Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks fly Alan Air and things unravel fast. They tell Alan what they’re really like on holiday (airport dad energy versus filming absolutely everything), relive a Vegas trip where Sam genuinely thought Pete had died, and tell us about Sam's unnecessary toilet-related voice note. There are childhood holidays, dodgy dating stories, celebrity sightings, Pete’s habit of feeding stray dogs abroad, and we dive into their new book Staying Relevant. Add pirate nicknames, matching tattoos, reality TV confessions and a quick-fire round that fully descends into chaos - and you’ve got one of the funniest Life’s a Beach episodes yet. 

00:00 Intro 01:25 Pete and Sam’s travel styles airport dad vs filming everything 02:05 How Sam likes to embarrass Pete on flights 02:55 Sam’s smelly toilet voice note 05:55 Vegas trip chaos and thinking Pete had died 07:00 Carer burnout and a Pete Netflix documentary 07:55 Childhood holidays caravans vs luxury 08:45 Alan’s caravan story 10:25 Sam’s Club Med holidays and his underwater first kiss 11:15 Eye patch stories and Pete’s pirate nickname 12:50 Pete’s new rescue dog 14:45 Pete’s the pied piper of mange feeding stray dogs on holiday 15:45 Sam’s dating disasters 16:30 Celebs Go Dating and Rob Beckett 17:55 Staying Relevant the book the illustrations and brutal honesty 18:55 Sam and Pete’s tattoos of each other 20:40 Celebrities spotted on flights and holidays 21:10 Sam and The Beib 23:00 Reality TV they would and wouldn’t do 24:15 Race Across the World and Hunted ambitions 25:45 Coach Trip and chaotic travel memories 26:20 The infamous briefcase explained 27:45 Sam invites Alan to Christmas Pete continues to swerve it 28:25 Where they want to be at 100 years old 30:30 Quick fire travel questions 32:15 Final chaos and sign off 

#LifesABeach #AlanCarr #SamThompson #PeteWicks #StayingRelevant #Podcast #ComedyPodcast #TravelPodcast #RealityTV #VegasStories #CelebrityPodcast #HolidayChaos #QuickFire

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Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories are Pete Wicks and Sam Thompson.

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Thanks, Alan.

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Gary, Mark and Howard join Alan to talk about the new Netflix Take That documentary - and things immediately descend into chaos.

From Ibiza, the Maldives, and safari mishaps to archive hoarding, early leather outfits, holiday run-ins with authorities, and being driven away from huge gigs in a Fiat Punto. Add silly hats, Colin the Caterpillar, celebrity holiday spots and Alan appearing in the documentary itself, and you’ve got one of the funniest Life’s A Beach episodes yet.

00:00 Intro

00:15 Gary's the mic
00:40 Where’s Gary’s silly hat? Alan tries on Howard’s
02:30 Gary’s two best holidays ever - Ibiza & the Maldives
03:20 Mark’s best holiday: Africa
04:23 Alan took his mum on safari and they were mistaken for a couple
05:12 Howard’s best holiday memories - Anglesey and Mustique
05:57 Inside the new Netflix Take That documentary
07:39 Howard the hoarder kept most of the archive footage
08:30 Alan thinks Take That were worked to death and couldn’t handle the screaming
09:36 Huge audiences… then being driven off in a Fiat Punto
11:11 Why it was so hard for Take That to get signed
12:16 Early Take That outfits - leather and studs
13:15 Worst holiday disaster - being detained in Taiwan
14:24 Gary loves English food and when they first tried Chinese and Indian
16:27 Alan takes full advantage of Howard saying he wasn’t into girls
17:07 Howard’s BMX and breakdancing days – and how dancing became Take That’s thing
18:01 Can Mark still breakdance?
18:37 Colin the Caterpillar for Mark’s birthday
21:00 Mark’s coach trip from Manchester to Benidorm
23:10 Spotting Paul O’Grady on holiday - Alan holidayed with him
24:10 Gary spots Claudia Winkleman on holiday
24:40 Howard bumps into Kate Moss
25:20 Gary praises Alan on Traitors - Howard hasn’t seen it
26:30 Gary gets serious about Alan winning and Alan is insulted
28:00 Alan appears in the Take That Netflix documentary at the Brits
30:15 Travel pet peeves
32:40 Gary was nearly arrested leaving Japan
34:23 Cornwall… or “Corn-Wall”
35:38 Howard’s golf obsession dictating tour schedules
36:38 Making our descent and the quickfire round

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Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is are the legendary band - Take That.

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Will Arnett and John Bishop join Captain Alan to talk holidays, stand-up nerves, and their brilliant new film "Is This Thing On?" - inspired by John’s real life journey into comedy.

From New York comedy clubs and Liverpool screenings to St Barths holidays, gym confessions, all-inclusive buffet hacks… fasten your seatbelts and get ready for some hilarious in-flight entertainment.

00:00 Intro
00:35 Alan has known John for 25 years and now his story is a film
03:20 Will’s hand goes up
04:04 The Liverpool screening and the authenticity of the stand-up
06:11 Would the film have changed things for John and Melanie
07:15 Bradley Cooper filming close and Will does Scouse
08:24 New York the home of stand-up
10:04 Alan telling his mum a man would play her
10:30 Will doing stand-up in New York as Alex Novak
12:27 Alan’s post-it note disaster on stage
13:41 Being mistaken for Ukrainian at a New York club
15:50 Will loves St Barths and went before it got fancy
17:00 Will gets distracted by Tim Key’s book
17:45 Alan’s book on poverty causes much amusement
18:15 Alan’s all-inclusive buffet holiday hack
19:26 Will spots John in the gym and John starts lunging
20:27 Alan’s personal trainer
21:06 Will on weight loss hard work and middle age
22:40 Making our descent and the quickfire round

#LifesABeach #AlanCarr #WillArnett #JohnBishop #IsThisThingOn #StandUpComedy #ComedyFilm #Podcast #TravelPodcast #HolidayHacks #NewYorkComedy

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Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is are comedian and actor Will Arnett, and comedian John Bishop.

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Thanks, Alan.

xx

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I'll be back with a new series very soon - in the meantime here's a few of my favourite moments from the show in 2025.

Featuring... Fatboy Slim, Vanessa Williams, Daisy May Cooper and Paul Hollywood.

Thanks and lots of love - Alan xxx

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Hello listeners, as we get ready for the amazing new year ahead in 2026 here's a few of my favourite moments from the show in 2025.

Featuring... Gloria Estefan, Josh Homme, Iain Stirling and Oona Chaplin

Thanks for listening and see you in January 2026 for a new series.

Thanks and lots of love - Alan xxx

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As we end the year (and another brilliant series) here's a few of my favourite moments from the show in 2025.

Featuring... Mariah Carey, Jason Bateman, Stephen Fry and Dita Von Tease.

Thanks for listening and see you in January 2026 for a new series.

Thanks and lots of love - Alan xxx

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Fresh from the Australian jungle, Kelly Brook joins Alan Carr to talk I’m a Celebrity - from eating trials and lost kilos to having her phone confiscated on arrival and how she bonded with Ruby Wax swapping embarrassing Madonna stories. 

There’s also chat about getting papped abroad, childhood holidays, her Italian olive farm life with husband Jeremy, and news of her new swimsuit range. 

00:00 Intro 

00:37 Australia: deadly creatures everywhere 

01:34 Losing weight, facing fears & saying yes to the jungle 

03:08 The food Kelly dreamed about 

04:04 Ruby Wax, Madonna… and that fart 

05:52 Kelly’s Traitors-style jungle moment 

07:30 Alan’s koala + chlamydia fact bomb 

08:30 The hotel that used to be the Versace hotel 

09:50 Buddy the dog steals the show 

10:13 Jeremy, Italian life & the family olive farm 

12:52 Cornwall, Ayia Napa & childhood holidays 

14:26 Risky holidays of the past & food poisoning 

16:34 Active vs horizontal holidaying 

17:29 Alan tries to calm Amanda Holden on their travels 

18:10 Landing in Oz & having the phone taken away 

19:14 Alan wishes he’d smuggled in a burner on Traitors 

21:49 Hotel pet peeves: the “glimpse" view 

22:15 Getting papped in Brazil 

23:46 Tits for Taps 

24:44 Jungle parasites (yes, really) 

26:06 Spotting Claudia Winkleman en route to Madonna’s wedding 

26:45 A Sardinian hidden gem 

28:00 Kelly’s new swimsuit range 

28:55 Cape Town shoot & Ruby Wax will be there 

29:30 Descent & quickfire round 

#LifesABeach #KellyBrook #ImACelebrity #AlanCarr #JungleStories #CelebrityTravel #MadonnaMoments #RealityTV #HolidayChats #PodcastClips #BehindTheScenes

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Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant model, actress and presenter - Kelly Brook.

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Thanks, Alan.

xx

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