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

Like World on a Wire 1999s uThe Thirteenth Floor is also an adaptation of the novel Simulacron-3.And rather unfortunately released one month  after The Matrix!  Holger Hasse did the hard work and decided to read the book so why not join us as we compare the two versions and spend more time waxing lyrical about Werner Ranier Fassbinder. 

The Thirteenth Floor (1999). Directed by Josef Rusnak. Written by Rusnak and Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez. From the book Simulacron-3 by Daniel F Galouye. Starring Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol and Vincent D'Onofrio

On it's release in 1999 The Matrix wowed audiences with its mix of kung fu action, dazzling visuals and mindbending concept of living in a virtual world. However, starting decades before on the small screen, the concept of living in a simulation has already been portrayed in the most imaginative ways. Ian is joined by Holger Hasse to review three such examples!

World On A Wire (1973). Directed by Ranier Werner Fassbinder. Written by Fassbinder and Fritz Muller-Scherz. Based on the novel simulacron-3 by Daniel F Galouye. starring Klaus Lowitsch and Barbara Valentin. 

Red Dwarf. Season 5 episode 6. "Back to Reality" (1992). Directed by Juliet May. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor. Starring Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules and Rober Llewellyn. 

Welcome to Paradox. Episode 4 "News from D Street" (1998) Written by Miguel Tajada-Flores. Starring A Martinez and Claudette Mink

We reach the actual final episode of ther series, not broadcast until 1991. Ian also gives his thoughts on the series as a whole. 

Episode 14: Up Above The World So High

It's episode 13 and the last to be broadcast on network television. So this must be the series finale? Or is it?

The Liberator. Written by Howard Dimsdale. Directed by Arnold Laven. Guest starring John Ireland. 

Ian reaches the penultimate broadcast episode of the show!

The Cure. Written by Edward J Lakso. Directed by Bernard McEveety. Guest starring Sondra Locke and David Sheiner

A nice surprise as we get to the business end!

Episode 11: The Tyrant. Directed by Ralph Senensky. Written by Walter Black. Guest starring Percy Rodrigues

We head back to Central City for a bit of that old 70s favourite, brainwashing!

The Interrogation. Directed by Alf Kjelin. Written by Richard Collins. Guest starring Beverly Garland and Anne Seymour. 

Our heroes get up to some horsey highjinks but is this episode a thoroughbred or fit for the knackers yard?

Episode 9: The Horse race. Directed by Jack Starret. Written by David P Lewis and Booker Bradshaw. Guest starring John Hoyt

The Doctor as Merlin? Two Brigadeers? Is Ace really ace?  

Battlefield (1989). Directed by Michael Kerrigan. Written by Ben Aaronovitch. Starring Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred and Jean Marsh. 

The Bantha Liberation Front return as Maria and Ian review the first three episodes of Andor Season 2. 

Ian reviews the latest version of HG Wells classic novel starring Ice Cube and Eva Longoria

Episode 8: The Deception

Directed by Don MacDougall. Written by Anthony Lawrence. Guest starring Jane Actman. 

Our trio head into medical drama terriotry for epsode 7.

The Surgeon. Directed by Arnold Laven. Written by Barry Oringer. Guest starring Jacqueline Scott, Michael Strong. 

Ian and Mark "Planty" Plant continue their very occasional series by covering one of Michael winners good ones!

The Mechanic (1972) Directed by Michael Winner. Written by Lewis John Carlino. Starring Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent.