12. Frothy Coffee (Bin Diving)

Lovejoy finds himself doing yet another favour for Jane and Eric falls foul of a gang of bullying bin men in a mysterious dumpster-diving commotion this week. We discuss giving pets human names, the past participle of bin dive (bin dove? bin... divven?) and Brixton's next culinary destination "Dirty Spaghetti" whilst being only slightly weirded out by an elderly dead woman's stockings and some tip-soiled copies of Razzle. We meet Brian Nunn the Unexpected Feminist, played by the brilliant Warren Clarke, and enjoy other performances from not-actually-Janine-Duvitsky; a very talented dog called Ben, and Em’s other boyfriend - Neil Dudgeon. Listen and find out all about Pol’s ongoing feud with Barnet council, Em’s fear of home “intrusions” and Helen’s childhood in the Serengeti (which isn't a desert after all, thanks Pol.) Antique of the Week: the (pottery) King of Sardinia; a young Neil Dudgeon; the chair which may or may not be the same chair from Episode 2, Series 6 The original Lovejoy episode was written by Terry Hodgkinson and directed by Baz Taylor.