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Hosted by Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle.

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Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Sometimes has guests
25% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
107 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Weekly+
304 episodes · last 2026-10-02
Language
English
The feed says "en" without a region, so the country is unknown.
Where it's from
Not established
No .uk domain and no region in the feed language. Apple reports the storefront, not the show, so we do not guess.
Reach
91
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Worth a pitch. This show publishes its own contact, sits outside the national chart, is independently published, and its recent episodes show it books guests.

How this show compares to other other podcasts

Episodes run noticeably longer than the comparable average, so prepare for a conversation rather than a short segment.

Measured against every other podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 25% 17%
Episodes in the last 90 days 13 8
Typical episode length 107 min 34 min
Episodes published in total 304 105
Reach percentile 91 50

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What the show says about itself

Games media writers Matthew Castle (NGamer, Rock Paper Shotgun) and Samuel Roberts (PC Gamer, gamesTM, TechRadar) talk about video games and their years covering them professionally. Our logo is by John Strike, and our theme tune is by Barry 'Epoch' Topping (@nostoppingepoch on Twitter). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recent episodes

Straight from the feed. The quickest way to judge whether your angle fits.

  1. An Irrelevant Mailbag Foolishly Recorded at 7.30AM
  2. What We've Been Playing (Marvel's Wolverine, Silent Hill: Townfall, Orbitals)
  3. When Mainstream Media Started Caring About Games (with Mike Diver)
  4. Nintendo Direct Reaction + What We've Been Playing (The Blood of Dawnwalker, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, VHOLUME, MGS: Ghost Babel)
  5. What We've Been Playing (Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Star Wars: Zero Company, Guns of Eschaton, Super Mario Sunshine)
  6. A Few Game Design Crimes More (with Jamie Smith)
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Common questions

Does The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast accept guests?

Sometimes has guests. Interviews appear alongside other formats. This is our reading of the show's recent episode titles, not a statement from the show itself.

How do I contact The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast?

Yes. The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast publishes a contact address in its own RSS feed, and it is the show's own inbox rather than a shared network desk. We hold it and release it to people on a plan. We never invent an address and never send a pitch on your behalf.

How often does The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast publish?

It publishes at least once a week. There are 304 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 107 minutes.

Is The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.