The Something Wicked Podcast

More relaxed chat and righteous rants about what's been occurring. We discuss the 50th Anniversary celebrations of The Wicker Man, the UAP hearings, Sinéad O'Connor and jacket potato-fearing enemy of the state Brian Harvey.

From the masterful acting and smartly-drawn characters to the laugh-out-loud-lines and magnificent swearing, Succession is an exquisite family drama which astonishes on so many levels and even makes you sympathise with the rich and detestable.

There was a man called Huw A church man through and through At home on a pew with a nice hair-do A respectable man it was true But allegations flew And caused a hullabaloo There was a surprise rear view Which left him in a stew We didn’t have a clue That he could be so blue Had he just had a few? Or got bored with virtue? Oh it’s a right old to-do Poor old Huw!

We discuss our personal highlights of this year's show which include Axl's teeth, Elton's walk and Rick's Morrissey tribute act.

In 1991, a 1978 cover version by metal band Judas Priest was the subject of a bizarre subliminal message trial, with the Brummies accused of inserting malevolent hidden messages into their music that caused two young fans to kill themselves. As they say, only in America!

It's all gone wrong for Pip Schofield and this time it's even more serious than the queue jumping scandal. We also get into celebrity shoplifting with Worrall-Thompson and Madeley.

In a Dominic Littlewood-heavy episode, we (yet again) berate the state of modern TV and come up with our own far superior shows, such as The Dominator, Aintree Harriot and Caine & Disabled.

Blimey, this is a long one. Aldi beers, Audiobooks, Britpop, Tribute Acts, Shaun Hutson, Cowell, all discussed with the same amount of respect and humour you've come to expect from us.

No one would have believed that in the last years of the 1970s, a concept album based on the H.G. Wells novel would have such a profound and lasting impact on those who heard it. Few men even considered the possibility that it would it re-emerge in the 21st century as a live theatrical experience, featuring Russell Watson and Marti fucking Pellow. And yet, across the gulf of 4 decades, minds immea...

Enjoy a long scotch whilst playing with your dart as we review the unintentionally hilarious 2018 documentary 'After The Screaming Stops' featuring twin turnip-heads Matt and Luke Goss. 

There was Tucker's coolness, Baxter's sarcasm, Zammo getting smashed on smack, Gripper starting a race war and Bronson's wig. And who could forget poor put-upon punchbag Ro-land? We remember one of the best shows of our childhood.

We cast a critical eye over the festive season and ask the question 'Is Christmas just shit now?'

Yes, we couldn't resist adding our voices to the noise but we hope our take is a bit different. We also get into Zidane, Botham and Jimmy Somerville!

From a shape-shifting super-spy to an old man in a big coat, it seemed like anyone could tackle crime in the 80s, you didn't even need permission. We lapped up the futuristic vehicles and the fantasy of it all but why was a nosy novelist such a magnet for murder and just what was a Majordomo called Max really thinking? 

We celebrate the magnificent Pink Floyd and in particular the difficult and antagonistic relationship between creative visionary Roger Waters and quiet genius David Gilmour. 

We discuss the extraordinary career of Stephen King - his books, the film and TV adaptations and his influence on pop culture. Time to face the master! 

Oh we did have a laugh on this one, reminiscing about morning TV in the 6 weeks' holiday, Superstars' cheat Brian Jacks, Survivors and Aap Kaa Hak. We then moved onto having a pop at The Hit Man And Her and greedy sociopath Gary Barlow. 

We commemorate the madness of The Falklands War, 40 years on. We had some recording issues on this one - intially Dave sounds like he's broadcasting from the islands themselves and Lee sounds like he's stuck in a battleship funnel but don't let it put you off as it's a very good episode, if we do say so ourselves. 

Our idle chatter takes us through sketchy sitcoms of the 70s and 80s, plus some good ones like Cowboys and Fools and Horses. We also dip into Cameo, the video messages from 'stars' thing and wonder 'who'd want Frank Stallone?! The Staircase / Michael Peterson case also features. All in all it's a great episode with plenty of laughs. 

With the Pentagon now admitting they don't know what they are, we delve into the USS Nimitz 'Tic-Tac incident of 2004 and other startling encounters which have the Navy baffled and the US Senate asking serious questions. 

Folk Horror, Friedkin and Frank Butcher are discussed in this meandering episode. It's all good fun.

We discuss the weird docu-drama which saw the return of capital punishment in the UK with one Paul Francis Gadd facing the noose. After that, we just generally take the piss out of the pop nonce.

Airports, Holidays, Jon Ronson, Nick Cage, The Oscars, Mobility Scooters... all this and more plus a fair bit of the usual moaning.

If you prefer your music a bit more interesting and offensive then why not listen to us wax lyrical about the likes of AxCx, John Otway and Cannibal Corpse. You have been warned!

We're pretty pissed off this time! Capitalism! Consumerism! Royalism! Denialism! Narcissism! Jingoism! How can we resist it all?