And don't forget to join our free Patreon where you can read all our newsletters. This month John discusses the music of Barry Gray and the complexities of UFO's running order: www.patreon.com/posts/world-...

Season 2 of World of Telly kicks off with a deep dive into UFO. Ed Bishop! Purple wigs! Depeche Mode! Dave Lee Travis! And much, much more! Available now wherever you get your podcats. There's also a video version on YouTube (please like and subscribe if you can): youtu.be/kgpJJzg_1S4

We won our copyright dispute! Huzzah! youtu.be/kgpJJzg_1S4?...

A new episode of World of Telly is now available wherever you get your podcasts. This month we're watching UFO, the sci-fi classic from 1970. The video version of this episode is currently in a copyright dispute so please watch it while you can! youtu.be/kgpJJzg_1S4

World of Telly returns tomorrow. youtu.be/MB-MZfhFUjQ?...

In case you missed it...

Season 2 of World of Telly starts next week... youtu.be/MB-MZfhFUjQ

World of Telly returns on Thursday February 26th with an episode dedicated to UFO. We'll also be releasing details of all the shows we hope to cover this year very, very soon.

MST3K is coming back for four episodes with Mike and the Bots, which is very exciting. If you are unfamiliar with the show, why not check out our World of Telly episode: youtu.be/yGAvtdAcCzA?...

World of Telly returns next month. If you missed anything from season one, I've put together a YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Love this podcast - informed and entertaining discussion about one of my favourite subjects. Think “The Rest is History” for telly nerds - bliss!

Once again, thanks to everyone who listened to and/or watched the World of Telly podcasts in 2025. There’s much more to come in 2026, but in the meantime you can dip into the back catalogue wherever you get your podcasts, or at youtube.com/@worldoftelly. See you next year with UFO.

We're currently existing in a haze of eggnog, Baileys and Skol, but we have found the time to move all of 2025's newsletters into their new home on Patreon. Thanks for your support this year - it means a lot. www.patreon.com/collection/1...

44 years ago today... youtu.be/9q6gjCkMBhw?...

A Christmas Eve bump for our latest episode: youtu.be/9q6gjCkMBhw?...

Please let The Guardian know about us if you can: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

The video version of our Christmas episode is now available on YouTube. Merry Christmas! youtu.be/9q6gjCkMBhw

A bump for our Christmas special and Yuletide Felicitations to you all.

Our special Christmas episode is now available wherever you get your podcasts. A video version of this episode will be out early next week.

This week on Goon Pod with John from @world-of-telly.bsky.social we've been watching Spike's two appearances on THIS IS YOUR LIFE - the first one with impish, chaotic Spike; the second one with Spike much older and slower but still with that twinkle! Listen here: pod.link/1569929507

I'm back on the estimable Goon Pod, this time to talk about Spike Milligan, This is Your Life, and Seamus Android.

Another bump for this, and a reminder that our festive podcast will be out just before Christmas. After that we'll have a break in Jan, and then we'll be back with our regular podcast and newsletters throughout 2026 and beyond. It's been a fun year and thanks for listening and watching the podcast.

A Sunday lunchtime bump for this.

The video version of our latest episode is out now: youtu.be/ijlnPXmBDrY Please like, subscribe and share the video around, as it really does help us out. Thanks.

We're running a bit behind and the video version of our latest episode will be out tomorrow evening. Apologies for the delay.

What's your favourite example of Christmas telly? Let us know before Monday and we'll mention you on our next podcast. Thanks!

“Sick minds Mr President!” A Monday evening bump for our latest podcast.

A new episode of World of Telly is out now. This week we take a look at the political sitcom Whoops Apocalypse, which aired on ITV in 1982. Available now wherever you get your podcasts. A video version of this episode will be out next week.

Our next episode has been postponed until tomorrow as I wrestle with this weird Audacity problem that has knackered everything. Sorry about that.

John here: Apologies but for various reasons there won't be a newsletter today. Normal service will be resumed for Whoops Apocalypse.

The video version of our latest episode is now available on YouTube: youtu.be/8A9mN8qa-3w Please like and subscribe if you want to see more episodes. Thanks!

Giving this a Sunday night bump. The video version drops on Thursday, so prepare yourself for clips of Black Orchid, and Derek Thompson with big hair.

I think he was a bit overwhelmed by the response - word went around that he was in the building and pretty much everyone came out to meet him, we had around 25 staff at the time. We had to show him stuff on film from our Steenbeck - it was that long ago

I thoroughly enjoyed the Edge of Darkness episode too - shortly after we started Double Negative in 1998 Troy Kennedy Martin turned up in our reception unannounced, I think his niece or other in-law was working with us. He wanted to learn about VFX and we were very happy to answer his questions

A new episode of World of Telly is out now. This week we look at the political thriller Harry's Game from October 1982. It's available wherever you get your podcasts. The video version of this episode will be out next week.

We've posted some news about World of Telly going forward, which you can read on our free-to-join Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/world-... Many thanks!

The mighty Edge of Darkness is on BBC4 tonight at 9.15 and also on iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... You can get yourself in the mood by watching our video podcast up to the spoiler warning. Lots of stuff about Troy Kennedy Martin and other prime movers behind this fantastic series.

And if you enjoy this episode of Doomwatch, then you could watch our “rabies special” video podcast where we cover a number of TV series featuring foaming at the mouth and an unwell Basil Brush. youtu.be/UF2_4lp61C4?...

Sorry, everyone, but our next episode on Harry's Game has been postponed until next week. An update about our ongoing schedule will be posted soon. Many thanks.

Yay! The BBC have kindly allowed our latest video to stay up as long as we don't monetize it (like that's ever gonna happen). youtu.be/FFxzLa67PC0?...

And here’s another bump for the podcast.

An update on the Radio Times mystery. We have it on good authority that Philippa Urquhart was never cast as Rose Marie, and so the Radio Times photo looks like a simple error.

And another plug for our latest episode... youtu.be/FFxzLa67PC0?...

Our latest newsletter has also just been sent out to our Patreon subscribers. In the next month or so, we'll be closing down the Beehiiv site and the newsletters will be for Patreon subscribers only, so please do sign up. It's totally free. www.patreon.com/posts/very-p...

Our latest newsletter has just been sent out to subscribers. This time it's about A Very Peculiar Practice, Shepherd's Bush, and the Andrew Davies multiverse. Also, there's something a bit weird in the 17th May 1986 issue of the Radio Times... worldoftelly.beehiiv.com/p/a-very-pec...

The video version of this episode is now on YouTube but could be taken down any moment (it's currently in a copyright dispute), so get it while it's hot! youtu.be/FFxzLa67PC0

The video version of our latest episode is now available for all our Patreon members: www.patreon.com/posts/world-... - it's completely free to join. I'm trying to get a version on YouTube but it's currently in dispute. Fingers crossed.

I've only just noticed that Ravensbourne has added scans of Bob Cosford's storyboard for his original concept, which is quite different, possibly bleaker and involves two animated crows that sing along to the chorus of the sig tune.

I suspect that was done to obscure any connection with the UEA skyline, which I believe had a similar tower at that time. UEA had been approached for location filming and declined. www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/bbc-motion-g...

An interesting AVPP curio is the original version of the title sequence at the Ravensbourne archive. The musical intro is two bars longer and the university skyline features a tower that's been painted out of the broadcast version.