diff --git a/templates/content-episode.tpl.html b/templates/content-episode.tpl.html
index 470eb55..fab096b 100644
--- a/templates/content-episode.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/content-episode.tpl.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 		<p class="meta"><!--% episode_navigation %-->
 		</p>
 <p><!--% show_avatar(episode.hostid, episode.host) %-->
-Hosted by <a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->correspondents/<!--% zero_pad_left(episode.hostid) %-->.html"><!--% episode.host %--></a> on <span><!--% episode.date %--></span> is flagged as <span><!--% display_explicit(episode.explicit) %--></span> and is released under a <span><!--% episode.license %--> license</span>. <br>
+Hosted by <a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->correspondents/<!--% zero_pad_left(episode.hostid) %-->.html"><!--% episode.host %--></a> on <span><!--% day_and_date(episode.date) %--></span> is flagged as <span><!--% display_explicit(episode.explicit) %--></span> and is released under a <span><!--% episode.license %--> license</span>. <br>
 <!--% display_tags(episode.tags) %-->
 
 <label>Comments: </label><!--% display_comments_tally(episode.id, episode.eps_tally) %--> <br>
diff --git a/templates/content-index.tpl.html b/templates/content-index.tpl.html
index b40c545..075c154 100644
--- a/templates/content-index.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/content-index.tpl.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 			<h1><a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/hpr<!--% zero_pad_left(latest_episodes.id) %-->/index.html">hpr<!--% latest_episodes.id %--> :: <!--% latest_episodes.title %--></a></h1>
 		<h3><!--% latest_episodes.summary%--></h3>
 		<p class="meta"$><!--% show_avatar(latest_episodes.hostid, latest_episodes.host, host_cnt) %-->
-	Hosted by <a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->correspondents/<!--% zero_pad_left(latest_episodes.hostid) %-->.html"><!--% latest_episodes.host %--></a> on <!--% latest_episodes.date %--> is flagged as <!--% display_explicit(latest_episodes.explicit) %--> and released under a <!--% latest_episodes.license %--> license. <br>
+	Hosted by <a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->correspondents/<!--% zero_pad_left(latest_episodes.hostid) %-->.html"><!--% latest_episodes.host %--></a> on <!--% day_and_date(latest_episodes.date) %--> is flagged as <!--% display_explicit(latest_episodes.explicit) %--> and released under a <!--% latest_episodes.license %--> license. <br>
 	<!--% display_tags(latest_episodes.tags) %-->
 	<span><!--% show_series(latest_episodes.series, latest_episodes.seriesid) %--></span>
 	<span><label>Comments: </label><!--% display_comments_tally(latest_episodes.id, latest_episodes.eps_tally) %--></span><br>
diff --git a/templates/content-twat_episode.tpl.html b/templates/content-twat_episode.tpl.html
index 93ebbd8..426ae29 100644
--- a/templates/content-twat_episode.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/content-twat_episode.tpl.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 		<p class="meta"><!--% episode_navigation %-->
 		</p>
 <p><!--% show_avatar(episode.hostid, episode.host) %-->
-Hosted by <a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->correspondents/<!--% zero_pad_left(episode.hostid) %-->.html"><!--% episode.host %--></a> on <span><!--% episode.date %--></span> is flagged as <span><!--% display_explicit(episode.explicit) %--></span> and is released under a <span><!--% episode.license %--> license</span>. <br>
+Hosted by <a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->correspondents/<!--% zero_pad_left(episode.hostid) %-->.html"><!--% episode.host %--></a> on <span><!--% day_and_date(episode.date) %--></span> is flagged as <span><!--% display_explicit(episode.explicit) %--></span> and is released under a <span><!--% episode.license %--> license</span>. <br>
 <!--% display_tags(episode.tags) %--> <br>
 <!--% listen_now(episode, "twat", baseurl, media_baseurl) %-->
 <!--% display_listen_in(episode.id, "twat") %-->  
diff --git a/templates/shared-episode-summary.tpl.html b/templates/shared-episode-summary.tpl.html
index 3130ef4..68ae45e 100644
--- a/templates/shared-episode-summary.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/shared-episode-summary.tpl.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ or
 <!--% END %-->
 
 <!--% MACRO show_meta(show, hide_tags) BLOCK %-->
-	<span><label>Released:</label> <!--% show.date %-->.</span> 
+<span><label>Released:</label> <!--% day_and_date(show.date) %-->.</span> 
 	<span><label>Duration:</label> <!--% display_episode_duration(show.duration) %-->.</span> 
 	<span><label>Flag:</label> <!--% display_explicit(show.explicit) %-->.</span> 
 	<span><!--% show_series(show.series, show.seriesid) %--></span>  <br>
diff --git a/templates/shared-utils.tpl.html b/templates/shared-utils.tpl.html
index 4ed3e3f..0d6303b 100644
--- a/templates/shared-utils.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/shared-utils.tpl.html
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@
 <!--% iso8601_date.format(date_to_format) %-->
 <!--% END %-->
 
+<!--% MACRO day_from_date(eps_date) BLOCK %-->
+<!--% USE eps_day = date(format => '%A', locale => 'en_US', gmt => 1)  %-->
+<!--% eps_day.format("$eps_date 0:0:0") %-->
+<!--% END %-->
+
+<!--% MACRO day_and_date(eps_date) BLOCK %-->
+<!--% day_from_date(eps_date) %-->, <!--% eps_date %-->
+<!--% END %-->
+
 <!--% MACRO tag_to_id(tag, is_index) BLOCK %-->
 <!--% tag = tag.replace('\s+','_') %-->
 <!--% IF is_index %-->