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| The Wonderful World of Winner: Lawman (1971) | 17 Jul 2026 | 00:46:52 | |
Ian and Mark "Planty" Plant head west to return to their "favourite" director. Lawman (1971). Directed by Michael Winner. Written by Gerald Wilson. Starring Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan and Lee J Cobb | |||
| Logan's Run ep9: The Judas Goat | 02 Jul 2026 | 00:15:26 | |
Familiar faces and places await our trio The Judas Goat. Directed by Paul Krasny. Written by John Meredyth Lucas. Guest starring Nicholas Hammond and Lance LeGault | |||
| Logan's Run ep8: Fear Factor | 30 Jun 2026 | 00:12:35 | |
This week our trio encounter sinister scientists and more corridors Fear Factor. Directed by Gerald Mayer. Written by John Sherlock. Guest starring Ed Nelson and Jared Martin | |||
| A Week in the West | 27 May 2026 | 00:40:16 | |
Fresh from reviewing Top Gun Ian ending up bingeing a whole load of other 1950s westerns. Here are four of the highlights. Man of the West (1958). Directed by Anthony Mann. Written by Reginald Rose. Starring Gary Cooper, Julie London and Lee J Cobb The Gunfighter (1950) Directed by Henry King. Written by William Bowes and William Sellers. Starring Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott and Millard Mitchell The Tall T. Directed by Budd Boetticher. Written by Burt Kennedy from a story by Elmore Leonard. Starring Randolph Scott, Maureen O'Sullivan and Richard Boone. Gunsight Ridge (1957). Directed by Francis D Lyon. Written by Talbot & Elizabeth Jennings. Starring Joel McCrae, Mark Stevens and Addison Richards. | |||
| Top Gun (1955) | 20 May 2026 | 00:17:12 | |
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the hugely popular action blockbuster Ian has decided to review the 1955 western with the same name. Top Gun (1955). Directed by Ray Nazarro. Written by Steve fisher. Starring Sterling Hayden, William Bishop and Karin Booth | |||
| The Fantomas Trilogy | 07 May 2026 | 01:26:59 | |
Ian is joined by Holger Hasse to review Andre Hunnebelle's trio of 60s films about the French pulp fiction criminal mastermind Fantomas! Fantomas (1964) Fantomas Unleashed (1965) Fantomas v Scotland Yard (1967) Directed by Andre Hunnebelle. Based on the books by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain. Starring Jean Marais, Louis De Funes and Mylene Demongeot | |||
| Movie Nite: Greenland 2: Migration- | 03 May 2026 | 00:14:03 | |
Ian reviews the sequel you never knew you needed. Greenland 2: Migration Directed by Ric Roman Waugh Written by Mitchell LaFortune Starring Gerard Butler and Monica Baccarin | |||
| Nigel Kneale's Beasts Part Two | 13 Apr 2026 | 01:14:11 | |
Pat Veil comes back as we review episodes 4,5&6 of Nigel Kneale's cult anthology series Beasts Episode 4: Baby. Directed by John Nelson-Burton. Starring Jane wymark, simon MacCorkindale, T.P McKenna and Shelagh Fraser Episode 5: What Big Eyes. Directed by Donald McWhinnie. Starring Patrick Magee, Madge Ryan and Michael Kitchen Episode 6: The Dummy. Directed by Don Leaver. Starring Bernard Horsfall, Clive Swift and Glyn Houston. | |||
| Logan's Run ep 7: Crypt | 08 Apr 2026 | 00:14:17 | |
We hit a high and low point on our jourfney through the Logan's Run tv series! Episode 7: Crypt. Directed by Michael Caffey. Teleplay by Alfred Hayes. From a story by Harlan Ellison. Guest starring Christopher Stone and Reva Patterson | |||
| Logan's Run ep 6: Half-Life | 02 Apr 2026 | 00:15:29 | |
Rocket launchers, gaudy plastic and corridors! Episode 6: Half Life. Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern. Written by Shimon Wincelberg. Guest starring Willaim smith and Kim Cattrall | |||
| The Claws of Axos (1971) | 26 Mar 2026 | 00:48:18 | |
Ian and Nathan continue their adventures in time and Spain with a trip to 1971 and encounter comedy tramps, avaricious civil servants and colourful duvet monsters. Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos. Written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. Directed by Michael Ferguson. Starring Jon Pertwee and Katy Manning. | |||
| Logan's Run ep 5 Man Out Of Time | 17 Mar 2026 | 00:09:19 | |
Episode 5: Man Out Of Time Directed by Nicolas Colasanto Written by David Gerrold Guest starring Paul Shenar, Mel Ferrer and Woodrow Chamblis | |||
| 1990 Season One (1977) | 31 Jan 2026 | 00:33:16 | |
Ian reviews season one of the cult BBC dystopian drama. 1990 Season One. Created and written by Wilffred Greatorex. Starring Edward Woodward, Barbara Kellerman and Robert Lang You can watch 1990 on YouTube via this link https://youtu.be/KayCsPZF1fY?si=zGtAHVoN01lQlm5O | |||
| Logan's Run Ep4: The Innocent | 27 Jan 2026 | 00:12:14 | |
It's psychokinesis and dodgy 70s interiors in this instalment of our rewatch Episode 4: The Innocent. Written by Ray Brennan and DC Fontana. Directed by Michael Preece. Guest starring Lisa Eilbacher | |||
| Movie Nite: Tron: Ares | 17 Jan 2026 | 00:20:36 | |
Ian reviews Tron:Ares and gives his thoughts on the franchise in general. Tron: Ares. Written by Jesse Wigutow. Directed by Joachim Ronning. Starring Jared Leto, Grace Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner Smith and Gillian Anderson | |||
| Logan's Run Ep3: Capture | 14 Jan 2026 | 00:15:50 | |
In this episode the Sandmen become the runners! Logsan's Run Episode 3: Capture. Written by DC Fontana. Directed by Irvine J Moore. Guest starring Horst Bucholz and Mary Woronov | |||
| Nigel Kneale's Beasts Part One | 05 Dec 2025 | 00:59:52 | |
Beasts is rightly regarded as one of the many highpoints of the works of writer Nigel Kneale. In this episode Ian is joined by Pat Veil to review the first three episodes of the anthology series. Episode 1: Special Offer. Directed by Richard Bramall. Starring Pauline Quirke, Geoffrey Bateman and Wensley Pithey Episode 2: During Barty's Party. Directed by Don Taylor. Starring Elizabeth Sellars and Anthony Beale. Episode 3: Buddyboy. Directed by Don Taylor. Starring Martin Shaw, Pamela Moisiewitch and Wolfe Morris. | |||
| Underworld (1978): An Adventure in Time and Spain Special | 23 Nov 2025 | 00:53:46 | |
To mark the 62nd anniversary of Doctor Who I'm joined by Alice Maguire of the TARDIS In Tayside Society to review what is widely thoought to be the worst ever stroy in the shows history. Underworld (1978). Written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. Directed by Norman Stevens. Starring Tom Baker, Loiuse Jamieson, John Leeson, Alan Lake and James Maxwell | |||
| Logans Run episode 2: The Collectors | 21 Nov 2025 | 00:22:03 | |
Our trio continue their travels and almost become Lost In Space Episode 2 "The Collectors". Directed by Alexander Singer. Written by James Schemerer. Guest stars Angela Cartwright and Leslie Parrish | |||
| Nigel Kneale's Murrain (1975) | 14 Nov 2025 | 01:05:35 | |
Nigel Kneale was a pioneer of British drama on both the big and small screens creating characters such as Professor Bernard Quatermass and revered shows like The Stone Tape and Year of the Sex Olympics. My guest for the next three episodes, Pat Veil, is a huge fan of his 1976 anthology series Beasts which helped to cement his love of 1970s British TV. In this opening episode we review Murrain from the 1975 series Against The Crowd. This episode was so succesful it led to ATV commisioning the wiriter for hos own six part series. Against The Crowd episode 3: Murrain. Written by Nigel Kneale. Directed by John Cooper. Starring David Simeon. Bernard Lee and Una Brandon-Jones. | |||
| Adventures in Time and Spain: Ghostlight (1989) | 11 Nov 2025 | 00:39:46 | |
Following on from Battlefield Ian and Nathan decide to travel to Gabriel Chase for the story which immediately follows it! Ghostlight (1989). Written by March Platt. Directed by Alan Wareing. Starring Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Sylvia Sims, Michael Cochrane, John Nettleton and Frank Windsor | |||
| Logan's Run Episode 1: Logans Run | 08 Nov 2025 | 00:26:12 | |
Ian gives his views on the 1970s spin off series Logan's Run! Episode 1: Logans Run. Written by Saul David and Leonard Katzman. Directed by Robert Day. Starring Gregory Harrison, Heather Menzies, Donald Moffat and Randy Powell | |||
| The Thirteenth Floor: Back to the Simulacron | 31 Oct 2025 | 00:49:23 | |
Like World on a Wire 1999s uThe Thirteenth Floor is also an adaptation of the novel Simulacron-3.And rather unfortunately released one month after The Matrix! Holger Hasse did the hard work and decided to read the book so why not join us as we compare the two versions and spend more time waxing lyrical about Werner Ranier Fassbinder. The Thirteenth Floor (1999). Directed by Josef Rusnak. Written by Rusnak and Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez. From the book Simulacron-3 by Daniel F Galouye. Starring Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol and Vincent D'Onofrio | |||
| Precoding The Matrix | 23 Oct 2025 | 01:19:14 | |
On it's release in 1999 The Matrix wowed audiences with its mix of kung fu action, dazzling visuals and mindbending concept of living in a virtual world. However, starting decades before on the small screen, the concept of living in a simulation has already been portrayed in the most imaginative ways. Ian is joined by Holger Hasse to review three such examples! World On A Wire (1973). Directed by Ranier Werner Fassbinder. Written by Fassbinder and Fritz Muller-Scherz. Based on the novel simulacron-3 by Daniel F Galouye. starring Klaus Lowitsch and Barbara Valentin. Red Dwarf. Season 5 episode 6. "Back to Reality" (1992). Directed by Juliet May. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor. Starring Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules and Rober Llewellyn. Welcome to Paradox. Episode 4 "News from D Street" (1998) Written by Miguel Tajada-Flores. Starring A Martinez and Claudette Mink | |||
| PotA Ep 14 Up Above The World So High | 21 Oct 2025 | 00:16:33 | |
We reach the actual final episode of ther series, not broadcast until 1991. Ian also gives his thoughts on the series as a whole. Episode 14: Up Above The World So High. Written by Shimon Wincleberg. Directed by John Meredyth Lucas. Guest starring Joanna Barnes | |||
| PotA Ep13 The Liberator | 08 Oct 2025 | 00:08:54 | |
It's episode 13 and the last to be broadcast on network television. So this must be the series finale? Or is it? The Liberator. Written by Howard Dimsdale. Directed by Arnold Laven. Guest starring John Ireland. | |||
| PotA Ep12: The Cure | 12 Sep 2025 | 00:13:10 | |
Ian reaches the penultimate broadcast episode of the show! The Cure. Written by Edward J Lakso. Directed by Bernard McEveety. Guest starring Sondra Locke and David Sheiner | |||
| PotA Episode 11: The Tyrant | 08 Sep 2025 | 00:10:30 | |
A nice surprise as we get to the business end! Episode 11: The Tyrant. Directed by Ralph Senensky. Written by Walter Black. Guest starring Percy Rodrigues | |||
| PotA Ep10: The Interrogation | 29 Aug 2025 | 00:12:08 | |
We head back to Central City for a bit of that old 70s favourite, brainwashing! The Interrogation. Directed by Alf Kjelin. Written by Richard Collins. Guest starring Beverly Garland and Anne Seymour. | |||
| PotA: Ep9 The Horse Race | 25 Aug 2025 | 00:10:36 | |
Our heroes get up to some horsey highjinks but is this episode a thoroughbred or fit for the knackers yard? Episode 9: The Horse race. Directed by Jack Starret. Written by David P Lewis and Booker Bradshaw. Guest starring John Hoyt | |||
| AiT&S: Battlefield (1989) | 14 Aug 2025 | 00:36:27 | |
The Doctor as Merlin? Two Brigadeers? Is Ace really ace? Battlefield (1989). Directed by Michael Kerrigan. Written by Ben Aaronovitch. Starring Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred and Jean Marsh. | |||
| The BLF: Andor Season 2: BBY4 | 10 Aug 2025 | 01:04:19 | |
The Bantha Liberation Front return as Maria and Ian review the first three episodes of Andor Season 2. | |||
| The War of the Worlds (2025) | 07 Aug 2025 | 00:18:41 | |
Ian reviews the latest version of HG Wells classic novel starring Ice Cube and Eva Longoria | |||
| PotA Ep8: The-Deception | 06 Aug 2025 | 00:09:34 | |
Episode 8: The Deception Directed by Don MacDougall. Written by Anthony Lawrence. Guest starring Jane Actman. | |||
| PotA Ep7: The Surgeon | 04 Aug 2025 | 00:08:44 | |
Our trio head into medical drama terriotry for epsode 7. The Surgeon. Directed by Arnold Laven. Written by Barry Oringer. Guest starring Jacqueline Scott, Michael Strong. | |||
| The Wonderful World of Winner: The Mechanic (1972) | 22 Jul 2025 | 00:51:35 | |
Ian and Mark "Planty" Plant continue their very occasional series by covering one of Michael winners good ones! The Mechanic (1972) Directed by Michael Winner. Written by Lewis John Carlino. Starring Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent. | |||
| Movie Nite: Superman 2025 | 19 Jul 2025 | 00:16:25 | |
Ian gives us his thoughts on the new superman film from James Gunn | |||
| AiT&S: Terror of the Autons | 09 Jul 2025 | 01:00:53 | |
It's an absolute cracker this week as Ian and Nathan discuss the debut of two Doctopr Who icons, the debut of one not so iconic regular and the return of a favourite enemy. Terror of the Autons (1971) Directed by Barry Letts. Written by Robert Holmes. Starring Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning and Roger Delgado. | |||
| PotA Ep6 Tomorrow's Tide | 02 Jul 2025 | 00:09:16 | |
Our trio get into a spot of fishy business! Episode 6: Tomorrow's Tide. Written by Robert W Lenski. Directed by Don McDougall. Guest starring Roscoe Lee Browne | |||
| AiT&S: Genesis of the Daleks | 24 Jun 2025 | 01:01:41 | |
The Timelords have sent Ian and Nathan on a quest to review what is possibly the greatest Doctor Who story of all time! Genesis of the Daleks (1975). Written by Terry Nation. Directed by David Maloney. Starring Tom Baker, Elizabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Michael Wisher and Peter Miles. | |||
| Who's Round 2025 Part 2 | 11 Jun 2025 | 01:05:22 | |
Ian and Nathan round off their review of the second season of Doctor Who starring Ncuti Gatwa! | |||
| PotA: Ep5 - The-Legacy | 04 Jun 2025 | 00:13:11 | |
A message from the past gives our heroes hope for the future. The Legacy: Written by Robert Hamner. Directed by Bernard McEveety. Starring Zina Bethune and Jackie Earle Hailey | |||
| AiTaS: Arc of Infinity | 02 Jun 2025 | 00:24:06 | |
As Omega returns in the Doctor Who season finale Ian flies solo to review the last time he turned up! Doctor Who Season 20. Arc of Infinity. Written by Johnny Byrne. Directed by Ron Jones. Starring Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton and Janet Fielding. With Leonard Sachs, Michael Gough and Colin Baker | |||
| Who's Round: Season 2 Part 1 | 02 May 2025 | 00:47:35 | |
Ian and Nathan review the first three episodes of season 2 of Doctor Who The Robot Revolution Lux The Well | |||
| PotA Ep4: The Good Seeds | 24 Apr 2025 | 00:11:52 | |
Ian finds out about crop rotation in the 31st century. The Good Seeds. Directed by Don Weiss. Written by Robert W Lenski. Guest starring Geoffrey Deuel | |||
| AiT&S The Tomb of the Cybermen | 16 Apr 2025 | 00:39:57 | |
Ian and Nathan are thawed out to review probably the most iconic 2nd Doctor story! The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967). Directed by Morris Barry. Written by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davies. Starring Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines and Deborah Watling | |||
| PotA Ep3 The Trap | 11 Apr 2025 | 00:16:00 | |
Find out why The Trap remindds Ian of a classic Simpsons episode! The Trap. Directed by Arnold laven. Wriiten by Edward J Lakso | |||
| PotA Ep2 - The-Gladiators | 03 Apr 2025 | 00:11:30 | |
Ian continues his journey through the Planet Of The Apes tv series Episode two - The Gladiators. Directed by Don McDougall. Written by Art Wallace. Starring Roddy McDowell, James Naughton, Ron Harper, John Hoyt, William Smith and Marc Singer | |||
| PotA Ep1 - Escape From Tomorrow | 29 Mar 2025 | 00:19:00 | |
In this bonus series Ian is going to review of the Planet Of The Apes tv series from 1974. We start with the first episode Escape From Tomorrow. | |||
| Lost In Space: Season One | 23 Mar 2025 | 00:33:29 | |
Ian reviews the first season of the 60s sci-fi classic created by Irwin Allen | |||
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