Our old friend Wil Hodgson is back with us in this episode, and they're on the ramble as usual! Join us as we take various trips down 80's Memory Lane and beyond! Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

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Episode 469 - Nostalgia Ramblin' with Wil Hodgson!

We're joined by someone new this week - Sacha AKA Coffeehound RetroSharka! She's here to talk about one of favourite subjects here at BTTE Towers - computer games of the Microcomputer era! Spectrum, C64, even the BBC Micro, we'll talk about them all, with a few cameos from a few other characters! You think that there was a video game bust in the mid-80s - think again! Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

Episode 468 - Sharka Bytes!

Issues #26, #27 and #28 are examined in this month's traverse into the world of Marvel UK's Transformers comics, and this is a biggie, as now it's a weekly publication! That'll really eat up material, but it's ok, because great things are on the horizon. Join Andy and Glenn as they dive into September 1985! If you want to follow along with us, scans can be found here: https://britishcomics.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/transformers/ Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

Episode 467 - Transformers: Marvel UK September 1985!

Bordersdude John from the TFYTC joins us again, this time to talk about his favourite Transformer EVER, Ultra Magnus! But why does John love him so much, and which are his favourite iterations of this much-loved legacy character? Make a cuppa, grab some biccies, pull up a pew, and join us to find out! The Transformers YouTube Community: facebook.com/groups/ttfytc Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

Episode 466 - He CAN deal with that now!

It's issues #24 and #25 in this issue, and we're getting ever closer to Transformers being a weekly publication! In the meantime, can Andy and Glenn handle the terror of Shockwave devastating Blackrock's oil platform, his fight with Megatron over the leadership of the Decepticons, and the smash cut of Planet Terry finally meeting his parents? Listen on to find out! If you want to follow along with us, scans can be found here: https://britishcomics.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/transformers/ Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

Episode 465 - Transformers: Marvel UK August 1985!

We're coming to the end of the summer, and what better way to mark that than reminiscing about some retro stuff with our old mate Brad from the TFYTC? We'll be talking about Transformers, Star Wars, Retrogaming and even some football of old, so make a cuppa, get some Pink Panther wafers in, and enjoy! Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

Episode 464 - Brad and Glenn Love Retro!

Leigh and Glenn look at one the JNT stories that truly did a deep dive into Doctor Who's own history, bringing the Brigadier back, no less - Mawdryn Undead!  They also discuss the big news - who's likely to take the showrunner reins now that Chibnall's on his way, and who could be the new Doctor? Nerva Beacon on Facebook: facebook.com/NervaBeaconPodcast Nerva Beacon on Twitter: @NervaBeaconPod

The Nerva Beacon Podcast - Episode 48: Blinovitch in Full Effect

We've got Wil Hodgson back with us today, for another lovely jaunt down Memory Lane, this time including such subjects as Star Wars action figure time travelling, school, Office Space and the Kray twins! It'll all make sense, I promise. Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

Episode 463 - Late Summer Ramblin' with Wil Hodgson!

We're a little bit late with this one, but it's definitely worth it for one of, if not THE most iconic Transformers comic book cover of them all! We're also back with the US stories, and a bit of a change to the UK comic, starting it's metamorphosis into the comic we'd all come to know and love... If you want to follow along with us, scans can be found here: https://britishcomics.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/transformers/ Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

Episode 462 - Transformers: Marvel UK July 1985!

Duncan from Stacebob and the Dweebs is back with us again, and as promised last time he joined us, we're talking about 1991's The Addams Family! Definitely a movie with one foot firmly in the 80s, we talk about how it updated the 60's show, how we remembered watching that show in the 80s, and everything inbetween! JOIN US. Or Thing will find you. Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

Episode 461 - Waking the Dead

He's back again! Our regular Star Wars guy Brad is back to talk about all things Lucasfilmy, as well as this time we have a good old natter about the current state of the Transformersverse! Turns out it's quite healthy, what with loads of fan-pleasing toys coming out, and the Beast Era finally getting it's due. But let's not spoil the podcast, take a listen for yourself! Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

Episode 460 - Brad and Glenn Love Star Wars AND Transformers!

It's the final of Euro 2020 today, and would you know it, England are facing Italy! Recorded just before they were going to meet Germany, Wil Hodgson sits down with us to talk of England and tournaments past, not only the football, but everything that came with it! If you're wanting to get into the mood, this is the best way to do it! Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

Episode 459 - A Footballing Ramble with Wil Hodgson!

It's time to look at this month's Transformers Marvel UK issues 19,20 and 21 from June 1985 - it's good summer reading as we end the run of stories from the UK, next month we go back to the cliffhanger from the US! Can Andy and Glenn take it?  If you want to follow along with us, scans can be found here: https://britishcomics.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/transformers/ Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

Episode 458 - Transformers: Marvel UK June 1985!

It's Sonic the Hedghog's 30th Birthday today, so please do join Glenn and special guest Timmus_TSET for a bit of a birthday bash! We talk about the blue speedster's origins as a rival mascot for the mighty Mario, his Genesis within Sega itself, and all our personal memories of spending hours and hours attempting speedruns! Happy Birthday, Sonic! Don't run too fast after eating all the cake.  Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

Episode 457 - Happy Birthday, Sonic!

Duncan from Stacebob and the Dweebs joins us this week to discuss 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit? - expect laughs and shocks galore as we explore this new take on Film Noir, complete with all the complexities with making not only a groundbreaking movie, but having to please two powerful studios at the same time! Also: Judge Doom. Bloody scary. Back to the Eighties @ Twitter: @BTTEPOD Back to the 80's on Facebook: facebook.com/bttepod

Episode 456 - Drawn This Way

Hosted by Glenn and his very special guests, this podcast is a virtual trip back in time to the halcyon days of our childhood - the 1980s (and early 1990s). Every week we explore at least one facet of 80's pop culture, discuss questions from our listeners, and report the news from at least 4 of the main franchises of the 80's that are still around today!

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