Tomorrow's World Audit Time
A podcast where Russ and Mark audit an old episode of Tomorrow's World from the future and discover much about the past.
Episodes
45 episodes
Episode Forty-Five - 18th October 1973 - Like the Rhine's Own Cowboy
We all remember the famous Ronald Reagan speech where he implored "Mr. Hasselhoff, tear down this wall!" But what wall was he talking about? The Berlin Wall of course! And it turns out that Big Ronnie's wishes were granted 35 years ago this ver...
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Episode 45
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2:15:40
Episode Forty-Four - 25th September 1991 - Diamonds Aren't Forever
As far as TV sitcoms go, no single episode of anything has made Russ laugh more than series 1, episode 2 of Bottom - the one where the gas man turns up. So to commemorate this perfect half hour of television, your auditors take a look at the ep...
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Episode 44
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2:37:16
Episode Forty-Three - 11th April 1985 - Howard's WAHEY
For only the second time ever, your auditors take a special look at an episode handpicked by one of their very favourite people - an actual paying subscriber. Steve wrote to us claiming that he remembered Howard's first ever appearance on Tomor...
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Episode 43
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2:33:45
Episode Forty-Two - 1st March 1996 - Goering for Gold
No doubt you're all glued to your televisions, cheering on highly trained athletes performing incredible physical feats in events of which you only have the vaguest understanding. Yes, the Olympics are on at the moment - and rather than listeni...
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Episode 42
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2:58:08
Episode Forty-One - 13th June 2001 - Talvin and the Ship Hunks
As the nation prepares to go to the polls, Russ & Mark journey back a mere 23 years to the last episode of Tomorrow's World to coincide with a UK General Election to see if things have only got better.Hosting in the studio, Peter Sn...
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Episode 41
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2:40:25
Episode Forty - 6th May 1994 - You're A Star, Eurostar
To celebrate the podcast reaching the Big 4-0, Russ and Mark audit a very special episode of Tomorrow's World broadcast on the day that the Channel Tunnel opened - exactly 30 years ago today. Howard Stableford and Carmen Pryce give us ...
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Episode 40
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3:04:13
Episode Thirty-Nine - 26th April 1979 - The Sound of Cylons
Let us travel back almost exactly 45 years to a time when "Boomer" was a cool name and "Starbuck" had nothing to do with coffee. Battlestar Galactica has just been released in UK cinemas, so surely the team at Tomorrow's World will pull out all...
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Episode 39
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2:11:12
Episode Thirty-Eight - 7th March 1989 - He Moves in Listeria's Way
According to the sorts of people on the internet who make up quotes and then attribute them to famous people in order to sell posters and T-shirts, Gandhi once said "If you don't ask, you don't get". And what a wise man he was (if he said that,...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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3:02:28
Episode Thirty-Seven - 28th January 1998 - In LASIKness and in Health
In the wake of an extremely indulgent Christmas and birthday double-whammy, Russ turns to Tomorrow's World for inspiration in an episode from January 1998 that features Peter Snow examining diets and calorie counting. What a fat load of good th...
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Episode 37
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2:12:22
Episode Thirty-Six - 19th December 1985 - Judith the Dead Rose Reindeer
To paraphrase the legendary 1985 pub car park musician rumble champion Boy George: "And in our world of plenty, we can spread a smile of joy. Throw your arms around Tomorrow's World at Christmas time."So that's what we're doing. And it ...
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Episode 36
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2:39:47
Episode Thirty-Five - 21st October 1976 - Spare the Rodd, Spoil the Riot
Evenin' all! It's time once again for Russ & Mark to take down the particulars of a Tomorrow's World special episode and, because they are celebrating the 40th birthday of The Bill, they're going to watch one focusing on 'The Forces of Law ...
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Episode 35
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2:38:53
Episode Thirty-Four - 28th October 1994 - Tanks For The Anemones
It's been a long time coming, but finally Russ and Mark get round to auditing an episode from the short-lived Vorderman era of Tomorrow's World. Was it worth the wait? Absolutely not, but they still somehow find plenty to chat about. <...
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Episode 34
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2:17:03
Episode Thirty-Three - 8th January 1988 - Hann's Across The Water
This time Russ & Mark pay tribute to the second-best film ever made and take a look at the episode of Tomorrow's World broadcast the week that Predator stormed into UK cinemas. For some reason almost everything they look at involves water a...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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2:15:17
Episode Thirty-Two - 1st May 2002 - A.I, A.I, Oh....
With everyone banging on about A.I. these days, Russ and Mark thought they'd better jump aboard the bandwagon before it leaves town and take a look at an episode of Tomorrow's World that features a virtual personality called Maddie, who demonst...
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Episode 32
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2:05:21
Episode Thirty-One - 31st January 1973 - Fish 'n' Rodd
After a month off to recuperate, Russ and Mark ease themselves back into the world of tomorrow with an extremely run-of-the-mill episode from 1973. It's just a week after the end of the Vietnam War and it doesn't seem like there's much going on...
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Episode 31
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2:13:56
Episode Thirty SPECTACULAR - 28th April 1999 - HP Source
Russ and Mark are in a celebratory mood - not only have they made it to 30 episodes, but it is also by pure coincidence the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web. Luckily for those of you confused by this new fangled internet thing, Tomorrow's...
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Episode 30
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5:04:40
Episode Twenty-Nine - 26th March 1981 - Axe of the Apostles
Heartfelt apologies. Our Easter special is a week late. That's the last time we rely on Michael Rodd's maths to work out what date it's supposed to be... But just like that Creme Egg you find down the back of the sofa, there's so much ...
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Episode 29
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2:30:37
Episode Twenty-Eight - 25th November 1976 - Emerald Isle Farm
As a lovely St. Patrick's Day treat, we cross the Irish Sea to join Raymond Baxter for a very special episode "down on the farm" in County Meath, Ireland. It's what you've all been crying out for - a European agricultural extravaganza!
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Episode 28
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2:57:19
Episode Twenty-Seven - 10th May 1996 - St. Valentine's Day Mess-Sucker
MWAH! MWAH!That's a couple of big sloppy kisses from your favourite auditors as thank you for listening to us on this very special day of the year. Snuggle up as we gawp at Philippa Forrester being very tidy i...
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Episode 27
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2:36:15
Episode Twenty-Six - 15th October 1987 - Oh Macanndy Man Can
Batten down the hatches, take shelter and ignore Michael Fish, because there's a hurricane brewing! Coming live from BBC TV Centre on the very night of the Great Storm of 1987, Maggie Philbin and Howard Stableford brave the rotten weather outsi...
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Episode 26
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2:43:24
Episode Twenty-Five - 29th December 1981 - Ingle Bells
Holograms are coming, holograms are coming, holograms are coming! Yes folks, it's time once again for the now traditional annual Tomorrow's World Audit Time Christmas Special. This one looks at an episode of TW from December 1981, ...
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Episode 25
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2:14:46
Episode Twenty-Four - 3rd June 1998 - Point of Snow Return
Have you ever wondered what this podcast would be like if Russ didn't edit out all the times Mark talked about football? Well you're about to find out, as for one episode only we change into our referee kits and take a look at a Tomorrow's Worl...
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Episode 24
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2:33:24
Episode Twenty-Three - 4th November 1992 - Howard's Weigh
Warning: This episode is not for the faint-hearted, as we travel back 30 years to the week following BBC1's broadcast of the SCARIEST TV PROGRAMME EVER MADE - Ghostwatch. However, on Tomorrow's World Halloween is a distant memory as th...
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Episode 23
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2:55:12
Episode Twenty-Two - 29th November 1979 - Hann So Low
Ever wondered what would happen if the people who make Tomorrow's World went on strike? Well, wonder no more. Turns out that all they do is cobble together a Frankenstein's monster of a programme from old segments of previous episodes. The inte...
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Episode 22
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2:35:23
Episode Twenty-One - 31st January 1985 - Carrion Prendiville
In this episode we find ourselves slap-bang in the middle of the 1980s, where one of the more unexpected outcomes of widespread famine in Ethiopia is not one, but two chart-busting charity singles featuring a veritable who's who of top pop star...
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Episode 21
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2:31:45