Recorded on the very last stretch of half term, Episode 240 is a full-throttle, no-holds-barred pre-tour episode that somehow squeezes in tour hype, wholesome dad moments, pure school chaos, and some of the most jaw-dropping listener stories yet.

The episode kicks off with big tour energy as the lads count down to hitting the road, with Edinburgh and Newcastle up first and a final rallying cry for Liverpool later in the month. There’s a heartfelt shoutout to their dad, usual tour driver and provider of legendary anecdotes, who’s currently recovering from a knee replacement and sitting this run out.

Then it’s straight back into podcast territory with another blind ranking, this time tackling annual school events. Parents’ evenings, nativity performances, sports days, residentials, fairs, and World Book Day all get thrown into the mix, sparking plenty of debate, mild regret, and strong opinions that teachers will instantly relate to.

The bulk of the episode leans hard into listener submissions, starting with brilliantly silly misunderstandings and misheard phrases that people have believed for years, ranging from song lyrics and celebrity names to everyday sayings that suddenly make sense far too late in life. It’s comforting, hilarious, and mildly alarming how many adults are just confidently wrong. Things then escalate into a long run of “how are you still alive?” stories, featuring breathtaking lapses in common sense. it’s a reminder that if you’re going to be dumb, you really do have to be tough. The second half has more school scandal stories. Affairs, shocking rumours, staffroom gossip, wildly inappropriate behaviour, safeguarding nightmares, and the sheer madness that somehow happens in school.

The episode finishes strong with a mix of classic teacher horror stories and absolute gold-standard cringe. Chaotic, hilarious, and completely unfiltered, Episode 240 is a proper end-of-half-term brain dump. Equal parts laughter and disbelief, it’s exactly the kind of episode you want before a break… or before seeing the lads live on tour.

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🎭 February 2026

14 – Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻

15 – Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭

17 – Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️

18 – Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱

19 – Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊

20 – Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰

22 – Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉

28 – Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall 🎸

🎭 May 2026

22 – Salford, The Lowry 🎨

🎭 October 2026

27 – Tunbridge Wells, Assembly Hall 🌳

29 – Colchester, Charter Hall 🏺

30 – Southampton, O2 Guildhall ⚓

🎭 February 2027

14 – Blackpool, Grand Theatre 🎡

15 – Carlisle, The Sands Centre 🏞️

16 – Chester, Storyhouse 🐎

17 – Crewe, Lyceum Theatre 🚂

18 – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall 🏹

19 – Stoke, Victoria Hall 🏺

20 – Stockton, Globe Theatre 🌐

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Episode 239 is a big one. Recorded straight after another padel match that very much did not go Mr P’s way, this episode starts with sore bodies, bruised egos, and the familiar ritual of over-analysing a loss like it’s a post-match Sky Sports interview. There’s tour admin to get through too, with the February half-term shows now dangerously close, a final push for Liverpool, and the lads officially back on the road next week.

The episode then shifts into one of the most relatable blind rankings yet: the top things parents do that grind teachers’ gears. From WhatsApp group gossip and unlabeled jumpers to late pick-ups and end-of-day ambush chats, it’s a brutally honest ranking that will have teachers nodding along and parents quietly rethinking their life choices.

From there, things take a turn into awkwardness territory. The lads unpack things that happen in films that would be deeply uncomfortable or completely unrealistic in real life, before spiralling into everyday social situations that make people inexplicably cringe.

Listener-submitted stories remind everyone that working with children is not for the faint-hearted, featuring bodily fluids, questionable hygiene choices, and moments that genuinely test a teacher’s gag reflex. There’s even one incident involving an Ofsted inspector that might just restore your faith in karma.

The final stretch of the episode dives headfirst into full-blown school scandal. Affairs, stock cupboards, staffroom gossip, inappropriate relationships, shocking betrayals, and some jaw-dropping real-life stories that feel more like soap opera plotlines than actual workplaces. It all culminates in a real news story which leaves the lads equal parts horrified, stunned, and laughing in disbelief.

As ever, the episode ends with a reminder that if you think your week’s been bad, it probably hasn’t been that bad. Dark, chaotic, and outrageously funny, Episode 239 is not one for the faint-hearted, but it’s classic Two Mr Ps chaos from start to finish.

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📍 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! 💃🙌🔥

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Recorded deep in the never-ending January slump and straight after another padel game, Episode 238 is classic Two Mr Ps energy: slightly smug from a win, physically knackered, and emotionally hanging on by a thread. The lads kick things off with padel chat, tour excitement, and a last call for tickets as the February half-term run creeps ever closer, with plenty of reminders that a night out laughing with other teachers might be the healthiest coping strategy available right now.

From there, it’s straight into a listener-favourite blind ranking, this time tackling the ultimate “extras” every teacher secretly dreams of having in their classroom. It quickly turns into a very honest reflection on what actually makes teaching easier day to day, with a few regrets, some strong opinions, and one clear winner that sums up how stretched schools really are.

The episode then shifts into a more serious but very familiar rant about phones, social media, trust in teachers, and why schools keep getting lumbered with extra scrutiny for problems that largely come from outside the classroom. There’s frustration, realism, and a clear line drawn between useful technology and the attention-hijacking platforms that are causing far bigger issues for young people and adults alike.

After that, things spiral beautifully into pure chaos. There are threads packed with main-character moments that went catastrophically wrong, second-hand embarrassment stories so painful you’ll want to pause the episode, and plenty of smug confidence meeting instant karma. As ever, it proves that humility is underrated and public showboating rarely ends well.

The second half is wall-to-wall teacher gold: funny things kids have said, misunderstandings that snowball out of control, accidental innuendos, awkward assemblies, mortifying slips of the tongue, and those moments where professionalism is hanging on by a very thin thread. There’s also a controversial confession that sparks genuine disbelief and a rare moment where the lads draw a firm line on what’s not okay, even by podcast standards.

It all wraps up exactly how listeners expect: ridiculous stories, big laughs, shared cringe, and the comforting reminder that no matter how wild your week’s been, someone else’s has definitely been worse.

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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! 💃🙌🔥

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Recorded in peak January survival mode, Episode 237 is a proper classic Two Mr Ps ramble that somehow starts with tour warnings and ends with… absolute school-based chaos. The lads kick things off with a three week countdown to the next run of live shows, a bit of excitement about trialling full video episodes on YouTube, and a surprisingly long detour into haircuts, beards, and the deeply humbling world of acting self tapes, where Adam discovers that “throwing yourself into a role” sometimes just means your partner cry-laughing at you in the kitchen.

From there, the episode leans into shared nostalgia and gentle self-ridicule, with stories of teenage acting, questionable school trips from the past, and Mr P very lightly taking credit for helping solve a crime via a Crimewatch reconstruction. As always, confidence is high. Accuracy is optional.

The middle of the episode brings back another blind ranking. This time it’s the worst things a member of school staff can hear at 8.30am, prompting some very relatable debate about printers, WiFi, parents asking for “a chat”, and why vague meetings can ruin your entire day before it’s even started. If you’ve ever stood in a classroom mentally reprioritising your will to live before the bell, this bit will hit home.

Things then slide neatly into a thread about the worst bits of general knowledge people have ever got confidently wrong, proving once again that adulthood does not guarantee understanding of geography, biology, space, or how the human body works. It’s comforting, alarming, and very funny in equal measure.

The second half is packed with what the podcast does best: relentless teacher stories. Quick-fire pupil comebacks, accidental classroom burns, and moments of unintentional brilliance from children who absolutely did not mean to be funny, but very much were. There’s a strong run of anonymous submissions too, covering awkward parent interactions, catastrophic slips of the tongue, staffroom mishaps, EYFS horror stories, and the kind of incidents that could only ever happen in a school and could only ever be laughed about years later.

It all builds to a finish that perfectly sums up the podcast: wildly inappropriate visuals, uncontrollable laughter, and the shared understanding that teaching is a job where no amount of training can prepare you for what you’ll actually experience. Chaotic, cathartic, and exactly the sort of episode that feels like a long staffroom chat after a very long day.

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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! 💃🙌🔥

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Recorded straight after a padel game and delivered from a slightly overheated garden studio, Episode 236 is very much a classic Two Mr Ps episode: chaotic, relatable, and held together by teacher tiredness and questionable decision making. The lads kick things off with wellbeing chat, winter survival mode, and the small victories that get you through January, before a quick reminder that the live tour is creeping up fast and having something in the diary can make a genuinely grim half-term feel survivable.

From there, the episode leans heavily into what listeners love most: the everyday nonsense of school life. There’s a blind ranking of the most annoying things children say in lessons, plenty of shared frustration about classroom time-wasters, and a deep dive into how rumours start, spread, and somehow become accepted fact in schools, workplaces, and beyond. As always, the stories spiral quickly, proving that children, adults, and the internet are all equally capable of absolute nonsense.

The second half is packed with the kind of teacher stories that make you laugh and wince at the same time: accidental innuendos, things kids say with total innocence but disastrous timing, and those moments where you have to keep a straight face despite everything in your body telling you not to. It wraps up with a listener dilemma that touches on authority, humour, and whether staff in leadership roles should be able to take a joke, sparking a surprisingly thoughtful discussion beneath the laughs.

It’s one of those episodes that feels like a long staffroom chat at the end of a tough day: lots of laughing, a bit of venting, and the comforting reminder that if your week’s been a mess, you’re definitely not alone.

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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 🎟️

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Recorded on the first day back after the Christmas break, Episode 235 kicks off with the lads doing what every teacher and school worker is doing right now: pretending they’re “refreshed” while their soul quietly leaves their body.

Adam shares a very real festive debrief, with Christmas containing some genuinely lovely moments… and some properly tough ones too, as Max struggles with the change of routine and sleep goes fully off the rails.

New Year’s resolutions get a run through, with Adam aiming to sort his eating out (less “accidental fasting followed by a massive pig out”) and the purchase of a new air fryer being presented as the fresh start nobody asked for. Mr P’s resolution is a bit more existential: better phone habits, less doom scrolling, more control over screen time… which is tricky when social media has basically built the whole Mr P empire. He also shares a genuinely terrifying first day back journey involving ice, sliding, and a lorry that nearly turned inset day into a very dramatic insurance claim.

From there, the episode shifts into a proper 2025 rewind: favourite films, TV series, trends, songs, and best moments. There’s love for the tour, big family memories, and some surprisingly wholesome reflection, including Mr P’s proudest dad moment of the year. Then it’s straight into what the podcast does best: kids being absolutely unhinged. Adam brings a run of savage pupil comments (including brutal body comments, classic “you’re too old to marry”, and some questions that should never be asked out loud). Mr P adds more of the funniest things teachers have heard, including the sort of innocent one-liners that are hilarious… until you remember you’re the adult in the room and you’re meant to keep a straight face.

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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! 💃🙌🔥

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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.

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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! 💃🙌🔥

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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.

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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! 💃🙌🔥

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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.

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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! 💃🙌🔥

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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:

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🎟️ 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 🎟️

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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:

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🎟️ 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! 💃🙌🔥

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