Geek Syndicate

Stace and Barry in the Morning is back! Again!... Apologies for the break in transmission; you entirely blame Stace for that one. This triumphant return sees Barry busting out a buried gem of a Musical Musing, Stace lamenting the end of one of her favourite shows, and the pair getting very excitable about a straight to DVD movie. Grab your morning beverage of choice and listen in to find out what...

In this week's episode, Ant and Barry follow the TARDIS to Geneva and join the Doctor in a haunted house with Lord Byron, Mary Godwin and their friends. In a creepy story that proves to be more than expected (for Ant at least), the boys find plenty to talk about. Particularly that villain...

Steve and Scott dispense with the usual news and reviews to talk about Picard.  At the time of recording only the first four episodes have been aired, but they talk about what they like about the show, their favourite characters and where they think it might be going in the future.  Engage!

Amy is back and once again joined by Barry and Ant to talk about some comics. This time the team hop back in time to the early 20th century to join Irene Adler and a host of literary and historic figures as they start on a new adventure in Adler Issue 1, then jump back to the present for some Science-Fiction and Spy-based shenanigans in BANG! Issue 1. Adler Issue 1  ( Writer:   Lavie Tidhar,  Arti...

Can You Hear Me?    The seventh episode of the 2020 series of Doctor Who was a time and space spanning tale of fear and mental health featuring Monsters, Nightmares and Immortals from the dawn of time. Join Ant and Barry as they look back at the episode.

Ant and Barry are back to reflect on the Doctor's latest globe-trotting adventure, Praxeus. This adventure sees the Time Travelling team back on Earth in the near future facing flocks of oddly-behaving birds and a rather nasty looking skin condition. Listen on to find out what the Geek Syndicate team made of the episode and to find out what they think happened after the episode ends ...

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to  action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete discuss The Equalizer 2 from 2018. This is the only film sequel that Denzel Washington has ever made in his career. It's directed by Antoine Fuqua again and this time the action has moved city. How does the film hold up compared to the first?   To talk about...

"It's a Doctor Who continuity rant. But not the one you were expecting ..."   Join Ant and Barry as they take a delve into Fugitive of the Judoon - the half-way point for this year's series of Time Travelling adventures. In this slightly extended episode, the boys do their usual review but also have a delve into the world of theories. And Ant has a rant. Again ...

In this week's episode of Doctor Who, the TARDIS crew land in 1903 and meet up with Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison in Nina Metivier's historical tale. In an unfortunate twist, Arachnophobe Barry joins Ant to review an episode that features Scorpion aliens ... Listen on to find out how that went down ...  

We're back! First episode of 2020 and Scott and Steve kick off with some news and reviews. For our main feature we talk about the forthcoming Dune film adaptation by visionary director Denis Villeneuve, as well as previous adaptations, the forthcoming TV show and our expectations for what is to come.   To talk about this episode and any other episode you can visit the Grouchy Old Geeks Facebook Gr...

In Orphan 55, The Doctor and company find themselves in an All-Inclusive holiday Spa that comes under attack from a hostile force and everything is by no means what it appears. Will Ed Hime's tale survive an assault from Ant and Barry in this review of the episode? 

Monts and Nuge are back with their first episode of Geek Syndicate for 2020. Week that Was Simon Says: Nazi Hunter, War of the Worlds, His Dark Materials,Dracula,Swamp Thing and Dr Who. Main As our dynamic due like we to be fashionably late for their main the lads finally talk all things Rise of Skywalker. Happy new year and all that Jazz!

Taking another look down at the world of comics come the Birds of Geek. Join Amy, Barry and Ant as they delve into four comic titles: Life Is Strange Volume 2: Waves  ( Writer:  Emma Vieceli,  Artist:  Claudia Leonardi,  Colourist:  Andrea Izzo,  Letters: Richard Starkings & Comicraft) - Join Max, Chloe and friends in an alternative universe in this video game sequel; Doctor Who The Thirteenth Doc...

Ant is back with more Doctor Who Reviews. This week, together with Barry and Amy, he breaks down the two-part opener to this year's series: Spyfall. The premise brings together two of Ant's favourite things - Doctor Who and Covert Operations. Part two introduces one of Amy's heroines. What did the team think of these ideas and the execution of the story? 

HAPPY FLIPPIN' NEW YEAR! (Is it too late in January to say that now? Answers on a photo of a postcard, please...) Welcome to the first Stace & Barry of 2020, and as ever it's chock full of morning geeky goodness. Grab a coffee and listen in as Stace swipes Barry's Moment of Geekdom like one of those people that can whip a tablecloth out from under a load of crockery, Barry enjoys some side scrolli...

And here at the turn of the tide we come back to you. Right now we've got the Lord of the Rings nod out of the way we can crack on. Monts and Nuge pull off a Christmas miracle by managing to squeeze in an episode before the end of the year. The lads throw out their normal formatting to just have a catch up on everything they've watched and read over the last few months. Nuge suggests a radical sol...

To celebrate the last episode of the decade Steve and Scott discuss some of their favourite movies, TV shows and comics from the last ten years.  Here's to the next ten years of podcasting!

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to  action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the classic 1990s film, Demolition Man starring Sly Stallone, Wesley Snipes and Sandra Bullock. This was the height of Snipes' fame and during this period he was making one successful film after another, in a variety of genres, with him effortlessl...

They're back baby! Join Stace & Barry as they get mildly festive but not quite festive enough to be a Christmas episode. Or perhaps further research needs to be done?... Anyhoo, get ready for some serious love for fantasy TV, animation, and some top notch TV themes, as well as a brief bit of singing! Also, will Stace and Barry ever pronounce a name right on first try?! Who knows.

This month Steve and Scott kick off with some news and reviews. For the Main Feature we talk about two of the biggest new TV shows around at the moment, The Mandalorian and the Watchmen TV show, following on from the comic book series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.   To talk about this episode and any other episode you can visit the Grouchy Old Geeks Facebook Group. If you would like to get in to...

As Thought Bubble approaches, the Birds of Geek team take another delve into the world of comics. This episode the team review the following comics: MULP Issue 5  ( Writer:  Matt Gibbs,  Artist:  Sara Dunkerton  Letters: Jim Campbell) -Honest to goodness pulp adventuring with authentic archaeology featuring anthropomorphic mice; Blade Runner 2019 Volume 1   ( Writer:  Michael Green and Mike Johnso...

Barry and Scott went (separately) to experience Secret Cinema does Casino Royale back in August.  In this show they discuss in detail their experiences of the event and the phenomenon that is Secret Cinema.

Welcome to the Stace and Barry kinda but not really Halloween special. In the red corner Stace goes off to see Ninja Sex Party and checks out the Watchmen TV series. In the blue corner Barry goes back to school with the Stormhaven Techs: Tales from the Prep Room comic. The dynamic duo also unveil a new segment 'Behind the Book Corner with Stace'. The only small problem is Stace has no idea what th...

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to  action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the third instalment in the John Wick franchise starring Keanu Reeves, Lawrence Fishburne, Ian McShane and big cast of familiar faces. How will this film live up to the previous two films? There's already news of a franchise spin off TV show about...

It's Saturday morning, and you know what that means; Stace & Barry are coming at you with some weekend geeky fun times! This episode features sharply dressed cats, partially hidden robots and hilarious henchmen. Enjoy!