Bonus ep - RikCon recollections with Duane Smith

A chat with Diana Mather, who played Dingo Wucka's secretary in ep 6 of Filthy Rich & Catflap and also had plenty of TV experience as a presenter & newsreader for the BBC, ATV and more, including a few continuity links just like Richie Rich! 

Diana shares nifty anecdotes about her television career and becoming a prolific author and etiquette expert.

Diana's website: www.dianamather.com

Here's a link to Diana's Song for the World on YouTube.

A long lost Rik Mayall live gig audio recording surfaced in Western Australia in January 2024, taken from a Rik & Ben Elton gig on 17 May 1986 in Perth.

Podcasto Catflappo got the scoop and is making Dingo Wucker proud by breaking the story and giving you exclusive access to this 45-minute audio treat before it gets released to the world at  RikMayallScrapbook.com

You'll also be able to find it at their YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@rikmayallscrapbook 

Presented with sincere thanks to our anonymous source, plus Lucy at Rik Mayall Scrapbook and the wonderful Mayall family.

Enjoy.

Richie Rich is the star around whom Filthy Rich & Catflap revolves, so Jeffers & Dave talk about Richie for 3 hours, plus segments with guests!

We ask the question: What do we actually KNOW about Gertrude Richard Rich? As it turns out, we know loads but plenty of it is contradictory!

We document all the Richie-related evidence from on-screen events, count the Richie stats, find out what the creators said about him, and use that Richie knowledge to speculate on answers to all the questions that remain.

Our co-host for the special is Dave Robinson from 60MW Podcast

...and our guests include:

• FRC's Costume Designer Inez Nordell Vard
• Scott Weaver
• Shaun Gibson
• Dayna TG!

The exclusive cover image is a recently unearthed continuity polaroid taken in 1986 by Dona Di Stefano (Catflap's Assistant Floor Manager) which she kindly supplied!

Check out our deep-dive into Rik Mayall's best character ;)

Well-known upholsterer and TV identity Craig Hughes joins us for a chat about seeing the recording of Filthy Rich & Catflap in 1986, and then Red Dwarf, while living in Manchester. Craig was also a sound engineer and promoter in the Madchester music scene, balancing that with his restoration work which later saw him become a specialist regular on TV's 'Salvage Hunters' and 'Salvage Hunters: The Restorers'.

You can follow Craig on Twitter-X, Instagram, Youtube and at his website.

Paul Jackson, producer and director of Filthy Rich & Catflap, is our special guest for the Xmas 2023 edition of the podcast.  

Paul chats about the show's genesis, gives his take on the series nearly 40 years later, and recalls some of the great folks who worked on the series but are no longer with us.

It's a very special interview so dive on in!

Thanks to 'Red Dwarf Quarantine' for the screencap used in this episode's cover image. Check 'em out on YouTube.

A big thank you to Paul Jackson for being part of the show!

A chat with autograph collector John Heffernan who just completed the 'holy grail' of Filthy Rich & Catflap signature pieces. John tells the story of meeting Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Ben Elton and (almost) Ade Edmondson in a two-decade sig pursuit!

Jeffers and John also chat about the lack of Catflap collectables and whether that could be a good thing.

A dive into Filthy Rich & Catflap, going letter by letter, where D is for Davro, G is for 'Game Show Formula' and B is for Benny Hill! This ep reveals a few cut scenes and does the dirty work of counting how many stiffy gags Catflap contains - plus much more.

We answer questions like:

• Is the scene where Eddie attacks Richie with an axe a bit un-catflappian?
• What are Richie, Eddie and Filthy's best fourth-wall breaks?
• What state was Bulgy McBulgy's trouser furniture in during his act?
• Which top-flite muso played the Catflap theme melody?

Follow us on X @PodCatflappo

Emulating the great Eddie Catflap is a feat few people are brave enough to try, but Zoe Read nailed it in June 2023. In this chat Zoe tells us how to get the Eddie look, and talks about cosplaying as Neil, Alan B'Stard, and Colin Grigson from Bad News!

We also cover her 'Bastard Collection' of stuff relating to The Young Ones, The Comic Strip Presents, The New Statesman, Filthy Rich & Catflap and more!

Zoe's Catflap set on Instagram

Zoe on X (Twitter) 

Tune in to hear the tale of David Read, a lucky lad who got to bunk off school to watch Rik and Ade rehearse Catflap in Manchester in 1986!

David's story involves Terry Jones of Python fame, a very late train, and silent elevator ride with Nigel Planer.

Thanks to @SquidyUK 

Remembering the RIK CON events with co-organiser Duane Smith, who gives us the lowdown on those funtastic fan gatherings which took place in 2015-16!

Link to Rik Mayall Marathon Events page on Facebook

Link to THE REJECTS Rik Mayall Marathon Originals group on Facebook

Thanks to Duane, Penny and Bex!