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The Golden Age Of Children’s TV

Do you live in a town? Was it Bill or was it Ben? Who is The Phantom Phlan Plinger? Can you guess what is in it today? Why don’t you just switch off your television set and go out and do something less boring instead? They’re questions that will be familiar to anyone who grew up during the golden age of children’s television...

Looks Unfamiliar: Donna Rees – Michael Palin Is Almost Like A Suit

Looks Unfamiliar with Donna Rees talking to Tim Worthington about King Of The Castle, The Monty Python Matching Tie And Handkerchief, The Innes Book Of Records, Melody and more...!

It’s Good, Except It Sucks: Black Widow With Miriam Kent

Miriam Kent joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Yelena Belova not quite managing to break her 'eating stale biscuits' conditioning in Black Widow.

Through The Square Window: Jazz, Jackanory And Nailbrush

Tiptoeing nervously through the adult section of the library in search of more fun from the archives including the long-lost original theme from The Amazing Adventures Of Morph, Martin Freeman's favourite hot jazz dancefloor filllers and the soundtrack from Children's BBC near-future thriller The Changes...

Kick Out The Style, Bring Back The Jam

Was everyone who was searching for the 'Second Summer Of Love' looking in entirely the wrong place?

Looks Unfamiliar: Danny Kodicek – The Bergerac-Pullover Crossover

Looks Unfamiliar with Danny Kodicek talking to Tim Worthington about Fox Tales, Pullover, the television version of Our Tune, Time Hunt and more...!

It’s Still A Police Box, Why Hasn’t It Changed? Part Fifteen: Borusa, Borusa, Borusa Ja Ja

It's 1977, and Doctor Who really is in a lot of trouble indeed... but is the return of its own worst enemy its own worst enemy?

Through The Square Window: Board Games, Barnaby And ‘Belouis’ ‘Some’

Go back three spaces with more fun from the archives including Will Maclean, Jacqueline Rayner and Una McCormack on Looks Unfamiliar and a look at the very first Now That's What I Call Music! spinoff album...

Back To Now: Now – The Summer Album

A chat about 1986's frankly baffling attempt at creating the ultimate 'summer' compilation - Now - The Summer Album...

The Looks Unfamiliar Summertime Special: Bob Fischer And Georgy Jamieson – Why Would Anyone Want To Eat A Foot-Shaped Ice Cream?

In a special summer edition, Tim, Bob Fischer and Georgy Jamieson are all crowding into a sweltering local radio studio ready to take your calls and chat about some of the seaside tat and summer holiday boredom that - perhaps thankfully - you just don't seem to get any more...