Episodes

A quick explainer of what The Zeroes is all about

In Episode 1 Muireann takes us on a journey from 1986 to 1994, before landing us back at the very start of 1990, and helps us understand where the art and fashion that would define our memories of the 90s comes from. Some links to accompany the episode A Facebook gallery of images related to what we discuss https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.165575876000608&type=3 An Instagram version of the same https://www.instagram.com/p/CgAa8DvjPBT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link All The Sneakers Will ...

A look at the 1990 Conservative leadership battle that saw the replacement of Margaret Thatcher with John Major

In Episode 2 Mik takes us on a journey from earnest 'Nam movies in 1986 to the hyper-irony of 1994, before landing us back at the very start of 1990, and guides us month by month through the cinema of that year, as the 90s emerged on the big screen.

Human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell, reflects on the late 80s and early 90s in the struggle for LGBTI liberation.

In Episode 3 Susie takes us from the cosy sitcoms of 1986 to the moral minefield of teen drama in 1994, before landing us back to 1990, and guides us from the safety of Saved by the Bell to Dale Cooper's trip into the Black Lodge.

In Episode 4 Conor takes a normal teenager from the pop heaven of his 1986 club to the Big Beat hell of the same club in 1994 before we join Sinead O'Connor, Shaun Ryder, Seal and Madonna at the dawn of the 90s.

If one event in 1990 was a watershed that would define a new decade it was the release of Nelson Mandela after 27 years as a political prisoner of the Apartheid regime.

Writer John Garrison joins Niall to discuss Red, Hot and Blue - the first in a series of compilation albums aimed at raising awareness and funds to tackle HIV/AIDS

What do you say when a film expert tells you they have found the movie that embodies a year like nothing else?