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later on in the episode. The kettle's boiled, Vic. Great, perfect timing. Just a dash of milk for me,

please, mate. Here you go. Should we get started then?

Have you ever woken up on a Sunday morning and said, I'm never drinking again,

and then found yourself waving 50 bucks at a barman by happy hour?

Are you wondering why everyone else can stop at one while you head to a dodgy after party with a weird bloke called Disco Dave. If so, it might be time to take a deeper look at your relationship with your reliable social crutch, alcohol.

On each episode, we'll investigate our own dysfunctional dealings with booze and find out if it's possible to stop this deeply ingrained habit before things get too messy. Yep, we're

going to open up a shame shed of humiliating drinking stories to help you understand why waking

up from a booze coma each weekend with a kebab sticking out of your top pocket might actually

be negatively impacting your health. Hamish and I are here to delve into what it's

like being sober, an unwanted warts and all look into why giving up those cheeky pints or putting down those mummy wines will make you feel happier, help your anxiety and mental health, and turn you into the most sparkly authentic version of you. Won't that mean I become boring, though, Vic? Well, Hamish, we'll just have to wait and see.

I'm Victoria Vanstone.

I'm Hamish Adams-Kairns.

And this is sober awkward.

Where's Alan?

Well, I've got a text from him here.

He's gone away to Europe with his son on some sort of football tour. I've contacted him a few times, and he hasn't really got back to me, and then I've suddenly got this, which says, I've spent half my budget in Tesco's on cocktail sausages, pickled onions, crisps and scotch eggs, and that is it. That is all I've got from him. Nothing else. And I said, are you okay? And there's been no response for three days. It sounds to me like he wants money. Do you want us to send him Bitcoin? He hasn't sent his bank details. Yeah, he will. He will probably spend that on pickled eggs as well. It sounds like a sort of gap year student text with the parents leaving a little bit unsaid. I've spent all my money. I'm sleeping on the street. Okay. We'll give you some money. Get yourself into a hostel. I'm hoping he's okay, Alan, on tour with his son. Oh, it worries me a little bit. It's weird having, when he's not here because we're in a different studio and he's away, So we are without Alan today, which is slightly odd. I know. I feel naked. I, you are naked.

Yes. That's why I feel that way.

That makes sense. Yeah. We should start this episode by saying, seasons, greetings and Merry Christmas

to you, Vic. Yes, seasons greetings to you. Happy Christmas, Hamish. Party season is upon us, and we are no different here at Sober Awkward. So I have brought a few bits to get us in the mood. Oh, some scented candles and massage oil. No, Vic, it's not that kind of party. Oh, damn it. Even though I am naked. Not only are we celebrating Christmas, but today is the last episode of our fourth series.

That's right. We're going to take a break for a couple of weeks to spend some time with our horrible little families.

And we're going to be right back with you on New Year's Day.

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