LO: To Realise You Are Officially Older Than Santa Claus!

Two Mr Ps in a Pod(Cast)

Two Mr Ps in a Pod

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🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Recorded on the first of December, this episode kicks off with full on festive chat as the lads talk advent calendars, Centre Parcs prices, the joy and absolute faff of Christmas with kids, and the emotional shift from doing the full Father Christmas and elf on the shelf routine to having slightly older children who still love it but in a different way. There is a proper bit of reflection on nostalgia and ageing, from childhood Christmas traditions and Blue Peter badges to the brutal moment you realise you are now older than the characters you grew up watching in classic Christmas films. The big news this week is a huge announcement about the Let That Be A Lesson tour. After selling over fifteen thousand tickets for the current run, the boys reveal that the tour is being extended with brand new dates across the country in October 2026 and February 2027, giving more teachers and school staff the chance to come out, switch off and have a night of classroom chaos stories in real life. This week’s thread looks at things in the UK that have quietly disappeared without anyone really noticing. There is also a run of teacher fails that will make every member of school staff feel instantly better about their own week. From classroom mishaps to unfortunate wording and tech disasters, it is a reminder that everyone in schools is permanently one tired moment away from unintentional chaos. The episode rounds off with a call for Christmas stories for the upcoming festive special: nativity disasters, staff do confessions, dodgy presents, and anything brilliantly chaotic from the Christmas season. 📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here: 👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16 🎟️ It’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨ 📍 Dates & Venues 🎭 February 2026 14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻 15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭 17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️ 18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱 19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊 20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰 22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉 28th: Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall 🎸 NEW DATE 🎭 May 2026 22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨 🎭 October 2026 26th: Dartford, Orchard Theatre 🌉 27th: Tunbridge Wells, Assembly Hall Theatre 🌳 29th: Colchester, Charter Hall 🏺 30th: Southampton, O2 Guildhall ⚓ 🎭 February 2027 14th: Blackpool, Grand Theatre 🎡 15th: Carlisle, The Sands Centre 🏞️ 16th: Chester, Storyhouse 🐎 17th: Crewe, Lyceum Theatre 🚂 18th: Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall 🏹 19th: Stoke, Victoria Hall 🏺 20th: Stockton, Globe Theatre 🌐 21st: York, Grand Opera House MATINEE 🏰 🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️ 👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥 To find out more about how to get your school involved in the Ultimate STEM challenge from Energising Futures, with the opportunity to win a school visit from the National Robotarium, plus iPads for individual pupils, click on the link here >>> https://bit.ly/48jvHOo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by energising futures and the ultimate STEM challenge for 9 to 14 year olds.
0:08.7	This year's challenge are Robo Revolution and trust me there are some really cool prizes up for grabs.
0:16.1	A school visit from the national Aerium plus iPads.
0:21.6	I mean Adam, when you were a kid, what did you think robots would be like in the future?
0:26.6	I thought they'd just be like humans, but I also had this theory that you could ask a robot what food you want and the robot
0:34.6	I'd be able to just give it to you there and then.
0:36.6	Yeah, that would be the dream.
0:38.3	Well, this year's ultimate STEM challenge from energising futures is all about getting pupils
0:43.3	to think critically and creatively about how we use robots now and in the future.
0:50.3	Whether you teach primary or secondary energising futures is a free STEM hub packed with high quality curriculum-linked resources that bring real-world science to life.
1:02.0	Their ultimate STEM challenge inspires young people through plug and play lessons, video clips and essential skills links, showing just how exciting science and careers in robotics can be.
1:14.7	Then it's time for the competition.
1:17.0	Pupils design a robot that solves a real world problem today or in the future.
1:22.5	To find out more about how to get your school involved, click on the link in the show notes.
1:28.0	Hello and welcome to episode 231.
1:44.6	Season 9, episode 11.
1:46.5	I have two Mr. Peas in a podcast with me, Mr. Peet.
1:49.5	And the other Mr. Pei.
1:51.0	Welcome, guys, as we record on the 1st of December.
1:56.4	Advent has officially started.
1:59.5	The calendars are out. And I know every teacher up and down the country is just feeling
2:05.6	so incredibly festive and just raring to go.
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