Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Abigoliah Schamaun

Episode 328: Carry On Cleo

Released 24 June 2026

For this episode, we teamed up with Tom's other podcast All British Comedy Explained and welcomed his co-host Abigoliah Schamaun to watch what some consider to be the pinnacle of achievement by the Carry On Team of producer Peter Rogers, director Gerald Thomas, screenwriter Talbot Rothwell and the usual cast including Kenneths Williams and Connor, Jim Dale, Joan Sims, Charles Hawtrey and Sid James.

• All British Comedy Explained: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained

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Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

Episode 327: Oscars 2026

Released 16 March 2026

For this episode we blearily assessed the 98th Academy Awards which wrapped up in the wee small hours in the UK. A more considered reaction will follow towards the end of the year when we do our full episode on One Battle After Another.

• Tom's new podcast: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained
• Tom's new play: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/in-the-print-8y4s

BEST PICK – the book is available now from all the usual places.

• From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman
• UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI
• US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101
• UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108
• US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434
• Audio book https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Best-Pick-Audiobook/B09SBMX1V4

To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com, or find us on Bluesky.

You can also visit our website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.

If you enjoy this podcast and you'd like to help us to continue to make it, you can support us on Patreon for as little as £2.50 per month, but please be aware that future releases will continue to be sporadic.

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

Episode 326: Oscar Nominations 2026

Released 22 January 2026

For this episode, Tom and John briefly reviewed the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards, mere moments after the live-stream ended.

• Tom's new podcast: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained
• Jess's storytelling theatre show: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/16-postcodes-jhby

BEST PICK – the book is out now from all the usual places, including…

• From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman
• UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI
• US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101
• UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108
• US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434
• Audio book https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Best-Pick-Audiobook/B09SBMX1V4

To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.

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If you enjoy this podcast and you'd like to help us to continue to make it, you can now support us on Patreon for as little as £2.50 per month, but please be aware that future releases will continue to be sporadic.