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Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Episode 219 is FLAY OTTERS I mean Fawlty Towers (1974)
I'm joined by Gidgit Von La Rue of the Retro Cinema Podcast
and we talk about the first episode of Fawlty Tower.
"A Touch of Class"
Basil is delighted when a member of the aristocracy chooses to stay at the Fawlty Towers.
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
Episode 218 is I Dream Of Jeannie
The Lady in the Bottle
American astronaut Tony Nelson splashes down near a deserted island and finds a bottle that contains a beautiful genie named Jeannie. After helping him get rescued he sets her free the end......?
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
Episode 217 is Fame (1982)
Leg warmers to the ready....
Metamorphosis
Julie tries her best to fit in at the New York School for the Performing Arts, with a little bit of help from Doris and Montgomery, but not Danny his not here yet ( this episode really needed Danny)
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
Episode 216 is Chance In A Million (1984)
"Plumstones"
Shy librarian Alison Little arrives at a hotel to meet long-lost cousin Tom Cheyney. Eccentric, coincidence ridden Tom Chance turns up for a blind date with Alison Hughes but due to a misunderstanding they end up with each.
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Episode 216 is Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (2015)
The Friends of English Magic
Determined to prove himself England's greatest magician, Mr Norrell makes a dangerous pact with a mysterious gentleman.
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Episode 214 is Peep Show USA (2005)
Based on the successful British Comedy series of the same name. Studious & boring Mark flat shares former college roommate Jez (Jeremy) who simply hasn't grown up. Unemployed, irresponsible and the polar opposite of Mark.
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Episode 213 is The Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
It's Shazam! Time
THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN CARTOONLAND BECOMES THE STRONGEST MAN ON THE SCREEN! All others pale in the light of this human fortress who finds no barrier too great in his amazing fight for justice
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Episode 212 is Have Gun Will Travel (1957)
Starring Richard Boone, Janice Rule and Jack "Book him Danno" Lord
Three Bells to Perdido
Paladin seeks the job of seizing a rancher's son-in-law at Perdido, an isolated Mexican city of outlaws run by outlaws for outlaws.
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Episode 211 is Peep Show (2003)
Mark and Jez are a couple of roommates who have nothing in common except for the fact that their lives are anything but normal.
Warring Factions
Mark and Jeremy compete for the attentions of their attractive neighbour Toni.
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Episode 210 is The Life And Times Of Grizzly Adams (1977)
wholesome entertainment of a man with a bear.....or is it
Adam's Cub
Little Eliza and her parents are headed out west. During a stop, she wanders off and they (unknowingly) leave without her, she must fend for herself against a wolf and a terrifying wild fluffy bunny.