Beef and Dairy Network Podcast

Beef and Dairy Network Podcast is a monthly comedy podcast, which began in July 2015. It is written, produced, and hosted by comedian Benjamin Partridge, who plays the host of a fictional industry podcast for the beef and dairy industries.^[1]

Beef And Dairy Network Podcast
Presentation
Genre	Surrealism deadpan
Created by	Benjamin Partridge
Language	English
Length	10–60 minutes
Production
No. of episodes	126 (as of 22 September 2025[update])
Publication
Original release	July 2015
Ratings	4.794117647058823/5, 4.815789473684211/5
Related
Website	http://www.beefanddairynetwork.com/

In 2016, the podcast joined the Maximum Fun podcast network.^[2]

In 2017 and 2018, ten episodes were acquired for broadcast by BBC Radio 4, which was notable as the first time that the station had bought the repeat rights for an existing podcast.^[3]

Format

Podcast

It describes itself as "the number one podcast for those involved, or just interested, in the production of beef animals and dairy herds"^[4] and consists of fictional interviews, spoof adverts, fictional letters from listeners, and documentary features.^[3] The show is a surrealist comedy played straight, and features a number of ongoing storylines, such as the search for (and government cover-up of) a "fifth meat" and the many ventures of disgraced slaughterhouse owner Eli Roberts.^[5][6]

Live show

There have been live show versions of the podcast, at Kings Place in London in 2017^[7] and annually since 2021,^{[8][9][10][11]} as well as in 2019 at London's Southbank Centre.^[12]

Guests

Partridge is joined by different guests each month, playing various characters from the beef and dairy industries. Guests have included Nick Offerman, Greg Davies, Josie Long, Henry Paker, Andy Daly, Kevin Eldon, Mike Wozniak, Katy Wix, Paul F. Tompkins and the actor Ted Danson.^[13][12][14]

Reception

The Guardian named it one of the top 50 best podcasts of 2016, and also as one of the top 50 comedy podcasts of 2021.^[1][15] The Observer called it a "lovely, funny show."^[16] The Daily Telegraph wrote, "It's the ramrod straight delivery that makes The Beef and Dairy Network Podcast by far the best audio comedy around".^[4] The A.V. Club wrote "When dealing with the absurd, few things help heighten comedy quite like commitment, something that Beef And Dairy does better than most."^[17]

Gilly Smith called the podcast a "cult classic" in a book about starting podcasting.^[18]

The podcast won Best Comedy at the British Podcast Awards in 2017^[19] and 2018.^[20] As of 2024,^[update] The Beef and Dairy Network's unofficial Facebook group has over 1500 members, despite the fact that it claims to be the world's hardest podcast fan club to join. ^[21] Facebook group candidates must answer questions about the series, and then submit a video of them mooing in time to music, to check they are not a "5th Meater". ^[22]

Episodes

Episode	Episode title	Date	Cast
1	David Pin	22 July 2015	Mike Wozniak[23]
2	A Tribute To Paul Kitesworthy	27 August 2015	Nadia Kamil, Mike Wozniak, Jack Bernhardt, Gareth Gwynn, Sian Harries, Henry Paker and Mike Bubbins[24]
3	Gareth Belge	24 September 2015	Henry Paker[25]
4	Eli Roberts	21 October 2015	Mike Bubbins[26]
5	Dustin France	22 November 2015	Mike Wozniak[27]
6	The Cumberfeld Cow Disaster & Paul Paul	22 December 2015	Rhodri Viney, Richard Elfyn, Katy Wix, Sara Lloyd-Gregory, Mike Wozniak, Tom Crowley, Henry Paker, Katie Storey and Melangell Dolma[28]
7	Yoghurt Special	24 January 2016	Katy Wix, Tom Neenan and Mike Wozniak[29]
8	Eli Roberts Investigation	21 February 2016	Ed Gamble and Mike Bubbins[30]
9	Teresa Beckton	19 April 2016	Josie Long and Cariad Lloyd[31]
10	Gina Craig	24 April 2016	Tom Neenan, Celia Pacquola, Nadia Kamil and David Mark[32]
11	Cliff Trent-Roberts	22 May 2016	Mike Wozniak[33]
12	Timothy Van Lindqvist & Paul Paul	19 June 2016	Tom Crowley and Rhodri Viney[34]
13	Rio Special	25 July 2016	Miles Jupp, Helen Zaltzman, Mariana Maioline, Felipe Galvao, Vanessa Del Negri, Regina Souza, Marina De Menezes and Marcellus Lima[35]
14	A Matter Of Life And Death	21 August 2016	Gemma Arrowsmith, Mike Wozniak, Tom Crowley, Nadia Kamil[36]
15	Eli Roberts Goes Legit	27 September 2016	Mike Bubbins, Sarah Morgan, Tonya Prewitt, Randall Cooper, Jamie Bradley, James Garrison, Nathaniel Metcalfe and Fred Nickl[37]
16	Live At The London Agriculture Festival	23 October 2016	Mike Wozniak, Josie Long and Martin Austwick[38]
17	Boffo's Cow Circus	20 November 2016	Greg Davies, Tom Crowley, Max Davis, Catherine Paskell, Tom Neenan, Lloyd Langford, Elis James, Gareth Gwynn, Alex Adey and Sian Harries[39]
18	Munich Special	18 December 2016	Daniel Rigby, Jessica Ransom, Mike Wozniak and Nadia Kamil[40]
19	Michael Banyan	22 January 2017	Henry Paker[41]
20	Lamb Investigation Special	19 February 2017	Rose Matafeo, Tom Neenan, Jesse Thorn, Tom Crowley and Nigel Crowle[42]
21	The Church Of Eli	20 March 2017	Ed Gamble, Mike Bubbins and John Rutledge[43]
22	Michael "Frank" Franklinson	23 April 2017	Mike Wilmot and Mike Wozniak[44]
23	75th Anniversary Special	21 May 2017	Gareth Gwynn, Nadia Kamil, Tom Crowley, Molly Beth White, Tom Neenan and Sarah Thom, Mike Bubbins and Hal Lublin[45]
24	Wendy Axminster	20 June 2017	Katy Wix and Dave Cribb[46]
25	Les Cheese's Heart	23 July 2017	Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley[47]
26	Michael Banyan In Exile	20 August 2017	Henry Paker and Theresa Thorn[48]
27	Live At The British Beefmen's Luncheon	24 September 2017	Mike Wozniak, Nadia Kamil, Henry Paker and Dave Cribb[49]
28	Roy Gluck Jr.	22 October 2017	Andy Daly[50]
29	Professor Colin Plenty	19 November 2017	Kevin Eldon[51]
30	Phillip Mushroom	18 December 2017	Daniel Rigby, Rhodri Viney[52]
31	Redeeming Eli, Part 1	21 January 2018	Mike Bubbins, Melangell Dolma, Chris Corcoran, Nadia Kamil, Rhodri Vine[53]
32	Redeeming Eli, Part 2	25 February 2018	Mike Bubbins, Ed Gamble, Mike Wozniak, Gemma Arrowsmith, Tom Crowley, Sian Harries, Tom Neenan, Rhodri Viney[54]
33	Redeeming Eli, Part 3	5 April 2018	Mike Bubbins[55]
34	Lucy Bonham	23 April 2018	Celeste Dring[56]
35	Professor James Harcombe	20 May 2018	Mike Shephard[57]
36	Beef Encounters	17 June 2018	Cariad Lloyd, Mike Wozniak, Elis James[58]
37	Lamb Therapy	22 July 2018	Rachel Parris, Shivani Thussu, Tom Neenan, Nigel Crowle[59]
38	Rev Hillary Block	19 August 2018	Matthew Crosby, Gemma Arrowsmith, Tom Crowley[60]
39	Live At London Agrimedia Con 2018	23 September 2018	Dave Cribb, Mike Wozniak, Nadia Kamil, Tawny Newsome[61]
40	Beef Call	21 October 2018	Max Davis, Shivani Thussu, Anna Leong Brophy, Mike Wozniak[62]
41	Beefy Boy	18 November 2018	Matt Lees, Gareth Gwynn[63]
42	The Ballad Of Parsnip Flendercroft	17 December 2018	Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Max Davis, Jenny Laville, Henry Paker, Mike Shephard, Tom Crowley, Gemma Arrowsmith[64]
43	Bunny Stone	20 January 2019	London Hughes[65]
44	Michael Banyan Comes Home	17 February 2019	Henry Paker, Lucy Farrett, Mike Wozniak[66]
45	Buying A Bull	22 March 2019	Freya Parker, Daniel Rigby[67]
46	Eli Roberts In Korea	21 April 2019	Mike Bubbins, Ed Gamble[68]
47	Too Much Milk?	19 May 2019	Jake Yapp, Amy Gledhill, Tom Neenan[69]
48	Maureen Andrews	23 June 2019	Christine Nangle[70]
49	The Beef Hop	21 July 2019	Josie Long, Sophie Duker[71]
50	Your Host's Fiftieth Episode	18 August 2019	Mike Wozniak, Tom Crowley, Sian Harries[72]
51	Live At The European Barn Doors And Gates Expo	22 September 2019	Dave Cribb, Mike Wozniak, Nadia Kamil, Mike Bubbins[73]
52	Tusk Henderson	21 October 2019	Nick Offerman[74]
53	Lesley Clocks	18 November 2019	Freya Parker, Sarah Dempster, Moujan Zolfaghari, Nick Wiger, Heather Campbell, Jake Yapp, Mike Wozniak, Henry Paker, Gemma Arrowsmith, Cromerty York, Tom Crowley, Elis James, Nathaniel Metcalfe, Clarissa Maycock[75]
54	Beefhead Day	18 December 2019	Mike Shephard, Kat Sadler, Catherine Brinkworth, Max Davis, Tom Crowley, Rhodri Viney, Eugene Capper[76]
55	Bob Trescothick	19 January 2020	Mike Wozniak, Elis James, Henry Paker[77]
56	The End Of The World	16 February 2020	Heather Anne Campbell, Nick Wiger, Sarah Campbell, Moujan Zolfaghari, Jordan Morris, Tom Neenan, Tom Crowley[78]
57	Introducing... Bimpsie!	22 March 2020	Jason Mantzoukas, Natasha Hodgson, Jesse Thorn, Lucy Farrett, Tim Bick[79]
58	Organic Farming	20 April 2020	Humphrey Ker, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Henry Paker, Tom Crowley, Gemma Arrowsmith, Tim Bick[80]
59	New Beef Call Number	25 May 2020	Mike Wozniak, Rhodri Viney, Dave Cribb, Charlie Hopkinson, Tim Bick, Nadia Kamil, Gemma Arrowsmith, Tom Crowley, Sammy Graham[81]
60	Tilly and Davey	25 June 2020	Isy Suttie, Emily Lloyd-Saini, Anna Leong Brophy[82]
61	International Beef Library	20 July 2020	Gareth Gwynn, Mike Wozniak, Gemma Arrowsmith, Tom Crowley, Tim Bick, Pernille Haaland, Linnea Sage[83]
62	The Baritones	26 August 2020	Amy Gledhill, Chris Cantrill, Sean Morley, Tom Burgess, Jain Edwards, Nicola Redman, Natasha Hodgson[84]
63	Michael Banyan, Podcaster	22 September 2020	Henry Paker, Hal Lublin, Angela Sullivan[85]
64	Goodbye Bimpsie	19 October 2020	Natasha Hodgson, Henry Widdicombe, Tom Crowley, Mike Wozniak, Lucy Farrett, Tim Bick, Hal Lublin[86]
65	Exotic Seeds Breeding Paddock	23 November 2020	Marek Larwood, Mike Wozniak, Matthew Crosby, Clarissa Maycock, Tom Crowley[87]
66	Beefhead Ball	21 December 2020	Tom Parry, Mike Wozniak, Catherine Brinkworth, Nadia Kamil and Rob Gilroy[88]
67	Milking Machine Misadventures	25 January 2021	Natasha Hodgson, Cariad Lloyd, Tom Neenan, Mike Wozniak, Linus Karp, Tim Bick[89]
68	Eli Returns	22 February 2021	Mike Bubbins, Priya Hall, Chris Corcoran, Tom Crowley[90]
69	Field Hour	22 March 2021	Amy Hoggart, Tom Crowley, Tom Neenan[91]
70	Hogball	19 April 2021	Miles Jupp, Mike Wozniak, Greig Johnson[92]
71	Bovine TB	6 May 2021	Lloyd Langford, Monica Gaga, Chris Cantrill, Nic Redman[93]
72	Paul Bowfin	20 June 2021	Adam Courting, Gemma Arrowsmith, Tom Crowley, Stefan Ashton Frank, Hal Lublin, Linnea Sage, Mike Wozniak, Dave Cribb[94]
73	Kenny Baritone	19 July 2021	Chris Cantrill[95]
74	Beef Fishing	22 August 2021	Neil Delamere, Katie Elin-Salt, Tom Burgess, Chris Cantrill, Elis James, Lotte Betts-Dean[96]
75	Live At The Great British Cattle Bazaar	20 September 2021	Mike Wozniak, Henry Paker, Nadia Kamil, Sammy Graham, Dave Cribb[97]
76	Angela Baker	21 October 2021	Janet Varney, Ify Nwadiwe[98]
77	Marianne Angler	22 November 2021	Nadia Kamil, Nigel Crowle, Tom Crowley, Clarissa Maycock, Mark Turetsky[99]
78	Beef Security	20 December 2021	Mike Bubbins, Tom Bell, Amy Mason and Alasdair Satchel[100]
79	The Phosphorus Brothers	24 January 2022	Sunil Patel, Henry Paker, Karólína Vigdís, Louise Robb and Hester L.C.[101]
80	World Beef Bulletin	21 February 2022	Linnea Sage, Tom Crowley, Gemma Arrowsmith, Tom Neenan, Rajiv Karia, Tim Bick, Hendrikje Alexis, Holly Watson and Madeleine Brettingham[102]
81	Hidden Beef: The Historic Cryptocurrency of the Future	20 March 2022	Mike Shephard and Tom Crowley[103]
82	Banyan: The Defacening, Part 1	25 April 2022	Mike Wozniak and Henry Paker[104]
83	Banyan: The Defacening, Part 2 – The Refacening	3 May 2022	Mike Wozniak, Henry Paker and Tom Crowley[105]
84	The Lord Of The Sun	22 May 2022	Stefan Ashton Frank, Rose Johnson and Susan Harrison[106]
85	Medical Mythbusters	19 June 2022	Tom Neenan[107]
86	Debbie Cook	24 July 2022	Lola-Rose Maxwell, Clarissa Maycock and Mike Wozniak[108]
87	Squandered Inheritance	21 August 2022	Tom Crowley, Gemma Arrowsmith and Maggie Nolan[109]
88	Live at Tanya and Barry’s Wedding	25 September 2022	Linnea Sage, Tom Crowley, Mike Wozniak, Henry Paker and Nadia Kamil[110]
89	Paula York	23 October 2022	Stevie Martin[111]
90	Beef Information Centre	20 November 2022	Josie Long, Rob Gilroy, Simon Alcock, Gemma Arrowsmith and Julisa[112]
91	Beefhead with Kenny and Yvonne	18 December 2022	Chris Cantrill, Amy Gledhill and Tom Crowley[113]
92	Pam Onion	22 January 2023	Beth Eyre and Dan Thomas[114]
93	Artificial Intelligence	19 February 2023	Susan Harrison, Graham Dickson and George Foreacres[115]
94	Dafydd, Part 1	19 March 2023	Mike Bubbins and Ed Gamble[116]
95	Dafydd, Part 2	27 March 2023	Mike Bubbins and Ed Gamble[117]
96	National Beef Lottery	23 April 2023	Lorna Rose Treen, Tom Parry, Mike Wozniak and Tom Crowley[118]
97	Len Biro	21 May 2023	John Rutledge[119]
98	Hogball Goes Professional	18 June 2023	John-Luke Roberts, Miles Jupp and Greig Johnson[120]
99	The Man-At-Beef	23 July 2023	Paul F. Tompkins, Mike Shephard and Max Davis[121]
100	Your Host’s Hundredth Episode	20 August 2023	Mike Wozniak, Susan Harrison, Tom Crowley, Gemma Arrowsmith and Lucy Farrett[122]
101	Live At London Agrimedia Con 2023	24 September 2023	Chris Cantrill, Amy Gledhill, Anna Leong Brophy, Tom Crowley, Tom Neenan, Nadia Kamil, Mike Wozniak and Linnea Sage[123]
102	Gregory Johnston	22 October 2023	Bilal Zafar and Esyllt Sears [cy][124]
103	The Beef Brigade	19 November 2023	John-Luke Roberts, Mike Shephard, Mike Wozniak, Henry Paker, Louise Robb and Linnea Sage[125]
104	Beefhead Drinks	17 December 2023	Mike Wozniak and Susan Harrison[126]
105	Cattle College	21 January 2024	Beth Granville, Linnea Sage, Mike Shephard, Gareth Gwynn, Madi Savage and Matt Apodaca[127]
106	Gary “Fiesta” Lewis	18 February 2024	Tom Ward[128]
107	Nicholas Summers	18 March 2024	Cody Dahler and Tom Neenan[129]
108	Beef Call Update	24 March 2024	Sammy Dobson, Mike Wozniak, Max Davis, Tom Crowley, Gemma Arrowsmith and Cameron Smith[130]
109	Ted Danson	21 April 2024	Ted Danson, Susan Harrison, David Reed, Natasha Hodgson, Mark Turetsky and Linnea Sage[131]
110	Barry Mizon	19 May 2024	Marek Larwood, Tom Crowley and Linnea Sage[132]
111	Shaving	24 June 2024	Mike Wozniak, Linnea Sage and Tom Neenan[133]
112	Dean Lamp	28 July 2024	Dan Thomas, Gemma Arrowsmith and Tom Crowley[134]
113	Agnes	25 August 2024	Sammy Dobson and Antonis Vlavo[135]
114	Live At London Livestock Dietary Supplements Con 2024	22 September 2024	Henry Paker, Tom Crowley, Linnea Sage, Lucy Farrett, Gemma Arrowsmith and Mike Wozniak[136]
115	Milky Man	29 October 2024	Natasha Hodgson, Stevie Martin, Amy Gledhill and Daniel Rigby[137]
116	Catchphrase	17 November 2024	Matthew Crosby, Tom Burgess, Gemma Arrowsmith and Linnea Sage[138]
117	Beef 2024	22 December 2024	Jessica Ransom, George Foreacres, Michael Clarke, Henry Paker, Mike Wozniak and Linnea Sage[139]
118	The Oldest Milkman In The World	30 January 2025	John Rutledge[140]
119	Jerry’s Wood Roasted Shelf Stable Deep Fill Hot Pies	25 February 2025	Matt Apodaca and Tom Neenan[141]
120	Billy Whizzbang	16 March 2025	Mike Shephard, Gemma Arrowsmith, Mike Wozniak, Tom Crowley, Gareth Gwynn and Linnea Sage[142]
121	Lead and Beef	27 April 2025	Cody Dahler[143]
122	The Great Big British Toddler Teardown Live	19 May 2025	Chris Cantrill, Greig Johnson, Amy Gledhill, Rob Gilroy and Amy Mason[144]
123	Jacobinius Arse Syndrome	27 June 2025	Mike Wozniak, Mike Shephard, Tom Crowley and Linnea Sage[145]
124	Your Host's Tenth Anniversary	20 July 2025	Mike Wozniak, Tom Neenan, Susan Harrison, Gemma Arrowsmith and Linnea Sage[146]
125	Goodbye Jacobinius Arse	25 August 2025	Mike Wozniak, Cody Dahler, Tom Crowley and Linnea Sage[147]
126	A Live Commemoration Of The Third Anniversary Of The Death Of Queen Elizabeth II	22 September 2025	Mike Shephard, Susan Harrison, Sammy Dobson, Tom Crowley, Linnea Sage and Mike Wozniak[148]

Special episodes

Episode title	Date	Cast
Ask A Vet	29 July 2020	Mike Wozniak[149]
Jumanjaniacs Episode 2752	11 May 2021	Nick Wiger, Heather Anne Campbell and Matt Apodaca[150]
Jumanji: CWS – Episode 950	24 March 2025	Henry Paker and Tom Crowley[151]