Matt Baker's Petcast

For the final episode of Series 1 of Matt Baker's Petcast, the Petcast caravan returns to the horse paddock in South London to meet comedian Harry Hill and his dogs, Snowy (a 14-year-old white Jackapoo) and Wilson (a black Jackapoo). Harry recalls early pets including a goldfish named James, childhood cats, and dogs ranging from a chaotic family dog to a black Labrador after returning from Hong Kong, plus later life with wife Magda and her fox terrier Hattie, who developed diabetes and died while in kennels.

He describes the challenges of raising kids alongside two brother-sister fox terriers, life on tour, and a DIY dog-flap disaster. Harry discusses his oversized collars, using animals in comedy and TV, and embracing podcasting as a lo-fi, low-overhead creative format. The episode ends as usual with The Petcast quiz.

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Matt Baker brings The Petcast caravan to Vauxhall City Farm in South London to meet Radio 1 presenter Matt Edmondson and his 14-year-old West Highland terrier, Oscar.

Matt E shares his early TV obsession with CBBC links and why radio initially felt more exposing and difficult than live TV. He talks about childhood house rabbits, the traumatic death of Buttons, and how he first warmed to dogs through his wife Bryony’s family dog, Layla, before finally finding Oscar from a litter in Southampton and becoming intensely devoted to puppy care. Matt E describes Oscar’s separation anxiety, later life with their children, and fears about eventually saying goodbye.

A sponsored segment introduces Harrington’s Superfoods, with Good Food health editor Izzy discussing diet-linked tummy issues and ingredients like sweet potato, green beans, pomegranate, and mushrooms, before the Petcast quiz returns to close the episode.

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Matt Baker and the Petcast caravan return to the Good Woof Festival at Goodwood in West Sussex to meet broadcaster, Crufts presenter and former champion jockey Clare Balding. Clare reflects on a life immersed in animals, from early memories with Candy the boxer and riding Shetland pony Valkyrie - formerly owned by the Queen - to her family’s racing heritage, including her mother running a stud, her brother training 250 horses, and an emotional celebration of her father’s life featuring his horses and silks.

She discusses how dogs and horses respond honestly to people, her years covering the Olympics and the power of storytelling in broadcasting, and life with Archie the Tibetan terrier, chosen due to Alice’s allergies and later made reactive after an early attack. Clare also takes part in the Petcast quiz and shares details of her British-made, hypoallergenic, low-foam dog grooming range, Unconditional Love.

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Matt Baker records The Petcast from his caravan at Goodwoof on the Goodwood Estate in West Sussex, welcoming comedian and presenter Russell Kane, who arrives with Brian the chihuahua, known from the children’s book When Brian Met Terry. Russell discusses touring with his dogs (including Pappy and Marty), his lifelong obsession with animals, and why Burmese cats are unusually dog-like, trainable, and prone to separation anxiety and jealousy—an experience that inspired his book’s theme of coping with a new arrival.He shares practical tips for introducing pets using scent items and side-by-side crates, plus childhood stories involving crickets, a garter snake, and a stick insect.

Russell explains how Pet Selector helps families choose pets by lifestyle, recounts keeping a French lop rabbit as a “guard rabbit,” reflects on pet loss and cremation keepsakes, and finishes with the Petcast quiz.

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Matt Baker brings the Petcast caravan to Roots & Shoots in London to meet comedian, author and TV presenter Susan Calman, who shares life with six cats and a home designed around them, from scratching towers and a TARDIS cat house to a tiny matching cat sofa.

Susan explains how each cat’s name comes from strong female role models, how she FaceTimes them while on tour, and how their companionship helps with anxiety and depression. She performs a favourite cat theme tune, talks about growing up with dogs, and reflects on grief after losing cats, including getting their paw prints tattooed. Our guest vet Nick offers tips on grooming, litter trays and scratching posts, before Susan meets ferrets from Vauxhall City Farm and takes on the Petcast quiz.

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