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Ian fights off the lurgy and Chris escapes domestic hell to bring you final two stories in the Doctor Who 60th anniversary Celebrations. Wild Blue Yonder. Written by Russell T Davies. Starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate The Giggle. Written by Russell T Davies. Starring Neil Patrick Harris

Ian is joined by Doctor Who fan Chris Cassell to discuss the show's 60th anniversary celebrations and the new episode The Star Beast. We discuss the Children In Need special scene, the Daleks in Colour, An Adventure in Time and Space and the return of David Tennent in The Star Beast.

Ian is joined by Dr Ben Lamb to chat about his book, You're Nicked, covering British police TV dramas. We cover the enduring appeal of these shows, the changes in story telling and how the shows both reflect and influence the audience and society in general. And of course we an episode each from three iconic shows. Dixon of Dock Green (1955-1976). Season 2, episode 10 The Rotten Apple. Written by...

For a special Halloween episode I'm joined by Mark Plant and Joe Higgens to review three spooky themed episodes of BBC comedy shows. Chucklevision (1987). Season 1, ep 6 Halloween. Starring Paul and Barry Chuckle Steptoe and Son (1974). Season 8 ep 6 Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard. Written by Galton and Simpson. Starring Harry H Corbett and Wilfred Brambell The Young Ones (1984). Season 2, ep4....

It's the series finale of Ahsoka! Part 8: The Jedi, the Witch and the Warlord

Ian is joined by Nathan Adler as we travel to 48 AD Greece to discuss the legendary Battle Of Thermopylae. 300 (2006). Directed by Zack Snyder. Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller. Starring Gerard Butler and Lena Headley The 300 Startans (1962). Directed by Rudolph Mate. Starring Richard Egan, Ralph richardson and David Farrar.

Ian and Maria cover the penultimate episode of Ahsoka. And biscuits. Part Seven: Dreams and Madness. Directed by Geeta Vasant Patel. Written by Dave Filoni. Starring Eman Esfandi, Anthony Daniels, Nelson Lee

Maria and Ian havre reached part 6 of Ahsoka. Also contains references to soccer! Part Six. Far Far Away. Directed by Jennifer Getzinger. Written by Dave Filoni. Starring Lars Mikkelsen, Wes Chatham

Ian and Maria are in the afterlife to discuss Shadow Warrior Part Five: Shadow Warrior. Directed by Dave Filoni. Written By Dave Filoni Starring Ariana Greenblatt, Hayden Christensen, Temura Morrison

Ian and Maria travel to the Henge for Ahsoka episode 4 Part Four: Fallen Jedi. Directed by Peter Ramsey. Written by Dave Filoni Starring Rosario Dawson, Hayden Christensen, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

Rings ahoy for episode 3 of Ahsoka Part Three: Time to Fly. Directed by Steph Green. Written by Dave Filoni Starring DianaLee Inosanto, Evan Whitten, Genevieve O'Reilly

The BLF return to unpack episode 2 of Ahsoka Part Two: Toil and Trouble. Written by Dave Filoni. Directed by Steph Green Starring Natasha Liu Burdizzo, David Tennant, Ivanna Sakhna

The Bantha Liberation Front return to discuss the first episode of Ahsoka Part One: Master and Apprentice. Directed by Dave Filoni. Written by Dave Filoni. Based on Star Wars created by George Lucas. Starring Rosario Dawson, Ray Stevenson and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Ian is joimed by Patrick O'Riley to explore the cinematic universe that is Baron Munchausen! Les Hallucinations du Baron de Munchausen (1911). Directed by George Mellies Munchausen (1943). Directed by Josef von Baky. Starring Hans Alber as the Baron Baron Prasil (1962). Directed by karel Zeman. Starring Milos Kopecky as the Baron The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988). Directed by Terry Gilliam...

It's a special episode combining our War On film strand with Ian's 50th birthday celebration. Nathan Adler returns top review a war film which also turns 50 years old. Massacre In Rome (1973). Directed by George P Cosmatos. Based on the book by Robert Katz. Starring Richard Burton, Marcello Mastroianni and Leo McKern

Nathan Adler rejoins Ian for the second in our War On Film series. This episode we discuss three portrayals of the German counter offensive in December 1944 come to known as The Battle Of The Bulge. Battleground (1949). Directed by William A Wellman. Written by Robert Pirosh. Starring Van Johnson, John Hodiak and Ricardo Montalban. Arnoured Command (1961). Directed by Byron Haskin. Written by R.W....

Ian continues his birthday celebration with Vintage Video's Patrick O'Riley to dissect the martial arts classic. Enter The Dragon (1973). Directed by Robert Clouse. Written by Michael Allin. Starring Bruce Lee, John Saxon and Jim Kelly.

The first of four special episodes to celebrate host Ian Graham's 50th birthday. Ian is joined by Mark Plant to celebrate folk horror classic The Wicker Man The Wicker Man (1973) Directed by Robin Hardy. Written by Anthony Shaffer and David Pinner. starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland.

In this first part of a special season of shows Ian is joined by Nathan Adler to discuss the Anglo-Zulu war on film. Zulu (1964). Directed by Cy Enfiled. Written by Cy Enfield and John Prebble. Starring Stanley Baker, Michael Caine and Jack Hawkins Zulu Dawn (1979). Directed by Douglas Hickok. Written by Cy Enfield and Anthony Story. Starring Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole and Simon Ward We also di...

Ian continues his reviews of what's hot at the cinema with the big summer movies. Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning, Oppenheimer and Barbie!

Kevin Jon Davies joins the show to talk about his new book 42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams. Published by Unbound Kevin has edited a choice aelction of Adams previously unpublished writings from his archive. Kevin talks about how the book came together as well as sharing three snippets and some of his personal recollections of Douglas.

Ian reviews two of the latest cinema releases. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Asteroid City.

Ian is joined by Malcolm Cook, Associate Professor at Southampton University to discuss British animated films between 1904 and 1925. From its roots in music hall and newspapers to traditional cartoon characters via wartime propaganda. We discuss craft, technique and message and discover that these hundred year old films are still as relevant and groundbreaking now as they were then. Watch the fil...

Django (1966) launched Franco Nero to stardom and was copied and influenced filmakers to theis very day. Ian is joined by Aaron Lewis from The Last jedi On The Left to look at this iconic fim and it's legacy. Django (1966). Written and directed by Sergio Corbucci. Starring Franco Nero, Jose Balado and Loredana Nusciak Django Kill.....If You Live shoot! (1967). Directed by Giulio Questi. Starring T...

James Cameron's first two Terminator films set a template for action, androids and time travel stories inspiring countless other movies to this very day. However as is the way in Hollywood other creatives got their first! I'm joined by Vintage Videos Patrick O'Reilly to chat three Pre-Terminators. The Outer Limits. Season 2, episode 1. Soldier. Written by Harland ellison. directed by Gerd Oswald....