Beef And Dairy Network Podcast | |
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Created by | Benjamin Partridge |
Language | English |
Length | 10–60 minutes |
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No. of episodes | 125 (as of 25 August 2025 [update] ) |
Publication | |
Original release | July 2015 |
Ratings | 4.794117647058823/5, 4.815789473684211/5 ![]() |
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Website | http://www.beefanddairynetwork.com/ ![]() |
Beef and Dairy Network Podcast is a monthly comedy podcast, which began in July 2015. It is written, produced, and hosted by comedian Benjamin Partridge, who plays the host of a fictional industry podcast for the beef and dairy industries. [1]
In 2016, the podcast joined the Maximum Fun podcast network. [2]
In 2017 and 2018, ten episodes were acquired for broadcast by BBC Radio 4, which was notable as the first time that the station had bought the repeat rights for an existing podcast. [3]
It describes itself as "the number one podcast for those involved, or just interested, in the production of beef animals and dairy herds" [4] and consists of fictional interviews, spoof adverts, fictional letters from listeners, and documentary features. [3] The show is a surrealist comedy played straight, and features a number of ongoing storylines, such as the search for (and government cover-up of) a "fifth meat" and the many ventures of disgraced slaughterhouse owner Eli Roberts. [5] [6]
There have been live show versions of the podcast, at Kings Place in London in 2017 [7] and annually since 2021, [8] [9] [10] [11] as well as in 2019 at London's Southbank Centre. [12]
Partridge is joined by different guests each month, playing various characters from the beef and dairy industries. Guests have included Nick Offerman, Greg Davies, Josie Long, Henry Paker, Andy Daly, Kevin Eldon, Mike Wozniak, Katy Wix and the actor Ted Danson. [13] [12] [14]
The Guardian named it one of the top 50 best podcasts of 2016, and also as one of the top 50 comedy podcasts of 2021. [1] [15] The Observer called it a "lovely, funny show." [16] The Daily Telegraph wrote, "It's the ramrod straight delivery that makes The Beef and Dairy Network Podcast by far the best audio comedy around". [4] The A.V. Club wrote "When dealing with the absurd, few things help heighten comedy quite like commitment, something that Beef And Dairy does better than most." [17]
Gilly Smith called the podcast a "cult classic" in a book about starting podcasting. [18]
The podcast won Best Comedy at the British Podcast Awards in 2017 [19] and 2018. [20] As of 2024, [update] The Beef and Dairy Network's unofficial Facebook group has over 1500 members, despite the fact that it claims to be the world's hardest podcast fan club to join. [21] Facebook group candidates must answer questions about the series, and then submit a video of them mooing in time to music, to check they are not a "5th Meater".
Episode | Episode title | Date | Cast |
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1 | David Pin | 22 July 2015 | Mike Wozniak [22] |
2 | A Tribute To Paul Kitesworthy | 27 August 2015 | Nadia Kamil, Mike Wozniak, Jack Bernhardt, Gareth Gwynn, Sian Harries, Henry Paker and Mike Bubbins [23] |
3 | Gareth Belge | 24 September 2015 | Henry Paker [24] |
4 | Eli Roberts | 21 October 2015 | Mike Bubbins [25] |
5 | Dustin France | 22 November 2015 | Mike Wozniak [26] |
6 | The Cumberfeld Cow Disaster & Paul Paul | 22 December 2015 | Rhodri Viney, Richard Elfyn, Katy Wix, Sara Lloyd-Gregory, Mike Wozniak, Tom Crowley, Henry Paker, Katie Storey and Melangell Dolma [27] |
7 | Yoghurt Special | 24 January 2016 | Katy Wix, Tom Neenan and Mike Wozniak [28] |
8 | Eli Roberts Investigation | 21 February 2016 | Ed Gamble and Mike Bubbins [29] |
9 | Teresa Beckton | 19 April 2016 | Josie Long and Cariad Lloyd [30] |
10 | Gina Craig | 24 April 2016 | Tom Neenan, Celia Pacquola, Nadia Kamil and David Mark [31] |
11 | Cliff Trent-Roberts | 22 May 2016 | Mike Wozniak [32] |
12 | Timothy Van Lindqvist & Paul Paul | 19 June 2016 | Tom Crowley and Rhodri Viney [33] |
13 | Rio Special | 25 July 2016 | Miles Jupp, Helen Zaltzman, Mariana Maioline, Felipe Galvao, Vanessa Del Negri, Regina Souza, Marina De Menezes and Marcellus Lima [34] |
14 | A Matter Of Life And Death | 21 August 2016 | Gemma Arrowsmith, Mike Wozniak, Tom Crowley, Nadia Kamil [35] |
15 | Eli Roberts Goes Legit | 27 September 2016 | Mike Bubbins, Sarah Morgan, Tonya Prewitt, Randall Cooper, Jamie Bradley, James Garrison, Nathaniel Metcalfe and Fred Nickl [36] |
16 | Live At The London Agriculture Festival | 23 October 2016 | Mike Wozniak, Josie Long and Martin Austwick [37] |
17 | Boffo's Cow Circus | 20 November 2016 | Greg Davies, Tom Crowley, Max Davis, Catherine Paskell, Tom Neenan, Lloyd Langford, Elis James, Gareth Gwynn, Alex Adey and Sian Harries [38] |
18 | Munich Special | 18 December 2016 | Daniel Rigby, Jessica Ransom, Mike Wozniak and Nadia Kamil [39] |
19 | Michael Banyan | 22 January 2017 | Henry Paker [40] |
20 | Lamb Investigation Special | 19 February 2017 | Rose Matafeo, Tom Neenan, Jesse Thorn, Tom Crowley and Nigel Crowle [41] |
21 | The Church Of Eli | 20 March 2017 | Ed Gamble, Mike Bubbins and John Rutledge [42] |
22 | Michael "Frank" Franklinson | 23 April 2017 | Mike Wilmot and Mike Wozniak [43] |
23 | 75th Anniversary Special | 21 May 2017 | Gareth Gwynn, Nadia Kamil, Tom Crowley, Molly Beth White, Tom Neenan and Sarah Thom, Mike Bubbins and Hal Lublin [44] |
24 | Wendy Axminster | 20 June 2017 | Katy Wix and Dave Cribb [45] |
25 | Les Cheese's Heart | 23 July 2017 | Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley [46] |
26 | Michael Banyan In Exile | 20 August 2017 | Henry Paker and Theresa Thorn [47] |
27 | Live At The British Beefmen's Luncheon | 24 September 2017 | Mike Wozniak, Nadia Kamil, Henry Paker and Dave Cribb [48] |
28 | Roy Gluck Jr. | 22 October 2017 | Andy Daly [49] |
29 | Professor Colin Plenty | 19 November 2017 | Kevin Eldon [50] |
30 | Phillip Mushroom | 18 December 2017 | Daniel Rigby, Rhodri Viney [51] |
31 | Redeeming Eli, Part 1 | 21 January 2018 | Mike Bubbins, Melangell Dolma, Chris Corcoran, Nadia Kamil, Rhodri Vine [52] |
32 | Redeeming Eli, Part 2 | 25 February 2018 | Mike Bubbins, Ed Gamble, Mike Wozniak, Gemma Arrowsmith, Tom Crowley, Sian Harries, Tom Neenan, Rhodri Viney [53] |
33 | Redeeming Eli, Part 3 | 5 April 2018 | Mike Bubbins [54] |
34 | Lucy Bonham | 23 April 2018 | Celeste Dring [55] |
35 | Professor James Harcombe | 20 May 2018 | Mike Shephard [56] |
36 | Beef Encounters | 17 June 2018 | Cariad Lloyd, Mike Wozniak, Elis James [57] |
37 | Lamb Therapy | 22 July 2018 | Rachel Parris, Shivani Thussu, Tom Neenan, Nigel Crowle [58] |
38 | Rev Hillary Block | 19 August 2018 | Matthew Crosby, Gemma Arrowsmith, Tom Crowley [59] |
39 | Live At London Agrimedia Con 2018 | 23 September 2018 | Dave Cribb, Mike Wozniak, Nadia Kamil, Tawny Newsome [60] |
40 | Beef Call | 21 October 2018 | Max Davis, Shivani Thussu, Anna Leong Brophy, Mike Wozniak [61] |
41 | Beefy Boy | 18 November 2018 | Matt Lees, Gareth Gwynn [62] |
42 | The Ballad Of Parsnip Flendercroft | 17 December 2018 | Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Max Davis, Jenny Laville, Henry Paker, Mike Shephard, Tom Crowley, Gemma Arrowsmith [63] |
43 | Bunny Stone | 20 January 2019 | London Hughes [64] |
44 | Michael Banyan Comes Home | 17 February 2019 | Henry Paker, Lucy Farrett, Mike Wozniak [65] |
45 | Buying A Bull | 22 March 2019 | Freya Parker, Daniel Rigby [66] |
46 | Eli Roberts In Korea | 21 April 2019 | Mike Bubbins, Ed Gamble [67] |
47 | Too Much Milk? | 19 May 2019 | Jake Yapp, Amy Gledhill, Tom Neenan [68] |
48 | Maureen Andrews | 23 June 2019 | Christine Nangle [69] |
49 | The Beef Hop | 21 July 2019 | Josie Long, Sophie Duker [70] |
50 | Your Host's Fiftieth Episode | 18 August 2019 | Mike Wozniak, Tom Crowley, Sian Harries [71] |
51 | Live At The European Barn Doors And Gates Expo | 22 September 2019 | Dave Cribb, Mike Wozniak, Nadia Kamil, Mike Bubbins [72] |
52 | Tusk Henderson | 21 October 2019 | Nick Offerman [73] |
53 | Lesley Clocks | 18 November 2019 | Freya Parker, Sarah Dempster, Moujan Zolfaghari, Nick Wiger, Heather Campbell, Jake Yapp, Mike Wozniak, Henry Paker, Gemma Arrowsmith, Cromerty York, Tom Crowley, Elis James, Nathaniel Metcalfe, Clarissa Maycock [74] |
54 | Beefhead Day | 18 December 2019 | Mike Shephard, Kat Sadler, Catherine Brinkworth, Max Davis, Tom Crowley, Rhodri Viney, Eugene Capper [75] |
55 | Bob Trescothick | 19 January 2020 | Mike Wozniak, Elis James, Henry Paker [76] |
56 | The End Of The World | 16 February 2020 | Heather Anne Campbell, Nick Wiger, Sarah Campbell, Moujan Zolfaghari, Jordan Morris, Tom Neenan, Tom Crowley [77] |
57 | Introducing... Bimpsie! | 22 March 2020 | Jason Mantzoukas, Natasha Hodgson, Jesse Thorn, Lucy Farrett, Tim Bick [78] |
58 | Organic Farming | 20 April 2020 | Humphrey Ker, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Henry Paker, Tom Crowley, Gemma Arrowsmith, Tim Bick [79] |
59 | New Beef Call Number | 25 May 2020 | Mike Wozniak, Rhodri Viney, Dave Cribb, Charlie Hopkinson, Tim Bick, Nadia Kamil, Gemma Arrowsmith, Tom Crowley, Sammy Graham [80] |
60 | Tilly and Davey | 25 June 2020 | Isy Suttie, Emily Lloyd-Saini, Anna Leong Brophy [81] |
61 | International Beef Library | 20 July 2020 | Gareth Gwynn, Mike Wozniak, Gemma Arrowsmith, Tom Crowley, Tim Bick, Pernille Haaland, Linnea Sage [82] |
62 | The Baritones | 26 August 2020 | Amy Gledhill, Chris Cantrill, Sean Morley, Tom Burgess, Jain Edwards, Nicola Redman, Natasha Hodgson [83] |
63 | Michael Banyan, Podcaster | 22 September 2020 | Henry Paker, Hal Lublin, Angela Sullivan [84] |
64 | Goodbye Bimpsie | 19 October 2020 | Natasha Hodgson, Henry Widdicombe, Tom Crowley, Mike Wozniak, Lucy Farrett, Tim Bick, Hal Lublin [85] |
65 | Exotic Seeds Breeding Paddock | 23 November 2020 | Marek Larwood, Mike Wozniak, Matthew Crosby, Clarissa Maycock, Tom Crowley [86] |
66 | Beefhead Ball | 21 December 2020 | Tom Parry, Mike Wozniak, Catherine Brinkworth, Nadia Kamil and Rob Gilroy [87] |
67 | Milking Machine Misadventures | 25 January 2021 | Natasha Hodgson, Cariad Lloyd, Tom Neenan, Mike Wozniak, Linus Karp, Tim Bick [88] |
68 | Eli Returns | 22 February 2021 | Mike Bubbins, Priya Hall, Chris Corcoran, Tom Crowley [89] |
69 | Field Hour | 22 March 2021 | Amy Hoggart, Tom Crowley, Tom Neenan [90] |
70 | Hogball | 19 April 2021 | Miles Jupp, Mike Wozniak, Greig Johnson [91] |
71 | Bovine TB | 6 May 2021 | Lloyd Langford, Monica Gaga, Chris Cantrill, Nic Redman [92] |
72 | Paul Bowfin | 20 June 2021 | Adam Courting, Gemma Arrowsmith, Tom Crowley, Stefan Ashton Frank, Hal Lublin, Linnea Sage, Mike Wozniak, Dave Cribb [93] |
73 | Kenny Baritone | 19 July 2021 | Chris Cantrill [94] |
74 | Beef Fishing | 22 August 2021 | Neil Delamere, Katie Elin-Salt, Tom Burgess, Chris Cantrill, Elis James, Lotte Betts-Dean [95] |
75 | Live At The Great British Cattle Bazaar | 20 September 2021 | Mike Wozniak, Henry Paker, Nadia Kamil, Sammy Graham, Dave Cribb [96] |
76 | Angela Baker | 21 October 2021 | Janet Varney, Ify Nwadiwe [97] |
77 | Marianne Angler | 22 November 2021 | Nadia Kamil, Nigel Crowle, Tom Crowley, Clarissa Maycock, Mark Turetsky [98] |
78 | Beef Security | 20 December 2021 | Mike Bubbins, Tom Bell, Amy Mason and Alasdair Satchel [99] |
79 | The Phosphorus Brothers | 24 January 2022 | Sunil Patel, Henry Paker, Karólína Vigdís, Louise Robb and Hester L.C. [100] |
80 | World Beef Bulletin | 21 February 2022 | Linnea Sage, Tom Crowley, Gemma Arrowsmith, Tom Neenan, Rajiv Karia, Tim Bick, Hendrikje Alexis, Holly Watson and Madeleine Brettingham [101] |
81 | Hidden Beef: The Historic Cryptocurrency of the Future | 20 March 2022 | Mike Shephard and Tom Crowley [102] |
82 | Banyan: The Defacening, Part 1 | 25 April 2022 | Mike Wozniak and Henry Paker [103] |
83 | Banyan: The Defacening, Part 2 – The Refacening | 3 May 2022 | Mike Wozniak, Henry Paker and Tom Crowley [104] |
84 | The Lord Of The Sun | 22 May 2022 | Stefan Ashton Frank, Rose Johnson and Susan Harrison [105] |
85 | Medical Mythbusters | 19 June 2022 | Tom Neenan [106] |
86 | Debbie Cook | 24 July 2022 | Lola-Rose Maxwell, Clarissa Maycock and Mike Wozniak [107] |
87 | Squandered Inheritance | 21 August 2022 | Tom Crowley, Gemma Arrowsmith and Maggie Nolan [108] |
88 | Live at Tanya and Barry’s Wedding | 25 September 2022 | Linnea Sage, Tom Crowley, Mike Wozniak, Henry Paker and Nadia Kamil [109] |
89 | Paula York | 23 October 2022 | Stevie Martin [110] |
90 | Beef Information Centre | 20 November 2022 | Josie Long, Rob Gilroy, Simon Alcock, Gemma Arrowsmith and Julisa [111] |
91 | Beefhead with Kenny and Yvonne | 18 December 2022 | Chris Cantrill, Amy Gledhill and Tom Crowley [112] |
92 | Pam Onion | 22 January 2023 | Beth Eyre and Dan Thomas [113] |
93 | Artificial Intelligence | 19 February 2023 | Susan Harrison, Graham Dickson and George Foreacres [114] |
94 | Dafydd, Part 1 | 19 March 2023 | Mike Bubbins and Ed Gamble [115] |
95 | Dafydd, Part 2 | 27 March 2023 | Mike Bubbins and Ed Gamble [116] |
96 | National Beef Lottery | 23 April 2023 | Lorna Rose Treen, Tom Parry, Mike Wozniak and Tom Crowley [117] |
97 | Len Biro | 21 May 2023 | John Rutledge [118] |
98 | Hogball Goes Professional | 18 June 2023 | John-Luke Roberts, Miles Jupp and Greig Johnson [119] |
99 | The Man-At-Beef | 23 July 2023 | Paul F. Tompkins, Mike Shephard and Max Davis [120] |
100 | Your Host’s Hundredth Episode | 20 August 2023 | Mike Wozniak, Susan Harrison, Tom Crowley, Gemma Arrowsmith and Lucy Farrett [121] |
101 | Live At London Agrimedia Con 2023 | 24 September 2023 | Chris Cantrill, Amy Gledhill, Anna Leong Brophy, Tom Crowley, Tom Neenan, Nadia Kamil, Mike Wozniak and Linnea Sage [122] |
102 | Gregory Johnston | 22 October 2023 | Bilal Zafar and Esyllt Sears [123] |
103 | The Beef Brigade | 19 November 2023 | John-Luke Roberts, Mike Shephard, Mike Wozniak, Henry Paker, Louise Robb and Linnea Sage [124] |
104 | Beefhead Drinks | 17 December 2023 | Mike Wozniak and Susan Harrison [125] |
105 | Cattle College | 21 January 2024 | Beth Granville, Linnea Sage, Mike Shephard, Gareth Gwynn, Madi Savage and Matt Apodaca [126] |
106 | Gary “Fiesta” Lewis | 18 February 2024 | Tom Ward [127] |
107 | Nicholas Summers | 18 March 2024 | Cody Dahler and Tom Neenan [128] |
108 | Beef Call Update | 24 March 2024 | Sammy Dobson, Mike Wozniak, Max Davis, Tom Crowley, Gemma Arrowsmith and Cameron Smith [129] |
109 | Ted Danson | 21 April 2024 | Ted Danson, Susan Harrison, David Reed, Natasha Hodgson, Mark Turetsky and Linnea Sage [130] |
110 | Barry Mizon | 19 May 2024 | Marek Larwood, Tom Crowley and Linnea Sage [131] |
111 | Shaving | 24 June 2024 | Mike Wozniak, Linnea Sage and Tom Neenan [132] |
112 | Dean Lamp | 28 July 2024 | Dan Thomas, Gemma Arrowsmith and Tom Crowley [133] |
113 | Agnes | 25 August 2024 | Sammy Dobson and Antonis Vlavo [134] |
114 | Live At London Livestock Dietary Supplements Con 2024 | 22 September 2024 | Henry Paker, Tom Crowley, Linnea Sage, Lucy Farrett, Gemma Arrowsmith and Mike Wozniak [135] |
115 | Milky Man | 29 October 2024 | Natasha Hodgson, Stevie Martin, Amy Gledhill and Daniel Rigby [136] |
116 | Catchphrase | 17 November 2024 | Matthew Crosby, Tom Burgess, Gemma Arrowsmith and Linnea Sage [137] |
117 | Beef 2024 | 22 December 2024 | Jessica Ransom, George Foreacres, Michael Clarke, Henry Paker, Mike Wozniak and Linnea Sage [138] |
118 | The Oldest Milkman In The World | 30 January 2025 | John Rutledge [139] |
119 | Jerry’s Wood Roasted Shelf Stable Deep Fill Hot Pies | 25 February 2025 | Matt Apodaca and Tom Neenan [140] |
120 | Billy Whizzbang | 16 March 2025 | Mike Shephard, Gemma Arrowsmith, Mike Wozniak, Tom Crowley, Gareth Gwynn and Linnea Sage [141] |
121 | Lead and Beef | 27 April 2025 | Cody Dahler [142] |
122 | The Great Big British Toddler Teardown Live | 19 May 2025 | Chris Cantrill, Greig Johnson, Amy Gledhill, Rob Gilroy and Amy Mason [143] |
123 | Jacobinius Arse Syndrome | 27 June 2025 | Mike Wozniak, Mike Shephard, Tom Crowley and Linnea Sage [144] |
124 | Your Host's Tenth Anniversary | 20 July 2025 | Mike Wozniak, Tom Neenan, Susan Harrison, Gemma Arrowsmith and Linnea Sage [145] |
125 | Goodbye Jacobinius Arse | 25 August 2025 | Mike Wozniak, Cody Dahler, Tom Crowley and Linnea Sage [146] |
Episode title | Date | Cast |
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Ask A Vet | 29 July 2020 | Mike Wozniak [147] |
Jumanjaniacs Episode 2752 | 11 May 2021 | Nick Wiger, Heather Anne Campbell and Matt Apodaca [148] |
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