Talk2TheHand 90s

Few children’s TV shows have embedded themselves so deeply into British culture as ChuckleVision. For over two decades, Paul and Barry Chuckle brought laughter, chaos, and warmth to living rooms acro…

Few television characters have managed to leave such an indelible mark on global comedy as Mr Bean, Rowan Atkinson’s rubber-faced master of physical awkwardness and innocent mischief. In this episode…

On April 30th, 1993, the world of tennis changed forever. During a routine changeover at the Citizen Cup in Hamburg, 19-year-old Monica Seles—the brightest star in women’s tennis—was stabbed in the b…

ITV’s Bad Girls burst onto British screens in 1999, plunging viewers behind the gates of fictional Larkhall Prison. Unlike any drama before it, the series offered a raw, unfiltered look at the lives …

Get ready to rewind to the golden age of Saturday morning television as 90s Nostalgia takes you deep into the world of Live & Kicking – the show that defined a generation. For millions of British kid…

In this episode, we step inside one of the most legendary shows in British television history: The Crystal Maze. Equal parts game show, immersive theatre, and surreal comedy, it captured the imaginat…

The Oasis reunion at Wembley Stadium on July 25, 2025, was a night that will be long remembered by fans and music lovers alike. Anticipation buzzed through the air long before the doors opened, as ge…

In this week’s deep dive into 90s nostalgia, we revisit one of British television’s most shocking and talked-about scandals—Richard Bacon’s abrupt firing from Blue Peter in October 1998. Once the fac…

In this episode, we turn our spotlight on Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, one of the most inventive, anarchic, and subversively brilliant children’s shows ever to grace British television. Airing from…

In this episode, we dive headfirst into one of the most defining – and divisive – social phenomena of 1990s Britain: Lad Culture. From the beer-soaked pages of Loaded to the banter-fuelled chaos of T…

To celebrate our 100th episode, we’re diving deep into the four-fingered, doughnut-fuelled world of The Simpsons—the show that changed TV forever. What began as a quirky sketch on The Tracey Ullman S…

Step into the squeaky blue plastic chairs of yesteryear as this episode of our 90s nostalgia podcast takes you back to the glorious chaos of British school life in the 1990s. From answering the regis…

The 11 o Clock Show

In the twilight years of the 1990s, The 11 O’Clock Show exploded onto Channel 4 as a sharp, satirical late-night comedy that would come to define a cultural shift in British humou…

Before he became a global box office superstar, Will Smith was a debt-ridden rapper given a shot at acting by Quincy Jones—and the result was one of the most iconic sitcoms of the 1990s. In this epis…

Few sitcoms defined the 1990s quite like Men Behaving Badly. In this episode, we dive deep into Simon Nye’s laddish comedy that helped shape a generation’s humour—examining how it balanced crude joke…

From a plumbing-free house in post-war Austria to the glamour of Hollywood and the Governor’s mansion in California, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s life story is one of the most remarkable in modern history…

Get Your Own Back wasn’t just a children’s TV show — it was a cultural rite of passage for 90s kids across Britain. This week, we dive deep into the gloriously messy world of Dave Benson Phillips and…

In this episode, we explore the explosive night of January 25, 1995, when Manchester United's enigmatic French star Eric Cantona delivered one of football's most shocking moments - a kung fu kick aim…

In this episode, we delve into the complex life of Anna Nicole Smith, born Vickie Lynn Hogan in 1967 in small-town Texas. From her humble beginnings as a high school dropout and single mother working…

In this episode, we’re shining the spotlight on Henry Kelly, the Irish broadcaster best known for hosting the legendary quiz show Going for Gold. From his early career in journalism to becoming a hou…