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Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to another wonderful Monty Python episode.  This time it's on the 50th anniversary of their first full length movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail!  We get into the background, how it was made and financed, things that were written but not put into the movie and then get into the movie itself up through the Book of the Film! Pour yourself a pint or a G&...

Welcome back to the Manor!  And welcome to a different episode than originally planned!  Today (Thursday, June 5th, 2025) is the 13th anniversary of the passing of Ray Bradbury.  So tonight, we talked about Ray a bit and the things that we've done or have come out since our last Ray episodes, most of them back in 2020 for his 100th birthday year. This will be coming out just a few hours early so t...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Get ready to pour a pint of bitter or to light your pipe.  We're even okay if you play your violin while you listen, but we don't recommend doing any cocaine. Ever.  Not even a 7% solution.   Our first Sherlock Holmes episode!  Sure, we've mentioned him off the cuff a few times, but in this episode we're going all out and discussing the Hound of the Baskervilles!  Don't...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Have you ever wondered why some Scottish ales and some Belgian, particularly Trappist, ales have numbers on them?  Wonder no more!  We get into the shilling system used in Scotland and the numbering system used by Trappist brewers. Pour yourself a pint of either or something else and listen on! Next week's episode is on Sherlock Holmes and Scrooge McDuck!  Kind of. Get...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to another Monty Python episode!  Well, more or less.  It definitely involves Monty Python, or at least 1/6th of them, but also involves pubbing things.  So more or less what we always talk about.  Pour yourself a cask ale and enjoy this episode on the pub that started as one of, if not the first, micro-breweries!   Next week's episode is about the Scottish sh...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Welcome to our annual "best of" episode where Jody gives his top album picks and James gives his top picks of whatever he feels like (this year its pints of Guinness).  Yes, we know it's May, but we wanted to put some thought into it! Jody did anyway.  Enjoy! Next week's episode is about the Pythons Arms pub, a cross over between Monty Python and early micro-brewing. Ge...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome back to the final episode of our Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti's 50th anniversary episode!  We're wrapping thing up on the final bit of Led Zep's heyday.  There's more to come later this year, but for now, this will have to keep your Zep cravings in check.  Listen in and be ready for some melancholy!  A pint will help with that. Next week's episode is our ann...

Welcome back to the Manor!  While the news of this broke a fair bit ago, for those who didn't know, the man on the Led Zeppelin IV album (Signs as Percy likes to call  it) has been identified!  If you want to know more, pour yourself a pint and listen on! Next week's episode is the final episode (#5) of our Led Zep Physical Graffiti 50th anniversary arc! Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://w...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to the 4th of 5 episodes on our Led Zeppelin 50th anniversary of Physical Graffiti arc!  This episode... touring!  Pour yourself a pint and enjoy! Next week's episode is about the artwork of Led Zeppelin's fourth album. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/twinterrorsmac...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Okay, the title is a bit misleading.  But would the title "study analyzes what happens when full pints are reduced to 2/3rds pint" have piqued your interest?  I think not! But it is an overlap, to see what would happen if pint sizes were reduced.  Listen in to see what happened when a study in the UK had a dozen voluntary pubs reduce their pint sizes.  Did it reduce dri...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to the median point of our Led Zeppelin 50th anniversary of Physical Graffiti arc!  This episode... the songs!  Pour yourself a pint and enjoy! Next week's episode is about the science and statistics of pints in UK pubs!  Actually even more exciting than it sounds, if that's possible! Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pk...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to another pub-ish episode and another HHGTTG episode!  We're talking about the pubs that go into the series... the radio series, the books, the films, life, the universe, and everything!  Fictional and real life pubs!  All of it and 42.  Pour yourself a pint or mix yourself a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster and enjoy! Next week's episode is the third of our serie...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to another 50th anniversary arc for Led Zeppelin!  Physical Graffiti came out 50 years ago in 1975, so we're covering it this year!  Part 2 continues the story with the recording of the album, the album cover, and where the album charted.  Basically all things album related except the songs!  We'll get to those in part three, so hang in there. So pour yourself...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Welcome to more folk horror spooky fun!  This episode goes into "Blood on Satan's Claw," mostly the movie, but also the audio dramatization and the full length novel.  We're diving into it like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, comparing the versions, all of which are true! Pour yourself a pint of bitter and get ready to explore the eerie English country side with us! N...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to another 50th anniversary arc for Led Zeppelin!  Physical Graffiti came out 50 years ago in 1975, so we're covering it this year!  Part 1 starts back in 1974, however, with the creation of Zep's vanity label Swan Song, along with some miscellaneous bits such as meeting Elvis and jamming with the Rolling Stones. We know we had promised Blood on Satan's Claw i...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to the final episode of our Jimmy Page and the Occult arc!  We're finishing obviously, with Jimmy himself.  Between purchasing Crowley artefacts and houses and his dealings with other magic-loving rock stars, this is a packed episode! So sit back and enjoy with your pint and enjoy! Next week's episode is about the folk horror icon "Blood on Satan's Claw." Get...

Welcome back to the Manor!  So we tried something new... a virtual pub crawl!  Since we're not in the same state, we shared a screen virtually and enjoyed pints while we also enjoyed the music and scenery of pubs and taverns and beer halls from Germany, England, Scotland, Ireland, and a Fantasy Realm! We weren't sure how it would go, but we certainly had fun!  Maybe a little tipsy, too, so it's go...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Jody sent a meme to James about why hot wing restaurants are always sports themed and not nerd themed.  What would it take to make a nerd wing place work?  Probably more than we've thought about here, but we talked about it any way!  Feel free to use our ideas... for recognition. Snicker snicker. Pour yourself a pint and cook yourself up a plate of wings and enjoy! Get...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to part 4 of our Jimmy Page and the Occult series!  This one wasn't initially planned, but once James started working on the notes for part 3 (see episode 375), he thought it would be fun to do an additional episode on the Crowley Family Brewery.  So here is a not-quite-so-occult episode in our occult series, on Alton Ales! Pour yourself a pint (sadly not from...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Getting our meat pie episodes to at least a trilogy now, we're talking about British Meat Pie Week!  The first full week of March, so this year March 3rd to March 9th, is a special week full of meat pie goodness.  We talk about the history of meat pies, the contest held in Britain, and more! Although James did use several references, here is the biggest one, the officia...

Welcome back to the Manor! And finally!!! Welcome back to the Jimmy Page and the Occult arc, with part 3, Aleister Crowley!   We get into the background of the Magus and Beast, enough to give the idea of what Jimmy was researching at least.  Sit back with your pint of choice and enjoy!  Next week's episode is about British Meat Pie week. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/me...

Welcome back to the Manor!  An episode James had mentioned a handful of times in our long history has finally been made.  Jacks!  Jacks in folklore, literature, boxes and more -- including all the "Jack nicknames."   Pour yourself a pint and enjoy! Next week's episode is about (stay tuned). Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Facebook:  https...

Welcome back to the Manor and welcome to the second (of two) episode on the 40th anniversary of "This is Spinal Tap," the mocumentary that showcases the band that will eventually reach platinum in the year 2327. Although the 40th was last year, we did release part 1 back in December and recorded both episodes in November... so meh to all the nay-sayers!  Don't make us bring out our cricket bats! ...

Welcome back to the Manor and happy birthday to the professor himself, JRR Tolkien!  For his birthday, we're discussing Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, specifically his version, but also whatever pops into our heads about it.  So light your pipe and pour your pint and get ready for some Arthurian fun. Next week's episode is the second of our Spinal Tap 40th anniversary arc. Get in touch with us a...

Welcome back to the Manor!  Another calendar year has come and gone and we're ending the year as we always do, with an episode featuring Iron Maiden (go back and listen to our 2018 episode to find out why!). This year, we're focusing on Paul Di'Anno, who passed away earlier this year.  We pay tributed to him as the first Maiden vocalist to officially lay down some tracks and get the band started o...