Through the Square Window
@squarewindowpod.bsky.social
A podcast guiding you through the UK TV we watched in decades gone by
Episode five of our podcast is out now! This month, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social look at the TV shows that greeted the new millennium: Blue Peter, Coronation Street, Trigger Happy TV and Castaway 2000. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Episode five of our podcast is out now! This month, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social look at the TV shows that greeted the new millennium: Blue Peter, Coronation Street, Trigger Happy TV and Castaway 2000. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
There's a new ep of Through the Square Window out tomorrow (available wherever you get your podcasts), in which @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social discuss all of this...
January 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
There's a new ep of Through the Square Window out tomorrow (available wherever you get your podcasts), in which @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social discuss all of this...
There's a new episode of Through the Square Window out next Wednesday, with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social looking at programmes from January 2000. Here's a taste of what's to come...
January 7, 2026 at 9:19 PM
There's a new episode of Through the Square Window out next Wednesday, with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social looking at programmes from January 2000. Here's a taste of what's to come...
Lovely and very generous appraisal of our podcast in The Guardian, courtesy of @nickabadzis.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Lovely and very generous appraisal of our podcast in The Guardian, courtesy of @nickabadzis.bsky.social
If you're so inclined, please do tell The Guardian about our podcast: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
December 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you're so inclined, please do tell The Guardian about our podcast: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
The Through the Square Window Christmas episode is now out, wherever you get your podcasts! Mark Gatiss joins @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social to talk about the best and worst of Christmas TV over the years. For more info: www.squarewindow.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The Through the Square Window Christmas episode is now out, wherever you get your podcasts! Mark Gatiss joins @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social to talk about the best and worst of Christmas TV over the years. For more info: www.squarewindow.co.uk
3/3 And Mark Gatiss's favourite Christmas TV treat? It's this episode of The Ghosts of Motley Hall...
December 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
3/3 And Mark Gatiss's favourite Christmas TV treat? It's this episode of The Ghosts of Motley Hall...
2/3 Mark Gatiss's least favourite thing about festive television is what he calls "the wrong film at Christmas", as summed up by this...
December 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
2/3 Mark Gatiss's least favourite thing about festive television is what he calls "the wrong film at Christmas", as summed up by this...
2/2 And Graham's favourite-ever Christmas special? Well, that takes us off on to the "international travel scene"...
December 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
2/2 And Graham's favourite-ever Christmas special? Well, that takes us off on to the "international travel scene"...
1/2 Another look ahead at our Christmas podcast - hosted by
@samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social
- out tomorrow, looking at the best and worst of festive TV. And let's begin with Graham's least-favourite Christmas show...
@samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social
- out tomorrow, looking at the best and worst of festive TV. And let's begin with Graham's least-favourite Christmas show...
December 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
1/2 Another look ahead at our Christmas podcast - hosted by
@samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social
- out tomorrow, looking at the best and worst of festive TV. And let's begin with Graham's least-favourite Christmas show...
@samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social
- out tomorrow, looking at the best and worst of festive TV. And let's begin with Graham's least-favourite Christmas show...
3/3 And here's Samira's favourite-ever Christmas special!
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
3/3 And here's Samira's favourite-ever Christmas special!
2/3 "I've got a bad feeling about this..." Here's
@samiraahmeduk.bsky.social's least favourite.
@samiraahmeduk.bsky.social's least favourite.
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
2/3 "I've got a bad feeling about this..." Here's
@samiraahmeduk.bsky.social's least favourite.
@samiraahmeduk.bsky.social's least favourite.
Pics or it didn't happen. Here's @gkw.bsky.social and @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social meeting up with Mark Gatiss to record the Through the Square Window Christmas special. It's out on Weds 17th. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
December 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Pics or it didn't happen. Here's @gkw.bsky.social and @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social meeting up with Mark Gatiss to record the Through the Square Window Christmas special. It's out on Weds 17th. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
(Our) Christmas (special podcast) is coming! The episode will be out Dec 17. Play the clip below with sound on for a tiny preview of our guest - Mark Gatiss
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
(Our) Christmas (special podcast) is coming! The episode will be out Dec 17. Play the clip below with sound on for a tiny preview of our guest - Mark Gatiss
And here's the very book @gkw.bsky.social elbowed his way to in that charity shop, as mentioned at the start of the episode. Just £2! (Aunty Mary and Uncle Michael's loss).
November 12, 2025 at 8:22 AM
And here's the very book @gkw.bsky.social elbowed his way to in that charity shop, as mentioned at the start of the episode. Just £2! (Aunty Mary and Uncle Michael's loss).
Ep 3 of Through the Square Window is available wherever you get your podcasts. @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social discuss Bob's Full House, Ray Davies' Return to Waterloo, Juliet Bravo, The Gentle Touch and, in the company of Richard Marson, the last-ever episode of Rentaghost.
November 12, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Ep 3 of Through the Square Window is available wherever you get your podcasts. @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social discuss Bob's Full House, Ray Davies' Return to Waterloo, Juliet Bravo, The Gentle Touch and, in the company of Richard Marson, the last-ever episode of Rentaghost.
Gadzooks! Our podcast is out tomorrow, looking at TV from Nov 1984, including the last-ever episode of Rentaghost. Former Blue Peter editor and now author Richard Marson joins @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social to talk about it.
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Gadzooks! Our podcast is out tomorrow, looking at TV from Nov 1984, including the last-ever episode of Rentaghost. Former Blue Peter editor and now author Richard Marson joins @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social to talk about it.
We've a new episode arriving on Wednesday, with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social kw looking at shows from November 1984, including...
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We've a new episode arriving on Wednesday, with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social kw looking at shows from November 1984, including...
"Started out this morning as usual..." Coming up in next Wednesday's podcast, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social look at Ray Davies' 1984 Channel 4 film, Return to Waterloo.
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Started out this morning as usual..." Coming up in next Wednesday's podcast, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social look at Ray Davies' 1984 Channel 4 film, Return to Waterloo.
Our podcast, Through The Square Window, returns next Wednesday, hosted by @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social . Looking at TV from Nov 1984, including Bob's Full House! (And remember, our doors are always open for you!)
November 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Our podcast, Through The Square Window, returns next Wednesday, hosted by @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social . Looking at TV from Nov 1984, including Bob's Full House! (And remember, our doors are always open for you!)
NEW EP OUT WEDS 12 NOV! Featuring TV director, producer and former Blue Peter editor Richard Marson discussing the last-ever Rentaghost with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social, and his ace new book from @tenacrebooks.bsky.social, Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
NEW EP OUT WEDS 12 NOV! Featuring TV director, producer and former Blue Peter editor Richard Marson discussing the last-ever Rentaghost with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social, and his ace new book from @tenacrebooks.bsky.social, Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television
Friends, we need your nominations please. What were the worst/most inappropriate "big films" shown on TV during Christmasses of yore? Please share your suggestions.
October 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Friends, we need your nominations please. What were the worst/most inappropriate "big films" shown on TV during Christmasses of yore? Please share your suggestions.
Huge thanks to Total TV Guide magazine for interviewing @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social about our podcast. The issue is out today.
October 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Huge thanks to Total TV Guide magazine for interviewing @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social about our podcast. The issue is out today.
A new episode of Through the Square Window is now available wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social, it's looking at four shows from October 1990: The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Watchdog, Knightmare and Twin Peaks
October 15, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A new episode of Through the Square Window is now available wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social, it's looking at four shows from October 1990: The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Watchdog, Knightmare and Twin Peaks
"Every day, once a day, give yourself a present..." Episode 2 of our podcast, Through the Square Window (presented by @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social) is out tomorrow, looking at shows from October 1990, including...
October 14, 2025 at 7:11 AM
"Every day, once a day, give yourself a present..." Episode 2 of our podcast, Through the Square Window (presented by @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social) is out tomorrow, looking at shows from October 1990, including...