The Xennial Dome
By Gareth Gwynn & Esyllt Sears
Do you have a hotmail dot com account? Did you Ask Jeeves? Do you still remember your best friend's landline number? Xennial, Gareth Gwynn and other Xennial, Esyllt Sears interview more Xennials and explore their childhoods, peer influences, their politics and hobbies. Has being born between 1977 and 1985, straddling the analogue and digital worlds, truly set them aside from all other generations and does it continue to influence their lives today?
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Little Dome's Postbag (The Euan Blair Test and Rockin' With Elvis)
What was the Millennium Dome's "Euan Test"?What was the difference between WHSmiths and John Menzies?How old do you think we sound?These are some of the questions which weren't exactly asked, but ended up being answered as… -
Little Dome: November 2000 (The Millennium Dome Heist)
The Xennial Dome tackles The Millennium Dome - Specifically, one of the most exciting and unexpected moments in the dome's inaugural year.Sit back as Esyllt talks Gareth through the failed raid which saw criminals try to make off with t… -
Little Dome: November 1996 (Baywatch, Bill Clinton and The Woolpackers)
November 1996 was all about America - be it their TV programmes, politicians or their influence on our own home-grown soaps. Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears discover why Baywatch was dropped from the TV schedules, how Bob Dole tried to capture the y… -
Little Dome: November 1987 (Mates Condoms and Miss World)
Finally, it's here! November 1987! The Sexy Episode! The first advert for condoms appears on British television and a familiar face is involved in the campaign. Plus Gareth and Esyllt look back at Miss World 1987 and provide details of our forthco… -
Little Dome: October 1999 (What Everyone Should Know About The Millennium Bug, the Rugby World Cup and the London Eye)
It's a Xennial-themed look-back at another October (contrary to what we said at the end of the last podcast where we were clearly jonesing for a November - sorry!)But not to worry - October 1999 is an absolute belter. Y2K is so close yo… -
Little Dome: October 1987 (The Great Storm, Loch Ness and Worzel Gummidge)
The Great Storm of 1987 and the failed Loch Ness hunt of 1987 are tackled by Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears in this edition - Plus a clutch of globetrotting kids TV shows thanks to Around The World With Willy Fog and Worzel Gummidge Down Under.… -
Little Dome: October 1997 and October 2011 (Live at Aberystwyth Comedy Fest)
Gareth brings a very visual quiz to the first live edition of The Xennial Dome's Little Dome as he tackles 1997 - The year of the Candle In The Wind and the BBC balloon, plus the latest on the UK's attempt to break the land speed record. Meanwhile… -
Little Dome: October 2014 (A Spookily Hot Halloween)
Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears reminisce about Halloween but, because we're talking 2014, it's the hottest Halloween on record. Plus - the rise and rise of the SNP and some stuff about washing lines in Treorchy. Not sure that last bit is particular… -
Little Dome: October 2001 (iPod, Pop Idol, Soapstars and Q Magazine)
Two tech advancements and two TV shows (one massive, one not so much) defined October 2001. Plus, Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears scoot through an edition of Q Magazine featuring an interview with Victoria Beckham in which readers get to ask the que… -
Little Dome: September 1977 (Atari 2600, Fleetwood Mac, Bing Crosby and David Bowie)
It's September so, of course, our thoughts turn to Christmas. If 1977 is anything to go by, this is the month to get your festive music videos recorded before one of your vocallists dies, or to get first-dibs on the very coolest presents. Join Gar…
