diff --git a/templates/content-index.tpl.html b/templates/content-index.tpl.html
index 81ba196..8dbca81 100644
--- a/templates/content-index.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/content-index.tpl.html
@@ -26,17 +26,15 @@
 <hr>
   <article>
     <header>
-        <h3>Welcome to HPR the Community Podcast</h3>
+        <h3>Welcome to HPR, the Community Podcast</h3>
     </header>
 	<!--% days_till_next_episode = 0 %-->
 	<!--% USE DBI(constants.driver, constants.user, constants.password) %-->
-	<!--% FOREACH next_available_episode_result IN DBI.query(query_next_available_episode)
-	%-->
+	<!--% FOREACH next_available_episode_result IN DBI.query(query_next_available_episode) %-->
+	<!--% days_till_next_episode = next_available_episode_result.delta_days %-->
+	<!--% END %-->
 	<!--% USE date %-->
 	<!--% calc = date.calc %-->
-	<!--%  days_till_next_episode = calc.Delta_Days(date.format(date.now, '%Y'),date.format(date.now, '%m'),date.format(date.now, '%d'),next_available_episode_result.last_year,next_available_episode_result.last_month,next_available_episode_result.last_day) %-->
-	<!--% END %-->
-	<!--% USE date %-->  
 	<!--% delta = date.calc.N_Delta_YMD(2005,9,19, date.format(date.now, '%Y'),date.format(date.now, '%m'),date.format(date.now, '%d')) %-->
 	<p>We started producing shows as <a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/index.html#twat_episodes"><em>Today with a Techie</em></a> on 2005-09-19, <!--% delta.0 %--> years, <!--% delta.1 %--> months, <!--% delta.2 %--> days ago. our shows are produced by <a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->correspondents/index.html">listeners</a> like you and can be on any <a href="<!--% absolute_path(baseurl) %-->eps/index.html">topic</a> that <strong>"are of interest to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hacker_(hobbyist)">hackers</a>"</strong>. If you listen to HPR then please consider contributing one show a year. if you <a href="<!--% absolute_url(baseurl) %-->about.html#so_you_want_to_record_a_podcast">record</a> your show now it could be <a href="<!--% hub_baseurl %-->calendar.php">released</a> in <strong><!--% days_till_next_episode %--></strong> days.</p>
   </article>
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@
 		<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>
-	<!--% display_tags(latest_episodes.tags) %--> 
+	<!--% 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>
 <!--% listen_now(latest_episodes, "hpr", baseurl, media_baseurl) %-->
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@
         <hr>
         <h1>Previous five weeks</h1>
     </header>
-<!--% FOREACH last_5_weeks_episodes IN DBI.query(query_last_5_weeks_episodes) 
+<!--% FOREACH last_5_weeks_episodes IN DBI.query(query_last_5_weeks_episodes)
 %-->
 	<!--% show_summary(last_5_weeks_episodes) %-->
 	<p class="listen-in"><!--% display_listen_in(last_5_weeks_episodes.id) %--></p>
diff --git a/templates/queries-index-mysql.tpl.html b/templates/queries-index-mysql.tpl.html
index 1bb7a6d..8d60698 100644
--- a/templates/queries-index-mysql.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/queries-index-mysql.tpl.html
@@ -1,58 +1,73 @@
 <!--% query_next_available_episode = '
-		WITH next_id AS (
-		    SELECT id, id + 1 AS \'id_next\', date as \'last_date\'
-			FROM eps
-			WHERE eps.date > NOW() 
-		)
-		SELECT 
-			MIN(next_id.id_next) AS \'next_id\', 
-			DATE_FORMAT(DATE_ADD(MIN(last_date), INTERVAL 1 DAY), \'%Y\') AS \'last_year\',
-			DATE_FORMAT(DATE_ADD(MIN(last_date), INTERVAL 1 DAY), \'%d\') AS \'last_day\',
-			DATE_FORMAT(DATE_ADD(MIN(last_date), INTERVAL 1 DAY), \'%m\') AS \'last_month\'
-		FROM next_id
-		LEFT JOIN eps ON next_id.id_next = eps.id 
-		WHERE eps.id IS NULL
+    WITH next_id AS (
+	SELECT id, id + 1 AS id_next, date as last_date
+	    FROM eps
+	    WHERE eps.date > NOW()
+    ),
+    free_slot AS (
+	SELECT
+	    last_date AS prev_date,
+	    CASE
+		WHEN DAYOFWEEK(last_date) = 6
+		    THEN 3
+		ELSE 1
+	    END AS date_offset,
+	    next_id.id_next AS empty_slot
+	FROM next_id
+	LEFT JOIN eps ON next_id.id_next = eps.id
+	WHERE eps.id IS NULL
+	ORDER BY next_id.id
+	LIMIT 1
+    )
+    SELECT
+	empty_slot AS next_id,
+	ADDDATE(prev_date,date_offset) AS next_date,
+	YEAR(ADDDATE(prev_date,date_offset)) AS last_year,
+	MONTH(ADDDATE(prev_date,date_offset)) AS last_month,
+	DAY(ADDDATE(prev_date,date_offset)) AS last_day,
+	DATEDIFF(ADDDATE(prev_date,date_offset),NOW()) AS delta_days
+    FROM free_slot
 '
 %-->
 <!--% query_latest_episodes = '
-	WITH comment_tallies AS (	
-		SELECT 
+	WITH comment_tallies AS (
+		SELECT
 			eps_id,
 			COUNT(eps_id) AS eps_tally
 		FROM comments
-		GROUP BY eps_id 
+		GROUP BY eps_id
 	)
-	SELECT 
-		eps.id, 
-		eps.explicit, 
-		eps.date, eps.license, eps.duration,    
-		eps.title, eps.summary, eps.tags, 
+	SELECT
+		eps.id,
+		eps.explicit,
+		eps.date, eps.license, eps.duration,
+		eps.title, eps.summary, eps.tags,
 		eps.notes,
 		hosts.local_image,
-		hosts.hostid, 
+		hosts.hostid,
 		hosts.host, hosts.email,
 		miniseries.name AS series, miniseries.id AS seriesid,
-		COALESCE (comment_tallies.eps_tally, 0) AS eps_tally 
-	FROM eps 
+		COALESCE (comment_tallies.eps_tally, 0) AS eps_tally
+	FROM eps
 	INNER JOIN hosts ON eps.hostid = hosts.hostid
     INNER JOIN miniseries ON eps.series = miniseries.id
     LEFT JOIN comment_tallies ON eps.id = comment_tallies.eps_id
 	WHERE eps.date <= UTC_DATE()
-	ORDER BY eps.id  DESC 
+	ORDER BY eps.id  DESC
 	LIMIT 10
 	'
 %-->
 <!--% query_last_5_weeks_episodes = '
-	SELECT 
-        eps.id, 
-        CASE eps.explicit WHEN 1 THEN \'Explicit\' ELSE \'Clean\' END AS explicit , 
-        eps.date, eps.license, eps.title, eps.summary, 
+	SELECT
+        eps.id,
+        CASE eps.explicit WHEN 1 THEN \'Explicit\' ELSE \'Clean\' END AS explicit ,
+        eps.date, eps.license, eps.title, eps.summary,
 		eps.duration, eps.notes, eps.tags,
-        hosts.hostid, 
-        hosts.host, hosts.email, hosts.local_image, 
+        hosts.hostid,
+        hosts.host, hosts.email, hosts.local_image,
 		miniseries.name AS series, miniseries.id AS seriesid
-    FROM eps 
-	INNER JOIN hosts ON eps.hostid = hosts.hostid 
+    FROM eps
+	INNER JOIN hosts ON eps.hostid = hosts.hostid
 	INNER JOIN miniseries ON eps.series = miniseries.id
 	WHERE eps.date <= UTC_DATE()
     ORDER BY eps.id  DESC
diff --git a/templates/queries-index-sqlite.tpl.html b/templates/queries-index-sqlite.tpl.html
index 53e768c..34b815f 100644
--- a/templates/queries-index-sqlite.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/queries-index-sqlite.tpl.html
@@ -1,58 +1,73 @@
 <!--% query_next_available_episode = '
-		WITH next_id AS (
-		    SELECT id, id + 1 AS \'id_next\', date as \'last_date\'
-			FROM eps
-			WHERE eps.date > date(\'now\')
-		)
-		SELECT 
-			MIN(next_id.id_next) AS \'next_id\', 
-			strftime(\'%Y\', DATE (MIN (last_date), \'+1 Days\')) AS \'last_year\',
-			strftime(\'%d\', DATE (MIN (last_date), \'+1 Days\')) AS \'last_day\',
-			strftime(\'%m\', DATE (MIN (last_date), \'+1 Days\')) AS \'last_month\'
-		FROM next_id
-		LEFT JOIN eps ON next_id.id_next = eps.id 
-		WHERE eps.id IS NULL
+    WITH next_id AS (
+	SELECT id, id + 1 AS id_next, date as last_date
+	FROM eps
+	WHERE eps.date > date(\'now\')
+    ),
+    free_slot AS (
+	SELECT
+	    last_date AS prev_date,
+	    CASE
+		WHEN strftime(\'%w\',last_date) = \'5\'
+		    THEN \'+3 days\'
+		ELSE \'+1 days\'
+	    END AS date_offset,
+	    next_id.id_next AS empty_slot
+	FROM next_id
+	LEFT JOIN eps ON next_id.id_next = eps.id
+	WHERE eps.id IS NULL
+	ORDER BY next_id.id
+	LIMIT 1
+    )
+    SELECT
+	empty_slot AS next_id,
+	DATE (prev_date, date_offset) AS next_date,
+	strftime(\'%Y\', DATE (prev_date, date_offset)) AS last_year,
+	strftime(\'%m\', DATE (prev_date, date_offset)) AS last_month,
+	strftime(\'%d\', DATE (prev_date, date_offset)) AS last_day,
+	printf(\'%i\',abs(julianday(DATE (prev_date, date_offset)) - julianday(\'now\') + 1)) AS delta_days
+    FROM free_slot
 '
 %-->
 <!--% query_latest_episodes = '
-	WITH comment_tallies AS (	
-		SELECT 
+	WITH comment_tallies AS (
+		SELECT
 			eps_id,
 			COUNT(eps_id) AS eps_tally
 		FROM comments
-		GROUP BY eps_id 
+		GROUP BY eps_id
 	)
-	SELECT 
-		eps.id, 
-		eps.explicit, 
-		eps.date, eps.license, eps.duration,    
-		eps.title, eps.summary, eps.tags, 
+	SELECT
+		eps.id,
+		eps.explicit,
+		eps.date, eps.license, eps.duration,
+		eps.title, eps.summary, eps.tags,
 		eps.notes,
 		hosts.local_image,
-		hosts.hostid, 
+		hosts.hostid,
 		hosts.host, hosts.email,
 		miniseries.name AS series, miniseries.id AS seriesid,
-		COALESCE (comment_tallies.eps_tally, 0) AS eps_tally 
-	FROM eps 
+		COALESCE (comment_tallies.eps_tally, 0) AS eps_tally
+	FROM eps
 	INNER JOIN hosts ON eps.hostid = hosts.hostid
     INNER JOIN miniseries ON eps.series = miniseries.id
     LEFT JOIN comment_tallies ON eps.id = comment_tallies.eps_id
 	WHERE eps.date <= date(\'now\')
-	ORDER BY eps.id + 0 DESC 
+	ORDER BY eps.id + 0 DESC
 	LIMIT 10
 	'
 %-->
 <!--% query_last_5_weeks_episodes = '
-	SELECT 
-        eps.id, 
-        CASE eps.explicit WHEN 1 THEN \'Explicit\' ELSE \'Clean\' END AS explicit , 
-        eps.date, eps.license, eps.title, eps.summary, 
+	SELECT
+        eps.id,
+        CASE eps.explicit WHEN 1 THEN \'Explicit\' ELSE \'Clean\' END AS explicit ,
+        eps.date, eps.license, eps.title, eps.summary,
 		eps.duration, eps.notes, eps.tags,
-        hosts.hostid, 
-        hosts.host, hosts.email, hosts.local_image, 
+        hosts.hostid,
+        hosts.host, hosts.email, hosts.local_image,
 		miniseries.name AS series, miniseries.id AS seriesid
-    FROM eps 
-	INNER JOIN hosts ON eps.hostid = hosts.hostid 
+    FROM eps
+	INNER JOIN hosts ON eps.hostid = hosts.hostid
 	INNER JOIN miniseries ON eps.series = miniseries.id
 	WHERE eps.date <= date(\'now\')
     ORDER BY eps.id + 0 DESC