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

Two fantastic theme tunes and at least one brilliant cartoon. Find out more about these two shows along with some fairly robust views on C3-PO, a few snippets of singing and a redacted tale from Cliff's youth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We get a bit more serious in this longer episode that focuses on two documentaries that affected us on first viewing. The Strangest Village in Britain focuses on Botton in Yorkshire, which has 150 residents with learning difficulties or disabilities. We talk about the characters, their humour and the situation they're in. Is it a good idea, or is it a kind of institution? We then turn to Mini from...

Brett picks a classic X Files episode about mysterious, liver-eating stretchy man Eugene Tooms. Before we get there there's a personality test, a discussion of Brett's CV and stories about being flashed in South Shields. This episode was made under the influence of alcohol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You requested more kids' TV shows form the 80s and we delivering them - like a modern milkman who delivers podcasts. A podcastman, In this episode we discuss BraveStarr, a 1987 series about a space cowboy, In one shocking episode of the show a young chap gets addicted to a drug called spin, with devastating consequences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two classic TV game shows from ITV that put kids through the ringer. Four lads from Sunderland break a record on Knightmare, there's a mullet mix-up with Pat Sharp and Brett is stumped by this week's quiz. We chat about imaginary synth soundtracks, the joys of staying still and non-alcoholic beers, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Cushing takes in a couple of Playboy pinups in this Hammer classic from 1971, but can he keep them from Count Karstein's evil grip? We discuss the movie, plus find out about when Brett tried to sell a robotic Elvis head. A few ghosts in the machine mean the audio gets a bit glitchy in places, deal with it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett watches 1989 cult horror Society for the first time and is not prepared for what he sees. As well as turning him into a night lizard, we discuss Christopher Lambert going for a pint in Newcastle, the merits of practical effects and tenuous links to John Carpenter. Much like the movie itself, the end of the podcast goes places you might not expect, namely into Rick Moranis' bum. Hosted on Aca...

There's talk of murder, sleaze and the return of yuppies as we discuss two game shows from the late 1980s and early 1990s - The Interceptor and Fort Boyard. There's a fairly depressing quiz before a rather abrubt ending (brought on by crying baby...). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff welcome you to the world of their flea circus and explain what will be coming up in the podcast series. There's chat about bum guns, Lee Hurst's degenerative disease, Dracula and more. Have a listen, eh? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.