TOTP - Top Ten Pointless DVD Extras

Rob got so fed up with paying for all those silly extras that come on DVD discs that he wrote a listed ten of them to present on todays show:-

• 10 - Trailers
• 9 - Actors biographies
• 8 - Playable games
• 7 - Interviews with the cast and crew
• 6 - Gallery
• 5 - Stupid menus
• 4 - Directors commentary
• 3 - Rehashed promotional content
• 2 - Easter eggs
• 1 - The making of

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TOTP - Top Ten Lost Characters

Fans of the TV show Lost don't worry, no spoilers. We've been given a list today from superfan Miles from Bristol who has compiled his list of the Top Ten Lost Characters:-

• 10 - Claire Littleton
• 9 - Charlie Pace
• 8 - Hugo Reyes
• 7 - Jin-Soon Kwon
• 6 - Michael Dawson
• 5 - Sayid Jarrah
• 4 - Kate Austen
• 3 - James Ford
• 2 - John Locke
• 1 - Jack Shephard

If you are a Lost fan then we recommend the Delta Park Gets Lost (we talked about that comic book that Walt was reading - conspiracy theorists should read here and here and tell us what you make of it all).

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TOTP - Top Of The Pods Gold

Today we announce the launch of Top Of The Pods Gold. You wanted access to our old shows so we've started putting them all back up again on the server. If you've recently started listening then you can subscribe to Top Of The Pods Gold and build up your collection of all the old shows that you've missed. We've even put a handful up already to get you started, and from now on there will be an oldie released every day. Even if you are an avid fan there may be a show which you may have missed, there might even be the odd treat hidden away in the feed too - so get subscribing now!

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TOTP - Top Ten Myths About Chatting Up Girls

Roger Smalls from Guildford has sent us his list of myths about chatting up girls for todays show, apparently these ten bits of advice are complete rubbish:-

• 10 - A girl who says call me anytime is really keen on you
• 9 - Always remember to dress smartly
• 8 - Always talk about them, not yourself
• 7 - Always maintain eye contact
• 6 - Women will look like their mothers in 30 years time
• 5 - You can choose your friends but you cant choose your family
• 4 - When walking with a girl, walk next to her
• 3 - Do not take rejection personally
• 2 - Never sleep with a girl on the first date
• 1 - Yes means no and no means yes

Keep those lists coming in to topofthepods@gmail.com. The audio comment site we mentioned is at Evoca - record your comments straight onto the web site and we'll play them on our show.

If you'd like to try out a new experimental way of live commenting then try InnerToob and let us know what you think of the show.

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TOTP - Top Ten Cartoon Totty

Rowley from The DarkCompass Podcast provided the list for todays show. His list combines cartoons and totty and might be deemed rather rude for some of our younger audience:-

• 10 - Princess Fiona
• 9 - Jessie from Toy Story 2
• 8 - Cinderella
• 7 - Oki
• 6 - Danger Girl
• 5 - Betty Rubble
• 4 - Wilma Flintstone
• 3 - Betty Boop
• 2 - Aeon Flux
• 1 - Jessica Rabbit

Keep those lists coming into topofthepods@gmail.com and those audio comments coming over to Evoca.

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TOTP - Top Ten Things That You Will Find On Darth Vaders Belt

We got a list from 'The Batman' (not the real batman) detailing things found on Darth Vaders belt, we didn't have a clue what any of the things were on todays show, but we carried on regardless:-

• 10 - The Staples Easy Button
• 9 - E-Z Bake Oven
• 8 - Speech synthesizer
• 7 - Holding bay for small sons
• 6 - Child proof seal
• 5 - Rap O Matic
• 4 - Spaceballs Flame Thrower
• 3 - Do Not Pull
• 2 - Acme Rocket Boots
• 1 - Flux Capacitor

If anyone actually knows what on earth these items are then feel free put some comments on our board and enlighten us.

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TOTP - Top Ten Most Influential Rap Records In History

Rob apologies profusly for the choice of songs on todays 4th of July rap music show:-

• 10 - Beastie Boys – Intergalactic
• 9 - Salt And Pepper - Push It
• 8 - The Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Wee Rule
• 7 - Falco - Rock Me Amadaeus
• 6 - Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right
• 5 - Wham! - Wham Rap!
• 4 - Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines
• 3 - MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
• 2 - Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang
• 1 - MC Miker G & DJ Sven - Holiday Rap

Check out the state of these guys we mentioned on the show.
We also talked about Gill and the wonderful iCast podcast - head over to www.icast.uk.com or subscribe using iTunes.

Is everyone on holiday? We sure is lonely here in Peterborough, send us an email and let us know you still care.

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TOTP - Top Ten Things I Wish I Could Do But Are Mostly Impossible

Keri longs for so many impossible things, so she wrote down the 10 most important ones for todays show as a kind of wish list. We couldn't help her, but if anyone listening can then get in touch to topofthepods@gmail.com:-

• 10 - Change ends of films
• 9 - Swim underwater
• 8 - Control weather
• 7 - Speak to animals
• 6 - Speak all languages
• 5 - Alter time
• 4 - Fly
• 3 - Read minds
• 2 - Transportation
• 1 - Become invisible

It was one of those shows where we talked about Lost (don't worry - no spoilers). Rob recommended a fan podcast called Deltapark Gets Lost, so subscribe and work your way through the archives (check which episodes you listen to depending on how far you are in the series).

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