When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger is a weekly podcast that watches kids' TV from the eighties and casts a more cynical eye on the shows we used to love. Sometimes funny, usually disappointing, join your hosts Mark and Martyn and ruin a small part of your childhood week by week.
When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger
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4.0(17 reviews)
576 episodes
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When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger is a weekly podcast that watches kids' TV from the eighties and casts a more cynical eye on the shows we used to love. Sometimes funny, usually disappointing, join your hosts Mark and Martyn and ruin a small part of your childhood week by week.
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Publishing Since
2/17/2015
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Recent Episodes
June 22, 2026
Episode 566 - CatchWord
<p>CatchWord contestants have to make words using letters which are written on the screen, which makes for a very exciting and interesting episode of an audio-only show. </p> <p>IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE;</p> <p>SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts <br /> SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy<br /> SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop<br /> SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! </p> <p>THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts<br /> BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts<br /> FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger<br /> TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts<br /> WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com<br /> W4B theme composed by John Croudy<br /> W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling<br /> Additional musical contributions by R Gill</p>
June 15, 2026
Episode 565 - The Indoor League
<p>The stench of booze and cigarette smoke seeps through the screen, as men with moustaches play whatever games they can find in the pub for as long as possible to avoid going home to the wives who hate them. AKA "the good old days."</p> <p>IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE;</p> <p>SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts <br /> SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy<br /> SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop<br /> SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! </p> <p>THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts<br /> BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts<br /> FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger<br /> TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts<br /> WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com<br /> W4B theme composed by John Croudy<br /> W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling<br /> Additional musical contributions by R Gill</p>
June 8, 2026
Episode 564 - How Dare You!
<p>If grown adults wanted to throw balloons full of gunge at kids in the 80s, all they had to do was create a flimsy gameshow and invite Cheryl Baker on every other week. </p> <p>IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE;</p> <p>SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts <br /> SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy<br /> SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop<br /> SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! </p> <p>THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts<br /> BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts<br /> FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger<br /> TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts<br /> WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com<br /> W4B theme composed by John Croudy<br /> W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling<br /> Additional musical contributions by R Gill</p>
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