Smersh Pod

My special guest this week is all round amazing British television, radio and film writer Sarah Phelps, who can be found on Twitter as @phelpsiesarah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My special guest this week is Martin Fitzgerald, AKA @ 4hundredblows , the genius behind the fantastic @ ramalbumclub and the fiendishly excellent @ramjfkclub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I am joined by @flying_inside - the very funny man behind @galactickeegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My special guest this week is brilliant TV and film critic @ paulwhitelaw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to SMERSH POD, a podcast celebrating all the Bond films by those who enjoy/hate/aren’t arsed about them, hosted by me, John Rain. We will be delving deeply into Bond, tackling a different film each episode with an exciting guest by my side. My special guest this week is all round excellent Twitter reluctant meme generator Ern Malley, who can be found as @geoffshadbold. Let’s Dr. some NO. H...

John Rain? With Ali Catterall? And Paul Putner? Tch. This used to be a nice street, this. Decent families. No scum. BABABA BA BA BABABA BA BA BABBA BA BA BA BABBA BA! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s side special time again, and do you fancy something unpretentious and easy-going? Well, bad news - it's ZARDOZ! AND IN THE END ZARDOZ RE-CREATED MAN! Joining John to refuse to move to the second level no matter how much you waggle your hands are the acclaimed comedy writers of Charlie Brooker's News Wipe, Philomena Cunk and the Ladybird Books For Grown-Ups - Jason Hazeley (on Twitter as @Jaso...

Some call it the greatest Bond of all. Those people are both incredibly small in number and obviously mad. Here comes Daniel Craig's second outing, Quantum of Solace (2008). Joining John to check into an eco-hotel and drown in a barrel of crude oil is actor and comedian Alison Ward, who can be found on Twitter as @ItsAlisonWard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s side special time again, and what sounds more fun than a 1970s sci-fi disaster movie starring a grumpy Sean Connery, co-financed by American and Hong Kong backers, which flopped at the box office? Not much. Joining John to avoid being crushed under a lump of slow-moving rock is actor and writer Dan Tetsell, who can be found on Twitter as @tetsell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

If you're a fan of reboots, blonde Bonds and actors who quickly get a bit arsey about the chore of having to play 007 - then rejoice! It's time for Casino Royale (2006). Joining John fully-clothed in the shower to discuss Daniel Craig's debut is actor and comedian Bilal Zafar, who can be found on Twitter as @zafarcakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s side special time again, and it's one that nearly no-one's been waiting for: 1997's Spiceworld The Movie! Stick on your Union Jack platform boots, hide all the BAFTAs, and prepare to mercilessly cash-in as the Spice Girls - Sporty, Scary, Fangy, Boycie and Maureen (citation needed) - take us on a wild bus-ride back to the glorious 1990s. Joining John to endure 93 minutes of Girl Power and fil...

It's time to bid bye-bye to Brosnan with the undignified 20th outing of a man it's hard to even see as a spy any more. In fact it's hard to see him at all, because he's in an invisible car. Defending the indefensible is BAFTA-winning comedy writer, Ladybird-bookwright and putter of stupid words in the mouth of Philomena Cunk, Joel Morris, who's on twitter as @gralefrit. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Cover your eyes with tinsel and and make sure you have an emergency bottle of brandy nearby: it's the last of three Christmas Smershpod specials! Joining John to sink their teeth into Jaws The Revenge like two demented and unrealistic sharks are two brilliant comedy writer/performers: Paul Litchfield and David Reed (host of the excellent Inside The Comedian podcast). Find them on Twitter as @MrPLi...

Stuff six clementines in your mouth and down a pint of eggnog: it's the second of three Christmas Smershpod specials! Sit astride your robot reindeer (which isn't called Rudolf, he's not in this film for some reason) for a never-ending eternal night-flight through 1985's Santa Claus: The Movie . To discuss all things festive and flawed, John is joined by celebrated TV writer and Smershpod fave Nat...

Grab a massive glass of Advocaat, down it in one and then pour another: it's the first of three Christmas Smershpod specials! Kicking us off, it's Richard Curtis's 2003 romantic-comedy Love Actually. Following her storming appearance on The Living Daylights episode of Smershpod, John is joined by the thoroughly brilliant Guardian TV critic Julia Raeside, who can be found on Twitter as @jnraeside....

The World Is Not Enough - the nineteenth Bond film, the third outing for Pierce Brosnan, and the single worst innuendo in the entire series. Joining John to ram the fishing boat of conversation through the restaurant of your ears is the broadcaster, writer and all-round scaramouche Jon Holmes, who can be found on Twitter as @jonholmes1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Side Special time again, and it’s one of the most requested! Roger Moore’s Scotch-soaked North Sea Hijack (1980) is one of the ffew ffilms brave enough to combine terrorism, embroidery, a harpoon gun, James Mason and a box full of kittens. Joining John for a cup of poisoned coffee is Mark Evans, writer, performer, Twitter abstainer and all round ffine ffellow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

The tagline: "The man. The number. The licence....are all back." Urgh, it's so bad. To talk Tomorrow Never Dies - and let's see how he responds to my touch - I'm joined by comedy writer and perfomer Nathaniel Tapley , who can be found on Twitter as @ natt . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s side special time again, and just in time for Halloween, we're off to be humiliated at an awards ceremony, throw ourselves into the Thames and then exact bloody revenge against those who failed to recognise our genius. Welcome to Theatre of Blood! Joining me for a bloody and violent taste of their own medicine are the Guardian and Total Film critic Ali Catterall, who can be found on Twitter a...

It’s side special time again, and this week we will be knocking back ALL the booze, un-pinning some grenades and loading up our guns as we take flight with The Wild Geese. Joining me to ruin a small child’s Christmas, and life, is actor and writer Will Smith, who can be found on Twitter as @willsmithwriter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I am joined by television presenter and DJ Alex Zane , who can be found on Twitter as @alex_zane Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Side Special time again, and this week we will be climbing on-board the creepy sex dungeon on wheels, that is ON THE BUSES from 1971. There’ll be fun, frolics, soul-searching and maybe even an inquiry in 40 years or so. Joining me to try and escape the limpet-like clutches of the resident bus-sex-offenders is the brilliant comedy writer Graham Linehan, who can be found on Twitter as @ glinner...

Join me and Empire wordsmith Chris Hewitt (@chrishewitt) for the second part of our epic Licence to Kill chat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week my guest is Empire wordsmith Chris Hewitt, who can be found on Twitter as @chrishewitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining me this week is the Prince of Italy and King of The Totally Football Show, James Richardson, who can be found on Twitter as @ acjimbo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.