Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Best Man Speeches And Weddings | 20140220 | 20140227 (BBC7) 20170814 (BBC7) 20191025 (BBC7) 20210508 (BBC7) 20210515 (BBC7) 20210516 (BBC7) 20230215 (BBC7) | Comedian Jason Cook uses his life experiences to help us better navigate the choppy waters of life. In this opening episode, Jason examines the pitfalls of making best man speeches. Plus advice on how to make a wedding memorable... With: Jason was the creator of BBC2's comedy Hebburn. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014. Jason and his team examine the pitfalls of making best man speeches. |
| 02 | Asking Out And First Dates | 20140227 | 20140306 (BBC7) 20170821 (BBC7) 20191101 (BBC7) 20210515 (BBC7) 20230222 (BBC7) | Comedian Jason Cook uses his life experiences to help us better navigate the choppy waters of life. In this episode, he examines how to successfully ask someone out. Discover the traps to be avoided when going on a first date - using Jason's trademarked 'Place, Face, Case' methodology, Stories from the audience help to throw more light on the matter in hand. With: First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014. Jason Cook divulges his tips for asking someone out and successful first dates. |
| 03 | Dumping And Proposals | 20140306 | 20140313 (BBC7) 20170828 (BBC7) 20191108 (BBC7) 20210522 (BBC7) 20230301 (BBC7) | Comedian Jason Cook dispenses more advice on how best to navigate the choppy waters of life. This time, he looks at the two-sides of the romance coin: dumping someone and proposing to someone. Stories from the audience help to throw more light on the matter in hand. With: First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2014. Jason Cook gives tips on the terrible task of dumping to the happy ask of proposing. |
| 04 | Job Interviews And Office Politics | 20140313 | 20140320 (BBC7) 20170904 (BBC7) 20191115 (BBC7) 20210529 (BBC7) 20230308 (BBC7) | Jason Cook uses the lessons learnt from his bitter experiences to help sweeten the lives of listeners. This time, he holds forth on the best ways to pass a job interview. Plus, how to wend one's way through the perilous pastures of office politics. Helping to police the prairie of the public's problems: First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2014. Jason distributes tips and tricks for job interviews and probes office politics. |
| 05 | Funerals And Sex Education | 20140320 | 20140327 (BBC7) 20170911 (BBC7) 20191122 (BBC7) 20210605 (BBC7) 20230315 (BBC7) | Jason Cook helps make life more lovely for listeners, with more life lessons. This time, he looks at the peculiar pressures of fitting in at funerals as well as how to tackle the tricky task of explaining the bird n' the bees. Helping to police the prairie of the public's problems: First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2014. Jason Cook examines the best way to behave at funerals and the subtleties of sex education |
| 06 | Pregnancy And In-laws | 20140327 | 20140403 (BBC7) 20170918 (BBC7) 20191129 (BBC7) 20210612 (BBC7) 20230322 (BBC7) | Jason Cook guides you through more murky waters and unseen eddies that bedevil the waters of life. This time, it's the trials and tribulations of discovering your partner is pregnant, plus the perils and preoccupations of meeting your in-laws for the first time. Jason draws on his own experiences to illustrate what, and what not, to do - so that your life can be happier and more successful. Well, possibly... With Zoe Harrison and Neil Grainger. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2014. Jason Cook doles out life lessons focusing on how to cope with pregnancy and the in-laws. This time, it's the trials and tribulations of discovering your partner is pregnant, plus the perils and preoccupations of meeting your in-laws for the first time. |