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When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger

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When Wagon Wheels Were Bigger is a weekly podcast that watches kids' TV from the eighties and casts a more cynical eye on the shows we used to love. Sometimes funny, usually disappointing, join your hosts Mark and Martyn and ruin a small part of your childhood week by week.

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Monday · 32 min
Episode 577 - Cheggers Plays Pop
Keith Chegwin was mostly known for Cheggers Plays Pop, although he was also famous for one other small part a few decades later... IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
October 5 · 26 min
Episode 576 - Four Feather Falls
More terrifying puppet nightmares in Four Feather Falls, where Nicholas Parsons plays a singing cowboy with magic guns. Talk about typecasting... IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
September 28 · 35 min
Episode 575 - The Secret Service
Puppet spy priest Stanley Unwin speaks gibberish at people for Queen and Country, in insane Supermarionation nonsense The Secret Service. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
September 21 · 18 min
Episode 574 - Wattoo Wattoo Super Bird
Wattoo Wattoo is a shapehifting alien bird who tries to teach space geese about saving the environment. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
September 14 · 23 min
Episode 573 - The Adventures of Twizzle
A doll with extending arms and legs lives in a toy shop where the real humans are also puppets except they're not meant to be puppets. Kids used to be easily pleased, didn't they? IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
September 7 · 29 min
Episode 572 - Toys We Wished We Had
When we were awful spoiled children we got pretty much everything we ever wanted, but somehow a few toys remained outside of our screaming privileged grasp. In this episode, we sit together to talk about the ones that got away. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
August 31 · 32 min
CLASSIC Episode 352 - It's A Royal Knockout part 3
We finally get to the end of the worst thing the royal family has ever done. Forget all the other bad things. Especially that one you're still thinking about. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
August 24 · 37 min
CLASSIC Episode 351 - It's A Royal Knockout part 2
We're not saying George R R Martin was inspired by It's A Royal Knockout, but there's an evil prince and most of the main players are dead. SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
August 17 · 38 min
CLASSIC Episode 350 - It's A Royal Knockout part 1
A special episode deserves a special subject, a royal subject, the subject of an investigation perhaps? It's A Royal Knockout is like a massive fever dream, minus breaking into a sweat of course. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
August 10 · 1 hr
CLASSIC Episode 251 - Grease 2 (part 2)
We finish watching Grease 2 this week, and what better way to celebrate a sequel that regurgitates tired old ideas than repeating a podcast episode that regurgitates tired old jokes and references? IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
August 3 · 1 hr 5 min
CLASSIC Episode 250 - Grease 2 (part 1)
What better way to celebrate two middle-aged men reliving their childhoods than watching a load of middle-aged men pretending to be high school kids? It's Grease 2. Part 1. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
July 27 · 33 min
Episode 571 - Blackstar
An astronaut becomes a space barbarian with a magic sword, in a cartoon which nobody remembers because it took a few more years to for the US government to allow cartoons to become adverts for toys. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
July 20 · 27 min
Episode 570 - Sport Billy
An alien boy with a magic gym bag fights against an evil queen to save all of sport. Because if there's anything we need more of during the summer months, it's sport. Endless, omnipresent, tiresome sport. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
July 13 · 35 min
Episode 569 - Monchhichis
You know what's worse than horrible thumb-sucking monkey toys? A cartoon that turns them into Ewok Smurfs. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
July 6 · 28 min
Episode 568 - Everybody's Equal
The premise of Everybody's Equal is that everybody is not equal because some people know more than others and those are the people who are the best at the game. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
June 29 · 37 min
Episode 567 - Moondial
Moondial is about a spooky magic time travel portal, which sounds fun, but is actually just an excuse to make kids watch a boring period drama where nothing interesting happens ever. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
June 22 · 37 min
Episode 566 - CatchWord
CatchWord contestants have to make words using letters which are written on the screen, which makes for a very exciting and interesting episode of an audio-only show. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
June 15 · 30 min
Episode 565 - The Indoor League
The stench of booze and cigarette smoke seeps through the screen, as men with moustaches play whatever games they can find in the pub for as long as possible to avoid going home to the wives who hate them. AKA "the good old days." IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
June 8 · 34 min
Episode 564 - How Dare You!
If grown adults wanted to throw balloons full of gunge at kids in the 80s, all they had to do was create a flimsy gameshow and invite Cheryl Baker on every other week. IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill
June 1 · 32 min
Episode 563 - Count Duckula
In the heart of Transylvania, in the vampire hall of fame, yeah? There's not a vampire zanier than Duckula. It's a show we said we'd never cover, but does it live up to its nostalgic reputation? IF YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO AND WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE; SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/w4bpodcasts SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/spreadthewhimsy SUPPORT US WITH MERCHANDISE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com/w4bshop SUPPORT US FOR FREE: spread the word, spread the whimsy! THREADS/INSTAGRAM: w4bpodcasts BLUESKY: @w4bpodcasts FACEBOOK: facebook.com/whenwagonwheelswerebigger TIKTOK: @w4bpodcasts WEBSITE: whenwagonwheelswerebigger.com W4B theme composed by John Croudy W4B theme acoustic arrangement by Joe Beckhelling Additional musical contributions by R Gill

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