"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 gave Taffin a second chance at life. It's Dr Buckles himself, the Emperor of Podland Adam Buxton, who can be found on Twitter as @AdamBuxton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 06, 2018•1 hr 19 min
This week I am joined by broadcaster, writer and journalist Samira Ahmed to discuss the adventures of an elderly painted man. You can find Samira on Twitter: @ samiraahmeduk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2018•1 hr 20 min
This week I am joined by comedian Glenn Moore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2018•53 min
This week my special guest is comedy writer Eddie Robson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2018•53 min
My special guest this week is the comedian, writer, landlord and Big Brother Alan, Al Murray. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2018•1 hr 1 min
My special guest this week is the playwright Dan Reballato. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2018•56 min
My special guest this week is the comedy writer, author, and all round Twitter BEHEMOTH Aaron Gillies, who can be found on Twitter as @techicallyron. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2018•1 hr 4 min
My special guest this week is the very funny Daily Mash writer Nick Pettigrew, who can be found on Twitter as @nick_pettigrew Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2018•51 min
My special guest this week is all round writer, author and the David Niven we deserve, Jason Sinclair, who can be found on Twitter as @jlsinc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2018•47 min
My special guest this week is excellent scientist extraordinaire @scientits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2018•52 min
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2018•45 min
My special guest this week is Martin Fitzgerald, AKA @ 4hundredblows , the genius behind the fantastic @ ramalbumclub and the fiendishly excellent @ramjfkclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2018•55 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This week I am joined by @flying_inside - the very funny man behind @galactickeegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2018•41 min•Season 1Ep. 3
My special guest this week is brilliant TV and film critic @ paulwhitelaw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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 different film each episode with an exciting guest by my side. My special guest this week is all round excellent Twitter reluctant meme generator Ern Malley, who can be found as @geoffshadbold. Let’s Dr. some NO. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 31, 2018•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 30, 2018•1 hr 13 min
It’s side special time again, and do you fancy something unpretentious and easy-going? Well, bad news - it's ZARDOZ! AND IN THE END ZARDOZ RE-CREATED MAN! Joining John to refuse to move to the second level no matter how much you waggle your hands are the acclaimed comedy writers of Charlie Brooker's News Wipe, Philomena Cunk and the Ladybird Books For Grown-Ups - Jason Hazeley (on Twitter as @JasonHazeley) and Joel Morris (@gralefrit)! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 16, 2018•1 hr 9 min
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 to check into an eco-hotel and drown in a barrel of crude oil is actor and comedian Alison Ward, who can be found on Twitter as @ItsAlisonWard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 02, 2018•1 hr 17 min
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 office? Not much. Joining John to avoid being crushed under a lump of slow-moving rock is actor and writer Dan Tetsell, who can be found on Twitter as @tetsell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 17, 2018•1 hr 3 min
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-clothed in the shower to discuss Daniel Craig's debut is actor and comedian Bilal Zafar, who can be found on Twitter as @zafarcakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 02, 2018•45 min
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 mercilessly cash-in as the Spice Girls - Sporty, Scary, Fangy, Boycie and Maureen (citation needed) - take us on a wild bus-ride back to the glorious 1990s. Joining John to endure 93 minutes of Girl Power and film-making ineptitude is writer and compulsive swearer Marc Haynes, who can be found on Twitter as @ma...
Jan 19, 2018•55 min
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. Defending the indefensible is BAFTA-winning comedy writer, Ladybird-bookwright and putter of stupid words in the mouth of Philomena Cunk, Joel Morris, who's on twitter as @gralefrit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 05, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 20
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 Revenge like two demented and unrealistic sharks are two brilliant comedy writer/performers: Paul Litchfield and David Reed (host of the excellent Inside The Comedian podcast). Find them on Twitter as @MrPLitchfield and @MrDavidReed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 24, 2017•1 hr 13 min
Stuff six clementines in your mouth and down a pint of eggnog: it's the second of three Christmas Smershpod specials! Sit astride your robot reindeer (which isn't called Rudolf, he's not in this film for some reason) for a never-ending eternal night-flight through 1985's Santa Claus: The Movie . To discuss all things festive and flawed, John is joined by celebrated TV writer and Smershpod fave Nat Tapley, who is on Twitter as @Natt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 23, 2017•45 min
Grab a massive glass of Advocaat, down it in one and then pour another: it's the first of three Christmas Smershpod specials! Kicking us off, it's Richard Curtis's 2003 romantic-comedy Love Actually. Following her storming appearance on The Living Daylights episode of Smershpod, John is joined by the thoroughly brilliant Guardian TV critic Julia Raeside, who can be found on Twitter as @jnraeside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 22, 2017•1 hr 18 min
The World Is Not Enough - the nineteenth Bond film, the third outing for Pierce Brosnan, and the single worst innuendo in the entire series. Joining John to ram the fishing boat of conversation through the restaurant of your ears is the broadcaster, writer and all-round scaramouche Jon Holmes, who can be found on Twitter as @jonholmes1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 08, 2017•1 hr 36 min
Side Special time again, and it’s one of the most requested! Roger Moore’s Scotch-soaked North Sea Hijack (1980) is one of the ffew ffilms brave enough to combine terrorism, embroidery, a harpoon gun, James Mason and a box full of kittens. Joining John for a cup of poisoned coffee is Mark Evans, writer, performer, Twitter abstainer and all round ffine ffellow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 24, 2017•1 hr 17 min
The tagline: "The man. The number. The licence....are all back." Urgh, it's so bad. To talk Tomorrow Never Dies - and let's see how he responds to my touch - I'm joined by comedy writer and perfomer Nathaniel Tapley , who can be found on Twitter as @ natt . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 07, 2017•56 min•Season 1Ep. 18
It’s side special time again, and just in time for Halloween, we're off to be humiliated at an awards ceremony, throw ourselves into the Thames and then exact bloody revenge against those who failed to recognise our genius. Welcome to Theatre of Blood! Joining me for a bloody and violent taste of their own medicine are the Guardian and Total Film critic Ali Catterall, who can be found on Twitter as @alicatterall, and the actor Paul Putner, who's also on Twitter as @realpaulputner. Hosted on Acas...
Oct 27, 2017•1 hr 2 min
It’s side special time again, and this week we will be knocking back ALL the booze, un-pinning some grenades and loading up our guns as we take flight with The Wild Geese. Joining me to ruin a small child’s Christmas, and life, is actor and writer Will Smith, who can be found on Twitter as @willsmithwriter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 13, 2017•1 hr 9 min