59:31 – In between musings about the forthcoming general election, Doc Sleaze finds time for remembering D-Day via the medium of war movies, ultra low budget straight-to-video dross from the UK, asks when a sequel isn’t really a sequel and engages in some dream analysis. Includes:
Panic in Year Tory ¦ ‘The Longest Day’ (1962) Trailer ¦ War Movies and Remembrance ¦ Forgotten Films Double Bill: ‘Alien From LA’ (1988) and ‘Journey to the Centre of the Earth’ (1988) ¦ “Stick ‘Em in the Army!” ¦ ‘Fight Back’ (2001) Closing Theme ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Fight Back’ (2001) ¦ John Major Concedes 1997 Election (BBC News) ¦ Debatable Value ¦ Robert Mackenzie’s ‘Swingometer’ Explains 1966 Election Results (BBC News) ¦ A Dream of No Significance ¦ Tories Facing Electoral Disaster in 2024 (Sky News) ¦ Election Fatigue?
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44:37 – Back to the Seventies with Isaac Hayes as Doc Sleaze takes another stroll through the underbelly of pop culture, pondering over the opportunities afforded invisible men, whether Italian movies can be judged on poorly edited and dubbed VHS duplicates and goes ‘Down Under’ for some detective action. Plus some topical political ranting. Includes:
‘Truck Turner’ (1974) Trailer ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘Truck Turner’ (1974) ¦ ‘Nobody Runs Forever’ (1968) – aka ‘The High Commissioner’ Trailer ¦ Down Under Detective – Scobie Malone on Film ¦ ‘Scobie Malone’ (1976) TV Teaser ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘The Skin Under the Claws’ (1975) ¦ ‘2+5: Missione Hydra’ (1966) Excerpts ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘2+5: Missione Hydra’ (1966) ¦ ‘Invisible Maniac’ (1990) Promo ¦ Invisible Voyeurs ¦ ‘Invisible Man’ (1933) TV Trailer ¦ Under the Whip ¦ BBC2 Closedown 22/12/80
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37:04 – In a small, yet perfectly formed, edition, Doc Sleaze finds himself ‘Baffled’, both by the failed Leonard Nimoy TV pilot and Russ Meyer’s unhistorical sex slave romp, before being distracted by some beach party/haunted house action. Plus: the politics of dementia, frustrating dreams and more. Includes:
Disappointment in Dreamland ¦ ‘Baffled’ (1973) Trailer ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Baffled’ (1973) ¦ ‘How to Stuff a Wild Bikini’ (1965) Trailer ¦ Stuffing Invisible Bikinis ¦ Ghost in the Invisible Bikini’ (1966) Trailer ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Black Snake’ (1973) ¦ ‘Black Snake’ (1973) Trailer ¦ Demented Politics
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42:36 – Beware the bald! Seventies weirdness with Jeff Lieberman’s ‘Blue Sunshine’ – the film that demonises baldness and delivers the important message: taking drugs will make your hair fall out! Plus, more strange dream experiences, right-wing conspiracies and crackpottery, a call for more elitism in politics and more direct to video movie obscurities. Includes:
More Unpopular Pop Culture Opinions ¦ Random Movie Trailer – ‘Silk’ (1986) ¦ ‘Giallo’ (2009) Trailer ¦ Dreaming in Giallo ¦ ‘The Black Gestapo’ (1975) trailer ¦ More Right-Wing Crackpottery ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘Blue Sunshine’ (1977) ¦ ‘The Candidate’ (1972) Trailer ¦ Up the Elites! ¦ ‘Horror Safari’ (1982) Excerpt ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Horror Safari’ (1982)
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51:07 – Doc Sleaze explores whether his early childhood belief in headless men has anything in common with current day UFO believers. Is there a conspiracy to euthanise the world’s billionaires under cover of extreme exploration? Has Berlusconi’s sunken ‘Bunga Bunga’ party sub been raised by a neo Nazi Captain Nemo out to sink the world’s refugee boats? Just how creepy were some of those classic sitcoms? Plus obscure movie talk. Includes:
The Billionaire Euthanasia Club ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘The Bubble’ (1966) (including trailer) ¦ ‘The Fantastic Invasion of Planet Earth’ (1970s re-issue title for ‘The Bubble’) trailer ¦ Assault on a Rubber Dinghy ¦ Random Movie Trailer – ‘Fly Me’ (1973) ¦ ‘Fly Me’ radio spot (1973) ¦ Headless Men From Outer Space ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘Hornet’s Nest’ (1970) (including trailer) ¦ ‘Mr Ed’ opening theme (extract) ¦ Those Creepy Old Classics ¦ ‘Mr Ed’ closing theme (extract)
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51:25 – Doc Sleaze invites himself onto his own show as a guest, as he finds himself time warped back into a 1981 edition of Southern TV’s ‘Houseparty’, the most tedious show ever broadcast. In between interruptions from the ‘Houseparty’ ladies, Doc discusses with himself such things as the relationship between giant moths and the rejection of capitalist values, Bank Holiday nostalgia and something nasty in the household bins. Mary of ‘Houseparty’ meanwhile makes chutney. Includes:
‘Houseparty’ Intro ¦ Giant Moths and the Rejection of Capitalist Values ¦ Mothra (1961) Trailer ¦ Mary’s Chutney ¦ Colossus of New York (1958) Trailer ¦ Small Scale Mayhem ¦ Crystallising fruit in the ‘Houseparty’ Kitchen ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘Mystery of Monster Island’ (1981), including trailer ¦ More Inanity from ‘Houseparty’ ¦ Bank Holiday Nostalgia ¦ Back to the ‘Houseparty’ ¦ Taking a Dump ¦ ‘Houseparty’ Conclusion ¦ Down the Pub
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze more info at TheOvernightscape.com. Released Nov 2022 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.
47:33 – The most tasteless film ever made in Britain! Soft focus sexual awakenings! Misplaced psychedelic cinema! Warhawk Tanzania fights the Devil! Just another random assemblage of low culture ruminated over by Doc Sleaze, in between dealing with unwelcome cold callers and being insulted by Her Majesty, The Queen. Includes:
The Day I Didn’t Meet The Queen ¦ UK Seventies Sleaze (including trailers for ‘Home Before Midnight’ (1979) and ‘Killer’s Moon’ (1978)) ¦ Random Movie Trailer – ‘Felicity (1978) ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘Devil’s Express’ (1976) ¦ Psychedelia Out of Time (including trailers for ‘Gasss’ (1970) and ‘Candy’ (1968) ¦ Cold Shouldering Cold Callers
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47:23 – Having dealt with the myth of ‘cancel culture’, Doc braves giant Italian mechanical crocodiles, armed and dangerous animal rights activists and cinematic haunted houses in his quest to see a William Castle obscurity, before celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in typical form. Includes:
Cancelling Cancel Culture ¦ Random Movie Trailer – ‘Killer Crocodile’ (1989) ¦ ‘Killer Crocodile 2’ (1990) Trailer ¦ Nostalgia Across the Pond ¦ Random Movie Trailer – ‘Animal Protector’ (1988) ¦ Forgotten Film – Let’s Kill Uncle’ (1966) ¦ ‘House on Haunted Hill’ 1959 Trailer ¦ Haunted Houses on Film ¦ ‘God Save the Queen’ ¦ Accident of Birth ¦ ‘God Save the Queen’ (Reprise)
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze more info at TheOvernightscape.com. Released May 2022 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.
43:09 – Sex, violence, misogyny and monsters, from deranged Shakespearean actors to intergalactic homosexuals, we ask the question of whether the UK is still the leading force in monster defences that the world needs? Plus, more Japanese strangeness with delinquent golf pros and space opera knock offs. This episode includes:
Sex, Violence, Misogyny and Reactionary Attitudes ¦ ‘Theatre of Blood’ (1973) DVD Trailer ¦ Theatre of Lost Ambitions ¦ ‘Theatre of Blood’ (1973) TV Promo ¦ Theatre of Blood Revisited ¦ ‘Cable TV Monsters’ Public Service Announcement ¦ Living With Monsters ¦ ‘I Married a Monster From Outer Space’ (1958) Trailer ¦ Movies in Brief – ‘I Married a Monster From Outer Space’ ¦ ‘Golf Pro Reiko’ Promo (In Japanese) ¦ ‘Golf Pro Reiko’ – More Sukeban Strangeness From Japan ¦ Random Movie Trailer – ‘Message From Space’ (1978) ¦ ‘Message From Space’ Closing Theme
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze more info at TheOvernightscape.com. Released Apr 2022 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.
1:00:59 – Just why do we watch bad movies? What are bad movies? From amateur mobile phone shot slashers, through priapic sea monsters to gigantic rubber snakes, we explore the various varieties of cinematic badness on offer, including:
Moto Psycho and Amateur Schlock ¦ Moto Psycho Trailer (2012) ¦ Cult of the Bad Movie ¦ Drive In Massacre Trailer (1976) ¦ Drive Ins of Death ¦ The Lucifer Complex (1979) TV Trailer ¦ Forgotten Film – The Lucifer Complex (1979) ¦ Random Movie Trailer – Blood Tide (1982) ¦ Forgotten Film – Thunder of Gigantic Serpent (1988)
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze – more info at TheOvernightscape.com Released Jun 2021 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.
