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

We take a while to get round to actually talking about M.A.S.K, but stick with us... Before the 80s cartoon is dived into we cover the identity of Banksy, the morals of sending someone a prostitute as a gift, swimming stories involving berries, flat hunting and loads more. There's an 80s cartoon quiz, too, before music from Liverpool band The Banshees, with their single Tell Me Everything. You can...

We book a viewing for indie thriller/horror 1br. Sarah thinks she's found the perfect apartment building but it soon turns into a nightmare. There are spoilers in the podcast, as we discuss conspiracy theories, animal cruelty in films, lizard overlords, swimming lessons and more. It seems we swear quite a lot in this one, too. There's also music from the post-punk-ish The Battles of Winter, with t...

An inventive horror from director Rob Savage, Host focuses on six friends who get together during lockdown for a virtual seance through Zoom. We loved it and thought we should jump straight on Zoom ourselves to discuss it. There's also a horror quiz, a poem for Cliff and music from The Mariners - a Nottingham-based four-piece band influenced by the psych pop of the late 1960s. We play Bring Her Ba...

The Who's 1979 album Quadrophenia is transferred to the big screen by director Franc Roddam with a cast of teenagers who would go on to be mainstays of British TV and film for decades to come. Phil Daniels is Jimmy, a young mod who's entire life is devoted to music, scooters, parties and trying to get the girl - in this case Steph played by Leslie Ash. Jimmy hopes to find salvation through the sce...

Both huge fans of The Beatles, Brett and Cliff discuss their second favorite Liverpool band and talk about why they love Shack and The La's. There's also a quiz and another song at the end. *Some sound problems again - apologies - will be fixed for the next episode* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ethan Hawke stars as a temporal agent who travels back in time to solve the case of the notorious Fizzle Bomber - along the way he meets 'The Unmarried Mother' who could be the key to whole thing. But it's nowhere near as simple as that. We also have a movie quiz a new song and general silly chat. Cliff messed up his sound on this one, soz like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

A look at ESPN's brilliant 30 for 30 series, specifically The Two Escobars episode from the first season in 2009 which looks at the rise of drug kingpin and cartel boss Pablo Escobar and how his influence on Colombian football coincided with the country's clubs and national team having success like never before. The tale interweaves with defender Andres Escobar's own career and tragic death follow...

Brett picks the only romantic comedy he likes for this week's episode, and thankfully Cliff likes it too. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence star alongside Robert De Niro and an excellent ensemble cast in Silver Linings Playbook. There's also a movie quiz, football chat, haircut memories and more nonsense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week delves into a well-reviewed, cult comedy-horror from 2016, Jim Hosking's The Great Strangler. Not for everyone (or many people), it split opinion between Cliff and Brett. Before that, though, a 27-year-old secret is revealed and Clive (Clove?) Tyldesley comes in for some stick. There's also a dictator quiz, chocolate biscuit chat and loads more stuff and nonsense. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

We revisit the BBC's emergency call recreation show, fronted by newsreader Michael Buerke and find it something of a hilarious and terrifying watch. There are gas explosions, creepy rescuers, suspicious caretakers, boat dramas and bee attacks in the clips we watch. As well as that there are some rather upsetting animal revelations, workmen chat, and fancy dress opportunities. Get it in your ears....

A feature-length episode where we get rather excited about discovering Brian Bosworth, or as he's more commonly known - The Boz. Taking a recommendation from a listener we watch Stone Cold, a 1991 action film co-starring Lance Henriksen. It's fun, filled with incredible stunts and some unbelievable lines. There's also a list of grievances, a YouTube music quiz, a terrible lyrics contest and loads...

In the mid-90s video games were having something of a moment, with the likes of Sega Megadrive, Super Nintendo and Amiga bringing some amazing games to the market, Capitalising on the boom in the UK was Gamesmaster, a Channel 4 show presented by Dominik Diamond and astronomer Patrick Moore that features gaming challenges with gamers and celebrities, reviews, previews, hints and tips. We watch a co...

For British kids int he 80s when a big TV got wheeled not the classroom, you know things were looking up. One of the shows schools put on for pupils was Look & Read which had dramas spliced into the pieces on spelling and grammar. One of those was the unparalleled Geordie Racer, which gives us a good chance to do our best Newcastle accents. We also discuss 1973's The Tomorrow People, a sci-fi...

With an aborted 20-minute attempt to watch Mulholland Drive behind him, Brett is forced to watch the full thing, seeing Naomi Watts and Laura Harring's characters unravel before his eyes. As always with David Lynch its a challenging watch, but one that provides plenty to talk about. There's also a rude quiz, some bath chat and some other nonsense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

A slightly different episode this week, as Brett and Cliff welcome champion of The Chase Dan Ward, who talks to us about his experience on the Bradley Walsh-fronted ITV show. There's also a quiz about rude foods, some serious stuff, a mop update and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Baldwin has lived an extraordinary life - from joining the circus at 16, to greeting students at Keele University for 50 years and from setting up his own football club (with Keven Keegan as president) to being Stoke City's kit man. We watch the biopic Marvellous from 2014, starring Toby Jones, Gemma Jones and Tony Curran, directed by Julian Farino and written by Peter Bowker and find plenty...

Brett finally gets Cliff to watch a Stephen King movie, thanks to his beloved Andre Braugher starring in it (until he gets killed by flying monsters). The Mist takes place inside a supermarket - the group of shoppers and staff are trapped inside thanks to a looming mist that seems to have vicious creatures lurking inside. Soon we find out there are monsters inside as well, and not the flying kind....

In 1995 The Beatles returned to the screen with Anthology the first exhaustive documentary made with all of The Beatles' involvement. It also reunited the remaining three members ad blew Brett and Cliff's tiny minds in the process. We talk about listening to the music, watching the show and whether Ringo gets the respect he deserves among other things. There's also a poignant tribute, a novel disc...

The Aussie show about the lighthouse-dwelling Twist family has elements of fantasy, slapstick and even horror. In this episode we talk about the series two episode Little Squirt, about a disgruntled water nymph who wrongly targets little Bronson Twist as the person who's building a damn in the town - with hilarious results! As well as that, we also reminisce about mountain abandonment and attacks...

Brett suggests a documentary that follows three women with Objectum Sexuality - they fancy objects. Some reckon they get married to them, and some think they can speak to them telepathically. Mad. We get all het up with their lack of morals and also dive into some politics, a club singer job offer and a terrifying knife attack. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have a trip back to a more innocent time, when we'd gather around the TV on a Saturday night to watch game shows with the family and discuss the Stars in Their Eyes Champion of Champions final from 1999. It's a bit of a longer episode than usual because we've got nowt else to do have we? Also, it's 40 minutes before we get to the TV show. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

This week Brett finally forces one of his obsessions on Cliff, and gets him to watch Midnight, a classic episode of Doctor Who from the fourth season with David Tennant as the doctor. There's a strong cast and an ingenious plot, but is it enough to make the naysayer change his mind? Elsewhere, a Star trek row reignites, there's a message of support for key workers, Brett is offered a job in 17th c...

Cliff picks the double-header opening salvo from the fifth and final series of time-travel saga Quantum Leap, in which Scott Bakula's Dr Sam Beckett leaps into the body of JFK killer Lee Harvey Oswald. Cue discussions on conspiracy theories as well as the usual tangents on going outside for shopping, curfew alerts and loads more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett picks Dark Matters: Twisted But True for this week's episode. We also have a quick dip into the crazy world of Netflix's Tiger King and Cliff tries to record outside. The main topic of discussion takes in the Unabomber, Russian seed protectors and a man who ravaged himself on leaded petrol, so lots to get our pointy little teeth into. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

In a slightly different episode, we recommend to each other the music and films that always cheer us up, we chat about the need for positivity and reminisce about borrowing music from the library, seeing a small man knocked over by a dog and Brett's latest shopping stories. Stay safe everyone, and reach out if you need a chat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.