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Bricking It: The Universal Studios UK Podcast

Bricking It: The Universal Studios UK Podcast

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Bricking It: The Universal Studios UK Podcast is your go-to round-table for everything (and anything) surrounding the proposed Universal Studios UK theme park — from serious planning insight to full-on fan speculation, with plenty of laughs along the way.

Hosted by Andy of Project Universal, Lawrence of Universally Bedford, and Mike of Universal Studios GB Updates, Bricking It brings together three distinct voices: the researcher, the local lens, and the hardcore Universal watcher.

Each episode tackles the latest rumours, official developments, planning documents, infrastructure questions, and creative “what ifs” — all while keeping one foot firmly in reality and the other dangling over the hype train platform. Expect informed debate, community perspectives, playful disagreement, and the occasional moment where everyone realises just how big this could be.

Whether you’re a theme park obsessive, a Bedfordshire local, or someone nervously excited about what a Universal-sized brick could mean for the UK, Bricking It is where enthusiasm meets scrutiny — and nobody pretends not to be excited.

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  • SDO Approved! What Happens Next for Universal Studios UK?

    SDO Approved! What Happens Next for Universal Studios UK?
    Dec 20 2025

    It’s official — the Special Development Order (SDO) for Universal Studios UK has been approved by the UK Government, and that changes everything.

    In the very first episode of Bricking It: The Universal Studios UK Podcast, Andy (Project Universal), Lawrence (Universally Bedford) and Mike (Universal Studios GB Updates) break down what the SDO approval actually means — cutting through the headlines to explain why this moment matters and how it unlocks the next phase of the project.

    We dig into what we realistically expect to see on the Bedford site next, from early works and surveys to infrastructure preparation, timelines, and the signals locals should be watching for. There’s grounded analysis, informed speculation, and a healthy dose of excitement now that the project has cleared one of its biggest hurdles.

    And, because no good project launches without a bit of soul-searching, we also explain why the podcast is called Bricking It — where the name came from, what it represents, and how it perfectly sums up the mix of nerves, anticipation and sheer scale of what’s coming.

    If you’re following the Universal Studios UK development, live in or around Bedford, or just want a clear-eyed, enthusiast-led take on one of the biggest theme park stories in Europe, this is where the conversation starts.
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