Brett & Cliff's Flea Circus: A movie and TV podcast

After too long away, Brett & Cliff are back tackling an obscure 1989 BBC documentary by Adam Curtis about the opening of Gateshead's indoor shopping mall Metrocentre. Music comes from SHIELDS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at one of Brett's favourite franchises with Alien:Earth. The TV show expands the universe and brings the alien to Earth for the first time but is it any good? There's also music from Astoria. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A staple of Brett and Cliff's childhood, Byker Grove was a drama set in Newcastle aimed at alder teens and tackling some big issues. It made stars of more than a few household names and ran for almost 20 years. This is a look at the first ever episode and features music from The Phosphenes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In CBBC's Get Your Own Back, presenter Dave Benson Phillips allows kids to take out revenge on their parents for making them go to bed early, do the washing up and work on the markets for no pay. Music comes from Ekranoplan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff return to their favourite subject - Vic and Bob, with the BBC1 prime time game show Families at War. It lasted for one series in 1999 and takes Shooting Stars and gives it a mainstream polish. Still completely bonkers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff head back to the 80s for the stylish 'erotic' thriller Fatal Attraction, starring Michael Douglas and Glen Close. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff kick off with a ludicrous football-based action thriller before moving on to this year's Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking at the first episode of darts commentator and writer Sid Waddell's kids football show Jossie's Giants, with a quiz about footballers' TV cameos and music from Skylights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a lay-off for REASONS Brett and Cliff return with a classic prank from Jeremy Beadle, who tricks a Dorset farmer's wife into thinking a meteor has landed in her garden. There's also music from Shapes Like People. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff look back at a favourite from their teens, Game On. A British sitcom about three London flatmates, Matt, an arrogant agoraphobic, Martin, his wimpy friend and the outgoing, sexy Mandy. There's a quiz about sitcoms and music from Lyon Tide with Breaking Ice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff look at two kids TV favourites from the 1980s, with a delayed episode recorded in late June. There's also a kids TV quiz and music from Ekranoplan/Winter Severity Index with Jackie Down the Line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A curio from the early 1960s as Harold Pinter translates his Tony Award-winning play into a move and the stars, Donald Pleasance, Robert Shaw and Alan Bates, reprise their roles. It's a claustrophobic phycho-drama played out between two brothers and the homeless man they've taken in. There's also a quiz about caretaker managers and music from Small Black Arrows with Trojan Horse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! After a six-week break, Brett and Cliff are dragged back to the podcast to discuss Falllout, the TV based on the game. There's an atomic quiz and music from Fourmarks, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking at one of Cliff's favourite albums, Neil Young & Crazy Horse's 1975 album Zuma. With a quiz about child stars and music from Stevie Leon with Arrest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Madeley presents Cluedo, a British TV gameshow based on the board game of the same name. Two teams of celebrity sleuths try to solve the mystery of a murder, played out by actors hamming it up. There's also a quiz and music from Ekranoplan, with the Winter Severity Index remix of White Shoes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff look at the original version of one of their favourite films, Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear. This 1962 version stars Robertr Mitchum and Gregory Peck. There's also a quiz and music from Matt McManamon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Red Dwarf's Chris Barrie plays Gordon Brittas, an obnoxious leisure centre owner in this 1990s British sitcom. There's also a quiz from Cliff and music from The Shop Window. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Revisiting Brett's favourite album of the 80s, Peter Gabriel's So. There's also a survival quiz and music from Amateur Ornithologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff are joined by Luke from the Mariners for a festive ramble though their favourite Christmas songs, with Luke's band supplying the song to close the episode, Chaotic Crazy Christmas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A look at an 80s favourite T Bag, but not in the guise we remember. There's a tea-based quiz and music from The Heavy North. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A shallow dive into Terry Wogan's talk show, discussing some of the memorable guests and the great man's interview style. Music comes from MAZE with Actions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking at Hammer's 1961 Cash on Demand. A gem of a thriller with two increadible leading performances. There's a quiz and music from Manchester band, The Juice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Carpenter returns to the screen for the first time in more than a decade with Suburban Screams. The horror master exec produced the mystery-based true crime anthology, directing the final episode. We discuss the first show of the series, Kelly. Music comes from Slick Pete Flash with universe (Full of Stars). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Automan is a 1983 TV show from Glen A Larsen (Knightrider, Battlestar Galactica) and takes the effects pioneered in Tron and puts them in a detective show. Hammy acting, corny dialogue and improbable plotting ensue.Music comes from Willy Bo Walker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A sci-fi show from the 1980s that takes in horror and a fairly obvious dose of Nazi iconography. Remade years later, here we look at the original. Music is Bloom from Jim Sanger and Arttu Silvast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett picks Batfink as this week's quick-fire topic. A cartoon we both remember from morning TV in the 80s. There's also music from Ekranoplan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at Bottle Boys, a 1980s sitcom with Robin Askwith, which Beatles scholar Mark Lewisholn hated. There's a milk quiz and music from Joe Adehmar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at the 1980s British sitcom Duty Free starring Keith Barron, after being obsessed with it thanks to a Vic and Bob mention. Music comes from The Rampants Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with an episode looking at Bouncer's Dream, a cult moment from Aussie soap Neighbours that sees the show's dog dream of getting married. There's also a bonus focus on the Moldovian Massacre from Dynasty in 1985. Music comes from Slick Pete Flash with Silhouette. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a short break, the lads are back with an episode about one of Cliff's favourite bands, The Go-Betweens. There's a quiz about Australia and music from Violent Vickie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking at John Carpenter's They Live, starring Rowdy Roddy Piper with one of Brett's old friends. There's a quiz and music from Simulakran Lab. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We return to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series, with the 1987 sequel, sometimes called Dead by Dawn. There's also a quiz and music from Lines of Flight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We welcome Luke from The Mariners to talk about 'the best comedy ever made' (his words) The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash. From Python Eric Idle and songwriter Neil Innes, the Beatles homage and pastiche is filled with clever songs and star-studded cameos. Music comes from Luke's band Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett picks 2012 comedy horror Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, which takes the trope of a group of teens going to the woods and getting picked off by creepy locals and flips it. There's Cliff's suspects list and music from Hazy Sundays with Hear the Truth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we revisit the cartoon version of Dungeons & Dragons from the 1980s, which came about on the back of the popular board game. There's a dragon quiz and music from former Dead 60s frontman Matt McManamon. Listen to more of his music here https://mattmcmanamon.bandcamp.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're joined by friend of the show and former Empire editor Mark Dinnign to discuss a random 1985 comedy-horror movie, The Stuff, about an evil yoghurt. Music comes from Senses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at a Beatles documentary on YouTube, after spotting it being recommended on Twitter by documentary maker Grant McPhee. It looks at fans in LA and Liverpool looking back at their part in Beatlemania, and also at fan conventions happening in the 80s. Music comes from Cat Caves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we discuss The Real Ghostbusters, the cartoon spin-off of the classic movie. Brett reveals his propensity for knocking on doors and there's a ghost quiz and music from Skylights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discussing the debut album from Interpol, Turn on the Bright Lights. Music comes from Holly Rees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about 2009's District 9, which made a star of Sharlto Copley and opened doors in Hollywood for director Neil Blomkamp. Music comes from Mild Horses with The Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We listen to one of Brett's favorite albums, Jeff Wayne's prog-concept album War of the World's. There's some Orbison chat and music from our friends The Mariners. Some sound issues with Cliff's mic - sorry! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look back at a show that both of us remember watching with our mams in the 80s. Ron Perelman stars at Vincent the Beast and kinda Hamilton is Catherine the Beauty. Music comes from the Boxteles. Listen to more here Boxteles: Musichttps://boxteles.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cliff picks a Hammer movie about the legendary Rasutin. Christopher Lee has a ball in the title role. Music comes from The Lovedogs. Listen to more here THE LOVEDOGS (@TLovedogs) / Twitterhttps://twitter.com › tlovedogs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We chat through our highlights of the year with quizzes and music from Fourmarks, Green Circles, The Good's Gone and Professor Yaffle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noel Edmonds ruled British TV in the 80s and early 90s and Telly Addicts was a huge part of that. Here we discuss the Christmas special from 1990. There's a couple of quizzes and music from Moonlight Parade. Listen to more here Band | Moonlight Parade Bandhttps://www.moonlightparade.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at Roger Cook's Cook Report, an investigative journalism show from Itv in the late 80s to 90s. This episode focuses on dodgy practices in the hot dog trade. There's music from Milkyway Speedlimit. Listen to more here Televillusion - Milkyway Speedlimit - Bandcamphttps://milkywayspeedlimit.bandcamp.com › album › te... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we look at Superted, a Welsh kids' book series turned into a much-loved TV show. There's a quiz and music from Chris Boddington. Listen to more from Chris here Chris Boddington Music: Homehttps://www.chrisboddingtonmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the most popular action films of all time this week with Rambo 1 (sorry, First Blood). Sylvester Stallone stars as a Vietnam vet who snaps when local police in a small town try to chase him across the border. Our pal Dan Ward joins us and there's music from James Gray with Years & Years. Listen to more from James here https://open.spotify.com/artist/1AoYUCWNxV3R3D8H5vDpj9 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cliff didn't watch Dogtanian and the Muskerhounds so instead interrogates Brett on his life and loves. There's also music from The Lost State of Dan with The Void https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-void-single/1513825600 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at Shane Meadows' revenge thriller Dead Man's Shoes from 2004. Paddy Considine turns in a career defining performance as an ex-Para who is back in his hometown to find the gang who bully his younger brother. There's music from star of the film Stuart Wolfenden's band North. Listen to more here.North (@StuNorthMan) / Twitterhttps://twitter.com › stunorthman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.