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170: Tim & Gendle/Festive Special!

Me, Tim and Gendle. Photo: Gendle

Festive Special!

Yep, as is now very much tradition in the Looking Sideways universe, for this special Christmas episode I was joined by my old pals Tim and Gendle for our fourth mince pie, Secret Santa and booze-filled yuletide jamboree.

Now, if you’ve listened to any of these episodes before, you’ll know what to expect – although this year, I’m happy to report, we managed to juggle schedule and beat the rapidly-approaching Covid restrictions to do this one in person. Tim and Gend had a Famous First Words gig about ten days before Christmas in London, so I packed the podcast kit, donned the mark and headed on up to the Smoke to record this episode.

If you’re new to the show or unfamiliar with the boys and their work, allow me to introduce them: two of the biggest influences and most-loved presences in British snowboarding, whether as film-makers, presenters or snowboarders.

This year’s show took the usual format and ran with it. So expect a Christmas quiz, Secret Santa gift exchanges, the three of us getting steadily more pissed, the boys turning the tables on me and asking me a few questions, and so on.
We had a great time doing this one, so I hope you enjoy it. Merry Christmas!

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Show Notes

  • Never tested positive 
  • Peter Pan
  • Famous First Words
  • Pre-production
  • Highlight of the year 
  • Nelly’s bike ride
  • Gendle on becoming to be a dad 
  • The Tokyo Olympics 
  • Tim’s Hawaiian shirts 
  • Ski Sunday 
  • Finland 
  • Secret Santa 
  • Christmas Quiz – Round 1
    • Which Country won the most medals per capita? (Summer Olympics)
      • a. San Merino 
      • b. Turkmenistan 
      • c. Burkina Faso 
      • d. Kutar 
    • What was the name of the ship that blocked the Suez Canal?
    • Name three things in five seconds:
      • Excuses for calling in sick?
      • Things that you brush?
  • New Year’s Resolutions 
  • Once Upon A Time in the Westcountry
  • Tim’s inability to save money 
  • Tim’s van self-build
  • Going snowboarding 
  • The little things that make each trip
  • Why Scotland is such an under-rated trip
  • Christmas Quiz – Round 2 
    • How many career goals did Cristiano Ronaldo just hit? 
    • What were the medals made from at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games? 
      • a. Metals excavated from below Mt Fuji 
      • b. They were the medals made for the 1940 games, due to be held in Tokyo in 1940 but cancelled due to the outbreak of WW2
      • c. Recycled mobile phones and electrical equipment
      • d. Made from recycled coffee 
    • Name three things in five seconds;
      • Things beginning with the letter ‘K’
      • Things with pedals
  • Interlude: Sonny made the bed
  • Christmas Quiz – Round 3 
    • What does NFT stand for? 
    • How many different countries won medals in Tokyo?
      • a. 66
      • b. 80
      • c. 94
      • d. 109
  • Tim’s Olympic highlights 
  • Charlotte Worthington’s winning trick 
  • Bringing in new sports to the Olympics 
  • Dealing with social media critics 
  • Christmas Quiz – Round 3 Continued
    • Name three things five seconds
      • There pop groups beginning with the letter B
      • Three books made into films
  • Second hand book store 
  • 1st editions 
  • Quiz winners 
  • The podcast
  • Future guests 
  • Media apprentice 
  • 200th Episode
  • Iconic moments in action sports 
  • Stories we geek out on
  • Tim and Gend’s Weekend Podcast 
  • Merry Christmas 

Names Mentioned

  • Wren Warwood 
  • Sonny Warwood
  • Sam Bleakley
  • Fran (Tim and Gendle’s sound engineer)
  • Basil Fawlty
  • Manuel
  • Jeremy Sladen
  • Euan Sladen
  • Chris Orchard 
  • Markus Chapman 
  • Chris Pratt and Family 
  • Roy Schneider 
  • Peg the Dog 
  • Lucy Warwood
  • Steve Warwood 
  • Dwayne 
  • Marcus Rushford
  • Bukayo Saka
  • Camilla Gendla
  • JJ Charmers 
  • Ed Leigh
  • Ron (from the BBC) 
  • Mark Churchell 
  • Jon Taylor
  • Ben Mondy 
  • Mike Langley
  • Charlotte Worthington 
  • Jenny Jones 
  • Charlotte Banks 
  • Mark Webber 
  • Baz Keep
  • James Sweet 
  • Duncan Carr 
  • Johno Verity 
  • BoogHaus 
  • Fina Charleson
  • Jamie Thomas 
  • Pete (Tim’s mate)
  • Seb 
  • Will Radula-Scott
  • Farris 
  • Neil Smith 
  • Paul Nichols 
  • Lesley McKenna 
  • Chris Moran
  • John Bassett
  • Drew Hughes
  • Alima Boog
  • Matt Pinsent
  • Rich King 
  • Graham Bell 
  • Todd Richards 
  • Beyoncé
  • Micheal Jackson 
  • Billy Brag 
  • Christian Stephensen 
  • Naya Stevenson
  • Nathan Gallegher
  • Shaun White 
  • Tony Hawk
  • Ben Powell 
  • Wig Worland 
  • Ed Templeton 
  • Tom Penny 
  • Ingemar Backman
  • Peter Line 
  • Matt Hoffman 
  • Greg Noel 
  • Jenny Jones
  • Terry Kidwell
  • John Kelly 
  • Tom Penny 
  • Jim Rippey 
  • Danny Way 
  • Jeff Clark 
  • Evel Knievel 
  • Laird Hamilton 
  • Kelly Slater 
  • John John Florence 
  • Paul McCartney 
  • Billy Preston 

Places Mentioned

  • Cornwall 
  • West Brompton
  • The Hare and Hounds 
  • Birmingham
  • Finland 
  • Germany 
  • Japan 
  • Tokyo
  • Beijing 
  • Verbier 
  • San Marino 
  • Turkmenistan 
  • Kutar 
  • Burkina Faso
  • The Suez Canal 
  • Avimor  
  • Tigne 
  • Sheffield 
  • Brighton 
  • Yad Moss 
  • Weardale
  • Durham 
  • America 
  • Boston 
  • Killington 
  • Scotland 
  • Glencoe 
  • Rannoch Mor
  • Mt Fuji 
  • Kuwait 
  • Farringdon 
  • Netherlands 
  • Italy 
  • Brazil 
  • New Zealand 
  • China 
  • Korea 
  • Turkey 
  • Chinese Taipei
  • Teahupoo

Companies, Organisations and Brands Mentioned

  • Google
  • Manchester United 
  • Guinness 
  • Rolls Royce
  • KFC
  • Nike
  • RedBull
  • Spotify 
  • Snowboard Asylum 
  • Volcom 
  • H&M
  • Ski Sunday 
  • Brew Dog 
  • Mr Kipling 
  • Argos 
  • Empire of Dirt 
  • Eurosport 
  • Twitter 
  • Instagram 
  • Bloomsbury 
  • Kerang
  • Sidewalk Mag
  • Netflix 
  • Factory Records 

Music, Books and Films Mentioned

  • Peter Pan
  • Fawlty Towers 
  • The House Builders Bible 
  • The Fugitive 
  • The Beatles 
  • Bananarama 
  • Backstreet Boys 
  • Babes in Toyland 
  • Beach Boys 
  • The Bangles 
  • Oliver Twist
  • All the Pretty Horses 
  • Titanic 
  • Demolition Man 
  • Grapes of Wrath 
  • In Cold Blood 
  • Broke Back mountains 
  • Mean Girls 
  • Last of the Mohicans
  • Harry Potter 
  • Joy Division 
  • Unknown Pleasures 
  • Get Back 
  • Moana 
  • Paw Patrol 
  • Muppets Christmas Carol