Brett & Cliff's Flea Circus: A movie and TV podcast

Brett picks one of his teenage faves and we find out that Pinky and the Brain is even funnier than we remember. Music comes from Ollie Winder. Check out more here Ollie Winder | Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com › artist . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look back at an episode of British TV favourite Lovejoy, starring Ian McShane. We also solve the mystery of the disappearing pumice and try a quiz that splices antiques and detectives together. Music comes from North East band Endless Season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett picks one of his favourite movies from legendary director John Carpenter. There's also an excellent quiz pulled from the internet and music from Cybershade with Rainmaker. You can find out more here https://cybershade.bandcamp.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss Villager, the 1995 debut solo album from Mother Earth frontman Matt Deighton. Also known for playing with Paul Weller and briefly replacing Noel Gallagher in Oasis, Deighton's work is well overdue discovery. There's also music from Model Society. You can find out more about them here https://www.musicglue.com/modelsociety/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett picks this outrageous 60s Batman movie, which has incredible fight scenes, over theta effects and some downright hilarious performances. Music comes from Sunzoom. You can find out more here: Sunzoom - Home | Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com › ... › Musician/band Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff get in the drains this week and follow Doc Croc and his rat pals as they present a satirical kit magazine show, with spoof cartoons, B-movie rip-offs and musical parodies. With plenty of toilet humor along the way. Music comes from Mild Horses, with Failing Upwards. Check them out here Mild Horseshttps://mildhorses.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Brett and Cliff find themselves diverted and get back onto the subject of the Beatles. A half-hour bonus with more George Harrison than you can shake a pomegranate at. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss a low-budget movie from Amazon Prime, The Vast of Night, a stylishly shot sci-fi film set in 1950s New Mexico. There's also a flea quiz, Cliff's declaration of love for switchboards and music from The Good's Gone. You can listen to more of their music here https://thegoodsgone.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Even more on the Pater Jackson film about The Beatles' recording sessions for Let It Be, Get Back. This time there's a quiz, more on John Lennon's role and more music from The Mariners. Luke from the band joins us again and you can find more about his band here: The Mariners: Musichttps://themariners.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff welcome back Luke Williamson from The Mariners to discuss Peter Jackson's three-part movie Get Back, about The Beatles' sessions for Let It Be. Much like the film itself, and the sessions. It goes on too long for one episode, so tune in next week for part 2. Please note, some volume issues - hope it doesn't spoil your listening too much! Music comes from The Mariners. The Mariners:...

We look back at a Christmas TV special from legendary London band Chas & Dave. There are guest spots on the show for Eric Clapton and more ad we also have a Christmas quiz and music from Mercury Machine. You can find out more about the band here: Mercury Machine – Manchester based Electro/Indie/Rock bandhttps://mercurymachine.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff's worlds collide this week as Christmas meets horror. We look at a 1989 episode of Tales from The Crypt, All Through The House. Which is a revamped version of a 1972 section of an Amicus anthology where the TV show got its name from. Joan Collins stars in the original, Robert Zemeckis directs the newer one. What could possibly go wrong? There's also a special Xmas tune from our goo...

Brett picks an episode of 2006 TV miniseries Nightmares and Dreamscapes, based on a collection of Stephen King short stories by the same name. Episode 8 is called 'Ya know they got a hell of a band' and is about a couple who drive into a small town inhabited by dead rock stars. There's a rock star quiz, the usual chitty chatty and music from Leeds band The Superlatives. You can find out more about...

We are joined by our friend Dan, post-heart transplant, for a journey back to the 1990s when Jimmy Nail was the highest paid actor in the UK and topped the charts. Crocodile Shoes is one of Dans favorite songs and we talk about the show, working class portrayals on TV and loads more. Music coms from Bill Fever. You can find out more about Bill here: Bill Fever: Money Goes To Bloody Moneyhttps://bi...

Cliff's dad Brian joins the podcast this week to talk about Flight of the Navigator, a 1980s kids sci-fi movie that has some memorable scenes. There's also some Japanese food chat, a brief discussion on football and a random fact quiz. Music comes from Amateur Ornithologist. Listen to more here Birdwatching | Amateur Ornithologisthttps://amateurornithologist.bandcamp.com › album › b... . Hosted on...

A kids TV special, focusing on two shows presented by Neil Buchanan, Art Attack and Finders Keepers. There's also a TV presenter quiz and music from Savage Void. You can here more here https://savagevoidofficial.bandcamp.com/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fireworks, a sleepy Cliff, a fact quiz and a look back at The Verve's first EP, before they added the The to the name Music comes from The Heavy North with Awake. Listen to more here. The Heavy North - Home | Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com › ... › Public Figure › Band Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff bow to peer pressure and watch Battle of the Planets to see what everyone is banging on about. There's more tekka chat, Dune and Halloween Kills thoughts. The music is Ranch Dream from Weekend Faithful. Listen again here https://open.spotify.com/artist/3aAbgEbdB3KwP86f4AYtVu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cliff watches Rocky for the first time and finds out what make's Stallone's boxing tale such a classic. There's a quiz, chat and music from The Institutes, too. You can listen to more from them, here... The Institutes | Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com › artist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A pained, recuperating Cliff (with a quiet voice) watched one of Brett's favourites, The Curse of Frankenstein. The movie heralded the start of Hammer's horror infatuation and made stars of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. There's a monster quiz, chat about surgery and what's good on telly and music from Michael Donaghue with Landing. You can listen to more of his music here: Michael Donoghue -...

Cliff survives surgery to edit this episode about John Carpenter's adaptation of Stephen King's Christine. There's a couple of quizzes, some hospital chat and music from Simulakrum Lab, you can hear more here: Simulakrum Lab – Synthwave project, electronic music ...https://www.simulakrumlab.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A cut and shut episode this week as pre- and post-illness recordings are spliced together. We look at one of Cliff's favourite albums, Neil Young's On The Beach, a melancholy, sinister ride into the Canadian songwriter's psyche. There's also a man of the match quiz and music from Ollie Winder. You can listen to more here Ollie Winder - SoundCloudhttps://soundcloud.com › user-129438229 . Hosted on...

We welcome Davey Hall back to discuss Wolf Creek, a film he said he'd never watch again after first seeing it in 2005. What does he think now? Find out that, what Cliff's tessies are up to and enjoy a mystical landmark quiz. Music comes from Fatlantic with RPG. Find out more here Fatlantic - Home | Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com › ... › Musician/Band Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

We revisit this Channel 4 documentary that follows three people who think they've bee abducted by aliens and the organisation that has been set up to help people like them. There's also an alien quiz and the fantastic new single from PICTISH TRAILhttps://pictishtrail.co.uk . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a look back at The Smiths' final album, Strangeways, Here We Come. By the time is was released the band had split up but it has some of their very best tracks on it. There's also a Zimbabwean football quiz, some topless shenanigans and music from Line From A Poem. You can listen to more here Lines From A Poem - Home | Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com › ... › Musician/Band . Hosted on Acast...