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Cathode Ray's

Cathode Ray's

By: HPTV Productions
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Summary

Welcome to the café where the CRT telly in the corner is always on.

Join Hannah, Pete and guests as we delve into a smorgasbord of British television history. Every episode we pick a new theme and settle into Ray's café to chat about 3 different episodes of CRT-era television programmes.

Whether you've seen these TV shows or not, join us at Ray's and we'll give you plenty of reasons to enjoy more TV. We love nothing more than sharing great/interesting/baffling shows with other people.

Ready to become a regular at Ray's? You'll find us sitting in the corner with a cuppa - new customers always welcome.

Get in touch: https://cathoderays.co.uk/

Find us on Bsky: cathoderays.bsky.social

Logo artwork by Mammoth Creative Works

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Episodes
  • My Strange New Life

    My Strange New Life
    May 12 2026

    A Very Peculiar Practice, The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin, and Goodnight Sweetheart are on the specials board this time, because Hannah and Pete just want to get away from it all and start all over again. Escape with us, to Cathode Ray's.
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Rage Against the Machine

    Rage Against the Machine
    Apr 27 2026

    A for Andromeda, The Tripods, and Out of the Unknown: The Machine Stops are on the menu, as Conrad Westmaas joins Hannah and Pete at the café. This time we explore how TV in the cathode ray era dealt with hostile intelligences, overpowering technologies, and the human quest for freedom. You’re free to drop in any time at Cathode Ray's.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Teenage Kicks

    Teenage Kicks
    Apr 13 2026

    Join Hannah and Pete as we get our kicks chatting about teenagers on TV, covering Grange Hill, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾, and Press Gang. You'll find us at Ray's café. New customers always welcome.

    Episodes covered:

    Grange Hill
    BBC, 1978-2008
    - S3 E03, 15/1/1980, written by Phil Redmond, directed by Jackie Willows
    - S4 E17, 24/2/1981, written by Jane Hollowood & Alan James, directed by Graham Theakson

    The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
    Thames, 1985 (also its sequel The Growing Pains… in 1987)
    Written by Trevor Waite & Oscar Webb (from Sue Townsend), directed by Peter Sasdy
    - E1 (Pilot episode), 16 /9/1985
    - E3 (Charles and Diana’s wedding), 30/9/1985

    Press Gang
    Central, 1989-1993
    - S1 E9 ‘Both Sides of the Paper’, 13/3/1989, written by Stephen Moffat, directed by Bob Spiers
    - S4 E2 ‘UnXpected’, 14/1/1992, written by Stephen Moffat, directed by Lorne Magory
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    1 hr and 21 mins
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