Podcasts by Smersh Pod

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (PART TWO) with John Thompson from 2022-02-15T00:05:15

This week we try and prove the old adage of what goes on in Vegas, stays in Vegas, as we witness topless women flying out of windows, Moon buggies being chased by fat bikes, frantic car chases o...

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (PART TWO) with John Thomson from 2022-02-15T00:05:15

This week we try and prove the old adage of what goes on in Vegas, stays in Vegas, as we witness topless women flying out of windows, Moon buggies being chased by fat bikes, frantic car chases o...

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (PART ONE) with John Thompson from 2022-02-14T00:05:59

This week we try and prove the old adage of what goes on in Vegas, stays in Vegas, as we witness topless women flying out of windows, Moon buggies being chased by fat bikes, frantic car chases o...

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (PART ONE) with John Thomson from 2022-02-14T00:05:59

This week we try and prove the old adage of what goes on in Vegas, stays in Vegas, as we witness topless women flying out of windows, Moon buggies being chased by fat bikes, frantic car chases o...

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE with Sarah Morgan from 2021-12-24T00:05:06

This week we'll be heading to Bedford Falls in order to stop a man from tossing himself off. Yes, it's It's a Wonderful Life.

Joining me to get her wings, is Sarah Morgan.

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BATMAN RETURNS with Dan Thomas from 2021-12-23T12:13

In a further Christmas special, today we'll be heading to Gotham City in order to find the three levels of comic conventions: A giant, oddly dressed man-baby, a disturbed cosplayer who seems way...

HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE with Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley from 2021-12-17T01:39:51

This week we'll be heading to deepest King's Cross with a large bearded man on a motorbike who tells us that we're thumping good wizards, and capable of squeezing through tight entrances via mag...

GREMLINS with Paul Gannon from 2021-12-16T13:55:17

In this special Christmas episode we will be bringing home something cuddly and benign, that is actually truly awful that will ruin Christmas for everyone, and after we've watched Lembit Opik's ...

THE ROCKETEER (PART TWO) with Paul Gannon from 2021-11-29T00:05:13

This week we'll be heading back to the golden age of Hollywood, in order to give an actor's career a much needed boost, before he gets fired Yes, it's The Rocketeer. 

Joining me t...

THE ROCKETEER (PART ONE) with Paul Gannon from 2021-11-25T15:26:43

This week we'll be heading back to the golden age of Hollywood, in order to give an actor's career a much needed boost, before he gets fired Yes, it's The Rocketeer. 

Joining me t...

NO TIME TO DIE (PART TWO) with Chris Hewitt from 2021-11-18T00:05:41

This week we’ll be walking on thin ice, when it comes to spoilers (there will be spoilers), while also driving to a town of secrets and burning paper (a reminder there will be spoilers)

NO TIME TO DIE (PART ONE) with Chris Hewitt from 2021-11-17T00:05:27

This week we’ll be walking on thin ice, when it comes to spoilers (there will be spoilers), while also driving to a town of secrets and burning paper (a reminder there will be spoilers)

THE LAWNMOWER MAN (PART TWO) with Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas from 2021-09-13T23:05:51

We return to the future of the human brain, via VR, and armed chimps.

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Joining me to arm a chimp are Dr. Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas.

THUNDERBALL (PART TWO) with Joel Morris from 2021-07-19T23:05

This week we'll be heading to Nassau for a spot of underwater swimming (well, more than just a spot to be honest, it's sort of an odyssey), and to get down and boogie at the Disco Volante, in or...

THUNDERBALL (PART ONE) with Joel Morris from 2021-07-18T23:05

This week we'll be heading to Nassau for a spot of underwater swimming (well, more than just a spot to be honest, it's sort of an odyssey), and to get down and boogie at the Disco Volante, in or...

HIGHLANDER II: THE QUICKENING (PART TWO) with Dan Thomas from 2021-07-05T23:05

This week we'll be gaslighting an entire generation of Scottish immortals, and telling them they come from Space. Yes, it's Highlander II: The Quickening.

Joining me to try not to lose...

HIGHLANDER II: THE QUICKENING (PART ONE) with Dan Thomas from 2021-07-04T23:05

This week we'll be gaslighting an entire generation of Scottish immortals, and telling them they come from Space. Yes, it's Highlander II: The Quickening.

Joining me to try not to lose...

TOMORROW NEVER DIES (PART TWO) with Dan Thomas from 2021-03-29T23:05

This week we'll be finding out if fake news, and an invisible boat, can indeed start World War 3. Yes, it's Tomorrow Never Dies.

Joining me for a night in Paris, is professional Welshm...

TOMORROW NEVER DIES (PART ONE) with Dan Thomas from 2021-03-28T23:05

This week we'll be finding out if fake news, and an invisible boat, can indeed start World War 3. Yes, it's Tomorrow Never Dies.

Joining me for a night in Paris, is professional Welshm...

YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (PART TWO) with Charlie Higson from 2021-03-02T00:05

This week we'll be heading far east to indulge in some oriental escapades in order to try and find out just who has been taking too many capsules. Yes, it's You Only Live Twice.

Joinin...

YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (PART ONE) with Charlie Higson from 2021-03-01T00:05

This week we'll be heading far east to indulge in some oriental escapades in order to try and find out just who has been taking too many capsules. Yes, it's You Only Live Twice.

Joinin...

RISING SUN (PART TWO) with Dan Thomas from 2021-02-16T00:05

This week we'll be heading into the exciting world of international diplomacy, and discover just how you approach an international, diplomatic relation, when you're a bit of a weirdo. Yes! It's ...

RISING SUN (PART ONE) with Dan Thomas from 2021-02-15T00:05

This week we'll be heading into the exciting world of international diplomacy, and discover just how you approach an international, diplomatic relation, when you're a bit of a weirdo. Yes! It's ...

MRS DOUBTFIRE (PART TWO) with Paul Litchfield (EPISODE 150!) from 2021-02-09T00:05

In this, the 150th EPISODE OF SMERSH POD, we'll be behaving like a weird, creepy sociopath, but with a heart of gold.

Joining me to find out just where in England, Scotland actually is...

MRS. DOUBTFIRE (PART ONE) with Paul Litchfield from 2021-02-08T00:05

This week we'll be behaving like a weird, creepy sociopath, but with a heart of gold.

Joining me to find out just where in England, Scotland actually is, is actor and comedian Paul Lit...

THE BEAUTICIAN AND THE BEAST (PART TWO) with Tilly Steele from 2021-02-02T00:05

This week we'll be heading to Slovetzia, to try and impress the President, who is a beast.

Joining me to make it up as we go along, is actor Tilly Steele.

Joining me to make it up as we go along, is actor Tilly Steele.

Joining me is comedy writer, and dancing queen, Sarah Morgan.

Joining me is comedy writer, and dancing queen, Sarah Morgan.

And joining me to...

THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (PART ONE) with Paul Litchfield from 2021-01-18T00:05

This week: One of our submarines in missing, and we're working together with a XXX agent to find out exactly who stole all the seamen. Yes, it's THE SPY WHO LOVED ME.

And joining me to...

THE PRESIDIO (PART TWO) with Dan Thomas from 2021-01-12T00:05

This week we'll be hitting the mean streets of San Francisco to possibly solve a murder with our right thumb, while also dealing with personal baggage.

Joining me to crack Moriarty's code is historian, and host of the excellent ...

SHERLOCK HOLMES IN NEW YORK (PART ONE) with Stephen Graham from 2021-01-04T00:05

This week we'll be donning deer stalkers, and heading to New York in 1901 to solve the crime of the century(s).

Joining me to crack Moriarty's code is historian, and host of the excellent ...

OUTLAND (PART TWO) with Mitch Benn from 2020-12-29T00:05

This week we’ll be in deep space to stop a space drug ring, play some space golf, and confirm that while no one can hear you scream, they can certainly see your head exploding.

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OUTLAND (PART ONE) with Mitch Benn from 2020-12-28T00:05

This week we'll be in deep space to stop a space drug ring, play some space golf, and confirm that while no one can hear you scream, they can certainly see your head exploding.

Yes, it...

LICENCE TO KILL (PART TWO) with Steve Hall from 2020-10-27T00:05

This week we'll be heading on down Isthmus with revenge on our minds, and the villain, much like the victim, won't have a leg to stand on. Yes, it's Licence to Kill.

And joining me to ...

LICENCE TO KILL (PART ONE) with Steve Hall from 2020-10-26T00:05

This week we'll be heading on down Isthmus with revenge on our minds, and the villain, much like the victim, won't have a leg to stand on. Yes, it's Licence to Kill.

And joining me to ...

THE FOURTH PROTOCOL (PART TWO) with Alistair Petrie and Anthony Phillipson from 2020-10-19T23:04

This week we'll be wrapping up warm, and dipping a toe into the cold war, in order to find a bad Russian b*stard who's building a bomb. Yes, it's The Fourth Protocol.

Joining me to cat...

THE FOURTH PROTOCOL (PART ONE) with Alistair Petrie and Anthony Phillipson from 2020-10-18T23:05

This week we'll be wrapping up warm, and dipping a toe into the cold war, in order to find a bad Russian b*stard who's building a bomb. Yes, it's The Fourth Protocol.

Joining me to cat...

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (PART TWO) with Neil Forsyth from 2020-10-12T23:05

This week we'll be heading to Istanbul to sleep with as many women as possible on behalf of Queen and country, while also retrieving a lector and foiling SPECTRE. Yes, it's From Russia With Love...

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (PART ONE) with Neil Forsyth from 2020-10-11T23:05

This week we'll be heading to Istanbul to sleep with as many women as possible on behalf of Queen and country, while also retrieving a lector and foiling SPECTRE. Yes, it's From Russia With Love...

CURSE OF THE PINK PANTHER (PART TWO) with Michael Spicer from 2020-10-05T23:05

This week we'll be using a computer to hunt for the world's greatest detective, utilising the world's worst EVERYTHING. Yes, it's Curse of the Pink Panther.

Joining me to fall over a lot, ...

CURSE OF THE PINK PANTHER (PART ONE) with Michael Spicer from 2020-10-04T23:05

This week we'll be using a computer to hunt for the world's greatest detective, utilising the world's worst EVERYTHING. Yes, it's Curse of the Pink Panther.

Joining me to fall over a lot, ...

DR. NO (PART TWO) with Mark O'Connell from 2020-09-28T23:05

This week we'll be heading to Jamaica (of our own accord), to battle spiders, fight dragons, and try and stop a man who DOES take No for an answer.

Joining me to crush golden statues t...

DR. NO (PART ONE) with Mark O'Connell from 2020-09-27T23:05

?This week we'll be heading to Jamaica (of our own accord), to battle spiders, fight dragons, and try and stop a man who DOES take No for an answer.

Join...

THE ROCK (PART TWO) with Séamas O'Reilly from 2020-07-20T23:05

This week we'll be attempting the impossible: to enjoy a Michael Bay film, and escape from THE ROCK

Joining me to whine about doing his best is writer and chemical super-freak, Séamas ...

THE ROCK (PART ONE) with Séamas O'Reilly from 2020-07-19T23:05

This week we'll be attempting the impossible: to enjoy a Michael Bay film, and escape from THE ROCK

Joining me to whine about doing his best is writer and chemical super-freak, Séamas ...

SPECTRE (PART TWO) with David K. Barnes from 2020-07-13T23:05

This week we FINALLY get the answers to the questions no one actually asked. Just who is behind the scenes pulling all the strings? What connects the Craig-a-verse? Can you phone in an entire fi...

SPECTRE (PART ONE) with David K. Barnes from 2020-07-12T23:05

This week we FINALLY get the answers to the questions no one actually asked. Just who is behind the scenes pulling all the strings? What connects the Craig-a-verse? Can you phone in an entire fi...

THE AVENGERS (PART TWO) with Dan Thomas from 2020-07-06T23:05

This week we'll be chatting about the weather, picnicking with teddy bears, serving tea and macaroons on a London bus, and having a slice of massive turkey. Yes, it's The Avengers.

And...

THE AVENGERS (PART ONE) with Dan Thomas from 2020-07-05T23:05

This week we'll be chatting about the weather, picnicking with teddy bears, serving tea and macaroons on a London bus, and having a slice of massive turkey. Yes, it's The Avengers.

And...

MOONRAKER (PART TWO) with Sanjeev Kohli from 2020-06-29T23:05

This week we head to space with the tedious inevitability of an unloved season.

Joining me for a cucumber sandwich, is comedian, actor and writer Sanjeev Kohli.

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MOONRAKER (PART ONE) with Sanjeev Kohli from 2020-06-28T23:05

This week we head to space with the tedious inevitability of an unloved season.

Joining me for a cucumber sandwich, is comedian, actor and writer Sanjeev Kohli.

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THE UNTOUCHABLES (PART TWO) with Chris Hewitt from 2020-06-22T23:05

This week we journey to 1930s Chicago to get Al Capone, while all time trying not to drink, sound too Irish, or be touched - Yes! It's The Untouchables.

Joining me is writer and owner ...

THE UNTOUCHABLES (PART ONE) with Chris Hewitt from 2020-06-21T23:05

This week we journey to 1930s Chicago to get Al Capone, while all time trying not to drink, sound too Irish, or be touched - Yes! It's The Untouchables.

Joining me is writer and owner ...

SKYFALL (PART TWO) with Tom Neenan from 2020-06-15T23:05

This week we'll be trying to think on our sins, think about retirement planning, contemplate backing up our hard drives, and think about leaving our M at home. Yes, it's SKYFALL.

Joini...

SKYFALL (PART ONE) with Tom Neenan from 2020-06-14T23:05

This week we'll be trying to think on our sins, think about retirement planning, contemplate backing up our hard drives, and think about leaving our M at home. Yes, it's SKYFALL.

Joini...

MAMMA MIA! (PART TWO) with Sarah Morgan from 2020-06-08T23:05

This week we'll be heading to the island, for a wedding and many, many funerals.

Joining me to put some songs in a smiling headlock is comedy writer Sarah Morgan

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MAMMA MIA! (PART ONE) with Sarah Morgan from 2020-06-07T23:05

This week we'll be heading to the island, for a wedding and many, many funerals.

Joining me to put some songs in a smiling headlock is comedy writer Sarah Morgan

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LIVE AND LET DIE (PART TWO) with JIM HOWICK from 2020-06-01T23:05

This week, if we play our cards right, we'll be taking a trip to New York, to take in the sights, the sounds and the VOODOO. Yes, it's Live and Let Die.

And joining me for a bourbon in...

LIVE AND LET DIE (PART ONE) with JIM HOWICK from 2020-05-31T23:05

This week, if we play our cards right, we'll be taking a trip to New York, to take in the sights, the sounds and the VOODOO. Yes, it's Live and Let Die.

And joining me for a bourbon in...

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (part two) with Tom Crowley from 2020-05-25T23:05

This week we'll be travelling to a galaxy far, far away to look for a lost map, a lost droid, and try and understand why, ultimately, we actually bothered. YES - it's STAR WARS EPISODE 7: T...

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (part one) with Tom Crowley from 2020-05-24T23:05

This week we'll be travelling to a galaxy far, far away to look for a lost map, a lost droid, and try and understand why, ultimately, we actually bothered. YES - it's STAR WARS EPISODE 7: THE&nb...

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (part two) with Mark Gatiss from 2020-05-18T23:05

This week we'll be stocking up on Nick-Nacks, while supping Phoo-Yuck as we travel to the Far East with a bullet, to try and find just who is making an extra tit out of themselves for a million ...

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (part one) with Mark Gatiss from 2020-05-17T23:05

This week we'll be stocking up on Nick-Nacks, while supping Phoo-Yuck as we travel to the Far East with a bullet, to try and find just who is making an extra tit out of themselves for a million ...

THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (Part two) with Rufus Wright and Alistair Petrie from 2020-05-11T23:05

This week we be travelling to Kafiristan, to see the sights, the polo, the sounds and maybe even take the whole place over. Yes, it’s The Man Who Would Be King.

Joining me to perform M...

THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (Part one) with Rufus Wright and Alistair Petrie from 2020-05-10T23:05

This week we be travelling to Kafiristan, to see the sights, the polo, the sounds and maybe even take the whole place over. Yes, it’s The Man Who Would Be King.

Joining me to perform M...

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (Part two) with Samira Ahmed from 2020-05-04T23:05

This week we’ll be learning to identify one end of a cello from another, while having a few optional extras installed at the height of the cold war.

Yes – It’s The Living Daylights, an...

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (Part one) with Samira Ahmed from 2020-05-03T23:05

This week we’ll be learning to identify one end of a cello from another, while having a few optional extras installed at the height of the cold war.

Yes – It’s The Living Daylights, an...

ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (PART TWO) with Rosie Holt from 2020-04-27T23:05

This week we’ll be talking about LOVE - well, arranged love for financial gains - and we'll have all the time in the world to chat about it - well, not literally.

Yes – It’s OHMSS, and...

ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (PART ONE) with Rosie Holt from 2020-04-26T23:05

This week we’ll be talking about LOVE - well, arranged love for financial gains - and we'll have all the time in the world to chat about it - well, not literally.

Yes – It’s OHMSS, and...

OCTOPUSSY (PART TWO) with Dan Tetsell from 2020-04-20T23:05

This week we’ll be flying out of a pretend horse’s arse, stealing jewellery from angry Shakespearian actors, and leading an army of half-naked women – while respecting thier agency.

Ye...

OCTOPUSSY (PART ONE) with Dan Tetsell from 2020-04-19T23:05

This week we’ll be flying out of a pretend horse’s arse, stealing jewellery from angry Shakespearean actors, and leading an army of half-naked women – while respecting their agency.

Ye...

Goldfinger (Part Two) with Rufus Wright and Alistair Petrie from 2020-04-13T23:05

This week we'll be activating operation grand slam, as we throw our hats into the golden ring to chat about GOLDFINGER. 

And joining me to hang around in, frankly too small, rompe...

Goldfinger (Part One) with Rufus Wright and Alistair Petrie. from 2020-04-12T23:05

This week we'll be activating operation grand slam, as we throw our hats into the golden ring to chat about GOLDFINGER. 

And joining me to hang around in, frankly too small, rompe...

A View to a Kill (Part Two) with Dan Thomas from 2020-04-06T23:05

John is joined by Professional Welshman and comedian Dan Thomas to take a look at Roger's last Bond adventure. Part Two.

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For Your Eyes Only (PART ONE) with Paul Litchfield from 2020-03-22T00:05

Welcome to the Isolation specials! John is joined by Paul Litchfield to look through For Your Eyes Only while minesweeping, and escaping the attention of under-aged women. (PART...

SECRET SANTA - Box Of Delights (Madeley on the Moon) from 2019-12-23T00:01

Ho ho ho! Secret Owl Santa has brought you something you didn't ask for and might object to, just like ALL Secret Santas!

And it's... The Box Of Delights! In this episode of the bitesi...

Cannonball Run 2 with Paul Litchfield from 2019-08-23T02:00

This week we'll be on the road again, from sea to shining sea, in search of that elusive Cannonball Run 2! There'll be stunts, shunts, fronts, hunts, and c*nts. As well as some ve...

American Ninja with Robert Thorogood from 2019-08-16T02:00

This week we'll be talking about a humble US Army private with legendary skills of deadly stealth, as he takes on the fearsome Black Ninja, and tries to conquer basic acting skills. Yes, it's AMERI...

Death Wish 3 with Steve Hall from 2019-08-09T09:45

This week we'll be visiting an old war buddy, getting people murdered, murdering people, and buying weapons via the post that also murder people. Yes, it's DEATH WISH 3 - and joining me to stamp on...

Lethal Weapon with Samira Ahmed from 2019-08-02T02:00

This week we'll be following the wacky adventures of two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers. Yes, it's Letha...

Biggles: Adventures In Time with Dan Thomas from 2019-07-26T02:00

This week we'll be donning our goggles, jumping in our kite, and going to heaven and back while fighting those damned Jerries - but because this is the 1980s, we will also be jumping back and fo...

Aliens with Neil Forsyth from 2019-07-19T02:00:58

This week we'll be heading to SPACE with a bunch of marines to rescue a group of colonists from some deadly ALIENS! Spoiler alert, it doesn't go very well. Yes, it's ALIENS!

Joining me...

Top Gun with Rufus Wright from 2019-07-12T02:00

This week we'll be popping on some aviator sunglasses, strapping on some jorts, and trying not to wash out or get Goosed. Yes, it's TOP GUN.

Joining me to be my uptight wing man who ev...

COBRA with Joel Morris from 2019-07-05T04:00

This week we'll be donning a pair of tight jeans, shiny sunglasses and investigating a crazed maniac who wants to punish the weak, no it's not the Ian Duncan Smith, it's The NIGHT SLASHER, ...

Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade with Tom Neenan from 2019-06-28T02:00

This week we'll be joining the master of adventure, and his Dad, as they seek the holy grail of holy grails, which is literally the holy grail. There'll be thrills, spills and punching Nazis wit...

Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome with Sarah Morgan and William Andrews from 2019-06-21T02:00

This week we'll be heading to Barter-Town to do some rough trading with a lady who's not for Tina Turner-ing. There'll be pigs, wigs and bellyaches, until we find out who actually runs the place...

They Live with John-Luke Roberts from 2019-06-14T02:00

This week we'll be talking about a drifter who discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth. No, it's not DAVID ICKE THE M...

Rambo III with Oliver Maltman and David Crow from 2019-06-07T02:00

Hello and welcome to Smersh Pod 3. The podcast that re-lights the fire of 80s action movies, and celebrates the decade where the explosion was king.

This week we'll be a waging one-man...

Romancing The Stone with Julia Raeside from 2019-05-31T02:00

This week we'll be talking about a mousy romance novelist who sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for trea...

The Running Man with Paul Litchfield from 2019-05-24T02:00

This week we'll be talking about a crazy version of the future where a mad, weird bastard is in charge of America and uses the TV to make shit up. Weird eh? Well, luckily it's not true, it's all...

GREAT BIG OWL trailer HOOTENANNIVERSARY from 2019-02-16T08:10

Great Big Owl is sort of a year old! Here be new shows!

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Cars 2 from 2018-12-28T03:00

This week we will be anthropomorphized as automobiles and jetsetting around the world on Spy-missions inside living planes to sell toys. Yes, it’s Cars 2. Joining me to try and think about how...

The Muppet Christmas Carol from 2018-12-21T03:00

This week we will be grabbing some humbugs, changing our miserable ways, and putting our hands up a frog, yes, it's The Muppet Christmas Carol! Joining me to get into the SPIRIT, is comed...

The Eagle Has Landed from 2018-12-14T03:00

This week we will be heading to STUDLEY, for a trip in the country to take in the sights, enjoy the sounds, AND KIDNAP VINSTON CHURCHILL. YES, it’s The Eagle Has Landed. Joining me to brush up...

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island from 2018-12-07T03:00

This week we will caught between a Rock and a hard place, looking for an old man, and fighting cartoon monsters. Yes - it’s Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. 

Joining me to climb ...

Without A Clue from 2018-11-30T03:00

This week we be donning our deerstalkers, polishing our magnifying glasses, and giving a full treatment of the sleuthing routine - yes, it’s Without a Clue. Joining me to hunt down the dreaded Arty...

Hannah And Her Sisters from 2018-11-23T03:00

This week we will exploring vast neuroses, embracing inner monologues, and turning down the jazz. Yes, it’s Hannah and her Sisters. Joining me to try on a mid-life crisis, is author and gentle...

Alfie from 2018-11-16T03:00

This week we be heading to swinging London to have a deep bathe in sweet misogyny. They’ll be laughs, tears, grime and charm, of a sort. Yes, it’s Alfie. 

Joining me to ask “what’...

The Swarm from 2018-11-09T00:00

This week we will BEE hiding the honey, hallucinating like crazy, and running for our lives in delightful pant-suits, yes it’s The Swarm. 

Joining me to try and form a hive m...

Little Voice from 2018-11-02T03:00

This week we will be heading on down to Mr. Boos’ night club, to see a bird or two, hear a song be sung, and see some good nipples. Yes - it’s Little Voice. 

Joining John to ...

Halloween Special: Rawhead Rex from 2018-10-31T03:00:04

Welcome to a spooky side special of Smersh!

With it being Halloween, all usual rules are off of the table. Abandon all hope ye who enter here!

This week we will be visiting t...

Jack The Ripper from 2018-10-26T02:00

This week we're heading to Victorian Whitechapel, so grab your sharpest surgeon's knife and stuff a piece of ginny kidney in your pocket as Michael Caine makes his triumphant television return i...

Zulu from 2018-10-19T02:00

This week we will be heading to South Africa to build bridges, lose a tenor and get drunk with Jack Hawkins. It promises to be very a BOER-ing time. 

Joining me to practice his ps...

Get Carter from 2018-10-12T02:00

Welcome to Smersh Pod 2: The Caine Scrutiny, a podcast celebrating the vast oeuvre of Michael Caine. 

To kick off the new series, John is joined by Ali Catterall and Paul Putner a...

Side Special: The Great Escape LIVE with Al Murray from 2018-10-05T02:00

For this special live episode (direct from the London Podcast Festival), John is joined by special guest Al Murray, as they try and find the pin, and leap the fence of classic war ca...

SMERSHPOD : The Best Of from 2018-08-03T02:00

As Smersh HQ are all away on holiday, we thought it might be quite nice to put together some highlights from series 1 to tide you over. 

See you soon for series 2! 

24: Spectre from 2018-07-27T02:00

Episode 24 brings us the answers to the questions no one really asked. Just who is behind the scenes pulling all the strings? What connects the Craig-a-verse? Can you phone in an entire film? And c...

Side Special: Nomads from 2018-07-20T02:00

It's the last Side Special of the series! This week we are tackling the awful problem of homeless ghosts that are plaguing communities. Can we help them by hitting them and swearing at them in Fren...

Side Special: Mission Impossible from 2018-07-18T02:00

To celebrate the release of Mission: Impossible Fallout, John got together with Empire magazine's Chris Hewitt to chat about the Mission Impossible franchise. This message will not self-destruct in...

Side Special: Escape To Athena from 2018-07-13T02:00

It's Side Special time again, and this week we'll be fighting the Nazis by way of Time Team and X-Factor - yes, it's Escape to Athena. 

Joining John to to find out just how much a Gre...

Side Special: Hell Drivers from 2018-07-06T02:00

It's side special time again and this week we'll be driving like bloody maniacs, smoking roll-ups and flouting European Union Health and Safety laws while wearing donkey jackets. Yes - it's Hell...

Side Special: Shout At The Devil from 2018-06-29T02:00

It's Side Special time again, and this week we explore the sights and sounds of beautiful Zanzibar, while also drinking heavily and sending a bill to the German authorities - Yes! It's Shout at ...

Side Special: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang LIVE from Craft of Comedy 2018 from 2018-06-22T02:00

Live from the 2018 Craft of Comedy conference (16/06/18), join John and Emmy-award winning writer David Quantick as they take a look under the bonnet of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. 

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Side Special: Death Line from 2018-06-15T02:00

It's side special time again, and this week we'll be visiting London for a trip on a the tube, a drink on the house, and a bite to eat - WITH A CANNIBAL - yes, it's Death Line, and joining me to MI...

Side Special: Fire, Ice & Dynamite from 2018-06-08T02:00

It's Side Special time again, and this week we'll be getting our skis on and heading out for a right, royal night on the piste - yes! It's Fire, Ice and Dynamite! Joining John to slope around with ...

Side Special: Bullseye LIVE! from 2018-06-01T02:00

Smersh Live!! They said it couldn't be done! They said it wouldn't be done! They said they weren't arsed! Yet they still came to the Everyman Cinema, Kings Cross to watch Michael Winner's 1990 opus...

Side Special: Medicine Man from 2018-05-25T02:00

It's side special time again, and this week we'll be welcoming you to the jungle, for fun and games, and rodents and names. Yes - it's Medicine Man, and joining John to look for her purse or car ke...

Smersh Side Special: Cannonball Run from 2018-05-18T02:00

It’s Side Special time again, and this week we will be laughing at the lighter side of kidnapping and finding out just what would happen if One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest was a r...

Smersh Side Special: The Sea Wolves from 2018-05-11T02:00

Just what would happen if a crack team of slow old, flammable, red men stole a very slow old boat? Entertainment galore, that's what (and punctured orifices, sadly)! Joining John in the Funkraum is...

Smersh Side Special: Wild Geese 2 from 2018-05-04T02:00

It’s Side Special time again, and this week we're putting together a crack team of moody middle aged men to spring an OAP with vast eyebrows from the world's most secure prison/building site. Yes -...

Smersh Side Special: Highlander from 2018-04-27T08:14:36

“HIGHLANDER! Ahh-ah! He’ll save every one of us!” Sorry, wrong theme tune. It’s the film about the immortal Scottish swordsman battling the last of his immortal opponents, with help from Sean Conne...

Side Special - Sextette from 2018-04-20T02:00

John is joined by Guardian TV writer Julia Raeside to watch Timothy "Bond James Bond" Dalton gamely feign desire for 1,000,000 year old Mae West in the "saucy" "musical" "comedy" Sextette. "Why don...

23. Skyfall from 2018-04-13T02:00

This time it's personal, again, as Daniel Craig's grumpy spy takes on the bloke from No Country For Old Men, using only an Aston Martin he absolutely definitely shouldn't own and an old DVD of Home...

Smersh Side Special: Taffin from 2018-04-06T02:00

"Then maybe you shouldn't be living heeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrre!" John Rain tackles the 1988 film starring Bronhom - the man who would be Bond (and then was Bond, so don't cry) - with the man who ga...

Smersh Side Special trailer: Taffin with Adam Buxton - coming Friday! from 2018-04-03T12:51:08

Coming this Friday - Taffin. Buxton. Smershpod.

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8. Live And Let Die from 2018-04-01T10:31:29

My special guest this week is the very funny Daily Mash writer Nick Pettigrew, who can be found on Twitter as @nick_pettigrew

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5. You Only Live Twice from 2018-04-01T10:30:33

My special guest this week is excellent scientist extraordinaire @scientits

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6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service from 2018-04-01T10:30:09

My special guest this week is all round amazing British television, radio and film writer Sarah Phelps, who can be found on Twitter as @phelpsiesarah.

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1. Dr. No from 2018-03-31T22:30:10

Welcome to SMERSH POD, a podcast celebrating all the Bond films by those who enjoy/hate/aren’t arsed about them, hosted by me, John Rain.

We will be delving deeply into Bond, tackling a di...

Smersh Side Special: The Long Good Friday from 2018-03-30T02:00

John Rain? With Ali Catterall? And Paul Putner? Tch. This used to be a nice street, this. Decent families. No scum. BABABA BA BA BABABA BA BA BABBA BA BA BA BABBA BA!

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22. Quantum of Solace from 2018-03-02T03:00

Some call it the greatest Bond of all. Those people are both incredibly small in number and obviously mad. Here comes Daniel Craig's second outing, Quantum of Solace (2008). Joining John t...

Smersh Side Special: Meteor from 2018-02-17T09:28:34

It’s side special time again, and what sounds more fun than a 1970s sci-fi disaster movie starring a grumpy Sean Connery, co-financed by American and Hong Kong backers, which flopped at the box off...

21. Casino Royale from 2018-02-02T03:00

If you're a fan of reboots, blonde Bonds and actors who quickly get a bit arsey about the chore of having to play 007 - then rejoice! It's time for Casino Royale (2006). Joining John fully...

Smersh Side Special: Spiceworld The Movie from 2018-01-19T03:00

It’s side special time again, and it's one that nearly no-one's been waiting for: 1997's Spiceworld The Movie! Stick on your Union Jack platform boots, hide all the BAFTAs, and prepare to merciless...

20. Die Another Day from 2018-01-05T03:00

It's time to bid bye-bye to Brosnan with the undignified 20th outing of a man it's hard to even see as a spy any more. In fact it's hard to see him at all, because he's in an invisible car. Defendi...

Christsmersh Special 3: Jaws The Revenge from 2017-12-24T03:00

Cover your eyes with tinsel and and make sure you have an emergency bottle of brandy nearby: it's the last of three Christmas Smershpod specials! Joining John to sink their teeth into Jaws The ...