Park Date
Park Date is a brand new comedy podcast presented by Christopher Beanland.
Each episode features original comedy plus an interview with a special guest in a city park around the world.
Sometimes serious, mostly silly. Pack a picnic blanket.
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- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 59
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
E35 How do you open a hotel? With Marvin Mangalino
Location: Dorothea Neff Park
Vienna, Austria
Guest: Marvin Mangalino
It's time for another new episode of Park Date
Please welcome Marvin Mangalino. Marvin reminded me of 90s cartoon hero Rude Dog from R…
E34 Where should we go next? With Simon Calder
Location: Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park
London, UK
Guest: Simon Calder
Simon is one of the great travel journalists and he took time out of his busy travelling schedule to talk in the park outside the …
E33 Why is liquorice so bad? With Dane Baptiste
Location: Princes Street Gardens
Edinburgh
Guest: Dane Baptiste
It's time for another new episode of Park Date
I caught up with the legend that is Dane Baptiste at the Edinburgh Fringe in Aug 2023 right …
E32 Shall we write some funny songs together? With Caitlin Cook
Location: Prospect Park
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Guest: Caitlin Cook
It's time for another new episode of Park Date
Please welcome Caitlin Cook. Caitlin is a brilliant comedian and song writer who is in Two Thi…
E31 When is daddy home? With Philipp Kostelecky
Location: Abney Park Cemetery
London
Guest: Philipp Kostelecky
It's time for another new episode of Park Date
Please welcome Herr Philipp Kostelecky. We talked about the afterlife, graves, comedy greats,…
E30 Who can do the best Love Island impression? With Luke Kempner
Location: Soho Square Gardens
London
Guest: Luke Kempner
It's time for another new episode of Park Date
Please welcome Luke Kempner! Man of a million voices. Star of Spitting Image, Murder in Successvill…
E29 Who are you wearing? With Liz Guterbock
Location: Woodberry Wetlands
London
Guest: Liz Guterbock
It's time for another new episode of Park Date
Oh this was so much fun. I love Liz Guterbock! We had the funniest chat at Woodberry Wetlands, by t…
E28 What's it like starring in Casualty and producing a film? With Sheena Bhattessa
Location: Paddington Gardens
London
Guest: Sheena Bhattessa
It's time for another new episode of Park Date
Please welcome my friend and a great actress and producer, Sheena Bhattessa. Sheena tells us abo…
E27 Why does music sound better in the dark? With Ben Gomori
Location: Hackney Downs
London
Guest: Ben Gomori
It's time for another new episode of Park Date
This time our wonderful guest is Ben Gomori. You can find out all about Ben's DJ dates, remixing and produc…
E26 Why does public space matter? With Mark Thomas
Location: Streatham Cemetery
London
Guest: Mark Thomas
It's time for some new episodes of Park Date. Hello PEOPLE
Mark Thomas tells us which park he had his first snog in and then we talk about the histo…
S3E8 What's spiritual about this special Sydney park? With Timothy Gray
Location: Barangaroo Reserve
Sydney, Australia
Guest: Timothy Gray
It's the final episode of Season 3!
And what better way to go out than with this great dispatch from Sydney. I'm joined by Timothy Gray …
S3E7 What's so great about colour? With Alex Proba
Location: Columbus Park
New York, NY
Guest: Alex Proba
Here's a lovely chat with Alex Proba - noted designer and fascinating creative. We were on the baseball field at Columbus Park in Lower Manhattan w…
S3E6 Why are old Pizza Huts so compelling? With Rolando Pujol
Location: Central Park
New York, NY
Guest: Rolando Pujol
Well this one was a joy. The wonderful Rolando Pujol from ABC 7 TV talks to me as we stroll through Central Park in New York City. We chat about …
S3E5 Shall we talk about supermarket sandwiches? With Alexandra Haddow
Location: Green Park
London
Guest: Alex Haddow
After hanging out with Alex at Edinburgh, Shepherd's Bush Empire and the always glamorous Dulwich Hamlet FC Comedy Club (Hamlet Comedy Club) it was time to…
S3E4 How do you make ice cream for dogs? With Harriet Kemsley
Location: Brockwell Park
London
Guest: Harriet Kemsley
Happy Valentine's Week, lovers and friends!
Harriet Kemsley is super funny - check out her Honeysuckle Island live shows and some great porn-related…
S3E3 How the hell did Shazia Mirza end up on TV with Big Daddy? With Shazia Mirza
Location: Hyde Park
London
Guest: Shazia Mirza
It's just me, Shazia Mirza and the bloody wind - as Shazia gets in a time machine to recall her brushes with fame on children's TV and then becoming a teac…
S3E2 Why do Aussies love a dip? With Therese Spruhan
Location: Bronte Reserve
Bronte, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Guest: Therese Spruhan
Welcome to Australia where I chat to Therese Spruhan about her book The Memory Pool, swimming, and her family h…
S3E1 Should Metronomy play a gig in space? With Gbenga Adelekan
Location: St James's Park
London
Guest: Gbenga Adelekan
Metronomy's bassist, DJ, author, musician and nice guy Gbenga talks about his son's charity record (ravisdream.com) and more - while we endure a v…
Park Date Season 3 Trailer
Season 3 of Park Date starts next week on Tue Jan 3 2023
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Christmas 2022 Special (Part 2)
Location: City Centre Gardens
Birmingham
Guest: David Baldwin
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
It's Boxing Day and here's Part 2 of our 2022 Christmas Special and yes my nose was blocked when we recorded this.
D…