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Wolf Hall Pt1: World Class Basics - The Thomas Cromwell Story
April 07, 2024 13:02 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBHello again old friend! Shark Liver Oil returns with a readthrough of Hilary Mantell's Wolf Hall. In Part 1 we meet our rags to riches hustler Thomas Cromwell as as he starts his ascent to become one of King Henry VIII's most trusted advisors. We're introduced to some of the main characters of the story including Cardinal "get me some cherries" Wolsey and Stephen "glass half empty" Gardiner. And we explore just how Cromwell has managed to rise to where he is. Probably something to do with Tu...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Pt4: Danger in the Chamber
April 09, 2023 12:12 - 1 hour - 202 MBThe final part of our readthrough of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling. You've heard of Hell in a Cell, well this is Danger in the Chamber as the book ends in a multiple threat matchup between Harry, Volders, a basilisk, a phoenix, a hat, a sword, Ron and a self-aggrandising memory charming soon to be ex-teacher. Fight!
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Pt3: HP The Brand
April 08, 2023 11:29 - 1 hour - 225 MBThe third of our four parter on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Important questions abound including: just how bad are the terms and conditions for the Hogwarts teaching staff? Why won't Harry take his glasses off to play Quiddich? And why oh why won't any of the adults do something about Ron's dangerously defective wand? [email protected] is the place to send your suggestions for what book to do next, reviews of th book we're currently doing any anything else you'...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Pt2: Gilderoy Lockhart, Vainglorious Buffoon
March 10, 2023 08:32 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBIT'S TIME for another installment of our read-through of the second Harry Potter book! This time out we've gotmore fallout from the Car Caper, surprising shifts of comedy and darkness, and, above all, more on how on earth Dumbledore chooses these teachers. And the promise of more capers to come! As always get in touch if you've got questions, ideas, thoughts or comments - [email protected], or on Twitter @sharkliveroil.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Pt1: Gaming The House Cup
January 13, 2023 18:22 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBWe've returned with our read-through of the second Harry Potter book. This week we enjoy all the fun and frolicks of a totally normal Dursley evening hosting a leading member of the drill industry, a bit of light grand theft auto involving a disappearing car, ancient tree vandalism and some serious early shenanigans involving Mcgonagall and the House Cup. What a start! Reviews, comments, hellos - please get in touch at [email protected] Find us on twitter @sharkliveroil ...
Halloween Spooky Special - The Tell-Tale Heart
October 30, 2022 23:59 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBThe crypt door creaks, the bat flaps against the uncaring moon, and strange, uncanny things happen, such as Shark Liver Oil releasing another podcast episode! WE'RE BACK and as always it's our favourite tradition, the Halloween Spooky Special, that's made us revenant once more. This time it's Edgar Allen Poe's classic tale of a tale told by a heart, which is actually told by a person, who is so sane that you wouldn't catch him doing any murder except if you wait for him to just yell it out ...
Christmas Special: It's a Wonderful Life
December 24, 2020 05:16 - 1 hour - 105 MBDave has never seen it, Matt has loved it for years, and a surprisingly large number of people online think it's got problems - and it bloody has - but the good shines through, and it's a lovely old job. It's a Wonderful Life has elderly angels in questionable underclothes, remarkably clear explainers of banking and debt, and a feel-good crescendo to beat them all. But we all know the real game is Nick the barman, see? We watch it, enjoy it, talk it through, then read the reviews. Merry Chris...
Halloween Spooky Special: Welcome To Dead House
November 11, 2020 15:49 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBWe've gone back to the Goosebumps well for our Halloween Spooky Special this year. It's the first one in the series, so probably the best one right? We encounter a spooky house, some spooky kids and a man in a cowboy hat who lures children into his car. Doesn't get more horrific than that. Get your feedback in to [email protected]
Harry Potter 1, Part 4: A Thousand Slytherin Calculators
May 15, 2020 16:21 - 1 hour - 57 MBIn the final part of our read-through of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, we continue to be blown away by the quality of what we’ve got to read. And it’s not just the writing - it’s the sheer chutzpah of McGonagall, kneecapping her own house in the cup competition. It’s the sheer insanity of Hogwarts’ detention policy, which somehow involves centaurs who can somehow click their hooves. And it’s the sheer, towering, sage, brilliant, father-figure punk trolling of Dumbledore, who will...
Harry Potter 1.4 A Thousand Slytherin Calculators
May 15, 2020 16:21 - 1 hour - 57 MBIn the final part of our read-through of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, we continue to be blown away by the quality of what we’ve got to read. And it’s not just the writing - it’s the sheer chutzpah of McGonagall, kneecapping her own house in the cup competition. It’s the sheer insanity of Hogwarts’ detention policy, which somehow involves centaurs who can somehow click their hooves. And it’s the sheer, towering, sage, brilliant, father-figure punk trolling of Dumbledore, who will ...
Harry Potter 1 Part 3: Come on Lads, it's Hufflepuff.
May 11, 2020 20:57 - 1 hour - 52 MBIn part 3 of our read-through of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone, we have our first encounter with Quidditch and it's one for the ages. In Harry's second game the entire hopes of Gryffindor House rest once again on the shoulders of a first year student, the referee is literally out to get him and the backup seeker has gone AWOL. But come on lads...it's Hufflepuff. Also in this episode, Harry discovers an interesting mirror, Hogwarts' central heating packs in again and we ...
Harry Potter 1.3 Come on Lads, it's Hufflepuff
May 11, 2020 20:57 - 1 hour - 52 MBIn part 3 of our read-through of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone, we have our first encounter with Quidditch and it's one for the ages. In Harry's second game the entire hopes of Gryffindor House rest once again on the shoulders of a first year student, the referee is literally out to get him and the backup seeker has gone AWOL. But come on lads...it's Hufflepuff. Also in this episode, Harry discovers an interesting mirror, Hogwarts' central heating packs in again and we ...
Harry Potter 1 Pt 3: Come on lads, it's Hufflepuff..
May 11, 2020 20:57 - 1 hour - 52 MBIn part 3 of our readthrough of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/ Sorcerer's Stone, we have our first encounter with Quidditch and it's one for the ages. In Harry's second game the entire hopes of Gryffindor House rest once again on the shoulders of a first year student, the referee is literally out to get him and the backup seeker has gone awol. But come on lads... it's Hufflepuff.. Also in this episode, Harry discovers an interesting mirror, Hogwarts central heating packs in again and we...
Harry Potter 1.2 Hogwarts Megabus
May 04, 2020 09:56 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBIt’s part 2 of our read-through of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (or Sorceror’s Stone if you’re in America), and the magic continues! We discover some key information this time: Snape’s pre-game ritual, the secret baller life of Hufflepuff House, and the questionable quality of the Hogwarts Megabus, to name but a few. We’ve got two episodes of this one left after this, so send in your thoughts and reviews of Harry Potter Book 1 so we can enjoy them in Episode 4: sharkliveroilpodc...
Harry Potter 1, Part 2: Hogwarts Megabus
May 04, 2020 09:56 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBIt’s part 2 of our read-through of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (or Sorceror’s Stone if you’re in America), and the magic continues! We discover some key information this time: Snape’s pre-game ritual, the secret baller life of Hufflepuff House, and the questionable quality of the Hogwarts Megabus, to name but a few. We’ve got two episodes of this one left after this, so send in your thoughts and reviews of Harry Potter Book 1 so we can enjoy them in Episode 4: sharkliveroilp...
Harry Potter 1.1 Turns Out He's A Wizard
April 25, 2020 17:56 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBWelcome to the first part of our read through of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/ Sorcerer's Stone (depending on where you live). In this episode we meet Harry for the first time, gasp in awe as a middle aged drill-makng executive has a complete nervous breakdown and wonder whether lovely Hagrid really was the best man for the job of protecting the wizarding world's most important child. It's good to be back! Send us your reviews about Harry Potter Book 1 and we'll read them out on the p...
Harry Potter 1, Part 1: Turns Out He's A Wizard
April 25, 2020 17:56 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBWelcome to the first part of our read through of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/ Sorcerer's Stone (depending on where you live). In this episode we meet Harry for the first time, gasp in awe as a middle aged drill-makng executive has a complete nervous breakdown and wonder whether lovely Hagrid really was the best man for the job of protecting the wizarding world's most important child. It's good to be back! Send us your reviews about Harry Potter Book 1 and we'll read them out on the p...
Harry Potter 1: Part 1: Turns Out He's A Wizard
April 25, 2020 17:56 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBWelcome to the first part of our read through of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/ Sorcerer's Stone (depending on where you live). In this episode we meet Harry for the first time, gasp in awe as a middle aged drill-makng executive has a complete nervous breakdown and wonder whether lovely Hagrid really was the best man for the job of protecting the wizarding world's most important child. It's good to be back! Send us your reviews about Harry Potter Book 1 and we'll read them out on the p...
Christmas Special: Home Alone
January 01, 2020 00:01 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBHappy New Year! It might be a little late but you bet your ass that we recorded this in full festive mode on Christmas Eve. So sit back, relax and re-live an absolute Christmas classic as we take you through all the thrills, spills and suspected broken bones of that Christmas classic Home Alone! Merry Christmas, happy new year and have a brilliant 2020!
Halloween Special: The Fall of the House of Usher
October 31, 2019 20:11 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBIt’s time for the Halloween spooky special! Every year we read one of literature’s great scary classics (except for when we do Goosebumps) and this year it’s a doozy - a readthrough and discussion of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. As always we’ll be digging into the huge and important questions - was this the first ever haunted house? Why not just play Wonderwall? Is that really the best way of storing gunpowder? And perhaps above all, where did the armour come from? As a...
Game of Thrones S8E6: The Iron Throne
May 30, 2019 01:43 - 2 hours - 93.1 MBDid you hate it? Did you love it? Whatever you thought, it’s the END OF THE SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, and we’re sprinting through the finish line with a degree of spriteliness that is WHOLLY INAPPROPRIATE to the ending of the story. But what can you do? Shark’s gonna Shark. This final episode of our coverage features the great unanswerable questions: is war ever justified? Are dragons all secretly anti-monarchy? And above all, what was wrong with the Dothraki B-Team’s satnav? As always, let us ...
Game of Thrones S8E5: The Bells
May 19, 2019 18:45 - 2 hours - 108 MBWe may as well nail our colours to the mast straight away with this one.. we liked it. Sure, there were a few issues with how we got to this point, which meant one or two of the character moments may have not quite been what they could have been, but take a step back and leave your predictions at the door and this is one pretty awesome episode of television. We explain why we liked it while re-living some of the most controversial moments of the series. We also round the cast off with your f...
Game of Thrones S8E4: The Last of the Starks
May 13, 2019 10:41 - 2 hours - 86.4 MBWe’re watching the last season of Game of Thrones so we can get some narrative closure on the series, and it’s all controversy, all the time this week. We’re going through Episode 4 of Game of Thrones’ eighth season, which is called The Last of The Starks, which does not contain anything you might be expecting: INCLUDING the setup for the comedy spinoffs we’re all begging for: Tormund and Brienne star in ‘Till Death Us Do Part’ with knives, AND/OR Tormund and Ghost star in Turner and Hooch: B...
Game of Thrones S8E3: The Long Night
May 02, 2019 10:16 - 2 hours - 114 MBMatt and Dave talk you through the biggest battle yet on Game of Thrones, an episode that ended up somewhere between a thrilling rollercoaster ride and a loud, confusing trundle through a ghost train. We loved so much about this episode - the Dothraki charge, the Unsullied last stand, Beric and Jorah's ends and Arya's injury time winner. We had problems with how dark some of it was, how so many of our beloved characters improbably survived and.. most important of all.. where in the seven hel...
Game Of Thrones S8E3: The Long Night
May 02, 2019 10:16 - 2 hours - 114 MBMatt and Dave talk you through the biggest battle yet on Game of Thrones, an episode that ended up somewhere between a thrilling rollercoaster ride and a loud, confusing trundle through a ghost train. We loved so much about this episode - the Dothraki charge, the Unsullied last stand, Beric and Jorah's ends and Arya's injury time winner. We had problems with how dark some of it was, how so many of our beloved characters improbably survived and.. most important of all.. where in the seven hel...
Game of Thrones S8E2: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
April 25, 2019 17:22 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBWe’re getting our Song of Ice and Fire fix from the TV, and this week, it’s episode 2 of the final series of Game of Thrones: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. It’s a tense one, and perhaps the most unsettling thing is that an awful lot of characters have suspiciously complete character arcs. Grey Worm is even talking about how he’s one last job from retirement. It’s all set-up, and it’s all rich stuff - let us know what you thought of it @sharkliveroil on Twitter and sharkliveroilpodcast@gmai...
Game of Thrones S8E1: Winterfell
April 17, 2019 21:06 - 1 hour - 103 MBWe're covering the final season of Game of Thrones. Yes, this is supposed to be a books podcast but we're sick of waiting for George to finish his writing so we're turning to television for closure. We'll bring you a week by week recap of every episode. But wait! There's more! This week we have a special bonus section at the end where we predict what's going to happen to each character. We'll keep track of their progress every week. Spoiler free - although we have read the books so we do go ...
Lord of the Flies Part 4 - Fun and Games?
April 14, 2019 13:01 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBIn the fourth and final part of Lord of the Flies: Roger releases a boulder, Ralph runs for his life and Piggy takes a tumble. Will any of the boys get off the island alive? We've also got your reviews and thoughts on the book. [email protected] is the place to get in touch if you want to add your thoughts to the mix.
Lord of the Flies Part 3 - Make Me Look Impressive, Dammit
April 11, 2019 15:46 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBWe read the classics with a sideways view, and today we’re reading from ’Shadows and Tall Trees' to ‘A View to a Death’ in William Golding’s classic ‘Lord of the Flies’. We’ll level with you: it gets dark. And it’s a masterpiece. As always, get in touch with your thoughts: @sharkliveroil on Twitter or [email protected].
Lord of the Flies Part 2 - A Bad Slag In The Jungle
April 07, 2019 19:40 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBIt's part 2 of our read through of The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding. Ralph discovers that being the only adult on an island of semi-feral children isn't much fun, Piggy loses a lens and Jack kills a pig. Oh, and we meet the breakout star of Lord of the Flies, littleun Phil. Who may or may not be bald. And may or may not be a tiny version of Phil Mitchell. And may or may not have seen a "bad slag" wandering about in the jungle. It's all getting a bit crazy. If you're at such a loo...
Lord of the Flies Part 1 - Weaponised Choirboys
March 31, 2019 14:33 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBIt’s a new book! We read the classics, and take them as seriously as we can, and we’re reading William Golding’s classic The Lord of the Flies! This week we’ve got some killer tropical heat, some seriously poorly-thought-through playground tactics, and, somehow, choirboy stormtroopers. Is Sylvester Stallone coming to save the day? No. But come along for the ride! As always, get in touch @sharkliveroil or [email protected].
The Lost World Movie, Part 2 - Where Is Vince Vaughan?
February 28, 2019 01:20 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBIt's been a long time coming but here it is, part two of our scene by scene review of The Lost World - the second film in the Jurassic Park series. Raptors go on the rampage on Isla Sorna and then a Tyrannosaur goes on the rampage in San Diego. The results of the latter are so horrific that the entire world slips into a state of mass amnesia so severe that nobody will even remember Isla Sorna exists by the time Jurassic World rolls around. But man... what a ride. Feedback? Send it to sharkl...
The Lost World Movie, Part 1 - Maternally Outraged Tyrannosaur
February 11, 2019 04:09 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBSOMETHING. HAS. SURVIVED. It’s part 1 of our watch-through of the second Jurassic Park movie, The Lost World, and we’ve got it all - Vince Vaughn trying to act principled, surprisingly respectful predator-prey relationships, and Pete Postlethwaite making it all seem someone else’s fault. Grab your whisky, explain the plot halfway through a chase sequence, and keep an eye out for flying cars: IT’S SEQUEL TIME. As always, get in touch with us - [email protected] and @sharkliveroil.
Halloween Spooky Special: The Cuckoo Clock Of Doom
October 30, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBIt's that time of year again. Time for ghosts and ghouls and the HALLOWEEN SPOOKY SPECIAL! This year we're going back to the goosebumps well, with RL Stine's The Cuckoo Clock of Doom. When one pathetic twelve year old is so hated by his own family that he resorts to casual antique vandalism to get his own back, he unleashes powers he never could have imagined. A chilling tale to pass this creepy evening. [email protected] is the place to send your feedback.
The Lost World 5: Brian The Useless Raptor Rides Again
September 23, 2018 20:26 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBIt's the fifth and final part of our readthrough of Michael Crichton's The Lost World. It's an action packed finale with beloved and not so beloved characters meeting their end, a much lauded reappearence of Brian the Useless Raptor and Levine undergoes some kind of multiple personality disorder. And.... and... our favourite off-screen, definitely not in the book dinosaur makes an absolutely sensational last minute appearence (then wanders off). All that plus your fantastic reviews of the bo...
The Lost World 4: It's Just a Big Frog
September 03, 2018 16:35 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBIt is ALL GOING OFF this week in our read-through of Michael Crichton’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park. After the calm, the storm: and we’ve got it all. Over-confident scientists with circus-sized boomboxes, inevitable death, and at least one genius engineering career cut off far too soon. And this week, a special bonus: Matt and Dave have a heart to heart about cows and how they’re scarier than they look. Real talk here on Shark Liver Oil. Next week it’s our final installment of our read-thr...
The Lost World 3: Does A Wild Parasaur Shit In The Woods?
August 22, 2018 16:57 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBPart 3 of our readthrough of The Lost World is here. I'm not going to lie to you, not a lot happens in this part of the book. Lots of talk about dinosaurs becoming extinct, there's another possible sighting of Tobias Carnotaurus and Bisoyn's best boy dabbled with a bit of casual attempted murder. Oh and some Parasaurs defecate together. It's fair to say it slows down a bit this week, but stick with us, because things are about to get crazy. [email protected]
The Lost World 2: Tobias Fünke-saurus
August 16, 2018 09:15 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBWe’re back with part 2 of our readthrough with dumb commentary on Michael Crichton’s sequel to Jurassic Park, The Lost World! And we’ve got, as ever, everything on the pitch: a burgeoning bromance between Dave and a fictional character, questionable risk-management decisions, and above all, DINOSAURS (finally). As always, hit us up with your reviews, opinions and rants, in time for our review episode at the end of the series in a few weeks. @sharkliveroil on Twitter, and sharkliveroilpodcast...
The Lost World 1: The Edge Of Chaos
August 05, 2018 20:54 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBWelcome to the edge of chaos. Welcome to the island where dinosaurs roam free. Welcome.. to The Lost World! We're finally returning to Matt's favourite subject - dinosaurs - with Michael Crichton's follow up to Jurassic Park. In this episode we meet the world's most annoying dinosaur fanatic, the worlds most lazy private detective and the worlds most dreadful magazine idea. We also just about reach the island full of dinosaurs. If you're reading along with us go as far as page 80(ish) - Cost...
The War of the Worlds 6: Flight of the Adaptations
April 01, 2018 14:13 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBThis time we’re looking at the different adaptations of The War of the Worlds - from 70s prog-rock operas to surprisingly groundbreaking 50s special effects (which still look crap), all the way through Tom Cruise being horrible to Andy Dufresne and some…weirdly appropriate public sculpture decisions, from the town council of (where else) Woking. As always, hit us up on Twitter @sharkliveroil and via email, [email protected] with your thoughts, and suggestions for the next book w...
The War of the Worlds 5: They Are All Dead
March 13, 2018 17:57 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBIt's the fifth and final part of our read through of The War of The Worlds by HG Wells! If you haven't read to the end of the book then you better watch out as we are now entering heat ray grade spoiler territory. In which the martians finally get what's coming to them, the Earth (well, London) rejoices and the brave old narrator finally gets back with his wife. The martians then appear to be off to try their luck on gale force wind and sulphuric acid infested Venus. Good luck with that you ...
The War Of The Worlds 5: They Are All Dead
March 13, 2018 17:57 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBIt's the fifth and final part of our read through of The War of The Worlds by HG Wells! If you haven't read to the end of the book then you better watch out as we are now entering heat ray grade spoiler territory. In which the martians finally get what's coming to them, the Earth (well, London) rejoices and the brave old narrator finally gets back with his wife. The martians then appear to be off to try their luck on gale force wind and sulphuric acid infested Venus. Good luck with that you ...
The War of the Worlds 4: Sympathy for the Curate
March 06, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBReading through H.G. Wells’ sci-fi classic, with extra tomfoolery. This week we’re reading from Chapter 1 of Part 2, Under Foot, to the start of Chapter 7, The Man on Putney Hill, and we’ve got tension! Tension! Tension! And a Roomba from outer space! Who could ask for more? Next week we’re going to the end of the book, and Dave will be getting a first listen to Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, so hit us up with your reviews of the book and your thoughts on the movies,...
The War Of The Worlds 3: The HMS Badass
February 27, 2018 10:20 - 45 minutes - 34 MBJoin us for part three of our readthrough of The War Of The Worlds. There's plenty of amazing experiences to be had this week; from a comedy 19th century Benny Hll chase through war torn southern England to one of the great naval fights in literature as the Thunder Child makes her death or glory cavalry charge of one towards the waiting martians. We also meet a character that is so Little England, she completely and sincerely states that, if it's a choice between the French or the martians,...
The War of the Worlds 3: The HMS Badass
February 27, 2018 04:20 - 45 minutes - 34 MBJoin us for part three of our readthrough of The War Of The Worlds. There's plenty of amazing experiences to be had this week; from a comedy 19th century Benny Hll chase through war torn southern England to one of the great naval fights in literature as the Thunder Child makes her death or glory cavalry charge of one towards the waiting martians. We also meet a character that is so Little England, she completely and sincerely states that, if it's a choice between the French or the martians,...
The War of the Worlds 2: IKEA Flat-Pack War Machine
February 20, 2018 04:21 - 59 minutes - 46.5 MBIt’s part 2 of our read through with extra silliness of H.G. Wells’ classic, The War of the Worlds - this week we’ve got profound peril, profounder philosophy, and profoundly questionable French accents; all this, and weaponised doorbells too. We spoil you, we really do. This week we're reading from the start of the chapter 'The Fighting Begins' to the start of the chapter 'What Had Happened in Surrey'. We’ll be doing The War of the World in 5 parts, which means now is the perfect time to ...
The War of the Worlds 1: The Eve Of War
February 13, 2018 22:13 - 46 minutes - 37.6 MBIt's time for a new book and this time, it's WAR! And not just any war. THE WAR! OF THE WORLDS! We're reading through HG Wells's classic and let me tell you we're both loving every page. In part one we meet the chronically exhausted invaders who are possibly high on oxygen, the comically broad locals who can't form full English words and one brave but foolhardy astronomer, may he rest in peace. The shocks come early as Dave reveals he's never listened to the Jeff Wayne album - and it just ge...
The War Of The Worlds 1: The Eve Of War
February 13, 2018 22:13 - 46 minutes - 37.6 MBIt's time for a new book and this time, it's WAR! And not just any war. THE WAR! OF THE WORLDS! We're reading through HG Wells's classic and let me tell you we're both loving every page. In part one we meet the chronically exhausted invaders who are possibly high on oxygen, the comically broad locals who can't form full English words and one brave but foolhardy astronomer, may he rest in peace. The shocks come early as Dave reveals he's never listened to the Jeff Wayne album - and it just ge...
Christmas Special: Jingle All The Way
December 24, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBIt's the most wonderful time of the year! And to celebrate we're taking on a classic of world cinema. It's a festive treat featuring a world renowned international star. It's a combination of balls to the wall action (a reindeer gets punched in the face) and good old family fun (bad people get punched in the face). It's one man's quest to buy his son's affection for Christmas. It's Jingle All The Way! Merry Christmas!! Feedback: [email protected] @sharkliveroil
Treasure Island, Part 6 - Jim on a Rope
December 16, 2017 08:22 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBIt’s the final part of our read-through of the classic Treasure Island, and we’ve got it all: steampunk pistols, unexpected cameos from mediocre English football managers, and character with a level of sangfroid so collossal as to amount to genius. And because it’s the last episode for this book, we’ve got one of our favourite bits: reviews. Next week it’s Crap Christmas Film Club - tune in on Christmas Eve for our fair and balanced assessment of 90’s classic Jingle All The Way.