The Tumbler's Willy Podcast

Special Bonus Episode with the Binge Boys

Andy and Andy made a special guest appearance on the Binge Boys podcast. It was an utter disaster. We hesitate to play you any portion of this absolute horror show of an

Episode 12 - Happy Birthday, Mr. Tumbler!

In our Season One finale, we talk about Tumbler's spectacular 12 hour-long 114th anniversary TV special. Airing on Christmas Day 2016 and honouring not only Tumbler’s Wil

Episode 11 - Over To You

We've got mail! In this episode, we answer a number of questions sent in by Tumbleheads all around the world. It's a grab-bag episode of The Tumbler's Willy Podcast, and

Episode 10 - Back to the Land: The David Hunch Story, Part 2

No advance fanfare. No publicity. Just David Hunch and Simon Feathers traveling around Britain in a little wooden wagon pulled by the faithful shire horses Jiminy and Rhu

Episode 9 - Wise Beyond His Years: The David Hunch Story, Part 1

Tumbler's goes looking for a new director, and they find one by sticking a pin in a map. Hear the story of wunderkind TV director, 8-year-old David Hunch and how he compl

Episode 8 - The Garden Party

At the start of the 1982 season, a new character, socialite Helena Brooke-Partridge, delivered a line that every Tumblehead now knows by heart: “Let’s have a garden party

Episode 7 - Race to the Stars

The 1970s was an era obsessed with science-fiction. And our favourite show’s new director “Barnacle” Dennis Neisley was determined to get in on the cosmic action. Tumbler

Episode 6 - It Was Tumbler's Years Ago Today: The Turpington Tapes, Part 2

Thrust into the heart of ‘60s London counterculture, new director Nate Turpington immediately became obsessed with doing a Tumbler’s/Beatles crossover project, and he did

Episode 5 - Voice of a Generation: The Turpington Tapes, Part 1

In an era of massive social and cultural upheaval, Tumbler’s Willy was in danger of becoming yesterday’s news. Enter dynamic, freewheeling director Nate Turpington, a fla

Episode 4 - Now You See It: Tumbler's On TV!

Reinvented in 1952 as a television show, this is where the modern era of Tumbler’s begins. From loveable little Tommy Tribbles to the scandalous relationship between Lady

Episode 3 - The Fifty Year Everything

At the end of Tumbler’s first season, we hear Michael Wisch’s nameless character walk away as a mysterious voice asks, “Where is he going?” Where was he going? Well, Tumb

Episode 2 - The Man Behind the 'Brrrr'

Tumbler's Willy, the fledgling radio show gets its first star in the shape of Michael Wisch, a famous stage actor, who was skeptical of the new medium of radio, but went

Episode 1 - Silence and Sound

Welcome to The Tumbler's Willy Podcast! In our first episode, we introduce you to the show that needs no introduction: Tumbler’s Willy. We talk about its origins as a rad