It'll Be Alright In The Nineties

We're attempting to sell you our premium podcast this time on IBAITN, and we're doing so by taking a look at some examples of UK television adverts from the decade. There's outdated tech, classy people carriers, problematic mini-epics starring famous faces, plus a few products you probably forgot even existed. We invite you to watch along with us using this link to the video: https://y...

Blue 42, Blue 42 set, HUT! IBAITN goes Stateside this week as our returningest guest Glyn Joslin joins us to reminisce about following American Football in the UK in the 90s. There's tales of various pilgrimages made to Wembley Stadium to witness the American Bowl pre-season matches which took place during the early half of the decade, as well as some gridiron games which took place nearer to home...

We have a new entry this week - coming in at number 63 in the Wessex-based nostalgia podcasts charts, it's It'll Be Alright in the 90s! That's right, we're talking about the pop charts this week. We've decided to pick a random week from the decade and have a long, hard look at the UK top 40 chart of that week. We've ended up in October 1997 and it surely is a mixed bag. As we're talking about pop...

Many of our listeners have been wondering when IBAITN is finally going to go highbrow. Well friends, the time is now, as a clause has been inserted into our renewal contract which states that we must at least make a passable attempt to do so (thanks for that Geoff). With that in mind, please join us as we take a look back at some our favourite books of the decade! As usual we have each selected th...

Unbelievably we've been renewed for a second series! So we're back by little to no demand and we're carrying on right where we left off - knee deep in nostalgia. To start the new season we're taking our next foray into the films of the decade and it's the turn of 1992 to come under the microscope. As with our two previous film episodes we run down the box office top 10 of the year, then get dolled...

Tonight we're gonna podcast like it's 1999! It's a special New Year edition of IBAITN, as we take a look back at the much discussed and anticipated moment we left the 90s behind and moved into the brave new era of the 2000s. After a short and desperate plea for more listeners in 2023, the lads delve into the myriad of notable events surrounding 31st December 1999. Along the way we revisit Alex's d...

Snow is falling, all around us, so put on your parkas and join us for a festive run-through of the Christmas number ones from the first half of the 90s. We're delighted to be joined once again by our podcasting pals, Kathryn and Dan from the Now That's What I Call Bullshit podcast. We each share our thoughts and feelings for the 5 songs in question before attempting to rank them from best to worst...

Christmas is on the way, so why not let us do the gift-related work for you as we take you through the highlights from a brace of classic Argos catalogues! Join us as we pick our favourite and most notable items from the 1994 and 1995 autumn/winter editions of the 'laminated book of dreams'. Along the way, we re-discover forgotten technology for both the kitchen and the lounge, mourn the loss of t...

Fingers on buzzers... first question: Which 90s nostalgia podcast has just released a new episode on 90s game shows? Correct, it's us! Join Stu and Alex as they choose some of their personal standouts from the game shows of the decade - from the absurd to the frenetic to the comforting, we cover some real greats. Give it a listen to find out which comedy moment Stu and his dad have been reciting f...

Grab your chamois leathers and your nodding dog toys, and join us this week as your hosts Stubaru Justy and Alex Romeo 164 discuss the cars they would like to place in their dream 90s garage. Along the way we find out which legendary estate car Alex has nominated as his daily driver, which hot hatch Stu wants to relive his younger driving days with, and which supercars they would own simply on the...

BOO! Sorry to startle you but we have a very exciting episode for you this time because it’s our first ever collaboration podcast! We’ve teamed up with the Most Millennial Podcast from the the other side of the Atlantic to bring you a special 2-parter. And before you ask, yes, this IS the first Wessex-Colorado collaboration in history, podcast or otherwise. As we’ve teamed up with a podcast across...

We're welcoming another special guest on the pod this time as we're joined by Simon Crowson of the @CrowbysDiaries Twitter account. We discuss what inspired Simon to start revealing his 80s and 90s diaries on Twitter, before going through his life throughout the 90s. We then cover our usual interview questions; favourite music, films, TV and cars of the decade, plus a moment to consider how the pe...

We're returning to the second half of our look at our favourite one hit wonders of the 90s with our special guests and good friends Kathryn and Dan from the superb Now That's What I Call Bullsh*t podcast! This time we discover which 90s one-hit wonder consistently gets requested at pub gigs, there's incredulity about great songs inexplicably appearing on 'most annoying songs' lists, Dan doesn't ho...

It's time to dust off the chart history books and appreciate the musical acts who were only able to bless us with their presence for a fleeting moment, as we take a look at our favourite one hit wonders of the 90s with our special guests and good friends Kathryn and Dan from the excellent Now That's What I Call Bullsh*t podcast! Along the way Kathryn sets out our joint plans for world podcast domi...

Following on from our Films of 1991 episode we're heading to the trees for a special bonus episode on the two Robin Hood films of 1991. Joining us is returning guest, brother of pod Adam. We compare the US blockbuster Prince of Thieves with the lower budget and seemingly forgotten British film 'Robin Hood' starring, among others, a young Uma  Thurman. Along the way we discover...

We're continuing our year-by-year deep(ish) dive of the films of the decade. We've done 1990 so you'll not be surprised to hear we're moving on to 1991. We start with a breakdown of the year's box office and award winners before Stu and Alex each select 3 personal highlights from the year. Stu does his best to avoid the infamous ire of Addams Family die-hard fans and does a very brief impression o...

It's football's big 3-0 on the podcast this week as we celebrate the impending 30th anniversary of the inception of the Premier League with our special guest Rob from the excellent Premiership Years on Twitter! We look at the classified results from both the first and last game weeks of the decade, and consider such greatly missed phenomena as half-finished stadia, extremely low attendances and th...

Summer is here and we're celebrating by finally holding our summer party! We're coming live from the Three Crowns pub in Chippenham and we're joined by dad of the pod Glyn Joslin and our resident pop expert Joe Barter. Joe and Glyn talk us through their favourite cars, games, films, TV and personal memories of the decade, before Stu, Alex and Glyn attempt to play the 1996 Question of Sport boardga...

We’re delighted to welcome another fantastic guest to the pod as we talk to musician Jon Amor about his life through the 90s, a decade which saw him form the band the Hoax and rise to international recognition as part of one the UK’s finest blues bands of the era. We ask him about the rise and demise of that band, as well as his post-Hoax career, before running through our usual guest slot questio...

Yet again we've proved the naysayers wrong, we've made it to a year! To celebrate the podcast's birthday we're talking about birthdays in the decade - what were the most popular activities to do as kids in the 90s? What party foods did we eat? And what were our personal favourite presents? Stu and Alex also exchange gifts, run through a recap of the ledger and give out some annual awards, in possi...

Is it worth the aggravation, to find yourself a pod when there's nothing worth listening to? This time on IBAITN we're joined by returning guest, brother of the pod Adam Greenwood for an in-depth look at the culture surrounding cigarettes and alcohol in the 90s. Come with us as we revisit Stu's time in the D.A.R.E programme, run down some of our favourite alcoholic advertisements, grieve the untim...

IBAITN is getting serious (relatively speaking) in this episode, as we take a stroll down the corridors of power for a look at British politics in the 90s. We discuss a few key talking points of the decade in politics, from personal recollections from Stu's school days ('fence-building diplomacy' anyone?) to more general thoughts on how popular culture and the media dealt with the goings-on at Wes...

IBAITN is going for a trip down Hooky Street this time as comedian, comic artist and official barber of the pod Wil Hodgson returns to join us for a deep dive into the 90s era of Britain's favourite sitcom, Only Fools and Horses! We look at its transition from the pure comedy of the 80s to a 'sitcom soap' hybrid of the 90s, as well as running down our personal favourite moments from this period of...

Snap the clapperboard down because we're ready to yell ACTION on our new series of episodes exploring the films of the decade, one year at a time. Unsurprisingly we're starting with 1990. We have a look at the big award winners and the box office top 10 before choosing some our personal favourites from the year. It really was a terrific year for nostalgic films! Find out which unloved sequels Stu...

We have yet another fantastic guest for you this time on IBAITN, as Grammy award winning drummer Rob Brian drops in to talk us through his version of events from the 1990s! Rob takes us on his journey throughout the decade from teenage M&S warehouse man to established touring drummer and teacher, and along the way he picks out his favourite car (easy), TV show (not so easy), movie (difficult)...