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.
Through the Square Window
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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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May 13, 2026
EPISODE 10: May 1987
<p>This month <strong>Samira Ahmed</strong> and <strong>Graham Kibble-White</strong> are looking at programmes from May 1987...</p> <p><strong>05:56:</strong> A season three episode - 'Blonde on Blonde' - of US romance Moonlighting.</p> <p><strong>20:42:</strong> Paul Daniels' BBC1 chrono-obsessed quizzer, Every Second Counts.</p> <p><strong>37:26:</strong> John Godber's idiosyncratic BBC2 nightclub comedy-drama, The Ritz.</p> <p><strong>49:04:</strong> Network 7, Jane Street-Porter and Jane Hewland's Channel 4, youth-orientated current affairs show, which believed "news is entertainment, entertainment is news".</p> <p>And huge thanks to Network 7's theme music composer, Steve Levine for his contribution to our discussion. You can find Steve on social media, @mrstevelevine</p> <p>If you would like to contact the podcast, please drop us a line on <strong><a href= "mailto:email@squarewindow.co.uk">email@squarewindow.co.uk</a></strong></p> <p>Our website is: <strong><a href= "https://www.squarewindow.co.uk/">www.squarewindow.co.uk</a></strong></p> <p><strong>This is a Square Window production, with music by Local Teenagers. Podcast logo by Stuart Manning.</strong></p>
April 8, 2026
EPISODE 9: Graeme Garden
<p>In January 2026, <strong>Samira Ahmed</strong> and <strong>Graham Kibble-White</strong> visited the home of comedian, actor, author, artist, television presenter, writer, master of panel shows, medical doctor and - of course - Goodie, <strong>Graeme Garden</strong> to look back at his life in television.</p> <p>Our conversation covers the full gamut of his TV career, from Twice a Fortnight through to Star Turn, Bananaman, Bodymatters, The Adventure Game and If I Ruled the World, and via oddities such as the panel show about concepts The Very Idea, Graeme sharing teatime trivia with Nanette Newman on Tell Me More, and appearing on Barry Norman's proto-HIGNFY quiz, Scoop.</p> <p>Running through all of that is The Goodies; Graeme telling us about the trio's appearances on Top of the Pops, how a strike impacted upon one of their greatest-ever series, why they ended up working with Engelbert Humperdinck, salary discrepancies between the threesome and why the BBC fell out of love with the show.</p> <p>We really hope you enjoy this episode, and if you would like to contact us, please drop us a line on <strong><a href= "mailto:email@squarewindow.co.uk">email@squarewindow.co.uk</a></strong></p> <p>Our website is: <strong><a href= "https://www.squarewindow.co.uk/">www.squarewindow.co.uk</a></strong></p> <p><strong>This is a Square Window production, with music by Local Teenagers. Podcast logo by Stuart Manning.</strong></p>
March 25, 2026
EPISODE 8: Barry Cryer
<p><strong>Samira Ahmed</strong> and <strong>Graham Kibble-White</strong> present a special extra episode for March 2026.</p> <p>Our previous instalment looked at shows from March 1979, including Thames TV's The Kenny Everett Video Show. Writer, comedian and actor Barry Cryer, who passed away in 2022, was a key contributor to that series and in 2019, Samira visited Barry at his home to record an interview with him about the programme, intended to run in a future edition of TV Years magazine.</p> <p>That future edition never transpired, and so we're presenting their conversation for the very first time.</p> <p>If you would like to contact the podcast, please drop us a line on <strong><a href= "mailto:email@squarewindow.co.uk">email@squarewindow.co.uk</a></strong></p> <p>Our website is: <strong><a href= "https://www.squarewindow.co.uk/">www.squarewindow.co.uk</a></strong></p> <p><strong>This is a Square Window production, with music by Local Teenagers. Podcast logo by Stuart Manning.</strong></p>
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