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September 1, 2025 35 mins

The lads are reunited following a hectic summer! Chris attempts to seduce a new friend, Sunil takes us through his tabs and James is just a tube. There’s also a substantial update on the big PC front. Summary: we’re so back!

If you want to experience the full force of Rural Concerns Live, you can grab tickets to our Manchester show at Fairfield Social Club on 22nd November.

Series two of Chris' radio show Icklewick FM has just dropped on BBC Sounds! It's also on BBC Radio 4 at 11pm for the next few weeks.  

If you have a Rural Concern you can send us an email to christopher@alovelytime.co.uk. We promise we’ll be very kind!

The best way to support this educational podcast is through Patreon. For less than a fiver you can get bonus episodes and access to our Discord community, The Creamery.

Our artwork is by Poppy Hillstead, our music is by Sam O’Leary and our legal due diligence is by Cal Derrick, Entertainment Lawyer. Rural Concerns is edited by Joseph Burrows and produced by Egg Mountain for A Lovely Time Productions.

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