EastEnders Weekly is a weekly podcast that discusses what had happened in EastEnders the week of a broadcast and previous events that haven't occurred on-screen.
The main podcast is released every Sunday, with 'Extra' episodes released on the second or third Wednesday of each month.
It is available on most podcast catchers including; iTunes, Podbean, Spotify and YouTube.
Features
As well as a round up of the main soap the podcast also has other features that are linked to the soap.
A Brief History In Walford - A location, story or character from the past is discussed.
Big Fat Quiz Of The Square - Pub Quiz style game that is played at the end of the year. Usually based around a year.
Classic EastEnders Round Up - The weeks events from the 'Classic' episodes from the Drama Channel get reviewed.
I'm Just Doing This Now - Looking at storylines from a character and finding out what the actor has been up to since leaving the soap.
Julia's Legacy - Looking back at the episodes of EastEnders that ended using Julia's theme and exploring why?
One Minute Round Up - An audio clip with all the best lines from the week.
Poll Of The Week - Results from a question posed on Twitter where there are four alternative answers.
I Ain't One To Gossip - Messages from our listeners from Twitter, Facebook and Email.
This Is Your Life - Looking retrospectively at a character that is set to return to the show.
Walford Gazette - Sharing and discussing the news in the media about and around EastEnders.
Who Won The Week? - We ask on our Social Media accounts which Character had won the week depending on the stories they have been involved with.
Games
Each week Ben and Alex play a game which we encourage our listeners to play along with.
Ian Beale's Real Deal - Work out if the number of something is higher or lower than the last. The number in the past has been; Cost of items in the Cafe/Queen Vic, years and chart positions for an actor from the soap.
Jack Branning's / Roy Quick's Interrogation Game - A witness statement is read out and using only 'Yes' or 'No' questions the player has one minute to work out who had commited the crime.
Look Out! There's a Branning On The Roof! - Similar to 'Real Deal' but with with Yodelling!
Martin Fowler's Five a Day - The player must give five answers to a question within 30 second.
Mick Carter's Having a Bubble - Multiple statements are read out and the player must identify if they are True or False.
Slater Family Values - Two characters have to be linked up using only six steps in 30 seconds.
Where's Halfway's Hat? - With three audio clues recorded by Halfway's Hat to the player in a location in Walford.
Episodes
Episode No. | |||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 February 2018 | "Farewell Lauren" |
33 minutes |
2 | 25 February 2018 | "Birthday Celebrations" |
43 minutes |
3 | 4 March 2018 | "Rises from the Ashes" |
48 minutes |
4 | 11 March 2018 | "Goodbye Aidan Joseph Patrick Maguire" |
61 minutes |
5 | 18 March 2018 | "Taylor Troubles and Turtlenecks" |
53 minutes |
6 | 25 March 2018 | "Kat's out of the Bag" |
74 minutes |
7 | 1 April 2018 | "Goodnight, Joyce" |
77 minutes |
8 | 8 April 2018 | "Sharon's Last Supper" |
94 minutes |
9 | 15 April 2018 | "Phil's on the Hunt(er)" |
91 minutes |
10 | 22 April 2018 | "Beale's, Wheels and Vincent's Bad Deal" |
99 minutes |
11 | 29 April 2018 | "Max's Rainie of Terror" |
92 minutes |
12 | 6 May 2018 | "Whitney's Halfway to Heaven" |
99 minutes |
13 | 13 May 2018 | "Sonia Kissed a Boy and She Liked It" |
107 minutes |
14 | 20 May 2018 | "Martin, The Lothario of Walford" |
104 minutes |
15 | 27 May 2018 | "Hayley's over the Moon" |
96 minutes |
16 | 3 June 2018 | "Keegan and Carmel - Catch a Killer" |
68 minutes |
17 | 10 June 2018 | "Wink Once, Shame on Hunter. Wink Twice, Shame on Jack" |
91 minutes |
18 | 17 June 2018 | "How much cash would Woody Woodward steal, if Woody Woodward could steal cash?" |
84 minutes |
Special | 20 June 2018 | "EXTRA: Listeners Q&A" |
25 minutes |
19 | 24 June 2018 | "Stuart takes the Mick" |
86 minutes |
20 | 1 July 2018 | "Jean's Ollie Surprise" |
90 minutes |
21 | 8 July 2018 | "Shakil's Legacy" |
88 minutes |
22 | 15 July 2018 | "I'm in the Masood for Dancing!" |
88 minutes |
Special | 18 July 2018 | "EXTRA: July Edition" |
27 minutes |
23 | 22 July 2018 | "Donna's Bad Deal" |
84 minutes |
24 | 29 July 2018 | "Tina's Double Trouble" + Interview w/ Rebecca Scroggs (Tosh) |
88 minutes |
25 | 5 August 2018 | "Stuart Orders... To Go!" |
83 minutes |
26 | 12 August 2018 | "Keanu, Mitchell:Impossible" |
87 minutes |
Special | 15 August 2018 | "EXTRA: August Edition" |
33 minutes |
27 | 19 August 2018 | "Rainie's Maxative Motive" |
83 minutes |
28 | 26 August 2018 | "Honey gets a Drilling" |
84 minutes |
29 | 2 September 2018 | "Sharon's Summer Crush" |
84 minutes |
30 | 9 September 2018 | "Carter's Get Shot of Stuart" |
87 minutes |
Special | 12 September 2018 | "EXTRA: September Edition *Fan Fiction*" |
38 minutes |
31 | 16 September 2018 | "Branning's Exposed!" |
90 minutes |
32 | 23 September 2018 | "Mick gets Cart(er)ed Off!" |
89 minutes |
33 | 30 September 2018 | "Hunter's Ray of Sunshine" |
90 minutes |
34 | 7 October 2018 | "Bernie and Jagger's Tiff" |
86 minutes |
35 | 14 October 2018 | "Mel's Fatal Attraction" |
88 minutes |
Special | 18 October 2018 | "EXTRA: October Edition 'What if... We were Executive Producers?" |
30 minutes |
36 | 21 October 2018 | "Dot Gets Her Legg Over" |
89 minutes |
37 | 28 October 2018 | "Carmel's Poster Child" |
83 minutes |
38 | 4 November 2018 | "Hayley's House of Horror" |
87 minutes |
39 | 11 November 2018 | "Diamonds and Mel's Best Friend" |
83 minutes |
Special | 14 November 2018 | "EXTRA: November Edition 'Charity Crossovers'" |
32 minutes |
40 | 18 November 2018 | "Baby Abbie™ Got Back" |
84 minutes |
41 | 25 November 2018 | "Keanu Is Cuffed" |
81 minutes |
42 | 2 December 2018 | "Ruby's Brave New World" |
80 minutes |
43 | 9 December 2018 | "Alfie Makes His Move" |
90 minutes |
44 | 16 December 2018 | "Linda's Hairbrained Scheme" |
88 minutes |
45 | 23 December 2018 | "Stuart's Cottoned On" |
84 minutes |
46 | 30 December 2018 | 88 minutes | |
47 | 6 January 2019 | 86 minutes | |
48 | 13 January 2019 | 88 minutes | |
Special | 16 January 2019 | 23 minutes | |
49 | 20 January 2019 | 90 minutes | |
50 | 27 January 2019 | 84 minutes | |
51 | 3 February 2019 | 93 minutes | |
52 | 10 February 2019 | 86 minutes | |
Special | 13 February 2019 | 29 minutes | |
53 | 17 February 2019 | 91 minutes | |
54 | 24 February 2019 | 92 minutes | |
55 | 3 March 2019 | 89 minutes | |
56 | 10 March 2019 | 89 minutes | |
Special | 13 March 2019 | 48 minutes | |
57 | 17 March 2019 | 86 minutes | |
58 | 24 March 2019 | 80 minutes | |
59 | 31 March 2019 | 87 minutes | |
60 | 7 April 2019 | 91 minutes | |
61 | 14 April 2019 | 92 minutes | |
Special | 17 April 2019 | 38 minutes | |
62 | 21 April 2019 | 93 minutes | |
63 | 28 April 2019 | "Breaking Bex" |
94 minutes |
Additional
24 March 2018 | "I'm doing this now - Kacey Ainsworth" |
5.57 |
27 March 2018 | "Martin Fowler 5-a-day" |
1.26 |
2 April 2018 | "5 reasons why... It was RIGHT to kill off Abbie Branning" |
2.40 |
4 April 2018 | "5 reasons why... It was WRONG to kill off Abbie Branning" |
3.03 |
11 April 2018 | "Five women who... Need to come back to 'The Square'" |
4.17 |
18 April 2018 | "Slater Family Values" |
3.36 |
26 April 2018 | "Five men who... Need to come back to 'The Square'" |
3.50 |
16 May 2018 | "Branning Theory" |
1.57 |
23 June 2018 | "Ep 19 - Teaser!" |
0.28 |
28 November 2018 | "Julia's Legacy Part 1" |
24.19 |
12 December 2018 | "Julia's Legacy Part 2" |
19.44 |
25 December 2018 | "Sharon Mitchell Christmas Q&A" |
3.28 |
11 January 2019 | "Julia's Legacy Part 3" |
19.27 |
29 January 2019 | "Julia's Legacy Part 4" |
19.09 |
Social Media
EastEnders Weekly Podcast have various methods to be contacted. Facebook Group , Twitter , Instagram and Email; eastendersweekly@gmail.com