It'll Be Alright In The Nineties

It's the second half of our music video marathon as returning guest Joe Barter rejoins the boys to conclude their look at their favourite examples of the art form from the decade. Come with us as we find out which National Lottery machine Madonna insisted on sharing the stage with in 1998, which video almost causes Stu to lose his hosting job in favour of Joe (yet again), and which banned video we...

Switch the Matsui over to MTV2 and get ready for a watch along of some the 90s best music videos!  90s music expert Joe Barter becomes the pod's first ever returning guest, joining Stu and Alex to discuss some of their favourite examples from the decade. Find out which music video left Stu inconsolable when he first saw it aged 8, which major hip-hop impresario Alex finds 'deeply uncool' and...

Paint your face, put on your replica shirt and jump on the cup final bandwagon, because on the podcast this time we're talking non-league football as we speak to legendary Chippenham Town centre half and captain Lee Burns about the team's run to Wembley Stadium and the FA Vase final during the 1999/2000 season! Burnsy takes us behind the scenes on that famous cup run, as we find out what it's real...

Stu and Alex are putting on their jelly shoes and stepping out of their comfort zone, and into the world of 90s fashion and make-up, with special guest Kate Pro! Join us as Kate talks us through the key trends and icons of 90s style. Where did it all start? Which celebrities typified the looks? Where did we all buy our clobber in 1995? And what outfit inspired Stu to sing Boyzone's 'No Matter What...

After wrapping up our 90s cult elevens last week, we only felt it right and proper to tie up our other loose end from last year - it's the second half of our look back at the best video games from the decade! Join us as we talk through our favourite video games from 1995 to 1999, and find out which game's merchandise form still sits waiting to be sent off nearly quarter of a century after it was f...

It's a new year and we're returning to finish what we started - it's the second part of Stu and Alex's cult 90s football squads and we've moved into the attacking positions. Which players made the cut purely on the strength of their goal celebrations? Who was the most hirsute player of his day? Which player is that parading around the pitch with a placard? Answer all these questions by giving the...

All we want for Christmas is a special festive edition of IBAITN! Friend / brother / legend of the pod Adam Greenwood joins the boys in this bumper episode to discuss the movies, songs and presents that made our respective 90s Christmases. Did you ever buy a lollipop that could play music directly into your head? What were the Greenwood versions of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles named? Is Stu be...

This time on IBAITN we're casting our minds back to the glory days of 90s football and thinking up our own starting elevens of cult 90s  footballers. As this was clearly going to be a mammoth task, we've split our elevens in half and will be revealing our goalies and defenders in  this episode. Have a listen and discover which forgotten giants of the English leagues Stu thinks deserve mo...

This time on IBAITN we're ringing up the radio station for our tickets and getting on a coach to the old Wembley Stadium with a bunch of strangers as Stu's dad Glyn Joslin joins us to reminisce about the gigs he went to in the 90s. Come with us as the lads read out some correspondence which is of a very high standard, before setting the record straight on some of the spurious claims that have been...

This time on IBAITN we've wandering into a proverbial disused quarry without telling any adults to discuss the 90s premier accident reconstruction TV programme, 999! Stu and Alex will be watching 3 classic clips from the programme's heyday and we urge you to watch-along with us using the links below. We also introduce a brand new feature which you'll surely want to get involved with. Videos for wa...

This time on IBAITN we're sending 90s shivers down your spine with a Halloween special about the 90s TV spectacle Ghostwatch! We're joined by Ghostwatch expert and creator of the Behind the Curtains documentary Rich Lawden for a fascinating chat about the ins and outs of this infamous and much talked about TV moment from 1992. What led to such a groundbreaking and controversial TV programme appear...

This time on IBAITN we're putting our live vocals to a recorded backing track as our friend Joe Barter joins us to take a look at some of the most memorable Top of the Pops performances of the decades. Come with us as the lads use their regular apology section (now complete with its own jingle) to clear up some mistakes from the last episode, before Stu goes on to make an even bigger one which alm...

It's GO! GO! GO! on episode 10 of IBAITN and we're talking about Formula 1 in the 90s, specifically the odder moments of the decade. Do you remember the back of the grid minnows with drivers paying for their seat? Have you ever wondered why there seemed to be more collisions back in the day? Does the name Luca Badoer send your heart all aflutter? Well then tune in to hear Stu and Alex discuss thei...

This time on IBAITN, it's time to re-tune your Matsui portable and check the Videoplus numbers in the TV Times, as we explore some forgotten TV gems of the 1990s. After apologising for a litany of errors in the previous episode, the boys explore the shows that made Alex hide behind the sofa, the comedy programme 10 year old Stu loved that seemingly nobody else even watched, and the worst game show...

This time on IBAITN Alex and Stu plug in their Union Jack guitars, down a pint of Carling Black Label and belt out an episode on the most 90s of British music scenes - Britpop! We discuss our 3 favourite tracks of the genre, plus a few wildcards and special mentions. This episode also includes discussion of the 'Joslin Theory' and the revelation that Alex may or may not have killed music by home-t...

It's the second part of our wide ranging chat with Wil Hodgson and this time we discuss how he spent the formative years of his life growing up in and around Chippenham. If you'd like to hear more from us, be sure to like and subscribe, and share your thoughts with us on Twitter @alrightnineties and at our Facebook page (just search for the pod to find us). Next time: were you Blur or Oasis? Do yo...

This time on IBAITN Alex and Stu welcome their first ever guest. And WHAT a guest - Edinburgh Comedy Award winning comedian, artist, podcaster, raconteur and barber Wil Hodgson! We ask Wil to chose the culture, the moments and the memories which define the 90s for him, as well as enjoying one or two tangential anecdotes. Please note - the conversation flowed so freely that there will be a bonus ep...

This time on IBAITN Alex and Stu blow the dust out of the cartridge, fire up the floppy drive and get out the sacred notebook of level passwords, as they discuss their favourite computer and video games of the first half of the decade. Come with us as we find out why Stu was wrong about the Simpsons, what the correct plural noun for a group of dolphins is (clue: it's not a fleet) and which game tr...

This time on IBAITN Stu and Alex channel-hop through the four terrestrial TV channels, and search for the most iconic adverts of the 1990s. We initially focus on a special super-cut of adverts involving the cast of Only Fools and Horses, before delving into 3 personal choices from across the decade. If you'd like to hear more from us, be sure to like and subscribe,  and share your thoughts wi...

This time on IBAITN Alex and Stu pull on their driving gloves and fish their tax discs out of the glove box, as they discuss the cars of the 90s. Amongst other topics we each discuss the cars our parents owned during the decade, as well as the iconic supercars that made it onto our bedroom walls, and where it's all gone wrong for modern car design (WARNING: may offend Nissan Juke owners). If you'd...

This time on IBAITN Alex and Stu visit the provincial US city of Springfield to discuss the golden age of the greatest comedy ever made, the Simpsons. We each discuss our top 3 Simpsons episodes of the 90s, as well as picking a couple we're not so fond of. We've even included some sound clips from the various episodes - the first time IBAITN has included external audio sources! (you probably read...

This time on IBAITN (what a catchy acronym), Alex and Stu focus on one of the most exhilarating half hours of television of the entire decade - Police Camera Action's famous special 'The Liver Run'. As well as a full length commentary of the episode itself, we'll explore the background of the series as a whole, and the somewhat unfortunate circumstances behind Alastair Stewart's enforced hiatus fr...

It's the maiden episode, and Stu and Alex have chosen a subject very close to their hearts to kick off this nineties nostalgia fest: the best and worst football kits of the nineties. Along the way we will be asking such vital questions as: Whatever happened to Ribero? How did a Spanish holiday lumber Stu with Aston Villa for life? Did a game at USA '94 get suspended because a swarm of bees landed...