Compiling 'audio scrapbooks' of various years

Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears of the I’m So Not Over It podcast are launching a new series on BBC Radio Wales this Saturday

In Gareth and Esyllt’s Scrapbook the comics will focus on specific years from the 1980s onwards, gathering anecdotes, news, listener contributions and playing the music of the time.

Gwynn said: ‘This show was inspired by my real, early 1990s scrapbook which, if I'm honest, didn't provide a coherent snapshot of the era. 

‘Yes there's an Italia 90 wallchart and the map for the Garden Festival of Wales, but also lots and lots of newspaper articles about dinosaurs and/or space. This BBC Radio Wales show seems a much better balance’

The show will include cooking segments, clips from the archive and special guests; including Sunil Patel as the show’s correspondent reporting from the past, Josie Long and Miles Jupp as well as Gwynne’s mum.

Sears said: "Gareth and I have been podcasting together for the past five years and our whole MO is recent history so, adding music that is evocative of years gone by felt like the next natural step. Does this mean I’ll be playing Kylie every hour on the hour? Possibly.

‘I like to think we’re an audio national library, curating snapshots from the past 40 years into a scrapbook that can’t fray and discolour over time, because it’s on radio, not paper."

Gareth and Esyllt’s Scrapbook is produced by Mighty Bunny and will air on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Sounds  from 5pm to 7pm each Saturday until June 6.

Published: 13 May 2026