Cathode Ray's Podcast
Welcome to Ray's Café
Join us at the CRT café where the telly in the corner is always on.
Every episode Hannah and Pete 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, we’ll give you plenty of reasons to enjoy more TV.
Ready to become a regular at Ray’s? You’ll find us sitting in the corner with a cuppa – new customers always welcome.
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Listen to the Latest Episodes of Cathode Ray's
Ready to become a regular at Ray's? Grab a cuppa and happy listening.
Terrifying Children?
Sapphire and Steel, The Children of the Stones, and Nobody’s House provide a feast of youthful 1970s TV chills for
Plotters, Pen Pushers and Pensions
Una McCormack parachutes in to compare three thrilling episodes of British TV from the cathode ray era. Leonard Rossiter wants
My Strange New Life
The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin, Goodnight Sweetheart and A Very Peculiar Practice. We just want to get away and start over…
Rage Against the Machine
A for Andromeda, The Tripods, and Out of the Unknown: The Machine Stops. Conrad Westmaas joins Hannah and Pete to explore intelligent machines.
Teenage Kicks
Grange Hill, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾, and Press Gang. We get our kicks chatting about teenagers on TV.
Cathode Ray’s Trailer
Meet the hosts of Cathode Ray’s, Hannah and Pete, as we chat about what you can expect when you join us at Ray’s café.
What Our Listeners Say
“Came for a cuppa, stayed for an ABC ident. Ray’s café is the only place I’ve ever ordered tea and been served a spiritual discussion about regional continuity. The specials board changes weekly.
Slight warning: My biscuit wrapper was from 1965, but Ray assured me it was fresh.”
Lewis
ATV Midlands
“I dropped in expecting tea and cake. I left with a DVD shopping list, three new obsessions, and a sudden urge to travel to 1977. Ray tried to sell me a black and white TV licence.
Be aware: Ray occasionally serves something that traumatises all the customers slightly.”
Gareth
HTV West
“I’ve visited Ray’s three times now and each time I’ve left convinced it might not really exist. I do appreciate a café that respects ITV regional franchises.
Minor quibble: Ray erected an iron curtain on my second visit and I got trapped on the eastern side for roughly 25 years.”
Liz
ABC Weekend
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