Barely Contained
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A monthly review of the best, worst and most absurd of online celebrity journalism in the UK. Hosted by Chris Beckett and Matt Withers
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Katie Price's unheeded psychic bankruptcy warnings, Dean Gaffney's type-defying new love interest and Hilary Duff's upsetting milk latte mishap
Barely Contained: Katie Price's unheeded psychic bankruptcy warnings
Matt Withers and Chris Beckett return for another look at the latest online celebrity journalism, including Katie Price's unheeded psychic bankruptcy warnings, Dean Gaffney's type-defying new love ...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Katie Price's unheeded psychic bankruptcy warnings, Dean Gaffney's type-defying new love interest and Hilary Duff's upsetting milk latte mishap
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Ryan Thomas's reincarnated pigeon dad, Rod Stewart's butter pranks and a major Love Your Weekend change
Barely Contained: Ryan Thomas's reincarnated pigeon dad
Chris Beckett and Matt Withers return for another look at the latest online celebrity journalism, including Ryan Thomas's reincarnated pigeon dad, Rod Stewart's butter pranks and a major Love Your ...
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October 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Ryan Thomas's reincarnated pigeon dad, Rod Stewart's butter pranks and a major Love Your Weekend change
NEW EPISODE! Featuring the Living Nostradamus's views on Taylor Swift's wedding, Myleene Klass's Bond girl hopes and the unrecognisable Krankies
Barely Contained: The Living Nostradamus and the Krankies
Matt Withers and Chris Beckett return for another look at the latest online celebrity journalism, including the Living Nostradamus's views on Taylor Swift's wedding, Myleene Klass's Bond girl hopes...
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September 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
NEW EPISODE! Featuring the Living Nostradamus's views on Taylor Swift's wedding, Myleene Klass's Bond girl hopes and the unrecognisable Krankies
NEW EPISODE: It's the 100th episode extravaganza! Featuring Hulk Hogan's eerie funeral appearance, Cliff Richard's biscuit-bothering calendar and Kerry Katona's Iranian conflict fears 🥳 pod.fo/e/30f9dc
August 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
NEW EPISODE: It's the 100th episode extravaganza! Featuring Hulk Hogan's eerie funeral appearance, Cliff Richard's biscuit-bothering calendar and Kerry Katona's Iranian conflict fears 🥳 pod.fo/e/30f9dc
NEW EPISODE! Featuring an Oasis impotence epidemic, Gillian McKeith's traumatic spaghetti flashback and Ali Fedotowsky-Manno's mortifying dental veneer loss
Barely Contained: Oasis impotence epidemic and Gillian McKeith's traumatic spaghetti flashback
Matt Withers and Chris Beckett return for another look at the latest online celebrity journalism, including an Oasis impotence epidemic, Gillian McKeith's traumatic spaghetti flashback and Ali Fedo...
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July 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
NEW EPISODE! Featuring an Oasis impotence epidemic, Gillian McKeith's traumatic spaghetti flashback and Ali Fedotowsky-Manno's mortifying dental veneer loss
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Nicolas Cage's smelly pickled British delicacy, Tom Cruise's aggressive popcorn eating and Georgia Fowler's mysterious plaster
Barely Contained: Nicolas Cage's smelly pickled British delicacy
Chris Beckett and Matt Withers return for another look at the latest online celebrity journalism, including Nicolas Cage's smelly pickled British delicacy, Tom Cruise's aggressive popcorn eating an...
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June 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Nicolas Cage's smelly pickled British delicacy, Tom Cruise's aggressive popcorn eating and Georgia Fowler's mysterious plaster
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Brooklyn Beckham getting back in the kitchen, Paige DeSorbo breaking her silence on ex Craig Conover's new girlfriend and why Beatles fans have just learned why Ringo Starr always wears dark glasses
Barely Contained: Brooklyn Beckham's pasta and sauce
Matt Withers and Chris Beckett return for another look at the latest online celebrity journalism, including Brooklyn Beckham getting back in the kitchen, Paige DeSorbo breaking her silence on ex Cr...
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May 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Brooklyn Beckham getting back in the kitchen, Paige DeSorbo breaking her silence on ex Craig Conover's new girlfriend and why Beatles fans have just learned why Ringo Starr always wears dark glasses
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Katie Price's huge weekly shop, Snoop Dogg's royal reunion offer and Meghan Markle's revealing apicultural assertion
Barely Contained: Katie Price's huge weekly shop and Snoop Dogg's royal reunion offer
Chris Beckett and Matt Withers return for another look at the latest online celebrity journalism, including Katie Price's huge weekly shop, Snoop Dogg's royal reunion offer and Market Markle's reve...
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April 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Katie Price's huge weekly shop, Snoop Dogg's royal reunion offer and Meghan Markle's revealing apicultural assertion
NEW EPISODE! Featuring a huge Eric Morecambe discovery, Gregory Porter's hat mystery and Michelle McKenna's comeback
Barely Contained: A huge Eric Morecambe discovery and Michelle McKenna's comeback
Matt Withers and Chris Beckett return for another look at the latest online celebrity journalism, including a huge Eric Morecambe discovery, Gregory Porter's hat mystery and Michelle McKenna's come...
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March 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
NEW EPISODE! Featuring a huge Eric Morecambe discovery, Gregory Porter's hat mystery and Michelle McKenna's comeback
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Brooklyn Beckham enjoying a £300 bottle of wine, a Hi-de-Hi near tragedy and Hannah Spearitt's new life as a Costa Rican farmer
Barely Contained: Brooklyn Beckham's £300 bottle of wine and a Hi-de-Hi near tragedy
Chris Beckett and Matt Withers return for another look at the latest online celebrity journalism, including Brooklyn Beckham enjoying a £300 bottle of wine, a Hi-de-Hi near tragedy and Hannah Spea...
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February 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Brooklyn Beckham enjoying a £300 bottle of wine, a Hi-de-Hi near tragedy and Hannah Spearitt's new life as a Costa Rican farmer
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Emma Watson's slope wizardry, Carol Vorderman's space romp wish and Mel C's major commitment sign
Barely Contained: Carol Vorderman's space romp wish
Matt Withers and Chris Beckett return for another look at the latest online celebrity journalism, including Emma Watson's slope wizardry, Carol Vorderman's space romp wish and Mel C's major commitm...
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January 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Emma Watson's slope wizardry, Carol Vorderman's space romp wish and Mel C's major commitment sign
🎄 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! 🎄 Featuring Anita Dobson's Eastenders revelation, Myleene Klass' fun day out and Bullseye fans' musical disappointment
Barely Contained: The 2024 Christmas special
It's the podcast which has four dinners in a day then goes to Miami to be the body double of a gangster doppelgänger. That’s right, it’s the Christmas special, with Chris Beckett and Matt With...
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December 24, 2024 at 2:15 PM
🎄 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! 🎄 Featuring Anita Dobson's Eastenders revelation, Myleene Klass' fun day out and Bullseye fans' musical disappointment
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Lisa Appleton's 50-a-day sausage habit, Gisele Bundchen's luxury Thanksgiving getaway and Ken Hom's duck opprobrium pod.fo/e/289b77
Barely Contained: Lisa Appleton's 50-a-day sausage habit
Matt Withers and Chris Beckett return for another look at the latest online celebrity journalism, including Lisa Appleton's 50-a-day sausage habit, Gisele Bundchen's luxury Thanksgiving getaway and...
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December 1, 2024 at 9:57 AM
NEW EPISODE! Featuring Lisa Appleton's 50-a-day sausage habit, Gisele Bundchen's luxury Thanksgiving getaway and Ken Hom's duck opprobrium pod.fo/e/289b77