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We pluck a poster from panto history and look at what we can find out about it for a real deep dive with many diversions into silliness. Episode 6 out now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plWUBpdcQes All the info: https://linktr.ee/pantosplaining

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#WatchItOnTheBigTelly

12.03.2026 14:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Imagine being able to tap into a universal sub conscious energy and it tells you that vat will be removed from theatre tickets.

12.03.2026 11:25 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
Meanwhile he predicts The Yorkshire Ripper will be caught at the end of next year. A town with the initial letter H will be significant in the arrest. Prince Charles will need to watch his health between January and July. I can see something silly happening, in-volving cars or electricity, if he isn't careful," warns Grant. VAT will be removed from theatre admissions. This will be announced early in the New Year, to take effect later. Marlene Dietrich will become seriously ill at the end of 1980. Olivia Newton-John will make big news in Australia, but she needs to be careful to make sure she has the law on her side.

Meanwhile he predicts The Yorkshire Ripper will be caught at the end of next year. A town with the initial letter H will be significant in the arrest. Prince Charles will need to watch his health between January and July. I can see something silly happening, in-volving cars or electricity, if he isn't careful," warns Grant. VAT will be removed from theatre admissions. This will be announced early in the New Year, to take effect later. Marlene Dietrich will become seriously ill at the end of 1980. Olivia Newton-John will make big news in Australia, but she needs to be careful to make sure she has the law on her side.

Which of Russell Grant's 1979 predictions actually came true?

We did the research, and you can find out in the all-new PantoSplaining at www.youtube.com/watch?v=plWU...

12.03.2026 11:22 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 2

#WatchItOnTheBigTelly

12.03.2026 11:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#WatchItOnTheBigTelly

12.03.2026 11:06 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The back office editing monitor, a 24" Bush monitor that has a Roku rammed into the back to let me share video to it.

The back office editing monitor, a 24" Bush monitor that has a Roku rammed into the back to let me share video to it.

On point of pedantry, this is a monitor rather than a TV, but here in glorious 24" o' vision.

12.03.2026 11:04 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

That's not a bad one

12.03.2026 10:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I was not ready to know about a Madoc/Tarmey collab.

12.03.2026 09:15 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

No, we just nicked it off YouTube!

12.03.2026 10:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I love how they think John Nettles requires an explanation of who he is, yet Hope & Keen and Owen Money don’t!

12.03.2026 08:54 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Ruth Madoc's pop career, for so long ignored by mainstream podcasts, is covered in this month's all-new PantoSplaining

Linktr.ee/PantoSplaining

12.03.2026 08:48 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0

As I’ve mentioned before, I dislike Pantomimes pretty intensely, but I love Pantosplaining and its granular look at the pop culture surrounding the posters!

Listen to these wonderful maniacs explore this world of celebrity wonders.

12.03.2026 08:36 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

In this month's all-new PantoSplaining we travel to Cardiff in 1989 to see who's starring in Robinson Crusoe.

You can happily listen to this purely in audio wherever you get your podcasts. But watch it with clips, clippings and visuals for the *full* experience at
Linktr.ee/PantoSplaining

12.03.2026 08:32 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 1
PantoSplaining: Episode 6 - Cardiff 1989
PantoSplaining: Episode 6 - Cardiff 1989 YouTube video by PantoSplaining - the Panto Poster Podcast

🎭 OUT NOW! 🎭
Episode 6 of PantoSplaining sees us off to Cardiff in 1989 and Robinson Crusoe.

Find out how much a Fudge cost, what Ruth Madoc disliked and the whole truth about Russell Grant's pop career.

Plus so much more, as we deep dive into another panto poster!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=plWU...

11.03.2026 23:56 👍 13 🔁 9 💬 4 📌 2
A photo of the pantosplaining podcast at the literal moment they ask for a photo of it on someone's tv

A photo of the pantosplaining podcast at the literal moment they ask for a photo of it on someone's tv

Always on the big telly

12.03.2026 00:37 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
PantoSplaining: Episode 6 - Cardiff 1989
PantoSplaining: Episode 6 - Cardiff 1989 YouTube video by PantoSplaining - the Panto Poster Podcast

🎭 OUT NOW! 🎭
Episode 6 of PantoSplaining sees us off to Cardiff in 1989 and Robinson Crusoe.

Find out how much a Fudge cost, what Ruth Madoc disliked and the whole truth about Russell Grant's pop career.

Plus so much more, as we deep dive into another panto poster!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=plWU...

11.03.2026 23:56 👍 13 🔁 9 💬 4 📌 2

Oooh that's a beauty

11.03.2026 19:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You won't be disappointed

11.03.2026 08:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Tomorrow at linktr.ee/Pantosplaining

11.03.2026 08:24 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Whoever did this should’ve gotten an OBE. Magnificent.

10.03.2026 20:05 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

in relation to babes in the wood My gran "infamously" met Geoff Capes when she was a nurse. apparently he lifted her over his head in his true strongman. he's still my obscure reference when i demostrating extreme feats of strength

10.03.2026 18:55 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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This advert for the Babes In The Wood one appeared on TV Offal.

10.03.2026 18:41 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0

This is amazing

10.03.2026 18:44 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Two days to go

10.03.2026 08:04 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Did you attend any of the pantos that were previously covered in PantoSplaining (at linktr.ee/PantoSplaining)?

If so, let us know! We're planning some episodes based around listeners memories.

10.03.2026 08:17 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 5 📌 0
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Did you attend any of the pantos that were previously covered in PantoSplaining (at linktr.ee/PantoSplaining)?

If so, let us know! We're planning some episodes based around listeners memories.

10.03.2026 08:17 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 5 📌 0

Two days to go

10.03.2026 08:04 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

No other podcast could inspire a sentence like this

09.03.2026 18:10 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
CARDIFF 394844 NEW THEATRE By arrangement with Duncan C.Weldon and Jerome Minskoft Paul Elliott for the B&B Triumph Pantomime Company presents TV's 'Bergerac RUTH JOHN MADOC NETTLES ANDREW O'CONNOR SALUCY SU HOPE and KEEN RUSSELL GRANT ROBINSON CRUSOE with OWEN MONEY The Spectacular Family Pantomime CLARE RIMMER and the OLIVE GUPPY OLIVETTES BRSAN HEWITT-JONES & ORIS MORENG SAT 9th DEC 1989 until (SAT 20th JAN 1990 Cadbury's BY SPONSORED Fudge

CARDIFF 394844 NEW THEATRE By arrangement with Duncan C.Weldon and Jerome Minskoft Paul Elliott for the B&B Triumph Pantomime Company presents TV's 'Bergerac RUTH JOHN MADOC NETTLES ANDREW O'CONNOR SALUCY SU HOPE and KEEN RUSSELL GRANT ROBINSON CRUSOE with OWEN MONEY The Spectacular Family Pantomime CLARE RIMMER and the OLIVE GUPPY OLIVETTES BRSAN HEWITT-JONES & ORIS MORENG SAT 9th DEC 1989 until (SAT 20th JAN 1990 Cadbury's BY SPONSORED Fudge

Coming up this Thursday on PantoSplaining...

09.03.2026 07:16 👍 67 🔁 13 💬 21 📌 8

Ooh this is interesting

09.03.2026 12:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0