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When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger

When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger is a weekly podcast that watches kids' TV from the eighties and casts a more cynical eye on the shows we used to love. Sometimes funny, usually disappointing, join your hosts Mark and Martyn and ruin a small part of your childhood week by week.
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Now displaying: February, 2018
Feb 26, 2018

Back in the eighties, all teenagers looked like they were about 45. That's why kids' sitcom Metal Mickey looks like it's about a group of middle-aged layabouts having nervous breakdowns.

 

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Feb 19, 2018

"The most important... the most beautiful... the most magical... saggy old cloth cat in the whole wide world."

It's hard to make fun of Bagpuss, given its status as one of the nation's most fondly-remembered kids' tv shows. Although this episode has some saucy drawings in it so we managed.

Please note - there were some technical issues with the recording, so you may notice more editing than usual. It's free, what more do you want?

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W4B theme composed by John Croudy.

Feb 12, 2018

Forget the Flumps - is the Great Kettle Race availale on Youtube yet? and if not, why not?

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W4B theme composed by John Croudy.

Feb 5, 2018

Tony Hart apparently had the power to bring plasticene to life. And did he use this power for the betterment of mankind? No. No he didn't.

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W4B theme composed by John Croudy.

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