The Parish Counsel

In which horses buy burgers, comedy is charted, Anthony shows his Weiner, people queue and queue and The Pretend iPod grows and grows.

In which politeness is analysed, TVs cause trouble, Clarkson gets rich, cronuts are eaten, two telly shows are reviewed and the Pretend iPod is tended to.

In which festivals are visited, heatwaves are quizzed, the web is trouble, Arthur Strong is a Count, Bitcoins are spent and The Pretend iPod learns to fly.

In which window cleaners see more than they oughta, the BBC do themselves no favours, Mel & Gino cook up a storm and The Pretend iPod rolls on.

The Silver Seas have now arrived in Blighty for the festival season (they're appearing at Cornbury this weekend), so we're taking the chance to re-post Terence Dackombe's interview with Daniel Tashian, from a couple of weeks ago.

In which there's a new editor at The Sun; Dispatches is reviewed, Time Team is recalled and The Pretend iPod goes psychedelic.

In which Glenn Gregory of Heaven 17 tells all, Rhona Martin co-hosts and The Pretend iPod gains weight.

In which Magnus is joined by guest host Rhona Martin, sport headlines are delivered, alien abductees are abducted, The Returned is reviewed and the Pretend iPod wakes up.

In which Terence has a cold, passwords are pills, actors cut up rough, call centres are reviewed and the Pretend iPod stirs itself.

In which The Guardian opens a cafe, people tell porkies on social media, The Iraq War is reviewed and Terence Dackombe interviews Daniel Tashian from The Silver Seas and previews the new album.