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You Bet! Pod

You Bet! Pod

Written 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 21: Darren Day, Kris Akabusi, Carol Smilie, Ian St. John (6 July 1996)
    Oct 18 2026

    Well, it's the end of the road for You Bet Pod! After 21 episodes, we've finally driven the You Bet Pod train as far as we could, and we drive it back to Shepperton Studios for one final time.

    However, don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Sir Bruce Forsyth, Matthew Kelly and Darren Day have sailed the You Bet! ship through the waters of challenges, celebrities and autocue - and now we present the 21st and final episode.

    In this episode, Ian St. John and Carol Smillie manage to get to the end of the recording without punching Kris Akabusi in the gob. There's challenges galore, including a great one involving basketball.

    Fear ye not, James and Stew shall be back with a brand new podcast coming soon - which will focus on a different 90's TV show each episode. More info in the podcast itself.

    We would like to say another big thanks to Elis Ward for being our guest on episode 12 - she was an absolute bloody sweetheart, and we were both giddy when we were chatting with her.

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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Episode 20: Matthew Kelly, David Yip, James Whale, Michaela Strachan, Tony Jarrett (25 March 1995)
    Aug 16 2026

    Welcome ye, welcome ye! And welcome Yip too!

    It's episode 20 of You Bet Pod, the podcast that for 24 hours had a cult based following in Vietnam, and then died on its arse.

    However, viewing figures do not scare us - we do this for the love of the game, and so we continue into the mid 1990s with Matthew Kelly taking helm of the HMS You Bet ship with a cast of merrymen including Michaela Strachan (alive), James Whale (dead), David Yip (alive) and Tony Jarrett (alive).

    There's some great challenges too including a world record being attempted on the show! It has it all. So, settle down as James and Stew take you on a wild ride through 1995 with fun, LOL (out loud) and nostalgia...

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    2 hrs and 2 mins
  • Episode 19: Sir Bruce Forsyth, Alan Freeman, Bob Champion, Jan Leeming (31 March 1990)
    Jul 29 2026

    WE'RE BACK!!!!!

    You thought we were dead, didn't you? Well, so did we to be honest! But, we are back?! And on a Wednesday too! How weird is that?! Midweek You Bet Pod?! What on earth is going on for heavens sake?!

    This episode is a doozy - and we are in a new frontier - with Stew taking reins on the episode - James hasn't even watched the show. What a maverick!

    We have a cracking episode here too - some great celebs, and some great challenges. It's Sir Bruce - and he's joined by jockey Bob Champion, Jan Leeming and DJ Alan 'Fluff' Freeman.

    Fancy a challenge involving a crane trying to score more goals than John Fashanu?! Don't worry - we've got your back!

    Get involved!

    Email: youbedtpod@gmail.com

    Instagram: you_bet_pod

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    35 hrs and 38 mins
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