Show Notes (Sat 27 December 2008)

Show focused on movie soundtracks.

Featured music:

• Stayin' Alive by The Bee Gees from Saturday Night Fever (1977)
  
• It's A Hard Knock Life from Annie (1982)
  
• Les Jours Tristes by Yann Tiersen from Amélie (2001)
  
• Canción Del Mariachi by Antonio Banderas and Los Lobos from Desperado (1995)
  
• Hakuna Matata from The Lion King (1994)
• He's A Pirate by Klaus Badelt from Pirates Of The Carribean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003)
• Duel Of The Fates by John Williams from Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Le Festin by Camille from Ratatouille (2007)
• Elephant Love Medley by Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor from Moulin Rouge! (2001)
• Beyond The Sea by Bobby Darin

Show Notes (Sat 20 December 2008)

Movie of the week: The Mist (2007)

Movie quote:

"You aren't her parents anymore, her parents are Axl Rose and Madonna, you can't compete with that kind of bombardment."

True Lies (1994)

Show Notes (Sat 13 December 2008)

This week's special guests were Daisy and Keren.

Movie of the week: In the Valley Of Elah (2007)

Featured Music:

• Human by The Killers
  
• Food, Glorious Food from Oliver! (1968)
• I Don't Want To Miss A Thing By Aerosmith from Armageddon (1998)
  
• The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes from Dirty Dancing (1987)
  
• Man! I Feel Like A Woman! by Shania Twain

Featured Movies:

• Armageddon (1998)
  
• Dirty Dancing (1987)
  

Movie Quote:

"This is my house. I have to defend it."

Home Alone (1990)

Show Notes (Sat 22 November 2008)

Movie of the week: Happiness (1998)

Featured movies:

• Of Time And The City (2008)
  
• The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas (2008)
  
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
  

Featured music:

• High School Musical by the cast from High School Muscial 3: Senior Year (2008)
  
• Mandy by Barry Manilow from Happiness (1998)
  
• Ferry Cross The Mersey by Gerry And The Pacemakers
  
• Mad About The Boy by Dinah Washington
  
• I'm Yours by Jason Mraz
  

Movie quote:

"I don't understand. All my life I've been waiting for someone and when I find her, she's... she's a fish."

Splash (1984)

Show Notes (Sat 15 November 2008)

Featured movies:

• Priceless (2008)
• Mamma Mia! The Movie (2008)
• Quantum Of Solace (2008)

Featured music from Mamma Mia:

• Mamma Mia
• Honey Honey
• I Have A Dream
• Dancing Queen
• The Name Of The Game
• Does Your Mother Know

Other featured music:

• I Wish I Was James Bond by Scouting For Girls
  
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Propellerheads
  

Movie quote:

"Little Nelly got a hot reception. Four big shots made improper advances toward her, but she defended her honour with great success."

You Only Live Twice (1967)

Show Notes (Sat 11 October 2008)

Focus on modern classic teen romantic comedies, all three coincidentally made in 1999 and based on classic texts: The Taming Of The Shrew, Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Pygmalion.

Featured movies:

• Bug (2006)
  
• 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
• Cruel Intentions (1999)
• She's All That (1999)
  

Featured music:

• I Don't Feel Like Dancin' by Scissor Sisters from How To Lose Friends And Alienate People (2008)
• One Week by Barenaked Ladies from 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
• Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve from Cruel Intentions (1999)
• Rockafeller Skank by Fatboy Slim from She's All That (1999)
  

Movie Quote:

"You'll find a slight squeeze on the hooter an excellent safety precaution, Miss Scrumptious."

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

Show Notes (Sat 26 July 2008)

Featured movies:

• Things We Lost In The Fire (2007)
• The Savages (2007)
  
• Once (2007)
  
• The Kite Runner (2007)
  

Featured music:

• Look After You by The Fray from Things We Lost In The Fire (2007)
  
• You Make Me Feel So Young by Frank Sinatra from The Savages (2007)
  
• Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard et al from Once (2007)
  
• Kiss Me Deadly by Lita Ford from The Kite Runner (2007)
  
• The Winner Takes It All by ABBA from Mamma Mia! The Movie (2008)
  
• I Don't Feel Like Dancin' by Scissor Sisters

Show Notes (Sat 19 July 2008)

Feature on comic book movies with guest Clare Lewis.

Featured movies:

• A Good Year (2006)
  
• American Splendour (2003)
  
• Crumb (1994)
  
• Sin City (2005)
  

Features music:

• Moi... Lolita by Alizée from A Good Year (2006)
  
• Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes
• Comic Book Man by Tommy B Goode
• Cells by The Servant from Sin City (2005)
  
• Mamma Mia by ABBA from Mamma Mia! The Movie (2008)
  
• Rock The Boat by Hues Corporation

Movie quote:

"There's a monster in your chest. These guys hijacked your ship, and they sold your cryo tube to this..human. And he put an alien inside of you. It's a really nasty one. And in a few hours it's gonna burst it's way through your rib cage. And you're gonna die. Any questions?"

Alien Resurrection (1997)

Show Notes (Sat 12 July 2008)

Special feature on The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001), with Will Garratt and Tim Garratt.

Featured Movies:

• Magnolia (1999)
  

Featured Music:

• One by Aimee Mann from Magnolia (1999)
  
• Breathe (2 AM) by Anna Nalick

Show Notes (Sat 5 July 2008)

This week's guest was Craig Dryden, who discussed Spanish Horror.

Featured movies:

• He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2002)
• The Others (2001)
• Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
  
• The Devil's Backbone (2001)
  

Featured music:

• L.O.V.E. by Nat King Cole from He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2002)
• Warwick Avenue by Duffy
• Hace Mucho, Mucho Tiempo by Javier Navarrete from Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
• Pyaar Ke Liye by Shankar Mahadevan from Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (2008)
  
• The Winner Takes It All by ABBA from Mamma Mia! (2008)

Movie quote:

"Those of you lucky enough to have your lives, take them with you. However, leave the limbs you've lost. They belong to me now. "

Kill Bill (2003)

Show Notes (Sat 28 June 2008)

Featuring movies based on bands and musicians.

Featured movies:

• Fracture (2007)
• This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
• Almost Famous (2000)
• Control (2007)

Featured music:

• Nite Becomes Day by Citizen Cope from Fracture (2007)
• Stonehenge by Spinal Tap from This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
• Lick My Love Pump by Nigel Tufnel from This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
• America by Simon & Garfunkel from Almost Famous (2000)
• Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division from Control (2007)
• Walk This Way by Run-D.M.C. from Sex And The City: The Movie (2008)
• Oops!... I Did It Again sung by Richard Thompson

Movie Quote:

"Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts"

The Doors (1991)

Show Notes (Sat 21 June 2008)

Quentin Tarantino special, part one.

This week's guest was Merryn Smith.

Featured Movies:

• Reservoir Dogs (1992)
  
• Pulp Fiction (1994)
  
• The Happening (2008)
  

Featured Music:

• Kiss Me Deadly by Lita Ford from The Kite Runner (2007)
• Stuck In The Middle by Stealers Wheel from Reservoir Dogs (1992)
• You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry from Pulp Fiction (1994)
• White Wedding by Billy Idol from True Romance (1993)
• Like A Virgin sung by Jim Broadbent and Richard Roxburgh from Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Show Notes (Sat 14 June 2008)

This week's theme was "movies with dogs". Not just movies about dogs, but movies which have been improved by featuring dogs in certain scenes to add humour, distraction, sub-plots or just to move the story along.

Featured movies:

• Juno (2007)
• There's Something About Mary (1998)
• The Mask (1994)
  
• The Truth About Cats And Dogs (1996)
  
• Dog Soldiers (2002)
  
• An American Werewolf In London (1981)
• An American Werewolf In Paris (1997)
  
• Teen Wolf (1985)
  

Featured music:

• All I Want Is You by Barry Louis Polisar from Juno (2007)
• Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations from There's Something About Mary (1998)
• Cuban Pete sung by Jim Carrey from The Mask (1994)
• Angel Mine by Cowboy Junkies from The Truth About Cats And Dogs (1996)
• Cry Wolf by A-Ha

Movie quote:

"Vasilli Zaitsev is *not* dead. This is what he had for breakfast this morning. Here's a picture of him reading today's newspaper."

Enemy At The Gates (2001)

Show Notes (Sat 7 June 2008)

This week's guest was James Watt, with the theme of "books made into movies".

Movies discussed:

• No Country For Old Men (2007)
• The Beach (2000)
• Stardust (2007)
  
• The Perfect Storm (2000)
  

Music played on the show:

• Las Mañanitas from No Country For Old Men (2007)
  
• Porcelain by Moby from The Beach (2000)
  
• Rhythm Of My Heart by Rod Stewart from The Perfect Storm (2000)
  

Show Notes (Sat 31 May 2008)

This week's guest was Craig Dryden, who discussed the Japanese Horror genre known as J-Horror.

Movies discussed:

• The Transporter (2002)
• Ring (1998)
• Ring 2 (1999)
• The Grudge (2004)
• The Grudge 2 (2006)
• Audition (1999)
• Dark Water (2002)

Music played on the show:

• Boogie 2nite (Seamus Haji mix) by Tweet from The Transporter (2002)
• Mercy by Duffy from Sex And The City: The Movie (2008)
• Two Doors Down by Mystery Jets
• Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now by The Smiths from Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

Movie quote:

"The first rule of this household is discipline"

The Sound Of Music (1965)

Show Notes (Sat 24th May 2008)

This week's guest was Lydia Birch, presenter of the Tresco show (1pm on Saturdays) on Radio Scilly.

Lydia's movie choices were:

• The Wicked Lady (1945)
• When The Whales Came (1989)
• Waking Ned (1998)

Music played on the show:

• Mamma Mia by ABBA from Mamma Mia! (2008)
• Stand And Deliver by Adam And The Ants
• Jonah And The Whale by Louis Armstrong
• Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys from Waking Ned (1998)
• (Everything I Do) I Do It For You by Bryan Adams from Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991)

Movie quote:

"Join the Mobile Infantry and save the Galaxy. Service guarantees citizenship. Would you like to know more?"

Starship Troopers (1997)

Show Notes (Sat 17th May 2008)

Special feature focusing on the Indiana Jones franchise of movies.

Music played on the show:

• Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head by Kylie Minogue from Layer Cake (2004)
• The Raiders March by John Williams from Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
• The Map Room: Dawn by John Williams from Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
• The Mine Car Chase by John Williams from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
• Holding Out For A Hero by Bonnie Tyler
• She Bangs by Ricky Martin

Show Notes (Sat 10th May 2008)

This week's guests were Mark and Eve Pritchard, discussing movies starring Jason Statham.

Music played on the show:

• Two Tickets To Paradise by Eddie Money from Sideways (2004)
• Hundred Mile High City by Ocean Colour Scene from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
• Viva Las Vegas by ZZ Top from Snatch (2000)
• Baggy Trousers by Madness from Mean Machine (2001)
• California Soul by Marlena Shaw from The Italian Job (2003)

Show Notes (Sat 26th April 2008)

This week's guest was Will Garratt, discussing films featuring dragons (as connected with St George's Day).

Music played on the show:

• Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae from Venus (2006)
• All Star by Smash Mouth from Shrek (2001)
• Walk Away by Mad At Gravity from Reign Of Fire (2002)
• Men In Black by Will Smith from Men In Black (1997)
• You're The One That I Want from Grease (1978)

Show Notes (Sat 19th April 2008)

This week's guest was Tom Scott.

Music played on the show:

• Dreamgirls (main theme) from Dreamgirls (2006)
• He's A Pirate by Klaus Badelt from Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003)
• Almost Like Being In Love by Amy Kate Sullivan from Relative Values (2000)
• One Week by Barenaked Ladies from American Pie (1999)
• Time To Pretend by MGMT from 21 (2008)
• Start Of Something New by Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens from High School Musical (2006)

Show Notes (Sat 15th March 2008)

A special show looking at documentary movies linked with climate change and the consequences of peak oil.

This week's guest was Vickie Heaney.

Music played on the show:

• Ja, Das Ist Mein Melodie by Carice van Houten from Black Book (2006)
• I Need To Wake Up by Melissa Etheridge from An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
• Hakuna Matata from The Lion King (1994)
• Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
• In The Bath by Lemon Jelly
• Tire Swing by Kimya Dawson from Juno (2007)
• Love And Marriage by Frank Sinatra

Al Gore gave a 16 minute presentation during the February 2006 TED conference, which covers the main themes of An Inconvenient Truth. This is probably more accessible and easier to digest for anyone unwilling to endure the full 90 minutes of the documentary.

Movie quote:

"Go to your closet and pray!"

Carrie (1976)

Show Notes (Sat 8th March 2008)

Focus on movies featuring storms and the climate.

This week's guest was Will Garratt.

Music played on the show:

• Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette! by Tex Williams from Thank You For Smoking (2006)
• Rhythm Of My Heart by Rod Stewart from The Perfect Storm (2000)
• Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? by Culture Club from The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
• I Don't Feel Like Dancin' by the Scissor Sisters
• I Like Giants by Kimya Dawson from Juno (2007)

Movie Quote:

"If I do not have the three of you married by Michaelmas, it will not be my fault."

Sense And Sensibility (1995)

Show Notes (Sat 1st March 2008)

A show for St David's Day, featuring Welsh actors and actresses.

This week's guest was Richard Wilcox.

Music played on the show:

• Mr Blue Sky by ELO, from Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
• True Faith by New Order, from American Psycho (2000)
• The Eve Of The War featuring Richard Burton, by Jeff Wayne, from the musical version of The War Of The Worlds
  
• American Girl by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, from The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
• Delilah by Tom Jones

Movie quote:

"Listen to them: the children of the night. What sweet music they make."

Dracula (1992)

Show Notes (Sat 23rd February 2008)

First of a series of shows focused on movie musicals.

This week's guests were Jane Pender and Maggie Perkovic.

Music played on the show:

• America by Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim from West Side Story (1961)
• Just Blew In From The Windy City by Doris Day from Calamity Jane (1953)
• Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious sung by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke from Mary Poppins (1964)
• Theme from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) by Robert B Sherman and Richard M Sherman
• Diamonds Are A Girl's best Friend sung by Nicole Kidman from Moulin Rouge! (2001)
• Get Me To The Church On Time sung by Stanley Holloway from My Fair Lady (1964)
• All That Jazz sung by Catherine Zeta-Jones from Chicago (2002)
• Mamma Mia by ABBA from Mamma Mia! (2008)

Movie quote:

"Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues"

Adventures In Babysitting (1987)

Show Notes (Sat 16th February 2008)

Valentine's special: romantic comedies and "chick flicks".

This week's guests were Maggie Wallace and Eve Pearson.

Music played on the show:

• Walking Back To Happiness by Helen Shapiro from Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994)
  
• Marriage Is For Old Folks by Nina Simone from Confetti (2006)
  
• Suddenly I See by K.T.Tunstall from The Holiday (2006)
  
• Have You Met Miss Jones by Robbie Williams from Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
  
• All I Want Is You by Barry Louis Polisar from Juno (2007)
  
• Love Man by Otis Redding from Dirty Dancing (1987)
  

Movie quote:

"Human beings have dreams. Even dogs have dreams, but not you, you are just a machine. An imitation of life. Can a robot write a symphony? Can a robot turn a... canvas into a beautiful masterpiece?"

I, Robot (2004)

Show Notes (Sat 2nd February 2008)

Coen Brothers special.

This week's guest was Craig Dryden.

Music played on the show:

• Theme to Fargo (1996) by Carter Burwell
• In The Jailhouse Now by the Soggy Bottom Boys from Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
• The Man In Me by Bob Dylan from The Big Lebowski (1998)
• Don't Cry Out Loud by Melissa Manchester from Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

Movie quote:

"I had run for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days and 16 hours"

Forrest Gump (1994)

Show Notes (Sat 26th January 2008)

Heath Ledger special.

This week's guest was Will Garratt.

Will Reviewed:

• A Knight's Tale (2001)

Music played on the show:

• Theme to Brokeback Mountain (2005) by Gustavo Santaolalla
• Broken Up And Blue by Red Meat from Monster's Ball (2001)
• Sexy Boy by Air from 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
• Elephant Woman by Blonde Redhead from Candy (2006)
  

Movie quote:

"Where the devil are my slippers, Eliza?"

Pygmalion (1938)

Show Notes (Sat 19th January 2008)

This week's guest was James Watt.

James reviewed:

• Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)
• Juno (2007)

Music played on the show:

• Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man by Johnny Cash and June Carter from Walk The Line (2005)
• Every Little Star by Linda Scott from Mulholland Drive (2001)
• She's A Lady by Tom Jones from Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)
• Ever Fallen In Love? by Buzzcocks from 24 Hour Party People (2002)
• Atomic by Blondie from Trainspotting (1996)
• All I Want Is You by Barry Louis Polisar from Juno (2007)
  

Movie quote:

"There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?"

Signs (2002)

Show Notes (Sat 12th January 2008)

Horror special.

This week's guest was Craig Dryden.

Craig reviewed:

• Alien (1979)
  
• Blade Runner (1982)
  
• Brazil (1985)
  

Music played on the show:

• Theme from Jaws (1975) composed by John Williams
• Tubular Bells (part 1) by Mike Oldfield from The Exorcist (1973)
• Drop Dead Gorgeous by Republica from Scream (1996)
• Ghost Town by The Specials from Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
• Main Titles by Vangelis from Blade Runner (1982)
• Main Theme from Wolf Creek (2005) composed by Francois Tetaz

Movie quote:

"It started as rioting. But right from the beginning you knew this was different. Because it was happening in small villages, market towns. And then it wasn't on the TV any more. It was in the street outside. It was coming in through your windows. It was a virus. An infection. You didn't need a doctor to tell you that. It was the blood. It was something in the blood. By the time they tried to evacuate the cities it was already too late. Army blockades were overrun. And that's when the exodus started. Before the TV and radio stopped broadcasting there were reports of infection in Paris and New York. We didn't hear anything more after that."

28 Days Later (2002)

Show Notes (Sat 5th January 2008)

Science Fiction special.

This week's guest was Merryn Smith.

Merryn reviewed:

• Starship Troopers (1997)

Music played on the show:

• Where Dreams Are Made composed by John Williams from AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
• It's The End Of The World As We Know It by R.E.M. from Independence Day (1996)
• The Power Of Love by Huey Lewis & The News from Back To The Future (1985)
• You Could Be Mine by Guns N' Roses from Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
• Superstition by Stevie Wonder from I, Robot (2004)

Movie quote:

"My name is Lincoln Six-Echo. I'm your insurance policy."

The Island (2005)

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