While we're on our break (thank you for your patience!) here's a little bit of bonus content from our Patreon. In this one, we're (Meg and Elsie) talking about the behind the scenes of Thots TV. Expect some personal stories about lockdown blues, some indulgent complaining about having to work to pay bills, and some advice on making a podcast! Although, in this clip we mainly talk about something we like to call Girl Stocks... Looking forward to regular programming again but until then, have a wo...
Jun 13, 2024•13 min
"My tax deductions are CRYING!" We're rounding off season three with an episode voted for by YOU the listeners! You wanted Rugrats, and we delivered. We have found that it's a lot more difficult to create fun """content""" about a show that's genuinely perfect, but we've certainly given it a go. As the last episode before our Summer break, it has been a delight to watch and discuss - thank you for voting correctly!!! We also hear a little bit from Laura about her MS diagnosis, and she has tried ...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Take a peak behind the paywall to hear our mild takes on food, music, and cars. Cancel us IF YOU CAN! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 20, 2024•14 min
HelloOOO! You've waited a long time for us to cover the topic of the nation's comedy sweethearts, double act royalty, kings of the catchphrase etc. and FINALLY the day has come for us to talk about the Chuckle Brothers! Not only are we discussing the LONG-running CBBC sitcom, but also the various 1980s curiosities the Brothers provided us with over their wild and varied career. No one has watched more ChuckeVision than we have over the last week, and we have done our very best to channel our baf...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 11
A little while ago, Metro produced an article with the headline ‘I created Tots TV, Teletubbies and Rosie and Jim – I fear they’re being twisted’. This is our response to a very insightful interview with Anne Wood by Josie Copson. We also mused on the subject of nostalgia and differences between various eras of children's TV. Though this is a bonus episode, we wanted to share our initial thoughts on the article to the main feed. This is because we are very grateful for those of you who alerted u...
May 02, 2024•13 min
"Look - I've found something!" They walk like the Slitheen, look like psychedelic hippos, and live on a planet from 60s Star Trek; they're the FIMBLES! In this episode, we discuss the Fimbles, its more successful spin-off series, and even a short-lived radio show featuring the series' most annying character. Digressions include reasons Meg got in trouble at school; bones we've broken; Laura's medical record; and Elsie's personal stash of glitter. Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin... ...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 10
The Fat Controller laughed, "You are wrong." Choo choo motherfuckers, it's Thomas and Friends. Some of you absolutely adore this show and probably already know everything we're about to tell you. Some of you are rightly terrified of these death-masks on wheels and the existential questions they present. Us? Both. Join us as we dive deep into the authoritarian nightmare that is the Island of Sodor. We also discuss Meg's mum's habit of impulse-buying rodents. -- Get our exclusive merch here (thots...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 3Ep. 9
WE MADE IT! Nineteen and a half hours each of viewing; one BBC iplayer breakdown; two late-night Redbulls; and lots of eyeliner later, and we have FINALLY come to the end of the Young Dracula Saga. Join us once more to bask in the glory of the Count's hair, Ingrid's face, and Vlad's inability to fulfill his role as child dictator of the vampire world. And obviously - spoilers! -- Get our exclusive merch here (thotstv.myshopify.com) for a limited time only! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 8
WE MADE IT! Nineteen and a half hours each of viewing; one BBC iplayer breakdown; two late-night Redbulls; and lots of eyeliner later, and we have FINALLY come to the end of the Young Dracula Saga. Join us once more to bask in the glory of the Count's hair, Ingrid's face, and Vlad's inability to fulfill his role as child dictator of the vampire world. And obviously - spoilers! -- Get our exclusive merch here (thotstv.myshopify.com) for a limited time only! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 8
"I am COUNT Dracula, not SPELL Dracula!" We've binged it so you don't have to - but you SHOULD. As you can see, we have a LOT to say about this show. So much that we had to split the "Welsh Years" into part A and part B. Consume all this content as you will. It's even on YouTube if you fancy taking a gander at our vampire costumes... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/th0tstv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thots__tv Email: thotstv2002@gmail.com Discord: https://discord.gg/JPHxcxk48V -- Get our ...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 7
"I am COUNT Dracula, not SPELL Dracula!" We've binged it so you don't have to - but you SHOULD. As you can see, we have a LOT to say about this show. So much that we had to split the "Welsh Years" into part A and part B. Consume all this content as you will. It's even on YouTube if you fancy taking a gander at our vampire costumes... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/th0tstv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thots__tv Email: thotstv2002@gmail.com Discord: https://discord.gg/JPHxcxk48V -- Get our ...
Mar 21, 2024•57 min•Season 3Ep. 7
BOGIES!!! After two and a half fairly serious episodes, it's time for a reset. Dick and Dom in da Bungalow is one of our most requested episodes ever, and here it is. After one of the most fun """research periods""" ever undertaken in the history of the pod, we're ready to talk everything from the cultural fallout over the decline of the Saturday Morning Live Show to the meaning of the words "dirty norris". Naebody move - this is CULTURE. -- Get our exclusive merch here (thotstv.myshopify.com) f...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Season 3Ep. 6
We're revisiting our favourite idiots - the SIX idiots! In this exclusive peek behind our subscriber paywall, we chat food, men, Ghosts, and sing a little bit. And that's about it. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/th0tstv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thots__tv Email: thotstv2002@gmail.com Discord: https://discord.gg/JPHxcxk48V Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 22, 2024•42 min•Season 3Ep. 5
"We are very fond of you! We love you very much!" How do we even begin to introduce this one? It's Bagpuss, it's perfect, some of us cried. In this episode, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bagpuss with a hysterical outpouring of love and the occasional insightful thought. Meg also soft-launches her boyfriend who just so happened to interview EMILY FIRMIN HERSELF. Huge thank you to Emily for answering our questions, and for Meg's Boyfriend (his Christian name btw) for letting us piggy-...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Two down, three to go! After the emotional turmoil of series one, we thought it was only right to put ourselves through it all over again. All in the name of responsible programming! We have sadly lost Maxy, Peter, Zac, Ryan, and Mike. BUT fan-favourites (Lol and Bouncer); our favourite (Nathan); and someone's favourite (Amber) have arrived. We love this series more and more with every single viewing - there was so much more that needed to be said but alas, the algorithm doesn't reward 5-hour-lo...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 3
We're one year old. Let's take a trip down memory lane and revisit some of our (well, our editor's) favourite moments over the past two series. OR SO WE THOUGHT! We ALSO have a special bonus clip that didn't make the cut. Because it's about piss, shit, and vomit. Thank you for sticking with us, and here's to another year! Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 2
The Thots are back baybeeeee! This week we're tackling the cultural JUGGERNAUT that is Peppa Pig. We're covering everything from gender politics and communism to accents and health and safety concerns. We're also welcoming back much-missed the Common Sense Media section! Love her or hate her, this little piggy controls the entire market and there's nothing anyone can do about it. Happy new year everyone, Laura/Meg/Elsie xoxo Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Merry Christmas dear dear listeners! We were supposed to be taking a break for the holidays but we just couldn't stay away! As a Christmas treat to ourselves, we've broken the theme of the podcast for just one week to bring you our favourite family film - Nanny McPhee. A staple holiday-season-tv-schedule-filler; a vehicle for Emma Thompson's brilliance; the best child actors this country has ever seen; an embarrassment of national treasures; and unexpectedly emotional FROM START TO FINISH. We ho...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Check-in time with the Thots! We're taking a (tiny) break over the Christmas period, but we have a VERY special surprise lined up for you in the meantime. Stay tuned for a holiday special dropping in late December, and keep on chatting to us on the socials - we love hearing from you! We're genuinely touched by all of the support you've given us over our first year, and we wouldn't still be here 12 months later without all the love you've sent our way. Happy holidays! We can't wait to see you in ...
Dec 06, 2023•7 min
"I'm a Thot, je suis une Thot. Laura, Meg, and Elsie." We've kept you in suspense for long enough... we're FINALLY covering the most obvious subject for us to cover. Another long-awaited development: we recorded this episode in a REAL LIFE STUDIO. If you want to know what our faces look like, this episode is also available on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@ThotsTVPod Socials: Twitter - @thots__tv Instagram - @th0tstv Tiktok - @thotstvpod -- Get our exclusive merch here (thotstv.myshopify.com) for a...
Nov 23, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Cautionary tales for lovers of squeem... In this SECOND (we love Halloween) spooky special, we're talking about the TV show with the HIGHEST NUMBER OF CHILD DEATHS PER AVERAGE EPISODE. Probably. We didn't check. Digressions include; the inherent terror of mirrors; our individual preparations for any potential home invasion; the scribblings of Edward Gorey; and childhood attempts at "creative writing". In other news - we have a Tik Tok now! Check it out at @thotstv Support the show Hosted on Acas...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 10
wooooOOOO! In this spoooooky episode, we're exploring not one, not two, but THREE shows from the distant(ish) past. Just like the Amicus Productions movies and (more importantly) the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror specials before us, we are taking three short stories and shoving them into one seasonal episode. Meg and Laura make their "telling the others stuff that they found on Wikipedia " debut with Mona the Vampire and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy respectively. Elsie discusses the hal...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 9
No, you didn't dream this show up. It exists. We watched it so you don't have to. We hate it. ENJOY!!! Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today on this hallowed ground (listening platform of your choice), to celebrate the life of the UK's second favourite children's television channel. The Thots are here to eulogise the channel which has recently died a slow, painful, tragic death. From the daring, new Watch It! era of the 1980s, to the dizzying heights of possible Nicholodeon mergers in the 2000s, and finally the slow, painful drawn-out death by underfunding, we're going to explain the entire ...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 7
"Clifford!" ~ Emily Elizabeth. Join us for our VERY FIRST cartoon episode! (How has it taken nine months?) We're here to talk about the logistical and political nightmare that is owing a dog bigger than your own house. XL Bullies have NOTHING on this absolute unit. Other topics covered include the epic highs and devastating lows of the Scholastic Book Fair; Elsie's cat's dad's nip dealer; a stand-off between Meg and her boyfriend's dog; the left-handed majority amongst your hosts; Laura's uncann...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 6
BOG OFF ELAINE! We're FINALLY broaching the huge, scary, sacred topic of Tracy Beaker - starting off with the emotionally devastating first series. We admire bold fashion choices of Justine Littlewood; we rediscover the endless charm of our Spiritual Queen Dani Harmer; Mike Milligan heals our inner child; and we all suffer from acute and sudden onset hay-fever. Grab your tissues and prepare for an unusually thoughtful episode, in which we actually manage to stay on topic for more than ten minute...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 5
What's the story in Balamory? Wouldn't YOU like to know?! Hello? What's your name? Oh of COURSE! Today we're jumping on a ferry to Scotland's answer to Hebden Bridge. It's Balamory! Get set for a MUSIC HEAVY episode complete with strong regional accents and good vibes. Hesitations/deviations/repetitions include; the decline of hotel bibles; UK yogurt brands; and the time we all got called "old old" in a Brixton night club, irreparably changing our lives for the worse. Stay tuned also for the con...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Due to technical difficulties (appointing Elsie as editor), our Balamory episode has been delayed. In lieu of """content""", please enjoy this selection of inane babble that didn't make the cut and has been hanging around in our hard drive for months. Regular programming will resume next week. Thank you from us, The Thots, for sticking around and supporting us! Xoxo Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 10, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Do not react... YOU are the saboteur! This week we're coming to you from a CGI tower with gaping holes in the floor in place of stairs. If the audio quality isn't up to scratch, you know why. Along the way, we discuss; the illustrious career of Nation's Sweetheart Simon Greenall; the illustrious career of Other Nation's Sweetheart Faith Brown; a long-running TV advert for an insurance comparison website; and HOLES. Enjoy, and remember - only YOU can hear our voices...! Support the show Hosted on...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 2
WE'RE BACK!!! Our Summer break is over and we're kicking off a new series of Thots TV with something from the deep dark depths of the ITV archives. Rainbow is the perfect mix of Sesame Street and a Carry On movie about a sex dungeon that hasn't yet been written. This is the best description I can come up with. "Oooh Geoffrey!" Hesitations, deviations, and repetitions include; the worst way to treat a dying pavement bee; speculation on Matt Berry's personal life; and what happened when Laura's wr...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 1
