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For the 2021 Two Geeks Christmas special, Morgan is taking Tom back to 1984 for a look back at the cult BBC festive series The Box of Delights.
In the episode, we cover:
- Were kids “cleverer” in 1984?
- How Tarantino may have been inspired by the show (he wasn’t)
- Why the cast was not handsome
- Tom’s annoyance at the posh kids having “far too much power”
- Possets
- Nick Berry’s rat beginnings
- Tom’s hardcore love for Winamp and Last.FM (there’s a reason for it)
- Could this just be one big Derren Brown prank?
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The wolves are running…
For the 2021 Two Geeks Christmas special, Morgan is taking Tom back to 1984 for a look back at the cult BBC festive series The Box of Delights.
In the episode, we cover:
- Were kids “cleverer” in 1984?
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