The bawdy 1970s podcast where we ask: is your dad okay?
Join Jay and Charlie every week as they go in blind on a new film from the ubiquitous 'Carry On' franchise and try find out what the hell is up with these movies.
Are these films really the stuffy, sexist, racist Sunday afternoon fillers your great uncle insists “couldn’t be made these days” or are they perhaps a window into the history of British comedy that might in some way enlighten us on the world we live in today? Probably the former but we can hope, can’t we?
What’s the funniest one-line joke in all of film history? Why is it that the costumes are suddenly good? Is it too late for Charlie and Jay to pivot into making a history podcast all about the Roman Empire? It’s milk baths, dinosaurs, and questionable slavery humour this week on How's your Father? as the girls try to work out how much your dad actually knows about Ancient Rome.
15 Apr 2026
Episode 9: Carry On Spying
If you like this film, what’s wrong with you? No, seriously.Join Jay and Charlie this week as they dissect the most racist thing they’ve watched for this podcast so far and fail to work out why this one is so popular. Answering questions like: would Barbara Windsor be chill with nonbinary people? Are Peter Rogers' miserly ways the key to perfect cinema? Andwhere did the name of this podcast come from? Come give us emotional support in this unfortunate episode of How's your Father?, the irredeemable 'Carry On' podcast.
30 Mar 2026
Episode 8: Carry On Jack
Why were naval warships full of evil twelve-year-olds? Was 1st Viscount Horatio Nelson gay? How did Kenneth Williams cause the death of 2.5 million people? All this and more in a very soggy episode of How's your Father? Where Charlie and Jay watch a movie they really enjoy and realise just how little they actually know about The Age of Sail.
24 Mar 2026
Episode 7: Carry On Cabby
What is a want and what is a need? Why do your parents put their luggage on the front seat? When are the labour union the bad guys? Join Charlie and Jay in a battle of the sexes this week to discuss a very misogynistic entry in their favourite franchise as they try to untangle what it means to be a ‘Carry On’ movie and why this one might not count.
12 Mar 2026
Episode 6: Carry On Cruising
Who is Lance Percival and why does he suck? Is your voiceless glottal fricative betraying your social class? What was the deal with the Suez Canal and will Charlie finally be allowed to talk about it? All this, but not much more, in this sleepy episode of How's your Father? where Charlie and Jay watch their least favourite ‘Carry On’ so far and try to pick out if there is anything worth saving in this one.
12 Mar 2026
Bonus Episode: Fantabulosa!
When was homosexuality decriminalised? What are the ethical limits of publishing a work about real people? How do you edit a Wikipedia page? Charlie and Jay hit the books and watch ‘Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!’, the 2006 BBC Four television play starring Michael Sheen in this very heavy bonus episode of How's your Father?
Content Warning: Discussions of child sexual abuse.
2 Mar 2026
Episode 5: Carry on Regardless
When did it become illegal to own a pet monkey? Is the Wallace and Gromit bed something we need in today’s society? Are the ‘Carry On’ films all a part of the same cinematic universe? Charlie and Jay have a blast this week as they for some reason think Joan Sims was in EastEnders, talk about the one good thing Churchill ever did, and try to work out if they expected Kenneth Williams to be Chinese in the longest ever episode of How's your Father?
2 Mar 2026
Bonus Episode: Dog Day Afternoon
What is the nature of critique? Why is everyone obsessed with“The Operation”? Is Quinton Smith the greatest writer to ever have lived? Charlie and Jay take it easy in this special bonus episode of How's your Father?, where they watch a good movie that they like, talk about why they’re making a podcast, and what critique means to them. Fun!
16 Feb 2026
Episode 4: Carry On Constable
Just how many films can Charlie name in an hour? Could David Fincher have fixed the South Yorkshire police? Why was Leslie Philips in the ‘H*rry P*tter’ movies and can he ever be forgiven? Join Charlie and Jay in another dive into the ‘Carry On’ world as they test the limits of their ability to discus the politics of modern-day policing, workplace sexual harassment, and brittish men dressing up as elderly women in what could be the most ambitious episode of How's your Father? yet.
6 Feb 2026
Episode 3: Carry on Teacher
Is child psychology woke? Did Maggie Smith act in our highschool? Why was Hattie Jacques mentioned in parliament? The only place to find answers to these questions: How's your Father? The podcast where Charlie and Jay are very surprised to even slightly enjoy the films they watch.
6 Feb 2026
Episode 2: Carry on Nurse
Were wheelchairs better in 1959? Did no-fault divorce causethe housing crisis? Is drag transfeminist? Find the answers to these questions and more as you join Charlie and Jay in the second ever episode of How's your Father?, the podcast where we ask: is your dad okay?
6 Feb 2026
Episode 0 & 1: Carry on Sergeant
Did your parents know Freddie Mercury was gay? Can Jay keep three British men straight in her head? Why was the British military like that? All this and more in the first instalment of How's your Father?, where Charlie and Jay watch the first ever 'Carry On' film and try to decide how they feel about it.
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