The Likely Dads

Host Tim Vincent and regular panelists Mick Ferry and Russell Kane return for the final episode in the current series. This time our Likely Dads talk about bonding with their children.What activities did they do to bond with their children? How long did it take and were they successful? Did their bond change as they grew older? And what was their bond like with their own parents?"Mick and Russell's Dad Off" returns and our panel is once again asked to deduce the sources of a series of anonymous facts about our Likely Dads. This time they solve the mystery of who had to be cut out of an indoor play area.Joining Tim, Mick and Russell are author and blogger Matt Coyne and comedian and actor Johnny Vegas. Producers: Kurt Brookes and Ashley Byrne.A Made In Manchester production for BBC Radio 4

Mick Ferry and Russell Kane discuss their successes and failures as dads. They share personal experiences, talk about pride, supporting their kids, and charging rent. They also reveal a funny incident at a maternity unit and discuss parenting mishaps at the park and strategies for keeping kids safe.

Host Tim Vincent and regular panelists Mick Ferry and Russell Kane return for The Likely Dads, this time talking about labels and names.Are some of the labels Dads are given justified? Do they really matter in the grand scheme of things? How important is it to them to be recognised as a father? And how did they arrive at the names they gave their children? "Mick and Russell's Dad Off" is back, with regulars Mick and Russell reacting in their own unique way to some everyday parenting scenarios - and once again our panel is asked to point-the-finger to determine which of our Likely Dads committed a parenting faux-pas.Joining Tim, Mick and Russell this week - Yorkshire comedian Pete Selwood and trans journalist Freddy McConnell, who has given birth twice. Producers: Kurt Brookes and Ashley Byrne A Made In Manchester production for BBC Radio 4

Host Tim Vincent and panelists Mick Ferry, Russell Kane, Emmanuel Sonubi, and Sanjeev Kohli discuss parenting styles, concerns about the future for their children, the importance of failure in learning, and their experiences as first-time parents. The panel also plays a game to guess who had a panic attack while buying a pram.

Host Tim Vincent and regular panelists Mick Ferry and Russell Kane come together in The Likely Dads to discuss the importance of organisation in parenting.How organised are they? Is there any point having an agenda or an itinerary when a moment of spontaneity from a child can throw a spanner in the works? And should people who planned their children be trusted?As ever, "Mick & Russell's Dad Off" pits our two regular Likely Dads against each other to see how they would handle hypothetical situations using their own distinct parenting styles and our panel is asked to deduce the source of an anonymous fact from within the group.Joining Tim, Mick and Russell this week are author and comedian George Lewis and Coronation Street's Steve McDonald and I'm A Celebrity runner-up, Simon Gregson.Producers: Kurt Brookes and Ashley Byrne A Made In Manchester production for BBC Radio 4.

The Likely Dads are back for a second series to discuss parenting from the paternal perspective. Host Tim Vincent and regular panelists Mick Ferry and Russell Kane return a little older (definitely) and a little wiser (debatable) to talk about their experiences of fatherhood so far.In the first episode of the new series Tim, Mick and Russell discuss how discipline has evolved from a time when being told off by a stranger was socially acceptable and a clip round the ear was a daily occurrence to the concept of parents not saying "no" and that modern-day gem, the naughty step."Mick & Russell's Dad Off" returns, where the regulars are pitted against each other in a series of hypothetical parenting situations, and a new feature sees Tim reveal an anonymous fact about one of our Likely Dads for the panel to guess who it's attributed to. Our guests joining Tim, Mick and Russell this week are comedians Britain's Got Talent finalist Nabil Abdulrashid and award-winning Alun Cochrane. The Producers: Kurt Brookes and Ashley ByrneA Made In Manchester production for BBC Radio 4.

Tim Vincent hosts a new comedy panel show about being a dad in the 21st century.