The Likely Dads

• Bonding

  Host Tim Vincent and regular panelists Mick Ferry and Russell Kane return for the final episode in the current series. This time our Likely Dads talk about bonding with their children.What activities did they do to bond with their children? How long did it take and were they successful? Did their bond change as they grew older? And what was their bond like with their own parents?"Mick and Russell's Dad Off" returns and our panel is once again asked to deduce the sources of a series of anonymous facts about our Likely Dads. This time they solve the mystery of who had to be cut out of an indoor play area.Joining Tim, Mick and Russell are author and blogger Matt Coyne and comedian and actor Johnny Vegas. Producers: Kurt Brookes and Ashley Byrne.A Made In Manchester production for BBC Radio 4

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• Success and Failure

  Host Tim Vincent and regular panelists Mick Ferry and Russell Kane are back. This time they're discussing their successes as Dads and admit to some of their biggest failings.What would they say their biggest success has been in raising their children? What's it like when your children achieve a level of success most could only dream of? Is there anything they found they really struggled with? And is there anything they feel they may have let their children down with?"Mick and Russell's Dad Off" sees our two regular Likely Dads reveal how they'd handle certain hypothetical parentings scenarios - meanwhile the panel is asked to deduce the source of some anonymous facts from within the group. This week, our panellists are asked to decipher which of our Likely Dads once called the local maternity unit to speak to the "milk-bank". Joining Tim, Mick and Russell this week are broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake and comedian Dominic Holland. Producers: Kurt Brookes and Ashley Byrne.A Made In Manchester roduction for BBC Radio 4

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• Labels and Names

  Host Tim Vincent and regular panelists Mick Ferry and Russell Kane return for The Likely Dads, this time talking about labels and names.Are some of the labels Dads are given justified? Do they really matter in the grand scheme of things? How important is it to them to be recognised as a father? And how did they arrive at the names they gave their children? "Mick and Russell's Dad Off" is back, with regulars Mick and Russell reacting in their own unique way to some everyday parenting scenarios - and once again our panel is asked to point-the-finger to determine which of our Likely Dads committed a parenting faux-pas.Joining Tim, Mick and Russell this week - Yorkshire comedian Pete Selwood and trans journalist Freddy McConnell, who has given birth twice. Producers: Kurt Brookes and Ashley Byrne A Made In Manchester production for BBC Radio 4

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• Past and Future

  Host Tim Vincent and regular panellists Mick Ferry and Russell Kane discuss what they think the future holds for their children and how things used to be when they were growing up.What occupations will they have? What sort of grip does technology hold over our children? Was it easier being a parent 20 or 30 years ago? And if they could resurrect parenting practices from the past, what would they be? As always, the two regular Likely Dads square off against each other to see how they would handle hypothetical parenting scenarios using their fathering experience in Mick and Russell's Dad Off. Meanwhile, the panel is asked to deduce the source of some anonymous facts from within the group. This week, our panellists must uncover whose experience buying a pram resulted in a panic attack. Joining Tim, Mick and Russell this week - comedian Emmanuel Sonubi and writer and comedian Sanjeev Kohli. Producers: Kurt Brookes and Ashley Byrne A Made In Manchester production for BBC Radio 4.

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• Organisation

  Host Tim Vincent and regular panelists Mick Ferry and Russell Kane come together in The Likely Dads to discuss the importance of organisation in parenting.How organised are they? Is there any point having an agenda or an itinerary when a moment of spontaneity from a child can throw a spanner in the works? And should people who planned their children be trusted?As ever, "Mick & Russell's Dad Off" pits our two regular Likely Dads against each other to see how they would handle hypothetical situations using their own distinct parenting styles and our panel is asked to deduce the source of an anonymous fact from within the group.Joining Tim, Mick and Russell this week are author and comedian George Lewis and Coronation Street's Steve McDonald and I'm A Celebrity runner-up, Simon Gregson.Producers: Kurt Brookes and Ashley Byrne A Made In Manchester production for BBC Radio 4.

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