39:21 – Here at last! Doc Sleaze’s much delayed Christmas Special! In the great British tradition of seasonal special episodes, most of it is really a regular episode, but with tinsel and lights on. But all the ingredients of Christmas are here: sex in the kitchen, religious arguments and suggestions for rehab. Plus, Doc Sleaze dreams of a woke Christmas, special guest Jerry Springer weighs in on the virgin birth and we have a series of extracts from the English language version of director Carlo Spagnotti’s seminal 1973 shockumentary ‘Mondo Christmas’. Not to forget the festive family films – a German knocker-fest and giant monsters. Includes:
Jerry Springer on the Immaculate Conception ¦ ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ ¦ Woke Christmas ¦ Mondo Christmas (Part 1) ¦ Bashing the Archbishop ¦ Random Movie Trailer – ‘The Vampire Happening’ (1971) ¦ Mondo Christmas (Part 2) ¦ Sex and Lies in the Kitchen ¦ Movies in Brief – ‘King Kong Escapes’ (1967) inc Trailer ¦ Mondo Christmas (Part 3) ¦ Rehabilitating Monsters ¦ Mondo Christmas (Part 4) ¦ Carol Singers Rebuffed ¦ ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ (Reprise)
A Merry Christmas to one and all!
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55:14 – The end of the year looms, so Doc Sleaze goes on a last minute ranting spree, with oafs, idiots and Turkish barbers in his sights. Also, a dire warning for would be online fake blackmailers – the Doc is coming for you! Plus, cinematic vulgarity in the form of a Jacqueline Susann adaptation, an unknown sequel and a vampire who is neither horrible nor sexy. Includes:
A Violent Tax Dodging Oaf ¦ ‘Pussycat, Pussycat I Love You’ (1970) Trailer ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘Pussycat, Pussycat I Love You’ (1970) ¦ ‘What’s New Pussycat?’ (1965) Trailer ¦ The Unkindest Cut ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘The Horrible Sexy Vampire (1971) inc trailer ¦ ‘Dracula’s Daughter’ (1936) Trailer ¦ Blackmail by Idiots ¦ ‘The Love Machine’ (1971) Trailer ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘The Love Machine’ (1971) ¦ ‘Valley of the Dolls’ (1967) Trailer ¦ The Inexorable Rise of the Ignorant ¦ Carol Singers
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48:03 – Just what are Elon Musk’s plans for his phallic rocket ships? Under what circumstances would political assassination be legitimate in a democracy? Just how do they decide when to start the Christmas TV ads? Doc Sleaze attempts to answer all these questions, plus a look at a couple of lesser known Giallos, a wild, wild and utterly obscure low budget abomination and how they could make them like that back then. Includes:
Sex and Rockets ¦ ‘Fish With the Eyes of Gold (1974) Main Theme ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘The Fish With the Eyes of Gold’ (1974) ¦ ‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ (1982) Trailer ¦ ‘They Couldn’t Make it Nowadays…’ ¦ ‘Naked You Die’ (1968) Trailer (in Italian) ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Naked You Die’ (1968) ¦ ‘I’d Like to Thank…’ ¦ Fat Boy Has Fallen ¦ ‘Curse of the Alpha Stone’ (1972) Opening ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘Curse of the Alpha Stone (1972) ¦ Selection of UK Christmas TV Commercials from 1990/91 ¦ The Season is Upon Us, Apparently ¦ ‘Still Too Early…’
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 2024 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.
47:58 – Welcome to the Grave Digger’s Ball, as Doc Sleaze exhumes some creaky old horror films from their musty tombs for Halloween. Also, do ‘They’ control the weather? Are former British prime ministers succumbing to madness now they find themselves deprived of power? Why are modern UFO sightings rubbish? Plus, Donald J Trumper is still on the campaign trail, while a special celebrity guest gives us some thoughts from beyond the grave and more. Includes:
Happy Halloween ¦ The Death Boat ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘The Mad Ghoul’ (1943) ¦ ‘I Stuck my finger…’ ¦ Politics of Delusion ¦ ‘Return of the Apeman’ (1944) Excerpts ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Return of the Apeman’ (1944) ¦ ‘The Ape Man’ (1943) Trailer ¦ Under the Weather ¦ ‘General Hospital’ Weather Control Excerpts ¦ Dead and Undeclared ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘The Mummy’s Revenge’ (1975) ¦ ‘UFO: Target Earth’ (1974) Trailer ¦ The Golden Age of UFO Sightings? ¦ Final Thoughts
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46:35 – Forget the pet eating – here come the zombies! Doc Sleaze delves into the muddy swamp of Voodoo politics, encountering some mob vs zombies action along the way. Plus. when Bela Lugosi met a British drag queen, the power of nostalgia, Mexican sex and horror, You Tube rants and much more. Includes:
Voodoo Drums Over the White House ¦ ‘Sugar Hill’ 1974 Trailer ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘Sugar Hill’ (1974) ¦ Commercial Break – Selection of UK TV ads from the Seventies ¦ Look Back in Nostalgia ¦ ‘Mother Riley Meets the Vampire’ (1952) Musical Excerpt ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952) ¦ ‘My Son the Vampire’ – Theme song from US release of ‘Mother Riley Meets the Vampire’ written and performed by Allan Sherman ¦ Not Recommended ¦ ‘Night of the Bloody Apes’ (1968) Trailer ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Night of the Bloody Apes’ (1968) ¦ ‘Do You Like Bats?’
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56:11 – Doc Sleaze coughs and splutters his way through a high pollen count to bring news from the front lines of Britain’s fight against idiocy – and fascism, plus a look at changing media narratives, the social irresponsibility of celebrities, magicians on film and a rambling tribute to Alain Delon. All that and some classic UK TV ads. Oh, we also establish that Mickey Dolenz is not a strangler. Includes:
Summer of Idiocy ¦ Random Movie Trailer – ‘The Mad Magician’ (1954) ¦ Commercial Break ¦ Olympic Blues ¦ Another Commercial Break ¦ Forgotten Film – Alabama’s Ghost (1973) ¦ More Messages From Our Sponsors ¦ The Editing Suite of History ¦ We’ll Be Right Back… ¦ Suffer the Children ¦ ‘Night of the Strangler’ (1972) Excerpt ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Night of the Strangler’ (1972) ¦ More Commercials ¦ Unreliable Narratives
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 2024 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.
57:38 – Doc Sleaze takes another stroll down ‘Exploitation Alley’, musing about mercenaries on film, B-movies as patriarchal subjugation of women, the squalid truth about giant movie monsters and more. Plus, vaguely satirical political gibberings and more obscure movie talk. Plus, to celebrate BBC2’s sixtieth anniversary, Gerald Priestland gamely tries to get the channel launched throughout the show, before Dennis Tuohy finally gets things rolling. Includes:
BBC2 Launch Night ¦ Mercenary Movies ¦ Wild Geese (1978) Trailer ¦ Another Day, Another Sex Scandal ¦ Movie in Brief – Faceless (1987) inc Trailer ¦ BBC2 Tries to Launch Again ¦ The Dead That Vote ¦ Random Movie Trailer – The Mad Bomber (1973) ¦ BBC2 Launch Delayed Again ¦ Amazing Colossal Dumps ¦ Movie in Brief – Lucifer’s Women (1974 ) inc Trailer ¦ BBC2 Finally Launches ¦ Cinema of Subjugation ¦ BBC2 Opening Night 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 Apr 2024 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.
47:06 – It’s Summer so there’s cricket at The Balmer Lawn Hotel and all is right with the world. Doc Sleaze delves into his childhood memories in search of the origins of a present day obsession while trying to dodge lunatic drivers in German cars. Also, fever dreams, disturbing Christian fundamentalist movies, the wild, wild world of Jerry Warren and more esoteric movie talk. Includes:
Driven to Madness ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘Battle Beneath the Earth’ (1967) (including trailer) ¦ ‘A Distant Thunder’ (1978) trailer ¦ Mark of the Debit Card ¦ ‘A Thief in the Night’ (1972) trailer ¦ Fever Dream ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘The Last Grenade’ (1970) (including trailer) ¦ ‘Face of the Screaming Werewolf’ (1965) trailer ¦ The World of Jerry Warren ¦ ‘Frankenstein Island’ (1981) trailer ¦ Cricket at The Balmer Lawn Hotel
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 2023 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.
51:47 – What is the point of remakes? Are modern movies really rubbish? Doc Sleaze muses contemporary cinema trends as he trains his colony of killer wasps and ponders on the decline of Dario Argento as a director. Plus, German ‘Love Bug’ movies and other obscure movie talk. Includes:
We Can Remake it For You Wholesale ¦ Forgotten Film – Dracula 3-D (2012) ¦ Superbug on Extra Tour (1973) Australian Video Trailer ¦ A Load of Old Dudu? ¦ The Superbug Rally (aka The Love Bug Rally) (1971) Australian Video Trailer ¦ Modern Films Are Rubbish (Or Are They?)¦ The Deadly Bees (1966) Trailer ¦ The Sting of Vengeance ¦ Forgotten Film – Kill! (1971) ¦ Love Boat theme (Performed by Jack Jones) Excerpt ¦ Sailing Back to the Seventies Under a Flag of Convenience ¦ Love Boat theme Excerpt
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 2023 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.
45:48 – Another rag bag of pop culture musings from the mind of Doc Sleaze. This time we take in voyeurism in Bond movies and the 007 sex comedy connections, decipher the ‘rogue cop formula’, peek behind the mask of Canada’s first horror movie, fake movie sequels, how politicians use movie monsters to deny their own culpability, Orson Welles as Long John Silver and more. Includes:
A View to An Eyeful ¦ Movie in Brief – The Mask (1961), including trailer ¦ Deadly Force (1983) trailer ¦ The Rogue Cop Formula ¦ Forgotten Film – Beyond the Door III (1989) ¦ The Blob (1988) trailer ¦ Political Monsters ¦ Treasure Island (1972) trailer ¦ ‘Pieces of Eight’
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 2023 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.
