The Gareth Cliff Show

#GCS 20.2.17 Pt1

American Mark Bland gets the show off to an interesting start. He and Gareth discuss his homeland right now, and a controversial turn that just took place in his career. Siya is still beaming in his year of 'yes'ness', a media update gets released on CliffCentral, the team talks time…

19 Feb 2017 11PM 1 hr 01 min

#GCS 17.2.17 Pt3

Lord Peter Hain served in the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, but it is South Africa where his heart has always beaten loudest. Growing up during a turbulent time in the country, his parents were anti-Apartheid activists who were jailed and forced into exile in 1966. Gareth chats…

17 Feb 2017 1AM 53 min

#GCS 17.2.17 Pt2

Gareth plays some funny news clips, then tries to get through a listener email that may or may not make any sense. What has the worst bite on earth? All kinds of scary things get discussed and then the team talks masturbation in the workplace. The best places to work…

17 Feb 2017 12AM 53 min

#GCS 17.2.17 Pt1

Siya watched that freaky horror movie that everyone has been talking about, and now wants to seek therapy. A radio DJ gets pranked on a troll level never seen before. Social media flashbacks, should we have to deal with them or delete them? News, sport and finance from there.

16 Feb 2017 11PM 58 min

#GCS 16.2.17 Pt3

Harmony Mothibe and Kresen Pillay come to studio to talk Chatbots and how Artificial Intelligence has the ability to solve many problems in Africa right now. Then staying with innovations, Flaming Alan Ford shares a sexual experience that was very interesting... yet somewhat unflattering.

16 Feb 2017 1AM 44 min

#GCS 16.2.17 Pt2

The banking collusion allegations are making big news right now, and it is something that Justice Malala starts with on the Burning Platform - brought to you by Nando's. A Nokia icon is set to return, so too will nudity to Playboy, and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition is steamier…

16 Feb 2017 12AM 55 min

#GCS 16.2.17 Pt1

Gareth starts the show by describing what an upper-decker is. Some delicious English is then dished up in Parliament, SONA responses come into play - despite the EFF being suspended, and fast food politicians also return into the spotlight. Then it's the latest from the news, sport and finance.

15 Feb 2017 11PM 58 min

#GCS 15.2.17 Pt3

The extraordinary story of Lucky Du Plessis is a must-listen affair. People talk about a diverse and contrasting society in South Africa, but nobody symbolises this quite like Lucky, a man with more than just a story to tell. From not knowing who his biological mother was, to the interesting…

15 Feb 2017 1AM 55 min

#GCS 15.2.17 Pt2

Are we finally getting closer to fully functional passenger drones? Could this hasten the rise of the machines though? Gun law amendments in the US are causing controversy. The DA's chief whip has his say about Zuma's SONA speech, Helen Zille documents how bad it was too, and a cucumber…

15 Feb 2017 12AM 59 min

#GCS 15.2.17 Pt1

Gareth is back in studio and talks about the value of selfishness, and how we shouldn't knock being alone. He may also have discovered how to make domestic air travel more enjoyable. A listener shares a story of a tragic illness she contracted. A juicy father and son soapie conflict…

14 Feb 2017 11PM 54 min

#GCS 14.2.17 Pt3

The Valentine's love continues as Ben talks about how the day is celebrated around the world, and which countries actually ban it. Siya's celebrity crush is revealed in an odd poem. Great TV ideas surface again, 16 things all couples should do at least once, more Fabio, and a saucy…

14 Feb 2017 2AM 58 min

#GCS 14.2.17 Pt2

Mabz has a story about how expensive Valentine's Day can be when you have many wives. Siya has a Valentine's song game for you. Fabio's 'tips to love' course through the show like a caressing hand on a thigh, then lifestyle chef Victor Du Plessis comes into studio to talk…

14 Feb 2017 12AM 49 min

#GCS 14.2.17 Pt1

It's Valentines Day! Gareth is in Cape Town for it, and the show starts off with him being grilled over his time on Afternoon Express. Porn Hub Valentine's stats, creepy Valentines poems and what everyone has planned for the big day. News, sport and finance from there.

13 Feb 2017 11PM 57 min

#GCS 13.2.17 Pt3

Joey Evans is not just an inspiration, he is a man with a story that defies belief. He always had a dream of participating in the Dakar Rally, but a life-threatening crash derailed the dream. Gareth chats to him about this, and how he somehow put it all behind him…

13 Feb 2017 1AM 42 min

#GCS 13.2.17 Pt2

On the back of the fiery Neal Collins interview during the sport, a comparison is made between Jacob Zuma and Irvin Khoza. Siya gives you a rundown of the Grammy Awards, including Beyonce's speech. A lottery winner is suing the lottery. Uber is getting sued for something a little unexpected,…

13 Feb 2017 12AM 59 min

#GCS 13.2.17 Pt1

Al Jarreau has died, do you remember him? Gareth talks about scam mails, Ben brings up divorce, and you also get a little Valentine's Day preview. Loads more from what happened over the weekend, and then a special sports guest to go with the news and finance.

12 Feb 2017 11PM 59 min

#GCS 10.2.17 Pt3

Thato Mogatla and Isabella Potenza run a non-profit organisation called the Youth Arts Massif. Gareth gets them to explain exactly what that is and all the great work they are doing. Ulrico Grech-Cumbo then talks Virtual Reality, something that is still very new to most of us, but not Ulrico…

10 Feb 2017 1AM 57 min

#GCS 10.2.17 Pt2

Do you remember Mischa Barton? Well things aren't going very well for her, which brings the world of celebrity into question and its many dangers that people overlook. Some American political news of a very different nature, then Ranjeni Munusamy gives her views on what went down at SONA from…

10 Feb 2017 12AM 40 min

#GCS 10.2.17 Pt1

The SONA circus played out as everyone expected, and then some. Gareth recaps on the madness, and tries to make sense of it all. Is there any sense to be made though? Mabz is still away so Gareth, Ben and Siya have a go at bringing you the news, with…

9 Feb 2017 11PM 59 min

#GCS 9.2.17 Pt3

Some rumblings from traditional radioland get the team talking. Abed Ahmed, a SA man living in Turkey, then comes into studio to talk about real life in a country that is a real political hot potato and immigration hot spot causing many interesting headlines of late. Thulane Hadebe's celebrity chart…

9 Feb 2017 1AM 59 min