Betamax Babylon - Pirate Video Crew
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Episodes
Miami Vice
The most influential tv series of the 80s arrives in Michael Mann’s iconic show - no socks required!
Kerplunk
Classic 80s game Kerplunk comes to BB as the chaps explain how the Rolling Stones probably created it
Duel
Steven Spielberg’s first movie speeds into BB as Bruce battles the 100-day cough
Christmas Evil
The nutty festive frightener comes to BB as the chaps read out listeners’ Christmas movie rituals
Scrooge
Bruce’s fave Christmas movie comes to BB and James is introduced to a new festive viewing tradition
Muppets Christmas Carol
The guys chat COVID, favourite muppets and recast The Deer Hunter as a muppet movie
The Exorcist
The ultimate horror movie takes pride of place in the BB Halloween Special as Sam Delaney joins the episode
IT (1990)
The iconic 90s tv version of IT comes to BB and the guys debate who was scariest - Pennywise or the crap comedian Ritchie
Re-Animator
The guys dissect the bona fide 80s horror classic, celebrate the Coombs/Crampton partnership and discuss reanimating on the NHS
Scream
Halloween season kicks off with the influential Wes Craven classic Scream and some dubious Ghostface impressions
The Warriors
Walter Hill’s cult New York classic comes to BB and the chaps create their own 70s gangs. Can you dig it?!
Frankie
It’s the best pc game of the 80s, inspired by the most controversial band of the decade as Frankie goes to Babylon
Full Metal Jacket
The guys look back at Stanley Kubrick’s anti-war masterpiece and pick their Vietnam nicknames
Deliverance
One of the best and most haunting movies of the 70s comes to BB and Bruce has a Facebook altercation
Games
In a special episode the guys introduce our new podcast on those sweet 80s computer games!
Splash!
The classic Tom Hanks mermaid comedy gets the BB treatment and tribute is paid to the great John Candy
Battlestar Galatica
The guys take on the beloved sci-fi tv series which included a chimp playing a robot dog
Razorback
The boys go hunting for the Aussie cult classic killer boar epic and discuss some dodgier Jaws rip-offs
Fire in The Sky
The boys chat alien abductions, including Bruce’s personal story, and hail the scariest UFO movie ever
Lock Up
Stallone returns to BB with his 80s banged up favourite which includes the nicest nasty prison in film
Silent Running
The guys discuss one of the greatest sci fi movies ever made and, erm, head lice
The Masters of the Universe
The 80s big screen cartoon adaption comes to BB plus some Doctor Who chat and toy nostalgia
Reservoir Dogs
Tarantino’s first and maybe still best movie gets the BB treatment plus some nickname chat
Dawn of The Dead
The guys discuss George Romero’s satirical horror masterpiece and why the deli counter is important in a zombie apocalypse
Dukes of Hazzard
The good old boys of BB discuss the shit kicker heaven of Dukes of Hazzard with the weirdest episode in the series
