For purveyors of the dark, weird, fascinating and brilliant... a podcast which is both reverent and irreverent. Something Wicked This Way Comes! Facebook: @thesomethingwickedpodcast Twitter: @PodcastWicked Instagram: #thesomethingwickedpodcast
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The internet had a good day when Gary revealed his massive son to the world. We also discuss other celebrity off-spring which leads to Richard Pryor, John Williams, Roy Kinnear and then the US election where another massive son helped his Dad become president again.
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Is Arthur Leigh Allen really The Zodiac or a victim of harassment and lies? We examine the claims in the new Netflix documentary and take a look into this fascinating case.
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Roll up your jacket sleeves and dance like a prick as we look back at 80s chart music, with the likes of Level 42, Spandau Ballet, Hue & Cry and the magnificent Mr David Van Day.
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Side-gig Singers - The Good, The Bad and Paul Shane
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There's no shortage of actors and presenters churning out music so we couldn't resist 'reviewing' the likes of Nick Knowles, David Hasslehoff, Chris Kamara, Bernard Manning and many more.
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The Omen is a horror classic which combines intrigue and terror with a tightly-written plot, stellar performances and great set-pieces, thrilling and chilling in equal measure. We also discuss the sequels, remake, recent prequel and the fabled Omen curse.
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Oasis are back, prompting a lively chat about great songs, cocky walking, lairy fans and other mad f'rit Mancs. As to whether we'll be going, there's a 'definitely maybe' and a 'definitely not'.
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Sherlock Holmes, Huw Edwards, George Orwell, Graham Thorpe, great books and films... just a few of the subjects we gassed about.
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From fleeting pop stardom and feature film roles to casual racism and drainage, we explore the curious and weird stuff footballers have got up to. We also discuss the dying art of the football song and wonder what the hell's Beckham done to his face.
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Inside No.9 - our favourite episodes
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We choose our favourite 5 episodes and celebrate the genius of Pemberton and Shearsmith.
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After two fairly crap performances in the Euros Gareth and the boys are under pressure but we're still backing them to go all the way to the quarter finals.
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A meandering chat covering Yacht Rock, Roger Daltrey, Comedy Double Acts from the 80s and a bizarre obsession with Peter Cetera.
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The PDC took darts to a new level with the likes of MVG, Jackpot, Snakebite and of course Phil Taylor but has The Power gone sour as he checks-out of his brilliant career?
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We celebrate the glory days of bullseyes and beer bellies, with big-mouth Bristow and not-so-cocky Jocky plus a supporting cast of Sid Waddell, Jim Bowen and The Pembrokeshire Serial Killer.
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What about ye, listeners. We celebrate Big Jim McDonald and re-live his finest violent moments before conjuring up new roles for him as a TV detective, a pissed-up wrestler, bi-sexual cult leader and a fearless NewYork vigilante. It’s great craic, so it is.
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40 years ago Britain came close to civil war as the Miners stood against Tory vandalism that devastated their communities and changed the nation forever.
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We review 'The Long Shadow', ITV's drama covering the Yorkshire Ripper case, after which we get into Steve Coogan's portrayal of Sutty's perverted pal in the BBC's 'The Reckoning'.
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24 Hours in Police Custody - Murder on Camera
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We discuss the recent shocking episode where a pub fight and injured male pride leads to the senseless murder of two men.
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As temperatures plummet and UK boilers break down, we huddle round a warm mic to discuss freezing films such as 'The Thing' and 'The Shining', as well as 'Alive' which sparks chat about the tastiest parts of the human body.
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Scaling the heights of Chat-mandu whilst high on Clarky Cats, we celebrate Partridge and Brass Eye. We also discuss how the comedy of old was often misinterpreted and led to the sanitised output we have today.
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Discussing the excellent 'Scarred For Life' podcast led us to down a very dark, danger-filled alley full of our own childhood scars such as Public Information Films, ghostly photographs and the weird and nasty TV anthologies.
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If you love Spinal Tap you’ll love this episode as we explore bizarre firings, uncontrollable egos and the petty jealousies in the wonderful world of Rock N' Roll. Who got fired for having clean feet? Who shamed his band by getting engaged to a mass-murderer? And what’s with the brown M&Ms?! Featuring Hall & Oates, Megadeth, Deep Purple, The Fall, …
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Nuclear Season (4) - When The Wind Blows
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Forget The Snowman, this is Raymond Briggs's masterpiece, a sad and haunting tale about a naive elderly couple trying to survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.
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Having attended the Manchester premiere of Jake West's brilliant documentary on Cliff we thought we'd have a little chat about it.
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Plenty of hot topic/career suicide chat in this one - Ben Kissel's sacking from The Last Podcast, the cancellation of Graham Linehan and Israel-Palestine. We've done cheerier episodes it's fair to say.
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Nuclear Season (3) - Edge of Darkness
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We examine the classic nuclear thriller written by Troy Kennedy Martin, dissecting the intricate plot lines and compelling characters. To paraphrase the late, great Darius Jedburgh: "100 minutes, ladies and gentlemen! Get it whilst it's hot!"
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We weigh in to the Russell Brand saga, like you knew we would. Is he guilty-wilty or the victim of a conspiracy-wiracy?
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Nuclear Season (2) - Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
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We look at Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' and discuss the man whose work and legacy gave new meaning to the term 'Well, that escalated quickly'.
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Nuclear Season (1) - Protect & Survive and Threads
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In our first episode on the nuclear threat, we discuss growing up in the 80s, the hellish prospect of living under three doors for two weeks and the bleakest, most devastating drama ever made.
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More relaxed chat and righteous rants about what's been occurring. We discuss the 50th Anniversary celebrations of The Wicker Man, the UAP hearings, Sinéad O'Connor and jacket potato-fearing enemy of the state Brian Harvey.
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From the masterful acting and smartly-drawn characters to the laugh-out-loud-lines and magnificent swearing, Succession is an exquisite family drama which astonishes on so many levels and even makes you sympathise with the rich and detestable.
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There was a man called Huw A church man through and through At home on a pew with a nice hair-do A respectable man it was true But allegations flew And caused a hullabaloo There was a surprise rear view Which left him in a stew We didn’t have a clue That he could be so blue Had he just had a few? Or got bored with virtue? Oh it’s a right old to-do …
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We discuss our personal highlights of this year's show which include Axl's teeth, Elton's walk and Rick's Morrissey tribute act.
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In 1991, a 1978 cover version by metal band Judas Priest was the subject of a bizarre subliminal message trial, with the Brummies accused of inserting malevolent hidden messages into their music that caused two young fans to kill themselves. As they say, only in America!
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It's all gone wrong for Pip Schofield and this time it's even more serious than the queue jumping scandal. We also get into celebrity shoplifting with Worrall-Thompson and Madeley.
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In a Dominic Littlewood-heavy episode, we (yet again) berate the state of modern TV and come up with our own far superior shows, such as The Dominator, Aintree Harriot and Caine & Disabled.
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Blimey, this is a long one. Aldi beers, Audiobooks, Britpop, Tribute Acts, Shaun Hutson, Cowell, all discussed with the same amount of respect and humour you've come to expect from us.
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No one would have believed that in the last years of the 1970s, a concept album based on the H.G. Wells novel would have such a profound and lasting impact on those who heard it. Few men even considered the possibility that it would it re-emerge in the 21st century as a live theatrical experience, featuring Russell Watson and Marti fucking Pellow. …
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Enjoy a long scotch whilst playing with your dart as we review the unintentionally hilarious 2018 documentary 'After The Screaming Stops' featuring twin turnip-heads Matt and Luke Goss.
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There was Tucker's coolness, Baxter's sarcasm, Zammo getting smashed on smack, Gripper starting a race war and Bronson's wig. And who could forget poor put-upon punchbag Ro-land? We remember one of the best shows of our childhood.
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We cast a critical eye over the festive season and ask the question 'Is Christmas just shit now?'
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Yes, we couldn't resist adding our voices to the noise but we hope our take is a bit different. We also get into Zidane, Botham and Jimmy Somerville!
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Ridiculous Crime Fighters of the 80s
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From a shape-shifting super-spy to an old man in a big coat, it seemed like anyone could tackle crime in the 80s, you didn't even need permission. We lapped up the futuristic vehicles and the fantasy of it all but why was a nosy novelist such a magnet for murder and just what was a Majordomo called Max really thinking?…
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We celebrate the magnificent Pink Floyd and in particular the difficult and antagonistic relationship between creative visionary Roger Waters and quiet genius David Gilmour.
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We discuss the extraordinary career of Stephen King - his books, the film and TV adaptations and his influence on pop culture. Time to face the master!
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Oh we did have a laugh on this one, reminiscing about morning TV in the 6 weeks' holiday, Superstars' cheat Brian Jacks, Survivors and Aap Kaa Hak. We then moved onto having a pop at The Hit Man And Her and greedy sociopath Gary Barlow.
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Two Bald Men Fighting Over a Comb
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We commemorate the madness of The Falklands War, 40 years on. We had some recording issues on this one - intially Dave sounds like he's broadcasting from the islands themselves and Lee sounds like he's stuck in a battleship funnel but don't let it put you off as it's a very good episode, if we do say so ourselves.…
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Our idle chatter takes us through sketchy sitcoms of the 70s and 80s, plus some good ones like Cowboys and Fools and Horses. We also dip into Cameo, the video messages from 'stars' thing and wonder 'who'd want Frank Stallone?! The Staircase / Michael Peterson case also features. All in all it's a great episode with plenty of laughs.…
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UAPs - what in holy hell are they?!
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With the Pentagon now admitting they don't know what they are, we delve into the USS Nimitz 'Tic-Tac incident of 2004 and other startling encounters which have the Navy baffled and the US Senate asking serious questions.
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Folk Horror, Friedkin and Frank Butcher are discussed in this meandering episode. It's all good fun.
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We discuss the weird docu-drama which saw the return of capital punishment in the UK with one Paul Francis Gadd facing the noose. After that, we just generally take the piss out of the pop nonce.
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