Plank Of The Week with Mike Graham | 30-June-23

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This week Mike is joined by Jeremy Kyle, Isabel Oakeshott, Amanda Devlin and Andrew Alison.
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[@talktv]

Describe Matt Hancock in ONE word

[@MiamiJasmin]

CrOCK ❗️

[@minkyfran8307]

I can’t , I’d lose my KZbin account

[@jackieo8235]

Evil

[@TigerMa75]

Sad

[@michellelandale1187]

Deluded

[@nancyprescott102]

Markle is the plank of the era.

[@nl8819]

😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉

[@KateBates22zabu]

Plank of the century 🤥megain, the duchass

[@Reality6789]

She is beyond a plank, she is a vile, narcissistic, hateful, lazy, liar 😡

[@nubuju631]

Harry and meghan should get a career plank award

[@isabellind1292]

@@nubuju631 Better yet, walk it.

[@elaineayres1989]

Tearing down our past is endemic now. I’m 81 years old Australian and it’s the same here. People ignorant of history tearing it apart. Guilt layered on for “attitudes” that are 50-60 years plus. My generation worked towards changing and improving. We didn’t destroy what had gone on before. This generation will reap what they sowing today

[@rosieposie6521]

I'm a 73 year old English woman and I totally agree withe every word you said, WE built it up and they're knocking it all down. SO SAD.

[@elaineayres1989]

@@rosieposie6521 it s sad. What we had was good , granted not always perfect but we looked hopefully towards improving the future. This is what made us strong and resilient, believing we could learn and build on the past .

[@nubuju631]

The fact that a member of the royal family never loses in court already makes the British justice system the plank of the week

[@Ryro-os2cg]

Coward

[@londonengland1231]

So true..

[@PS_testing321...]

I am an American in my 50's and everyone my age and older has great respect for Winston Churchill. History is important. He was the bulldog and refused to capitulate. Great Britain payed a high price, but they remained a sovereign nation. The Americans jumped in because we knew Churchill and the British people would fight, but needed support. Most Americans realize if the UK ever falls, it's curtains for western society. I hope this mess in France can come to an end, but really they always get bailed out by everyone else while they refuse to do any hard work.

[@nancymoore1240]

Agreed❤❤

[@rosieposie6521]

ME TOO.

[@karthymcg2104]

Fellow American, and a bit older, I agree about Churchill. He helped bring us into the war and helped with planning and implementing D day. I also send prayers to France, please stop you are hurting your own people

[@griffinmathers929]

Bummer so many self important people from the States are here now. Why are you telling people their own history? Do you require a gold star?

[@maryy6068]

I live in France 🇫🇷 and the vast majority don't participate in things like what is happening. I'm in a village and we don't see or participate in things like this, it's happening in Cities, not everywhere.

[@martinsmith5912]

Well done Talk TV, the most entertaining talk show on TV.

[@michaelrandall2070]

People rescued in the Channel should be directly returned back to where they came from after finger printing and iris and face photos. Royal Navy in attendance to see matters are handled properly.

[@oldtiredm53]

USA citizen here...love this show! Funny and I have learned so much about UK.

[@medel1111]

I am from Belgium and I just love 'Plank of the Week' and just so you know, we also call a small piece of wood a 'plank' in Dutch, but for the French-speaking, it's called 'une planchette'😊 Ah well, just to say I love you guys, and your shows make belgians laugh!!😂

[@barbaraelston6899]

Whatever his failings (and not one of us is perfect), Churchill was a superb orator and a rallied the nation and the troops to get us through the last war. Respect, please!

[@david-no6xl]

I don't disagree with you re the war and yes we should be grateful to him, however that does not stop him being a horrible human being pre and post war.

[@kimhaslam664]

@@david-no6xlyou’ll need to be a tad more specific if you want your comment to be taken as any more than ‘people who suffer severe bouts of depression are horrible human beings’. Please elaborate.

[@morticiag]

​@@david-no6xl No leader has ever been a good and honest human being.. . If you give Too much Faith to Cesar, you will allow yourself to be hoodwinked. This goes for any leader.

[@tech10k14]

If only Churchill had been all love and hugs, Hitler would have been too ashamed to attack. 🙄

[@morticiag]

@@tech10k14 What if Churchill and Hitler belonged to the same ka-Baal club?

[@abezierkje6938]

Churchill was one of the greatest Brits ever. I am Dutch and very gratefull to him.

[@isabellind1292]

"WE WILL NEVER SURRENDER"💪💪

[@elaineayres1989]

We all fall short of perfection. Many great men and women had feet of clay, but this didn’t prevent them from achieving the greater good when needed

[@hakz795]

Like Adolf was to his people

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

Such a shame your present government has such short memories.

[@Missy802]

For smegaliar skidmarkle: sit tight karma is sharpening her nails, finishing her drink and says she will be with you shortly

[@siobhanstrauss8492]

I like that 😊

[@nl8819]

🤞 🎉🎉

[@griffinmathers929]

That comment is as annoying as Meghan. Please at least say you are 12 years old or younger.

[@roybarnett1055]

I am in South Africa and the highlight of my week is your Plank show. I cannot wait each week. Keep it going. Thank you

[@michaelleyland9836]

When I was at grammar school in the '60's we read " My Early Life" the autobiography of Winston Spencer Churchill as part of the GCE curriculum. It was later used as the story for the film "Young Winston". They were the days when we appreciated what great people had done.

[@janetsouthworth6983]

Our MPs are just sitting back while we are invaded now, we have no idea who by, and they are giving them hotel rooms. We need another Chuchill.

[@mickc7388]

Who by - well the peace loving religeonist mob of course, doh.

[@ThinPicks]

What we actually need is another Guy Fawkes and then another Oliver Cromwell.💥

[@PissoffgooglePlimplim]

@@ThinPicksumm no we definitely don’t need another of either of those 2 one was a catholic extremist the other a puritanical Protestant who banned Christmas!

[@griffinmathers929]

Perhaps you should run for office, or support good people who do. The trouble in the West now is how lazy we are. "Someone come save us!" What are you standing up for? Or saying NO to? And @mickc, what are you trying to convey? Is that meant to be ironic? Janet doesn't know who is invading, but she knows there is an invasion. That's bad. You've just made up words. Religeonist?

[@SimplySheilaB]

Megain has been plank of the week so many times now she should be cottage in the woods of the week 😂🧙🏻‍♀️

[@elaineayres1989]

💯 😂😂

[@sharonc9259]

Time for an award!

[@griffinmathers929]

@motherofdogs9049 Now that is funny.

[@deborahjames9858]

I love this program! It's the only series I stream weekly. I'm American and can't stand US news anymore. Perhaps we've lost our sense of humor over here.

[@morticiag]

🙏🙏. Keep strong 💪

[@elaineisabelle427]

Well why don't you move over there then.

[@morticiag]

@@elaineisabelle427 not a solution. The whole world is going to pot.

[@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036]

@@elaineisabelle427 I'd love to!

[@Celestial-Bleu]

You, as well? Cool.

[@Ferdy1969]

So many Megaliars planks that she could have built her own YACHT with it 😂😂😂

[@nl8819]

OMG 😂😂😂😂

[@lizrobinson3893]

I see what you did there 😂

[@redwellieswellies3367]

Thank god for churchill and nelson Britain is free today

[@Englishrose4708]

I watch your program from Western Australia and love the subjects discussed, it’s very entertaining, and it’s great to see your guests, must admit one of my fav programs. Thank you.

[@leilanilea]

That’s it! Teach these people the truth! Be strong and correct and honest

[@jarofpeanutbutter6813]

Watching you from America love the show

[@josiequintela7238]

Absolutely love your program from Australia 🇦🇺... 🇦🇺🇬🇧🥂 That’s what happens when people are ignorant & arrogant, Churchill was, may I say.. our saviour from Hitler. That’s why we & the Woke enjoy our freedom.

[@heatherwhittaker6169]

The parents pof the child called despicable needed to walk in that class ,read the teacher out and pull the child out.PARENTS UNITE AGAINST THIS INSANITY..SHUT IT OFF.

[@ireneesch8555]

Great show. Love Mr. Graham.

[@stuartmilne1819]

if someone wants to identify as a cat feed them cat food and let them use a litter tray.....

[@pam751]

Agree!

[@nubuju631]

That should take care of it 😂

[@nubuju631]

Also let your cat use the same litter!

[@griffinmathers929]

That would be cruel to cats.

[@isabellind1292]

Why are some people so miserable these days? I think they're suffering from self loathing and want to blame it on the entire history of the planet.

[@bernimac]

Oh my word. Next thing they want to get rid of Winston Churchill statues. Very disturbing to hear such words spoken against a great man!

[@alysoncaddick6344]

In my opinion, Churchill was one of Britain's finest. Every day of his life, he battled what he described as his 'black dog', yet put his love of country above his deep depression. His retorts in parliament were witty. My personal favourite was when Nancy Astor told him that if she was married to him, she would give him poison. Winnie replied, "Madam, if I was married to you, I'd drink it!"

[@griffinmathers929]

Someone of his stature should not be remembered for a sarcastic insult.

[@jennifercasson3932]

You all have POWER use it, not just on this program, use it everywhere! That is the only way this Wokeness will crumble. Doing good work!

[@rosegregory5016]

I travelled from the North to Oxford recently to Bleinham Palace , Churchills place of birth etc , it was a privilege ,

[@TheGreatPresenter]

In The Chase on Thursday (29 June), the contestants were all teachers. It became very clear that George Bernard Shaw was correct: Those that can, do; those that can't, teach.

[@jilllawton8556]

They have a curriculum to learn, same every year. Once they have mastered that there home and dry.

[@sonjadidyk-tn4cc]

I AGREE AND I AM A RETIRED TEACHER.

[@CheekyMonkey007]

Churchill was BORN in 1874 !!!!!!! A Totally Different World !!!

[@janrobson9247]

Hancock would have been paid handsomely for his treachery. WEF.

[@HRHQueenAngelita]

MM serviced a lot of men to get that bit part on Suits!!!

[@philiphughes4117]

Which orifices, all three? you bet.

[@isabellind1292]

@@philiphughes4117 At least "oral" on "90210".

[@nickbradley8987]

Can you change this segment to the Megan markle hour?? Love the fact she is featured every week 😂

[@johnmacdonald623]

Schools have banned kids from going to school for not wearing wearing a blazer when it was 30 degrees for wearing shorts nail polish and pierced ears and yet they can dress as a cat dog or any ridiculous thing they want it’s about time parents took a stand and insisted that teacher did what the title of their jobs implies when they turn up late for work and blame it on the fact that it took longer to get there as they were walking very slowly and backwards

[@anneclarke40]

Love watching this show. Thank you from St. Louis, Missouri.

[@shawnaweesner3759]

Lush Cosmetics in Britain should be boycotted, just like Bud Light was, and continues to be, in the United States is. Money talks.

[@cindyharrison4191]

Great show

[@ThinPicks]

The one thing I will eternally remember from the pandemic/lockdowns is the sight of government ministers and scientists telling the British public how to wash their hands!!!😂

[@Celestial-Bleu]

I'm an American Since watching this channel time to time I know more of UK, royal social practice and politics than I do American politics.😅

[@sticksman1979]

She’s plank of the week, every week!

[@margarethewett9202]

Like your show from New Zealand🎉

[@lyndaavery6574]

Great chat this evening. Do these ignorant barbarians who criticize Churchill and call him racist, realise that he was half American and of American Indian descent ????? Of which he was proud!!!!

[@kerry5372]

Isn't that slander, Churchill's family should sue. Love 'Plank of the Week', so entertaining and funny.

[@trevaudio]

He’s dead you silly fool

[@Comet73]

Civil servants disobeying government policy or caught leaking confidential information should be summarily dismissed with their pensions revoked. We have this issue with our civil servants here in Canada. They do in the US. Fairly certain Australia is facing this as well. We have a generation of university created activists that must be purged and possibly prosecuted

[@ronind6004]

Possibly prosecuted ? If they are caught doing what you suggest then there should be no possibly about it. Prosecute them if they are taking matters into their own hands which they seem to be . The thing is the courts and institutions including judges are full of lefties just like these so called civil servants who are actually hard left activists getting paid through our taxes so they may clear them anyway. But they can't clear them all or the judges will out themselves , they will have to prosecute some honestly and without favour .

[@MissPerriwinkle]

true, megs slags the very thing that has given her fame. may she become penniless....

[@MotiIrani]

Just one thing I’d like to point out that Churchill had said in parliament that if Britain keeps allowing immigrants from Asia one day the sun would rise in the East in Britain not in West

[@hammersmithbridge9115]

Its amazing how in just a few years the amount of plankery has gone from a Bird Box to a Garden Shed and we are now bordering on Ski Chalet plankery levels. No wonder the rain forests are disappearing at such a fast rate. And we even now have planks with plankery names like Holly Willowby and even the panel (is that a wood panel) are cashing in - Is Isabel really called Oakshot? Its all too much I need to lie down.

[@robertcook2572]

Isabel Oakeshotte gives me wood

[@isabellind1292]

"Bird Box" was the one of the worst movie I've ever seen and I should have asked for a refund.

[@griffinmathers929]

No one is talking about a movie.

[@paulkirk6989]

Every politician has been identifying as ''scallies'' for years. Snakes.

[@OCONNER-oj3xg]

This country is beyond help 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@DB-np2vg]

Country is a bit of a stretch. The UK is now a toilet for the world's shite. Including floaters.

[@claudetteh67]

If Thames Water 💦 is sinking, let them bail 🪣themselves out!

[@debrarobinson57]

Don't let the immigrants off the taxi [ RNLI] en masse. Get them off one by one, interview them at the dock, those who fail their initial interview [ no documents = fail] onto a coach, and off to Manston where there is a serviceable runway. Have a plane waiting and as soon as it's full, off to Rwanda. There are usually around 80 - 100 per taxi. That's 10 interviews per interviewer [ shouldn't need more than 10] most interviews will take moments - no documents, Albanian, Indian/ Pakistani, all over in 10 minutes. If some are on the taxi overnight - so be it. If they fled France in fear of their lives, an overnight won't hurt them. One plane a day to Rwanda, where they can lodge an appeal. The leftie lawyers can set up shop in Rwanda to do the appeals. Any women & obvious children can get off first, & go to a different coach & then to a Centre. Stop those here in hotels or military bases from being free to wander & abscond. They are illegal aliens, so need to be under guard. If they complain, straight on a plane to Rwanda from a civil airport. Job done. The stated costs are ludicrous, but even at that, the deterrent factor & the fact that it's a one - off payment, not ongoing & increasing costs makes it worthwhile. We must stop them just getting off the taxis.

[@christinerussell113]

Dear Thames Water, as one of your hard pressed customers, I really don't give a flying f..k if you "celebrate" your employees, or ensure they have a good "work/life" balance. What I do care about is you providing the service I pay for, and not the 'crappy' ( pun intended), one currently on offer. Further, stop pushing my bills ever higher, simply so you can make the sort of profits designed to please your shareholders, instead of using that money to actually make the improvements necessary to offer a good service. Do you think you might "celebrate" your customers, you know, the people who give you a business, and thus provide you all with jobs.

[@sharonkinsman4083]

Thank you… yes they want to destroy all the past because they are not here to defend themselves , it’s easy to self promote . . We have to stand up and say NO …

[@alicecoonen7785]

Thank you for saying that we would not be where we are now, without the past. All of a sudden, Churcill was a racist!! It's out of the context. And all this people who criticize everybody and the passed and what ever, in stead of that, start to make the world a better place. Not with talking, but doing!!!

[@annanikia7949]

TripleA rated planks! Thrilling!

[@irenepwheeldon]

Excuse me for one moment, is it April Fools Day!!! What is this about CATS and people dressing up as furry animals!!! how bloody ridiculous. I think someone is winding everyone up here. If my kids turned up at school with the wrong shoes they would be sent home to change them. If they had the wrong uniform the same would happen. This is the same now with my grandchildren. This is a wind up.

[@pam751]

It's true..there are idiots out there that want to identify as cats, there has actually been requests in some schools to have cat litter boxes in the bathrooms..I think there is something in our water, because people are going nuts!!

[@christinaconnolly6822]

Plank of the week for me was LUSH.

[@iamaslavetonoman911]

What if a young lad dressed up as an action man ...and went to school ready for combat...wonder what would happen just asknig

[@Cromwelldunbar]

And let’s hope there won’t be any Thames Water sewage in the local swimming pools!

[@user-ze9km5ob3z]

Winston made a few mistakes,as we all do in life, but when almost all was demoraliased he rallied us and made it possible for democrisy to prevail. One cold go so far as to say that without him theres a good good we'd be speaking German today. Winston was truly a man of his times.

[@alanlines9673]

JK wound up as usual. Isabel's on the edge a bit but she's smart.

[@mickc7388]

It's turning into the JK show- unfortunately.

[@trevaudio]

She really isn’t

[@cyrilpenaluna748]

What amazes me is we transport troops all over the world at cost, so why cant the government transport these illigals in c130s or tristar aircraft .

[@andrewcole4843]

I am in favour of retraining camps for university teacher training lecturers, with essays required on how Africa, Slav, Indian's would have fared under Nazi rule. Another would be if Hitler extended his plans for Scandinavians where he would deport them to borders with Asia so the genocide could go on behind them, and how Brits would be used as accessories in the same way with genocide quotas alongside plantation production in the Empire.

[@richardbutler4488]

Do a piece on RTÉ ☘️ they like using Barter Bank Accounts with Irish TV License Payers money 🤑 The Irish Public Service broadcaster had a very difficult week with all the scandals coming out, massaging it’s top talents pay, plus cars, holidays and trips for its clients and an financial officer whom forget what his salary was in front of an government committee 🤣

[@sharonc9259]

Happy you ID the planks and for the excellent comments re the choices.

[@georgethompson453]

Matt Hancock reminds me of a part of Scunthorpe

[@daisyhobbs7500]

I love this show! Thank you Talk Radio for 'speaking my language'. ❤😂 xx

[@ROGER_DEVINE]

Bloated Gove has spoken. WORD!

[@colinfrancis7229]

Great show again. Regarding Lush, they had a spell where they endorsed BLM on their home page a few years ago. I've not bought anything from them since. OK, I only spent about £50 a year there for 'er indoors, so they're about £200 worse off now.

[@trulyexorcise2918]

Lush is just overpriced, synthetic, overpowering crap that causes skin problems.

[@shalevedna]

What about the racist way the Hindu in India treat the “untouchables,” the folk who lived in India for millennia before Hindu invasion and penetration of the Indian continent????? They still treat these older inhabitants as below contempt. That’s not racism???

[@dennisspears7177]

For goodness sake please tell JK to stop interrupting and allow the other panelist’s to speak grrrrr!

[@audreymcleod6262]

Talk tv do you really want me to tell how I would stop the boats !

[@mathewlpn]

Love this programme every week but not as much when JK just keeps butting in all the time.

[@psum6537]

Matt Hancock should just lock himself down, and shut up, and do the world a huge favor.

[@johnnovy6630]

So many to choose from nowadays! 😅

[@mareandickson3058]

The people of Scotland have been calling him Humza Useless since he 'appeared' along with Nicoliar Stalin..

[@samanthaalexander1756]

How interesting to actually say out aloud that you believe that you are a cat. Well, all cats have to go to the vet for their once in a lifetime, "excision of" surgery. I am sure they would drop their voice and say "I was only kidding". As for children who are adamant that they are a cat, only feed them cat food, let him toilet in a litter box, don't let them wear warm clothes and put them outside at night. I am sure they would soon change their mind.

[@brendagore1115]

My water bi it southern Spain is under 30 euros a month in the summer with a big gsrden to water what are they doing with it in uk to be so expensive

[@Patriot95379]

Smeg has reserved plank of the week for at least a year.

[@shaun4443]

Try dressing as a blue cat and walking around where I live! 💥💥🤣🤣

[@talktv]

How would you solve the migrant crisis?

[@edwardharley9]

immediate deportation to the safe nation they came from.

[@michellelandale1187]

Need to be stopped in France before they get in the water.

[@jackieo8235]

To stop the migrant crisis, I’d get rid of the WEF because it’s all their plan to have us all killing each other. Blacks against whites, Islam against Christian, homophobia against homosexuals. WEF want to depopulate.

[@annecampbell9236]

Send them all home…..

[@SewAndSews00]

That's it! I won't be buying LUSH now! Go woke, go broke!

[@TheNewYorker360]

Here in Manhattan, we get our water from reservoirs in Upstate New York (about 100 miles north of the city). No such problems here as experienced by Thames Water: $14 billion in debt? And the CEO leaves with a $1.6 million pay package (to match her annual salary)? Unbelievable.

[@keithjenkins4752]

I just wish Vine was told to ‘shurrup’ occasionally. He should not be in the middle of the panel anyway. Kept to the side would suit better...

[@roslynaubrey7766]

Perhaps Mat Hancock was laughing because he knew that Covid was. Con. CertificateOfVaccinationID !

[@wendymarsden8383]

Brilliant! Accurate and very entertaining 😂

[@annefereday1293]

Plank of week blond man interrupting and trying to be centre stage at all costs. Yorkshire man didnt get a chance to finish a sentence...

[@cindyholmes4903]

Love plank of the week so many of my views

[@jq4444]

Some decent planks this week, I could almost build a garden shed.

[@lizziebailey4237]

If someone gave me a choice in 1960 that I could be a boy YAY, blooming 'eck, all I wanted was to play football (yes times have changed and guess what, I survived, own company etc) but goodness me how dreadful that would've been. I love being a gay woman and pround if my sexuality but by today's standards am in the wrong body! No I am not. Sick of the 2020's. World gone mad!! Plus on exam days wished I was a free living cow in rhe fields - oops I'd be dead. World mad!!(

[@katykircher7413]

My son, who is autistic, was a bird from the age of 3 until around 8. Later on, when he was a teenager, he was a lion. He asked me to make him some lion ears, which he wore to school. We couldn't afford a costume. Teachers were confused by the bird (and he was consistent; he cheeped in response to most questions, flapped his arms a lot and built nests). The kids at high school embraced the lion. Furries, from what I have seen online, seem to be all about sex, not about being a fluffy animal. I might be wrong. I think autistic people tend to flap their arms and avoid using language for as long as they can get away with it.

[@solsticebaby]

Flapping the arms isn't a question of a behavior that they can get away with. It's an automatic response to stimuli and trying to process it. I don't mean like bird flapping like wings, but more forward and backward rather than up and down. Even adults with ADHD sometimes do that. It's a sensory processing thing

[@tech10k14]

Fair to say the channel-hopping invaders won't be spending OUR money given to them on Lush bath bombs!

[@ianwilliam3811]

Always great when red hot Isabel is on. Just wish JK would stop butting in

[@evacsarhaku464]

Yes so unnecessary. Yes we’d be all speaking German if not for Churchill. Different time different era move on to the present.

[@lauraalfaro5621]

I knew somebody by 1973 , that home office told him , if you cannot do something that an English person cannot do you have to leave U.K. He was Spanish , and became a flamenco dance teacher!! 😂. A tru story ! Who was,running Home office then??? He must return !

[@carlahilton2872]

Go away Harry and Megan ...... please share this sentence

[@susandavey8564]

No more immigrants. I think we’ve got enough people in this country. We can’t use all our land making houses. We need the land for back food in this country. To help this country survive, we need to farm land and livestock we can’t give it up for housing