Nicholas Branch

Alas Branch and Ripley

Comedy EN ↓ 18 episodes

A podcast about everything, and nothing. Nic and the Talented Mr Ripley talk about the things that defined them. Action figures, movies, tv shows and more things that helped to shape them into the middle aged men they are more. No script, no plans, we can literally go anywhere, and often do. Please join us

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Author

Nicholas Branch

Episodes

Eating poor steak in a Crystal Dome 06.03.2024 1:51:54

WE DID IT GUYS! We're back to talk about our trips to Orlando, poor celebrity steak restaurants and why we think analogue is better than digital

The (Late) Christmas 2022 Extravaganza 18.03.2023 2:45:50

WE DID IT GUYS! We're back to talk about our trips to North America, getting old, Scream films and piercings? *This episode contains no Christmas talk

15. Ripley's Not So Excellent Adventure 15.08.2022 1:30:09

Chris books a hotel which doesn't exist. Some Ripleys go on an American adventure and Nic looks forward to freezing to death in Canada.

14. Comedians and TV Tours 12.05.2022 2:06:00

Comedians and bad comedy gigs, memories of the UK's version of Universal Studios and much more besides

13. The 2021 Christmas Special 09.04.2022 2:15:45

Spiderman No Way Home, Jurassic Park toys, comedy, the Oscars and much much more from an idiot and his super talented author friend.

12. Plenty of Time To Die! 17.10.2021 2:23:27

Chris LOVES Bond. Nic likes Bond. So what do they make of the latest Bond, and what impact has Bond had on their lives?

Looneys' running the Warner Asylum 07.04.2021 1:40:10

Branch and Ripley are back to talk about Looney Toons, Warner Brothers Studio Stores, Space Jam 2 and why the Looney Toons are not the big franchise they once were among other things Listen to more of Mr Ripley here at T he Halloween Half Hour and you can find Nic on Disney Parks and Beyond, That Universal Podcast and My Disney Life 

#10 - Collecting (Back with a bang) 04.01.2021 2:15:51

Branch and Ripley return in 2021 with a look at things they / did collect. Also contains tiki drinks and Playmobile

Superhuman Street Sharks sponsored by the Deep Pan Pizza Co 05.08.2020 2:01:30

Branch and Ripley are back. Street Sharks, Superhuman Samurai Cyber Squad, Playmates Star Trek, Crappy kids books, Woolworths, Pizza Hut trips and what crap did Nic get from KFC in 1989? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N34MmqmxqD0 Superhero Samurai Cyber Squad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4HLBfTcAUg and 5 years later this was The Iron Giant

#8 - Staying at the Winchester with Frankie Howard 07.05.2020 2:17:47

This month, Sequels, Air Travel, The Mandalorian, Hey Dugee, Lego Mario and so much more

#7 - Phineas and Refurb 02.04.2020 2:25:54

What is going on in this new pandemic world we live in? Theme Parks, Cruise Lines, Home Movies from 1992, Picard, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Construction sites, budget cuts.... No, not a reworking of Billy Joel's 1989 banger "We Didn't Start The Fire", but another episode of Alas Branch and Ripley

#6 - The Curious Case of Crinkley Bottom 22.01.2020 2:16:52

Noel Edmunds’ crappy theme parks, Worthless toy collections, becoming more like Larry David and why kids today don’t even know they’re born. And that’s not even half of it

#5 - Christmas Memories and Baby Steps 12.01.2020 1:26:52

Wait, we STILL DO this podcast? Thanks to Kat, we are back. Christmas Catastrophes, Christmas Memories, and Nic reveal's more stuff about himself then he probably shouldn't. So back to normal then Join Nic and Chris as they take a dive into the swimming pools of their minds and recall memories of weird toy lines, late night TV in the 80's and 90's, meeting celebrities and so much more.  It's...

Alas Branch and Ripley #4- The Travelling Ripbury 29.09.2019 1:46:48

Chris has been to Orlando and we talk about what he's been up to since the last episode. I mean, in theory that's what hat happens, but in traditional AB&R fashion the conversation soon takes some tangents.... Join Nic and Chris as they take a dive into the swimming pools of their minds and recall memories of weird toy lines, late night TV in the 80's and 90's, meeting celebrities and so much...

Alias Branch & Ripley #3 - Superzeros, Michael Keaton, Trains, the 80's and more 07.08.2019 2:17:48

Join Nic and Chris as they take a dive into the swimming pools of their minds and recall memories of weird toy lines, late night TV in the 80's and 90's, meeting celebrities and so much more.  It's a random podcast of nothing and everything from the creative minds of The After Dark Network This episode we talk Jaws, Michael Keaton, crap Superhero films and TV shows, why the 80's is the best d...

Alas Branch and Ripley #2, Part 2 - Sarah Ferengison 29.07.2019 44:09

Join Nic and Chris as they take a dive into the swimming pools of their minds and recall memories of weird toy lines, late night TV in the 80's and 90's, meeting celebrities and so much more.  It's a random podcast of nothing and everything from the creative minds of The After Dark Network  This episode, Dom Jolly, Eurotrash, SDCC, Star Trek, how Chris became an author and more

Alas Branch and Ripley #2, Part 1 - The Farage in the room 29.07.2019 1:41:20

Join Nic and Chris as they take a dive into the swimming pools of their minds and recall memories of weird toy lines, late night TV in the 80's and 90's, meeting celebrities and so much more.  It's a random podcast of nothing and everything from the creative minds of The After Dark Network This episode, Dom Jolly, Eurotrash, SDCC, Star Trek, how Chris became an author and more

Alas Branch and Ripley #1 - Swamp Thing Action Figures, American Gladiators, Bob Mortimer and more 22.06.2019 1:59:06

Join Nic and Chris as they take a dive into the swimming pools of their minds and recall memories of weird toy lines, late night TV in the 80's and 90's, meeting celebrities and so much more. It's a random podcast of nothing and everything from the creative minds of The After Dark Network