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Shooby Dooby Doo Wop

A podcast where we talk about pop music. Specifically by deep-diving a randomly selected UK Top 10 singles chart from the past.


Hosted by comedians James Cook and Andy Robinson it is packed with facts, analysis, anecdotes and unasked-for-opinions as we unflinchingly confront the songs you love and hate, and those you've completely forgotten.


Bop bop shoo-wop.


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Stand-Up Music History Music History Comedy Music Commentary
Update frequency
every 3 days
Average duration
38 minutes
Episodes
53
Years Active
2025
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23rd December 2015, Part 2

23rd December 2015, Part 2

As they explore the stories and surprises around the pinnacle of this week's winter singles chart, Andy and James cannot help but get drawn into discussing the nature of being owned, the moralities o…

00:39:32  |   Thu 26 Jun 2025
23rd December 2015, Part 1

23rd December 2015, Part 1

Being surprised at the lack of Xmas songs in this seasonal Top 10, James and Andy are equally stunned by the absence of saxophones, discuss the nature of memory and whether being called a 'back-up da…

00:39:51  |   Mon 23 Jun 2025
2nd October 1957, Part 2

2nd October 1957, Part 2

As they explore the actualities and actual nonsense surrounding the top selling 5 singles from this week's chart James and Andy discuss civil rights, the role of rail travel in pop and chatting up pe…

00:35:13  |   Thu 19 Jun 2025
2nd October 1957, Part 1

2nd October 1957, Part 1

Whilst delving into the true blue stories and little white lies behind the lower half of this rockin' and rollin' 50s top ten ,Andy and James find themselves drawn into plugging gaps, who lets the si…

00:43:12  |   Mon 16 Jun 2025
2nd April 1998, Part 2

2nd April 1998, Part 2

As they reveal the probities and jiggery pokeries behind the songs at the peak of this weeks top ten, Andy and James also discuss loneliness, the under 14 squad of Carlisle United and whether it is t…

00:37:04  |   Thu 12 Jun 2025
2nd April 1998, Part 1

2nd April 1998, Part 1

Whilst deep diving the facts and fictions behind the lower half of this weeks top ten James and Andy also find time to explore the notions of the nature of seduction, being magnanimous in a break up …

00:43:45  |   Mon 09 Jun 2025
23rd August 1980, Part 2

23rd August 1980, Part 2

Whist delving into the veracities and victories of the heights of this weeks early 80s chart James and Andy also explore the nature of regular working hours, victories in relationships and getting sl…

00:38:39  |   Thu 05 Jun 2025
23rd August 1980, Part 1

23rd August 1980, Part 1

As well as exploring the realities and fantasies of this bottom half of the top ten from 1980 Andy and James also discuss pantomimes, the horror of war and sitting down to have a dance.


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00:46:03  |   Mon 02 Jun 2025
15th November 2004, Part 2

15th November 2004, Part 2

James and Andy dissect the definitely and the maybe of the best selling 5 singles in this week's top 10 yet also find time to talk of the nature of confession, dressing up as the same person that you…

00:38:45  |   Thu 29 May 2025
15th November 2004, Part 1

15th November 2004, Part 1

The complications and complexities of the lower half of the week's Top 10 are revealed by Andy and James, as they explore the power of maintaining regular cardio workouts, struggle with culturally un…

00:43:43  |   Mon 26 May 2025
9th August 1962, Part 2

9th August 1962, Part 2

It's the best selling 5 record of this week so Andy and James discuss the evidence and hearsay of these sixties sensations whilst also exploring the changing nature of photographs in pop, emotional r…

00:40:19  |   Thu 22 May 2025
9th August 1962, Part 1

9th August 1962, Part 1

As they discuss the stories and situations around numbers 10 to 6 of this week's singles chart, James and Andy also uncover the nature of memory, the untapped potential in school bands, how much shou…

00:45:58  |   Mon 19 May 2025
29th October 1987, Part 2

29th October 1987, Part 2

As they explore the facts and fictions behind numbers in the upper echelon of the singles chart, James and Andy speculate on pop's archetypal prison references, working for the man and puppies playin…

00:36:08  |   Thu 15 May 2025
29th October 1987, Part 1

29th October 1987, Part 1

Whilst they delve into the legend and libel behind numbers 10 to 6 of this week's singles chart, Andy and James get into poetic predictions of what the apocalypse will look like, where the Marquis of…

00:43:41  |   Mon 12 May 2025
28th January 1977, Part 2

28th January 1977, Part 2

Whilst uncovering the truth and rumours around the pinnacle of this classic Top 10, Andy and James grapple with the audacity required behind covering an established classic, the power of a meaningles…

00:30:45  |   Thu 08 May 2025
28th January 1977, Part 1

28th January 1977, Part 1

As they discuss the facts and fabrications around numbers 10 to 6 of this week's Top Ten, James and Andy also stumble into some country honky-tonks, some Motown family parties and, predictably, the K…

00:46:30  |   Mon 05 May 2025
28th May 2009, Part 2

28th May 2009, Part 2

Things took a turn as Andy and James uncover the stories and facts and fictions at the top half of this chart as they also speculate on the blindness of war and the accusation of absence of compassio…

00:35:51  |   Thu 01 May 2025
28th May 2009, Part 1

28th May 2009, Part 1

Maybe it's the subject matter of this week's 10 to 6 singles chart, but whilst discovering the stories and speculations behind the songs James and Andy also discuss the importance of technology in fo…

00:36:07  |   Mon 28 Apr 2025
6th October 1955, Part 2

6th October 1955, Part 2

Whilst discovering what is fact and fiction or folderol at the top of the original vinyl junkies hit list, James and Andy also consider if mystery is appealing, who can make depression sound appealin…

00:29:17  |   Thu 24 Apr 2025
6th October 1955, Part 1

6th October 1955, Part 1

As they explore the lower half of this week's top ten selling singles, Andy and James uncover the influence of rhyming slang in pop music, the options explored with a turntable and what happens if yo…

00:33:25  |   Mon 21 Apr 2025
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