Saturday 19 March 2016

Episode 257 - Rain, Rain, Go Away


It's back to school for this week's episode, as Paula takes us to the world of NOT being allowed out into the playground, rather having to stay indoors and make do with whatever's lying in the Rainy Day Box. Did you have games in there? Comics? Books? Or did you just cover your hands in Gloy Glue and try to take the whole thing off like a glove? Join Paula, Sam and Glenn and find out today!

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Saturday 12 March 2016

Episode 256 - The House of Mouse


It's Sam's turn to spotlight this week, and he's chosen to examine the fortunes of Disney in the 1980s, a time of strife and misfortune and very, very bad business decisions for the House of Mouse, with films like The Fox and the Hound and The Black Cauldron almost causing financial ruin for Disney. How did they turn things around to become the media juggernaught they currently are?

Speaking of things Disney related, we also talk about the current Civil War trailer, as well as all the other geeky things we always end up talking about! So join Sam, Becca, Paula and Glenn for another helping of 1980s nostalgia!

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Friday 4 March 2016

Episode 255 - Big Fat TV Theme Quiz of the 80's


It's finally time for the quiz everyone's been waiting for - how many of the 30 TV themes featured in this week's quiz do you think you can name?
Join Becca, Paula and Sam as they face the questions from Glenn, our very own Jim Bowen, Terry Wogan and Bob Monkhouse rolled into one, and see if you can do better than they did?
Definitely share your answers and scores with us, even post a picture of your answer sheet if you can, so we can see how well you did! Also, let us know if you enjoyed this quiz, so we can do this again!
Good luck!
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CASTLE GRAYSKULL (1982, Mattel) REVIEW! Cymru Nerd Cave



By the Power of Grayskull! Let's have a look at THE premier playset of the early 1980s, and see why it was such a success for Mattel.