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Pat Veil comes back as we review episodes 4,5&6 of Nigel Kneale's cult anthology series Beasts Episode 4: Baby. Directed by John Nelson-Burton. Starring Jane wymark, simon MacCorkindale, T.P McKenna and Shelagh Fraser Episode 5: What Big Eyes. Directed by Donald McWhinnie. Starring Patrick Magee, Madge Ryan and Michael Kitchen Episode 6: The Dummy. Directed by Don Leaver. Starring Bernard Horsfall, Clive Swift and Glyn Houston. 

We hit a high and low point on our jourfney through the Logan's Run tv series! Episode 7: Crypt. Directed by Michael Caffey. Teleplay by Alfred Hayes. From a story by Harlan Ellison. Guest starring Christopher Stone and Reva Patterson

Rocket launchers, gaudy plastic and corridors!  Episode 6: Half Life. Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern. Written by Shimon Wincelberg. Guest starring Willaim smith and Kim Cattrall

Ian and Nathan continue their adventures in time and Spain  with a trip to 1971 and encounter comedy tramps, avaricious civil servants and colourful duvet monsters.  Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos. Written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. Directed by Michael Ferguson. Starring Jon Pertwee and Katy Manning. 

Episode 5: Man Out Of Time Directed by Nicolas Colasanto  Written by David Gerrold  Guest starring Paul Shenar, Mel Ferrer and Woodrow Chamblis

Ian reviews season one of the cult BBC dystopian drama.  1990 Season One. Created and written by Wilffred Greatorex. Starring Edward Woodward, Barbara Kellerman and Robert Lang You can watch 1990 on YouTube via this link https://youtu.be/KayCsPZF1fY?si=zGtAHVoN01lQlm5O

It's psychokinesis and dodgy 70s interiors in this instalment of our rewatch Episode 4: The Innocent. Written by Ray Brennan and DC Fontana. Directed by Michael Preece. Guest starring Lisa Eilbacher

Ian reviews Tron:Ares and gives his thoughts on the franchise in general. Tron: Ares. Written by Jesse Wigutow. Directed by Joachim Ronning. Starring Jared Leto, Grace Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner Smith and Gillian Anderson

In this episode the Sandmen become the runners! Logsan's Run Episode 3: Capture. Written by DC Fontana. Directed by Irvine J Moore. Guest starring Horst Bucholz and Mary Woronov 

Beasts is rightly regarded as one of the many highpoints of the works of writer Nigel Kneale. In this episode Ian is joined by Pat Veil to review the first three episodes of the anthology series.  Episode 1: Special Offer. Directed by Richard Bramall. Starring Pauline Quirke, Geoffrey Bateman and Wensley Pithey Episode 2: During Barty's Party. Directed by Don Taylor. Starring Elizabeth Sellars and Anthony Beale. Episode 3: Buddyboy. Directed by Don Taylor. Starring Martin Shaw, Pamela Moisiewitch and Wolfe Morris.

To mark the 62nd anniversary of Doctor Who I'm joined by Alice Maguire of the TARDIS In Tayside Society to review what is widely thoought to be the worst ever stroy in the shows history.  Underworld (1978). Written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. Directed by Norman Stevens. Starring Tom Baker, Loiuse Jamieson, John Leeson, Alan Lake and James Maxwell

Our trio continue their travels and almost become Lost In Space Episode 2 "The Collectors". Directed by Alexander Singer. Written by James Schemerer. Guest stars Angela Cartwright and Leslie Parrish 

Nigel Kneale was a pioneer of British drama on both the big and small screens creating characters such as Professor Bernard Quatermass and revered shows like The Stone Tape and Year of the Sex Olympics. My guest for the next three episodes, Pat Veil, is a huge fan of his 1976 anthology series Beasts which helped to cement his love of 1970s British TV. In this opening episode we review Murrain from the 1975 series Against The Crowd. This episode was so succesful it led to ATV commisioning the wiriter for hos own six part series.  Against The Crowd episode 3: Murrain. Written by Nigel Kneale. Directed by John Cooper. Starring David Simeon. Bernard Lee and Una Brandon-Jones.

Following on from Battlefield Ian and Nathan decide to travel to Gabriel Chase for the story which immediately follows it!  Ghostlight (1989). Written by March Platt. Directed by Alan Wareing. Starring Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Sylvia Sims, Michael Cochrane, John Nettleton and Frank Windsor

Ian gives his views on the 1970s spin off series Logan's Run! Episode 1: Logans Run. Written by Saul David and Leonard Katzman. Directed by Robert Day. Starring Gregory Harrison, Heather Menzies, Donald Moffat and Randy Powell