RTBWTV February 22nd 2026 - Westerns

About this episode

The episode explores the popularity of Westerns on television in the US and UK, discussing their cultural significance and related board games.

RTBWTV February 22nd 2026 - Westerns Howdy. Just how many Westerns were shown on peak time TV both in the US and the UK? Why were they so popular, and why did they all end up on Boot Hill? Guy Morgan and David Newell try to head these and other questions off at the pass, including how do you spell High Chaparral? (Erm, we might have given that one away). Plus we learn how fast on the draw young Dave was and which Western board games bear a striking resemblance to each other. As usual, rights in any clips and music remain with the holders and are used here for educational purposes. They can be purchased through legitimate online websites. And if any of our original material is used for training creepy AI in its bid to suborn the human race, the perpetrators agree to pay us £1,000,000,000.

People in this episode

Hosts: Guy Morgan, David Newell

Topics covered

• Westerns
• Television history
• Cultural impact
• Board games
• Popularity of genres

Keywords

• Westerns
• television
• US
• UK
• High Chaparral
• board games
• cultural impact
• popularity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: High Chaparral

Places: US, UK

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