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Cinema Classics Number 28 — "King Kong could kill us all. You wouldn't care. Publicity's all you want. Publicity."

Welcome back film fans and podcast pals. In this Cinema Classics episode we’re bringing the Simian Squad back together—our unintentionally assembled trio born from past reviews of Planet of the Apes and King Kong, where a shared love of great apes (and great films… mostly) turned into a recurring team-up. Host Michael is joined once again by co-host D.K and returning guest Nita as we head to Japan for the original 1962 clash of cinematic titans, King Kon...

Episode 156 - "Looking upon these creatures, one would not think that they could contain such power. One could rule the universe with it."

As our journey through the fantasy films of the 1980s draws ever closer to its final destination, Silver Screen Podcast ventures deep into the enchanted forests, swirling mist and murky shadows of Ridley Scott’s cult fantasy oddity, Legend (1985). Joining Michael Wilson for this dreamlike adventure are regular co-host D.K., returning guest and filmmaker Michael Whaley, and fellow veteran guest Lady Vean as the panel tackles one of the most visually ic...

Series 2, Episode 9 " Five million Cybermen, easy. One Doctor? NOW you're scared."

This was an impromptu one, but sometimes those turn out to be the most fun. As our Cybermen season continues, Michael, DK and special guest/editor/story chooser Will Templar take a trip back to one of the biggest, loudest and most emotional finales of the Russell T Davies era as Hit or Miss: Doctor Who tackles the Series 2 crossover event: Army of Ghosts / Doomsday. The Cybermen have crossed over from a parallel world. Torchwood are playing with forces they absolutely should not be...

D.K's Cult Classics Finale - "Do you hear? The Alpha... and the Omega... death and rebirth... and as you die, so will I be reborn!"

The curtain comes down on Cult Classics for now with a look at 1987's live action toy advert Masters of the Universe. Join DK and guests Michael Wilson and Jason Gaston as they discuss the Dolph Lundgren & Frank Langella sci.fi extravaganza and take a look back at the Cult Classics itself.

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Episode 154 - "Unless she is stopped, Bavmorda will control the lives of your village, your children, everyone. All creatures of good heart need your help, Willow. The choice is yours."

Welcome back, friends… Our journey through the strange and wonderful world of 1980s fantasy continues and this week we travel to the Nelwyn Valley and beyond as we revisit Willow — the ambitious fantasy adventure from Ron Howard and George Lucas. Host Michael Wilson is joined once again by returning guests Sandy and Michael Whaley for a lively, funny and occasionally divided discussion on one of the most belo...

Silver Screen Rewind - "Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while."

This week on Silver Screen Podcast, we return to one of the very first episodes we ever recorded as part of a special Silver Screen Rewind for our ongoing 80s Fantasy season — our review of the beloved fantasy classic, The Princess Bride. Before revisiting the original discussion featuring host Mike with Andy Kemp and Phil English (formerly of We Pay For Your Floor), we also take some time to pay tribute to director Rob Reiner and hi...

Cinema Classics Number 27 - "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."

Come in, come in… you come to us on the day of our podcast and ask us to talk about one of the most legendary films ever made? Well… we won’t refuse. This week on Cinema Classics, we’re making an offer you can’t refuse as we sit down with The Godfather—Francis Ford Coppola’s towering crime epic that redefined the gangster genre and cemented its place in cinematic history. Joining Podfather Don Michael Wilseone for this one is a trio of back...

Episode 152 – "End, begin, all the same. Big change. Sometimes good. Sometimes bad."

Greetings, travellers… Our journey through the strange and spellbinding world of 1980s fantasy continues, and this time we venture to the distant planet of Thra—where the suns burn bright, the creatures are unlike anything you’ve ever seen, and balance itself hangs by a thread—in The Dark Crystal. Host Michael Wilson is joined by returning guests—filmmaker and raconteur Michael Whaley, and Lynn (back after Fiddler on the Roof)—to explore Jim Henson’s bold and deeply unusual fantasy epic: a film with no hum...

Episode 151 - "People who have no hopes are easy to control, and whoever has the control... has the power!"

Greetings, travellers… The Silver Screen Podcast continues its journey through the magical realm of 1980s fantasy, and this time we’re heading to Fantasia—via Germany, childhood imagination, and one very suspicious-looking bookstore—to revisit The NeverEnding Story. Host Michael Wilson is joined by regular co-host D.K., along with returning guests Sandy and Lady Vean, as the team dives headfirst into Wolfgang Petersen’s beloved (and occasionally controversial) adaptation of Michael Ende’s novel. From the devastat...

Cinema Classics Number 26 - "Say, for five hundred dollars I'd climb to Heaven, an' hang by my heels from the pearly gates."

Welcome back film fans and podcast pals. In this Cinema Classics episode we're going back farther than we ever have before. 103 years back in fact, for a review and discussion about the 1923 silent-era comedy Safety Last! Host Michael is joined by co-host D.K, who selected this movie for review and begins by explaining his reasons, how this film came onto his radar, why he likes it and why he thinks it's a...

AN INTERVIEW WITH MUSICIAN AL TROTTER

In this special Meet the Creators episode, Mike Wilson sits down with an old friend and the podcast’s newest composer, musician Al Trotter. In this in-depth conversation, Al reflects on his early experiences with music—both listening and playing—including some (slightly embarrassing) first albums. He shares his journey through school, the influences and supporters who shaped him, and how he discovered his natural ability to learn and reproduce music by ear. Throughout the interview, Al explores each of his six released tracks, including collaborations, the real-life and fictio...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 51 - "Freedom? We have it! And fame? Nah. It's an empty purse. Count it, go broke. Eat it, go hungry. Seek it, go mad!"

Our Silver Screen fantasy season continues as DK and guests Neil and Michelle from Destination Yesterday take on the oft-derided British epic 'Krull'. How well does it hold up, forty years on? Grab your glaive and join them to find out.

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• I is for Investigate: https://open.spotify.c...

• Destination Yesterday website: https://www.destination-yesterday.com/

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Series 2, Episode 8 - "They always get started. They happen everywhere there's people. Mondas, Telos, Earth, Planet 14, Marinus. Like sewage and smartphones and Donald Trump, some things are just inevitable."

Hello there, faithful friends… this is it (for now). We’re closing out this run of our Hit or Miss: Cybermen deep dives with a true epic—World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls. A finale that somehow manages to feel like both an ending and a beginning, bringing us full circle from our very first Cyber review all the way back to the origins of the Mo...

Series 2, Episode 7 - “We Cybermen are superior in every way. Except when it comes to navigating stairs.”

Welcome back, Doctor devotees and Cyber converts alike. This week our journey through all-time Cybermen stories takes us to the 26th Century, aboard a doomed freighter captained by an elderly British comedy legend, hurtling towards prehistoric Earth… and moments away from one of Doctor Who’s most shocking losses. Yes, it’s time for Earthshock. There’s a lot going on in this one, and our own ragtag crew are here to break it all down. Captain Michael is back in t...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 50 - " I move the stars for no one"

For Cult Classics' 50th episode, DK is kicking off the 80s fantasy season with a trip to the undergound. He only has thirteen hours to solve the riddle of the Labyrinth. Join him and guests Vean, Sandy and Jenn as they brave the bog of eternal stench and the Goblin city to face off against the Goblin king, himself. There's plenty of discussion to be had so jump in on the podcast where everything seems possible and nothing is what it seems. <...

Series 2, Episode 6 - “My Sky Striker! My glory!”

Hold on to your time rings, faithful podcast fans, because this week we’re heading back into the Cyber-review fold on a course for Nerva Beacon and the fabled planet of gold, Voga, for a main-episode review of the… “divisive” Tom Baker serial Revenge of the Cybermen. Host Mike and co-host Companion D.K welcome back returning guests Cliff Chapman and Joshua Merkley to help untangle a messy web of intrigue, espionage, viruses, missile strikes, crash landings, and some rather uncharacteristic cyborgs. But first, we warm up with a chat...

Series 2, Episode 5 – “There was a dog pissing up against our tent, hold me Ianto.”

We’re back for the next in our Hit or Miss: Doctor Who Cyber Season, and we're heading to 2000s Cardiff and into our first Whoniverse spin-off review. Yes, we're tackling the infamous “Cyberwoman” from Torchwood — the episode that asks, “What if body horror… but make it awkward?” Host Michael is joined by returning favourites: Pasty Sheep maestro and semi-pro Matt Berry impressionist George White, plus Who mega-fan, voice actor and self-declared No.1 fan (with heavy sarcasm) of Chris Chibnall, Cliff Chapman. We kick off...

Cinema Classics Number 25 - "The total potential here must be nothing less than astronomical!"

Prepare yourself, listener, for a new scale of science-fiction cinematic value. Dare you come with us and visit the Forbidden Planet? Skipper Mike & First Lieutenant D.K are joined on this amazing voyage by returning interplanetary specialist Justin Avery Smith as we head to Altair IV and arguably the birth of the sci-fi genre as we know it. Celebrating 70 years since it's initial release our intrepid trio dive deep into the genesis of this cinematic landmark, explore the groundbreaking ideas, effects...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 49 -

"Hydrolyzed vegetable protein, soybean meal, niacin, dextrose, and sodium nitrate flavoring."

"Yup, that's what we call "meat" back home."

Many copycat movies were produced in the wake of 1977's Star Wars. But perhaps none are as legendary as Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars AKA The Magnificent 7 in space. Join DK and Nigel the Kaiju Whisperer as they take a deep dive into the movie with more alien species than you can shake a stick at, a sublime James Horner soundtrack, and arguably the most...

Series 2, Episode 4 - "My name was Ashad. I did spare your son...because he's a useless runt, sickly and weak. And I did have children. I slit their throats when they joined the resistance."

Clouds are gathering, lightning strikes, and a familiar mechanical clank is moving in from Lake Geneva. Welcome to a spine-tingling episode of the Hit or Miss: Doctor Who Cyberman season, as this week we're investigating The Haunting of Villa Diodati. Host Michael is joined by a group of returning guests whose intellect and wit could rival any gathering of literary geniuses... or at...

Series 2, Episode 3 – "Another artist replaced by A.I!"

Hello again Whovians and Cyberfans, and welcome to another episode of Hit or Miss: Doctor Who. This week our Cyberman explorations take us back to classic black-and-white Who, as we try not to trip any traps or wake any frozen armies during our deep dive into Second Doctor classic The Tomb of the Cybermen. Host Mike and co-host D.K. are joined by two returning guests for this expedition to Telos: regular fixture Tobi, and Lynn, back again following our The Tenth Planet review. Proceedings begin with an...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 48 - "I'll buy that for a dollar!"

Paul Verhoeven's 1987 sci-fi satire Robocop comes under the spotlight on this episode of Cult Classics. This time around DK is joined once again by Mike Wilson as they discuss the 80s unexpected smash hit. Does it go too far? How much did DK fanboy while in Dallas? And just what the hell is with Dick Jones' arms anyway?

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Series 2, Episode 2 – “Extreme Makeover: Human Edition”

Welcome back, Cyber-converts, to the second episode of our new podcast series exploring Cybermen stories old & new. This week we shift focus to NuWho. So watch out for zeppelins, and hope your doppelgänger isn’t a dog as we step into a world that’s familiar… but just a little bit different. That’s right: we’re diving into the alternate-reality two-parter “Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel”. Host Mike is broadcasting this week alongside our very own makeshift Preachers; returning guests Michael Whaley and Stephen Rogerson, plus first...

Cinema Classics Number 24 - "Dear God. Did you have to send me news like that - today of all days? I know, I know we are the chosen people. But once in a while, can't you choose someone else?"

Hello again, movie fans and cultured classics aficionados! Welcome back to another episode of Cinema Classics on the Silver Screen Podcast feed. This month, host Michael has endured hardship, guest cancellations, and the challenge of keeping this episode balanced like a certain musician on a rooftop, as we turn our attention to the emotionally charged classic...

Sequel Season #1 - “The way I see it, someone’s out to make a sequel. You know, cash in on all the movie murder hoopla. So it’s our job to observe the rules of the sequel.”

We’re back! Silver Screen Podcast (regular flavour) returns for 2026 and — well — do you like scary movies? I sure hope so. What’s your favourite scary movie? If you said Showgirls, then you’ll be right at home with this deep-dive review of slasher sequel Scream 2. We’re covering this film for two reasons: firstly, to tie in with the imminent re...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 47 - "What would you say you do here...?"

It's February, the most depressing month of the year, so it's apt that this episode DK and the gang are looking at the Mike Judge comedy Office Space. Make sure you have your stapler handy and join DK, Nick and Rob as they clock-watch, nineties style. And don't forget your TPS reports!

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Series 2, Episode 1 - “We are equipped to survive. We are only interested in survival. Anything else is of no importance.

Welcome back, faithful friends, to a brand new series of Hit or Miss: Doctor Who. Things are getting decidedly chilly as we head to Snowcap Base in the South Pole — and into our first examination of the cold, brutal logic of the chilling Cybermen. D.K. is your host, guiding our podcast party through the debut appearance of the menacing cyborgs in a hugely important story that also just happens to feature the first ever rege...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 46 -

"What does it mean when there's a picture of a skull?"

"Good stuff!!!"

Cult Classics kicks off February - quite literally - with arguably one of the best kung-fu movies ever produced. Join DK and uber fan Nick as they head East to discuss Jackie Chan's epic sequel Drunken Master II. Prepare for high kicks, non-stop action and a lifestyle that is a little too close to comfort for DK!

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Cinema Classics Number 23 - "This is my life! It always will be! Nothing else! Just us, and the cameras, and those wonderful people out there in the dark!"

Cinema Classics is back for 2026! In a very apt choice we're looking at classic cinema reflecting on classic cinema this month, as we head down to Sunset Boulevard — Billy Wilder’s venomous, melancholic love letter to Hollywood and one of the most iconic films of the Golden Age. Regular host Michael is joined by stalwart returning guest and fellow first-time viewer Tobi to discuss Wilder’s refusal of sub...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 45 - "Tear down the wall!"

Our new season of Cult Classics opens with a special episode to benefit the 'Fill the Stein' suicide prevention charity. This time around DK and Melissa take an in-depth look at the Alan Parker-Pink Floyd musical 'The Wall'. Join us for the discussion.

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If you wish to learn more about 'Fill the Stein' or donate, visit the campaign's Tiltify page: https://tiltify.com/@mcchizzerton/fill-the-stein-2024 <...

Series 1, Episode 10 - "Because something seems impossible. We try, it doesn't work, we try again. We learn, we improve, we fail again, but better, we make friends, we learn to trust, we help each other. We get it wrong again. We improve together, then ultimately succeed. Because this is what being alive is. And it's better than the alternative. So come on, you brilliant humans. We go again and we win. Deal?"

It’s that wibbly-wobbly stretch of the year when time feels a bit out of sync, so what better moment to dive into so...

Cinema Classics Number 22 - "Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?"

“Merry Christmas, you beautiful old podcast!” It's here! Our Silver Screen Christmas Special this year lands with Cinema Classics as we dive into possibly the definitive holiday movie: Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life. Host Mike “Bailey” is joined by Guardian Angel-a, Sandy “Claus”, and Rob(in) Lunt for a bumper-length festive deep dive. We kick things off by chatting through our favourite Christmas films and regular seasonal viewing...

Episode 137 - "As I was saying, I'm a woman and can't be taken for granted. Life's a bitch, now so am I."

The Silver Screen Signal is lighting up the night sky, and that can only mean one thing: it’s time for another seasonally relevant episode of this here movie podcast. Host Mike has emerged from Wilson Manor for a December deep dive into Tim Burton’s festive, freaky, feisty superhero sequel, Batman Returns. We’ve assembled two outstanding ladies for their own returns to the podcast—and trust us, they have thoughts. First, racing i...

"One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach; all the damn vampires."

For the final Cult Classics of 2025, D.K. is joined by the bloodsucking Brady Bunch, as a collection of guests, old and new, descend upon the murder capital of the world to discuss Joel Schumacher's 1987 action horror 'The Lost Boys', and answer the question, would you give up your humanity for Jami Gertz? Head down to the boardwalk and join them, maybe pick up a comic book, or two.

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Episode 135 - "You wanna hurt me? Go right ahead if it makes you feel any better. I'm an easy target. Yeah, you're right, I talk too much. I also listen too much. I could be a cold-hearted cynic like you... but I don't like to hurt people's feelings. Well, you think what you want about me; I'm not changing. I like... I like me. My wife likes me. My customers like me. 'Cause I'm the real article. What you see is what you get."

Happy Thanksgiving, or just Happy Holidays! This timely episode of Silver...

Series 1, Episode 9 - "Crush the lesser races. Conquer the galaxy. Unimaginable power. Unlimited rice pudding, et cetera, et cetera."

Welcome back friends of the Doctor. It's been an uncertain time for our favourite Time Lord but with matters settled (for now) we're back with more of our classic reviews to keep the TARDIS fires burning. This month and next we'll be concluding our 2025 series of Dalek-themed episode reviews, and boy do we have a big one (and a relevant one) here right now. Releasing on the very day of Doctor Who's 62nd anniversary we're following...

Episode 134 - "Ladies and gentlemen, you are such a wonderful crowd, we'd like to play a little tune for you. It's one of my personal favorites and I'd like to dedicate it to a young man who doesn't think he's seen anything good today - Cameron Frye, this one's for you."

Ohhh yeah. Welcome back film fans to a brand new episode of the Silver Screen Podcast where this week, well, we're ditching our responsibilities, having some fun and joining our friends on Ferris Bueller's Day Off. D.K is MIA, possibly on his ninth...

Cinema Classics Number 21 – “And remember, my sentimental friend, that a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.”

Just in time for the release of Wicked: For Good, certified Oz-head and regular host Mike Wilson gathers returning guests Nita and Tobi to click their heels together and head over the rainbow for a deep dive into the timeless 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz. The team explores the film’s monumental cultural impact — from the infamy of the Wicked Witch of the West to the iconic dialogue...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 43 - "You cannot have it both ways. You want ratings. You want people in front of the television instead of picket lines. Well, you're not gonna get that with re-runs of Gilligan's Island."

Cult Classics gets topical this month. In honour of the release of Edgar Wright's new adaptation of the Stephen King story (and the general state of the world) host D.K has gathered "Runners" Mike Wilson, Michael Whaley & John Adams to face the dystopian challenge of 1987's 'The Running Man'. We put our money on them to...

D.K's Cult Classics Episode 42 - "Put your balls on Evan. We're going to Willy's!"

Congratulations. You are officially on staff! Report to Cult Classics for your mop and bucket for the night shift. D.K. and guest Melissa Meliha are waiting for you to join them in helping clear up in Willy's Wonderland. Conclude your spooky season by listening to them muse on everything from puppets to Nic Cage, silent film star. Trust us, this is good, they're connecting, they're sharing their feelings...

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