The Something Wicked Podcast

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.

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.

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'.

Sherlock Holmes, Huw Edwards, George Orwell, Graham Thorpe, great books and films... just a few of the subjects we gassed about.

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.

We choose our favourite 5 episodes and celebrate the genius of Pemberton and Shearsmith.

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.

A meandering chat covering Yacht Rock, Roger Daltrey, Comedy Double Acts from the 80s and a bizarre obsession with Peter Cetera.

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?

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.

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. 

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.

We review 'The Long Shadow', ITV's drama covering the Yorkshire Ripper case, after which we get into Steve Coogan's portrayal of Sutty's perverted pal in the BBC's 'The Reckoning'.

We discuss the recent shocking episode where a pub fight and injured male pride leads to the senseless murder of two men.

As temperatures plummet and UK boilers break down, we huddle round a warm mic to discuss freezing films such as 'The Thing' and 'The Shining', as well as 'Alive' which sparks chat about the tastiest parts of the human body.

Scaling the heights of Chat-mandu whilst high on Clarky Cats, we celebrate Partridge and Brass Eye. We also discuss how the comedy of old was often misinterpreted and led to the sanitised output we have today.

Discussing the excellent 'Scarred For Life' podcast led us to down a very dark, danger-filled alley full of our own childhood scars such as Public Information Films, ghostly photographs and the weird and nasty TV anthologies.

If you love Spinal Tap you’ll love this episode as we explore bizarre firings, uncontrollable egos and the petty jealousies in the wonderful world of Rock N' Roll. Who got fired for having clean feet? Who shamed his band by getting engaged to a mass-murderer? And what’s with the brown M&Ms?!  Featuring Hall & Oates, Megadeth, Deep Purple, The Fall, Van Halen, Simon & Garfunkel, Ant...

Forget The Snowman, this is Raymond Briggs's masterpiece, a sad and haunting tale about a naive elderly couple trying to survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.

Having attended the Manchester premiere of Jake West's brilliant documentary on Cliff we thought we'd have a little chat about it.

Plenty of hot topic/career suicide chat in this one - Ben Kissel's sacking from The Last Podcast, the cancellation of Graham Linehan and Israel-Palestine. We've done cheerier episodes it's fair to say.

We examine the classic nuclear thriller written by Troy Kennedy Martin, dissecting the intricate plot lines and compelling characters. To paraphrase the late, great Darius Jedburgh: "100 minutes, ladies and gentlemen! Get it whilst it's hot!"

We weigh in to the Russell Brand saga, like you knew we would. Is he guilty-wilty or the victim of a conspiracy-wiracy?

We look at Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' and discuss the man whose work and legacy gave new meaning to the term 'Well, that escalated quickly'.

In our first episode on the nuclear threat, we discuss growing up in the 80s, the hellish prospect of living under three doors for two weeks and the bleakest, most devastating drama ever made.