Lock the door and leave the light on – this episode explores horror films based on or around television shows. The team of Matthew, Connell, Jake and Bebe discuss the iconic BBC television film Ghostwatch from 1992 and the more recent independent film, Late Night with the Devil (2023).

The whole team agree that Ghostwatch stands out as a genuinely creepy, innovative and well written piece of work. It’s BBC origins and supreme ‘Britishness’ make it particularly convincing and quite frankly has left some of the team with nightmares!

The response to late Night with the Devil is more mixed. Bebe observes how the new film compares unfavourably to Ghostwatch because some characters are underdeveloped, whereas Jake and Connell dislike the use of AI in the newer film. Matthew was a little distracted by some flickering lights in Studio 4 during the recording of this episode….

Our presenters are Matthew, Connell, Jake and Bebe. The episode was engineered and edited by Emily Main.

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This week sees the release of the new Superman film starring David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan and directed by James Gunn. The team of Rhys, Billy, Jake and Matthew discuss the range of Superman films from George Reeves version of the 1950’s to Christopher Reeve through to Brandon Routh and lately Henry Cavill, as well as a handful of small screen adaptations.

The chat covers the Superman story themes, actors and directors. Rhys confesses some of the human drama is ‘so emotional’. For Billy and Matthew, it’s the violence of the Routh and Cavill versions leading them to consider ‘is Superman a murderer?’ And Jake just wants the new film to be as good as some of the past films and give us a ' big Superman summer.'

It’s fair to say that the whole team are Superman enthusiasts – so our sound engineer, Emily, had a job to keep them to time in the recording studio this week!

Our presenters are Rhys, Billy, Jake and Matthew. The episode was engineered and edited by Emily Main.

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To coincide with the recent release of 28 Years Later, the Team discuss the merits and demerits of the ‘28’ film series.

28 Days Later is accepted by the whole team as a film which ‘loves to have the zombies on screen’ and is characterised by the magnetic performances of its actors and the visual language created by the writer (Alex Garland) and director (Danny Boyle). 28 Weeks Later proves more controversial and an example of what Billy kindly refers to as ‘missed potential’.

With 28 Years Later the series seems back on track with outstanding acting and wonderful world building. The Team loved the characters, drama and locations of this film. Is it a love letter to the North East? Let us know what you think…

Our presenters are Billy, Dion, Matthew and Rhys. The episode was engineered and edited by Emily Main.

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