Drew and Sam are actors. They haven’t won any Academy Awards yet, and neither of them is in line to be the new James Bond (sorry Sam), but between them they do have over half a century’s worth of experience in the industry. Many months ago a combination of boredom, significantly reduced work opportunities (thanks pandemic!) and overactive and under-stimulated imaginations inspired them to create a podcast, and somehow they’re still at it. Join the Drewling Samantics chaps every Sunday (or do ...
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Out with the Old Following a summer of classic plays for both our Drewling Samantics hosts, this week’s episode gives them an opportunity to discuss new writing - something the pair have also enjoyed working on in the recent past as well. From playwrights producing new plays, to TIE (Theatre In Education), and from commissioned works and competitio…
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S12E04 - Kites, Trains and Exotic Hotels
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Kites, Trains and Exotic Hotels It’s guest week once again for Drew and Sam, and their visitor this time out is the brilliant Tiran Aakel, who is clearly conquering the stage both on tour and in town! Tiran is a wonderful actor of great depth and character, with a career spanning several decades, but most recently having been involved in some moder…
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Situations are Changing After a brilliant visitor last week - the wonderful Jonathan Carlton, their first guest of the season no less - Drew and Sam are back in duo mode today, bringing us another content-filled thrill ride of epic podcast proportions! This week’s chat, and of course the inevitable banter, involves something very close to their hea…
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S12E02 - River Deep, Mountain High(Heels!)
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River Deep, Mountain High(Heels!) Drew and Sam are feeling grateful and excited in equal measure this week, as for the first time in Season Twelve they are lucky enough to be joined by a brilliant visitor - and what a way to start the guest visits! Jonathan Carlton is an extremely talented performer with numerous West End shows under his belt, incl…
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S12E01 - Feels Good to be Back, Dozen It
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Feels Good to be Back, Dozen It Finally the wait is over... they are back! Yes, the Drewling Samantics boys have returned for their much anticipated and eagerly awaited twelfth season! The last couple of months or so have certainly seemed to drag on without Drew and Sam popping up with some podcast fun every week, and clearly they have missed chatt…
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Season Eleven – Best of Drew & Sam Whenever the fifteenth episode of the season comes around Drew and Sam know that it really has come to the end, and at that point they know there are only two things left to do - to look forward excitedly to the next season and (something just as exciting) to look back and choose their favourite moments and highli…
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Season Eleven – Best of Guests What an outstanding array of visitors it is that has graced Drewling Samantics this season! From stage and screen, in front of and behind the camera, acting, directing and producing, and sometimes doing many of these simultaneously, what an unbelievable amount of talent there has been filling the guest spots and telli…
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Target Audience It’s the last Drew and Sam episode of Season 11, and in this season finale they are singing the praises of their audience members - or at least appreciating the variety and quirks that different groups of patrons can bring. Love them or hate them (with the latter only occurring on very rare occasions of course!) there would be no po…
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Falling into Place Season Eleven of Drewling Samantics is almost over - where has the time gone?! Indeed, today’s episode is the last time in the season that the chaps are visited by a guest, and it’s safe to say they are ending with a bang! Pete Løvstrøm has had a fascinating career, and that is putting it lightly. Starting out he chanced his arm …
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Labour of Love? Well, it has been a very busy time lately hasn’t it! A general election in the UK, football’s European Championships and the Copa America, Wimbledon, and an election in France to name but a few big recent events. Drew and Sam have been very busy performing and rehearsing too, and even PicNick is busy (well he’s on holiday, but he wo…
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S11E10 - Three Shows are Better than One
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Three Shows are Better than One The wonderful thing about the entertainment business is the opportunities and challenges it presents, and the joy that is to be had in enjoying and conquering them. If it weren’t for enterprising and creative people it could be said there would be no ‘Arts’. This week’s guest is a perfect example of just that – Su Gi…
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The Show Can’t Go On This week we join Drew and Sam for the 159th episode of Drewling Samantics. Not necessarily a notable anniversary it’s true, but it is an achievement that the boys have kept this show going solidly, despite often being inundated with work, having personal commitments, regularly needing to change locations, and taking into accou…
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Drums, Drama and Drizzle No disguises or imposters this week on Drewling Samantics, just another visiting talent and friend to share experiences and stories with our happy hosts! The chaps are delighted to welcome Andrew Lindfield this week, who shares his journey through the business with them, spreading knowledge and joy on the way. Despite early…
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Sincerest Form of Flattery Back with another week of ‘banter about the business’, on today’s show Drew and Sam throw around a few ideas and thoughts regarding portraying real life figures. They are inspired by the sad passing of Jeanette Charles, an actress who for many years impersonated the late Queen Elizabeth, and would probably these days be c…
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A Hand in Everything Guest week has arrived again on Drewling Samantics, and a treat is in store for all podcast fans and followers. This week’s visitor Roman Stefanski is an actor, director and puppeteer, however, those titles are far too vague for a performer who inspires others and breathes life into seemingly inanimate objects. Fun, energetic, …
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Setting Your Sights The Drewling Samantics boys return again, and Drew and Sam are in a particularly revealing mood this week (ooh err!) Before diving into their main topic of discussion, they say cheers to, and share some wonderful memories of and facts about, two Hollywood greats that have sadly recently left us. Today’s chat soon moves to their …
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Architect of His Own Destiny The lads at podcast HQ are joined by another guest this week, but you could be forgiven for thinking there must be more than one due to the extensive list of things this man does! Yes indeed, Drew and Sam’s visitor has an impressive collection of academic qualifications, and while for many that would be enough, for him …
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Agree to Disagree We’re back once again with Drew and Sam, and this week’s agenda promises some spirited discussion and subject matter for both the boys to get their teeth into! A review of a couple of current industry news items prompts some interesting diversions, and results in raising some differing opinions (not the first time the chaps have b…
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Behind the Lens It’s guest time for the first time this season, and the Drewling Samantics boys are delighted to be joined this week by the brilliant Gary-Anthony Rogers. We’ve all heard the phrase “the power behind the throne”, well Gary takes that in a slightly different direction by being the power behind the camera. As a talented and dedicated …
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Eleventh Heaven “In numerology, the number eleven is not just any number; it’s considered a master number. This means that it carries a heightened level of spiritual significance and a unique vibration. It’s like a cosmic door that opens to a spiritual awareness and inner wisdom…” Following that description Drew and Sam have a lot to live up to wit…
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Season Ten – Best of Drew & Sam Drew and Sam very much enjoyed looking back at highlights of their guest visits in last week’s show, and today they are equally confident in putting a smile on the faces of all their loyal followers and fans by sharing some of their own best bits of Season Ten. There has been much to discuss - news, industry controve…
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Season Ten – Best of Guests It’s been a season of great variety, with the guests dropping in on Drewling Samantics representing many industry disciplines, and (directly or indirectly) many countries too. Drew and Sam have had the pleasure of talking to Allan Turner-Ward, Tony Jopia, Matt Trayler, Tyler Marlow, Paula Fareri and Leo Abad over the pas…
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Ten-tatively Paused People often say you should never look back, however there is always an exception to every rule which today the Drewling Samantics boys are glad to exercise, with every reason to look back over what has been such a great season! Once again we have reached the time where Drew and Sam round off their exploits, ruminate on what has…
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In the Fast La(i)ne Today the Drewling Samantics chaps are joined but someone so fresh faced and youthful that it’s enough to make them both feel old! Yes this show sees the lads welcome their most recent guest, the bright and brilliant talent that is musical theatre performer Leo Abad. Having not long graduated from Laine Theatre Arts stage school…
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Perks of the Job The Drewling Samantics boys are back for another glorious week of podcast fun, and this week, although it is just the pair of them, Drew and Sam certainly seem to be in a good mood. After kicking off as they always do with some choice industry stories, the chaps soon get stuck in to this week’s main topic. Many will have noticed th…
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S10E10 - Outstanding in Anyone's Language
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Outstanding in Anyone’s Language Everyone involved with Drewling Samantics loves a guest, be that all the lovely listeners and viewers, or indeed the boys themselves, and Drew and Sam are definitely loving the visit this week of the wonderful Paola Fareri. Multi-talented and multi-lingual, Paola joins the chaps from her home, for the moment, in Par…
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Prizewinning Performance As is the case with practically any kind of job or vocation, the people working in the entertainment industry can be a fairly temperamental lot at times. It’s probably not all that surprising, given the unpredictability of the career they have chosen, being so fraught with challenges and rejection at one moment, but then oo…
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Park-Life After the grilling Drew and Sam received last week from their past guests, the Drewling Samantics boys return things to normal today as they seize the opportunity to put some questions to, and hear stories from another fabulous visitor! Leaping into the podcast world of Drew and Sam is the wonderful Tyler Marlow, actor, pantomime dame, an…
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Turning the Tables... AGAIN! They’re at it again! Yup, this week Drew and Sam face their past guests for a second time, bringing us all another session of inverted interrogation - side note, wouldn’t that have been a better title?! Anyway... if you enjoyed the last episode as much as they did (I mean why wouldn’t you?!), this latest show is another…
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West Meets East There’s no telling where life might take you, especially if you are prepared to take a risk or two, and this week Drew and Sam welcome a guest who has certainly taken a few risks – and fortunately reaped the benefits as a result. Matt Traylor is an international performer and acting coach who is particularly highly skilled when it c…
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Turning the Tables Drew and Sam promised something different for this week’s show and they’ve certainly hit that brief! The shoe is on the other foot, the roles have been reversed, they’ve given it the ol’ switcheroo – however you want to put it, this newest Drewling Samantics episode sees the lads putting themselves in the position usually occupie…
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S10E04 - Never Work a Day in Your Life
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Never Work a Day in Your Life Drew and Sam are back for another week of news and chat, and another brilliant and talented guest! To start with the boys bring updates up on industry news affecting actors and musicians that they’d previously discussed on Drewling Samantics, and talk about the increasing influence and hard work of the actors’ union Eq…
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Stagey-stitious So after a few weeks of trying Drew and Sam have finally managed it, they’re back together to record an episode in the same room! And what’s more is the chaps are even both on the beers, there really is no holding back – but let’s be honest, when have they ever?! It certainly is a full on show too, with plenty of delicate controvers…
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Mixing It Up Season Ten is moving along very nicely, and to add considerable pace to Drew and Sam’s second outing of the year is their first guest of the season. Joining our podcasting pair this week is the brilliant Allan Turner-Ward, a man with so many strings to his bow he’s practically a one-man orchestra! Allan has travelled the world, from hi…
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X It’s here - the hugely anticipated and long awaited (even longer than expected to be fair!) return of Drewling Samantics! Yes Drew, Sam and of course PicNick are back, and just in case the episode title is slightly too cryptic, they are back for Season Ten. Double figures, who would have thunk it?! There’s a little catching up to do first after a…
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Season Nine – Best of Drew & Sam Drew and Sam are clearly feeling quite reflective this week, and that’s rather convenient as it’s the final episode of the season, which in turn means it’s one of their most enjoyable tasks, where they look back over all the shows of Season Nine and choose their favourite moments and clips for us to relish! The past…
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Season Nine – Best of Guests The Drewling Samantics boys say it every time, because they really mean it every time – they are enormously grateful to the fantastic group of guests that have joined them this season! Looking back, which is exactly what this special highlights episode is all about, there seems to have been a theme to the guests across …
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It’s Good To Talk Sadly, this week’s episode of Drewling Samantics marks the beginning of the end for another season. But, as the boys remind us, there is still a little more left before we finally say farewell - and of course there’s another season rapidly approaching too. Enough to put a smile on the face of even the grumpiest podcaster! That sai…
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Locked and Loaded Feeling a bit sluggish? Lacking motivation? Need a touch of excitement? Drewling Samantics has just the cure, or rather, just the guest for you. This week the boys welcome Gareth Locke, actor, stunt performer, and absolute bundle of energy! Along with brilliant performances in major movies and independent films, Gareth is working …
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If I Were Not Upon The Stage The chaps at Drewling Samantics take all subject matter very seriously, always do appropriate research, gather all the facts possible, and bring their thorough findings and views to us listeners and viewers. This week in particular this is rather obvious, as one of the boys has perhaps enjoyed that process a little too …
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S09E10 - You'll Find Him in the Theatre Section
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You’ll Find Him in the Theatre Section Drew and Sam started this podcast way back in the dark days of ‘the unwelcome guest’, when lockdown was upon us and performers and associated industries were struggling to survive. For them it was not just a coping mechanism, but a hope that it might go a little way to help creatives turn things around - or at…
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The One That Got Away There has been quite a lot going on in the industry recently for Drew and Sam to cast their eyes over and pick apart. In this episode alone they discuss budget cuts, well timed but potentially inappropriate protests, useful and exciting investments, and a very British response to an abnormal occurrence. Quite the collection! T…
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You Must Be Krazy Guest weeks come round pleasantly quickly at Drewling Samantics, and Drew and Sam have another gem of a visitor this episode. Kevin Aggett, better known as ‘Krazy Kev’, is a childrens’ entertainer, actor, producer, director and more - his list of skills and accomplishments is certainly long and impressive. From an early start as a…
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Multiple Personalities A major contributor to the joy of acting for many performers, is the variety in moving from part to part and becoming new characters on the way. Sometimes that diversity and role changing can even happen in the same production - doubling, trebling or more; and it’s fair to say that proving a greater number of characters than …
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Community Spirit If the need for theatre and entertainment was ever in doubt, this week’s guest simply blows any of that uncertainty out of the water! Yes today the Drewling Samantics chaps welcome another superb visitor - Simon Floyd; producer, director, performer, and community theatre advocate and champion. Simon is a theatre maker and in fact i…
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Unforeseen Circumstances Drew and Sam are back again this week with generous helpings of news, views, gossip and chat. They cast their eyes over the latest industry stories and pay tribute to a lost great of the entertainment world, so you might say that, when it comes to Drewling Samantics at least, it seems everything is as expected. But in today…
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Fighting Fit for Film As per the famous Guinness slogan: “Good things come to those who wait” (other stouts and mottos are available!) and Drew and Sam have had to wait a while for this week’s guest to be able to find a slot in his incredibly full diary to join them. But safe to say the brilliant Michael Hoad is more than worth the wait. An interna…
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Anarchy in the Stalls of London To paraphrase the late, great Tina Turner, Drewling Samantics audiences are simply the best! Drew and Sam readily admit that without their wonderful listeners and viewers there would be no point them getting together every week for a chat - brilliant guests or not! And that extend far beyond this humble little podcas…
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Continental Chat It’s time for the first guest of the season and Drew and Sam are delighted to welcome the wonderful Lisa Riesner, who is not just a new guest, but also a new friend to Drewling Samantics. Lisa is both a very talented actress, and a fan of the podcast, which is what prompted her to get in contact with the chaps, and they’re extremel…
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Back with a Bang Forget the recent restart of the Premier League, this is the resumption everyone has really been waiting for! Yes Drewling Samantics is back to kick off another season, and the ninth iteration of episodes from our favourite podcasting pair promises to hit the same level of quality content that followers, listeners and viewers have …
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