Smersh Pod

This week we’ll be heading back the cutthroat streets and alleyways of the the East End of Victorian London and asking the important questions: What if the Queen was involved in a murderous conspiracy? What if one of the Ripper’s victims actually escaped? And what if respected Victorian detective Frederick Abberline was essentially Uri Geller mixed with Pete Doherty.  Yes, it’s From Hell And...

This week we’ll be knowing when to hold them, when to fold them, and when to walk away, as we witness James Bond reborn, regenerated, refurbished and really not very good at knowing when someone is bluffing.  Yes it’s Casino Royale.  Joining me to bring a gun to a snake and mongoose fight is Dan Thomas.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’ll be heading to a town built by bloody cowboys to find out just what it takes to get a man out of retirement: revenge, or squirrel.   Yes, it’s Tombstone.  Joining me to find out who shot the Sheriff, is Dan Thomas.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a Spider-Man special! This week we’ll be going back to 2002 and dialling up the web to go on the hunt for the best swinger, and find out just who has been leaving sticky white stuff everywhere.  Yes, It’s Spider-Man Joining me to mess with one and all of New York, is Tom Burgess.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To mark the sad passing of Richard Chamberlain, here's one from the vaults of August 2021: Dan, John and Dean have GOT IT! And try and find some treasure with it.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’ll be following a small naked man who wants to get a good look at our ring, bringing an old man off in front of his daughter, getting Merry with a massive wood, while also helping hundreds of men get helm’s deep. Yes, it’s The Two Towers.  Joining me to show that they couldn’t give a Fangorn forest, is The Snake Boys, Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

It's 1994, and Mr Peanut signed a treaty of surrender with President Clinton. A recent episode of the Monday Night Movie Club from the Smersh Patreon. Subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/SmershPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’ll be returning to Castle Dracula to get some much needed exorcise.  There’ll be a bit of necking, some heavy petting, and a British bake off so sensual that it may cause a few soggy bottoms.  Yes, it’s Dracula Has Risen from the Grave.  Joining me to see if the baker KNEADS any help, is world class profiterole chef Ashley Blaker.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

This week we’ll be entering a magical land where love conquers all, lies have no place, and all the men seem to have the horn 24/7.  Yes, it’s The Magic Flute And joining me walk through fire while three lads in a balloon admire our Vorsprung durch Technik, is Madeleine Brettingham Go see Dear Martin at the Arcola Theatre while you can: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/dear-martin/...

This week we’ll be heading down to Dallas to ride the wild rollercoaster of conspiracy. There’ll be thrills, spills, and more twists and turns than a weirdly laid out presidential motorcade.  Yes, it’s JFK. Joining me to sit back and to the left on the fence at the grassy knoll, is Martin Fitzgerald.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’ll be attending the last night of the fair from a seat on a whirling waltzer, as five unsuspecting people walk into the a show they won’t forget and have the devil of a time. Yes, it’s Torture Garden Joining me to find out if we have a cat in hells chance of ever mastering the piano, is Anna Savory.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In view of the sad passing of Gene Hackman, we went back to the archives to June 2020 and dug out an old episode. This was also the very first episode of The Monday Night Movie Club, and there is big talk of Covid, so sorry about that! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’ll be gaslighting like there’s no tomorrow, after all as the saying goes, unlucky in love, lucky in finding women with amnesia in a river to seduce against their will.   Yes. It’s Overboard! Joining me to plan the ultimate prestige mini golf course, is Kate McCabe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’ll be going the distance as we prove that as well as terrapins and goldfish, you can also find underdogs hanging around in pet shops.  We also bear witness to the only boxing match where it helps if you beat your meat before a fight. Yes, it’s Rocky.  Joining me to take a pounding in the ring, is Paul Whitelaw.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

This week we’ll be putting our pedal to the metal and finding out just who’s been doing the worst hijacking, Dom Toretto’s gang, or the screenwriters.  Yes, it’s The Fast and Furious. Joining me to live life a quarter mile at a time, is Car Boy David Hoare with an H. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’ll be folding space, Navigating time, and asking KWISATZ HADERACH  to give the worm a phone.  Yes, it’s Dune And joining me to use the voice and ride a big worm is Paul Litchfield.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we'll be solving everything with a nice cuppa and bringing things back down to Eartha... It's The Protectors, who will be investigating 'A Pocket Full of Posies' - with special guest star Ivan Kirby! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’ll be getting our ass to Mars to find out just who’s been meddling with our minds, and just who sells three cupped bras at this time of night.  Yes, it’s Total Recall.  Joining me to open their mind, is Kuato Dr. Dean Burnett, and Gwat-o Dan Thomas.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From January 2022! Dean, John and Dan take you to the 26th century to talk about everything in this film, and a lot about Geoff Capes and David Bellamy. This might be the best thing we've all ever done. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to another Star Trek special.  This week we’ll be entering the Nexus, a place where time means nothing, and you can go anywhere you want, and have anything your heat desires. So I am hoping it drops me off at Star Trek 2  Yes, it’s Star Trek : Generations. And joining me to tie an energy ribbon round Enterprise B is Paul Litchfield.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Hello and welcome to SMERSHPOD, I’m your host John Rain. This time for another of our extra special compilation episodes where we’ve taken the very best parts of SMERSHes gone by, edited them together, realised it’s only 3 minutes long, and then sifted through the bin to see how we can bulk out the running time.  Today we’re opening up the 2023 SMERSH vault. Over the next 45 minutes you’ll be...

Welcome to another ChirstSMERSH special.  This week we’ll be really getting into the spirit of Christmas by letting a child eat his own weight in chocolate, giving life lessons to an old man, and making some parents feel like utter sh*t. Yes, it’s Home Alone. Joining me to make some bandits wet is Tom Burgess Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’ll be finding out just what happens when awful, unscrupulous people take over an airline and cause nothing but fear, panic, terror and chaos, and I’m not talking about Ryanair.  Yes, it’s Die Hard 2 Joining me to do nude karate while ensuring that his seat is back and his folding trays are in their full upright position, is Paul Gannon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

This week we’ll be looking for true love, lost fathers and six fingers, but enough about those Andre the Giant rumours.  Yes, it’s The Princess Bride.  Joining me to read a story to a cancelled child, are Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An archive classic all the way from 2017! Grab a massive glass of Advocaat, down it in one and then pour another: it's the first of three Christmas Smershpod specials! Kicking us off, it's Richard Curtis's 2003 romantic-comedy Love Actually. John is joined by the thoroughly brilliant Guardian TV critic Julia Raeside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.