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🎙️ TV Shows 1982 – Thursday Throwbacks – LMBYTS #1482 – Jason Newland – 6th November 2025
🕒 Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes

💤 General Theme: This episode of Let Me Bore You to Sleep is a classic “Thursday Throwbacks” installment, where Jason takes a nostalgic journey back to TV shows from the year 1982. But—as is often the case—he wanders off into tangents about everything from Big Brother betrayals to dog walks in the dark. It’s cozy, chatty, and delightfully rambling.

📺 Main Topic: 1982 UK TV Retrospective Jason reflects on the big TV moments and programs from 1982, covering: 📡 Channel 4 Launch (Nov 2, 1982)

• Huge shift in UK television with the launch of Channel 4.
• Introduced alternative content:
  • Countdown (first-ever show aired)
  • Brookside
  • The Comic Strip Presents
  • The Tube

📺 Notable UK Shows & Debuts:

• The Young Ones – chaotic student life comedy
• Auf Wiedersehen, Pet – builders working in Germany
• Alo’ Alo’ (Pilot) – wartime parody
• Heidi Hi – peak popularity
• Play Your Cards Right – game show with Bruce Forsyth
• Treasure Hunt – starring Annika Rice (and her famously focused-on backside)
• Boone – courier drama Jason fondly remembers
• Russ Abbott’s Madhouse – new comedy show

🎭 American Imports:

• Knight Rider – a major hit (“do do do dooo”)
• Cheers – Jason started watching around 1984
• Fame – beloved by Jason (“I wanna live forever…”)
• Police Squad – “funniest show ever,” he laments not being able to find it online
• Hill Street Blues, Magnum, The A-Team – various crime/action imports
• Dynasty & Dallas – wealth, drama, and JR’s iconic status
• Fraggle Rock – Jason loved it (and quotes the Trash Heap!)

🐶 Tangents & Personal Stories: Jason being Jason, much of the transcript features his relaxed storytelling and commentary on life. Highlights include: 🐕 Dog Walk Woes:

• He doesn’t want to walk Vinnie in the dark anymore due to poor visibility and safety concerns.
• Decides to only walk him between 7am and 4pm.
• Discussion on sunrise/sunset times across the UK and the surprise that it varies by location.

💢 Big Brother Rant:

• Jason’s rant of the week is about being misled by Big Brother UK’s fake eviction setup.
• Feels "betrayed" by the producers' countdown stunt that didn’t lead to an actual eviction.
• Considers it “1000% misleading.”

🧠 Random Thoughts & Rants:

• Long musings on accents across the UK (north vs. south stress patterns).
• Wonders why kids aren’t taught a “neutral” English accent.
• Talks about bats, sunlight, dreams, scams via energy discount emails, and phone security.
• Ponders why Australians and New Zealanders have similar accents but get annoyed when confused for each other.
• Goes down a rabbit hole on how long it takes to travel between Australia and New Zealand by car (it doesn’t—you need a plane or boat!).
• Reminisces about the Big Breakfast, Mark Lamarr, Keith Chegwin, and the chaotic joy of 90s morning TV.

📚 Nerdy Nostalgia (and Wikipedia-esque Info Dumps): Jason dives deep into:

• Sunrise/sunset charts across UK cities
• Geographic trivia
• Time zones
• Flight durations
• TV cast lists (Alice, Cheers, Big Breakfast, etc.)
• Classic kids shows like Rainbow, Danger Mouse, SuperTed, Grange Hill, Why Don’t You?

🧵 Threaded Themes:

• Memory and nostalgia: Jason shares how...