Davina wrote:

Listening to the radio and programmes like Cabin Pressure really help with a language don't they. You can't get contextual clues from the screen like you can with the TV and it really helps with intonation etc. a really, really good way to hone your listening skills.

Indeed it is. I owe so much to this programme... I came back from London really happy because I was able to understand almost everyone. And yes, the lack of image and, above all, subtitles, is really helpful. I have to concentrate much more than watching a movie, but it's worth it

Irene, I really wonder that listening to CP helps you so much understanding when you were in London.
I have no problems to understand the conversations at CP, but I thought the main reason is that it is recorded for radio broadcast, so they speak up a bit more than in movies..?
Anyway, I'm convinced that listening to CP, watching undubbed movies and hanging around here helps a lot to learn!

Susi, yellow car didn't sound that complicated to me so far... But I'm having a slight idea what the crew can make out of it... 

Just finished series 3. Now I can start again from the beginning. Irene, Martin's tape recording was brilliant and as for his stalking - I guess it's nice he's found a soulmate who also does his dream job for free  . But I'm not sure if I don't like St. Petersburg even better. I listened to it while cycling and nearly fell off the bike laughing. And then at the supermarket I forgot my keys in the bike basket there for everone to see! Luckily they were still there when I came back from shopping. But that's what CP does to me  .

Alright, then - rhyming journeys 

From Hull to Mull.

SusiGo wrote:

From China to North Carolina.

Irene, I love the customs game as you can see from my signature.

I can see, yes
So after this, should we play Brians of Britain?

By the way... from Madrid to Valladolid

I'm afraid to read too much of this thread, as I've only heard the first series so far. My husband kindly downloaded the podcast and we listened with our houseguests as we drove about. Great hilarity in the car and big "whoops" when Martin mentions The Hound of the Baskerville(s).

Davina McColl. Lol . I reckon Irene Adler could sound a bit evil! Molly just sounds too benign.

veecee wrote:

Mattlocked wrote:

We could also play the game of people who aren't evil but have evil-sounding names  - MOLLYYYY HOOOOPERRRRR 

veecee, as long as they only play around with single sentences there should be no big spoilers. I will start with series 3 soon.
And, yes, "The Hound of the Baskerville(s)" - my husband asked: err, when were they recording this? 

Davina, thanks for your concern. I think I will be OK, as CP doesn't rely as much on suspense and surprise as Sherlock. Or does it?

Anyway, I hope to catch up soon.

Don't worry, veecee, Cabin Pressure doesn't rely on suspense, only in the great work of all the people involved. The acting is, in Douglas' own words, supppppperb . And as much as we reproduce jokes and lines here we can't reproduce their magnificent work.

And by the way, about the names of people that aren't evil buit could sound evil, I think "Benedict Cumberbatch", said with the appropriate intonation, could be a good one

What about Moffat? It does have a sinister undertone, doesn't it? 

Just a little remark:
This morning I woke up and started to sing: "Get dressed you merry gentlemen..." - one day my husband will leave me. LOL