Sewing Bee Unpicked

Robert Sexton

Sewing Bee Unpicked is a light hearted review podcast of the “Great British Sewing Bee” looking at the challenges and what we thought of them. Join our hosts Rob and Sean on our journey as we unpick ;-) each episode

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S6 · E8
September 6 · 1 hr 20 min
GBSB Unpicked S12E8 - Literary Icons Week
Sean and Rob delve into literary icons, let’s see who was a real page turner and who book gets left on the shelf!
S6 · E7
August 30 · 1 hr 35 min
GBSB Unpicked S12E7 - Music Week
Sean and Rob unpick music week at the bee, who was top of the pops and who hit a bum note? A Madonna themed pattern challenge, a girl group pop transformation challenge and a disco inspired made to measure.
S6 · E6
August 23 · 1 hr 19 min
GBSB Unpicked S12E6 - Kids Week
Sean and Rob unpick all the tricky challenges from Kids week!
S6 · E5
August 16 · 1 hr 30 min
GBSB Unpicked S12E5 - Sports Week
Sean and Rob delve into Sports week at the sewing bee and see who scores a strike and who misses.
S6 · E4
August 9 · 1 hr 22 min
GBSB Unpicked S12E4 - Mexico Week
Rob and Sean discuss this weeks exotic episode as the bee’s visit Mexico and celebrate Mexican culture with some tricky sewing challenges! 🇲🇽
S6 · E3
August 2 · 1 hr 40 min
GBSB Unpicked S12E3 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle week
Sean and Rob pick apart the latest episode of the great British Sewing Bee
July 25 · 1 hr 32 min
GBSB Unpicked S12E2 - Colour and Print Week
Join Rob and Sean as they discuss series 12 episode 2 of the Great British Sewing Bee. They have a lot of opinions on this episode, so it’s a long one. Get a cuppa and settle in for some discussions on colour, print and Sean’s personal tops and bottoms!
S6 · E1
July 21 · 1 hr 9 min
GBSB Unpicked S12 E1 - Summer Week
Join Rob and Sean as they analyze the first episode of series 12 of The Great British Sewing Bee, discussing contestants, challenges, and standout moments. Perfect for sewing enthusiasts and fans of the show alike.
S5 · E11
Oct 5, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
GBSB Unpicked - Interviews - Kit (series 11)
Join Sean and Rob as they quiz 4th place Bee from Series 11 Kit, about their sewing journey and the fun they had on the Sewing Bee.
S5 · E10
Sep 20, 2025 · 1 hr
GBSB Unpicked S11E10 - The Final
It's the final!!! From 12 Bee's down to the final 3, Caz, Orla and Yasmin. A tricky slinky bias cut made to measure gives our bee's a real challenge. A Sheer transformation tests our contestants on what to show and what to conceal. Then the final made to measure is a trick of the eye optical illusion, with some very special models. Who will be the Sewing Bee Champion of 2025... join Sean and Rob as they find out and discuss their thoughts.
S5 · E9
Sep 15, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
GBSB Unpicked S11 E9 - 1920s Week
Our Bee's are sent back in time to the roaring 1920's with a woollen plus 4 trouser pattern challenge, a polo shirt transformation and a made to measure for a 1920's specific event.
S5 · E8
Sep 8, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
GBSB Unpicked S11E8 - Movie Week
Grab your popcorn, we're off to the movies! The Bee's tackle a Hitchcock classic 1960s jacket, transform curtains into an afterparty outfit and create scary horror character costumes!
S5 · E7
Aug 30, 2025 · 1 hr
GBSB Unpicked S11E7 - Art Week
It's Art week at the Great British Sewing Bee and our Bees need to Create a babydoll dress to express their personality, transform painters old clothes into an asymmetric outfit and create a made to measure based around the concept of Pop Art.
S5 · E6
Aug 25, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
GBSB Unpicked S11E6 - Kids Week
Rob and Sean review kids wear week at the sewing bee. An adaptive dungaree pattern challenge, a toddler playwear transformation challenge, and an occupational fancy dress made to measure.
S5 · E5
Aug 17, 2025 · 59 min
GBSB Unpicked S11E5 - Reduce Reuse Recycle Week
This week the Bees are Reducing Reusing and Recycling their way through the Sewing Bee. A mathematical first pattern challenge that is zero waste, a festival tent transformation and a reuse made a measure.
S5 · E4
Aug 9, 2025 · 58 min
GBSB Unpicked S11 E4 - Korean Week
The Great British Sewing Bee is jet setting to Korea this week, where our Bees will have to deal with some traditional Korean garments and a real fight in the transformation challenge. Join Sean and Rob as they discuss the creations this week. Spoiler alert... they don't agree on everything!
Aug 3, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
GBSB Unpicked S11 E3 - Design Icons Week
Design Icons week at the Sewing Bee and our sewists are dealing with a classic wrap dress from the 1970s, a Westwood inspired transformation with household soft furnishings and a made to measure inspired by the House of Versace.
Jul 25, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
GBSB S11E2 - Active Wear Week
It’s week 2 and our Bees take on active wear. 7 panel cycling cap pattern challenge, a cycling jersey transformation and an athleisure made to measure. But who’s going to win the race and who’s going to be left in the dust?
S5 · E1
Jul 19, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
GBSB S11E1 - Shape Week
It’s the first episode of series 11 and the new bees are getting stuck in to shape week and dealing with gathered peplums, circle skirts and pleated dresses! Join Rob and Sean as they discuss the episode and give their opinions on how all the Bees did.
S4 · E10
Jul 28, 2024 · 1 hr 17 min
GBSB S10E10 - The Final
Sewing Bee Unpicked S10E10 THE FINAL - Join Sean and Rob on the final episode of series 10 as they talk about the last set of challenges and who will be chosen as the Sewing Bee champion of 2024. Please note that due to moving software (not our choice) we may sound a little strange and the free editing software did not allow us to do much editing at all, so apologies! You’re getting pretty much the full unedited chat…

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