And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S9 Ep3 - Mulberry Close
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On this chapter of And Ninthly.. David and John twitch their curtains at 'Mulberry Close', which aired on 22 May 2024. Includes SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (this one, obviously, and notably 'Dead Line'). Be warned! If you want to hear previous bits of David and John chatting about IN9, it's been the subject of a few EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links! And you can find our episode-by-episode coverage of Series 7 and 8 via And Ninthly... on this thread too. You can Tweet us at and email us with any feedback on . We also have -...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S9 Ep2 - The Trolley Problem
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On this installment of And Ninthly.. David and John muse over the choices made by 'The Trolley Problem', which aired on 15 May 2024. Including SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (most notably 'The Stakeout' and 'Riddle of the Sphinx' but quite a few, really). Be warned! If you want to hear previous bits of David and John chatting about IN9, it's been the subject of a few EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links! And you can find our episode-by-episode coverage of Series 7 and 8 via And Ninthly... on this thread too. You can Tweet us at and email us with...
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And Ninthly... An Inside No 9 Podcast: S9 Ep1 - Boo To A Goose
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Welcome back to And Ninthly...! For this first episode of the ninth and final series. David and John are once again joined by the superlative George Daniel Lea to analyse 'Boo To A Goose', which aired on 8 May 2024. We also catch up with George first about his reaction to the tail end of Series 8, including SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (most notably '3 x 3' and 'The Last Weekend'). Be warned! George is a prolific YouTube creator, mostly on videogames, pop culture and literature, . His horror fiction and reviews can be discovered on . He can be reached on Twitter on . He has...
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Episode 64 - The Hitch-Hiker/Point Break
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On this installment, I'm joined again by Nannina, and we're talking about some great female film directors! After a bit of initial chat about Dorothy Arzner and her pre-Code movie Nana (which Nannina and I managed to watch together recently!).. we move onto the main double bill.... a chat about The Hitch-Hiker (1953, Ida Lupino) and Point Break (1991, Kathryn Bigelow). Fun is had. Enjoy! And Vaya Con Dios. 0.00 Intro/Preamble 0.16 The Hitch-Hiker 1.07 Point Break You can find the show on Twitter at (or tweet at me on ) and email us with any...
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Episode 63 - Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life
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This week, my brother Matt returns to the show! We have a terrifically fun chat about the deeply flawed, maniacally disturbing and nasty but still kind of wonderful movie Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983, Terry Jones). In the first half, we discuss our general thoughts and reactions to the movie, from childhood exposure to it, til now. In the second half, we do a discursive trawl in rough order through the film's disparate sketches, songs and nightmare fuel. We hope it's a good listen - we enjoyed it! 0.00 Intro/preamble 0.16 The Meaning Of Life (pt 1) - general discussion of...
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Episode 62 - Calvary
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For this episode, I am pleased to be able to welcome back Christine Kelley to the podcast! After a bit of intro chat, we get on to the main topic - the Irish tragic black-comedy Calvary (2014, John Michael McDonagh), pretty much exactly on its 10th anniversary. We discuss the priesthood, guilt, politics, sardonic humour and animal murder - it's a good time! 0.00 Intro/preamble 0.13 Calvary (pt 1) 0.57 Calvary (pt 2) You can find the show on Twitter at (or tweet at me on ) and email us with any feedback on . All our episodes so far...
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Episode 61 - The Long Good Friday
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This is Series 5! Come on in. We kick off this run with a brilliant combination of returning guests Kit Power and James Murphy, joining me to pick apart (well, gush over) the seminal, thrilling yet melancholic and haunting British Gangster movie The Long Good Friday (1980, John Mackenzie). We discuss Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren and the snapshot of dawn-of-Thatcher London presented here. Also politics, money, racism, queerness, violence... and Razors. Oh, and THAT ending. Spoilers. 0.00 Intro/preamble 0.14 The Long Good Friday pt 1 1.03 The Long Good Friday pt 2 You can find the...
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Episode 60 - The 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who (pt 2)
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Part 2 of our 60th Anniversary Doctor Who coverage, including hot takes on The Church on Ruby Road - featuring previous guest Olivia returning to the show, and also for the first time the brilliant Patrick! 0.00 pt 1 - General chat about the recent Specials/Tennant/RTD 0.50 pt 2 - Thoughts about The Church on Ruby Road, and the future of the show Enjoy! And see you in 2024. You can find the show on X at (or post at me on ) and email us with any feedback on . All our episodes so far are , , and Do spread the word! We also have -...
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Episode 60 - The 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who (pt 1)
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We're back for a pair of specials, ahead of the end of the year! In this first part, Colleen and Andrew discuss the three November/December 2023 Doctor Who Specials, featuring David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor - particularly The Giggle, which had just aired about 24 hours before we had the chat. It's first draft of history time, folks! Join us as we discuss strange quasi-retirements, fresh starts, disquiet, and, of course, comfort and joy. 0.00 pt 1 - General chat about the Specials/Tennant/RTD 0.37 pt 2 - Thoughts about The Giggle, and where the show goes next We'll be back...
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Episode 59 - The Straight Story
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We cap off this current series with a great finale episode, in which I am joined by the brilliant Christine Kelley for the first time. After a general chat about a few things, we turn to talking about our mutual backgrounds with the films of David Lynch, and then in the second part we focus in on Christine's favourite Lynch film - the elegiac, melancholy and tenderly unconventional road movie The Straight Story (1999). Such a lovely chat. Hope you enjoy it. This episode is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Dr David Baume (1943-2023). 0.00 pt 1 - Intro/David Lynch chat in general 0.48 pt...
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I welcome once again to the show both Matt and George! After an introductory chat, mostly about our recent Halloween/horror experiences (and the recent Hellraiser movie)... we move onto our main topic... the Cosgrove Hall UK animated classic Count Duckula (ITV, 1988-1993). Including a bit of animation history context from former guest Dru... and our most special guest ever... the inimitable Doreen Edwards (vocalist of the Count Duckula theme tune) We hope it's fun!
Stick around after the credits for me and George having a chat about the cult comedy-horror hit Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (YouTube/Channel 4, 2011-16, 2022-).
0.00 Intro/Halloween 2022 preamble
0.16 Hellraiser (2022)
0.30 Count Duckula pt 1
0.56 The History of Cosgrove Hall (with Dru)
1.18 Count Duckula pt 2
1.32 Interview with Doreen Edwards (vocalist of Count Duckula theme)
1.46 Count Duckula pt 3
1.58 Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
You can find the show on Twitter at @EGoat_pod (or tweet at me on @D_Faggiani) and email us with any feedback on [email protected]. All our episodes so far are on Spotify, our YouTube channel, and Apple Podcasts! Do share and enjoy. We also have a Patreon - any amount of money will get you early access to episodes, and help support the show!
Matt and Mike can be found on YouTube with their regular co-hosted movie analysis show 'Matt and Mike Pull Focus' - Matt has previously appeared on several episodes of this show - most recently, our episode on The Batman.
George is a prolific YouTube creator, mostly on videogames, pop culture and literature, whose channel can be found here. His horror fiction and reviews can be discovered on his website Strange Playgrounds. He can be reached on Twitter on @EnigmaticElegy. He has previously featured on this podcast talking about Gormenghast, The Flight of Dragons, and Terry Pratchett's Johnny Maxwell Trilogy and I had the honour of featuring on his channel talking about the Amiga500 era of gaming!
Dru (our animation expert) previously appeared on our episodes about Who Framed Roger Rabbit and the Road Runner cartoons. Highly recommended.
All original intro, outro and other incidental music recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert.
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So... here's George talking about Hellraiser (2022).
Here's George and Kit Power (also a previous guest on this show!) and Alasdair Stuart talking about Cosgrove Hall too, with focus on The Wind In The Willows.
I've got no idea about the legality of this... but this YouTube channel is your easiest pathway to watching a lot of Count Duckula. Enjoy!
Doreen Edwards is a living legend, and you can hear the full version of that interview on Matt and Mike Pull Focus' channel. Furthermore, her work with Distant Cousins is outstanding. Start maybe with You Used To (which has been in my head for most of this year...)
and, of course... the original Don't Hug Me I'm Scared material can be found on their YouTube channel. And the new stuff on Channel 4.