It'll Be Alright In The Nineties

We're looking backwards to look forwards this time on IBAITN, as we take a look at some classic 90s clips from TV programmes such as Tomorrow's World and Blue Peter as they attempt to predict the future of technology. Jump on to the information superhighway and watch along with us as we look at shoulder mounted laptops revolutionizing the world of car manufacture, whether or not pandas are...

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 11th December 1991. Who better to help us dissect this selection of tracks then our resident pop expert and returning guest, Joe Barter? Tune in to find out which track Stu considers a stain on British culture, which band Joe thinks is one of the best to ever do...

Jump into your tintop and wait for the green, because we're going racing this time on IBAITN! Join us as we look at some of our favourite moments from the British Touring Car Championship in the 90s, including but not limited to: the greatest touring car entry of all time, driving a tank around Hades (trust us), the world's angriest stationary man, Murray Walker's best bits, and what n...

We've got another fantastic guest for you on IBAITN this week, as writer Teresa Stenson joins us to take a dive into her teenage diaries! Teresa is currently serializing her journals into the fantastic My Teenage Diaries online newsletter, and we were delighted to welcome her onto the show to read a few entries especially for us, as well as answering our vital questions on the decade. Come wit...

We're bringing credit where credit has been lacking this time on the pod, as we're talking about the most underrated albums of the 90s. Stu and Alex each choose 3 underrated albums to discuss, as well as reading out all your reader correspondence on this topic. Tune in to find out which cassette was a staple of Alex's Walkman on childhood car journeys, which album inspired a limited ed...

It's a little known fact that if this podcast ever drops below 50 listeners it will explode. We're back on the films of the decade bus and next stop is 1994, undoubtedly a big year at the movies. We welcome back returning guest and legend of the pod, Adam Greenwood to discuss the best and most notable films from this big, mid-decade year. We each pick 3 films each, as well as running down...

Against all odds, IBAITN has been renewed for a third season. Alex and Stu are back with brand new content, but the same old problems... To kick off the new year, it's Alex's turn to try and convince Stu that he was wasting his time as a CITV kid, and that he should have nailed his flag to the CBBC mast throughout the decade. To try and achieve this, he's picked the schedule from Frida...

We're dusting off the trusty bleep-machine and checking with our lawyer this week on the pod, as we welcome back Kathryn and Dan from the NOW That's What I Call Bulls**t podcast to finish what we started a year ago. Last Christmas we covered the first five Christmas number ones of the 90s, and today they're back with us to discuss the next five. Tune in to find out which songs Dan refu...

It can't all be fun and games when it comes to nostalgia podcasting, you know. On some occasions, your fearless hosts must take it upon themselves to investigate the darker side of their chosen subject matter. But never fear, because in keeping with the spirit of the podcast, this time on IBAITN we apply a suitably light touch to some of the more notable criminal acts of the 90s. Tune in to fi...

Sometimes on IBAITN the stars really do align, and that's exactly what has happened here. We're delighted to be joined by none other than Peter Lawlor, the man responsible for one of the most recognisable rock songs of the 90s, and a UK number 1 at that - Inside by Stiltskin. The story of the song's creation and subsequent success is really quite something, so who better to tell it tha...

IBAITN hasn't got to where it is today by jumping on any passing nostalgia bandwagons. We've always ploughed our own furrow, gone our own way and done our own thing. So it definitely isn't as a result of the success of their recent smash hit Netflix documentary series that we turn our attentions this time to the life and times of David and Victoria Beckham in the 90s. And joining us to...

We're caught between downcast and celebratory moods this time on the pod as we finally come to terms with the sad demise of Children's ITV. As he was always the CITV kid compared to the CBBC partisan Alex, Stu decides to take us all on a run through of an average CITV afternoon schedule in the mid-90s (Wednesday 12th July 1995 to be specific) in an attempt to convince Alex that CITV really...

This episode sees a very welcome return for IBAITN royalty, official barber of the pod and modern day raconteur Wil Hodgson as they join us to discuss the many highlights of soap opera in the 90s! Tune in to find out which EastEnders star was not a fan of the comedy of Daniel Kitson, which Emmerdale character Stu still likes to check on despite the fact they were killed in 1993, and which Neighbou...

It's the 2nd of our year-by-year look at the computer games of the 90s, and we've decided to go for 1998 this time. This is slap bang in the golden era of console gaming for Stu and Alex, so there's plenty to discuss. As usual, we each choose 3 of our favourite games from the year, as well as some honourable mentions, and listener choices of course. Tune in to find out which game to th...

It's time to take another look at a random chart from the 90s on IBAITN, and on this occasion the fates have deposited us at the 20th February 1999. Who better to help us review this fine chart from the end of the decade than one of our regular correspondents and fellow 90s nostalgia nerd, Neil from Channel NEM! Join us as we explore our personal stories around the songs by R&B legends, ca...

Yes yes, we know, it's almost autumn, but it's time for our annual summer party. This year it's taking the form of a pub quiz. The quiz was held in person at the magnificent Three Crowns Pub in Chippenham, but this quiz is also for YOU, the remote listener. We want you to take part, record your scores and then submit them to us within 2 weeks (deadline 14th September 2023). The episode...

It's another decade spanning interview this time on IBAITN, and we've got a very special discussion for you this time as bestselling music and sport author Nige Tassell sits down with us (well, with Stu anyway - Alex was unfortunately suspended for this one) to discuss his version of events from the 1990s. Join us as Nige discusses his rollercoaster ride from being a university entertainme...

This time on the pod we're getting emotional and being watched very carefully by the Italian Carabinieri, by talking about Italia '90, the sweatiest World Cup ever. We're delighted to have sports journalist and Alive & Kicking podcast host Ash Rose joining us to discuss our personal connections to the tournament, our favourite kits, the best matches, and the long-term legacy. Tune...

We're back at the Astoria this time on IBAITN as Stu and Alex continue their look at the best movies of the decade with a focus on 1993, and this time they're joined for the ride by friend of the pod and film buff Andy Sayles. Come along with us as amongst many other things, we find out which movie Stu still hates for preventing him from watching Chris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts on V...

We're back from our short summer break and we've finally fulfilled Stu's long-held wish and done an episode on goalkeeping in the 90s. We're delighted to welcome as a guest Steve Hale - current goalkeeping coach of Crawley Town and previous coach at numerous Football League clubs, and a handy player in his day, not to mention the owner of Steve Hale Goalkeeping School & GK glov...

Summer is once again upon us at IBAITN HQ, so before the lads, Geoff and Dr De'Ath lock up the office for their two week break in Torremolinos courtesy of Lunn Poly, this time we're taking a look back at some of our favourite 90s holiday memories. Join us as Alex makes the case for the bucolic British camping holiday, Stu yearns for continental carbonated iced tea, and once again we ask th...

If we've told you once, we've told you a million times - the Simpsons is the best TV comedy of the 90s. As such we've realised that one episode on it will not suffice, so we're coming back with a new, deeper dive into the show - starting with a look at the first two seasons. We're welcoming new guest - musician and fellow Simpsons fan, Max Goff, to join us in choosing our 3 fav...

It's 50 not out for IBAITN this time, as we waft our bat towards the pavilion in recognition of a half century of episodes. And what better way to celebrate this auspicious milestone than going back to where it all started, as we reminisce about our formative 90s years in primary school. Join us as we find out about Stu's march through time to his brand new primary school, which Belgian in...

It's the start of a new series for the pod as we tackle the computer games of the decade, one year at a time. Being the mavericks we are we've decided to start in the middle of the decade with 1995. We have a look at the sales charts and the award winners before each choosing 3 of our favourite games of the year and delving into what they meant to us and why they deserve remembering. Tune...

We've got another exclusive interview for you this time on It'll Be Alright In The Nineties, as we have the honour of speaking to one of Britain's finest blues guitarists Innes Sibun about his 90s life and times. Along the way we discover how he joined Robert Plant's huge 'Fate of Nations' world tour in 1993, how a video game addiction almost cost him the ability to play gu...