Beth & Jimmy take a trip down memory lane to rediscover the stories of famous and infamous names, events & TV shows of the 90s on the Talk2TheHand podcast.
New Episode: Heartbeat: A Nostalgic Trip to Aidensfield
We take a journey back to TV show Heartbeat, exploring its characters, storylines, and cast in our latest podcast episode!
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Sunny Delight or Sunny D Launched in the UK in April 1998. It was a huge success, until 1999, when it emerged that a 4 year-old girl turned orange after drinking litres of the soft drink every day.
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Minder 1979–1994
In 1989, after filming the seventh series, Waterman left the programme. Arthur was stuck with looking after his nephew Ray Daley (Gary Webster), at the request of his brother, to give him employment and keep him out of trouble.
The Crystal Maze 1990–2020
The set of The Crystal Maze was the size of a football pitch and at the time was the biggest TV set ever constructed. It cost more than £500,000 and 10,000 man-hours to build.
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Trio was a toffee flavoured biscuit bar 1st made by Jacob's but they stopped producing them in 2003. After a Facebook campaign, they temporarily relaunched in 2016.
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Big Breakfast 1992-2002
The programme was distinctive for broadcasting live from lock-keepers' cottages, located on Fish Island, in Bow in east London. The original house on Fish Island in Bow has since been sold.
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The Brian Conley Show 1992–1995
Brian Conley's regular catchphrase in the show was "Shut it!", which he said the audience when something goes wrong and when he breaks character in the Nick Frisbee sketches.
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Family Fortunes 1980–2023
Bob Monkhouse suggested that the show should be called "Family Fortunes", as he felt that the American title "Family Feud" was too aggressive. The show was the first UK gameshow to offer a £3000 prize-money jackpot.
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The Taz bar was released in 1994 and remained on shelves for a few years before being pulled and replaced with the Freddo frog character.
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Everybody get up for a new episode: 5ive
We got the feelin to tell the chaotic story of boy band Five. A whirlwind of chart success & fighting for Abs, Jay, Scott, Richie, and Sean.
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Mike and Angelo 1989–2000
Writers Lee Pressman and Grant Cathro set Mike & Angelo in Cricklewood, London - which would also later be the setting of their later series Spatz
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Maid Marian and her Merry Men ran from 1989 for 4 series. Tony Robinson came up with the idea of the show, after watching his daughter playing with other kids and thinking that if she had been in Robin Hood's gang, she would had been the one who was running it, not Robin Hood.
Win, Lose or Draw! 1990–1998
Based on the board game Pictionary. There were two teams, each composed of two celebrities and one member of the public. The teams took turns guessing a phrase, title, or thing that one teammate was drawing.
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Motormouth 1988–1992
The show was launched following the end of No. 73, which had run in the same slot until early 1988. During the 91/92 series, TVS was notified they had lost their ITV franchise and would cease broadcasting at the end of 1992.
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The Brittas Empire 1991-1997
Chris Barrie reprised the character of Gordon Brittas, in 2014, 17 years after the series The Brittas Empire ended, appearing in the music video Word Up! by Little Mix for Sport Relief.
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2point4 Children - 1991-1999
Although the show ran for 8 years, it only actually covers a four-year period. This was partly to prolong the potential life of the show by not having the Porter children age too quickly.
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Pie in the Sky 1994–1997
The building in Hemel Hempstead that was used as Henry Crabbe's restaurant was a florist at the time of filming but has now become a restaurant named "Pie in the Sky" in real life.
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Phil Collins
Phil Collins holds several Guinness World Records, including being the only artist to have reached the UK Top 40 singles chart as a solo artist, as a member of a duo, and as part of a group.
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On Tuesday we release our episode: Friends - The One About Our Favourite Sitcom.
Recorded a day before the passing of Matthew Perry, we debated what to do but decided to do it as our own tribute to a man who made us laugh so much, for so long.
We can't wait for you to hear it.
Watching - 1987-1993. Star and singer of the theme tune Emma Wray enjoyed success with roles in well-known shows Boon and Minder during her 12-year acting career. She dropped out of the limelight in 1999 and is now a nanny.
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Noel's House Party 1991–1999
In 2010, "Noel's House Party" was voted the best Saturday night TV show of all time. The Gotcha hidden camera prank segments was originally called the "Gotcha Oscars".
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Live & Kicking 1993–2001
Weekly 3 1/4 hour live Saturday Morning programme. It reached its peak in popularity during series 4 when it was presented by Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston; their final edition won a BAFTA award.
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Blockbusters 1983-2019
The students who perform the "Hand-Jive" dance at the end of each fifth program were allowed to do the "Hand-Jive" by the producers, as it was the final thing they did before they went home.
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Strange but True? 1993-1997
Paranormal documentary television show that aired on ITV for four seasons, from 21 May 1993 to 7 November 1997 and was hosted by Michael Aspel.
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Sooty & Co 1993–1998
The last Sooty with Matthew Corbett as Sooty's puppeteer before retiring in 1998 & selling The Sooty Show to Richard who been a huge fan of Sooty's TV Show as a youngster.
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One Foot in the Grave 1990–2001
Richard Wilson initially turned down the role because he thought he was too young to play a 60-year-old character, as he was only 53 when the series was first broadcast.
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Beadle's About 1986–1996
The policy was that whenever a stunt was about to go dangerously wrong, or if the one having the stunt pulled on guesses that they were on Beadle's about, Jeremy Beadle would come out and the stunt would not be aired.
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Spatz 1990–1992
Comedy series that ran on Children's ITV, centred on a fast food restaurant situated in a fictional shopping mall in Cricklewood, London. Guest stars included David Harewood, Rhys Ifans, Gary Lineker and Nicholas Parsons.
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London's Burning 1988–2002
Originated as a one-off television film made in 1986 before being picked up by London Weekend Television and premiering on ITV in 1988.
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Stars in Their Eyes 1990–2015
Originally presented by Leslie Crowther. Matthew Kelly took over in 1993, before he was replaced by Cat Deeley in 2004. An Elvis special hosted by Russ Abbot aired in 93, and there were 2003 specials hosted by Davina McCall.
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Desmond's: 1989 to 1994. The show became C4s highest episode count for comedy with 71 episodes. A spin-off series ran in 1995 and 1996, titled after the new main character, Porkpie.
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TFI Friday 1996 –2015
It was written by Danny Baker & hosted by Chris Evans, for the first 5 series. The 6th series was hosted by guest presenters. A revival episode was broadcast in 2015. It was well-received, leading to a full revived series.
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The 8-bit Game Boy was Nintendo's first handheld game console, released in Europe in 1990. In 2009, the Game Boy was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame.
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New podcast episode: Neil Buchanan
Starting with music, followed by Number 73, Motormouth, and Art Attack, & then back to his first love. An icon of every 90s kids childhood.
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Eldorado 1992–1993
The series was an embarrassment for the BBC, which cancelled it due to low ratings. However, the last episode pulled in over 10 million viewers. Alan Yentob replaced Jonathan Powell, who commissioned it, in 1993.
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Danger Mouse 1981–1992
When Dangermouse was shown in the US, the channel that screened it wanted the villain's accent to change from Italian to Cockney, because it might have offended Italian-Americans.
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You've Been Framed! 1990–2022
The show was based on the Japanese show Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan. In a deal with various foreign producers of similar shows, many imported clips were used, in exchange for home-grown videos from the UK.
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Ant & Dec met as child actors on CBBC's drama Byker Grove, before performing as duo PJ & Duncan, the names of their characters from the series.
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Game On:1995-1998. Ben Chaplin left to pursue a movie career after season 1 and was replaced by Neil Stuke. The ratings dipped after the change, and the show ran for 3 seasons in total.
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Ed the Duck appeared CBBC's The Broom Cupboard alongside Andy Crane and Andi Peters. Ed served as the official UK Olympic team mascot at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
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Gladiators podcast is out! Where are they now & what have they been up to?
Answers include kidnap, Squid Games, working with Britains Pablo Escobar & more
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Soccer AM 1992–2023
Iain Dowie used the term "bouncebackability" to reference to his team's return to form in 2005. Soccer AM continuously referred to it until the word made it into the English dictionary.
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The Detectives (1993–1997)
Began as a series of occasional short sketches on Canned Carrott (1990). It was eventually developed into a full-scale sitcom.
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Bad Influence! 1992–1996
Associate Producer Steve Keen went on to produce & direct other video game shows, including the world longest running video game show, Cybernet as well as Thumb Bandits, & Fish n Chips.
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Catchphrase 1986 - today
During the recording of a show in 98. Michael Aspel walked onto the set and presented Roy Walker with the "This is Your Life" book. They went straight off to appear on the "This is Your Life" TV show.
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Casualty 1986–present
The first season of Casualty attracted much political controversy and government condemnation because it "dared" to be critical of hospital conditions and the chronic underfunding of the National Health Service.
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Brookside 1994. Characters Beth Jordache and Margaret Clemence shared the first female same-sex kiss to be broadcast before the 9pm watershed.
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Tamagotchi is a handheld digital pet, created in Japan and released in 1996. As of June 2023, over 91 million units have been sold worldwide.
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The Thin Blue Line ran for 2 series and 14 episodes. The "Have You Seen This Man" poster seen on the wall behind Fowler's desk is a picture of Ben Elton the creator of the series.
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The Verve did not receive royalties for Bitter Sweet Symphony for 22 years until May 2019 when it was announced that Richard Ashcroft reached a deal with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards due to the sampling of Rolling Stones orchestral cover of "The Last Time".
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Dinosaurs 91-95. Jim Henson came up with the idea in 1988 before dying the following year. The show was a success, but the expensive animatronics contributed to its cancellation after 4 series.
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The Corrs
After performing at the 1994 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Celine Dion asked them to support her on her then-upcoming tour, resulting in many more people suddenly having The Corrs on their radar.
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Sister Sister 1994-1999
Richard Lawson (Victor), Lisa Landry's on-screen love romance, is the real-life husband of Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles.
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The Demon Headmaster 1996-1998
The show is adapted from 4 of Gillian Cross's "Demon Headmaster" novels. A direct sequel of the original series began airing on CBBC from 14 October 2019, with Nicholas Gleaves playing the titular character.
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Birds of a Feather 1989–2020
Linda Robson and Pauline Quirke, who play Tracey and Sharon, were childhood best friends in real life - which explains the childhood photos.
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Surprise! Surprise! 1984–2015
Cilla Black was assisted for eight series by Bob Carolgees, famous for his glove puppetry act Spit the Dog, while Gordon Burns and Tessa Sanderson were roving reporters.
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Strike It Lucky 1986–1999
Hosted by Michael Barrymore, the show changed its name to 'Strike It Rich', which is the name of its US equivalent, in 1996.
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Gimme 5 1992–1994
A live 2 hour show which included live guests, cartoons, competitions, and games. For series 1, the show was presented by Jenny Powell, Lewis MacLeod, Matthew Davies, and Nobby the Sheep.
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Gimme Gimme Gimme:1999-2001.Filmed in front of a live studio audience, the show ran for 3 series and 19 episodes and peaked with 7.1 million viewers. Kathy Burke won Best TV Comedy Actress at the 2002 British Comedy Awards.
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Whose Line is it Anyway? 1988-1999. The show began on BBC Radio 4 before a TV version was presented by Clive Anderson. The creators of the show later created Mock the Week.
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The Queen’s Nose 1995-2003
The Queen's Nose is a children's novel by Dick King-Smith, 1st published in 1983. It was adapted as the 1995 TV series The Queen's Nose, which was a great success and ran for 7 series.
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The Mrs. Merton Show 1995–1998
It was in this show that Caroline Aherne (as Mrs Merton) asked Debbie McGee, the question, "What first attracted you, to the millionaire, Paul Daniels?"
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Robson & Jerome topped the charts for 7 weeks with Unchained Melody, following it with 2 other number ones. Although they did feature on the songs, session singers were used for much of the lead vocals.
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Vic Reeves Big Night Out 1990–1991
Bob Mortimer plays the character 'Judge Nutmeg' on the show, which alludes to his former career as a solicitor which he abandoned to join the show.
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The Outhere Brothers achieved only moderate success in their native United States, but two of their singles, "Boom Boom Boom" and "Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)", topped the chart in the United Kingdom in 1995.
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Gamesmaster 1992–1998
Dominik Diamond did not present the third series because he disagreed with the program being sponsored by McDonald's.
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Come Outside 1993-1997. Auntie Mabel (played by Lynda Baron), her dog Pippin, and a Slingsby T67 Firefly aeroplane. A very sweet educational programme from the
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Free Deirdre. 1998 - 19 million viewers. Nothing like it before or since. PM Tony Blair announced that he would have Home Secretary Jack Straw investigate. Protestors stood outside Risley Prison, Warrington, calling for Deirdre's release.
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The Krypton Factor. We gave it all a good go, but favourite section was the observation round where you watched a clip and answered questions about what was written on the sign or what the door number was!
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Heartbreak High 1994-1999
The show was a spin-off of The Heartbreak Kid (1993). Callan Mulvey, Jon Pollard and Alle Brunning were students together in real life at Beacon Hill High School on Sydney's northern beaches.
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Art Attack, fronted by Neil Buchanan, who also wrote, produced, and came up with most of the creative ideas for the show. Used to love the aerial view artwork he did!
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Men Behaving Badly.
Ran from 1992 until 1998. Martin Clunes was on throughout, but Neil Morrissey replaced Harry Enfield after the first series.
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Harry Enfield's Television Programme 1990–1992
The inspiration for the Scousers were 2 characters from Brookside. The Scousers were usually depicted with Kevin Keegan bubble perm hairstyles and bushy moustaches, wearing shell suits, and speaking in exaggerated Scouse accents.
DuckTales. 100 episodes over 4 seasons. Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Webby were voiced by Russi Taylor, who was the voice behind Minnie Mouse & Martin Prince (The Simpsons). She was married to the voice of Mickey Mouse. Another banging theme tune!
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MN8 - The R&B-pop group from London was made up of KG, G-Man, Kule T and Dee-Tails. They debuted with hit single, "I've Got a Little Something for You" in 1995.
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Titanic (1997)
After finding out that she had to be naked in front of Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet decided to break the ice, and when they first met, she flashed him.
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