50 Years of TV: 1984 - Fraggle Rock, The Bill, Spitting Image and more

50 Years of TV: 1984 - Fraggle Rock, The Bill, Spitting Image and more

Welcome to the Exclusive Strand’s, 50 Years of TV. Adam is celebrating reaching his own milestone by taking a journey through the history of television. Each episode will have a special guest or two and this episode sees Adam chat to playwright Mike Carter and actor Anthony Cozens about all things 1984. As well as those mentioned in the title, we chat about Airwolf, Blue Thunder, Animal, Robin of Sherwood and Alas Smith and Jones Live Aid YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@LiveAid [https://www.youtube.com/@LiveAid] Ben Folds Five music video featuring Fraggle Rock - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEyrfFwf3rI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEyrfFwf3rI] My God is Bigger Than Your God - Spitting Image - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVSHqCA5YTc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVSHqCA5YTc]  Golden Years by David Bowie, Crackerjack cover version - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rB7CeKT9Q_E [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rB7CeKT9Q_E]  Lace wikipedia entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace_(miniseries) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace_(miniseries)] Help us spread the word about the Exclusive Strand of TV DNA by sharing this link - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tv-dna-podcast/subscribe [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tv-dna-podcast/subscribe]  Let us know what your favourite shows of the year were. You can find and follow us on instagram @tvdnapod You can also email us on tvdnapod@gmail.com  We have recent specials on A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms, The Pitt and The Boys, our back catalogue includes House of the Dragon, Silo and Ted Lasso. Listen here https://open.spotify.com/show/7eh93AAcO5y1m5jdEcTqAk?si=7l1do-YcQNS-eQ1YMIdCHA We’re on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Breaker and Radio Public so be sure to subscribe to the pod and please leave us a review.  Thanks as always to JComp for our logo and Roman Senyk Music for our theme.  Adam, Grace, Neil, Damian and Isabel

House of the Dragon S3 E2 - feat. Paul Valentine aka Germund Strong

Damo, Neil, Grace and Adam are thrilled to be joined by the Mayor of Lambeth, actor Paul Valentine who played Germund Strong. Paul talks about his time on set with Simon Russell Beale and Matt Smith, then the TV DNA dragonriders swoop into King’s Landing to discuss the events of House of the Dragon season 3, episode 2, Queen’s Landing. You can subscribe to the Exclusive Strand of TV DNA to get bonus content here - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tv-dna-podcast/subscribe [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tv-dna-podcast/subscribe]  We can’t wait for you to hear our thoughts on the latest episodes and for you to give us yours too. You can find and follow us on Instagram @tvdnapod You can also email us on tvdnapod@gmail.com [tvdnapod@gmail.com]   We have recent specials on The Boys, The Pitt and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, weekly, spoiler-free watchlist episodes and our back catalogue includes House of The Dragon, The Bear and Silo. Listen here https://open.spotify.com/show/7eh93AAcO5y1m5jdEcTqAk?si=7l1do-YcQNS-eQ1YMIdCHA We’re on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Breaker and Radio Public so be sure to subscribe to the pod and please leave us a review.  Thanks as always to JComp for our logo and Roman Senyk Music for our theme.  Adam, Grace, Neil, Damian and Isabel

Watchlist - Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness

Adam, Neil and Damo discuss Larry David's new show Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness on HBO/Sky Now TV. They also chat about House of the Dragon, The Bear, The World Cup, G’Wed, Rik Mayall: Magnificent B’stard, The Dickie Show, The Traitors USA, Outlast The Jungle, Race Across The World, Nobodies Fool, Unchosen and Funboys.  You can access our Hall of Fame, TV DNAdvent, TV QNA and 50 Years of TV episodes if you subscribe to the Exclusive Strand of TV DNA here - ⁠https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tv-dna-podcast/subscribe⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tv-dna-podcast/subscribe]  Trailers discussed:- Elle - Prime Video 1st July https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KsT3K5ynrU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KsT3K5ynrU] Silo S3 - Apple TV 3rd July https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLBvbMtjyAQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLBvbMtjyAQ] Alley Cats - Netflix 7th August https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIkRFKsoOiM Possession – Sky later this year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtrtkgMifTA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtrtkgMifTA] You can find and follow us on instagram @tvdnapod You can also email us on tvdnapod@gmail.com  We have recent specials on The Boys, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and The Pitt, our back catalogue includes House of the Dragon, Silo and Ted Lasso. Listen here https://open.spotify.com/show/7eh93AAcO5y1m5jdEcTqAk?si=7l1do-YcQNS-eQ1YMIdCHA We’re on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Breaker and Radio Public so be sure to subscribe to the pod and please leave us a review.  Thanks as always to JComp for our logo and Roman Senyk Music for our theme.  Adam, Grace, Neil, Damian and Isabel

House of the Dragon S3 E1 - Messy Millennial Dragon

We're back in Westeros! Adam, Neil and Damo are all aboard to discuss the explosive first episode of season 3 of House of the Dragon, Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood. We also get a raven from Grace, who is trapped in a tower somewhere. We chat about checking in with old faces, meeting new ones, the epic battle of The Gullet and of course who's scored what in the sweepstake. You can find and follow us on instagram @tvdnapod You can also email us on tvdnapod@gmail.com  We have recent specials on The Boys, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and The Pitt, our back catalogue includes House of the Dragon, Silo and Ted Lasso. Listen here https://open.spotify.com/show/7eh93AAcO5y1m5jdEcTqAk?si=7l1do-YcQNS-eQ1YMIdCHA We’re on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Breaker and Radio Public so be sure to subscribe to the pod and please leave us a review.  Thanks as always to JComp for our logo and Roman Senyk Music for our theme.  Adam, Grace, Neil, Damian and Isabel

Watchlist - I Will Find You

Adam, Neil and Damo discuss new Netflix Harlan Coben show I Will Find You, safe to say it wasn't universally enjoyed...(👀 Damo) They also discuss God’s Own Country, Alien 3, Ladies First, The World Cup 2026, Dear England, The Harry Hill Show, The Traitors US, Funboys, Sugar, The Assembly, The Pitt, The Boroughs, Ponies, The House of the Spirits, Smoggie Queens, The Dickie Show and Widow’s Bay. The Harry Hill Show with Louis Theroux https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaZ4TfabAtg You can access our Hall of Fame, TV DNAdvent, TV QNA and 50 Years of TV episodes if you subscribe to the Exclusive Strand of TV DNA here - ⁠https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tv-dna-podcast/subscribe⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tv-dna-podcast/subscribe]  Trailers discussed:- House of the Dragon season 3 - HBO Max/Now 22nd June https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JlMjgqduVw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JlMjgqduVw] The Bear season 5 - Disney+ 26th June https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojjCvICC86c [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojjCvICC86c] Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness - HBO Max/Now 27th June https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp7P5JmKvLI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp7P5JmKvLI] You can find and follow us on instagram @tvdnapod You can also email us on tvdnapod@gmail.com  We have recent specials on The Boys, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and The Pitt, our back catalogue includes House of the Dragon, Silo and Ted Lasso. Listen here https://open.spotify.com/show/7eh93AAcO5y1m5jdEcTqAk?si=7l1do-YcQNS-eQ1YMIdCHA We’re on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Breaker and Radio Public so be sure to subscribe to the pod and please leave us a review.  Thanks as always to JComp for our logo and Roman Senyk Music for our theme.  Adam, Grace, Neil, Damian and Isabel