# 99. Thom Tuck

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Podcast: [Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith](https://stenobird.com/podcast/crushed-by-margaret-cabourn-smith-5248482)
Published: 2026-01-16T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome to Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith - the podcast about unrequited love. This episode is an extremely funny chat with the supremely talented actor, writer, impresario THOM TUCK. It’s a delightful sprawling chat about Thom’s deeply strange upbringing and the crushes therein. Thom’s excellent stand up show, ‘Thom Tuck Goes Straight to DVD’ - which delves into some of these crushes – is available here. And – because of unforeseen, unfortunate reasons - we have a very special guest introducing the podcast for us. Get Well Soon, MCS! It says here. Thanks for downloading and supporting us (me). You're the absolute best. Come and find us... On ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠ where if you subscribe, you’ll have access to the podcast ad-free and exclusive blogs as well as a lot of gushy love from me. On ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ for a right old ragbag of silly and serious videos and clips. On ⁠⁠email⁠⁠, where you can send us anecdotes, adoration and arguments Who doesn't love post!? And if you want to do nothing but simply chuck me £4 to buy myself some sellotape and a copy of the Radio Times to make a collage, head for ⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/crushedbymcs⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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