Hunted

Untraceable? It’s a Miracle!

Michael, Anthony & Michelle return to recap the fourth episode of the fourth series of Hunted. In this episode:
Anthony’s intro is obvious.
Michelle tries to put a rumour to bed.
How is the UK heatwave going?
What have Anthony & Michael been up to this week?
We have a reference for quizzers.
Were HQ actually near to Ish & Nate?
Michael rants.
What is Michelle’s favourite swear word?
We discuss banned adverts.
Michelle gets threatening.
Why did this episode suggest that Matt loses?
Michael perfects a one-word impression.
We start to pre-empt each other’s jokes.
Bleks attempts a tongue twister.
Did Frank & Harry get lasagne?
How can Hunters “gain access” to properties?
Michael rants…again.
Why is the fact that Loren got a poster so huge?
Are we sold on Loren winning yet?
What’s with all our local connections?
What is wrong with Derby?
Can you trace Facebook calls?
Michelle wants the Hunters to be more obvious.
Anthony gets into a catchphrase criticism session.
We say “savage” too much.
Why do we edit the podcast?
Is Matt cockier than Michael?
Who will be the next professional fugitive?
How did the ANPR analysis work?
Michelle asks the important questions.
Why did Matt want to ambush the hunters?
What is the difference between Matt’s plan and Nick Cummings’ decoy?
We spot a reshot scene.
The Hunters are encouraged to stalk Michael.
How long would it take to mail a t-shirt to Australia?
Someone doesn’t know their 80s TV.
What does Michael watch to cheer himself up?
We analyse HQ’s screensavers.
Steve Hersee’s legendary pronunciations return.
Why wouldn’t Michael apply for Hunted?
Michelle has a crush.
Michael rants…for a third time.
Are service stations ever a good place to visit?
Why did Loren cry?
Someone does the maps.
Matt is compared to a Disney character and Adam Sandler.
Is Matt’s plan a bit too obvious?
Will we ever see a Lost Wolves-style move again?
What was Matt’s biggest mistake?
Will Matt’s instinct return?
Who will get caught next?
There’s a big winner question mark.
Michael mentions Shipwrecked.
And there’s a wonderful stinger to end the episode.
 
Michael & Michelle will be back next week before everyone returns for the finale! See you next week.
 

Foxtrot Uniform, Peter Bleksley

Michael, Anthony & Michelle are back again to recap the third episode of Hunted’s fourth series. In this episode:
Michael’s favourite joke continues.
How did Michelle celebrate Australia Day?
Why is Hunted a delight to podcast?
Anthony foolishly mentions his bet.
Michelle remembers our favourite Hunter from Hunted US.
Michael spots something that could change everything for one team.
Who doesn’t have an iPhone?
We critique the usage of our title.
Michael asks to be the Hunted Oprah.
Does anyone go on Hunted to be covered in bodily fluids?
Should you go on the run in Converse?
Michael uses Michelle’s words against her.
Michelle gets tent envy.
Doug gets a warning.
Anthony becomes the grammar police.
Will Matt get caught?
Has Harry seen nettles before?
Why do we tend to see pairs?
We ask for a gif.
Michael makes a mistake (for once).
We reveal a couple of secrets.
Why didn’t Matt hide in the forest?
Michael drops a rule bomb.
A former fugitive drops by.
We want more crossovers with The Heist.
What happened to Ish & Nate’s edit?
Sherlock lives up to his name.
Anthony tees up a joke badly.
Why would you freeze a bank card?
Why is everyone in the Peak District?
How did Ish & Nate spend so much on breakfast?
We’re scared of John the gym owner.
Michael spots something in the next time trailer.
Michelle breaks down the mechanics of a Bleks quote.
It all goes a bit Gone with the Wind.
We make some predictions.
What is the collective noun for a group of Hunters?
What would be our bingo centre square?
Kevin O’Leary takes over.
And it all gets a bit emotional.
 
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Them Bleksy Kids

Michael, Anthony & Michelle return to recap the second episode of Hunted UK’s fourth series. In this episode:
Would an Australian tradie hide a fugitive?
Does Fugitive Nick hate us?
Anthony gets a three-question exit interview.
We give Hunter Doug the attention he so richly craves.
We try and avoid a podcast feud.
There’s a conspicuous absence in HQ, which gives us a hint for the extraction point.
Did the editors change between last week and this episode??
Why do we never see couples on Hunted?
Why do female fugitives never do well?
We cross off a square on the bingo card.
Can Michelle actually apply for Hunted?
Why won’t certain people tweet us?
The cliffhanger is resolved startlingly quickly.
HQ finally give us a shoutout.
There’s a live twitter answer to a question we raised last week.
Michael spots a connection between series.
How do you spot a winners’ edit?
Who will actually feature next week?
Two of us compliment Dr Donna.
What is this series’ recurring motif?
Is Sherlock ex-Special Forces?
Michelle gets confrontational.
Who is Hunter Mai?
How do you clear your Google history?
We ask for more soundbites.
What would be the greatest side effect of everyone tweeting Doug?
Someone tries to steal Sherlock’s title.
Michael is disgusted.
Do fugitives have to taunt HQ?
How do fugitives get HQ’s address?
Should you ever take a train?
Michelle has some thoughts on wigs.
Michael spots an error and says the nerdiest thing ever uttered on the podcast.
How do you hide your identity on Hunted?
We feel sorry for one of the camera crews.
We revisit an old favourite from last year.
Michael predicts a sequel.
A classic pub quiz question appears.
We all do some research and then issue a challenge.
Does Bleks like hide & seek?
Should Emma & Jess have accepted a phone?
What code should you use on the run?
Anthony has some rules for picking accomplices.
We look for sponsors.
Michael’s pronunciation is complimented.
When is Michelle returning to the UK?
Who will be caught next?
Who will win?
And does Michelle swear?
 
We’ll be back next week for more Hunted recaps – don’t forget to let us know your suggestions for the collective noun for a group of Hunters and Michael will be back on Wednesday for some Mole hunting!

No Sheep, Sherlock

Michael, Anthony & Michelle return for another series of Hunted UK and some blissful time for Michelle away from her children. In this episode:
Why don’t we speak to each other between series?
We address the Chase-shaped elephant in the room.
How has Michelle changed the way that Michael watches Hunted?
Are KFC giving Kevin O’Leary money?
We give some brief thoughts on The Heist.
Would Hunted work as well if HQ ever actually won?
We break down the pre-episode montage and spot one very interesting clip.
What offended us most this week?
Anthony has a new toy, and boy do we know about it.
Michael requests an impression.
There’s a brief bit of old people talking about the war.
How crazy are Matt’s achievements?
Who is our new favourite pun slinger?
Anthony expected something more when he heard about Ish & Nate.
Will we see the rollerblades again?
How were Nick & Paul *actually* cast?
Michael asks someone to change their twitter name.
Why didn’t they mention Frank’s job?
Why did Michael avoid Twitter during the episode?
We discuss the implication of a fifth series.
Michael’s superpower is for once not used for evil.
How has Loren never had a sleepover before?
We make some former fugitive comparisons.
When is a sheep not a fox?
One fugitive has done alright from being on the run already.
We break down the Kevin O’Leary rules.
Could Michelle apply?
We question Loren’s knowledge base.
We become the home of out of date memes.
How did Michael cheat at laser quest?
What will Michelle do with Logan in Sydney?
We notice some quirks of HQ.
Who would we taunt if we ever got on the show?
We spot a sneaky rule change.
We pity one specific camera crew.
Michael watches Hunted in an odd way.
Have Nick & Paul seen the show before?
A sheep interrupts a sentence.
Does ANPR apply to A Roads?
Why does a piano tuner sound like a cover story?
Will Nick & Paul get caught?
Did everyone get a wanted poster?
We predict the cliffhanger for next week.
And we ask everyone politely to stop moaning.
 
We’ll be back every Sunday, and Michael is also covering Wie is de Mol 2019 with Logan every Wednesday!

Circling The Drain Cover

Michael, Anthony & Michelle return for the final time to recap the final episode of the third series of Hunted. In this episode:
Did the editors fake us out?
Was this the best finale we’ve covered?
We discuss the video of Joe & Dan’s gig.
We extol the virtues of Northern belligerence.
One listener gets a shoutout for being even sadder than us.
It’s been a good week for one fugitive.
We look at what Bleks answered in his Twitter Q&A.
Michelle learns about the Legend of Ellie Lust.
Where was Alex’s scrap of paper?
How much planning did Joe & Dan do before going on the Run?
Our Musical Theatre correspondent isn’t happy with one pair.
Is it ethical for the Hunters to lie?
Why do we love Hunted so much?
Michelle invents the TV show “Wanted”.
We compare the winners’ stories.
Why did it take so long for us to see the wanted posters?
Just how close was Bob to being captured?
Our Hunted fan fiction dreams come true.
Is there any sense in fugitives betraying each other?
We meet a new slightly random NPC.
Michelle learns about anoraks.
We stereotype our listeners and one of the hunters.
Will we ever see a clean sweep?
We find the one reason that Anthony would ever be cast.
Sherlock feels our disappointment.
How do you get information on call signs?
What is the best thing in the world, at least according to one person?
We expose a feud tearing HQ apart.
Who cried at the ending?
Why was no-one on the right side of the river?
Anthony has some Gold Command intel.
Why can’t the show be rigged?
Should Bob have fallen on his sword?
We try and get Anthony out of babysitting.
And we look ahead to next series with our legendary prediction skills.
 
Thank you for listening all series – we will be back when Hunted is!

Dedications to my Bleks

Michael, Anthony & Michelle return to recap the fifth episode of Hunted UK's third series. In this episode:
Our first pre-credits sequence sees Anthony try and predict his intro.
One of us is actually a success for once.
How does Amazing Race show how good Hunted has been this year?
We explain why this episode was utterly superb.
Who is the basic bitch of Hunted?
We (obviously) discuss Magid’s twitter thread.
Why would Michael never win Hunted?
One Hunter’s nickname becomes somehow more ridiculously.
Which Hunter gained most from Bob’s bath in the wild?
Why did Alex have to meet Lynne?
Do we have a Hunted Kingpin?
We heap praise on the editors’ handling of Alex’s bullying stories.
Michelle still adores Doctor Donna.
Did Joe & Dan listen to our Series 2 podcasts?
Would you ever feel guilt for going on the Run?
Michelle drops a home truth about parenting.
Why have Joe & Dan been so underedited.
We suggest a wild Hunted idea.
Michelle has a great story involving a wallaby and a golf cart.
Why does the bedtime story idea answer a question that we asked in week 2?
What did we know about Bleks’ taunt when it was initially released?
We imagine Bleks in panto.
All we want is someone to say The Code.
How do you get cast on a TV show?
Is there any excuse for the Goughs revealing everything?
We try and explain the concept of Amazon to Michelle.
Should Bob have pre-arranged his lift to Newcastle?
How should you lie?
Why would Joe & Dan go *so* risky?
Why have we seen so many cliffhangers result in captures?
How do you fake a live video?
Why is Bob crying next week?
And who will make it to the end?
 We’re back for the finale next week!

Chekhov’s Dog

Michael & Michelle return to recap the fourth episode of Hunted UK's third series. In this episode:
Where is Anthony & why have we replaced him with an inanimate object?
Why did Jamie actually stop?
Would anyone stop if the Hunters asked them to?
Michelle asks for different casting archetypes.
We bring back Pennywise & Henry VIII.
Why did Magid WhatsApp Patient Donna?
There's more stories of the Australian from Michael's work.
Did anyone actually believe that Bob & Alex were in danger?
Had Bob really thrown in the towel?
Would Masons lie?
Michelle finds some compassion, although not for Doctor Donna.
Is living at home at 26 a bad thing?
One fugitive's name keeps changing.
There's a wonderful editing joke thanks to the Somali letter.
Do the Hunters know Alex is autistic?
Are all vans inherently suspicious?
Why did Floyd the Dog get a close-up?
Is panicking sometimes a good thing?
Can splitting up help you win?
Why was the Masons' form a particularly mean prank to play on Bleks?
How much metadata does Twitter contain?
Michelle would love to be questioned by Sherlock.
How big are trackers?
What are Hunted's first two rules?
Anthony's specialist subject comes up on the one week he doesn't join us.
Who will win?
And Michael reveals one of the videos that he's been sitting on, but was it a trick?

In Vino Veritas

Michael, Anthony & Michelle return to recap the third episode of Hunted UK’s third series. In this episode:
Michelle describes Michael as a “bad boy”.
A surprise is sprung, thanks to a listener.
Anthony pays his debt.
Will social media clips ever make it to the show?
There’s interesting US Hunted flashbacks.
What do we actually know about the series?
The Vegas of Scotland gets a shoutout.
The watershed discussion returns.
Was something in the water at HQ this week?
Why did all the ladies leave first?
How did one pair endear themselves to us?
Does Sherlock know about us?
HQ gains someone particularly plain this year.
Michelle gets frustrated.
Anthony has been stalking Gold Command.
What was the timeframe of this episode?
We have to cut a friend of the podcast slightly loose.
There’s some kind words for one NPC.
How would Michelle’s husband do on Survivor?
Which Hunter team would you actually want chasing you?
Michelle takes umbrage with something Dr Donna says.
One team’s edit is not just textbook winners’ edit, but elevates a winners’ edit.
What do all good Reality TV shows need?
Michael gets triggered.
We use our game show experience to explain why people are wrong.
Did they go looking for Masons this year?
What would happen if Anthony & Michael applied?
We spot an interesting slip of the tongue.
Why wasn’t the Arena attack mentioned?
Is there a loose connection between Michael & a Hunter?
We – for once and for all – prove the existence of Gold Command.
Anthony has a thought.
How could Lesley become more badass?
What is this series missing?
Why are Joe & Dan so underedited?
Sherlock hates swing.
Have we spotted a hidden code for once in our lives?
Should you brief your friends before going on the run?
Michael is bad with secrets.
Will the Ghost Agent antics affect Series 4?
We talk work Christmas parties.
Someone becomes Anti-Sherlock.
Anthony avoids a question.
We try to skirt some rules and get some freebies.
How strategic was Charlotte’s move?
Michelle tells us about Stranger Danger.
We subtitle the series.
We look forward to next week.
And the best stinger in years sees Bleks join Cbeebies.