The W4B Network
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We make podcasts about disappointing nostalgia, adventure game books, TTRPGs and bad movies.
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NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
More puppets and imagination-based fun as we watch #HokeyCokey, a show made in a time when searching through bins for props and set decorations was accounted for in the budget. #retrokidstv
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More puppets and imagination-based fun as we watch #HokeyCokey, a show made in a time when searching through bins for props and set decorations was accounted for in the budget. #retrokidstv
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Episode 546 - Hokey Cokey
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February 2, 2026 at 7:59 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
More puppets and imagination-based fun as we watch #HokeyCokey, a show made in a time when searching through bins for props and set decorations was accounted for in the budget. #retrokidstv
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More puppets and imagination-based fun as we watch #HokeyCokey, a show made in a time when searching through bins for props and set decorations was accounted for in the budget. #retrokidstv
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#PATREON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
In this episode of The Occasional Atari, we play some games involving boards. Board games, you might say... #boardgames #videogames
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In this episode of The Occasional Atari, we play some games involving boards. Board games, you might say... #boardgames #videogames
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January 31, 2026 at 7:51 AM
#PATREON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
In this episode of The Occasional Atari, we play some games involving boards. Board games, you might say... #boardgames #videogames
Only available at Patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy
In this episode of The Occasional Atari, we play some games involving boards. Board games, you might say... #boardgames #videogames
Only available at Patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
This week, Martyn takes ten to ponder the riddle of why we ever thought #BatmanForever was any good. #badmovies #Batman
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This week, Martyn takes ten to ponder the riddle of why we ever thought #BatmanForever was any good. #badmovies #Batman
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Episode 292 - Batman Forever
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January 30, 2026 at 7:59 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
This week, Martyn takes ten to ponder the riddle of why we ever thought #BatmanForever was any good. #badmovies #Batman
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This week, Martyn takes ten to ponder the riddle of why we ever thought #BatmanForever was any good. #badmovies #Batman
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NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
Why are the Black Shadows actually purple? Can you make armour out of glass? Who is the most dizzying of all the Cliffs? Some of these questions might be answered in this episode. #spectralstalkers #fightingfantasy
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Why are the Black Shadows actually purple? Can you make armour out of glass? Who is the most dizzying of all the Cliffs? Some of these questions might be answered in this episode. #spectralstalkers #fightingfantasy
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Episode 311 - Spectral Stalkers part 4
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January 28, 2026 at 7:49 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
Why are the Black Shadows actually purple? Can you make armour out of glass? Who is the most dizzying of all the Cliffs? Some of these questions might be answered in this episode. #spectralstalkers #fightingfantasy
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Why are the Black Shadows actually purple? Can you make armour out of glass? Who is the most dizzying of all the Cliffs? Some of these questions might be answered in this episode. #spectralstalkers #fightingfantasy
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NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
#BasilBrush is a puppet fox who is so posh that he probably thinks fox-hunting is a good thing. Makes you think. #retrokidstv
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#BasilBrush is a puppet fox who is so posh that he probably thinks fox-hunting is a good thing. Makes you think. #retrokidstv
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Episode 545 - Let's Read with Basil Brush
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January 26, 2026 at 8:01 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
#BasilBrush is a puppet fox who is so posh that he probably thinks fox-hunting is a good thing. Makes you think. #retrokidstv
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#BasilBrush is a puppet fox who is so posh that he probably thinks fox-hunting is a good thing. Makes you think. #retrokidstv
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NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
This week, Mark takes ten to gamble on John Travolta's terrible #heist movie, High Rollers. #badmovies
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This week, Mark takes ten to gamble on John Travolta's terrible #heist movie, High Rollers. #badmovies
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Episode 291 - High Rollers
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January 23, 2026 at 7:55 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
This week, Mark takes ten to gamble on John Travolta's terrible #heist movie, High Rollers. #badmovies
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This week, Mark takes ten to gamble on John Travolta's terrible #heist movie, High Rollers. #badmovies
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NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
We finally get to use the Aleph, which is an item we definitely knew we had, and we absolutely know what it does. #spectralstalkers #fightingfantasy #ttrpg
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We finally get to use the Aleph, which is an item we definitely knew we had, and we absolutely know what it does. #spectralstalkers #fightingfantasy #ttrpg
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Episode 310 - Spectral Stalkers part 3
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January 21, 2026 at 7:05 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
We finally get to use the Aleph, which is an item we definitely knew we had, and we absolutely know what it does. #spectralstalkers #fightingfantasy #ttrpg
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We finally get to use the Aleph, which is an item we definitely knew we had, and we absolutely know what it does. #spectralstalkers #fightingfantasy #ttrpg
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NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
#Connections is an eighties #gameshow about things that are the same as other things, where points don't seem to matter and contestants are replaced every two minutes or so anyway. #retrotv
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#Connections is an eighties #gameshow about things that are the same as other things, where points don't seem to matter and contestants are replaced every two minutes or so anyway. #retrotv
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Episode 544 - Connections
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January 19, 2026 at 7:58 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
#Connections is an eighties #gameshow about things that are the same as other things, where points don't seem to matter and contestants are replaced every two minutes or so anyway. #retrotv
open.spotify.com/episode/1TkE...
#Connections is an eighties #gameshow about things that are the same as other things, where points don't seem to matter and contestants are replaced every two minutes or so anyway. #retrotv
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NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
This week, Martyn takes ten to pray for clarity about the confusing and largely shark-free story of Noah's Shark. #badmovies #noahsshark
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This week, Martyn takes ten to pray for clarity about the confusing and largely shark-free story of Noah's Shark. #badmovies #noahsshark
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Episode 290 - Noah's Shark
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January 16, 2026 at 7:59 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
This week, Martyn takes ten to pray for clarity about the confusing and largely shark-free story of Noah's Shark. #badmovies #noahsshark
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This week, Martyn takes ten to pray for clarity about the confusing and largely shark-free story of Noah's Shark. #badmovies #noahsshark
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NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
There's a surprise behind every door in the endless library, from practical jokers to indifferent cloakroom attendants. No sign of a cohesive story yet though... #fightingfantasy #spectralstalkers
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There's a surprise behind every door in the endless library, from practical jokers to indifferent cloakroom attendants. No sign of a cohesive story yet though... #fightingfantasy #spectralstalkers
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Episode 309 - Spectral Stalkers part 2
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January 14, 2026 at 7:27 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
There's a surprise behind every door in the endless library, from practical jokers to indifferent cloakroom attendants. No sign of a cohesive story yet though... #fightingfantasy #spectralstalkers
open.spotify.com/episode/0BpE...
There's a surprise behind every door in the endless library, from practical jokers to indifferent cloakroom attendants. No sign of a cohesive story yet though... #fightingfantasy #spectralstalkers
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NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
The Brollys live in a weather house and teach weather facts to a weather-obsessed boy, which sounds boring because it is. But we are middle-aged men who don't even know how clouds work. #retrokidstv #thebrollys
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The Brollys live in a weather house and teach weather facts to a weather-obsessed boy, which sounds boring because it is. But we are middle-aged men who don't even know how clouds work. #retrokidstv #thebrollys
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Episode 543 - The Brollys
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January 12, 2026 at 7:39 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
The Brollys live in a weather house and teach weather facts to a weather-obsessed boy, which sounds boring because it is. But we are middle-aged men who don't even know how clouds work. #retrokidstv #thebrollys
open.spotify.com/episode/1LZO...
The Brollys live in a weather house and teach weather facts to a weather-obsessed boy, which sounds boring because it is. But we are middle-aged men who don't even know how clouds work. #retrokidstv #thebrollys
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NEW #PATREON #PODCAST
In this episode, we investigate the conspiracy behind people forgetting things, otherwise known as the #MandelaEffect, and decide whether it's a phenomenon, or a phenome-NOT.
Only available at Patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy
In this episode, we investigate the conspiracy behind people forgetting things, otherwise known as the #MandelaEffect, and decide whether it's a phenomenon, or a phenome-NOT.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:34 AM
NEW #PATREON #PODCAST
In this episode, we investigate the conspiracy behind people forgetting things, otherwise known as the #MandelaEffect, and decide whether it's a phenomenon, or a phenome-NOT.
Only available at Patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy
In this episode, we investigate the conspiracy behind people forgetting things, otherwise known as the #MandelaEffect, and decide whether it's a phenomenon, or a phenome-NOT.
Only available at Patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
This week, Mark takes ten to wish he could forget the convoluted, messy amnesia plot of Spider-Man 3. #badmovies #spiderman3
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This week, Mark takes ten to wish he could forget the convoluted, messy amnesia plot of Spider-Man 3. #badmovies #spiderman3
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Episode 289 - Spider-Man 3
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January 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
This week, Mark takes ten to wish he could forget the convoluted, messy amnesia plot of Spider-Man 3. #badmovies #spiderman3
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This week, Mark takes ten to wish he could forget the convoluted, messy amnesia plot of Spider-Man 3. #badmovies #spiderman3
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NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
We bring a live audience of our beloved listeners to a smelly tent and an endless library, as we go looking for the #SpectralStalkers. Or maybe try to escape from them, it's not really clear. #fightingfantasy
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We bring a live audience of our beloved listeners to a smelly tent and an endless library, as we go looking for the #SpectralStalkers. Or maybe try to escape from them, it's not really clear. #fightingfantasy
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Episode 308 - Spectral Stalkers part 1 LIVE!
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January 7, 2026 at 6:47 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
We bring a live audience of our beloved listeners to a smelly tent and an endless library, as we go looking for the #SpectralStalkers. Or maybe try to escape from them, it's not really clear. #fightingfantasy
open.spotify.com/episode/1ctY...
We bring a live audience of our beloved listeners to a smelly tent and an endless library, as we go looking for the #SpectralStalkers. Or maybe try to escape from them, it's not really clear. #fightingfantasy
open.spotify.com/episode/1ctY...
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
A collection of stuffed animals with incredibly boring descriptive names live together under the watchful eye of Old Bear, so-named because he's old, and a bear. See what I mean? #oldbearstories #retrokidstv
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A collection of stuffed animals with incredibly boring descriptive names live together under the watchful eye of Old Bear, so-named because he's old, and a bear. See what I mean? #oldbearstories #retrokidstv
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Episode 542 - Old Bear Stories
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January 5, 2026 at 7:58 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
A collection of stuffed animals with incredibly boring descriptive names live together under the watchful eye of Old Bear, so-named because he's old, and a bear. See what I mean? #oldbearstories #retrokidstv
open.spotify.com/episode/1Gfg...
A collection of stuffed animals with incredibly boring descriptive names live together under the watchful eye of Old Bear, so-named because he's old, and a bear. See what I mean? #oldbearstories #retrokidstv
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NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
This week, Martyn takes ten to watch the painful and prolonged war on crime waged by an eight-year old child, in the very *not* Christmas film, Home Alone 3. #badmovies #HomeAlone3
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This week, Martyn takes ten to watch the painful and prolonged war on crime waged by an eight-year old child, in the very *not* Christmas film, Home Alone 3. #badmovies #HomeAlone3
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Episode 288 - Home Alone 3
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January 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
This week, Martyn takes ten to watch the painful and prolonged war on crime waged by an eight-year old child, in the very *not* Christmas film, Home Alone 3. #badmovies #HomeAlone3
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This week, Martyn takes ten to watch the painful and prolonged war on crime waged by an eight-year old child, in the very *not* Christmas film, Home Alone 3. #badmovies #HomeAlone3
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CLASSIC #PODCAST EPISODE
After Mark was taken away by bad men last episode, it's Martyn's turn to enter the House of Hell and get boozed up with fear whilst a vampire and his butler try their best to kill him with hospitality. #fightingfantasy #houseofhell
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After Mark was taken away by bad men last episode, it's Martyn's turn to enter the House of Hell and get boozed up with fear whilst a vampire and his butler try their best to kill him with hospitality. #fightingfantasy #houseofhell
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CLASSIC Episode 38 - House of Hell part 4
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December 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
CLASSIC #PODCAST EPISODE
After Mark was taken away by bad men last episode, it's Martyn's turn to enter the House of Hell and get boozed up with fear whilst a vampire and his butler try their best to kill him with hospitality. #fightingfantasy #houseofhell
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After Mark was taken away by bad men last episode, it's Martyn's turn to enter the House of Hell and get boozed up with fear whilst a vampire and his butler try their best to kill him with hospitality. #fightingfantasy #houseofhell
open.spotify.com/episode/4QzJ...
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
In what is now a New Year's tradition for When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger, we watch a clumsy butler trip over a tiger rug whilst getting completely hammered. Have we actually rewatched it, or is this a repeated episode? Who can tell any more...
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In what is now a New Year's tradition for When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger, we watch a clumsy butler trip over a tiger rug whilst getting completely hammered. Have we actually rewatched it, or is this a repeated episode? Who can tell any more...
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Episode 541 - Dinner For One
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December 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
In what is now a New Year's tradition for When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger, we watch a clumsy butler trip over a tiger rug whilst getting completely hammered. Have we actually rewatched it, or is this a repeated episode? Who can tell any more...
open.spotify.com/episode/5FHt...
In what is now a New Year's tradition for When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger, we watch a clumsy butler trip over a tiger rug whilst getting completely hammered. Have we actually rewatched it, or is this a repeated episode? Who can tell any more...
open.spotify.com/episode/5FHt...
#PATREON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
In this episode of The Occasional Atari, we embrace the holiday season by celebrating Boxing Day with some boxing video games. I know Boxing Day was yesterday, just leave it, ok? #boxingday #boxingvideogames
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In this episode of The Occasional Atari, we embrace the holiday season by celebrating Boxing Day with some boxing video games. I know Boxing Day was yesterday, just leave it, ok? #boxingday #boxingvideogames
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December 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#PATREON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
In this episode of The Occasional Atari, we embrace the holiday season by celebrating Boxing Day with some boxing video games. I know Boxing Day was yesterday, just leave it, ok? #boxingday #boxingvideogames
Only available at Patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy
In this episode of The Occasional Atari, we embrace the holiday season by celebrating Boxing Day with some boxing video games. I know Boxing Day was yesterday, just leave it, ok? #boxingday #boxingvideogames
Only available at Patreon.com/spreadthewhimsy
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
This week, Mark takes ten to confirm why we should all actually hate Love Actually. #christmasmovies #badmovies
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This week, Mark takes ten to confirm why we should all actually hate Love Actually. #christmasmovies #badmovies
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Episode 287 - Love Actually
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December 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
This week, Mark takes ten to confirm why we should all actually hate Love Actually. #christmasmovies #badmovies
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This week, Mark takes ten to confirm why we should all actually hate Love Actually. #christmasmovies #badmovies
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NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
What's the point of this book anyway? To find a phone? To kill a vampire? To open all the doors? We do our best to achieve at least one of these goals in this week's episode. #fightingfantasy #houseofhell
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What's the point of this book anyway? To find a phone? To kill a vampire? To open all the doors? We do our best to achieve at least one of these goals in this week's episode. #fightingfantasy #houseofhell
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CLASSIC Episode 37 - House of Hell part 3
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December 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
What's the point of this book anyway? To find a phone? To kill a vampire? To open all the doors? We do our best to achieve at least one of these goals in this week's episode. #fightingfantasy #houseofhell
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What's the point of this book anyway? To find a phone? To kill a vampire? To open all the doors? We do our best to achieve at least one of these goals in this week's episode. #fightingfantasy #houseofhell
open.spotify.com/episode/5Xyb...
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
Nothing says "Christmas" like weird human-animal hybrids offering suspicious tea to evacuees via furniture-based dimensional portals. #narnia #retrokidstv
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Nothing says "Christmas" like weird human-animal hybrids offering suspicious tea to evacuees via furniture-based dimensional portals. #narnia #retrokidstv
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Episode 540 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (1988)
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December 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
Nothing says "Christmas" like weird human-animal hybrids offering suspicious tea to evacuees via furniture-based dimensional portals. #narnia #retrokidstv
open.spotify.com/episode/677r...
Nothing says "Christmas" like weird human-animal hybrids offering suspicious tea to evacuees via furniture-based dimensional portals. #narnia #retrokidstv
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NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
This week, Martyn takes ten to check his spelling twice after watching Jack Black's Christmas comedy, #DearSanta. #christmasmovies
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This week, Martyn takes ten to check his spelling twice after watching Jack Black's Christmas comedy, #DearSanta. #christmasmovies
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Episode 286 - Dear Santa (2024)
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December 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
This week, Martyn takes ten to check his spelling twice after watching Jack Black's Christmas comedy, #DearSanta. #christmasmovies
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This week, Martyn takes ten to check his spelling twice after watching Jack Black's Christmas comedy, #DearSanta. #christmasmovies
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CLASSIC #PODCAST EPISODE
Locked in a strange house full of scary things, Mark has taken on the challenge to down some booze every time his fear level increases. Hope he doesn't lose his head.
That's a reference to a ghost that appears in the book. #fightingfantasy
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Locked in a strange house full of scary things, Mark has taken on the challenge to down some booze every time his fear level increases. Hope he doesn't lose his head.
That's a reference to a ghost that appears in the book. #fightingfantasy
open.spotify.com/episode/0yZ3...
CLASSIC Episode 36 - House of Hell part 2
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December 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
CLASSIC #PODCAST EPISODE
Locked in a strange house full of scary things, Mark has taken on the challenge to down some booze every time his fear level increases. Hope he doesn't lose his head.
That's a reference to a ghost that appears in the book. #fightingfantasy
open.spotify.com/episode/0yZ3...
Locked in a strange house full of scary things, Mark has taken on the challenge to down some booze every time his fear level increases. Hope he doesn't lose his head.
That's a reference to a ghost that appears in the book. #fightingfantasy
open.spotify.com/episode/0yZ3...
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
If we could have watched toy adverts whenever we liked in the 80s, we probably wouldn't have spent so much time looking in catalogues. Well, not at toys anyway. #retrotv #toysandgames
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If we could have watched toy adverts whenever we liked in the 80s, we probably wouldn't have spent so much time looking in catalogues. Well, not at toys anyway. #retrotv #toysandgames
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Episode 539 - Old UK Adverts - Toys & Games (Vol.3)
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December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
NEW #PODCAST EPISODE
If we could have watched toy adverts whenever we liked in the 80s, we probably wouldn't have spent so much time looking in catalogues. Well, not at toys anyway. #retrotv #toysandgames
open.spotify.com/episode/6796...
If we could have watched toy adverts whenever we liked in the 80s, we probably wouldn't have spent so much time looking in catalogues. Well, not at toys anyway. #retrotv #toysandgames
open.spotify.com/episode/6796...