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Join friends and Home and Away fans Fáinche and Maria as they discuss the good, the bad and the never ugly of every Irish person’s favourite Australian seaside town, Summer Bay. Former housemates, they spent 7 years, every evening, watching (and talking through) Home and Away. So they decided to put their running commentary in to podcast format. Come for the content, stay for the craic. Find us on Twitter @unofficialbttb or on Instagram @backtothebaypod
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Join friends and Home and Away fans Fáinche and Maria as they discuss the good, the bad and the never ugly of every Irish person’s favourite Australian seaside town, Summer Bay. Former housemates, they spent 7 years, every evening, watching (and talking through) Home and Away. So they decided to put their running commentary in to podcast format. Come for the content, stay for the craic. Find us on Twitter @unofficialbttb or on Instagram @backtothebaypod
Language:
English
Website:
https://anchor.fm/backtothebay
Episodes
57. The end is near. Again.
1/21/2024
Vita Nova strike again, in the form of Jordan the wards-man. Poor Justin, another near miss for him. Suffocation would have been a bad way to go. This week the ladies also (virtually) discuss Alf’s celebration, Flick’s hesitation, Irene’s trepidation and Lyric’s complication. Tweet/X us @unofficialbttb
Duration:00:42:50
56. Just grow up!
1/14/2024
We're on a theme of growth this week in The Bay. Irene tells Roo to grow up. Mali needs to grow up and confront his Promise Wife. Theo faces a dying Justin and is forced to grow up and Tane needs to grow up to the reality of women's fertility. Catch us on Twitter (we need to grow up and start calling it X) @unofficialbttb
Duration:00:37:06
55. New Year, Old Lyric
1/7/2024
It's the first episode of 2024 and the girls are feeling positive, but testing negative. Fake Covid has struck resulting in a BTTB first - a socially distanced episode. Be warned, it's not without it's hitches... Recorded on Nollaig na mBan (Women's Christmas), the girls discuss the women of action and the men of, well, inaction in The Bay. Leah, with the hair of a goddess, saves the day; Lyric ruin our day and Irene has a very bad day.
Duration:00:40:17
54. The launch, the arrest and the rescue
11/26/2023
It's a season finale in The Bay, not that Maria and Fáinche knew! Whoops! Anyway, the girls wring a lot out of that one episode leading Maria to dive down a rabbit-hole of Justin's other brushes with disaster. Fáinche brings us another #cringeorbinge with a left of centre mention of sports. Like, share and rate #homeandaway
Duration:00:41:54
53. The End is Near
11/19/2023
Well, did we think we'd see The Cult back again! This week the ladies discuss the highs of the week including Leah and Justin's competition win and the promise wife, and lows of week with Roo and Maz's relationship circling the drain. A new segment Cringe or Binge is introduced and the usual Away From The Bay makes a return.
Duration:00:40:48
52. The world is a terrible place
11/12/2023
The girls are delighted to be back with Season 3. It was a long break between seasons and a lot went down in The Bay in that time but Fáinche and Maria breeze through the highs and lows of storylines since they were off air. The current storylines get the usual in-depth analysis, while a sad In Memoriam is also discussed. #homeandaway #backtothebaypod
Duration:00:43:49
51. Season 2 Finale
6/4/2023
Bad News: It's the Season Finale. Good News: Fáinche's Back! And just in time to watch Justin go up against the Australian Judicial System with David The Lawyer by his side. There's more trouble in The Bay in the form of sad Mack, Maz's Pyramid Scheme/ Stunning Organics order and Mali giving Rose grief over, eh, well, it's complicated. Away From The Bay were talking Auld Dads and the truth about Una Healy's Throuple. You heard it here first! See you in September #homeandaway
Duration:00:46:16
50. You're so golden!
5/28/2023
It's our 50th episode and Maria struggles to find words to rhyme with 'golden'. With Fáinche still away Orla's back and getting caught up in the little details. Meanwhile in The Bay, we had a wedding, an attack, a near proposal and date with lawyer David. The ladies also voice concerns for Marilyn's new business venture 'Stunning Organics', with a name like that what can go wrong... Like, Share, Review and Tweet
Duration:00:49:32
49. Like a freight train
5/21/2023
We're on location! This week's episode is brought to you by Maria, Orla and Anna (because it takes two women to replace Fáinche) in the lovely Tipperary. There's a week of Ava to analyse and what feels like a week of Flick to discuss also. Away from The Bay Maria talks gold and silver tickets for a meet and greet, Orla tells us about blinking to destress.
Duration:00:44:16
48. "A lot can happen in 10 minutes"
5/14/2023
There were a lot of goodbyes in The Bay this week. Dean and Ziggy left, Gabe ran out on Mac, and Leah left Justin to deal with his stalker daughter alone! Needless to say, the ladies have a lot to say about all of this. There's also a surprise quiz this week and some controversy Away From The Bay. Like, share, follow and tweet #backtothebaypod
Duration:00:50:01
47. Eurovision Special - What's Another Year
5/7/2023
It's time for another Eurovision Special! The greatest week of the year... although not for those in the Bay - poor Tane, Flick, Gabe, Bree... the list goes on. Good luck to the Irish contingent on Tuesday in Semi Final 1. Co-host Orla is back by popular demand, and a big thank you to Peter and John, our Eurovision contributors. Like, Share, Review #backtothebaypod
Duration:00:54:56
46. A Family Affair
4/30/2023
This week we have another guest host in the form of Maria's sister Orla! The ladies are talking all things family, including the arrival of Mali's sister Elandra. They also discuss Ava's Burn Book and the departure of a significant character. Maria takes a not so deep dive into some legendary Bay sisters and Away from The Bay they discuss the death of Jerry Springer, the Met Gala and why Katie Price should never own a pet. Like, share, review and tweet.
Duration:00:54:42
45. Grumblings, fumblings and rumblings
4/23/2023
We're back with a guest host this week as Fáinche starts her parental leave. Congrats! We have three weeks of alcohol dependency, cancer diagnosis, sick infants, defamation accusations, broken engagements and stalking to discuss. Buckle up, it's a good one!
Duration:00:59:45
44. Music, swimming and burnt sausages
4/2/2023
It’s Fáinche’s last show for a while, as she heads off to have a baby! But first, she gives us her strong opinions on Gabe, Mali and baby names. There is a strong focus on Remi’s swell too… Maria quizzes Fáinche on Bay Babies.
Duration:00:46:48
43. Summer Bay after dark
3/26/2023
"Lets just say Summer Bay after dark isn't as exciting as it sounds". Or is it? Steamy windows, trysts with an ex and a bikie bust-up. The girls discuss it all on the latest episode. Away from the Bay they talk the serious issues of the day... Gwyneth Paltrow's trial, Liam Payne's new face and a possible encounter with a Bay duo. Like, follow, share and tweet @unofficialbttb
Duration:00:38:28
42. “I’m more of an ABBA man myself”.
3/19/2023
On this week’s episode, Fáinche and Maria express their new found love for Brooding Cash, and their new found dislike of Saucy Stacey- again! Gabe is in town and it looks like Mack might finally have found love… like, follow, share.
Duration:00:39:40
41. The Wobble. The Wedding. The brave and the grave.
3/12/2023
What an epic week in the Bay! We nearly had a beautiful wedding but instead witnessed a horrendous accident. Sad. The girls discuss the dresses, the heroes, the injuries and the cake. Oh, and a death. Away from The Bay Fáinche talks about the Oscars swag bag while Maria wishes a hearty congratulations to a new celebrity baby.
Duration:00:45:01
40. Let Tex Know
3/5/2023
What a great week in Summer Bay! A Stacy U-Turn, the return of Jacob and *that* final cliffhanger… the ghost of Tex returns! And some podcast and tv recommendations from Maria and Fáinche. Like, subscribe, review, recommend.
Duration:00:43:31
39. Off The Hook Hen
2/26/2023
On this week’s episode, Maria and Fáinche talk Hens, Stens, Stags and empty nightclubs. They’re bored of Diggy and they’re loving John, as always. In Away from the Bay it’s the usual nonsense from the celebrity world.
Duration:00:49:19
38. Hogan's Ghost!
2/19/2023
We’re baaaack!!! And after a week off, the girls have lots to discuss. Wedding dress fever dominates the Bay, with Flick saying no to most options… In Away from the Bay, the girls dissect the most expensive wedding dresses ever made.
Duration:00:48:55