Brum and Bob The Builder - Now available on BBC iPlayer

 Earlier this year I wrote about how some 90's Children's TV classics were appearing on Britbox. In a continuing trend for old content to be made available on demand. The BBC have now released Brum and Bob The Builder on BBC iPlayer. 

All three series of Brum are available, 56 episodes in total. This is the original Ragdoll Productions version. The first and second series were made in 1991 and 1994 respectively. The show was revived for a third series in 2001. 

All nine series of the original series of Bob the Builder are available to stream which originally aired between 1998 and 2004. This doesn't include Project Build It or Ready Steady Build or any of the other spin off's or recent revival. 

I did have a watch of the first episode of Brum, living fairly close to Birmingham and visiting regularly it always interests me to see places I recognise on TV shows. Maybe one day I'll document the great 90's Kids TV that came from the UK's second biggest city. 

I for one, welcome these shows being made available. I wonder if this is now the future? Instead of DVD releases and repeats on TV, classic shows can be made available to stream whenever. I certainly hope that over time more content is posted. Bodger & Badger and Chucklevision certainly get my vote to be made available on demand. 

Jack's Throwback Attack Podcast - S3 E1 - A Chat With James Mackenzie

 

After a break I'm pleased to announce that my podcasts are back for a brand new series. I've been busy over the summer recording a new batch. I have to say when I started this project I didn't think I'd get one series, let alone three! The first chat is with James Mackenzie.

James will be best known to a generation of children as Raven from the CBBC game show of the same name.

 

Jack's Throwback Attack · S3 E1 - A Chat With James Mackenzie

You can also listen via Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

A big thanks to James for taking time out of his day to chat with me, it all started at a comic con in Wolverhampton in 2019 that James was appearing at. I asked him if he'd like to take part and he said yes, it took a while for us to find a day we were both free but we did in the end and it was certainly worth the wait. Enjoy this joyous nostalgic chat which covers all Raven bases from James's audition for the show to his favourite Challenges. As well as his thoughts on the likes of Game of Thrones and other adventure gameshows like The Crystal Maze. 

You can currently see James on Cbeebies Molly and Mack. You can find him on Twitter as well.