Through the Square Window
@squarewindowpod.bsky.social
A podcast guiding you through the UK TV we watched in decades gone by
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Through the Square Window episode six is out now! This month, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social look at shows from February 1969, namely: Do Not Adjust Your Set, Civilisation, Saturday Night Theatre (with Sean Connery) and Department S. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
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There’s already a whole lotta love for this. Do listen and send us your thoughts by Sunday so we can include them in our next ep…
Through the Square Window episode six is out now! This month, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social look at shows from February 1969, namely: Do Not Adjust Your Set, Civilisation, Saturday Night Theatre (with Sean Connery) and Department S. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
February 13, 2026 at 9:50 AM
There’s already a whole lotta love for this. Do listen and send us your thoughts by Sunday so we can include them in our next ep…
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A highlight of my month
Through the Square Window episode six is out now! This month, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social look at shows from February 1969, namely: Do Not Adjust Your Set, Civilisation, Saturday Night Theatre (with Sean Connery) and Department S. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
February 13, 2026 at 7:21 AM
A highlight of my month
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A Criminal Practice, a comic play by Terrance Dicks first broadcast on 5 July 1967, is being repeated on Radio 4 Extra today at 3pm and 9pm; afterwards, it’ll be available on BBC Sounds - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 Extra - Hidden Treasures, A Criminal Practice by Terrance Dicks
Idealistic Matthew Larrabie joins his uncle's firm of solicitors.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
A Criminal Practice, a comic play by Terrance Dicks first broadcast on 5 July 1967, is being repeated on Radio 4 Extra today at 3pm and 9pm; afterwards, it’ll be available on BBC Sounds - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Through the Square Window episode six is out now! This month, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social look at shows from February 1969, namely: Do Not Adjust Your Set, Civilisation, Saturday Night Theatre (with Sean Connery) and Department S. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
February 11, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Through the Square Window episode six is out now! This month, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social look at shows from February 1969, namely: Do Not Adjust Your Set, Civilisation, Saturday Night Theatre (with Sean Connery) and Department S. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
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The other is that the three productions were for charity. Connery, Caine, and Scofield all waived their fees, and ATV donated a big wedge of cash towards an actors' charity or retirement home or something like that.
February 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The other is that the three productions were for charity. Connery, Caine, and Scofield all waived their fees, and ATV donated a big wedge of cash towards an actors' charity or retirement home or something like that.
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Enjoyed the podcast as usual. A couple of things that stick in my mind about MacNeil and the other two plays is that they were all shot twice - once in PAL, once in NTSC - so a slightly different performance may still exist out there.
February 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Enjoyed the podcast as usual. A couple of things that stick in my mind about MacNeil and the other two plays is that they were all shot twice - once in PAL, once in NTSC - so a slightly different performance may still exist out there.
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Am seeing into the future.. And Ep 7 of @squarewindowpod.bsky.social looks very promising..
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Am seeing into the future.. And Ep 7 of @squarewindowpod.bsky.social looks very promising..
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You will love this episode! Jason King says click on this immediately.. pod.fo/e/38d509
Through the Square Window episode six is out now! This month, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social look at shows from February 1969, namely: Do Not Adjust Your Set, Civilisation, Saturday Night Theatre (with Sean Connery) and Department S. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
February 11, 2026 at 11:49 AM
You will love this episode! Jason King says click on this immediately.. pod.fo/e/38d509
Through the Square Window episode six is out now! This month, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social look at shows from February 1969, namely: Do Not Adjust Your Set, Civilisation, Saturday Night Theatre (with Sean Connery) and Department S. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
February 11, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Through the Square Window episode six is out now! This month, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social look at shows from February 1969, namely: Do Not Adjust Your Set, Civilisation, Saturday Night Theatre (with Sean Connery) and Department S. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
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Prepare for arrival tomorrow in 1969..
New ep of Through the Square Window out tomorrow, with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social looking at TV shows from Feb 1969, including Department S. But what's its direct link to Kenneth Clark's Civilisation?
February 10, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Prepare for arrival tomorrow in 1969..
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This is definitely my fave episode of @squarewindowpod.bsky.social so far....
New ep of Through the Square Window out tomorrow, with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social looking at TV shows from Feb 1969, including Department S. But what's its direct link to Kenneth Clark's Civilisation?
February 10, 2026 at 10:07 AM
This is definitely my fave episode of @squarewindowpod.bsky.social so far....
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Oh that will be a lot of fun! I do have the DVD they released about 20 years back of the surviving episodes of Do Not Adjust Your Set. I am not sure if anything more has been recovered since that!
February 6, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Oh that will be a lot of fun! I do have the DVD they released about 20 years back of the surviving episodes of Do Not Adjust Your Set. I am not sure if anything more has been recovered since that!
Next Wednesday, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social return with a new episode of Through the Square Window (wherever you get your podcasts) looking at shows from February 1969. First up is...
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Next Wednesday, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social return with a new episode of Through the Square Window (wherever you get your podcasts) looking at shows from February 1969. First up is...
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Just picking up on the Juliet Bravo query in this ep, I assume it was called this because Juliet is "the only woman" in the phonetic alphabet and Bravo, also in the phonetic alphabet, is just "Well done".
They could have called it Juliet Delta, to match Jean Darblay's initials, but Bravo is better.
They could have called it Juliet Delta, to match Jean Darblay's initials, but Bravo is better.
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Just picking up on the Juliet Bravo query in this ep, I assume it was called this because Juliet is "the only woman" in the phonetic alphabet and Bravo, also in the phonetic alphabet, is just "Well done".
They could have called it Juliet Delta, to match Jean Darblay's initials, but Bravo is better.
They could have called it Juliet Delta, to match Jean Darblay's initials, but Bravo is better.
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We've had January off, but the podcast returns next month with UFO. In the meantime, here's our back catalogue.
World of Telly returns next month. If you missed anything from season one, I've put together a YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
World of Telly Season One - YouTube
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January 26, 2026 at 12:56 PM
We've had January off, but the podcast returns next month with UFO. In the meantime, here's our back catalogue.
Lovely interview with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social in the new episode of Radio Free Skaro.
Radio Free Skaro #1052 - The Minnesota Fighting Saints
- #DoctorWho Disney+ stats discussed!
- Gallifrey One schedule released!
- Samira Ahmed and Graham Kibble-White from Through The Square Window!
- #DoctorWho Disney+ stats discussed!
- Gallifrey One schedule released!
- Samira Ahmed and Graham Kibble-White from Through The Square Window!
Radio Free Skaro #1052 – The Minnesota Fighting Saints
Download MP3 It’s the return of STATS! as we ruminate over not just some frankly dismal Disney+ numbers for our beloved Doctor Who but a smattering of other genre offerings who stumbled or triumphed on the way to your eyeballs. Plus the Gallifrey One schedule is out, Blake’s 7 may be coming back, Rachel Talalay continues to win YouTube with a deep dive into Peter Capaldi's "Be Kind" speech from "The Doctor Falls" in its various forms, and a.feature interview with Samira Ahmed and Graham Kibble-White about their excellent podcast about archive UK telly, “Through the Square Window”!
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January 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Lovely interview with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social in the new episode of Radio Free Skaro.
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@squarewindowpod.bsky.social A brilliant Xmas episode. My 'Motley Hall' story. Back in 99, Freddie Jones lived in Charlbury, Oxon. I worked there and most days had lunch in his local pub. Sat next to him at the bar one day and mentioned TGOMH. He roared with laughter hugged me then bought me lunch!
January 25, 2026 at 9:39 PM
@squarewindowpod.bsky.social A brilliant Xmas episode. My 'Motley Hall' story. Back in 99, Freddie Jones lived in Charlbury, Oxon. I worked there and most days had lunch in his local pub. Sat next to him at the bar one day and mentioned TGOMH. He roared with laughter hugged me then bought me lunch!
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As usual, I really enjoyed the podcast, this time for two main reasons. Firstly, I knew nothing about Castaway 2000, yet still found the piece fascinating, and it sent me on a trawl through the newspaper archives. The whole thing sounds like a nightmare.
January 25, 2026 at 7:42 PM
As usual, I really enjoyed the podcast, this time for two main reasons. Firstly, I knew nothing about Castaway 2000, yet still found the piece fascinating, and it sent me on a trawl through the newspaper archives. The whole thing sounds like a nightmare.
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A great chat with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social about their wonderful podcast @squarewindowpod.bsky.social! Plus, a deep dive into #DoctorWho Disney+ stats!
Radio Free Skaro #1052 - The Minnesota Fighting Saints
- #DoctorWho Disney+ stats discussed!
- Gallifrey One schedule released!
- Samira Ahmed and Graham Kibble-White from Through The Square Window!
- #DoctorWho Disney+ stats discussed!
- Gallifrey One schedule released!
- Samira Ahmed and Graham Kibble-White from Through The Square Window!
Radio Free Skaro #1052 – The Minnesota Fighting Saints
Download MP3 It’s the return of STATS! as we ruminate over not just some frankly dismal Disney+ numbers for our beloved Doctor Who but a smattering of other genre offerings who stumbled or triumphed on the way to your eyeballs. Plus the Gallifrey One schedule is out, Blake’s 7 may be coming back, Rachel Talalay continues to win YouTube with a deep dive into Peter Capaldi's "Be Kind" speech from "The Doctor Falls" in its various forms, and a.feature interview with Samira Ahmed and Graham Kibble-White about their excellent podcast about archive UK telly, “Through the Square Window”!
radiofreeskaro.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:06 PM
A great chat with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social about their wonderful podcast @squarewindowpod.bsky.social! Plus, a deep dive into #DoctorWho Disney+ stats!
.@samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social love hearing from listeners, so if you've any thoughts about our most recent episode (covering January 2000), do feel free to leave a note below.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM
.@samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social love hearing from listeners, so if you've any thoughts about our most recent episode (covering January 2000), do feel free to leave a note below.
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Have only just listened to this but I definitely want Mark Gatiss to be put in charge of programming at the Beeb now
January 18, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Have only just listened to this but I definitely want Mark Gatiss to be put in charge of programming at the Beeb now
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Like a spy drop, my brilliant editor Rebecca Bardem at Bloomsbury has specially come to hand over the very first preview copy of my BFI Classics book. Where else but at the BFI? 🎥
(Out April 2nd)
(Out April 2nd)
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Like a spy drop, my brilliant editor Rebecca Bardem at Bloomsbury has specially come to hand over the very first preview copy of my BFI Classics book. Where else but at the BFI? 🎥
(Out April 2nd)
(Out April 2nd)
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Two months late, but I finally listened to this - enjoyed it a lot, especially the Knightmare stuff, loved that show, and have occasionally watched a bit on YouTube - still holds up.
On Twin Peaks FWWM - my own view on the level of violence is that it's horrific, but still justified. (cont)
On Twin Peaks FWWM - my own view on the level of violence is that it's horrific, but still justified. (cont)
January 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Two months late, but I finally listened to this - enjoyed it a lot, especially the Knightmare stuff, loved that show, and have occasionally watched a bit on YouTube - still holds up.
On Twin Peaks FWWM - my own view on the level of violence is that it's horrific, but still justified. (cont)
On Twin Peaks FWWM - my own view on the level of violence is that it's horrific, but still justified. (cont)
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This episode reminded me of the dispute between John Noakes and the BBC over his desire to do an advert featuring his catchphrase, "Get down, Shep!" I still say that whenever the cat jumps to where she shouldn't be, even though that's not her name.
Completely did for Noakes' TV career, didn't it?
Completely did for Noakes' TV career, didn't it?
Episode five of our podcast is out now! This month, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social look at the TV shows that greeted the new millennium: Blue Peter, Coronation Street, Trigger Happy TV and Castaway 2000. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
January 14, 2026 at 11:15 AM
This episode reminded me of the dispute between John Noakes and the BBC over his desire to do an advert featuring his catchphrase, "Get down, Shep!" I still say that whenever the cat jumps to where she shouldn't be, even though that's not her name.
Completely did for Noakes' TV career, didn't it?
Completely did for Noakes' TV career, didn't it?
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Off The Telly Forever! Here are my old contributions: feelinglistless.blogspot.com/search/label...
January 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Off The Telly Forever! Here are my old contributions: feelinglistless.blogspot.com/search/label...