Remember when TV felt... bigger?
Dec 03, 2025•30 min•Ep. 495
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Episode description
James and Christian are back with a new chat, looking at Doctor Who cutscenes (and the whole cutscene reveal culture), classic BBC One Christmas trailers, Teletext (!) and a few other things.
Shownotes
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Shownotes
- Vintage BBC Christmas trailers
- Woolworths 1981 Christmas ad (ft Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie, Anita Harris, et al)
- Teletext VHS recovery
Patreon and Apple Podcasts
As ever, this podcast went out on Patreon first. You can hear the show there several days earlier, often with video, and usually with additional material.
We'd really appreciate your help in raising our profile on the Apple platform, so please leave a review.
Not on Apple Podcasts? Leave us a review somewhere else, send the link over on Twitter or Facebook or editor@kasterborous.co.uk, and you’ll get a mention.
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