dad making quite the royal impression in the toilets of Windsor. Before that, the brothers look back on their final live show of 2025 in Belfast at the iconic Ulster Hall. From 200 people in their first ever Belfast gig to more than 800 this time round, it’s been an unbelievable journey though The Other Mrp still hasn’t learned his pre-show “don’t eat the mixed grill” lesson. Cue kebabs, chaos, and one very unexpected chat with a tipsy local who mistook them for a different nationality. Then it’s back to classroom life with a brilliant thread on “What would shock your 13-year-old self about who you’ve become?” There’s also a round-up of teacher call-and-response fails, awkward classroom moments , and a few classic listener stories that go from pure innocence to total chaos. To finish, the lads tackle your listener questions from how to handle job rejection to which famous person they’d bring back for a chat and Adam gives his glowing review of seeing Five live (complete with a few unexpected fan encounters). The lads are gearing up for their annual Christmas special so if you have any funny festive tales, do share. 📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 🎟️ It’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 ​28th: Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall 🎸 – NEW DATE! 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to another episode of Two Mr Ps in a Podcast as the lads return for Autumn 2 after a hectic few weeks on the road. It has been a rollercoaster since half term, from hospital trips and sleepless nights to a marathon run of sold-out live shows that saw almost 8,000 of you join the fun across the country. The Mr Ps share their gratitude for everyone who came along, laughed, cheered, and made the Let That Be a Lesson tour the biggest and best yet. They chat about the whirlwind of the October tour run including highlights from Manchester, Rhyl, Exeter, London, and Brighton before revealing how their first-ever American TV appearance didn’t quite go to plan. You can watch the interview here - https://youtu.be/MD_b8zz3HG8?si=kDoOSZPy_rFgjZz7. After the tour tales come the teaching giggles with a thread packed full of teachers’ most awkward and unfortunate Google searches. Expect laugh-out-loud moments as they read through real-life stories of innocent classroom searches gone horribly wrong. There are also a few unforgettable tales of email mix-ups, accidental swearing, and one jaw-dropping WhatsApp blunder that left a teacher red-faced in front of their entire staff. As always, it is the perfect mix of teacher chaos, relatable humour, and pure classroom gold. 📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 🎟️ Get your tickets for the 2025–2026 tour: 👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ It’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 November 2025 15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 ​28th: Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall 🎸 – NEW DATE! 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After reading her book, "Smartphone Nation," over the summer, I'm really excited to sit down for a chinwag with Dr Kaitlyn Ragehr. As a Digital Humanities professor at University College London, she spends a significant amount of time examining the impacts of social media, particularly on young people. Hopefully, you find this a fascinating listen. After reading her book, I made changes to the way I look and think about social media and my smartphone use, and maybe after hearing this, you might too. https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/88177-kaitlyn-regehr Don't forget, we're out on tour and you can still get tickets! 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 October 2025 18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝 24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊 25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰 26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️ 27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚 28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽 29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡 30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅 31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶 🎭 November 2025 1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴 15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to another episode of Two Mr Ps in a Podcast as we hit the final stretch before the October half-term. Whether you’re already off or crawling to the finish line, this one’s packed with laughs, nostalgia, and a few moments of pure disbelief. The lads kick things off still buzzing from their sold-out hometown show at Manchester’s Aviva Studios, reflecting on the biggest show of the podcast so far. From pre-show nerves and backstage chaos to an unexpected clash with a very different performance happening in the same venue, they share all the behind-the-scenes highs and hiccups from the launch of the Let That Be a Lesson live tour. Then it’s straight into this week’s thread, exploring things people thought were luxuries growing up. From sharing bedrooms and recording Sky Plus shows on VHS to the magic of a Viennetta on Christmas Eve, the brothers dive into a proper trip down memory lane complete with nostalgic meals, questionable fashion choices, and a few budget holiday memories that every 80s and 90s kid will relate to. The episode also features a hilarious round-up of autocorrect fails, including some shocking typos, red-faced emails, and texts that could have ended careers (or relationships). The chaos doesn’t stop there, as the Mr Ps wrap up with a fresh batch of “O” moments — the jaw-dropping things teachers, colleagues, and parents have actually said in schools. From mix-ups about history and science to unforgettable classroom blunders, it’s a perfect reminder that sometimes laughter really is the only option. 📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 🎟️ Get your tickets for the 2025–2026 tour: 👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ It’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 October 2025 24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊 25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰 26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️ 27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚 28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽 29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡 30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅 31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶 🎭 November 2025 1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴 15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 ​28th: Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall 🎸 – NEW DATE! 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Special bonus episode this week. We were lucky enough to have a chinwag with Mr Burton, who you will know if you're loving watching Educating Yorkshire as much as we are. We chat to him about his teaching journey, how the whole Educating Yorkshire show came about and the challenges around having cameras around while trying to run a school. We will be dropping another episode later this week, so you can hear how our first night of the tour went. You can still grab tickets, we're coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 October 2025 18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝 24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊 25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰 26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️ 27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚 28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽 29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡 30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅 31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶 🎭 November 2025 1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴 15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to another episode of Two Mr Ps in a Podcast as the lads record their final episode before the Let That Be a Lesson Live Tour officially kicks off this weekend at the Aviva Studios in Manchester. With 1,200 tickets snapped up, it is a sell-out, the biggest show we have done to date and the excitement (and nerves) are very real. The brothers chat about tour prep, the sleepless nights, and the sheer pride of seeing how far the podcast has come. From humble beginnings to performing in front of huge audiences, they reflect on what makes the show special, a mix of raw honesty, relatable chaos, and proper teacher humour. Once the warm-up chat is done, they dive into this week’s thread: the co-workers who ruined it for everyone. Basically don't involve alcohol and Hawaiian shirts. There are also some brilliantly cringe and laugh-out-loud listener stories, from accidental PDA encounters and embarrassing mix-ups to school scandals, awkward misunderstandings, and one unforgettable tale about a classroom spider incident that spirals wildly out of control. As always, it’s an episode full of teacher laughs, relatable moments, and the kind of storytelling that reminds you why this podcast has built such a loyal community. 📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 🎟️ Get your tickets for the 2025–2026 tour: 👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 October 2025 18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝 24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊 25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰 26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️ 27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚 28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽 29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡 30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅 31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶 🎭 November 2025 1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴 15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to another episode of Two Mr Ps in a Podcast as the countdown to the Let That Be a Lesson tour officially begins! With less than two weeks to go before the first show, the lads are buzzing with excitement (and a few nerves) as they share their final tour prep chaos and tell everyone to get their tickets from 2MrPsPodcast.com rather than Ticketmaster. It’s also a special one as they celebrate the Other Mr P’s birthday, which sparks a nostalgic chat about birthdays past, from McDonald’s parties and bowling trips to now preferring a quiet night in and an early bedtime. They also reflect on how birthdays change as you hit your late thirties, why organising plans feels like a full-time job, and how unpredictable British storms and sleepless kids can ruin even the best intentions. The episode’s main thread explores the oddest reasons children have tantrums, and it’s packed with laugh-out-loud stories every parent and teacher will relate to. From arguments with shadows and meltdowns over the moon to heartbreak over cheese, bleach and “big ham,” the Mr Ps read through the most ridiculous, baffling and brilliant tales of tiny humans losing it over absolutely nothing. They then turn their attention to some truly unhinged teacher moments, reading a thread of the most diabolical things teachers have said to students, the kind that make you question how some people ever worked in a school. Expect equal parts disbelief, outrage and laughter. And if that wasn’t enough, the episode ends with another round of unbelievable parent encounters, from oversharing at parents’ evening and unexpected hospital visits to ferret-stroking during meetings and awkward supermarket run-ins. There are moments of pure cringe, accidental innuendo, and more stories that prove truth really is stranger than fiction in the world of education. 📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 🎟️ Get your tickets for the 2025–2026 tour: 👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 October 2025 18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝 24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊 25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰 26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️ 27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚 28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽 29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡 30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅 31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶 🎭 November 2025 1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴 15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mr Ps are back with Season 9, Episode 3, and it’s a wild one from start to finish! After surviving a hectic week, the lads catch up on all things tour prep as the countdown is officially on. With over 12,000 tickets already sold, they share their excitement (and nerves!) as the live shows get closer. Adam opens up about his big career change after eight years at his school, reflecting on an emotional farewell and the new challenge ahead. Just as things get heartfelt, the episode takes a chaotic turn when recording is interrupted by a family emergency or is all not what it seems? Lee relives the incredible Oasis reunion at Wembley, getting nostalgic about sharing the experience with his daughter and proving why some gigs live with you forever. From there, the brothers dive into this week’s thread all about the pettiest and most unforgettable grudges from school, whether it’s missed opportunities, unfair detentions, or teachers who underestimated pupils who went on to prove them wrong. And of course, it wouldn’t be complete without a round-up of hilarious classroom comebacks and awkward parent encounters that leave you cringing and crying with laughter in equal measure. 📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 🎟️ Get your tickets for the 2025–2026 tour: 👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 October 2025 18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝 24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊 25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰 26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️ 27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚 28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽 29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡 30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅 31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶 🎭 November 2025 1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴 15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A special treat this week. We are joined for a chinwag by the master of one-liners and top comedian Mark Simmons. We talk about jokes gone wrong, we challenge Mark to give us some one-liners for school to help us get through lessons and find out what Mark used to sell to his teachers back in his school days. Book tickets to his new tour: https://marksimmons.co.uk/ 📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 🎟️ Get your tickets for the 2025–2026 tour (including The Lowry Lyric Theatre in May 2026): 👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 October 2025 18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝 24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊 25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰 26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️ 27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚 28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽 29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡 30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅 31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶 🎭 November 2025 1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴 15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back! Season 9, episode 2 lands with the Mr Ps settling into the new school year. There’s a quick (and pointed) nod to Ofsted’s latest shenanigans, then straight into good news: the live tour is flying thanks to you, wonderful people. Manchester is sold out, more dates are close, and you can still submit anonymous stories that might be read on stage. Thread of the week is a beauty: the worst messages sent to the wrong person. Expect workplace whoopsies, panicked “delete for everyone” attempts, and career-limiting replies. There’s accidental shade fired at bosses, heartfelt texts meant for partners delivered to parents, and autocorrect chaos that turns totally normal updates into… very not-normal ones. Family group chats aren’t safe, emergency features trigger at the worst times, and a few innocent typos escalate faster than a staffroom rumour. From there, there are some fantastic comebacks from students to teachers, teachers to students and students to other students, some brutal, some shocking but all hilarious. As ever, no spoilers—just enough to whet your appetite. 📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 🎟️ Get your tickets for the 2025–2026 tour: 👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 October 2025 18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝 24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊 25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰 26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️ 27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚 28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽 29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡 30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅 31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶 🎭 November 2025 1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴 15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back! A new school year and therefore another season of your favourite podcast! Season 9 kicks off with the Mr Ps just about recovering after a bad bout of food poisoning after some dodgy chicken wings. The lads dive into to the first thread, looking at when you realise you are OLD as the school year always reminds us about the passing of time, for example, Year 7s this year weren't here for the 2014 World Cup. Community chaos takes centre stage with highlights from neighbourhood WhatsApp groups and the world’s most “memorable” neighbours. Then the lads share some more of your hilarious tales from the classroom 📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 🎟️ Get your tickets for the 2025–2026 tour: 👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 October 2025 18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝 24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊 25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰 26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️ 27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚 28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽 29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡 30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅 31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶 🎭 November 2025 1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴 15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we're joined by Laura McInerney, a former teacher turned journalist and creator of the app Teacher Tapp. In the last of our summer holiday specials, we delve into the data her app tells us about the state of teaching and the education system. You can hear if the feelings and thoughts you have about teaching are shared across the board. We'll be back next week with the first episode of the new term. 🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 October 2025 18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝 24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊 25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰 26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️ 27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚 28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽 29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡 30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅 31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶 🎭 November 2025 1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴 15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we're joined by the hilarious Alex Lowe and his brilliant psychic character, Clinton Baptiste. A favourite from Phoenix Nights, Clinton, is on tour across the UK. We chat to Alex about his comedy career, from how he developed his characters, to how a performance at a school PTA went wrong, to the point he had to hide in a classroom. We even get a reading from Clinton Baptiste, looking for help from the other side with teaching. 🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 October 2025 18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝 24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊 25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰 26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️ 27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚 28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽 29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡 30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅 31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶 🎭 November 2025 1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴 15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we’re joined by the brilliantly funny Rhys James: stand-up comedian, writer, and now author of his first book, You’ll Like It When You Get There (A Life Lived Reluctantly), out 14th August 2025. We chat to Rhys about his career in comedy, from appearances on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and QI, and also dive into the themes of his hilarious and painfully relatable new book an introvert’s manifesto for anyone who has ever fist-pumped when plans are cancelled, dodged social events, or found creative ways to avoid life’s big milestones. 🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 October 2025 18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝 24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊 25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰 26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️ 27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚 28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽 29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡 30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅 31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶 🎭 November 2025 1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴 15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the holidays continue, here is a chance to listen to another chinwag. This time, The Other Mr P is joined by James Hunt, who you may know from social media as an amazing dad of two who shares his family's story of living with Autism. Hear some inspiring stories of how James has found ways to spread awareness of autism and the challenges that come along with it, and help create a community for other SEND parents to feel a sense of solidarity and understanding. 🎟️ Don't forget you can still grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues: 🎭 October 2025 18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝 24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊 25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰 26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️ 27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚 28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽 29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡 30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅 31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶 🎭 November 2025 1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴 15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices