The Something Wicked Podcast

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.

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.

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'.

We discuss the recent shocking episode where a pub fight and injured male pride leads to the senseless murder of two men.

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.

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.

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.

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, Van Halen, Simon & Garfunkel, Anthrax and The Smiths.

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.

Having attended the Manchester premiere of Jake West's brilliant documentary on Cliff we thought we'd have a little chat about it.

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.

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!"

We weigh in to the Russell Brand saga, like you knew we would. Is he guilty-wilty or the victim of a conspiracy-wiracy?

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'.

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.

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.

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

Poor old Huw!

We discuss our personal highlights of this year's show which include Axl's teeth, Elton's walk and Rick's Morrissey tribute act.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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. And yet, across the gulf of 4 decades, minds immeasurably superior to ours regarded this record as a peerless masterpiece, whilst Gary Barlow slowly and surely drew his plans against us. 

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. 

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.

We cast a critical eye over the festive season and ask the question 'Is Christmas just shit now?'

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!

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? 

We celebrate the magnificent Pink Floyd and in particular the difficult and antagonistic relationship between creative visionary Roger Waters and quiet genius David Gilmour. 

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! 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Folk Horror, Friedkin and Frank Butcher are discussed in this meandering episode. It's all good fun.

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.

If you prefer your music a bit more interesting and offensive then why not listen to us wax lyrical about the likes of AxCx, John Otway and Cannibal Corpse. You have been warned!

We're pretty pissed off this time! Capitalism! Consumerism! Royalism! Denialism! Narcissism! Jingoism! How can we resist it all? 

If only they'd taken up bowls or had a shed, instead of doing all that killing. 

Does watching Soccer Sunday make you depressed? Do you hate yourself for listening to Talksport all day? Are you losing your mind over VAR, diving, charmless pundits and rip-off prices? Does the whole shebang just do your fucking head in?! If so listen up.

We get into the horrific and weird Chris Watts case and celebrate the greatness of the Rocky and Rambo films. This somehow leads into some relentless and brutal ragging of Alan Brazil. 

Rockumentaries, true-crime, obsessive fans, UFOs, sporting triumphs and meltdowns, there's something for everyone as we go through our top five. 

They are often depicted as hateful, self-pitying misogynists bent on violence but are the majority of Incels just chronically lonely and self-hating men who deserve help and compassion? 

Join us in this very entertaining episode as we discuss the YouTube blowhards and the online Culture Wars. We also cover Marxism, Hauntology and ask what’s with all these Olympic shitehawk sports?!

Gus Fring, Negan, Nick Cotton, Finchy.... who will make it into our Top 5 small-screen scumbags?

You can't beat a good bonafide bastard and here we pick our favourites.

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.