Strangers in Space

Our mini Kingsley Amis season concludes with a look at three movie adaptations of his work; one underwhelming, one whelming, and one very much overwhelming... Lucky Jim (1957) Only Two Can Play (1962) Take A Girl Like You (1970) This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber

Going, going, gone? The Conservative parliamentary party's love affair with Boris Johnson has definitely soured, but is he really gone for good this time? And what's the truth behind Nadine Dorries' decision to not-resign with immediate effect? This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber Iain Martin

The first Sarah Jane Adventure to come out of the proverbial hat is the very first one, Invasion of the Bane. But how will it look sixteen years on? Invasion of the Bane This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Jim Cameron

Our thoughts on the third and final season of Ted Lasso, plus a prediction about its future... Ted Lasso This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Simon Brett

Boris is gone again ... but what was he thinking? This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Simon Brett

Ahead of next week's Film Club episode, a conversation about the author, his work and his politics Kingsley Amis This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber

In order to fully appreciate this review-that-isn't-a-review, it will help if you haven't seen the film in question - and it will help even more if you've never even heard of it. For this edition of the podcast takes the form of a warning - and a warning that will not be heeded at that. Tales of an Ancient Empire This edition presented by: J.R. Southall With: Iain Martin

It's back to 1974 and ITV's Haunted anthology this time, for an adaptation of Kingsley Amis' spooky ghost story The Ferryman. Can a young Sherlock Holmes save the day...? The Ferryman at imdb This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber

You may not have noticed, but Adam Driver is fighting dinosaurs in downtown Cretaceous this year, in a film thrillingly called 65. Here's what we thought! 65 This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber Warning: Matt doesn't care whether you're spoiled for the story or not, so freely reveals a huge plot twist without warning during the course of our conversation Second war...

We all know the iconic John Barry theme, but is there more to The Ipcress File than the music? The Ipcress File This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jim Cameron

Iain and JR travel back to 1982 to relive Albert Pyun's cheap but cheerful Conan the Barbarian alternative, a movie that wears its hearts quite literally in its hands The Sword and the Sorcerer This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Iain Martin

A short Kingsley Amis retrospective begins with a chat about the BBC's 1990 adaptation of the author's 1969 novel The Green Man (1990) The Green Man (1969) Kingsley Amis This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber

How does Peter Cushing's alternative 1960s take on the Doctor, fit in with other interpretations of the character? Peter Cushing's Doctor Who This episode presented by: Matt Barber With: Dylan Rees Jon Arnold Mark Donaldson

It's another bad/good movie this time, as Arnold Schwarzenegger hunts down the devil in New York at the turn of the millennium. But is the Guns N' Roses song the best thing about it...? End of Days This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Iain Martin

Ray Bradbury's short story A Sound of Thunder introduced us to the expression The Butterfly Effect and the concept of chaos theory (plus it's got DINOSAURS!), and has twice been adapted for the screen (because it's got DINOSAURS!). But did one version stick too closely to the original text, and the other deviate too much?  A Sound of Thunder The 2005 film This episode presented by: J.R. Southall W...

The first episode of Torchwood to come up as part of our Who Review Extra strand is the exact mid-point of the first series, in a review that is not for the faint-hearted This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jim Cameron Jon Arnold Matt Barber

After our look at the Dr Phibes movies, a retrospective of some of the rest of their director's work Robert Fuest Films under review: And Soon the Darkness (1970) The Final Programme (1973) The Devil's Rain (1975) This episode hosted by: J.R. Southall With: Dylan Rees Mark Donaldson

A reboot for the role-playing franchise's cinematic arm, but is it any good? This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Matt Barber

Iain and J.R. go looking for the Donald Trump allusions (and find one that's really on the nose) in Andrew Bergman's less than stellar 1996 adaptation of Carl Hiaasen 's Striptease - in what becomes the accidental first instalment in a series of reviews of entertainingly underperforming movies This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Iain Martin

Our review of the much-delayed (92 years) sequel to Universal Pictures' 1931 Dracula, with Nicolas Cage as the Count and Nicholas Hoult as his long-suffering servant, emerging from under his master's shadow This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Matt Barber

Our review of Chris Boucher's short-lived police procedural in space, 1987's Star Cops Star Cops Star Cops on YouTube This episode presented by J.R. Southall With Jim Cameron Jon Arnold

A review of the new album by Mary Hopkin in collaboration with her daughter Jessica Lee Morgan Two Hearts is available now from: http://www.maryhopkin.com/ https://jessicaleemorgan.com/

Singer-songwriter Jessica Lee Morgan chooses the eight items she would take with her, if she was about to be marooned on a desert planet Jessica's new album, a collaboration with her mother Mary Hopkin, is available this week from: http://www.maryhopkin.com/ https://jessicaleemorgan.com/

We got there in the end; Mark and JR watch Jim (no relation) Cameron's original 2009 Avatar and it's first sequel, last year's The Way of Water, so you don't have to... Links page for the podcast: https://strangersinspace.weebly.com/links.html And a quick guide to our hosts: https://strangersinspace.weebly.com/the-team.html

A late addition to Russell T Davies' first series of the Doctor Who revival, Boom Town asks questions about the Doctor's involvement in other people's affairs. But does it have any answers - and what's going on with Mickey?