Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe

Snapshot · Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe

S12 EP49: I love the buffet

Explore episode Jun 23, 2026

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Rob's Tenerife Work Trip & Airport Disaster

At 32:45 · chapter starts 29:25

Rob had flown to Tenerife for work, with the production team arranging a local fixer — a standard practice explained as a local crew that handles permits, logistics, and location relationships for visiting British productions. The flights back to Gatwick were delayed across the board, but the production team managed to move Rob to an earlier one. Then things unravelled: the fixer decided to first drop a colleague home, adding a 20-minute round trip. At the airport, rather than pulling up to the drop-off, the fixer headed for the car park. Rob bailed, grabbed his bag and ran. He reached check-in at 4:34 — exactly 4 minutes after check-in closed for a delayed 5:15 flight. The agent confirmed check-in shuts 45 minutes before scheduled departure regardless of delay. Rob, hot, tired, and thinking of the babysitter at home with his kids, shouted 'fuck's sake' — then immediately apologised to the agent. He paid for a lounge, sat among businessmen in neck ties for 5 hours, and arrived home at 2:30am.

Leisure
Rob's Tenerife Airport Disaster: 5 Hours Stranded

S12 EP49: I love the buffet · Jun 23, 2026 Leisure

Rob Beckett's work Tenerife trip ended in chaos: the local fixer detoured to drop someone off, adding 20 minutes to the airport run, causing Rob to miss check-in by exactly 4 minutes despite the flight being delayed. He ran from the car park, missed it, then paid to sit in an airport lounge for 5 hours before arriving home at 2:30am.

Kids & Family
Josh's Son's 48-Hour DHL Obsession

S12 EP49: I love the buffet · Jun 23, 2026 Kids & Family

Within 48 hours of buying a toy DHL van, Josh Widdicombe's son became completely brand-loyal to DHL, requesting to watch YouTube walkthroughs of new DHL vans on Josh's phone and saving pocket money for a different DHL toy. Josh noted with bemusement that of all the things a child could be obsessed with, it was a German logistics company.

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