Podcasts by Brett & Cliffs Flea Circus: A movie and TV podcast

Wonders In Letterland (1985): The first appearance of kids TV favorite T-Bag from 2023-12-02T18:52:24

A look at an 80s favourite T Bag, but not in the guise we remember. There's a tea-based quiz and music from The Heavy North.

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Wogan (1983-93): A look at the broadcaster's all conquering chat show from 2023-11-24T17:47:43

A shallow dive into Terry Wogan's talk show, discussing some of the memorable guests and the great man's interview style. Music comes from MAZE with Actions

from 2023-10-29T04:13:53

John Carpenter returns to the screen for the first time in more than a decade with Suburban Screams. The horror master exec produced the mystery-based true crime anthology, directing the final epis...

Automan (1983) from 2023-10-07T06:26:11

Automan is a 1983 TV show from Glen A Larsen (Knightrider, Battlestar Galactica) and takes the effects pioneered in Tron and puts them in a detective show. Hammy acting, corny dialogue and impro...

V (1983): The 80s horror sci-fi revisted from 2023-09-23T14:58:44

A sci-fi show from the 1980s that takes in horror and a fairly obvious dose of Nazi iconography. Remade years later, here we look at the original. Music is Bloom from Jim Sanger and Arttu Silvast.<...

Batfink (1966-67): Cult animation from the sixties from 2023-09-02T03:25:36

Brett picks Batfink as this week's quick-fire topic. A cartoon we both remember from morning TV in the 80s. There's also music from Ekranoplan.

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Bottle Boys (1984-85): Best-forgotten 80s sitcom from 2023-08-26T04:31:58

We look at Bottle Boys, a 1980s sitcom with Robin Askwith, which Beatles scholar Mark Lewisholn hated. There's a milk quiz and music from Joe Adehmar.

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Bouncer's Dream (1987): Inside a cult Neighbours episode from 2023-07-22T06:47:55

We're back with an episode looking at Bouncer's Dream, a cult moment from Aussie soap Neighbours that sees the show's dog dream of getting married. There's also a bonus focus on the Moldovian Ma...

A brief introduction to The Go-Betweens from 2023-06-30T06:20:37

After a short break, the lads are back with an episode about one of Cliff's favourite bands, The Go-Betweens. There's a quiz about Australia and music from Violent Vickie.

from 2023-06-09T18:46:09

Looking at John Carpenter's They Live, starring Rowdy Roddy Piper with one of Brett's old friends. There's a quiz and music from Simulakran Lab.

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Evil Dead 2 (1987) from 2023-05-26T17:47:13

We return to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series, with the 1987 sequel, sometimes called Dead by Dawn. There's also a quiz and music from Lines of Flight

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The Rutles: All You Need is Cash (1978) from 2023-05-12T18:40:51

We welcome Luke from The Mariners to talk about 'the best comedy ever made' (his words) The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash. From Python Eric Idle and songwriter Neil Innes, the Beatles homage and pas...

Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2010) from 2023-04-29T04:02:50

Brett picks 2012 comedy horror Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, which takes the trope of a group of teens going to the woods and getting picked off by creepy locals and flips it. There's Cliff's suspects...

Dungeons & Dragons (1983-85) from 2023-04-15T04:30:45

This week we revisit the cartoon version of Dungeons & Dragons from the 1980s, which came about on the back of the popular board game. There's a dragon quiz and music from former Dead 60s front...

The Stuff (1985): Looking at the comedy, horror, satire movie from 2023-04-07T18:51:22

We're joined by friend of the show and former Empire editor Mark Dinnign to discuss a random 1985 comedy-horror movie, The Stuff, about an evil yoghurt. Music comes from Senses.

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Beatlemania 1982: Liverpool and LA Conventions from 2023-03-24T17:49:11

We look at a Beatles documentary on YouTube, after spotting it being recommended on Twitter by documentary maker Grant McPhee. It looks at fans in LA and Liverpool looking back at their part in Bea...

The Real Ghostbusters (1986) from 2023-03-11T06:34:28

This week we discuss The Real Ghostbusters, the cartoon spin-off of the classic movie. Brett reveals his propensity for knocking on doors and there's a ghost quiz and music from Skylights.
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Interpol: Turn on the Bright Lights (2002) from 2023-02-18T05:12:41

Discussing the debut album from Interpol, Turn on the Bright Lights. Music comes from Holly Rees.

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District 9 (2009): Neil Blomkamp's South African alien parable from 2023-02-11T08:39:33

We talk about 2009's District 9, which made a star of Sharlto Copley and opened doors in Hollywood for director Neil Blomkamp.

Music comes from Mild Horses with The Work.

Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds (1978) from 2023-01-29T05:12:40

We listen to one of Brett's favorite albums, Jeff Wayne's prog-concept album War of the World's. There's some Orbison chat and music from our friends The Mariners. Some sound issues with Cliff's mi...

Beauty and the Beast (1987) from 2023-01-13T19:12:09

We look back at a show that both of us remember watching with our mams in the 80s. Ron Perelman stars at Vincent the Beast and kinda Hamilton is Catherine the Beauty. Music comes from the Boxteles....

Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966) from 2023-01-06T19:13:49

Cliff picks a Hammer movie about the legendary Rasutin. Christopher Lee has a ball in the title role.

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New Year Music special from 2022-12-31T06:11:05

We chat through our highlights of the year with quizzes and music from Fourmarks, Green Circles, The Good's Gone and Professor Yaffle.

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Telly Addicts Christmas Special 1990 from 2022-12-23T19:00:39

Noel Edmonds ruled British TV in the 80s and early 90s and Telly Addicts was a huge part of that. Here we discuss the Christmas special from 1990. There's a couple of quizzes and music from Moonlig...

The Cook Report: Hot Dog Wars (1991) from 2022-12-09T17:12:52

We look at Roger Cook's Cook Report, an investigative journalism show from Itv in the late 80s to 90s. This episode focuses on dodgy practices in the hot dog trade.

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Superted (1983): A childhood cartoon favourite from 2022-11-25T19:02:47

This week we look at Superted, a Welsh kids' book series turned into a much-loved TV show. There's a quiz and music from Chris Boddington. Listen to more from Chris here Listen

First Blood (1982): Sylvester Stallone's Rambo gets his first movie from 2022-11-19T07:26:24

One of the most popular action films of all time this week with Rambo 1 (sorry, First Blood). Sylvester Stallone stars as a Vietnam vet who snaps when local police in a small town try to chase him ...

Brett (1981): Who is he really? from 2022-11-11T18:41:18

Cliff didn't watch Dogtanian and the Muskerhounds so instead interrogates Brett on his life and loves. There's also music from The Lost State of Dan with The Void https://music.apple.com/gb/album/t...

Dead Man's Shoes (2004): Paddy Considine stars in the revenge thriller from 2022-10-28T21:45:15

We look at Shane Meadows' revenge thriller Dead Man's Shoes from 2004. Paddy Considine turns in a career defining performance as an ex-Para who is back in his hometown to find the gang who bully hi...

Thundercats (1985-1989): Lion-o and pals crash land on Third Earth from 2022-10-22T08:29:22

We look back at 1985's Thundercats, a popular cartoon series that came in the wake of Masters of the Universe. The first episode Exodus explains how the cat creatures ended up on Third Earth (it's ...

Sliver (1993): Sharon Stone and Billy Baldwin's erotic thriller from 2022-10-15T04:36:32

1993's Sliver came out a year after Basic Instinct, starring Sharon Stone and Billy Baldwin, as well as Tom Berenger and Martin Landau. Is it any good?

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Roar (1981): The most dangerous movie ever made from 2022-10-01T05:07:41

Roar (1981) sees a family besieged by 130 dangerous lions, tigers, panthers and more. The film crew decided to let the cats do whatever they wanted and the result is shocking in every way. There's ...

Be Here Now (1997): 25 years of Oasis' third album from 2022-09-18T04:44:36

This week's episode is brief as we look back on the third Oasis album from the pubs of South Shields. The background noise was a factor we hadn't taken into account, but we hope you'll look past th...

Babybird: Revisiting the music of Stephen Jones from 2022-09-10T03:47:17

Music. Gangbangs. Books. Shrines. It's all here. After a short delay our planned episode on Babybird is here, with only a small bit of Babybird to be honest.

Music comes from OrangeG,...

Field of Dream (1989): Kevin Costner's sports-fantasy from 2022-08-06T06:02:28

We revisit one of Brett's favourites, sports fantasy Field of Dreams, about Kevin Costner building a baseball stadium for ghosts because he argued with his dad once. There's also music from Amateur...

Elvis (1979) Part 2: Kurt Russell takes on the King's sad years from 2022-07-30T03:28:23

Part 2 of the Elvis episodes cover the John Carpenter film's look into Elvis' lean years after joining the army, ahead of his glorious comeback in Vegas. There's also a quiz and music fro Gary Fult...

Elvis (1979): Part 1 from 2022-07-23T07:01:33

In part of of our Elvis episodes we look at the 1979 John Carpenter TV movie starring Kurt Russell. There's also music from Broke Casino with In The Night. You can listen to more here Listen

Taste of Fear (1961): Part 2 from 2022-07-17T06:38:06

Brett and Cliff try to unravel the twisty plot from Hammer Studios' 1961 thriller Taste of Fear. There's also a quiz and music from Willy Bo Walker: Listen

Taste of Fear (1961): Part 1 from 2022-07-16T05:07:02

Back after a short break, Brett and Cliff catch up on the past two weeks and discuss Taste of Fear, a 1961 thriller from Hammer studios (also known as Scream of Fear in the US). This is part one of...

Paul McCartney: McCartney (1970) & Flaming Pie (1997) from 2022-06-25T05:13

Brett and Cliff celebrate Paul McCartney's 80th birthday with a dive into 1970's Mccartney and 1997's Flaming Pie. There's a quiz, a small pigeon and music from ex-World of Twist member Gordon King...

World of Twist: Quality Street (1991) from 2022-06-17T17:59:39

Oasis almost named themselves after one of their songs, Vic and Bob compared for them, loads of bands love them... It's World of Twist. Music comes from Chris Boddington, find out more here Listen

The Special London Bridge Special (1972) from 2022-06-10T18:43:53

A bizarre Tom Jones TV special in aid of Arizona National Park - co-starring Kirk Douglas, Elliott Gould, The Carpenters and more, There's no plot and no sense to any of it.

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The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (1987) from 2022-05-27T03:43:25

We finally dare to look at the cartoon about robot bear toy Teddy Ruxpin and it's stupid. Music comes from The Painkillers with Purple Sky. Listen

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983-85) from 2022-05-14T05:29:29

We look back at He-Man, a childhood favourite and Cliff picks the 3rd best rated episode ever. Unfortunately it doesn't include Skeletor or any of the baddies and is a morality tale about being ...

Police Academy (1984): The slapstic 80s comedy from 2022-05-06T20:43:55

We revisit Police Academy, a 1984 comedy that was a big presence on TV and in cinemas when we were young, Ia it any good? Let's find out.

Music comes from Jamie Wrecs. Find more here <...

Strike it Lucky (1986-1999): Michael Barrymore's all-conquering TV quiz from 2022-04-30T05:05:59

We look back at one of the UK's favourite TV presenters, Michael Barrymore while he was in his pomp, before his career was derailed by personal problems. There's dive into a 1993 episode of Stri...

King of Kong (2007): Becoming the greatest Donkey Kong player from 2022-04-26T03:29:10

Brett chooses this brilliant documentary from director Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses), which follows Steve Weibe as he tries ro topple record-breaking gamer Billy Mitchell from his perch. There a...

Oasis at Wembley (2000): The Familiar to Millions gig from 2022-04-15T07:52:26

In part two of our Oasis live reminiscence, we get into the gig and lose a member...

There's a quiz and music from Skylights with Outlaw. Find out more about the band here https://www....

Oasis at Wembley (2000): A memorable trip to see our favourite band from 2022-04-08T07:11:39

Brett and Cliff finally record together, with a trip down memory and as they recount a trip to see Oasis at Wembley in 2000. In part on there's a load of trouble trying to get to the gig.

Manimal ((1983): Shapeshifting detective work from the 80s from 2022-03-25T04:14:38

We delve into short-lived TV show was Glen A Larsen, Manimal. The 80s detective show follows Jonathan Chase as he transforms into animals to help the police solve crimes.

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Withnail & I (1987): Bruce Robinson's tour de force from 2022-03-19T05:45:36

We fall back in love with Withnail & I and find more depth to the British cult classic than ever before. Music comes from The Shop Window. Listen to more here Listen

Blood on the Tracks (1975): Bob Dylan's breakup album from 2022-03-12T08:24:45

We look at Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, one of Cliff's favourite albums of all time, but one Brett hasn't been too fond of. There's also some film chat and music from the brilliant Professor Ya...

Pinky and the Brain (1995-98): Revisiting the Warner Bros. duo from 2022-02-26T08:54:25

Brett picks one of his teenage faves and we find out that Pinky and the Brain is even funnier than we remember. Music comes from Ollie Winder. Check out more here Listen

Lovejoy (1986-1994): Ian McShane's roguish antiques dealer from 2022-02-19T06:09:51

We look back at an episode of British TV favourite Lovejoy, starring Ian McShane. We also solve the mystery of the disappearing pumice and try a quiz that splices antiques and detectives together. ...

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976): John Carpenter's classic exploitation movie from 2022-02-12T10:22:26

Brett picks one of his favourite movies from legendary director John Carpenter. There's also an excellent quiz pulled from the internet and music from Cybershade with Rainmaker. You can find out mo...

Matt Deighton: Villager (1995) Rediscovering a lost classic album from 2022-02-05T08:01:33

We discuss Villager, the 1995 debut solo album from Mother Earth frontman Matt Deighton. Also known for playing with Paul Weller and briefly replacing Noel Gallagher in Oasis, Deighton's work is...

Batman: The Movie (1966): The caped crusader's camp 60s escapades from 2022-01-29T11:43:54

Brett picks this outrageous 60s Batman movie, which has incredible fight scenes, over theta effects and some downright hilarious performances.

Music comes from Sunzoom. You can find o...

Round the Bend (1989): Kids TV show set in a sewer from 2022-01-22T04:34:07

Brett and Cliff get in the drains this week and follow Doc Croc and his rat pals as they present a satirical kit magazine show, with spoof cartoons, B-movie rip-offs and musical parodies. With p...

Get Back (2021): The reprise. A deeper look at The Beatles doc from 2022-01-18T03:37:14

Brett and Cliff find themselves diverted and get back onto the subject of the Beatles. A half-hour bonus with more George Harrison than you can shake a pomegranate at.

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The Beatles: Get Back (2021) Part two of our look at the Peter Jackson movie from 2022-01-07T03:00:49

Even more on the Pater Jackson film about The Beatles' recording sessions for Let It Be, Get Back. This time there's a quiz, more on John Lennon's role and more music from The Mariners. Luke from t...

The Beatles: Get Back (2021) Peter Jackson revisits the Let It Be footage from 2021-12-31T09:54:13

Brett and Cliff welcome back Luke Williamson from The Mariners to discuss Peter Jackson's three-part movie Get Back, about The Beatles' sessions for Let It Be. Much like the film itself, and the...

Chas & Dave's Christmas Knees Up (1983): A festive TV special from 2021-12-24T11:05:27

We look back at a Christmas TV special from legendary London band Chas & Dave. There are guest spots on the show for Eric Clapton and more ad we also have a Christmas quiz and music from Mercur...

All Through The House (1989): A Christmas horror short from Tales from the Crypt from 2021-12-17T16:51:39

Brett and Cliff's worlds collide this week as Christmas meets horror. We look at a 1989 episode of Tales from The Crypt, All Through The House. Which is a revamped version of a 1972 section of a...

Nightmares and Dreamscapes (2006): A miniseries of Stephen King short stories from 2021-12-03T05:31:32

Brett picks an episode of 2006 TV miniseries Nightmares and Dreamscapes, based on a collection of Stephen King short stories by the same name. Episode 8 is called 'Ya know they got a hell of a b...

Crocodile Shoes (1994): Jimmy Nail's country singer opus from 2021-11-27T08:40:17

We are joined by our friend Dan, post-heart transplant, for a journey back to the 1990s when Jimmy Nail was the highest paid actor in the UK and topped the charts. Crocodile Shoes is one of Dans...

Flight of the Navigator (1986): Kids sci-fi movie that has become a cult classic from 2021-11-19T10:40:09

Cliff's dad Brian joins the podcast this week to talk about Flight of the Navigator, a 1980s kids sci-fi movie that has some memorable scenes. There's also some Japanese food chat, a brief discussi...

Art Attack and Finders Keepers: When Neil Buchanan ruled kids TV from 2021-11-13T07:42:12

A kids TV special, focusing on two shows presented by Neil Buchanan, Art Attack and Finders Keepers. There's also a TV presenter quiz and music from Savage Void. You can here more here https://sava...

Verve EP (1992): Richard Ashcroft and co's first EP from 2021-11-05T12:26:52

Fireworks, a sleepy Cliff, a fact quiz and a look back at The Verve's first EP, before they added the The to the name

Music comes from The Heavy North with Awake. Listen to more here. ...

Battle of the Planets (1978): Cult US-Japanese space cartoon from 2021-10-30T07:37:16

Brett and Cliff bow to peer pressure and watch Battle of the Planets to see what everyone is banging on about. There's more tekka chat, Dune and Halloween Kills thoughts. The music is Ranch Dream f...

Rocky (1976): Sylvester Stallone's boxing underdog classic from 2021-10-22T03:30:17

Cliff watches Rocky for the first time and finds out what make's Stallone's boxing tale such a classic. There's a quiz, chat and music from The Institutes, too. You can listen to more from them, he...

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957): Hammer goes horror from 2021-10-15T03:00:22

A pained, recuperating Cliff (with a quiet voice) watched one of Brett's favourites, The Curse of Frankenstein. The movie heralded the start of Hammer's horror infatuation and made stars of Peter C...

Christine (1983): John Carpenter's murderous car caper from 2021-10-08T12:13:12

Cliff survives surgery to edit this episode about John Carpenter's adaptation of Stephen King's Christine. There's a couple of quizzes, some hospital chat and music from Simulakrum Lab, you can hea...

Neil Young On The Beach (1974): Diving into the classic album from 2021-10-01T05:41:41

A cut and shut episode this week as pre- and post-illness recordings are spliced together.

We look at one of Cliff's favourite albums, Neil Young's On The Beach, a melancholy, siniste...

Wolf Creek (2005): Australian horror that influenced many from 2021-09-17T09:37:23

We welcome Davey Hall back to discuss Wolf Creek, a film he said he'd never watch again after first seeing it in 2005.

What does he think now? Find out that, what Cliff's tessies are u...

Confessions of an alien abductee (2013): Channel 4 documentary about alien believers from 2021-09-11T04:35:13

We revisit this Channel 4 documentary that follows three people who think they've bee abducted by aliens and the organisation that has been set up to help people like them.

There's als...

Strangeways, Here We Come (1987): Revisiting The Smiths' final album from 2021-09-04T08:15:14

We take a look back at The Smiths' final album, Strangeways, Here We Come. By the time is was released the band had split up but it has some of their very best tracks on it.

There's a...

Emu's World (1982): Rod Hull and the evil bird's kids TV show from 2021-08-27T07:46:10

Puppet master Rod Hull and his psychotic bird move into a pink windmill with a bunch of brainwashed Disney kid rejects. There's a witch, a freaky crocodile a calypso band and that's about it. Listen

Chopper (2000): Eric Bana is mesmerising in this Australian crime biopic from 2021-08-20T11:34:05

We look back at Chopper, a biopic of the infamous Australian criminal of the same nickname. Starring Eric Bana it's a brilliant look at the larger-than-life inmate and murderer.

There...

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978): The Bee Gees take on The Beatles from 2021-08-13T10:34:11

The 1978 Robert Stigwood production of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a musical mess. It's long been derided by critics and disowned by those in it. But we hadn't;t seen it so decided t...

Defenders of the Earth (1986): Flash Gordon and pals save the planet from 2021-08-06T06:41:12

Wed discuss one of our old favourites fro being kids but don't really like what we see. There are two competing quizzes, a wheelchair mishap and music from the brilliant German band Audiac. You can...

Alternative3 (1977): British hoax documentary about the disappearance of scientists from 2021-07-30T07:28:08

Brett picks a disturbing hoax documentary from 1977 that convicted viewers the world was going to end. It's soundtracked by Brian Eno and stars someone from Allo Allo and a Thunderbird.

Allo Allo (1982-1992): Classic UK sitcom set in occupied France from 2021-07-22T10:58:21

Allo Allo was a British sitcom that was always on in Brett and Cliff's family homes growing up. Nazis, the French resistance, stowaway airmen, saucy waitresses and stolen paintings go into the p...

Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band (1984) - Jeremy Brett's detective masterclass from 2021-07-16T07:45:36

Brett picks Sherlock Holmes, one of his favourite things, and we watch Jeremy Brett's version of Arthur Conan Doyle's detective. The Speckled Band includes gypsies, a baboon and a remarkable fea...

Lake Mungo (2008): A chilling documentary-style horror movie from 2021-07-09T10:39:23

The 2008 movie Lake Mungo is considered one of the scariest of all time. The documentary-style tale of a missing/dead teenager is way ahead of the curve. That the director Joel Anderson has seem...

The Changeling (1980): George C Scott in a lost horror classic from 2021-07-02T10:29:14

We're joined by former Empire editor Mark Dinning to discuss the scariest movie he's ever seen - 1980's The Changeling. The George C. Scott haunted house movie is something of a lost classic and...

Gladiators (1992): The British Saturday night TV show of strength from 2021-06-25T11:05:41

We revisit 1990s TV classic Gladiators, taking in Wolf's growl, Hawk's smile and Jet's intelligence. There's also a quiz about facts, a steak thief and more

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Dr Terror's House of Horrors (1965): Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee's horror anthology from 2021-06-18T11:33:34

In this episode we tackle one of Brett's favourites, Dr Terror's House of Horrors. There's some football talk, an Andrea Bocelli anecdote and music from Northern Revelation. You can find more ou...

Euro 96: Looking back at Shearer, Gazza, Three Lions and more from 2021-06-11T10:11:29

As everyone's in Euro fever, we decided to look back at a defining part of our youth, Euro 96 when England came so close to doing it...

There's ice cream talk, sauce sandwiches and a c...

Bob Dylan Street Legal (1978): Revisiting an outlier in Dylan's back pages from 2021-06-04T11:02:47

Brett introduced Cliff to Dylan when they were 15, and Cliff didn't like him. Years later he's pretty much a completist, so forced Brett to listen to his weird-ish, poorly received 18th album, 1...

Slade in Flame (1975): Gritty band drama starring Noddy Holder and co. from 2021-05-28T06:07:27

Brett picks Slade in Flame starring one of his favourite bands. The gritty drama follows Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Don Powell and Dave Hill as the band Flame and it charts their rise to fame and th...

Deep End (1970): Jane Asher stars in a surreal darkly funny thriller from 2021-05-21T18:37:49

Cliff chooses this 1970 movie starring Jane Asher as a young swimming baths attendant who toys with the emotions of a young admirer who works with her. Mike ends up taking his admiration of Ashe...

Death Line (1972): An underground British horror classic from 2021-05-14T06:00

Brett suggests this little-known British horror from 1972. Death Line, also known as Raw Meat in the US, stars Donald Pleasance as an inspector looking into the disappearance of a high-ranking U...

The best of Reeves & Mortimer with Pictish Trail from 2021-05-07T16:00:32

Founder of the Lost Map record label Johnny Lynch tells us about his love for Reeves & Mortimer and how influential they've been in his career performing as Pictish Trail. We run through his...

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Conspiracy (1988) from 2021-05-01T06:23:53

This week's episode takes us to space, the final frontier in fact, with one of Brett's favourite lockdown shows. The episode in question is a controversial one, Star Trek: The Next Generation's ...

Evil Dead (1981): Bruce Campbell stars in Sam Raimi's horror from 2021-04-23T16:00:09

The low-budget gorefest to beat them all, Evil Dead was released in 1981 after around three years of work following Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Rob Tapert graduated from college. We check into...

Back to the Future (1985): Time-travel, Deloreans, Chuck Berry and more from 2021-04-16T17:17:49

We go back to 1985 to check in on Marty McFly and Doc Brown, as they go even further back to 1955. Cliff's favourite film is full of classic scenes, lines and character (and cars).

Th...

Beverly Hills Cop (1984): Eddie Murphy's breakout role from 2021-04-09T17:00:24

Brett picks Eddie Murphy's breakout movie Beverly Hills Cop for this weeks episode. The 1984 classic set the blueprint for the rest of the decade's comedy-action films and stuck in Brett's brain...

Mind Games (1973): Cliff's favourite John Lennon album from 2021-04-02T17:14:53

Following Sometime in New York City, John Lennon returned to a more personal, love-song based approach for 1973's Mind Games. Written and recorded just as he and Yoko were making decisions about...

Help (1965): Revisiting The Beatles' second movie from 2021-03-26T18:41:03

We revisit The Beatles' second feature film Help! with special guest Luke Williamson, singer in The Mariners. There's an 80s advert quiz and Luke introduces his band's new single Jennifer.

Prevenge (2016): Alice Lowe's dark comedy masterpiece from 2021-03-19T17:30

Alice Lowe's directorial debut Prevenge, which she also wrote and starred in, is a masterpiece of dark comedy and horror. Great writing, performances, music and camerawork all go towards making ...

Strangeways (1980): A look inside the notorious prison from 2021-03-13T06:06:52

Strangeways Prison in Manchester, England, was all over the news in 1990 thanks to a 25-day riot by prisoners over conditions inside the Victorian jailhouse. Back in 1980 TV cameras went inside ...

The Thing (1982): John Carpenter's horror masterpiece from 2021-03-05T17:35:03

To celebrate Brett's birthday we watch his favourite film, John Carpenter's The Thing, starring Kurt Russell. The 1982 horror classic was mauled by critics on release but is now regarded as one ...

Westworld (1973): Yul Bryner's robotic cowboy goes wild from 2021-02-27T08:02:50

Join us for a shambolic episode full of terrible jokes. There's also chat about Westworld, Michael Crichton's 1973 sci-fi classic starring Yul Bryner, James Brolin and Richard Benjamin.

The Impossible Job (1994): Or Do I Not Like That from 2021-02-20T10:04:23

A look at the revealing, pioneering fly-on-the-wall TV documentary The Impossible Dream, also known as Do I Not Like That. It focused on Graham Taylor's England reign as he tried to get the nati...

Masterchef Goes Large (2006): The cooking show's comeback from 2021-02-13T10:53:39

Special guests galore this week as former Masterchef final four contestant Davey Hall (good Shields lad) joins us to tell us about his experiences on the show and Mrs Cliff makes an appearance f...

Steve Mason: Delving into the former Beta Band singer's back catalogue from 2021-02-06T06:36:58

A music episode this week as we discuss one of Cliff's favourite artists, Steve Mason. Brett discovers the former Beta Band singer's solo catalogue and we find a lot to discuss and admire.

Dredd (2012): The cult sci-fi action movie from 2021-01-30T08:06:09

Revisiting one of Brett's favourite movies, 2012's Dredd starring Karl Urban. Brett has some mic issues, we chat nonsense for about 45 minutes before getting onto the film.

There's al...

Flash Gordon (1980): Discussing the cult sci-fi movie from 2021-01-22T17:59:54

A dive into Mike Hidges' 1980 sci-fi fantasy, with special guest Ian Graham (@arbroathmackem), who calls it his favourite film.

There's plenty of fun and games with a movie tagline qu...

Fantasy Football League (1994-96): Frank Skinner and David Baddiel's comedy show from 2021-01-15T06:00

Fantasy Football League made household names Frank Skinner and David Baddiel when it aired on BBC2 on Friday nights between 1994 and 1996. The show had celeb guests from the era and combined foo...

Apaches (1977): A look at public information films from the 70s and 80s from 2021-01-08T07:00:19

We look back at public information films shown on TV and in schools in the 1970s and 80s, designed to warn kids about the dangers of playing on farms, near electricity lines, in water and more. ...

Terrahawks (1983): Nightmarish kids TV show from Gerry Anderson from 2021-01-01T07:37:57

We look back at a terrifying show from our youth, the Gerry Anderson co-production Terrahawks. Do we still find Zelda terrifying? Can we remember anything else about the show? Will the quiz make...

Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads Christmas Special (1974) from 2020-12-25T07:00:22

Join us for a festive chat. We enjoyed it, hope you do. We didn't really edit it.

Music comes from the very talented Minnie Birch. Find out more at www.minnieburch.com.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989): Chevy Chase stars in the festive classic from 2020-12-18T22:02:47

We get really festive with a full on Christmas chat before getting stuck into the classic Chevy Chase film National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

We love it and we hope you love the e...

Fatman (2020): Mel Gibson's grumpy Santa Claus from 2020-12-11T22:00:23

Things get a bit heavy as we discuss Mel Gibson and his new role as Santa Claus in Fatman.

Light relief comes in the form of some Phil Collins chat, a Christmas music quiz and the usu...

A Bob Dylan and Ringo Starr Christmas from 2020-12-04T22:00:39

Brett and Cliff get into the Christmas spirit by listening to I Wanna Be Santa Claus by Ringo Starr and Christmas In The Heart by Bob Dylan, and also reminisce about school Christmas parties and...

Trap Door and Bananaman: Two childhood TV favourites from 2020-11-27T22:00:54

Brett and Cliff talk look back at two childhood favorites - Bananaman and Trap Door. Do the British animations stand the test of time?

There's also some Maradona chat, a music theme t...

The Gift (2015): Joel Edgerton's thriller starring Jason Bateman from 2020-11-21T00:31:41

A 2015 thriller from actor/director Joel Edgerton, starring Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall that flew under the radar.

We discuss the movie and loads more.

Music comes from ...

Wizbit (1986): Paul Daniels' nightmarish kids' TV show from 2020-11-13T21:00:33

Wizbit is a 1986 BBC kids' TV show created by magician Paul Daniels, who writes the show, appears in it, voices other characters and sings the theme tune. We used to love it but on rewatching......

Midnight Caller (1988): Gary Cole is cop-turned-radio talk show host Jack Killian from 2020-11-06T20:18:40

Late-80s TV show Midnight Caller made a star of Gary Cole and had fans in the young Brett and Cliff, who love the dirty sax theme tune, the gritty action and performances.

It makes us...

Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982) from 2020-10-30T23:59:40

The third in the Halloween series has no Michael Myers, he died in number 2, but John Carpenter is still in the producer role and he has plenty of influence over the style and tone of this much-...

Escape from New York (1981): John Carpenter's classic with Kurt Russell from 2020-10-23T21:00:58

Brett get a chance to talk about his favourite director John Carpenter and his 1981 classic Escape From New York. A classic lead character in Kurt Russell's Snake Plisskin and an incredible supp...

A Hard Day's Night (1964): Why we love The Beatles movie from 2020-10-16T21:00:34

The Beatles' debut movie appearance is a funny, boundary pushing, influential ROMP that shows off their characters, comedic side and musical talent. Directed by Richard Lester, it drew on kitche...

Dig! (2004): The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Anton Newcombe and The Dandy Warhols from 2020-10-09T21:00:13

Delving into the 2004 documentary about The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. We discuss if it's a fair representation of Anton Newcombe, who the most pretentious out of the two ba...

Des (2020): David Tennant plays British serial killer Dennis Nilsen from 2020-10-02T22:00:30

Denis Nilsen, or Des to his friends, killed around 15 lost and lonely young men in the late 1970s and early 80s in London. The 2020 ITV drama Des is the story of what happened following his arre...

The Crow (1994):Brandon Lee's gothic graphic novel movie from 2020-09-25T21:00:08

Brandon Lee's tragic death overshadows a fine graphic novel adaptation, but The Crow has plenty going for it apart from a macabre ending.

We also talk have a fun quiz, get angry about...

Noel's House Party (1991): The best Saturday night TV show of all time from 2020-09-19T13:54:37

Noel Edmonds cemented himself as Britain's top light entertainer with Noel's House Party, which ran from 1991 to 1998. We watch the first episode and find ourselves squirming at some of the joke...

M.A.S.K. (1985): Another nostalgic 80s cartoon with a brilliant theme tune from 2020-09-11T21:00:39

We take a while to get round to actually talking about M.A.S.K, but stick with us...

Before the 80s cartoon is dived into we cover the identity of Banksy, the morals of sending someone...

1br (2019): When finding the perfect apartment turns into a nightmare from 2020-09-05T09:22:49

We book a viewing for indie thriller/horror 1br. Sarah thinks she's found the perfect apartment building but it soon turns into a nightmare.

There are spoilers in the podcast, as we d...

Host (2020): The coronavirus horror film that takes place on Zoom from 2020-08-28T22:00:14

An inventive horror from director Rob Savage, Host focuses on six friends who get together during lockdown for a virtual seance through Zoom. We loved it and thought we should jump straight on Z...

Quadrophenia (1979): Franc Roddam brings The Who's mod opera to life from 2020-08-21T22:00:02

The Who's 1979 album Quadrophenia is transferred to the big screen by director Franc Roddam with a cast of teenagers who would go on to be mainstays of British TV and film for decades to come. Listen

After The Beatles who is the second best band from Liverpool? from 2020-08-13T21:00:29

Both huge fans of The Beatles, Brett and Cliff discuss their second favorite Liverpool band and talk about why they love Shack and The La's.

There's also a quiz and another song at the...

Predestination (2014): Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook's time-travel movie from 2020-08-07T22:00:55

Ethan Hawke stars as a temporal agent who travels back in time to solve the case of the notorious Fizzle Bomber - along the way he meets 'The Unmarried Mother' who could be the key to whole thin...

The Two Escobars (2009): How drugs infiltrated Colombian football from 2020-07-31T21:00:43

A look at ESPN's brilliant 30 for 30 series, specifically The Two Escobars episode from the first season in 2009 which looks at the rise of drug kingpin and cartel boss Pablo Escobar and how his...

Silver Linings Playbook (2012): Jennifer Lawrence's Oscar-winning masterclass from 2020-07-24T21:00:29

Brett picks the only romantic comedy he likes for this week's episode, and thankfully Cliff likes it too. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence star alongside Robert De Niro and an excellent ense...

The Greasy Strangler (2016): A horror/comedy from Brit director Jim Hosking from 2020-07-17T21:00:13

This week delves into a well-reviewed, cult comedy-horror from 2016, Jim Hosking's The Great Strangler. Not for everyone (or many people), it split opinion between Cliff and Brett.

Be...

999 (1992-2003): The BBC's emergency call recreation show from 2020-07-11T05:36:54

We revisit the BBC's emergency call recreation show, fronted by newsreader Michael Buerke and find it something of a hilarious and terrifying watch.

There are gas explosions, creepy re...

Stone Cold (1991): Brian The Boz Bosworth in an all-action cheesiest from 2020-07-03T20:01:35

A feature-length episode where we get rather excited about discovering Brian Bosworth, or as he's more commonly known - The Boz.

Taking a recommendation from a listener we watch Stone ...

Gamesmaster (1992-1998): Channel 4's original video game show from 2020-06-27T04:05

In the mid-90s video games were having something of a moment, with the likes of Sega Megadrive, Super Nintendo and Amiga bringing some amazing games to the market,

Capitalising on the ...

The Tomorrow People (1973) and Look & Read: Geordie Racer (1988) from 2020-06-19T23:00:40

For British kids int he 80s when a big TV got wheeled not the classroom, you know things were looking up. One of the shows schools put on for pupils was Look & Read which had dramas spliced int...

Mulholland Drive (2001): David Lynch's Hollywood dream turns into a nightmare for Naomi Watts from 2020-06-12T23:30:03

With an aborted 20-minute attempt to watch Mulholland Drive behind him, Brett is forced to watch the full thing, seeing Naomi Watts and Laura Harring's characters unravel before his eyes.

The Chase: What it's like to be on Bradley Walsh's ITV gameshow from 2020-06-05T20:08:56

A slightly different episode this week, as Brett and Cliff welcome champion of The Chase Dan Ward, who talks to us about his experience on the Bradley Walsh-fronted ITV show.

There's ...

Marvellous (2014): Toby Jones stars in the heartwarming movie about Neil 'Nello' Baldwin from 2020-05-29T23:30:39

Neil Baldwin has lived an extraordinary life - from joining the circus at 16, to greeting students at Keele University for 50 years and from setting up his own football club (with Keven Keegan a...

The Mist: Stephen King's supermarket invasion horror from 2020-05-22T23:30:01

Brett finally gets Cliff to watch a Stephen King movie, thanks to his beloved Andre Braugher starring in it (until he gets killed by flying monsters).

The Mist takes place inside a su...

The Beatles Anthology: Episode one of the groundbreaking 1995 TV show from 2020-05-15T23:30:18

In 1995 The Beatles returned to the screen with Anthology the first exhaustive documentary made with all of The Beatles' involvement. It also reunited the remaining three members ad blew Brett a...

Round the Twist: The fantastical Australian kids TV show from 2020-05-08T23:30:22

The Aussie show about the lighthouse-dwelling Twist family has elements of fantasy, slapstick and even horror. In this episode we talk about the series two episode Little Squirt, about a disgrun...

Women who love inanimate objects from 2020-05-01T23:30:12

Brett suggests a documentary that follows three women with Objectum Sexuality - they fancy objects. Some reckon they get married to them, and some think they can speak to them telepathically. Ma...

Stars in Their Eyes: The quaint British TV talent show from 2020-04-24T23:30:17

We have a trip back to a more innocent time, when we'd gather around the TV on a Saturday night to watch game shows with the family and discuss the Stars in Their Eyes Champion of Champions fina...

Doctor Who: Midnight - David Tennant's bad day off from 2020-04-17T23:30:55

This week Brett finally forces one of his obsessions on Cliff, and gets him to watch Midnight, a classic episode of Doctor Who from the fourth season with David Tennant as the doctor. There's a ...

Quantum Leap: JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald and conspiracy theories from 2020-04-08T23:30:21

Cliff picks the double-header opening salvo from the fifth and final series of time-travel saga Quantum Leap, in which Scott Bakula's Dr Sam Beckett leaps into the body of JFK killer Lee Harvey ...

Dark Matters: The weird world of real-life questionable experiments from 2020-04-03T23:30:26

Brett picks Dark Matters: Twisted But True for this week's episode. We also have a quick dip into the crazy world of Netflix's Tiger King and Cliff tries to record outside.

The main t...

Carry on up the Corona: The Beatles, Graham Nash, Big and Willy Wonka from 2020-03-27T23:30:10

In a slightly different episode, we recommend to each other the music and films that always cheer us up, we chat about the need for positivity and reminisce about borrowing music from the library, ...

Pole Position & Ulysses 31: Two 1980s cartoons with amazing theme tunes from 2020-03-20T23:30:51

Two fantastic theme tunes and at least one brilliant cartoon. Find out more about these two shows along with some fairly robust views on C3-PO, a few snippets of singing and a redacted tale from Cl...

The Strangest Village in Britain & Mini: Two documentaries that look at institutionalising people with differences from 2020-03-13T23:30:59

We get a bit more serious in this longer episode that focuses on two documentaries that affected us on first viewing.

The Strangest Village in Britain focuses on Botton in Yorkshire, w...

The X Files: Eugene Tooms and his elongated limbs from 2020-03-07T00:00

Brett picks a classic X Files episode about mysterious, liver-eating stretchy man Eugene Tooms. Before we get there there's a personality test, a discussion of Brett's CV and stories about being fl...

Bravestarr: the 1987 kids' TV show about a native American space cowboy from 2020-02-28T21:46:09

You requested more kids' TV shows form the 80s and we delivering them - like a modern milkman who delivers podcasts. A podcastman, In this episode we discuss BraveStarr, a 1987 series about a space...

Knightmare and Fun House: Nostalgic kids' game shows from 2020-02-21T23:00:52

Two classic TV game shows from ITV that put kids through the ringer. Four lads from Sunderland break a record on Knightmare, there's a mullet mix-up with Pat Sharp and Brett is stumped by this week...

Twins of Evil (1971): Peter Cushing gets hot under the collar from 2020-02-14T23:00:14

Peter Cushing takes in a couple of Playboy pinups in this Hammer classic from 1971, but can he keep them from Count Karstein's evil grip? We discuss the movie, plus find out about when Brett tried ...

Society (1989): The cult horror movie gets a good shunting from 2020-02-08T05:48

Brett watches 1989 cult horror Society for the first time and is not prepared for what he sees. As well as turning him into a night lizard, we discuss Christopher Lambert going for a pint in Newcas...

You onionhead! Fort Boyard and The Interceptor from 2020-02-01T08:33:01

There's talk of murder, sleaze and the return of yuppies as we discuss two game shows from the late 1980s and early 1990s - The Interceptor and Fort Boyard. There's a fairly depressing quiz before ...

Roll up, roll up... from 2020-01-26T18:42:03

Brett and Cliff welcome you to the world of their flea circus and explain what will be coming up in the podcast series. There's chat about bum guns, Lee Hurst's degenerative disease, Dracula and mo...