Professor Dave's Ark in Space

Dave and Elizabeth are joined by friends as they discuss around popular media. Sometimes silly, sometimes serious but never boring (OK, occasionally boring), PDAIS is unlike anything else you'll hear. Another great podcast hosted by LibSyn.com

The Flashing Blade Live Show 200 10/14/2024

The Flashing Blade Live Show 200 To celebrate Siobhan's 200th episode of the Flashing Blade Live, and as she's the fairy godmother of PDAIS, I am proud to share with you this special podcast version of the Flashing Blade Twitch show. Your hosts are Siobhan, Brian, Elizabeth (Lillibet), with special guest Toby Hadoke, and we discuss the 1970's Quatermass and Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars. /episode/index/show/profdave/id/33455767

PDAIS 5.31 Our Final Episode: The Cool Ones and Rub a Dub Sub 11/21/2022

PDAIS 5.31 Our Final Episode: The Cool Ones and Rub a Dub Sub This is the final episode of the Professor Dave's Ark in Space podcast. Dave passed away on November 3, 2022. This episode was pre-recorded several months ago, and really is us just being us, laughing over two very very silly films. Join us on one last journey to the Ark in Space. And thank you all for being with us. I love you. /episode/index/show/profdave/id/25076547

PDAIS 5.30 The Mummy 1999 10/02/2022

PDAIS 5.30 The Mummy 1999 PDAIS looks at the good, the not bad and the downright ugly of The Mummy Trilogy that began in 1999 /episode/index/show/profdave/id/24558204

PDAIS 5.29 Rollercoaster and When Time Ran Out 09/11/2022

PDAIS 5.29 Rollercoaster and When Time Ran Out We looked at the 1977 thriller Rollercoaster and, having decided that it was not an absolute stinker, we watched the 1980 disaster (in every sense of the word) film When Time Ran Out... We suffer so you don't have to /episode/index/show/profdave/id/24338412

PDAIS 5.28 Black Books & Randy Rainbow 09/04/2022

PDAIS 5.28 Black Books & Randy Rainbow A grumpy man and a chirpy girl look at Bernard Black, grumpy proprietor of Black Books, and Randy Rainbow, chirpy producer of satirical tunes /episode/index/show/profdave/id/24266238

PDAIS 5.27 Lionesses and Gregory's Girl 08/20/2022

PDAIS 5.27 Lionesses and Gregory's Girl Dave and Elizabeth are joined by Karen from the Staggering Stories podcast to celebrate the England Lionesses' victory at UEFA 2022 and Karen's experiences of women's football (it is not soccer!). Then Dave and Elizabeth look at the classic film Gregory's Girl /episode/index/show/profdave/id/24117954

PDAIS 5.26 Night of the Lepus and Trog 08/07/2022

PDAIS 5.26 Night of the Lepus and Trog Dave and Elizabeth wonder if Trog is the worst film they have looked at, Night of the Lepus says "Hold my jacket" /episode/index/show/profdave/id/23980992

PDAIS 5.25 Ray Harryhausen Sinbad films 07/24/2022

PDAIS 5.25 Ray Harryhausen Sinbad films A grumpy man and a chirpy girl sail the seas with assorted Sinbads to celebrate the craft of Ray Harryhausen /episode/index/show/profdave/id/23838806

PDAIS 5.24 Frankie Howerd Up Pompeii 06/26/2022

PDAIS 5.24 Frankie Howerd Up Pompeii We look at Frankie Howerd, a comedy great, and his most successful series Up Pompeii, a great comedy /episode/index/show/profdave/id/23541335

PDAIS 5.23 Margaret Rutherford, Blithe Spirit and Miss Marple 06/11/2022

PDAIS 5.23 Margaret Rutherford, Blithe Spirit and Miss Marple PDAIS looks at the glorious Dame Margaret Rutherford, including her appearances in Blithe Spirit and as Miss Marple /episode/index/show/profdave/id/23397620

PDAIS 5.22 Eurovision UK 05/12/2022

PDAIS 5.22 Eurovision UK We are joined by Thomas as we look back at the UK's Eurovision history which includes five wins and five Nil Points. We look at the Good, the Bad, and the Gemini. /episode/index/show/profdave/id/23091758

PDAIS 5.21 Ben Aaronovitch 05/03/2022

PDAIS 5.21 Ben Aaronovitch We look back at Ben Aaronovitch's Doctor Who scripts - Remembrance of the Daleks and Battlefield - then come up to date with Amongst Our Weapons, the latest Rivers of London book featuring Peter Grant /episode/index/show/profdave/id/22997729

PDAIS 5.20 The Good Life 04/03/2022

PDAIS 5.20 The Good Life We look back at the seventies Britcom The Good Life with a few distractions along the way /episode/index/show/profdave/id/22665911

PDAIS 5.19 Crossovers 03/27/2022

PDAIS 5.19 Crossovers We look at Television crossovers, those weird episodes where shows collide such as Murder She Wrote going to Hawaii and meeting Magnum, Charlie's Angels on The Love Boat or Doctor Who goes to Albert Square, home of the Eastenders As a bonus, after the end music we have included our snarkalong for the CHIPS episode which was meant to be a pilot for a spin off show called Force Seven Dimensions in Time was a Children in Need Special and you can contribute to that charity using this link https://donate.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/ /episode/index/show/profdave/id/22583390

PDAIS 5.18 Revenge of the Creature and Jaws 3D 03/18/2022

PDAIS 5.18 Revenge of the Creature and Jaws 3D This episode we look at two films seperated by nearly thirty years which are set in Florida marine parks, shot in 3 D and in which you will side against the humans. Listen to us laugh at (or have our spirits broken by) Revenge of the Creature and Jaws 3-D /episode/index/show/profdave/id/22493102

PDAIS 5.17 Cliff - Serious Charge, Expresso Bongo and The Young Ones 03/06/2022

PDAIS 5.17 Cliff - Serious Charge, Expresso Bongo and The Young Ones We look back at Cliff Richard's first three films - Serious Charge, Expresso Bongo and The Young Ones /episode/index/show/profdave/id/22357607

PDAIS 5.16 Dracula Prince of Darkness 02/20/2022

PDAIS 5.16 Dracula Prince of Darkness Dave and Elizabeth are joined by Mr Paul as they take a jolly carriage ride to Karlsbad for a liquid lunch with Dracula Prince of Darkness /episode/index/show/profdave/id/22192811

PDAIS 5.15 Are You Being Served 02/13/2022

PDAIS 5.15 Are You Being Served Seventies sitcoms have their knockers but we have no objection to getting stuck in to the glory that is Are You Being Served /episode/index/show/profdave/id/22117790

PDAIS 5.14 Day of the Triffids 01/30/2022

PDAIS 5.14 Day of the Triffids In which a grumpy old man brings flowers to a chirpy girl. Unfortunately the flowers are Triffids which insist on discussing the 1981 BBC TV version of Day of the Triffids as well as the 1962 film /episode/index/show/profdave/id/21955703

PDAIS 5.13 The Wombles 01/23/2022

PDAIS 5.13 The Wombles We go overground and underground looking back at The Wombles in print, on television and in music. Oh, and we watch the film /episode/index/show/profdave/id/21863063

PDAIS 5.12 Melody (SWALK) and Bugsy Malone 01/16/2022

PDAIS 5.12 Melody (SWALK) and Bugsy Malone We look back at the early days of Sir Alan Parker's career with his first script Melody (released as SWALK) and his directorial debut Bugsy Malone /episode/index/show/profdave/id/21788720

PDAIS 5.11 BBC One Christmas Day 1976 12/22/2021

PDAIS 5.11 BBC One Christmas Day 1976 We look back at the BBC One lineup for Christmas Day 1976 which included Morecambe and Wise, Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game, Top of the Pops, the films Oliver! and Airport as well as the traditional message from The Queen /episode/index/show/profdave/id/21577148

PDAIS 5.10 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure & Jaws The Revenge 12/07/2021

PDAIS 5.10 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure & Jaws The Revenge Michael Caine is one of our finest actors with an enviable body of work stretching over six decades. Anyway, we look at Beyond the Poseidon Adventure and Jaws the Revenge - enjoy /episode/index/show/profdave/id/21406187

PDAIS 5.09 Phantom of the Opera and Schmigadoon! 11/14/2021

PDAIS 5.09 Phantom of the Opera and Schmigadoon! We chat with the rather wonderful Deb about the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera and her backstage experiences on the how before travelling to Schmigadoon! /episode/index/show/profdave/id/21158822

PDAIS 5.08 The Omen & Friday the 13th 11/03/2021

PDAIS 5.08 The Omen & Friday the 13th The anti-Christ is born and Jason Voorhees is reborn, it's a whole nature/nurture episode as we look at The Omen and bring our Friday the 13th retrospective to a close looking at the 2009 remake and Jason Rising before giving our countdowns of the films - there are words /episode/index/show/profdave/id/21035750

PDAIS 5.07 Shocktober Kolchak The Night Stalker and Friday the 13th 10/27/2021

PDAIS 5.07 Shocktober Kolchak The Night Stalker and Friday the 13th Carl Kolchak battles evil on the mean streets of Las Vegas, no Seattle, wait Chicago. He gets around as does Jason Voorhees who grabs his machete and stomps across to New Line. PDAIS is a free podcast in which a grumpy man and a chirpy girl discuss pop culture. /episode/index/show/profdave/id/20955890

PDAIS 5.06 Shocktober The Devil Rides Out, Legend of Hell House and Friday the 13th 10/19/2021

PDAIS 5.06 Shocktober The Devil Rides Out, Legend of Hell House and Friday the 13th PDAIS is a free podcast in which a grumpy man and a chirpy girl discuss pop culture. This time they look at the many faces of Dracula in the Universal films before Dave is joined by Mr Paul Heath from the Pharos Project to look at the Friday the 13th Tommy Jarvis trilogy /episode/index/show/profdave/id/20864858

PDAIS 5.05 Shocktober Dracula and Friday the Thirteenth parts 4-6 10/11/2021

PDAIS 5.05 Shocktober Dracula and Friday the Thirteenth parts 4-6 PDAIS is a free podcast in which a grumpy man and a chirpy girl discuss pop culture. This time they look at the many faces of Dracula in the Universal films before Dave is joined by Mr Paul Heath from the Pharos Project to look at the Friday the 13th Tommy Jarvis trilogy /episode/index/show/profdave/id/20775524

PDAIS 5.04 Shocktober Edgar Allan Poe and Friday the 13th 10/03/2021

PDAIS 5.04 Shocktober Edgar Allan Poe and Friday the 13th PDAIS is a free podcast in which a grumpy man and a chirpy girl discuss pop culture. This time they start their celebration of Shocktober! with Edgar Allan Poe and the 1963 very loose film adaptation of The Raven before Dave is joined by Mr Paul Heath from the Pharos Project to look at the first three Friday the 13th films Edgar Allan Poe 0:00 minutes Friday the 13th 45:00 minutes /episode/index/show/profdave/id/20689241

PDAIS 5.03 Shakespeare 09/19/2021

PDAIS 5.03 Shakespeare PDAIS is a free podcast in which a grumpy man and a chirpy girl discuss pop culture. This time they look at the influence of William Shakespeare on modern culture from Altair IV to Ta Lo with natters about Forbidden Planet, Kiss Me Kate and Shang Chi among others /episode/index/show/profdave/id/20525273

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