Planet Normal
The Telegraph
Planet Normal
The Telegraph
The podcast that speaks your language. News and views from beyond the bubble with Telegraph columnists, Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan, every Thursday.
Wednesday 11 May 2022 : This very special 100th episode was recorded live at the Soho Hotel, London.It's a special week on Planet Normal, our co-pilots are...
Wednesday 04 May 2022 : NB: This episode was recorded on Wednesday May 4th 2022It's Local Election Day, with some 4,350 seats being contested around the country as...
Wednesday 27 April 2022 : With co-pilot Pearson taking a much needed holiday this week, former Labour MP Baroness Kate Hoey steps into the spaceboots once again to...
Wednesday 20 April 2022 : It might be a marathon of contrition for our Prime Minister this week, but our co-pilots are making no apologies for their views on the...
Wednesday 13 April 2022 : It's been a bruising week for the Government, with all eyes on the Chancellor's family finances before a damaging stream of Partygate...
Wednesday 06 April 2022 : As national insurance contributions, energy prices and council tax all increased this week, so too did our co-pilot's frustration with the...
Wednesday 30 March 2022 : It's somewhat of a sombre week on Planet Normal, as our co-pilots are left shaken by the findings of the Ockenden inquiry into maternity...
Thursday 24 March 2022 : It's a fiscal feast on this week's voyage, with a special episode all about the Chancellor's Spring Statement. And boarding the rocket of...
Thursday 17 March 2022 : The cost of living crisis is reaching a boiling point in the UK, and co-pilot Halligan warns things could get even worse. As food and fuel...
Thursday 10 March 2022 : As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine intensifies, our co-pilots are breaking down what the crisis means for the UK and the rest of the...
Thursday 03 March 2022 : Entering the capsule of common sense is Former Head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, who tells our co-pilots why he was surprised by Putin’s...
Wednesday 23 February 2022 : It’s a joyous week on Planet Normal as co-pilot Pearson returns to her rightful place at the helm of the rocket. And she’s not short of...
Thursday 17 February 2022 : As tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to build, co-pilot Halligan is joined for one week only by a new co-presenter. Telegraph...
Thursday 10 February 2022 : The bell has rung for Parliamentary recess but the political drama shows no signs of slowing down, and neither do our co-pilots.Fresh...
Thursday 03 February 2022 : Another week on Planet Normal poses more questions over the future of our Prime Minister. But do our co-pilots think Mr Johnson is a dead...
Thursday 27 January 2022 : The nation waits for Sue Gray's 'Partygate' report, and Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan are here to fill the void. Will the PM cling on?...
Thursday 20 January 2022 : Actress and presenter Denise Welch brings some star power to Planet Normal, as she joins Telegraph columnists Allison Pearson and Liam...
Thursday 13 January 2022 : Boarding the rocket of right-thinking in a podcast exclusive, no less, is Lord Frost. The one-time chief Brexit negotiator, who quit his...
Thursday 06 January 2022 : With a new year comes a new wave of cynicism on our rocket of right thinking. This week, Allison wonders why the government has made it...
Thursday 23 December 2021 : Parliamentary sketchwriter Madeline Grant joins Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan to give listeners the inside track on a tumultuous week...
Thursday 16 December 2021 : Minister for Trade Penny Mordaunt beams into the Planet Normal rocket from Atlanta, Georgia, in the week where Boris Johnson suffered the...
Thursday 09 December 2021 : The government's Covid 'Plan B' is here and our co-pilots have a lot of adjectives to describe it. Spoiler alert: they’re far from...
Thursday 02 December 2021 : Christmas. Usually heralded by snow on the ground, Christmas trees and Mariah Carey. And, it seems, a new Covid-19 variant. On this week's...
Thursday 25 November 2021 : Another seven days on Planet Normal means another ‘numpty of the week’ and this time our very own Prime Minister is a hot...
Thursday 18 November 2021 : Everything's gone a bit pear-shaped, and it hasn't escaped the notice of Telegraph columnists Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan. With...
Planet Normal
The Telegraph
100 voyages, two co-pilots, one podcast
This very special 100th episode was recorded live at the Soho Hotel, London.It's a special week on Planet Normal, our co-pilots are...
Complacency coma
NB: This episode was recorded on Wednesday May 4th 2022It's Local Election Day, with some 4,350 seats being contested around the country as...
Leg-gate, Labour and leadership troubles
With co-pilot Pearson taking a much needed holiday this week, former Labour MP Baroness Kate Hoey steps into the spaceboots once again to...
Marathon of contrition
It might be a marathon of contrition for our Prime Minister this week, but our co-pilots are making no apologies for their views on the...
Tsunami of woes
It's been a bruising week for the Government, with all eyes on the Chancellor's family finances before a damaging stream of Partygate...
Economic rubber hits the road
As national insurance contributions, energy prices and council tax all increased this week, so too did our co-pilot's frustration with the...
National Health Disservice
It's somewhat of a sombre week on Planet Normal, as our co-pilots are left shaken by the findings of the Ockenden inquiry into maternity...
Spring Statement Special
It's a fiscal feast on this week's voyage, with a special episode all about the Chancellor's Spring Statement. And boarding the rocket of...
Adding fuel to the cost of living fire
The cost of living crisis is reaching a boiling point in the UK, and co-pilot Halligan warns things could get even worse. As food and fuel...
All paths lead to Moscow
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine intensifies, our co-pilots are breaking down what the crisis means for the UK and the rest of the...
Putin pushes on in Ukraine
Entering the capsule of common sense is Former Head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, who tells our co-pilots why he was surprised by Putin’s...
One and a half cheers for Boris Johnson
It’s a joyous week on Planet Normal as co-pilot Pearson returns to her rightful place at the helm of the rocket. And she’s not short of...
Russia's big gamble on Ukraine
As tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to build, co-pilot Halligan is joined for one week only by a new co-presenter. Telegraph...
Soaking up the political gravy
The bell has rung for Parliamentary recess but the political drama shows no signs of slowing down, and neither do our co-pilots.Fresh...
Pyramid of piffle
Another week on Planet Normal poses more questions over the future of our Prime Minister. But do our co-pilots think Mr Johnson is a dead...
All eyes on Sue Gray
The nation waits for Sue Gray's 'Partygate' report, and Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan are here to fill the void. Will the PM cling on?...
A prime minister in trouble
Actress and presenter Denise Welch brings some star power to Planet Normal, as she joins Telegraph columnists Allison Pearson and Liam...
Lord Frost on Partygate, Brexit and why he quit the Cabinet
Boarding the rocket of right-thinking in a podcast exclusive, no less, is Lord Frost. The one-time chief Brexit negotiator, who quit his...
A pandemic of testing
With a new year comes a new wave of cynicism on our rocket of right thinking. This week, Allison wonders why the government has made it...
A crackers Christmas
Parliamentary sketchwriter Madeline Grant joins Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan to give listeners the inside track on a tumultuous week...
Penny Mordaunt on Omicron hysteria, rebel MPs and Brexit
Minister for Trade Penny Mordaunt beams into the Planet Normal rocket from Atlanta, Georgia, in the week where Boris Johnson suffered the...
Parties, Plan B and betrayal
The government's Covid 'Plan B' is here and our co-pilots have a lot of adjectives to describe it. Spoiler alert: they’re far from...
The 'moronic' variant
Christmas. Usually heralded by snow on the ground, Christmas trees and Mariah Carey. And, it seems, a new Covid-19 variant. On this week's...
The Numpty Class
Another seven days on Planet Normal means another ‘numpty of the week’ and this time our very own Prime Minister is a hot...
A full-blown Winter of Discontent
Everything's gone a bit pear-shaped, and it hasn't escaped the notice of Telegraph columnists Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan. With...
