Better Than Robin Hood?
Pete is a movie lover and cinema geek. Fran thinks 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' is the best movie ever made. Pete has made it his mission to find a cheesier, sillier and more awesome action movie than Fran's favourite. Along the way Pete and Fran will meet Hollywood stars involved in bizarre plots and speak to famous figures from history, all in the name of finding something, anything, that's better than Robin Hood.
Episodes
A drunk Pete & a sober Fran discuss which Robin Hood comedy is better, 1973's Disney's Robin Hood or Robin Hood: Men in Tights from 1993. We also enjoy a lost episode of Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
Bonus content at the end as we read supporters tweets from our Twitter poll. Keep listening after the end music.
SHOW NOTES
Gordon James Ramsay OBE is a British chef, restaurateur, writer and television personality. He was bo...
George Lucas has trouble with his parrot, we watch 1996's Pamela Anderson, MTV Award-winning classic 'Barb Wire' and speak to radical Protestant scholar Martin Luther on the time phone.
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George Walton Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker, philanthropist and entrepreneur. Lucas is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts and Industrial Light & Magic. He served a...
Jamie Oliver sends us a song, Fran reviews a book, we watch 1978's 'The Black Hole' on Disney+ and our AI writes us a movie script featuring Michael Caine & Sean Connery
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James Trevor Oliver MBE is a British chef and restaurateur. He is known for his approachable cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants.
'Ghost Papers' (Fran's book review) A Texas map marked with three re...
Pete uses a robot to write short stories, we watch 2002's 'Reign of Fire', talk about quarantine breakers and talk to Woody Allen on the Time Phone
Pete interviews a commuter about the Covid-19 outbreak but is he a pirate? We practice our Boston accents and watch 'The Fast & The Furious' (2001). Finally, we have a recording of Elvis Presley viewing some property.
SHOW NOTES
Those who engage in acts of piracy are called pirates, while dedicated ships that are used by them are called pirate ships. The earliest documented instances of piracy were in the 14th century BC, when ...
The epic tale of Dr Colin Appointment and Steven the Ghost concludes.
We hope you enjoyed this. It was the first thing we produced together so we know it's not our best work however we hope it gave you one or two laughs in these dark times. Stay safe during the Covid-19 outbreak. We offer out heartfelt thanks to all of you working on the frontlines to keep us safe. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.
We return on Sunday wi...
Steven and Colin are reunited and begin their revolution
Colin gets his day in court, while Steven plots his escape.
Normal service will be resumed on Sunday. We hope you're enjoying this bonus content.
Colin and Steven have found their way to the ghost realm. What adventures await our heroes? Find out in another bonus edition of 'Investigations of the Oddly Strange'
'Better Than Robin Hood' will return this Sunday. Our apologies for the delay. We hope you're enjoying this bonus content.
Dr Colin Appointment and Steven the Ghost attempt to track down a wizard. Meanwhile, Ronnie Kray plots to keep the supernatural world under wraps.
We've been unable to record a new episode this week due to the Covid-19 outbreak so as a special treat we'll be re-releasing all 6 episodes of 'Investigations of the Oddly Strange'. This was the first comedy project we did together so we hope you enjoy it!
In episode 1 Dr Colin Appointment takes his sidekick Steven the Ghost in search of someone who can help them track down an interdimensional criminal.
It's been a busy week in the apocalypse for Pete & Fran. We get to the bottom of the issue of potholes & Cornonavirus in Moldova. We also find time to watch 1987 classic 'Dirty Dancing' & speak to William Herschel, the man who discovered Uranus *snigger*
SHOW NOTES
Moldova, an Eastern European country and former Soviet republic, has varied terrain including forests, rocky hills and vineyards. Its wine regions include Ni...
Lenin drops in to help us review 'The Invisible Man', we watch Patrick Swayze nightmare 'Steel Dawn' and discuss the invention of the telephone with Alexander Graham Bell.
SHOW NOTES
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by his alias Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924.
George Lucas tries his hand at stand-up, we watch 'Red Dawn' (1984) & we speak to Col. William Travis live from the Alamo via the Time Phone.
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Benjamin Charles Elton is a British comedian, author, playwright, musical librettist, actor and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on series such as The Young Ones and Blackadder, as well as continuing as a stand-up ...
George Lucas takes David Attenborough to a haunted funfair, we watch Death Wish 3 (1985) & speak to Karl Marx on the time phone.
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Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster and natural historian. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit.
Karl Marx was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialis...
A Valentine's Day, double Time Phone special! We speak to St Valentine himself about his legal issues, watch Cannon Classic Movie 'Death Wish 2' and speak to none other than Walt Disney about where his ideas come from.
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Saint Valentine was a widely recognized 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Christianity on February 14. From the High Middle Ages, his Saints' Day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love...
George Lucas is hassled by a terrifying mid 90's threat. Pete & Fran watch 1995's 'Hackers' & speak to The Beatles via the Time Phone
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Hackers is a 1995 American crime film directed by Iain Softley and starring Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Renoly Santia...
We interview our dog about his recent castration, we watch 1986 Cannon classic 'Over The Top' & interview the founder of modern baseball on the time phone.
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Over the Top is a 1987 American sports drama film starring Sylvester Stallone. It was produced and directed by Menahem Golan, and its screenplay was written by Stirling Silliphant and Stallone. The original music score was composed by Giorgio Moroder.
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The Spice Girls pitch a new reality show to Channel 5, we watch Invasion USA & talk to a Japenese soldier on the time phone.
SHOW NOTES
The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. The group comprises Melanie Brown, also known as Mel B ("Scary Spice"), Melanie Chisholm, also known as Mel C ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice").
Invasio...
Michael Bay pitches his remake of Casablanca, we watch Casablanca & speak to an eighteenth-century pornographer on the time phone.
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Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing big-budget, high-concept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic visuals and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions.
Casablanca is ...
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