Jack's Throwback Attack - S4 E5 - A Chat With The Cast of Rosie and Jim

Seeing as it's Christmas time I have a special podcast for you. My first ever interview with a group of people in fact, the cast of Rosie and Jim!

Jack's Throwback Attack · S4 E5 - A Chat With The Cast of Rosie and Jim

You can also listen to the chat on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. 

In this interview I chat with Rebecca Nagan and Robin Stevens who puppeteered Rosie and Jim and also Neil Brewer who presented the show between Series 5 and 8. 

I originally interviewed Rebecca in 2019 about her career in puppetry and after this chat asked if it would be possible to speak with Robin. We were put in touch with each other and an interview was agreed but for a while we couldn't find a mutual free time to do it as Robin now lives in America and also runs a cider business. Also Covid-19 happened soon after which delayed it further. 

Fast forward to 2021 and I decide to try and ask again, Robin had the great idea of having everyone take part. He was in touch with Neil as well, so a group chat was created and this very interview was organised. 

Originally I was intending for this one to have a visual element as well as the normal audio podcast as we all spoke with our webcams turned on and I did record the video and audio. Unfortunately afterwards I discovered the video side hadn't recorded properly and lagged really bad. Fortunately the audio recorded absolutely fine so this is presented as a normal podcast. 

In this interview we discuss how each person became involved with the show. Favourite memories and episodes and memories are also shared of the two presenters prior to Neil. John Cunliffe and Pat Hutchins who are both sadly no longer with us. 

Enjoy the interview and a Merry Christmas! 

Jack's Throwback Attack Podcast - S4 E4 - A Chat With Danielle Nicholls

This months podcast is one I was so proud to get as it's a chat with someone who was a big part of my childhood, it's a chat with CITV's Danielle Nicholls! 

  

Jack's Throwback Attack · S4 E4 - A Chat With Danielle Nicholls

You can also listen to the chat on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts

Danielle's first showbiz break actually wasn't in kids TV but in music as she was a member of the short lived pop group Pure Gossip. Danielle didn't particularly enjoy her time there so after leaving the group, Danielle spotted an advert looking for new presenters for CITV and the rest is history!

Danielle alongside Stephen, 1998.

Danielle presented the in-vision continuity links on CITV alongside Stephen Mulhern (and later Andrea Green and Tom Darvill) between 1998 and 2001. Which back then came live from Birmingham every week. 

Presenter group shot from 2000. Danielle and
Stephen alongside Andrea Green and Tom Darvill.

During this time she was also one of the presenters on the second series of Mad For It and also made a guest appearance on Sooty Heights.

Sooty Heights, 2000.

Over on Channel 5 she co-hosted the karaoke show Night Fever alongside Madness frontman Suggs.

The Night Fever crew.

These days she can be found on Twitch with her sister Jodie, streaming and gaming regularly under the name Biignoobs. Additionally she has recently began stand up comedy. 

A big thank you to Danielle for taking time out of her day with her children during the school holidays to chat with me, some great anecdotes and memories are shared of those brilliant live days of CITV. Enjoy!