Room 101
What a right pair of miserable moaning Meldrews we are on this one as we choose our pet(ty) hates. We're right though!
Jul 06, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Season 6Ep. 12
The Something Wicked Podcast
For purveyors of the dark, weird, fascinating and brilliant... a podcast which is both reverent and irreverent. Something Wicked This Way Comes!
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The 100th Episode
Having somehow made it to 100 episodes, we take a look back on the origins of the pod, and why we do it, before getting into some of our favourite episodes. We also highlight the moments you, our fantastic listeners, have enjoyed.
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 40 min•Season 6Ep. 11
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - Series 1
In 1983, we met Dennis, Nev, Oz, Barry, Wayne, Moxey and Bomber — seven very different men packed into a cold hut on a Düsseldorf building site. We revisit this classic and choose our favourite moments. Warning: It's adult and liable to cause offence!
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Season 6Ep. 10
Black Eyes & Brown Trousers
Paul Sykes was a heavyweight boxer, career criminal, and self-proclaimed expert in violence — who once battered a shark. David Charlton, on the other hand, preferred soiling himself and making life hell for everyone around him. Both found fleeting fame through two unforgettable prison documentaries and left indelible marks on numerous lives, faces and bed sheets.
May 18, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Saxon, Rugs & Rock 'n Roll
Saxon are true heavy metal survivors. For 50 years, they've powered through setbacks and changing trends, led by no-nonsense Yorkshireman Biff Byford. With classic Spinal Tap moments, dodgy hair (and hairpieces), a disgraced bassist, and endless cups of tea, their story is as loud and proud as their music.
May 04, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 6Ep. 8
The Shows That Made Us - Part 4
In the 70s and 80s, kids’ TV wasn’t afraid to get weird. Shows like The Phoenix and the Carpet , Blake’s 7 , Chocky , Children of the Stones , and Gerry Anderson’s sci-fi epics threw us into dark, strange, and unsettling worlds. No patronising, no sugar-coating — just bold, brain-bending stories that stuck with a generation.
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 6Ep. 7
The Shows That Made Us - Part 3
We take a nostalgic look at the imported shows we loved as kids—from the heartfelt drama of The Incredible Hulk to the high-energy action of The Six Million Dollar Man and the confusing, chaotic madness of Monkey!
Mar 30, 2025•1 hr 47 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Celebrity Deaths: The Bizarre and Unexplained
The deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife certainly left us puzzled, sparking a look into other mysterious celebrity deaths. Did Hollywood icon Natalie Wood fall into the water, or was she pushed? And was Jill Dando murdered by a Serbian hitman or a former roller-skating daredevil?
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Season 6Ep. 5
The Shows That Made Us - Part 2
Whether you were a Tiswas or Swap Shop kid, preferred Magpie to Blue Peter, there was plenty of memorable kids TV in the 70s and 80s, an era defined by the boundless enthusiasm of John Noakes, Johnny Ball, Roy Castle and Cheggers. There was also the escapades of 'Murphy's Mob', the self-defeating 'Why Don't You?' and the boring chaos of 'We Are The Champions'
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Season 7Ep. 4
The Shows That Made Us - Part 1
We take a nostalgic, Clangers-like trip through the arched window, celebrating the programmes we grew up with, from the tatty charm of Pipkins and the enduring adorability of Sweep to the horror of fun sponge Bungle.
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 38 min•Season 7Ep. 3
David Fuller - Britain's Most Depraved Man?
When police arrested David Fuller for murder they uncovered a secret life they could barely believe. A bizarre link to an 80's soft rock band leads us to other rock and pop perverts such as Tam Paton, manager of the Bay City Rollers.
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 2
'Forgotten' Films of the 90s
The 90s was a great decade for movies and we celebrate some lesser-known ones which we consider underrated or undervalued.
Jan 12, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 7Ep. 1
The Christmas Special
We pick our favourite Christmas songs and films whilst trying not to repeat what we said last year. As you'd expect, there's plenty of bah-humbug and middle-aged moaning.
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 6Ep. 21
The Amicus Anthologies
From 'Dr Terror's House of Horrors' to 'From Beyond the Grave' we explore the wonderful world of Amicus and choose our favourite stories from the seven Portmanteaus.
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Season 6Ep. 20
Something EXTRA Wicked #16
We speculate who will get Lineker's job on Match of the Day and also get into the Day of the Jackal remake, Clarkson, Prescott and the Trump circus.
Dec 02, 2024•53 min•Season 6Ep. 19
Gary Barlow's Massive Son
The internet had a good day when Gary revealed his massive son to the world. We also discuss other celebrity off-spring which leads to Richard Pryor, John Williams, Roy Kinnear and then the US election where another massive son helped his Dad become president again.
Nov 19, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 6Ep. 18
The Zodiac
Is Arthur Leigh Allen really The Zodiac or a victim of harassment and lies? We examine the claims in the new Netflix documentary and take a look into this fascinating case.
Nov 03, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 6Ep. 17
80s Pop
Roll up your jacket sleeves and dance like a prick as we look back at 80s chart music, with the likes of Level 42, Spandau Ballet, Hue & Cry and the magnificent Mr David Van Day.
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 6Ep. 16
Side-gig Singers - The Good, The Bad and Paul Shane
There's no shortage of actors and presenters churning out music so we couldn't resist 'reviewing' the likes of Nick Knowles, David Hasslehoff, Chris Kamara, Bernard Manning and many more.
Sep 29, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 15
The Omen
The Omen is a horror classic which combines intrigue and terror with a tightly-written plot, stellar performances and great set-pieces, thrilling and chilling in equal measure. We also discuss the sequels, remake, recent prequel and the fabled Omen curse.
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Season 6Ep. 14
The Return of Oasis
Oasis are back, prompting a lively chat about great songs, cocky walking, lairy fans and other mad f'rit Mancs. As to whether we'll be going, there's a 'definitely maybe' and a 'definitely not'.
Aug 31, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 13
Something EXTRA Wicked #15
Sherlock Holmes, Huw Edwards, George Orwell, Graham Thorpe, great books and films... just a few of the subjects we gassed about.
Aug 25, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 12
Outside Football
From fleeting pop stardom and feature film roles to casual racism and drainage, we explore the curious and weird stuff footballers have got up to. We also discuss the dying art of the football song and wonder what the hell's Beckham done to his face.
Jul 29, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 11
Inside No.9 - our favourite episodes
We choose our favourite 5 episodes and celebrate the genius of Pemberton and Shearsmith.
Jul 15, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 6Ep. 10
England Expects
After two fairly crap performances in the Euros Gareth and the boys are under pressure but we're still backing them to go all the way to the quarter finals.
Jun 24, 2024•59 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Something EXTRA Wicked #14
A meandering chat covering Yacht Rock, Roger Daltrey, Comedy Double Acts from the 80s and a bizarre obsession with Peter Cetera.
Jun 03, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Let's Play Darts! - part 2
The PDC took darts to a new level with the likes of MVG, Jackpot, Snakebite and of course Phil Taylor but has The Power gone sour as he checks-out of his brilliant career?
May 20, 2024•47 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Let's Play Darts! - part 1
We celebrate the glory days of bullseyes and beer bellies, with big-mouth Bristow and not-so-cocky Jocky plus a supporting cast of Sid Waddell, Jim Bowen and The Pembrokeshire Serial Killer.
May 05, 2024•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 6
Jim McDonald, so it is
What about ye, listeners. We celebrate Big Jim McDonald and re-live his finest violent moments before conjuring up new roles for him as a TV detective, a pissed-up wrestler, bi-sexual cult leader and a fearless NewYork vigilante. It’s great craic, so it is.
Apr 07, 2024•57 min•Season 6Ep. 5
The Miners' Strike
40 years ago Britain came close to civil war as the Miners stood against Tory vandalism that devastated their communities and changed the nation forever.
Mar 17, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 4
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