It's back to 1974 and ITV's Haunted anthology this time, for an adaptation of Kingsley Amis' spooky ghost story The Ferryman. Can a young Sherlock Holmes save the day...? The Ferryman at imdb This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber
Jun 05, 2023•19 min
You may not have noticed, but Adam Driver is fighting dinosaurs in downtown Cretaceous this year, in a film thrillingly called 65. Here's what we thought! 65 This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber Warning: Matt doesn't care whether you're spoiled for the story or not, so freely reveals a huge plot twist without warning during the course of our conversation Second warning: unfortunately we lost one of our audio tracks during the recording of this episode, so there a...
Jun 02, 2023•25 min
We all know the iconic John Barry theme, but is there more to The Ipcress File than the music? The Ipcress File This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jim Cameron
May 31, 2023•31 min
Iain and JR travel back to 1982 to relive Albert Pyun's cheap but cheerful Conan the Barbarian alternative, a movie that wears its hearts quite literally in its hands The Sword and the Sorcerer This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Iain Martin
May 29, 2023•28 min
A short Kingsley Amis retrospective begins with a chat about the BBC's 1990 adaptation of the author's 1969 novel The Green Man (1990) The Green Man (1969) Kingsley Amis This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber...
May 26, 2023•28 min
How does Peter Cushing's alternative 1960s take on the Doctor, fit in with other interpretations of the character? Peter Cushing's Doctor Who This episode presented by: Matt Barber With: Dylan Rees Jon Arnold Mark Donaldson...
May 24, 2023•47 min
It's another bad/good movie this time, as Arnold Schwarzenegger hunts down the devil in New York at the turn of the millennium. But is the Guns N' Roses song the best thing about it...? End of Days This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Iain Martin
May 22, 2023•28 min
Ray Bradbury's short story A Sound of Thunder introduced us to the expression The Butterfly Effect and the concept of chaos theory (plus it's got DINOSAURS!), and has twice been adapted for the screen (because it's got DINOSAURS!). But did one version stick too closely to the original text, and the other deviate too much? A Sound of Thunder The 2005 film This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Iain Martin...
May 19, 2023•47 min
The first episode of Torchwood to come up as part of our Who Review Extra strand is the exact mid-point of the first series, in a review that is not for the faint-hearted This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jim Cameron Jon Arnold Matt Barber
May 17, 2023•23 min
After our look at the Dr Phibes movies, a retrospective of some of the rest of their director's work Robert Fuest Films under review: And Soon the Darkness (1970) The Final Programme (1973) The Devil's Rain (1975) This episode hosted by: J.R. Southall With: Dylan Rees Mark Donaldson...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 1 min
A reboot for the role-playing franchise's cinematic arm, but is it any good? This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Matt Barber
May 12, 2023•25 min
Iain and J.R. go looking for the Donald Trump allusions (and find one that's really on the nose) in Andrew Bergman's less than stellar 1996 adaptation of Carl Hiaasen 's Striptease - in what becomes the accidental first instalment in a series of reviews of entertainingly underperforming movies This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Iain Martin...
May 10, 2023•27 min
Our review of the much-delayed (92 years) sequel to Universal Pictures' 1931 Dracula, with Nicolas Cage as the Count and Nicholas Hoult as his long-suffering servant, emerging from under his master's shadow This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Matt Barber
May 08, 2023•22 min
Our review of Chris Boucher's short-lived police procedural in space, 1987's Star Cops Star Cops Star Cops on YouTube This episode presented by J.R. Southall With Jim Cameron Jon Arnold
May 05, 2023•53 min
A review of the new album by Mary Hopkin in collaboration with her daughter Jessica Lee Morgan Two Hearts is available now from: http://www.maryhopkin.com/ https://jessicaleemorgan.com/
May 03, 2023•46 min
Singer-songwriter Jessica Lee Morgan chooses the eight items she would take with her, if she was about to be marooned on a desert planet Jessica's new album, a collaboration with her mother Mary Hopkin, is available this week from: http://www.maryhopkin.com/ https://jessicaleemorgan.com/
May 01, 2023•59 min
We got there in the end; Mark and JR watch Jim (no relation) Cameron's original 2009 Avatar and it's first sequel, last year's The Way of Water, so you don't have to... Links page for the podcast: https://strangersinspace.weebly.com/links.html And a quick guide to our hosts: https://strangersinspace.weebly.com/the-team.html
Apr 28, 2023•24 min
A late addition to Russell T Davies' first series of the Doctor Who revival, Boom Town asks questions about the Doctor's involvement in other people's affairs. But does it have any answers - and what's going on with Mickey?
Apr 26, 2023•34 min
Our mini Robert Fuest season begins with a look at his two Dr. Phibes films of the early 1970s, starring Vincent Price as the abominable character, a role he reprised for its return
Apr 24, 2023•51 min
There's a new devil doll in town and she seems to have been quite a success. But what would we make of the new Blumhouse horror, Megan?
Apr 21, 2023•16 min
A conversation about the Pet Shop Boys, Simon's favourites, and one of the defining bands of the 1980s and beyond
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 5 min
There have been a bunch of rumours flying about regarding who is going to show up for the sixtieth anniversary specials, so instead of talking through which particular click-bait YouTube channel might have the most reliable info, instead here is a discussion about which actors we think might most plausibly have accepted an invitation to appear
Apr 17, 2023•35 min
The question for this edition, is this: will our resident Lynch sceptic be able to make it from one end of the Twin Peaks prequel to the other?
Apr 14, 2023•30 min
It's Tom and Lis unleashed, after a season with Harry Sullivan - but is Planet of Evil any good?
Apr 12, 2023•26 min
In the first part of our Twin Peaks retrospective, Matt leads the conversation through a discussion of the original two television series from 1990 and 1991 - but can the sceptic on the team be convinced to embrace the damn' fine coffee?
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Matt and the team turn their focus to the twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi, in this episode beset with technical issues which we hope won't ruin your enjoyment of the conversation
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Iain and JR discuss the three attempts to bring Lara Croft to the silver screen, and the various pros and cons of each
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 8 min
We all know the EU subtext, but does The Curse of Peladon still stack up as a Doctor Who story?
Apr 03, 2023•21 min
A comparison between the current situations of three "populist" politicians and leaders, for each of whom the past might be catching up Note: this was recorded before the news broke about Donald Trump's indictment
Apr 01, 2023•41 min
In tribute to Burt Bacharach, we choose our Top 5 Bacharach compositions and the artists whose versions we prefer
Mar 29, 2023•43 min
