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Cliff suggests this long-forgotten kids TV show, narrated by Richard Briars. A flightless infant bird lives with a muscular worm in his underground lair. Music comes from Shapes Like People with their single Lately. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett & Cliff welcome old friend Brian Heslop to the show to take a look at BBC's post 1990 World Cup review. We discuss the fashions, superstars, goals, managers and more, as well as a withering look at the modern game. Music comes from our guest's band Quickslp with his unofficial England World Cup anthem, Beef it up!. You can listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/@BriMark24 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cliff chooses a slight but remarkable ad from 1991 for Golden Syrup. It might only be 30 seconds but the team behind it are advertising royalty. Music comes from Shapes Like People with Lately. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After too long away, Brett & Cliff are back tackling an obscure 1989 BBC documentary by Adam Curtis about the opening of Gateshead's indoor shopping mall Metrocentre. Music comes from SHIELDS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at one of Brett's favourite franchises with Alien:Earth. The TV show expands the universe and brings the alien to Earth for the first time but is it any good? There's also music from Astoria. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A staple of Brett and Cliff's childhood, Byker Grove was a drama set in Newcastle aimed at alder teens and tackling some big issues. It made stars of more than a few household names and ran for almost 20 years. This is a look at the first ever episode and features music from The Phosphenes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In CBBC's Get Your Own Back, presenter Dave Benson Phillips allows kids to take out revenge on their parents for making them go to bed early, do the washing up and work on the markets for no pay. Music comes from Ekranoplan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff return to their favourite subject - Vic and Bob, with the BBC1 prime time game show Families at War. It lasted for one series in 1999 and takes Shooting Stars and gives it a mainstream polish. Still completely bonkers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff head back to the 80s for the stylish 'erotic' thriller Fatal Attraction, starring Michael Douglas and Glen Close. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff kick off with a ludicrous football-based action thriller before moving on to this year's Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking at the first episode of darts commentator and writer Sid Waddell's kids football show Jossie's Giants, with a quiz about footballers' TV cameos and music from Skylights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a lay-off for REASONS Brett and Cliff return with a classic prank from Jeremy Beadle, who tricks a Dorset farmer's wife into thinking a meteor has landed in her garden. There's also music from Shapes Like People. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff look back at a favourite from their teens, Game On. A British sitcom about three London flatmates, Matt, an arrogant agoraphobic, Martin, his wimpy friend and the outgoing, sexy Mandy. There's a quiz about sitcoms and music from Lyon Tide with Breaking Ice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brett and Cliff look at two kids TV favourites from the 1980s, with a delayed episode recorded in late June. There's also a kids TV quiz and music from Ekranoplan/Winter Severity Index with Jackie Down the Line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A curio from the early 1960s as Harold Pinter translates his Tony Award-winning play into a move and the stars, Donald Pleasance, Robert Shaw and Alan Bates, reprise their roles. It's a claustrophobic phycho-drama played out between two brothers and the homeless man they've taken in. There's also a quiz about caretaker managers and music from Small Black Arrows with Trojan Horse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.