The Something Wicked Podcast

We celebrate the one and only Henry Walton Jones Jnr - college professor (part-time), archaeologist, fearless adventurer and hero of our childhoods. It's a long story. Better hurry up or you won't get to hear it.

From an apparition of a child to bizarre happenings marking the deaths of family members, we discuss our own weird and unexplained experiences. We also choose our own favourites from the Fortean world of the strange and mysterious. 

We get more into Savile and the ripple effect Operation: Yewtree had on the US with sex cases like Cosby and Epstein finally being brought to book. This leads us on nicely to discussing our dysfunctional Royals!

A local bobby investigates escaped cattle in the sleepy town of Todmorden but gets more than he bargained for. A blinding light, a strange hovering craft and lost time, he is reminded of a very mysterious death 6 months earlier which could be connected to his bizarre experience that night.

Culture, power, cover-ups? How did the TV stars of the past get away with their vile noncing? And where do the Chuckle Brothers and Ian Brown fit into one of the biggest scandals Britain has ever seen?

We continue plotting our dastardly crime, imagining we're up against great minds like Sherlock Holmes. We also celebrate the timely death of a high-pitched, frizzy-haired serial killer. Bye-bye Sutty, enjoy hell. 

Loose chat about how bloody great TV was in the 70s and 80s, touching on stuff such as Play For Today, Casting The Runes, Grange Hill, One Summer and The Firm. 

To mark Samhain we celebrate the renowned (alleged) medium. Oh what entertainment this 'Northern Light' gave us with his "possessions" and unique brand of Acorah Bollocks-alis. 

How would you get away with murder? We delve into this fascinating topic and offer up our own masterplans (cough!). We also discuss real-life cases where the perpetrators almost evaded justice. Be assured though, there are plenty of laughs to counter the darkness. 

In this side-dish of an episode, we discuss other podcasts, politics, Covid (of course) plus, in the wake of ITV's 'Des', Dennis Nilsen and his soul brother Jeffrey Dahmer. 

Sing and laugh along as we marvel at Manowar, the most macho and ridiculous metal band of all time. We also take a more respectful look at bonafide Rock God, Lemmy, a true warrior and legend. Metallica also crop up at some point.

Misjudged and severely underrated at the time, we delve into Blatty's wonderfull masterpiece, the only true sequel to the original. 

With the death of Eddie Large, we decided to record a special tribute show given that Little & Large were a fond memory of our childhoods. Well one of them was at least. 

We've saved the best till last as we choose our favourite impactful scares and finalise the top ten.

He is not a man. He is Cantona. And then there's Ol' Big Head, obsessive Pep, Klipperty at Liverpool, Keano the Magnificent - all free-spirited, fearless, charismatic, footballing Gods who forged their own path and left their own unique mark on the beautiful game, as well as on Haaland's knee and on the face of that gobby Palace fan.

In this highly offensive episode we discuss two of the biggest characters the game of cricket has ever seen. The flamboyant, pheasant-slaughtering Botham and the self-absorbed, granny-loving Boycott were polar opposites of each other until they got older and voted for Brexit. 

Continuing our celebration of this great film we review the remake and The Wicker Tree. We also cast our own 'Making of' production and discuss who we'd like to burn to death in a the Wicker Man.

In the first of a two-parter we discuss one of the greatest films of all time and reminisce about our annual May Day pilgrimages to the Wicker Man sites. There's also an explosive tale involving a miniature Wicker Man and a can of deep heat!

We pay tribute to the modest genius who set the standard for the classic English ghost story and who remains an influence and inspiration over a century later.

We take a disjointed and irreverent look at the case, focussing on the balls-up of an investigation including the missed opportunities and the famous hoax. We also cover the strange Les Battersby connection and rip into the risible high-pitched killer.

Another sick Yorkshireman enters the fray as we discuss the Savile connection! The feature film Peter: Portrait of a Serial Killer is critiqued and just what have Peter Shilton and Frank Sidebottom got to do with anything?!

We continue rabbiting on about the shocking case, exploring Sutcliffe’s psyche, his confession and the trial but end up lurking down a dark alley with crime-obsessed professional footballers. 

We celebrate the largely unknown legend of Cliff Twemlow, a true hero who wrote and starred in his own amazing action films such as GBH, The Eye Of Satan and Target Eve Island.

Dave and Lee discuss and debate which cinematic and televisual moments scared the shit out of them the most.