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My Dad Wrote a Porno

title	My Dad Wrote a Porno
presenter	Jamie Morton James Cooper Alice Levine
language	English
began	4 October 2015
ended	12 December 2022
audio format	Acast · iTunes · SoundCloud · Spotify
genre	Comedy
url	https://mydadwroteaporno.com
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My Dad Wrote a Porno is a British comedy podcast hosted by Jamie Morton, James Cooper, and Alice Levine. Published from 4 October 2015 to 12 December 2022, each episode of the podcast features Morton reading a new chapter of Belinda Blinked, an amateur erotic novel series written by his father under the pen name Rocky Flintstone. Morton, Cooper, and Levine react to the material and provide running commentary.[1]

During its run, the podcast was downloaded over 430 million times. On 11 May 2019, HBO aired a comedy special of the show which featured a "lost chapter" from one of the books. The special was filmed over two nights in front of a live audience at the Roundhouse theatre in London.

History

The podcast was devised and presented by television writer and director Jamie Morton, digital executive James Cooper, and television and radio presenter Alice Levine.[2] The three originally met at the University of Leeds before they began working in broadcasting, and had previously worked together on other projects.[3]

Belinda Blinked (novels)

Belinda Blinked is a series of at least six main books, and at least nine spin-off titles, available as self-published e-books for sale and download on Amazon. As of 2017, Flintstone was working on the sixth book and said he intends to continue as he "needs the money".[29]

History

It was revealed by Flintstone during the final episode of My Dad Wrote a Porno that the inspiration for the first novel came from a conversation he had with his wife, with whom he had written many travel books; his wife mentioned that their books did not sell well, prompting him to remark that "the only thing that sells these days is sex".[30] When his wife replied that she could not write erotica, he took it as a challenge to do it himself. He said he wanted to write a novel, along the lines of "50 Colours of Grey".[1]

The first four books were written and completed before the podcast began airing in 2015.[2] The fifth book in the series was the first book written after the podcast premiered, in December 2019.

The main books in the series are (as of March 2026):

Flinstone has also released several spin-off books in the series:

There has also been a Spanish translation of Belinda Blinked 1.[47]

Flinstone also started a new series called Bill Badger, which contains characters from Belinda Blinked:

March 2015 – Belinda Blinked 1: A modern story of sex, erotica and passion. How the sexiest sales girl in business earns her huge bonus by being the best at removing her high heels.[31]
July 2016 – Belinda Blinked 2: The continuing story of, dripping sex, passion and big business deals.: Keep following the sexiest sales girl in business as she earns her huge bonus by removing her silk blouse.[32]
May 2017 – Belinda Blinked 3: The continuing erotic story of sexual activity, dripping action and even bigger business deals as Belinda relentlessly continues to earn her huge bonus.[33][34]
November 2018 – Belinda Blinked 4: An erotic story of sexual prowess, sexy characters and even bigger business deals whilst the darkness increases;.[35]
December 2019 – Belinda Blinked 5: Belinda Blumenthal, worldwide Sales Director of Steeles Pots and Pans is in big trouble. Can the sexiest girl in sales continue to remove her brassiere whilst the evil grows.

December 2015 – The Rocky Flintstone Bottle of Wine a Day Diet: How Belinda Blinked and the Glee Team lose weight and still enjoy life![38]
November 2020 – a special lockdown-themed book was released, set during the spring of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic called Belinda Blinked; Lockdown 69: A very special Belinda Blinked book written during very unspecial times...[39]
January 2022 – Belinda Blinked The Extra Bits 1: All the Xmas Specials and The Road to Completion... a naughty look at buying your first home.[40]
August 2022 – The Belinda Blinked Character Rankings Nos 1-122: Yes Number 122 down to number 1.[41]
September 2023 – a book meant to be set between books 6 and 7 was released, Belinda Blinked; 6a The MI6 Spanish Mission;: Belinda Blumenthal; Terminated; What does a successful ex Sales Director with time on her hands do? Well... she cleans out her musty old garage.[42]

May 2023 –Bill Badger 1: Bill is an irresistible hunk; he’s also a fine goods delivery driver who finds sex staring him in the face at every other address. This is Bill's story.[48]
May 2025 - Bill Badger 2: Bill is an irresistible hunk; but he’s got problems, women problems. His Father’s new fling Carmen Maria da Silva is a gold digger...[49]

Rocky Flinstone

"Rocky Flintstone" is the pen name of Morton's father, a retired Northern Irish builder.[50] According to Flintstone, the name "Rocky" was inspired by The Rockford Files and a family friend's dog living in Brazil, also named Rocky. "Flintstone" is inspired by the author's degree in geology and his self-identification with Fred Flintstone as he batters on the door waiting to be allowed back indoors at the end of each Flintstones episode.[4] Before retiring, Flintstone worked as a builder, teacher, and, like his protagonist, in sales. Prior to writing Belinda Blinked, Flintstone self-published a number of non-fiction works on subjects of his personal expertise, including a tourist's guide to Brazil, a mineral identification manual, and a gardening book. The Belinda Blinked series is his only known work of fiction.[3] Flintstone prefers to remain out of the podcast spotlight.[2]

Plot

The novels tell the story of the sexual exploits of Belinda Blumenthal and her work in the sales and marketing department of the fictional company "Steeles Pots and Pans". Belinda's work takes her around the world, where she meets various sales reps, suppliers, and business associates. Many characters regularly appear throughout the series, although some are introduced only to never be heard from again, or some even change name halfway through a chapter.[51] The writing is erratic, as Morton says: "One moment Belinda is handcuffed to a trellis in a 'medium-sized maze', the next she's at a charity tombola raising funds for the Asses & Donkeys Trust."[5]