Through the Square Window

GREAT NEWS FOR ALL READERS INSIDE! We have a new podcast out today, in which @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social visit Rebellion Publishing, and explore the history of comic-strip TV tie-ins (including Look-in). With some additional @2000ad.bsky.social content, of course.

A few years ago I was on holiday with two friends from Canada and New Zealand and we got talking about childhood TV shows... the discovery we'd all been growing up in parallel universes in different parts of the world was mind-bending.

Our @squarewindowpod.bsky.social Patreon-subscriber only bonus episode is all about classic Star Trek. Drops tomorrow.

Also to be clear, this is a photo of the toys when they were on display at a museum exhibit on Canadian children’s TV a few years ago.

Not only was Hamble dropped from the UK version in favour of Poppy but she was the only one of the regular crew not to make the transfer to Australia when ABC's version appeared in 1966. I guess it's hard to appear on TV when you're sharing a cell block with a young Hannibal Lecter.

Playschool toys from the Upside Down

If you can’t see Hamble, she is already behind you.

Jemima and Humpty in the Multiverse of Madness

Polka-Dot Door was a big part of my childhood. It was weird to listen to the Joy Whitby episode and find out how much of it was derived from Play School’s format!

Our friend @graemeburk.bsky.social has shared with us a picture from Canada’s version of Play School. It’s like some scary alt-universe.

We discuss an issue of Film Fun in this episode of @thefcfc.bsky.social ! thefcfc.podbean.com/e/027-film-f...

Watching Through The Square Window - British Comics and TV @squarewindowpod.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Ki...

UNEXPECTED CROSSOVER ALERT! Through the Square Window Podcast visited the Rebellion Comics Archive for a natter with myself and Archive Charlene Taylor.

Nobody ever mentions the brilliant TV TOPS on which Alan Cumming once worked!

Plus, video content! Explore the Rebellion comic archive with us. Original Look-in art! See the home of @2000ad.bsky.social! Annnnnd, the 'When They Were Young' strip featuring Kim Wilde! youtu.be/86KiB_l0m2I?...

This week feels like a Super release week for some of my favourite podcasts. Multiple offerings from @tobyhadoke.bsky.social , @squarewindowpod.bsky.social , @wheezingpod.bsky.social (4 of em!) , @smershpod.com (3 of 'em). That'll keep me at my desk for a while.

The Times letters page a month later.

The Onedin Line reminds me of my late mum! I used to watch it with her, though I was 5 in 1971 so perhaps it was later in the 1970s, on repeats.

Agree with Samira that “For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky” is a good solid episode of TOS, & moreover has one of the most magnificent & evocative episode titles in Star Trek! 🙂🖖🏼

This was excellent as usual... but I'm extremely excited about the next episode coming up. A visit to the IPC archives to look at British TV show inspired Comics. Cor! Get signed up.

I was too young for Onedin at the time but Talking Pictures showed the first series a while back and I really enjoyed it. I need to look out for the DVDs Star Trek was prime time viewing back then although I only remember the repeats on a Monday evening before Sykes!

The theme tune to the Onedin line brought on existential homework and return to school dread for me on a Sunday night. Harrowing!

NEW EPISODE! @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social journey to 1971, to watch HR Pufnstuf, The Onedin Line, The Great Debate (one of TV's biggest disasters)... and Star Trek! Available wherever you get your podcasts.

In which we play Star Trek bingo..

We've got a new episode out on Wednesday. Here are the mighty foes @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social will be battling!

We've got a new episode out on Wednesday. Here are the mighty foes @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social will be battling!

Did you notice actress/singer Kate Robbins in the concert sequence in the ‘James Paul McCartney ‘ tv show?

Fellow 70s (and 60s and 80s) kids should all listen to this episode of @squarewindowpod.bsky.social in which @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social talk to Playschool’s creator Joy Whitby. It’s brilliant. squarewindow.co.uk/podcast/epis...

Excellent relevant podcast ... bsky.app/profile/squa...

All the talk about reviving Playschool, you ought to listen to this… Our recent chat with the woman who created it back in 1964, the amazing Pioneering Joy Whitby.

Our first-ever Patreon-only episode is now available, in which @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social discuss the rise and fall of The Big Breakfast. Sign up to listen to it at www.patreon.com/squarewindow...

Our first-ever Patreon-only episode is now available, in which @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social discuss the rise and fall of The Big Breakfast. Sign up to listen to it at www.patreon.com/squarewindow...

Great episode. When I was at uni we went to a recording of Blockbusters. We didn't get to meet Bob but we did get to wander about on the set. He had a stash of mint imperials in a little glass bowl on his podium. Took one, kept it like some kind of holy relic for ages. Sadly lost now.

Thank you for the lovely shout-out. Can’t believe you’ve now been doing this a year. What a gold run of episodes. #Blockbusters #HotSpot

Would love to see Blockbusters hosted by kindly auntie Samira!

Through the Square Window is growing! From this month, we're launching an additional Patreon-only episode and newsletter. More details in the podcast. And find us on Patreon at... www.patreon.com/squarewindow...

Brand-new episode alert! And this one contains what @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social calls "my favourite thing ever - EVER - on television". Find out what that is as she and @gkw.bsky.social watch shows from September 1992. Available wherever you get your podcasts. Plus, we have news! See first reply...

We've got a new episode out on Wednesday, in which @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social watch four shows from 1992. Namely...

We've got a new episode out on Wednesday, in which @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social watch four shows from 1992. Namely...

As a child of the 1960’s I loved the latest @squarewindowpod.bsky.social podcast and the interview with Joy Whitby who was involved with Watch With Mother and Play School. Happy memories.

I can but hope to have that recall and eloquence should I reach Joy Whitby's age. It's so important to recognise the achievements of such TV pioneers. So thanks to the two of you for doing just that. Listening was both a touching and life-affirming experience.

We're recording our next episode on Monday, so if you have something you want to say about our recent Joy Whitby interview (or anything from our recent eps), do reply below, and @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social or @gkw.bsky.social will likely read out your remarks.

This is an absolute delight.