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Sunday, August 31, 2025

Doc Sleaze: Proof of Identity (9/31/25)

48:18 – This time around Doc Sleaze ponders on how best to prove he is who he says he is and questions whether the current mania for identity verification really is all about protecting children. Also, is the government going to seize our garden sheds to house illegal immigrants? Right-wing scare stories examined. Plus celebrity excuses for bad behaviour, another old TV classic reimagined, trout stretching advice, old soap operas dissected and some strange movies talked about. Includes:

They’re Coming For Our Sheds! ¦ More Soft Soap (Part One) ¦ Proof of Identity ¦ Random Movie Trailer – ‘Cutting Class’ (1989) ¦ ‘I’m an Expert Trout Stretcher…’ ¦ Always an Excuse ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘The Manitou (1978) (inc trailer) ¦ Commercial Break – Dr Schreck’s Blue Pills ¦ Won’t Somebody Think of the Children? ¦ More Soft Soap (Part Two) ¦ Cocaine on The Buses ¦ ‘It’s a Good Life On The Buses’ (‘On The Buses’ movie theme by Max Harris and Quinceharmon)

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 Aug 2025 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.

posted by Doc Sleaze at 12:07 pm filed in Aug25,DocSleaze,film,movie,reviews  

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Doc Sleaze: Toward a Unified Conspiracy Theory (7/31/25)

49:24 – Doc Sleaze gropes toward formulating a theory which can tie together and reconcile all existing conspiracy theories, but gets side tracked into contemplations about classic British war movies, bad remakes and reboots of classic film and TV properties and unpopular opinions as free speech. Plus, a classic B-movie horror double bill recreated, the winner of ‘Have You Been Shagged by a Celebrity?’ competition, a look at some classic British soap operas and more. Includes:

Unpopular Opinions and Free Speech ¦ Shagged by a Celebrity ¦ Understated Stoicism – Some Thoughts on the Classic British War Movie ¦ Soft Soap (Part One) ¦ Another Unnecessary Remake ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘The Deadly Bees’ (1966) inc trailer ¦ Commercial Break ¦ Toward a Unified Conspiracy Theory ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘The Vulture’ (1966) inc trailer ¦ Soft Soap (Part Two) ¦ Voyeur With a Camera

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 Jul 2025 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.

posted by Doc Sleaze at 4:09 pm filed in DocSleaze,film,Jul25,movie,reviews  

Monday, July 28, 2025

Doc Sleaze: The Great Artificial Intelligence Swindle (7/29/25)

41:16 – This time around we put AI – and those who create it – under the microscope and ask ‘Is it all a scam?’ Plus, stop worrying about Epstein and that list – he never existed, so couldn’t have had a client list which Donald Trump couldn’t be on. Also, man eating plants and bizarre jungle adventures – more obscure schlock movies examined. In between all of this, Ash Dieback and Diane Butz take a deep dive into the question of ‘Is meat murder?’ Includes:

There is no Epstein! ¦ Ash Dieback and Diane Butz discuss ‘Is Meat Murder?’ ¦ More Billionaire Idiocy ¦ More from Ash and Diane on militant vegans ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘The Blood Suckers’ (1967) ¦ ‘Is Meat Murder?’ Part Three ¦ The Terror of ‘Mecha Hitler’ ¦ Ash and Diane – the discussion continues ¦ The Great Artificial Intelligence Swindle ¦ Still More from Ash and Diane ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Terror in the Jungle’ (1968) ¦ The discussion concludes ¦ The Urge to be Eaten ¦ Closedown

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 Jul 2025 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.

posted by Doc Sleaze at 6:30 pm filed in DocSleaze,film,Jul25,movie,reviews  

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Doc Sleaze: Transactional Jesus (6/30/25)

56:51 – This the description you aren’t going to read for another show you won’t bother listening to! So you won’t know that you’ll be missing a look at what form a modern Second Coming might take – will it be ‘Miracles for Money’ from a Transactional Jesus? Also, a contemporary take on Dracula, seventies interpretations of two classic monsters and an investigation into what religion offers the modern consumer. Plus, Dr John gives us some medical advice, we want to know if you’ve been shagged by a celebrity and more. Includes:

Dracula Today ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘The Boy Who Cried Werewolf’ (1973) (inc trailer) ¦ Dr John’s Surgery – The Scorching Wind ¦ Exploring the Mundane ¦ The Wind That Burns ¦ Transactional Jesus ¦ ‘It’s a Rip Off’ – God Botherers ¦ The Criminal Classes ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Dr Frankenstein on Campus’ (1970) (inc trailer) ¦ ‘Have You Been Shagged by a Celebrity?’ ¦ Going Backwards

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 2025 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.

posted by Doc Sleaze at 6:57 pm filed in DocSleaze,film,Jun25,movie,reviews  

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Schlock Express: No Justice For Vigilantes (6/27/25)

1:01:06 – We’re back on the Schlock Express to explore the world of low-rent vigilante movies, looking at the difference between rogue cops and vigilante cops enroute. A selection of eighties titles gives us a chance to explore the idea of Vietnam as a causal factor in urban vigilantism, lady vigilantes fighting for the kind of feminism that male viewers of this schlock can cheer on and a fake sequel to a non-existent original.

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 2025 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.

posted by Doc Sleaze at 6:17 pm filed in DocSleaze,film,Jun25,movie,reviews  

Friday, May 30, 2025

Doc Sleaze: Is Your Neighbour a Witch? (5/30/25)

56:17- Another edition of the best podcast you’ve never bothered listening to! This time around you’ll be missing some ruminations on circuses without animals, unnecessary movie remakes and the madness of King Trump. You’ll also miss Doc Sleaze’s musings on when a hermit becomes a recluse, some hauntingly insane exploitation films and the wild, wild world of tabloid hate. Plus, invaluable advice on how to tell if your neighbour is a witch, while Little Miss Strange has her own celebrity experience and more. So go on, break the habit of a lifetime and actually give it a listen! Includes:

The Circus Comes to Town! ¦ Total Bollocks with Little Miss Strange ¦ The Wild, Wild World of Tabloid Hate ¦ Movies in Brief – ‘The Uninvited’ (1944) inc trailer ¦ Have You Been Shagged by a Spy? ¦ A Hermit’s Life for Me ¦ Commercial Break – Accidents4U ¦ Avoidance Tactics ¦ Celebrity Bollocks with Little Miss Strange ¦ The Madness of King Trump ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘The Black Cat’ (1989) inc trailer ¦ Is Your Neighbour a Witch? ¦ Unnecessary Remakes ¦ Closedown

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 2025 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.

posted by Doc Sleaze at 11:57 am filed in DocSleaze,film,May25,movie,reviews  

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Doc Sleaze: Fear and Loathing at the Supermarket (5/26/25)

46:04 – Another dose of nonsense from Doc Sleaze who, this time around, looks at the frustrations of being a journalist on a right-wing newspaper when your idols are in power, but deeply unpopular. Also, who has the biggest ‘rocket’ with which to blast women into space? Plus, an investigation into the decline of the Great British Bank Holiday, fear and loathing at the supermarket and how to get thrown out of heaven, female-led exploitation films, listener’s letters, celebrity gossip and more. Includes:

Frustration on Fleet Street ¦ Forgotten Film – ’13 Frightened Girls’ (1963) inc trailer ¦ Total Bollocks with Little Miss Strange ¦ Battle of the Rockets ¦ Donald J Trumper apologises ¦ Expelled From Paradise ¦ Listener’s Letters ¦ The Decline of the British Bank Holiday ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘The Viking Queen’ (1967) inc trailer ¦ More Total Bollocks with Little Miss Strange ¦ Fear and Loathing at the Supermarket ¦ Closedown

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 2025 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.

posted by Doc Sleaze at 6:41 pm filed in DocSleaze,film,May25,movie,reviews  

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Schlock Express: Cannibal Capers (3/18/25)

50:00 – Doc Sleaze welcomes you back on board the ‘Schlock Express’ for some ‘Cannibal Capers’. This time around we explore the bizarre world of the Italian cannibal movie, including a softcore/cannibal crossover, before taking a look at some foreign attempts to cash in on this most Italian of exploitation genres, including an entry that draws on the UK’s own cannibal story traditions.

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 Mar 2025 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.

posted by Doc Sleaze at 3:43 pm filed in DocSleaze,film,Mar25,reviews  

Friday, February 21, 2025

Doc Sleaze: Confidential Sources (2/21/25)

41:08 – Guest host Patrick Stewart introduces another selection of thoughts from Doc Sleaze, which include an exploration of just where British newspapers get their stories from, why AI generated entertainment would be good for your mental health and a digression into toilet humour. Plus, a Spanish monster movie and some European cinematic eroticism examined. All accompanied by interludes of Patrick Stewart relating some of his favourite acting memories. Includes:

Patrick Stewart Introduces the Show ¦ Artificial Entertainment ¦ ‘The Sea Serpent’ (1985) trailer (in Spanish) ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘The Sea Serpent’ (1985) ¦ Patrick Stewart on Swearing ¦ Toilet Humour ¦ Patrick Stewart on ‘The Love Boat’ ¦ Confidential Sources ¦ ‘Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade’ (1978) trailer (in Italian) ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade’ (1978) ¦ Patrick Stewart on Pornography ¦ Conspicuous Non-Conformism ¦ Patrick Stewart Closes Out the Show

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 Feb 2025 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.

posted by Doc Sleaze at 2:37 pm filed in DocSleaze,Feb25,movie,reviews  

Monday, January 27, 2025

Schlock Express: Fun With the Living Dead (1/28/25)

43:48 – Doc Sleaze is back with his ‘other’ show (after a lengthy hiatus) for some ‘Fun With the Living Dead’. So, board the ‘Schlock Express’ for a journey through a selection of seventies and eighties zombie movies which all take radically different approaches to the living dead. From shambling Voodoo monsters to respectable – but dead – citizens and from the graveyards of Old England to the coastal resorts of New England, join our journey through four different perspectives on the zombie.

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 Jan 2025 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.

posted by Doc Sleaze at 7:15 pm filed in DocSleaze,film,Jan25,reviews  
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