Whatever Happened

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Ben and Bex navigate the world of nostalgia via the TV shows, bands, fads and people we used to know and love.

Whatever Happened Podcast


    • Aug 24, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 8 EPISODES


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    Whatever Happened: Pogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2015 25:15


    Ladies and Gentlemen, we present our podcast! Or should that be 'Pogcast'? Yes. Yes it should. Because this is all about the playground's favourite toy, and the saddest story we've ever discussed here on WH- the humble Pog. Can anyone remember how to actually play pogs? Yeah, took us a while too. Tune in and find out, why dontcha?

    Whatever Happened: Books and Comics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2015 40:50


    Remember checking out the Holy Trinity from your school library? (We're talking Goosebumps, Roald Dahl and Jacqueline Wilson, guys). Well, today we're telling you what happened to the books and stories we knew and loved. Plus, we've chucked in some stuff about The Beano too, because if we're all honest with ourselves we probably read more comics than we did classic novels.

    Whatever Happened: (Discontinued) Toys and Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2015 30:47


    Remember those toys you used to play with and those sweets you used to eat? Yeah. Chances are, they've been banned or discontinued. So this week, we're reminiscing about unsellable chocolates, dodgy Barbies and dangerous toy helicopters. Oh, and Pogs. 'Cos everyone loves Pogs.

    Whatever Happened: Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2015 33:22


    The Nokia theme tune! Playing Snake! Using Clippy from Microsoft! Checking the weather on Ceefax! Keeping your tamagotchi alive! All totally redundant technological things, right? WRONG. Well, kind of. In this podcast, we find out about the tech of the recent past, and how useful it may still be...

    Whatever Happened: Video Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2015 30:18


    A (very loose) history of video games we've loved and (not really) lost. Think Tetris, Super Mario and The Sims. Fair warning- this episode is 30% sound effects and 70% Ben explaining video games to Bex.

    Whatever Happened: Beanie Babies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2015 20:56


    This week, it's the turn of Beanie Babies. How were they invented? Why were they invented? What's happened to them now? Is their inventor a bit weird? Are their fans also a bit weird? Ben and Bex answer some, but not all, of those questions.

    Whatever Happened: CBBC Shows

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2015 32:09


    In the first podcast, Ben and Bex reminisce about 90s CBBC shows and find out what the actors are doing now. (By the way, one of them turned down the chance to be Doctor Who. TWICE). If you remember The Queen's Nose, Demon Headmaster, No Sweat, and CBBC in general, you should probably give this a listen...

    Whatever Happened: The Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2015 8:22


    Joing Ben and Bex as they introduce their shiny new podcast- Whatever Happened. Soon they'll delve into past television shows, old fads, actors from years ago, and bands they used to love. But for now, they'll quiz each other about TV theme tunes and try to figure out how podcasting works.

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