Challenge Ant Returns! The 25 Year Rematch

Join the boys as they dive into their favourite retro crisps and watch back some UNSEEN moments from the pod 👀 This week we take a peek inside Dec’s teenage bedroom, and watch Ant get put to the test with some maths! Plus, discover who the boys fan-girl over and the Hecklers’ wind Ant up with a few “Knock Knock” jokes. If you’d like to get in touch with the show, you can contact us on [email protected] and sign off your email using the name you’d like us to use; if you don’t want your surname mentioned, please don’t add it, and if you’d like a full name shout out, throw it all in there! Your personal data will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection laws and will only be retained for as long as is reasonably necessary for production, editorial, legal and compliance purposes. You can read more about our privacy policy at: https://www.mitrestudios.com/privacy-policy/ ----- 00:00 - Coming up00:20 - Crisp Galore07:05 - Ant & Dec in the GCSE!10:20 - In Your Ear12:30 - Knock Knock Jokes14:04 - Dec’s Bedroom16:40 - Fan Girling for Paul McCartney18:40 - Ant’s Aftershave19:50 - Wrap Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us this week as the boys bring back WONKEY DONKEY, reveal what King Charles chatted to them about at the King's Trust Awards and Dec spills the details on date night... Plus, Ant’s been talking to Zendaya’s dog again, Dec’s got piles, and the boys play a part in someone’s real life love story. As always, we’re reviewing all your postbag and tattoos, keep your correspondence coming in at [email protected] ----- 00:00 - Coming up01:40 - Ant’s Toe Surgery05:50 - Dec’s Date Night & Piles09:57 - Banana Film Rating16:40 - UK Map21:05 - Ant & Dec on Wiki Feet26:15 - Wonkey Donkey is back!33:50 - Dec’s Diary36:10 - King Charles41:50 - Postbag45:30 - Tattoos53:42 - Dec’s Trainer Swap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s bonus episode, Motherland star and all round comedy genius Anna Maxwell Martin is here!  Tune in as Anna teaches the boys how to cry on cue, acts out a hilariously dramatic Geordie rom-com with them, and find out exactly what they all got up to during their teenage work experience. Plus, Anna spills all about her latest role as a KGB operative in Star City. ----- 00:00 - Coming up03:15 - Anna Maxwell Martin is here!06:00 - Crying to Sad Songs09:00 - Anna’s Fake Secret10:35 - Work Experience13:00 - Ant & Dec’s First Hangout13:50 - Motherland14:50 - Playing a “Bad A**” in Star City17:45 - “Your Brains are Hollow!”19:20 - Ant & Dec, as Contract Killers?!20:40 - The Geordie Gauntlet25:40 - Wrap Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Ant & Dec discuss their green carpet moment, unpack a bizarre mystery package from the Postbag, and chat all about their BRAND NEW SHOW! Plus, Ant discovers he’s being completely ripped off, Dec survives a full-body workout, and there’s a brand new item for Famous Guy Swaps Things. And of course, your favourites are back: Postbag, Tattoos, and Dec’s Diary, including one viewer’s diary claim that she met the lads in 1994… or did she? Keep your correspondence coming in at [email protected] And if you have something to swap for Dec's trainers, send a picture and description of your item and why you don't want it anymore to [email protected]. We would also love to HEAR from you, so we encourage voice notes about your items as well!This is not a competition or a prize draw - we will be choosing participants at our discretion for content purposes. If selected, we’ll be in touch to arrange the swap. You’ll need to be over 18, able to confirm your details for collection or drop-off, and ready to complete the swap promptly. By putting yourself forward, you’re confirming the item is yours to swap and that you have full permission to do so. ----- 00:00 - Coming Up01:30 - Dec’s Full Body Workout04:40 - Cows, Bananas & Breastmilk08:00 - Ant & Dec puppets11:05 - New Swap Alert!15:00 - Listener World Map23:16 - Dec’s Diary32:37 - Premieres & Red Carpets40:45 - Tattoos46:07 - Banana TV/Film Ratings53:00 - Postbag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s Voice note Monday, and the boys are diving into alternative careers, PJ & Duncan’s cringiest songs, and the secret ingredient that keeps their friendship fresh! Plus, Ant’s been on the Orient Express and shares his strict travel rules, while Dec reveals a very questionable sandwich filling… Tune in and keep your correspondence coming at [email protected] ----- 01:35 -  Voicenote Monday 02:50 - Ant’s Strict Packing 07:15 - All Dec’s On Board 08:20 - PJ & Duncan Cringiest Songs 10:19 - The Woman in the Wardrobe 12:50 - Misheard Lyrics 15:00 - A Different Career18:40 - Laughter keeps Friendship Alive 20:10 - Sandwich Fillings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the show, Ant does his first EVER swap, but will he find what he’s looking for…? Dec updates us about his pigeon problem and the boys prepare a very special gift for a fan… We also discuss the communal watch of Miniature Wife (sorry about that one), Dec’s diary is back with a bird-inspired jingle, and of course, your wonderful letters! Keep them coming to [email protected]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s a VERY special bonus episode of the pod this week, as we seek redemption for Ant 25 years after he lost a game of SM:TV’s Challenge Ant to eight-year-old Charlotte, she’s back for the rematch… It’s the ultimate battle of pop culture proficiency. Can the King of Common Knowledge finally get a question right about Harry Potter? Who will take the crown? Find out in this very special remake of Challenge Ant! As always, send in your messages to [email protected] and if you were a kid competitor back in the SM:TV Live days we’d love to hear from you too! If you enjoyed this episode of the pod, you can take a trip down memory lane for all our SM:TV archive, available on YouTube on @BeltaBox 00:00 - Challenge Ant 03:00 - 8 year old Charlotte! 07:15 - The Prize 07:47 - Let’s Play, Challenge Ant 14:57 - Gamble, Killer Question 18:25 - Winners & Thick Losers 21:15 - Wrap up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Ant’s bought in a mysterious bag and the contents are truly TERRIFYING, Dec has a nemesis visit him at home and find out what really happened at that I’m a Celeb, South Africa Live Final We also hear about a truly mortifying comment Dec said to a fan - with miraculous results, and ‘Famous Guy Swaps things’ returns and we’ve got a slow cooker & a cookbook up for grabs (once Dec finds it). And of course, we go through your letters in the postbag, keep them coming!And if you have something to swap for Ant's golfing goodies, send a picture and description of your item and why you don't want it anymore to [email protected]. We would also love to HEAR from you, so we encourage voice notes about your items as well!This is not a competition or a prize draw - we will be choosing participants at our discretion for content purposes. If selected, we’ll be in touch to arrange the swap. You’ll need to be over 18, able to confirm your details for collection or drop-off, and ready to complete the swap promptly. By putting yourself forward, you’re confirming the item is yours to swap and that you have full permission to do so.----- 00:00 - Coming up00:43 - Dec’s Drums04:00 - Pigeon Nemesis07:45 - Financial Temptation14:20 - Ant’s Spitting Image17:20 - Reminiscing SMTV22:45 - Famous Guy Swaps Things39:30 - What Really Happened, I’m A Celeb Live Final44:55 - Dec’s Diary48:50 - Postbag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Discussion Jar is back and things get confusing as the boys discuss Deja Vu and end up in a groundhog day cycle of topics Dec also spreads Fake News, Ant gets his eyelashes curled and the boys show their age when they share their most used emojis 👍🥒💅👀 Got something you'd like the boys' opinions on? Send it to us at ⁠[email protected] and we'll pop it in the Discussion Jar! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week is a busy old episode! We’ve got swaps, world records, celebrity cameos and stotties! The boys are back from their holidays and Dec’s chomping at the bit to know if anyone wants to swap an item for his air fryer - and you did not disappoint! Zoe Ball - Dec’s 90s crush - dials in, along with TV legend, Russell T. Davies for a trip down memory lane. And not to be left out, Willy Nilly from the Guinness World Record ALSO phones in for a check in on Ant’s banana eating training. And of course, we’ve got your letters too! If you’d like to send us an email, please send it to [email protected] ---- If you have something to swap for Dec's slow cooker, send a picture and description of your item and why you don't want it anymore to [email protected]. We would also love to HEAR from you, so we encourage voice notes about your items as well! This is not a competition or a prize draw - we will be choosing participants at our discretion for content purposes. If selected, we will contact you to discuss the swap. ---- 00:00 - Coming Up  01:20 - Double Denim  03:35 - Stottie Cakes in the Studio!  05:07 - Ant’s Financial Detox 07:18 - Bono’s Hat  08:45 - Daddy Loves Marmite?!  11:00 - I’m a Celeb SA Final!  12:00 - Famous Guy Swaps Things  24:40 - “You’ve Never Seen Titanic” 28:15 - Famous Guy Makes a Swap!  31:45 - Dec’s Diary  37:10 - Zoe Ball’s Message  38:00 - Willy Nilly’s on the Line!  49:10 - Postbag 50:05 - Ant’s Sweet Fried Egg’s 54:40 - Wrap Up  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices