In this episode Jim shows Teresa a selection of PIFs - Public Information Films - from the 1970s and 1980s. So then we have short clips warning the public of the dangers of roads, strangers, escalators, fireworks, and of course dark and lonely water... The playlist of PIFs discussed
It's crap move time again and we venture into the highly dubious cinematic genre of movies based on theme park rides, and for added peril, it's also a late period Eddie Murphy move to boot! Yes, it's Disney's The Haunted Mansion (2003)!
In this minisode we delve into the terrifying world of UK Public Information Films, beginning with the infamous Apaches from 1977 which attempted to warn children about the dangers of mucking about on farms and traumatised a generation!
We reach the very last episode of Blackadder Goes Forth, a rightly celebrated final episode of a legendary series!
It's classic film time again, and this week we are revisiting Willow from 1988, the fantasy epic from George Lucas and Ron Howard, starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley.
In this episode, George lands up in hospital tended by Nurse Fletcher Brown, played by guest star Miranda Richardson. However there is also allegedly a German spy for Blackadder to winkle out...
Thanks to a random search involving the word "egg", we've ended up with a kaiju movie from 1970 - giant radioactive turtle Gamera takes on grumpy devil dinosaur Jiger!
Beware! It's crap film time again! And this week we are experiencing the low budget terrors of Ice Spiders , a Scifi Channel movie from 2006!
"Hi, Flashheart here. Yeah, cancel the state funeral, tell the King to stop blubbing." In this episode the boys join the air force under the command of Lord Flashheart played by the late great Rik Mayall. And if that wasn't enough Ade Edmondson also guest stars as the Red Baron!
It's cult film time again, in this podcast we are doing the most culty cult movie of all time - it's time to throw open the switches on the Sonic Oscillator, and step up the Reactor Power Input three more points, as we revisit The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1974)! Sing lips!
In this episode we find Blackadder in charge of a concert party and having trouble with his leading lady Georgina and a slug balancing act...
In this show we revisit one of the greatest comedies of all time - Some Like It Hot (1959) starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemon and Tony Curtis, directed by Billy Wilder.
Orders for Operation Insanity arrive and Blackadder breaches regulations by eating the messenger. Can the Flanders Pigeon Murderer avoid the firing squad?
For our traditional wildly inappropriate Valentine's Day special, we have a movie whose title translates as "Of Death, Of Love". Yes, it's Italian cult classic Dellamorte Dellamore AKA Cemetery Man , directed by Michele Soavi and starring Rupert Everett
It's crap film time again, and this week we're joining Liam Neeson on a mission to punch winter itself in the chops! Yes, we are doing The Ice Road (2021). WARNING - A very very sweary and angry episode ensues....
"Tally-ho pip-pip and Bernard's your uncle!" We kick off a new run of minisodes by cracking open the fourth and final series of Blackadder! It will all be over by Christmas!
It's cult film time again and it's back to the 1980s for a touching tale of a boy and an alien... But not all aliens are friendly! Yes, we are revisiting at the cult sci-fi horror flick Xtro !
For New Year's Eve, we thought we'd throw a little party! And so we scaled the north face of the drinks cabinet and span some favourite tunes! Warning - does contain some very strong language, but on the upside, there's some kick-ass tunes! And the playlist for this show is here
For our Christmas special this year, we are revisiting a much loved modern classic, a fuzzy felt incarnation of a famous festive tale by Charles Dickens. Yes, we are doing The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
As Teresa had never seen the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special - dubbed the worst two hours of television ever - we thought it would be a fun idea to watch it as a festive special...
For our classic movie we are keeping on the theme of bad Santas and revisiting the marvellous Dutch comedy horror Sint (2010) in which an undead Sinterklaas - the Dutch version of St. Nick - terrorises Amsterdam!
Sadly it's crap film time again, but as it's nearly Christmas we have some seasonal stupidity for you in the shape of Santa's Slay (2005) in which wrestler Bill Goldberg is a demonic St Nick!
In this final episode of Blackadder III, our hero is embroiled in a potentially deadly tiff between Prince George and Wellington, played by Stephen Fry at his shoutiest!
In this podcast, we have one of the greatest cult movies of all time - Dario Argento's 1977 masterpiece Suspiria! A dark fairy tale of murder and witchery from the legendary Italian director and all set to an iconic soundtrack by Goblin!
In this episode Prince George is skint and so Blackadder tries his hand at being a dandy highwayman. Plus we have guest stars Warren Clarke and the great Miranda Richardson!
For this year's Hallowe'en special, we venture into the woods and relive classic found footage frightener The Blair Witch Project !
As an extra spooky treat, and as a lead-in to our Hallowe'en special, we thought we'd take a look back at the faux documentary Curse of The Blair Witch !
In this episode, there's more trouble for Prince George and Blackadder the shape of a pair of actors, played by comedy legends Kenneth Connor and Hugh Paddick.
It's classic film time again, and in this podcast we go back to 1975 for Steven Spielberg's movie version of a book whose author thought no one would read because it was about a fish... Jaws !
In this minisode Blackadder gets involved in the French Revolution and the dashing Scarlet Pimpernell! With Tim McInnerny returning a non-Percy role and guest stars Nigel Planer and Chris Barrie
