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Cinema Classics Number 26 - "Say, for five hundred dollars I'd climb to Heaven, an' hang by my heels from the pearly gates." Welcome back film fans and podcast pals. In this Cinema Classics episode we're going back farther than we ever have before. 103 years back in fact, for a review and discussion about the 1923 silent-era comedy Safety Last! Host Michael is joined by co-host D.K, who selected this movie for review and begins by explaining his reasons, how this film came onto his radar, why he likes it and why he thinks it's a...

AN INTERVIEW WITH MUSICIAN AL TROTTER In this special Meet the Creators episode, Mike Wilson sits down with an old friend and the podcast’s newest composer, musician Al Trotter. In this in-depth conversation, Al reflects on his early experiences with music—both listening and playing—including some (slightly embarrassing) first albums. He shares his journey through school, the influences and supporters who shaped him, and how he discovered his natural ability to learn and reproduce music by ear. Throughout the interview, Al explores each of his six released tracks, including collaborations, the real-life and fictio...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 51 - "Freedom? We have it! And fame? Nah. It's an empty purse. Count it, go broke. Eat it, go hungry. Seek it, go mad!" Our Silver Screen fantasy season continues as DK and guests Neil and Michelle from Destination Yesterday take on the oft-derided British epic 'Krull'. How well does it hold up, forty years on? Grab your glaive and join them to find out. Links: • I is for Investigate: https://open.spotify.c... • Destination Yesterday website: https://www.destination-yesterday.com/ •...

Series 2, Episode 8 - "They always get started. They happen everywhere there's people. Mondas, Telos, Earth, Planet 14, Marinus. Like sewage and smartphones and Donald Trump, some things are just inevitable." Hello there, faithful friends… this is it (for now). We’re closing out this run of our Hit or Miss: Cybermen deep dives with a true epic—World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls. A finale that somehow manages to feel like both an ending and a beginning, bringing us full circle from our very first Cyber review all the way back to the origins of the Mo...

Series 2, Episode 7 - “We Cybermen are superior in every way. Except when it comes to navigating stairs.” Welcome back, Doctor devotees and Cyber converts alike. This week our journey through all-time Cybermen stories takes us to the 26th Century, aboard a doomed freighter captained by an elderly British comedy legend, hurtling towards prehistoric Earth… and moments away from one of Doctor Who’s most shocking losses. Yes, it’s time for Earthshock. There’s a lot going on in this one, and our own ragtag crew are here to break it all down. Captain Michael is back in t...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 50 - " I move the stars for no one" For Cult Classics' 50th episode, DK is kicking off the 80s fantasy season with a trip to the undergound. He only has thirteen hours to solve the riddle of the Labyrinth. Join him and guests Vean, Sandy and Jenn as they brave the bog of eternal stench and the Goblin city to face off against the Goblin king, himself. There's plenty of discussion to be had so jump in on the podcast where everything seems possible and nothing is what it seems. <...

Series 2, Episode 6 - “My Sky Striker! My glory!” Hold on to your time rings, faithful podcast fans, because this week we’re heading back into the Cyber-review fold on a course for Nerva Beacon and the fabled planet of gold, Voga, for a main-episode review of the… “divisive” Tom Baker serial Revenge of the Cybermen. Host Mike and co-host Companion D.K welcome back returning guests Cliff Chapman and Joshua Merkley to help untangle a messy web of intrigue, espionage, viruses, missile strikes, crash landings, and some rather uncharacteristic cyborgs. But first, we warm up with a chat...

Series 2, Episode 5 – “There was a dog pissing up against our tent, hold me Ianto.” We’re back for the next in our Hit or Miss: Doctor Who Cyber Season, and we're heading to 2000s Cardiff and into our first Whoniverse spin-off review. Yes, we're tackling the infamous “Cyberwoman” from Torchwood — the episode that asks, “What if body horror… but make it awkward?” Host Michael is joined by returning favourites: Pasty Sheep maestro and semi-pro Matt Berry impressionist George White, plus Who mega-fan, voice actor and self-declared No.1 fan (with heavy sarcasm) of Chris Chibnall, Cliff Chapman. We kick off...

Cinema Classics Number 25 - "The total potential here must be nothing less than astronomical!" Prepare yourself, listener, for a new scale of science-fiction cinematic value. Dare you come with us and visit the Forbidden Planet? Skipper Mike & First Lieutenant D.K are joined on this amazing voyage by returning interplanetary specialist Justin Avery Smith as we head to Altair IV and arguably the birth of the sci-fi genre as we know it. Celebrating 70 years since it's initial release our intrepid trio dive deep into the genesis of this cinematic landmark, explore the groundbreaking ideas, effects...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 49 - "Hydrolyzed vegetable protein, soybean meal, niacin, dextrose, and sodium nitrate flavoring.""Yup, that's what we call "meat" back home." Many copycat movies were produced in the wake of 1977's Star Wars. But perhaps none are as legendary as Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars AKA The Magnificent 7 in space. Join DK and Nigel the Kaiju Whisperer as they take a deep dive into the movie with more alien species than you can shake a stick at, a sublime James Horner soundtrack, and arguably the most...

Series 2, Episode 4 - "My name was Ashad. I did spare your son...because he's a useless runt, sickly and weak. And I did have children. I slit their throats when they joined the resistance." Clouds are gathering, lightning strikes, and a familiar mechanical clank is moving in from Lake Geneva. Welcome to a spine-tingling episode of the Hit or Miss: Doctor Who Cyberman season, as this week we're investigating The Haunting of Villa Diodati. Host Michael is joined by a group of returning guests whose intellect and wit could rival any gathering of literary geniuses... or at...

Series 2, Episode 3 – "Another artist replaced by A.I!" Hello again Whovians and Cyberfans, and welcome to another episode of Hit or Miss: Doctor Who. This week our Cyberman explorations take us back to classic black-and-white Who, as we try not to trip any traps or wake any frozen armies during our deep dive into Second Doctor classic The Tomb of the Cybermen. Host Mike and co-host D.K. are joined by two returning guests for this expedition to Telos: regular fixture Tobi, and Lynn, back again following our The Tenth Planet review. Proceedings begin with an...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 48 - "I'll buy that for a dollar!" Paul Verhoeven's 1987 sci-fi satire Robocop comes under the spotlight on this episode of Cult Classics. This time around DK is joined once again by Mike Wilson as they discuss the 80s unexpected smash hit. Does it go too far? How much did DK fanboy while in Dallas? And just what the hell is with Dick Jones' arms anyway? Find the podcast all over the internet via https://linktr.ee/mikespods Follow DK on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/4...

Series 2, Episode 2 – “Extreme Makeover: Human Edition” Welcome back, Cyber-converts, to the second episode of our new podcast series exploring Cybermen stories old & new. This week we shift focus to NuWho. So watch out for zeppelins, and hope your doppelgänger isn’t a dog as we step into a world that’s familiar… but just a little bit different. That’s right: we’re diving into the alternate-reality two-parter “Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel”. Host Mike is broadcasting this week alongside our very own makeshift Preachers; returning guests Michael Whaley and Stephen Rogerson, plus first...

Cinema Classics Number 24 - "Dear God. Did you have to send me news like that - today of all days? I know, I know we are the chosen people. But once in a while, can't you choose someone else?" Hello again, movie fans and cultured classics aficionados! Welcome back to another episode of Cinema Classics on the Silver Screen Podcast feed. This month, host Michael has endured hardship, guest cancellations, and the challenge of keeping this episode balanced like a certain musician on a rooftop, as we turn our attention to the emotionally charged classic...

Sequel Season #1 - “The way I see it, someone’s out to make a sequel. You know, cash in on all the movie murder hoopla. So it’s our job to observe the rules of the sequel.” We’re back! Silver Screen Podcast (regular flavour) returns for 2026 and — well — do you like scary movies? I sure hope so. What’s your favourite scary movie? If you said Showgirls, then you’ll be right at home with this deep-dive review of slasher sequel Scream 2. We’re covering this film for two reasons: firstly, to tie in with the imminent re...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 47 - "What would you say you do here...?" It's February, the most depressing month of the year, so it's apt that this episode DK and the gang are looking at the Mike Judge comedy Office Space. Make sure you have your stapler handy and join DK, Nick and Rob as they clock-watch, nineties style. And don't forget your TPS reports! Links: Rob: Facebook - robertdlunt Find the podcast all over the internet via https://linktr.ee/mikespods Follow...

Series 2, Episode 1 - “We are equipped to survive. We are only interested in survival. Anything else is of no importance.Welcome back, faithful friends, to a brand new series of Hit or Miss: Doctor Who. Things are getting decidedly chilly as we head to Snowcap Base in the South Pole — and into our first examination of the cold, brutal logic of the chilling Cybermen. D.K. is your host, guiding our podcast party through the debut appearance of the menacing cyborgs in a hugely important story that also just happens to feature the first ever rege...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 46 - "What does it mean when there's a picture of a skull?" "Good stuff!!!" Cult Classics kicks off February - quite literally - with arguably one of the best kung-fu movies ever produced. Join DK and uber fan Nick as they head East to discuss Jackie Chan's epic sequel Drunken Master II. Prepare for high kicks, non-stop action and a lifestyle that is a little too close to comfort for DK! Find the podcast all over the internet via https://linktr.ee...

Cinema Classics Number 23 - "This is my life! It always will be! Nothing else! Just us, and the cameras, and those wonderful people out there in the dark!" Cinema Classics is back for 2026! In a very apt choice we're looking at classic cinema reflecting on classic cinema this month, as we head down to Sunset Boulevard — Billy Wilder’s venomous, melancholic love letter to Hollywood and one of the most iconic films of the Golden Age. Regular host Michael is joined by stalwart returning guest and fellow first-time viewer Tobi to discuss Wilder’s refusal of sub...