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The Best Of The Xennial Dome (Part II)
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Tickets for "The Xennial Dome" live at Aberyswyth Comedy Festival on Sunday 6th October are available here.
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A Xennial is someone born between 1977 and 1985 - the tail end of Gen X and the older (or "geriatric", ugh) millennials.
The Xennial Dome is/was the podcast which looked back at the Xennial era - Presented by comedy writer Gareth Gwynn and stand-up Esyllt Sears, the show studied the month in xennial history, as well as interviewing notable xennials about their experiences growing up alongside the internet and leaving home just in time for a global financial crisis. Other history podcasts tackle battles and empires, legendary figures and tragic antiheroes and ours does too - but in the form of Northern Rock, 20th Century Fox and Pete Waterman.
This is the second of two Best Of episodes which draw a line under the podcast’s "Xennial Dome" era. We'll be back in October with a new name... But you'll be fine. If you coped with the Marathon, Jif and Opal Fruits rebrands, we’re more than confident you can navigate this.
The Pope In Wales – Little Dome: May 1982
Henry Widdicombe’s Xennial Dome choice – Full Interview
Band Aid II – Little Dome: December 1989
Nish Kumar’s 90s Décor – Full Interview
Miss World – Little Dome: November 1987
Sian Reese-Williams’ VHS Collection – Full Interview
Record Breaking with Colin Jackson – Little Dome: August 1978
Want to get in touch? Drop us a line to thexennialdome@hotmail.com. And also these all exist... For now...
TikTok: @the.xennial.dome
Instagram: @XennialDome
X/Twitter: @TheXennialDome
Facebook: @TheXennialDome
Myspace: thexennialdome
Also, since recording the links for this, we have discovered that we have been nominated in the Best Comedy category at the Independent Podcast Awards - which is very exciting indeed. Thanks so much for downloading/listening* to the show over the last three years. Hell of a time to choose to rebrand the pod, mind...
(*Technically the same thing stats-wise)
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The Millennium (And Other Significant Numerical Events)
37:51|Our end-of-year special for BBC Radio Wales, I Can't Get Over 2024, is available now on BBC Sounds.How best to mark 100 episodes of the podcast? By reflecting on the other Significant Numerical Event which many of us lived through and may even remember - the build-up and fall-out of the 1st January 2000. The Millennium.Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears look through the Radio Times for New Millennium Eve itself before watching BBC One's coverage of the night itself. And you can do the same thing! All 28 hours are on YouTube, but we join the action around 11.30pm (the link should take you to roughly the right spot although we then skip through the night itself, you can do it in real time!)Let us know your memories of Millennium Eve or your favourite bits from the night (we'll surely cover Dale Winton's disasterous lottery draw another day) by email on imsonotoverit@gmail.com or through one of the following social media accounts...BlueSky: @imsonotoveritInstagram: @imsonotoveritTikTok: @imsonotoveritSome previous Decembers covered by the podcast include the previous two episodes on this feed, but further back there's also December 1989, in which Pete Waterman postponed his wedding and December 1987 in which Eastenders trialled a live segment in a New Year special. Both are ridiculous in their own way.Music by Alex_Kizenkov from Pixabay and AlexGrohl from Pixabay.I'm So Not Over It is A Mighty Bunny Production.
December 1999 (Rowing Boat Records and Cliff Richard's Return)
22:51|Our end-of-year special for BBC Radio Wales, I Can't Get Over 2024, is available now on BBC Sounds.Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears are gearing-up for the Millennium on the podcast this week - and you'll probably be shocked by just how little Millennium Bug based content there is (if you remember, that was an October 1999 problem).Turns out that back in December 1999 people were more concerned with drunken firework useage and whether or not Jesus deserves a cut of Cliff Richard's latest single. Plus there's the incredible story of Tori Murden and her trip(s) across the Atlantic. There's loads of videos to check-out off the back of this episode. Tori Murden's story (complete with video clips) is told in a few different places but I'd check out this recent version by BBC World Service and also this 1998 report from Inside Edition.And if you have 9 more seconds to spare, check out Emma Bunton flinging someone's drink away to make... some sort of point about fireworks?Some previous Decembers covered by the podcast include December 1989, in which Pete Waterman postponed his wedding and December 1987 in which Eastenders trialled a live segment in a New Year special. Both are ridiculous in their own way. Get in touch on imsonotoverit@gmail.com or through one of the following social media accounts...BlueSky: @imsonotoveritInstagram: @imsonotoveritTikTok: @imsonotoveritMusic by Alex_Kizenkov from Pixabay.I'm So Not Over It is A Mighty Bunny Production.
December 1979 (An Exciting Episode 98 Announcement!)
24:40|Content Warning - Father Christmas existential chat. You don't work for years in commercial radio without flagging THAT up. Esyllt Sears and Gareth Gwynn welcome you to either episode 98 or episode 100 of the podcast, depending on your policy regarding Best Of episodes. If you spin back to September (into the gap which separates The Xennial Dome with I'm So Not Over It) you'll find two high-quality compilations of some of our favourite moments under the old name - but Esyllt isn't quite as forgiving when other forms of media try and do the same thing (maybe that's because we're not trying to sell you them on DVD like Friends were).Beyond that, there's discussion surrounding the 1979 Christmas RadioTimes - The YouTube video in which someone leafs through a copy against a relaxing classical music backdrop, is available here while ITV's return to the airwaves post-strike is here.And, of course, there's our Big Episode 98 Announcement....We have made an end-of-year special for BBC Radio Wales! I Can't Get Over 2024 is an hour-long look back at the year with guests, archive and an ill-advised attempt at a political package recorded in Cardiff Bay. It's on-air in Christmas week, but you can get hold of the whole thing early by heading to BBC Sounds this weekend!Get in touch on imsonotoverit@gmail.com or through one of the following social media accounts...BlueSky: @imsonotoveritInstagram: @imsonotoveritTikTok: @imsonotoveritMusic by Alex_Kizenkov from Pixabay.I'm So Not Over It is A Mighty Bunny Production.
Leftovers (Did Not Chart)
11:11|Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears introduce Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears in an emergency episode which lets us reuse our favourite show image.Get in touch on imsonotoverit@gmail.com or through one of the following social media accounts...BlueSky: @imsonotoveritInstagram: @imsonotoveritTikTok: @imsonotoveritX: @imsonotoveritMusic by Alex_Kizenkov from Pixabay.I'm So Not Over It is A Mighty Bunny Production.
November 1980 (Children In Need and Miss World '80)
25:17|Esyllt Sears travels back to 1980, bringing us news of the first ever BBC Children In Need (although not the network's first charity appeal, leading to an Egg Week themed diversion) and the umpteenth Miss World competition - which didn't go exactly to plan. The BlueSky account mentioned in the addendum is here.If you're a fan of November, generally, check-out our back catalogue where, last year, we covered 1987 (Mates Condoms and Miss World), 1996 (Baywatch and Bill Clinton) and 2000 (The Millennium Dome Heist and another Miss World!)Get in touch on imsonotoverit@gmail.com or through one of the following social media accounts...BlueSky: @imsonotoveritInstagram: @imsonotoveritTikTok: @imsonotoveritX: @imsonotoveritProbably in that order, let's be honest.Music by Alex_Kizenkov from Pixabay and Bernhard Schürmann from Pixabay.I'm So Not Over It is A Mighty Bunny Production.
November 2008 (Woolworths)
24:18|It's the autumn of 2008. The financial crisis is biting. Gareth Gwynn has already lost his job, having recently been made redundant, and the freelance work is starting to dry-up. Meanwhile, the writing is on the wall for Esyllt Sears. After all, how can you work in travel PR if there's no-one out there who wants to travel? On the high street, things are starting to unravel too with the closure of Woolworths. How many blank CDRs did YOU buy? Also, the oldest person in the world died. That's unrelated to Woolworths but is covered in the show.If you're a fan of November, generally, check-out our back catalogue where we covered 1987 (Mates Condoms and Miss World), 1996 (Baywatch and Bill Clinton) and 2000 (The Millennium Dome Heist).Let us know what you bought in the Woolworth's closing down sale via imsonotoverit@gmail.com or through one of the following social media accounts...Instagram: @imsonotoveritTikTok: @imsonotoveritBlueSky: @imsonotoveritX: @imsonotoveritMusic by Alex_Kizenkov from Pixabay.I'm So Not Over It is A Mighty Bunny Production.
November 1978 (The Times stops, BBC Radio Wales starts)
24:44|After a short debrief around the Independent Podcast Awards, Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears turn their attention to November 1978. BBC Radio Wales begins while The Times, The Sunday Times and the nation's bakers all take a break. Video footage of the launch of BBC Radio Wales is here complete with talking parrot. An entertaining look back at the early days of the station can be found in I Was There... When Radio Wales Began. They were there, but not all of them were happy about it. If you're a fan of November, generally, check-out our back catalogue where we covered 1987 (Mates Condoms and Miss World), 1996 (Baywatch and Bill Clinton) and 2000 (The Millennium Dome Heist).Do get in touch via imsonotoverit@gmail.com or through one of the following social media accounts...Instagram: @imsonotoveritX: @imsonotoveritBlueSky: @imsonotoveritTikTok: @imsonotoveritMusic by Alex_Kizenkov from Pixabay.I'm So Not Over It is A Mighty Bunny Production.
GEMMA ARROWSMITH
47:34|Comedy writer and actor Gemma Arrowsmith (The Tracey Ullman Show, The Now Show, Doctor Who) joins Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears to talk about all things telly from the 80s to the present day. We cover the differences between the TV and live versions of Bottom and why you shouldn't have taken a 10 year old to see the latter. We also cover Ghostwatch, TV telethons, the increasingly baffling finales of kids TV dramas as well as the world's most frustrating computer game. You can find Gemma Arrowsmith at her website, on X, or check out her TV history themed Substack, Idiot Box. Her BBC Radio 4 sketch show Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out is all here too. Great.If you're a fan of Ghostwatch, do check out our episode all about June 1977 in which we cover "Alternative Three", a Ghostwatch-esque Science Report special about a secret base on Mars which, similarly, spooked some more gullible viewers! And if you're a fan of Bottom or Rik Mayall, Gareth made a BBC Radio 4 documentary all about the man himself, which is still available here. Do get in touch via imsonotoverit@gmail.com or through one of the following social media accounts...Instagram: @imsonotoveritX: @imsonotoveritBlueSky: @imsonotoveritTikTok: @imsonotoveritMusic by Alex_Kizenkov from Pixabay.I'm So Not Over It is A Mighty Bunny Production.
October 1996 with ELEANOR MORTON! (Live from Aberystwyth Comedy Festival)
20:08|Coming to you, once again, from Aberystwyth Comedy Festival 2024, this is a live recording with a special guest - stand-up and social media star, Eleanor Morton.Eleanor's appearence is being split across two episodes - and this is part two. Don't worry, it's completely stand-alone so feel free to start here as Gareth Gwynn presents Eleanor and Esyllt Sears with his research into October 1996. We've got a deep-dive (too deep, if anything) into Granada Men and Motors and a specially Scottish story for Eleanor (who is Scottish and not just a big fan of the country/concept).So... Links, eh? Well look, the Men&Motors webpage is here and the big catalogue of everything is here and that's enough to be getting on with but you can work it out. Have a click around. See what you can find. Enjoy yourself.Check out Eleanor online on X, Instagram and YouTube - and make sure you spin back a few episodes to find her other appearence as we cover October 2007, Keeping Up With The Kardashians and her "Xennial Dome" choice.Do get in touch via imsonotoverit@gmail.com or through one of the following social media accounts...Instagram: @imsonotoveritX: @imsonotoveritBlueSky: @imsonotoveritTikTok: @imsonotoveritMusic by Alex_Kizenkov from Pixabay.I'm So Not Over It is A Mighty Bunny Production.