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Scarred for Life

Scarred for Life

By: Lock It In Studio
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 Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence are joined each week by a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods that 'scarred' them for life. Follow us on socials: Andy Bush - Twitter / Instagram Scarred For Life - Twitter / Facebook / Instagram Production Company - Lock It In Studio Producer - Dane SmithLock It In Studio Art Social Sciences
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  • Rob Shearman

    Rob Shearman
    Jun 23 2025
    This week's guest is author, playwright and screenwriter - Rob Shearman. Rob's varied career has seen him write and direct plays, novels, radio dramas and TV shows. If it can be written, Rob's written it. He's also closely entwined with the world of Doctor Who, having written many audio dramas for Big Finish and adapting one of them into the first episode of the 2005 revival of the show. Based on the hugely successful Scarred for Life books, this is a weekly exploration of the things that scared people growing up and what those things say about us today. Join Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence as each week they talk to a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods. Email us - contact@scarredforlifebooks.com Follow us on socials: Scarred For Life - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Andy Bush - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr
  • Milo McCabe (AKA Troy Hawke)

    Milo McCabe (AKA Troy Hawke)
    Jun 16 2025
    This week's guest is comedian and professional complimenter Milo McCabe. Milo has been a regular on the stand-up circuit for many years but is best known for playing Troy Hawke, a David Niven inspired character who compliments people in public. His Troy Hawke videos have been viewed by millions of people online and led to sell out shows across the world. Based on the hugely successful Scarred for Life books, this is a weekly exploration of the things that scared people growing up and what those things say about us today. Join Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence as each week they talk to a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods. Email us - contact@scarredforlifebooks.com Follow us on socials: Scarred For Life - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Andy Bush - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • Sam Ryder

    Sam Ryder
    Jun 10 2025
    This week's guest is the chart-topping musician Sam Ryder. Sam famously scored the UK it's best result at Eurovision for decades and has since been nominated for a BRIT award, performed sell-out shows across the world and scored a number one album. But now he joins us on Scarred For Life to share the things that terrified him growing up. Based on the hugely successful Scarred for Life books, this is a weekly exploration of the things that scared people growing up and what those things say about us today. Join Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence as each week they talk to a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods. Email us - contact@scarredforlifebooks.com Follow us on socials: Scarred For Life - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Andy Bush - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
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Instead of being a tongue-in-cheek nostalgia trip, the content is discussed and approached in a serious but entertaining way, taking in a fascinating period of mixed media and looking at the society and environment that created it and the impact it has had on subsequent generations. A great listen.

Engaging and conversation-starting

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Love everything about this, thanks guys. Especially Alice Lowe and Peter Serafinowicz. Keep bringing them out, PLEEEEASE.

People talked about Jan Svankmajer, Czech God of scarring, and check out Down in the Cellar if you haven’t seen it. Our parents used to show it to us for the lols. Never have potatoes looked so sinister.

Creepy and lovely

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Wonderful show, on the back of the amazing books that the chaps patiently and lovingly put together. Their energy and passion comes across so well. The guests are great.
If you're a child of the 70s/80s this is an absolute must. It's a lovely trip down memory lane that turns into the highway to hell as we look back at the terrifying culture of yesteryear! Do have nightmares!

A nostalgic reopening of old wounds

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The flow of conversation works really well and no podcast is the same. I’m going to buy the books now after listening to these podcasts and will probably (most likely) listen again. Perfect of you’re 40+ and want to remise about life as a child in the 80’s and 90’s when we had a lot more freedom and adventures.

A great listen and brought back some things I had wiped from my memory

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