It'll Be Alright In The Nineties

We're continuing our series of episodes on the computer games of the 90s, year-by-year, and we've landed on 1993 this time. It's early in the gaming life of young Stu, but Alex was deep in the midst of Amiga gaming and it shows in his choices. Stu and Alex each choose the three games of 1993 that meant the most to them, and why. Tune in to find out what game was adored by Alex but challenged by th...

We're very excited to welcome back one of our all-time favourite guests to the podcast this time out, as Midget frontman Richard Gombault makes a return appearance on our hundredth episode to build his personal 90s Time Capsule! Join us as we discuss Rich's greatest ever darts performance, which physical formats are more equal than others, and the music genres of the decade which definitel...

The time has finally come on IBAITN for Alex to talk about the '94 World Cup in the USA, so cue 40 minutes on the best Adidas kits of all time, plus 20 minutes on Jorge Campos. Tune in to find out which hot-headed tournament moment Stu thinks is one of the greatest moments in football history, which kit gets Alex so overcome he can't speak, and which insect-based mystery the lads are still...

IBAITN has just broken up for the summer, and what better way to celebrate than to have a lovely chat about the things we used to get up to to keep ourselves occupied during the six week holidays. Join us as we reminisce about Alex's idyllic secluded woodland childhood, Stu's speeding ticket in the park, rank the various swimming pools of Wiltshire in order of greatness, and read out lots...

We disappointed our listeners last time by not releasing an episode (due to perfectly valid extenuating circumstances involving Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson), so our friends Kathryn and Dan from the Now That's What I Call Bullshit podcast took pity on us and have generously offered us the opportunity to premier the episode of NTWICB we recorded with them recently. We discussed the 1999 edit...

As per the terms of his contract, Stu drops in to apologise for another enforced pod lay-off. But please don't worry, because we will return in August with an episode on school summer holidays! Please get your correspondence and memories in - it doesn't have to be about actually going on holiday; we're interested in the things you did to keep yourself occupied during those long free weeks across t...

This time on IBAITN we're discussing the UK sitcoms which never quite lodged themselves in the public consciousness, the League 1 sitcoms if you will. Stu and Alex each pick three to talk about and decide whether or not they stand up today. Tune in to find out which programme ended on a dark note, and then ended again on a cop-out, which sitcoms Stu inexplicably bought on DVD during his Great...

We're back down in the vinyl vaults this time on IBAITN, as we take a look at the songs the most famous one hit wonders of the 90s released immediately after they'd enjoyed their crowning moment in the chart. Join us as we look at the back stories behind the follow up singles, including the band that imploded when a founding member decided to go down the 'entertainment' route, the...

Breaking News. This time on IBAITN we're trying desperately to keep it light whilst discussing some of the most shocking news stories of the decade. Tune in to find out why a pre-teen Stu confronted an older girl about her t-shirt in a lift on holiday, what the grubby rationale behind Dolly the Sheep's name was, and which huge news story involves a mysterious Fiat Uno. Also this time: Germans! Apo...

This time on IBAITN, we take a look back at one of our favourite TV series of the 90s, the Danny Baker hosted 'The Game' from 1991. The series covers the end of season run-in of the East London Sunday League Division Four from that year, and we've got the inside track as we welcome one of the featured footballers, Livingstone Academicals midfield dynamo Shaminder Cheema to the show. In a wide-rang...

It's a new frontier for the pod as we introduce a brand new episode strand we're calling the 90s Time Capsule ! For these special episodes we invite a guest on to choose a few things they'd like to bring back from the 90s, plus one thing they're happy to leave firmly back in 90s past. Who better to be our first guest to try out this new format than returning guest and creator of the brilliant My T...

Put on your anorak and grab a carrier bag out of the big carrier bag you keep all the other carrier bags in, because this time on IBAITN we're heading down the shops! Join us as we discuss our favourite lost shops from childhood and the hierarchy of South West shopping centres, before discovering which supermarket caused Stu to miss several episodes of the Simpsons, and which cherished item Alex s...

Unbelievably we've hit our 4th birthday! That's 4 years of riding high in the nostalgia-focused podcasts chart (North Wessex region). Along with our customary exchange of gifts, it's rapidly becoming a tradition for us to celebrate our birthdays with a 90s quiz, so get a pen and paper and get ready to test your knowledge of all things 90s. Feel free to form a duo, or play alone, but make sure you...

Stu drops in with a quick message, and we only hope you can forgive us. See you in a couple of weeks for our fourth birthday broadcast! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to hear more from us, be sure to like and subscribe, and share your thoughts with us on all our social media channels, found here on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠LINKTREE⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Sports FM by Shane Ivers - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.sil...

Grab as many brochures and as much free promotional material as you can stuff in your rucksack, because this time on IBAITN we're taking a trip to the 1994 British Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham with our friends at 'old' Top Gear. Watch along with us as we discuss heckbends, small helmets, the post-TV career charitable vocations of both Michele Newman and Chris Goffey, Quentin Willson and Tif...

Stu and Alex have just returned from shopping trips to Electronics Boutique and Pink Planet Games Exchange and are eager to talk about their favourite games from 1997. They each pick their customary 3 favourites from the year, sharing plenty of personal memories along the way. Tune in to find out which console still gives Alex a bitter Pavlonian reaction, which game provides a challenge that Stu c...

This time on IBAITN, we come close to actually doing a bit of serious journalism as we review the recent BBC documentary 'Loaded: Lads, Mags and Mayhem'. Join us as we reflect on the documentary before discussing our own thoughts on lad culture, how we experienced it at the time, and what we believe are the component parts of the archetypal 'lad'. 'Loaded: Lads, Mags and Mayhem...

Come and meet us behind the bike sheds as we record our first episode of 2025 on the topic of secondary school life in the 90s ⁠ . We're joined by brother of the pod Adam to discuss some of our personal memories about life on the other side of the school gates, as well as some more general trends and themes about this era of schooling. Tune in to find out why Alex spent so many lunchbreaks hid...

It's time for our annual Christmas tradition at IBAITN Towers, as we welcome the other half of our podcast juggernaut, Kathryn and Dan from Now That's What I Call Bull$h!t, to discuss the Christmas number twos from the first half of the decade! Tune in to find out which prominent music industry figure had a brief NFL career in the late 80s, and which song reached the Christmas number two spot twic...

Christmas is just around the corner and we need to compile our Christmas lists. What better place to look for inspiration than the trusty Argos catalogue? Stu and Alex take a different catalogue each and pick some choice selections to share. Rather than relying solely on the audio descriptions, we really recommend you read the catalogues along with the episode so you can find Alex's 1991 catalogue...

Here at IBAITN HQ, Geoff is still refusing to pay for satellite TV in the office. It's something to do with the lodge's subscription to the fishing channel needing to take preference, apparently. Anyway, this sorry situation has at least prompted us to take a look at the last great terrestrial TV landmark of the 90s, as we investigate the genesis and launch of Channel 5 in March 1997. Tune in to f...

We're discussing another random UK top 40 chart from the decade this time on the pod, and our random date generator has landed on the 15th January 1991. As per we're enlisting the assistance of resident pop expert, and pod legend, Joe Barter. Tune in to find out which hair metal icon divides opinion in the studio, which artist is Alex determined to celebrate despite Stu's initial dismissal, and ju...

Yes, the rumours are true - the contracts have been renewed once again and we're back, back, back! And what a way to begin the fourth season of IBAITN as we turn our attentions once again to the silver screen, and pick apart our favourite movies from 1995. Join us as Alex makes the case for the defence of one of the most well known flops of the decade, Stu goes all-action with a trio of franchise...

It's our series finale this time on the pod, and we're marking the occasion with a fantastic guest, someone who happens to hold a significant place in Stu's heart - it's Richard Gombault, lead singer and guitarist from 90s rockers Midget! Join us as Richard talks us through his experiences, including the rise and initial demise of Midget, and all the accompanying ups and downs of b...

It's been a very long time since we discussed Formula One in depth on the podcast; after we recorded our first episode on the subject way back when, we knew there was plenty more meat on this particular bone. So we've got back on the grid to further discuss the greatest decade of top-level racing there ever was, and we were absolutely delighted to be joined by the excellent F1 YouTuber Pet...