Eyes down for episode three of Through the Square Window! In this instalment, Samira Ahmed and Graham Kibble-White investigate a selection of UK TV programmes that were airing 41 years ago, in November 1984: A blistering edition of BBC1 game show Bob's Full House; Ray Davies' Channel 4 TV film Return to Waterloo; we compare and contrast two female-led police dramas, both screening on Saturday nights, Juliet Bravo and The Gentle Touch; and we're joined by TV director, producer and former Blue Peter editor Richard Marson to discuss the final ever episode of Rentaghost. Richard's book, Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television: 1967-1997 is published on November 17 by <a href="https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/">Ten Acre Books</a>. If you would like to contact the podcast, please drop us a line on <a href= "mailto:email@squarewindow.co.uk">email@squarewindow.co.uk</a> Our website is: <a href= "https://www.squarewindow.co.uk/">www.squarewindow.co.uk</a> This is a Square Window production, with music by Local Teenagers. Podcast logo by Stuart Manning

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eyes down for episode three of Through the Square Window!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In this instalment, &lt;strong&gt;Samira Ahmed&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Graham Kibble-White&lt;/strong&gt; investigate a selection of UK TV programmes that were airing 41 years ago, in November 1984: A blistering edition of BBC1 game show &lt;em&gt;Bob's Full House&lt;/em&gt;; Ray Davies' Channel 4 TV film &lt;em&gt;Return to Waterloo&lt;/em&gt;; we compare and contrast two female-led police dramas, both screening on Saturday nights, &lt;em&gt;Juliet Bravo&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Gentle Touch&lt;/em&gt;; and we're joined by TV director, producer and former &lt;em&gt;Blue Peter&lt;/em&gt; editor Richard Marson to discuss the final ever episode of &lt;em&gt;Rentaghost&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Richard's book, &lt;em&gt;Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children's Television: 1967-1997&lt;/em&gt; is published on November 17 by &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/"&gt;Ten Acre Books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you would like to contact the podcast, please drop us a line on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:email@squarewindow.co.uk"&gt;email@squarewindow.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our website is: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.squarewindow.co.uk/"&gt;www.squarewindow.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a Square Window production, with music by Local Teenagers. Podcast logo by Stuart Manning&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

EPISODE 3: November 1984

Welcome, stranger, to episode two of Through the Square Window! In this instalment, Samira Ahmed and Graham Kibble-White investigate a selection of UK TV shows that were airing 35 years ago, in October 1990: The TV pilot of cult topical comedy The Mary Whitehouse Experience; an episode on BBC One's teatime consumer affairs programme Watchdog; Anglia Television's sword and sorcery game show for children, Knightmare; and the first ever episode of Twin Peaks. If you would like to contact the podcast, please drop us a line on <a href= "mailto:email@squarewindow.co.uk">email@squarewindow.co.uk</a> Our website is: <a href= "https://www.squarewindow.co.uk">www.squarewindow.co.uk</a> This is a Square Window production, with music by Local Teenagers. Podcast logo by Stuart Manning.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome, stranger, to episode two of Through the Square Window!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In this instalment, &lt;strong&gt;Samira Ahmed&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Graham Kibble-White&lt;/strong&gt; investigate a selection of UK TV shows that were airing 35 years ago, in October 1990: The TV pilot of cult topical comedy &lt;em&gt;The Mary Whitehouse Experience&lt;/em&gt;; an episode on BBC One's teatime consumer affairs programme &lt;em&gt;Watchdog&lt;/em&gt;; Anglia Television's sword and sorcery game show for children, &lt;em&gt;Knightmare&lt;/em&gt;; and the first ever episode of &lt;em&gt;Twin Peaks&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you would like to contact the podcast, please drop us a line on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:email@squarewindow.co.uk"&gt;email@squarewindow.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our website is: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.squarewindow.co.uk"&gt;www.squarewindow.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a Square Window production, with music by Local Teenagers. Podcast logo by Stuart Manning.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

EPISODE 2: October 1990

In their first-ever episode, Samira Ahmed and Graham Kibble-White investigate a selection of UK TV shows that were also launching this month, albeit 50 years ago: The BBC1 hospital drama, Angels; Thames Television's spooky anthology series for children, Shadows (plus a look at BBC2's similarly occult-themed Leap in the Dark); BBC2 comedies Fawlty Towers and The Growing Pains Of PC Penrose; Samira's favourite, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Space:1999; and Graham's favourite, Yorkshire Television's glam rock-infused Animal Kwackers. If you would like to contact the podcast, please drop us a line on <a href= "mailto:email@squarewindow.co.uk">email@squarewindow.co.uk</a> This is a Square Window production, with music by Local Teenagers. Podcast logo by Stuart Manning.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In their first-ever episode, &lt;strong&gt;Samira Ahmed&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Graham Kibble-White&lt;/strong&gt; investigate a selection of UK TV shows that were also launching this month, albeit 50 years ago: The BBC1 hospital drama, &lt;em&gt;Angels&lt;/em&gt;; Thames Television's spooky anthology series for children, &lt;em&gt;Shadows&lt;/em&gt; (plus a look at BBC2's similarly occult-themed &lt;em&gt;Leap in the Dark&lt;/em&gt;); BBC2 comedies &lt;em&gt;Fawlty Towers&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Growing Pains Of PC Penrose&lt;/em&gt;; Samira's favourite, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's &lt;em&gt;Space:1999&lt;/em&gt;; and Graham's favourite, Yorkshire Television's glam rock-infused &lt;em&gt;Animal Kwackers&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you would like to contact the podcast, please drop us a line on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:email@squarewindow.co.uk"&gt;email@squarewindow.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is a Square Window production, with music by Local Teenagers. Podcast logo by Stuart Manning.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

EPISODE 1: September 1975

The opening two minutes of episode one of Through the Square Window, a brand-new podcast hosted by Samira Ahmed and Graham Kibble-White, guiding you through the UK TV shows we watched in decades gone by. Episode one launches later in September.

<description>&lt;p&gt;The opening two minutes of episode one of Through the Square Window, a brand-new podcast hosted by &lt;strong&gt;Samira Ahmed&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Graham Kibble-White&lt;/strong&gt;, guiding you through the UK TV shows we watched in decades gone by. Episode one launches later in September. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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A podcast guiding you through the UK television we watched in decades gone by, presented by cultural journalist Samira Ahmed and TV journalist Graham Kibble-White.

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