Cult Connections

Season Four: Episode Two. Apocalypse New (Year). Ian is joined by Rapha Ximenes to cover three New Year based films. Some come find out all about virtual reality, Satan and the new ice age!

Helmets Ahoy! The Book of Boba Fett Parts 1&2. Ian is joined by Mark Plant to discuss the opening two episodes of the new Star Wars series. WARNING contains spoilers!

Season Four: Episode One. Fog, Farts and Fishwomen. Three stories of life in a lighthouse. From a modern tale of isolation, madness and death, a charming children's favourite to a classic example of Doctor Who gothic horror. I'm joined by Mark Plant to talk mermaid sex, the British aristocracy and Texan oil barons.

Cult Connections at Christmas. Stephen Spurling joins Ian to take a look back at three festive TV specials from Christmas past. A cosy family drama, a variety special and a pair of millionaire sleuths.  So are they worth cracking open the sherry or would you be better sleeping off the turkey?

Cult Connections at Christmas: Ho Ho Horrors. Three very different Christmas films and three very different Santa's. Helen Carey joins me to discuss  festive fantasy, alienation and why don't want these Santa's coming down your chimney!

Cult Connections at Christmas. Some of the best remembered films at this time if year aren't Christmas themed at all. Ian is joined by Mark Plant to discuss a World War II blockbuster, a rather dodgy musical favourite and quite probably the very essence of James Bond!

Science fiction doesn't really do the festive season but Good News Everyone! Futurama has come to the rescue. Ian is joined by Joe Higgins to talk Robot Santa, Tinny Tim and the true spirit of Xmas!

Ian is joined by Sean McGinty as we both watch the Japanese Anime classic Howls Moving Castle for the very first time. We discuss imagery, world building, voice work and so much more. And find out how dumb we feel having taken so long to watch a true masterpiece!

Season Three: Episode Eight. It's part two of "The Trilogy Within A Film Series Trilogy" Friday The 13th is a franchise which plays fast and loose with it's own continuity (including Jason himself). However Parts IV, V and VI all feature the character of Tommy Jarvis albeit played by three different actors. I'm joined by Helen Carey as we discuss our favourite Tommy's, bald caps, bananas and 80s d...

Season Three: Episode Seven. Ian is joined by Christopher Craig from A Musical Sunday to review three versions of Hairspray. From screen to stage then back to the screen, it's a funny, diverse and sometimes bizarre tale of representation, identity and just needing to dance!

Season Three: Episode Six. American Outlaws. Ian is joined by Chrisi Talyn Saje from Madison On The Air to talk  train robbers, strong women and pot heads. All three films document journeys through the  American cultural, societal and  physical landscape as, Bob Dylan once sang, the times they are a changing.

Season Three: Episode Five. It's Part One of "The Trilogy Within A Film Series Trilogy". Chris Cassell joins Ian to boldly go into  the Genesis Trilogy.  Khans six pack, Klingon Christopher Lloyd  "colorful metaphors" and everything else in-between. Is this the best Star Trek has ever been?

Season Three: Episode Four. In 1975 Fawlty Towers became an instant classic all round the world. So naturally America had to remake it not once but three times. But was it third time lucky or three times a failure? Ian is joined by Lara Kristine Elliot to find out!

Bonus Episode. Ian is joined by Paul Tomlinson from Mugs games to discuss the launch of the movie themed board game The  Grand Guess Hotel on Kickstarter. Find out all about the inspiration and work that goes into designing the game,  our favourite cinematic hotels and why Ian would be a rubbish hotel manager!

Season Three: Episode Three.  Ian is joined by Dr Adrian Smith to look at three influential Italian horror films. From the "nonno" of the slasher film to a visceral assault on the senses via the worst holiday ever we discover how Italian cinema is like no other.

Ian is joined by Mark Plant to discuss John Boorman's Deliverance. We find out about dentistry, nepotism, the Moustache Conundrum and of course "that scene".  Mark talks about why  his podcast journey also went "up river"  and as always Ian admits to why he's never watched this before.

Season Three: Episode Two. Ian is joined by Scott and Cam from SpyHards Podcast to explore the amazing journey of a rather large prop dinosaur. From London to Peru via Tatooine then back to London it's definitely a crazy ride!

Season Three: Episode 1b. Following on from the horrifying vision of nuclear Britain portrayed in Threads Ian is joined by Stephen Spurling to review its American counterpart ABCs The Day After. Does this TV movie from 1983 still have the power to chill the audience nearly 40 years on?

Season Three: Episode One. In the 70s and 80s the BBC set out to scar the public for life. Ian is joined by Mark Plant from the 100 Things We Learned From film Podcast to discuss a rabies outbreak, nuclear Armageddon and a man made virus from China!.

Ian is joined by Stephen Spurling to discuss the smash hit of 1955 Danny Kaye's The Court Jester. Will this musical comedy still hit the funny bone over 60 years on? Were our squashes buckled?  Did our bosoms heave. Come and find out! Get it? Got it. Good

Everyone loves going to the cinema on their birthday to see a movie. And as Ian and Rapha Ximenes share the same birthday what better way to celebrate than to discuss three films we've seen on our birthdays. So join us as we discuss Jedi's, spoilers, treasure hunts, scary books and lot more. The Rio de Janeiro Fire department even pay as visit!

In the second part of my conversation with Kevin Jon Davies we hear all working on Roger Rabbit, the crazy world of Cash In The Attic and a special forthcoming Douglas Adams project.

In this Cult Connections Special Ian is joined by animator Kevin Jon Davies as we talk about his work on the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy TV series, his relationship with Douglas Adams, Doctor Who and creating the title sequence for Gerry Anderson's Terrahawks!

Season Two: Episode Eight. Ian is joined by Sean to discuss three dystopian visions of the future. Hear how a 70s classic remains eerily prophetic, a graphic novel adaptation  which is coming true by the day and a hidden gem with a powerful message for our states of mind.

Season Two: Episode Seven. Ian is joined by Erin and Kevin from The Podcast That Wouldn't Die to discuss three things Dan O'Bannon. From the anti 2001, a terrifying encounter in space to his directorial masterpiece. Like the man himself it's fun, thought provoking and colourful throughout.