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Thots TV
by Ground Control
Award-winning podcast diving DEEP into British children's telly! From puppet cacti to deadly gameshows, we're taking a nostalgic trip to an era in which Barney Harwood was King. Everything you forgot that you loved throughout the 90s and 2000s? We remember it all. And we're going to talk about it. (A podcast for adults seeking Highbrow Cultural Commentary - not for kids!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Tracy Beaker Series 4
Welcome to the grand finale of series 7!!! We love doing our Tracy Beaker episodes, and we hope that you still love listening to them. This one comes with warnings of death and bereavement chat - it's always an emotional one when it comes to Tracy Beaker so proceed with caution as usual. In case...
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Toy Story 5 [TEASER]
They made a fifth one, why not? This is a clip from our latest Patreon bonus episode. If you want to support the show, you already are by being here and listening, but if you want to support it even MORE, why not consider subscribing? https://www.patreon.com/ThotsTV Watch this podcast LIVE at the...
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The Koala Brothers
Chocks away Buster! What can we say about The Koala Brothers? It's a nice show made by British people about Australian animals who live on a homestead in the Outback. What more do you want from us? Digressions include Laura's complicated feelings about olives, times when spoilers can enhance the...
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Mr Benn
"And as if by magic, the shopkeeper appeared." Mr Benn is a gay communist. In this essay we will... Other topics include bizarre and inappropriate birthday cards we have gifted each other, our love for Mika, and desserts that were all the rage at 1970s dinner parties. Patreon -...
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Watch My Chops
Watch mah chops, Burneh! Watch My Chops is a show we know nothing about. Made in France, dubbed in England, Broadcast in Australia... there are so many questions about this mysterious cartoon and we have not answered them. All we can say for sure is that this is the fourth show we have covered...
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The Owl Service
"She wants to be flowers, but you make her owls. You must not complain, then, if she goes hunting." The 60s are calling on the Alan Garner phone and it's finally the decade of the teenager! It's what we like to call an Els-indulgent episode, and these as you know, tend to be long (sorry). What…
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The Shiny Show
Give yourself a shiny!!! Here is some classic 2000s Cbeebies content for you. We've got puppets, we've got repetitive musical stings, and we've got learning about Places and Concepts. We also discuss daytime TV property shows, Sir Alan Sugar's recent Twitter activity, and the menace of magpies.…
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The Slammer
Who's the Governor? YOU'RE THE GOVERNOR!!! This is a VERY important episode. The Slammer means a tremendous deal to us, it is one of the greatest shows ever made, and if you agree with us it means you have good taste and are really cool and pretty. It also happens to be a who's who of Thots TV...
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Rosie and Jim
QUAAAACK! It's the older (and not quite as good but still really good) cousin of Tots TV. Rosie and Jim is about two demonic imps who haunt a houseboat and ruin the lives of three adorable retired citizens. We also discuss Meg's online shopping habits, our A-level drama teacher, Laura's childhood...
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The Powerpuff Girls
SUGAR! SPICE! AND EVERYTHING NICE! It's a Laurisode once again. Meg and Elsie have NEVER SEEN THE POWERPUFF GIRLS and Laura is going to put an end to that. Other topics: Elsie's love of '66 Batman, Elsie's love of the Beatles, and a falling-out Meg and Laura had seven years ago. Patreon -...
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Jungle Run
What show has three children struggling to complete a 7-piece jigsaw, an adult man beefing with kids for not swimming fast enough, and the prospect of being trapped inside a giant monkey's belly for all time? This week we're finally delivering on a highly requested episode indeed - Jungle Run!…
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The Herbs and The Adventures of Parsley
Season 7 is HERE AT LAST! We're kicking off with Thots favourites Ivor Wood and Michael Bond. The Herbs is an intensely boring show (perfect for a season premiere) but if there's one thing your three hosts love to do, it's find the positives in anything involving hand-crafted puppets and talking...
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The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Maria Years - Part 2
You wait six seasons for a Sarah Jane Adventures episode and then two come along at once! This is part two of a very special season finale indeed, and it is about one of our favourite shows that we've covered (although we tend to say this about all the dramas...) We are carrying on straight from...
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Harry Batt Pilot
NAEBODY MOVE! This was originally a bonus Patreon episode that came out in August, and was always going to eventually make its way onto our main feed. This is the sort of fun we get up to on there, and we wanted to give you a little peak behind the curtain. This is something we have decided to…
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The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Maria Years - Part 1
Well, it's about time. The original plan was one episode about the entire Sarah Jane series. How naive we were. So here is part 1 of hopefully a Tracy Beaker style ongoing saga of everything Sarah Jane (and Sarah Jane adjacent...) Technically, this is the finale of season 6!!! And how lovely that...
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In the Night Garden
But somebody's not in bed... You know how much we love to revisit Ragdoll productions and the work of Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport. It's that time again to "review" something that is just plain and uncomplicatedly GOOD. The loveliness of the mostly ambient clips I've selected might well send…
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Numberjacks
The Numberjacks are on their way!!! Okay. It's time we discussed the most visually unsettling show ever put before pre-schoolers. Numberjacks won awards for its educational content and traumatised thousands of four-year-olds with floating heads, talking spoons, and A SLENDERMAN UNDERTAKER in the...
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Noddy's Toyland Adventures
Content warning: discussion of racism, antisemitism, and homophobia. Make way for everyone's least favourite cabbie... It's time, once again, for an Enid Blyton Megisode. This little underaged driver had SOMEHOW been adapted into six(ish) television shows. Today, we focus on the least egregious...
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Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
COCO! COCO! It's a Laura episode (Lepisode)!!! This week we're hopping across the pond to one of the favourite networks of the Sky Children - Cartoon Network. Freeview kids Elsie and Meg have been promised "psychedelic ragtime", so our hopes are very high indeed... We also discuss our new sofa...
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The Magic Roundabout
"Time for bed, said Zebedee..." You all know by now that we LOVE a dirty, fuzzy, scratchy, stop-motion vehicle for felt creatures and posh narrators. That's right - it's time again for a trip back to the 1960s (and then back to the halcyon days of 2005 CGI). This week's conversational cul-de-sacs...
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Bits and Bobs (and Woolly and Tig)
Hold on to your bobs, Bits! Hold on to your bits, Bobs!!! Every so often, we cover a show with very little to say about it except for how much we like it. This is one of those episodes. So, in an effort to get this above the one hour mark, we're combining two shows by the same creator. They...
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Bear Behaving Badly
Jam! Socks! SNUGGLY DUCKY DUCK DUCKS! We've covered a LOT of fictional bears on this show... But surely none cuter than our Nev. We had a tremendous amount of fun in this episode discussing a show that everyone thought was fine and nothing more. But honestly, how can anyone feel hate towards the...
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64 Zoo Lane
64 64 64 ZOO LANE! This episode is supposed to be about the most comforting, nostalgic, warm hug of a show to ever grace our screens. And we spend the whole 100 minutes talking about monster energy drinks, eel sex, swear words, and the moisturiser they use on cow udders. Not really. We have many...
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Announcement: CALM
Just a quick update, We are proudly supporting the charity CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) during the month of September. Podomedy as a network is hoping to collectively raise £1000 for the suicide prevention hotline. If you would like to and are able to donate, we would be extremely...
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Hider in the House
SEASON 6 IS HERE BAYBEEEEEEE! Aaaand we're kicking things off with something of a hate-watch... It's new for us to start a season with something we don't love, and the way this was scheduled was a complete accident. Hider in the House involved groups of three children hiding a celebrity in their...
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Celebrity-Written Children's Books [TEASER]
You know how we love a hate-filled recording session about a topic everybody already agrees with. Join us in a collective sigh from the deepest depths of our souls, as we enter a conversation already comprehensively covered by people more qualified than ourselves. This is a short clip from our...
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Shaun the Sheep
We're wrapping up season 5, and WHAT a season we've all had! We've decided to end on everyone's favourite stop-motion sheep, everyone's favourite stop-motion production company, and everyone's favourite Vic Reeves-performed theme song. Shaun the Sheep was a surprisingly emotional fare.…
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Tracy Beaker Series 3
Three down! Two to go!!! We are finally over half way through our diligent (sporadic) coverage of TSOTB. We said it about season 2 and we're saying it again now - this show gets better and more emotional with every season. There is much to discuss here including SEVEN new regular characters so...
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Paddington and Politics [TEASER]
Here is a little excerpt from our Patreon episode on Paddington - a deeper discussion of some of the topics we touched on in the main feed. Link down below to subscribe for full bonus episodes! ... We separated this conversation from the main feed episode as we love Paddington very much and…
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Paddington
"Please look after this bear. Thank you." This week we're doing the other small posh bear with a sweet sticky substance addiction. The original 70s show is our main focus with some Hanna Barbera and movie shaped detours along the way. Be prepared to hear at least one of us cry. (On another note,...
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The Hoobs
The Motorettes are singing! WE KEEP THE ENGINE SPINNING! This week we're covering another show that uses objects as episode titles - it's FINALLY time for The Hoobs. We'll be exploring the complex drama of the Hoobs' home/van/shared living space; the layered drama of their inter-planetary working...
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Sooty - The Cadell Years
Following on from last week's Sooty - The Corbett Years, this week we are continuing to explore the turbulent yet magical history of the UK's longest-running kids TV show. Stefon voice: This episode has everything! Boy magicians, theme-parks, expensive IP purchases, the destruction of VHS tapes,...
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Sooty - The Corbett Years
We're doing a two parter on one of the biggest names in British children's telly - Sooty! This is one of the most highly requested shows we've had, and we wanted to do it properly. Therefore, the Cadell years will be hitting your ears in two short weeks. Seriously, you guys seem to LOVE this…
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Hey Duggee Non-Binary UK News Media Trashfire [TEASER]
Content warning: discussion of anti-trans campaigners, homophobia, suicide, sexual assault You may have seen that there has been some discussion in the press about Hey Duggee using the word "they" to refer to a cartoon raccoon. We are here to talk about why on God's green Earth this has made the...
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The Story Makers
Imagine... imagine... imagine a STORYYYYYY! This week we're visiting a magical room with portals to different worlds; the children's section of a public library! We're joined by a cast of hippie magicians and two of the funniest puppets to have ever graced our screens. Together we'll venture...
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Prank Patrol and The Life and Times of Barney Harwood
"What happened to Barney Harwood?" Oooooh BOY do we have some news for you! Also in this episode, we're discussing the public humiliation and emotional manipulation a film crew wrought upon nine-year-olds in 2006. Other topics include Beatrix Potter, the inherent evil of family vloggers, and all...
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Recess
Ooooh! Scandalous! It's a rare LAURA episode which means we're hopping over the pond to the Disney channel. You can expect tangents involving dogs, snakes, wasps, and hamsters. Apologies for the delayed upload and thanks for sticking with us! Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ThotsTV Email us at...
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Special | The Ghost Hunter - Part 1 - with guest Look Into My Eyes
Alroight guv'na! We are joined this week by Jonathan of the Look Into My Eyes podcast to discuss the landmark CBBC drama Ghost Hunter! We actually had to read books for this one so you'd better enjoy it. (We did!) If you like moving pictures, this episode can also be watched on our YouTube. It…
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Arthur
What a wonderful kind of day! The Thots are back after a LENGTHY break, and we're kicking off season 5 with everyone's favourite aardvark. Arthur was truly the background radiation of our childhoods, it launched a thousand memes, and EVERYONE remembers where they were when the Gay Rat Wedding...
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Winnie the Pooh
Tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff... The final episode of season 4 is upon us, and as is tradition, we have left it right until the last minute to cover the one you actually voted for. In this episode, we cover the life and times of A.A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin, the Pooh…
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Thots TV Wrapped
SURPRISE SURPRISE! You THOUGHT you weren't getting an episode until the later date of Friday 20th but Elsie had some free tie on her hands and now you've got a two-episode week. This is our first annual Thot Award Show in which we self-indulgently give each other arbitrary awards based on podcast...
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Sorry, I've Got No Head
"Maybe my BEES can help!" It's Horrible Histories' weird cousin - Sorry, I've Got No Head! This episode is a run-down of (some of) our favourite moments from this glorious sketch comedy which, in the words of its producer, is "too funny for children". After a highly intellectual analysis of Enid...
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The Famous Five (Part 2)
Aaaand we're back for part two! If you listen to things in the correct order, you'll have already heard us discussing the life of Enid Blyton, the genius of actor Jack Gleeson, the plot of the first book and its adaptation, and how we feel about it (we feel good about it). Now we've got all that...
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The Famous Five (Part 1)
Crack open the ginger beer and cucumber sandwiches! This week is all about George, Julian, Anne, Dick, and Timmy. The 2023 Famous Five adaptation has got all the GB News watching public up in arms due to its Wokeness. We're here to offer some perspective - the new Famous Five is GOOD and we LIKE...
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Teletubbies
EH OH! After alluding to it in many other episodes, Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa and Po are FINALLY getting almost two hours (sorry) to themselves. Maybe the most globally well-known of Ragdoll Productions' productions, this show is the King of all under-5s entertainment. We really hope that we…
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Live: Halloween Special
Our first ever live recorded episode, courtesy of the Cheerful Earful comedy podcast festival! In this very special episode, we each take a piece of media that scared us as children and unleash it on a live audience. This was SUCH a fun day, and we are so incredibly grateful to everyone who came...
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Courage the Cowardly Dog
Stupid dawg! We've decided to continue our spooky October episodes with a childhood trauma machine from across the pond. That's right, it's Cartoon Network time again! And because Meg and Elsie were brought up as Freeview purists, we have graciously allowed Laura to lead this episode. We won't…
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Children of the Stones
"Leave the stones? You never will." Described as "inappropriately" scary, this 1976 drama is considered to be a landmark in quality children's drama. And to be honest, it is. British film was in the middle of a psychedelic folk-horror experiment, and it somehow managed to trickle down to ITV...
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The Secret Show
VICTOR! Are you still alive??? We were going to cover The Fluffy Bunny Show with Sweet Little Granny this week, but unfortunately that time slot was needed urgently. The Secret Show is something that we are INCREDIBLY fond of, and have been for a very long time. Not only is it one of the funniest...
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Bootleg ft. Jasmine Hale
The quick brown dog jumped over the lazy dog... As we are busy planning our UPCOMING LIVE SHOW(!!!) this week we are releasing an episode that has been buried deep on Elsie's hard drive for seven months. Jasmine is back to chat everything Bootleg! Some say it's a mini series, others say it's a TV...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Award-winning podcast diving DEEP into British children's telly! From puppet cacti to deadly gameshows, we're taking a nostalgic trip to an era in which Barney Harwood was King. Everything you forgot that you loved throughout the 90s and 2000s? We remember it all. And we're going to talk about it. (A podcast for adults seeking Highbrow Cultural Commentary - not for kids!)
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Award-winning podcast diving DEEP into British children's telly! From puppet cacti to deadly gameshows, we're taking a nostalgic trip to an era in which Barney Harwood was King. Everything you forgot that you loved throughout the 90s and 2000s? We remember it all. And we're going to talk about it....
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