Pubcast 7: The Tipperary, Fleet Street, EC4

In this pubcast, Alex takes Dave to the Tipperary, the first place to sell Guinness outside of Ireland, and thus the first ever Irish Pub outside of Ireland (where they, apparently, are just called pubs). Alex buys Dave a pint of the black stuff, and therefore denies Dave the opportunity to ask for a handled glass, much to Alex’s relief. Furthermore, some truly shocking information is revealed - this is yet another pub in which Dickens drank, which just adds to Alex and Dave's theory that he was a talentless drunken hack. Or at least enjoyed several ales in between penning novels with amusingly named characters.

CAMRA actually rave on about the interior of the pub, claiming it to be one of the finest historical interiors in London. However, Greene King gutted the place in the 1960s and refitted it to make it look all old, so that just goes to show that drinking copious amounts of ale and sporting facial hair akin to unkempt shrubbery means you know absolutely nothing about historical interiors.

That Dave and Alex were also fooled by the interior is neither here nor there.

Pubcast 6: The Queen’s Larder, Bloomsbury, WC1

Alex and Dave head for the diminutive Queen’s Larder pub and, uniquely thus far, actually sample the food before rating it. Well, Dave samples the food, and Alex suddenly becomes very jealous of Dave and all his lovely, lovely food.

Our Pubcasteers also discover a very friendly barman with a quite probably tall story about why he lacks handled glasses, sit outside on some rather fancy tables, and discuss the benefits of having a church immediately opposite the front door of the pub.

Pubcast 5: The French House, Dean Street, W1

Pubcast heads into deepest darkest Soho, to find the French House, on Dean Street. Prior to recording, this led to much standing around in the middle of the street, at equidistance from two buildings bedecked with the Tricolore, bickering softly about which of the two looks the most French.

On the pubcast itself, the Gentlemen find themselves, for the first time, ale-less. Alex instead goes for something which causes him to sweat with huge gusto (a side effect unwelcome on the hottest day of the year), a passing tramp interrupts and Alex and Dave, due to the presence of a microphone, feel pressured to give her money lest they come across as miserly, unloveable gits.

Pubcast 4: The Princess Louise, High Holburn, WC1

Pubcast heads to its second Samuel Smith's pub, The Princess Louise on High Holburn. Recently given the title of most ornate pub in London by the bearded gentlemen of CAMRA, listen in to see if Alex and Dave agree with the ornateness of the pub, and also discuss the relative merits of booths versus normal tables, and invent a nut-based pub game that is both enormous fun, but will also end your stay in the pub within five minutes. A game best played when the pub offers absolutely no amusements whatsoever.

Pubcast 3: The Fitzroy Tavern, Fitzrovia, W1

Pubcast ventures to the famous Fitzroy Tavern, on Charlotte Street, whereupon Alex procures a round costing under a fiver, then regales Dave with tales of biography-composing barmaids and bohemian London, and also explains why he thinks the Fitzroy Tavern is the pub mentioned in Orwell’s essay.

The manifesto is amended further, and Dave, meanwhile, is stunned at the sudden realisation of the existence of an underground bar, is impressed by a cheese counter, and thoroughly rubbishes Alex’s counting technique.