Roger Crow spent 45 years wanting to interview Glynis Barber, and in this edition he finally got his chance. The actress talks about Blake’s 7, Dempsey and Makepeace, staying healthy, and her new play Death on the Nile, which is touring the UK until the end of the May, including the Grand Opera House, York.

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Incidental music: Alan Crow

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Happy New Year, and welcome to the latest edition of the podcast in which Roger Crow takes a look at new movies and classic cult offerings from yesteryear.

In this week’s episode, your host chats to producer Jonathan Sothcott about his new movie starring Martin Kemp, Doctor Plague.

Roger also looks back to the early 1980s and some of those cult movies which boasted great soundtracks, from The Jazz Singer (1980) to Xanadu, Two of a Kind, Staying Alive, and Streets of Fire.

Doctor Plague is released in the UK on January 12.

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Tony Greenway and Roger Crow pay tribute to Rob Reiner, one of Hollywood’s best-loved and now much-missed actors and directors who blazed a trail in the eighties with This Is Spinal Tap, The Sure Thing, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally. He also scored 1990s hits with the likes of Misery, A Few Good Men, and The American President.

One of a few good men in Tinseltown whose movies went to 11.

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What happens when you ask Nation Radio’s Alex Duffy; Shogun film producer Jonathan Sothcott; Spitting Image vocal legend Steve Nallon; film producer Rosie Fellner; comedy icon Bernie Clifton, Hammer scream queen Judy Matheson, and movie director Sam Clemens about their favourite Christmas movies? Podcast magic, that’s what. I’ll be chatting with all of the above, and a few other guest stars, in the new Nostalgiahhh pod, which is available now.

Alex Duffy can be heard weekdays on the Nation Radio breakfast show. https://www.nationplayer.com/nation-radio-yorkshire/

Jonathan Sotchcott/Shogun's new movie, Doctor Plague (with Martin Kemp) is released in January.

Steve Nallon's Ghost Stories is out now in paperback, as is Bernie Clifton's autobiography, From Crackerjack to Vegas.

Sam Clemens' movie The Drowned, and Rosie Fellner's movie The Uninvited are available on all good streaming platforms.

Tony and Betsy Greenway's vlog Bonding with Dad can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpmSDcwpLO8

Extras will be added in the coming days. 

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From rags to ostriches, Bernie Clifton has been making generations laugh for decades. Roger Crow caught up with the man who helped make 1970s Crackerjack must-see TV, and wound up taking his unique brand of comic lunacy to Las Vegas.

You can read all about that in his autobiography, available at http://www.bernieclifton.co.uk/

and see the man himself on tour in 2026.

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Vernon Wells was appearing in a play in Australia when George Miller decided to cast him in Mad Max 2. The role of feral psychopath Wez changed his life as Hollywood bosses loved the movie and his character. What he thought would be 15 minutes of fame turned into a 40-plus year career. Roger Crow talks to the amiable Aussie about The Road Warrior, Innerspace, Commando, Weird Science, and how he made a new life in America. 

With Stranger Things 5 dominating the box, there’s also a fabulous version of Running Up That Hill by an Oklahoma songstress. And culled from a 1983 C-120 cassette tape, an anonymous comedy advert for ‘Snack Shack’, which has survived the ravages of time rather well. If anyone knows its origin or artist, feel free to comment. 

As ever, thanks for listening and feel free to leave positive vibes, comments, and/or ratings, because this show is nothing without you. Cheesy but true.

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🎙️ New Episode Drop!

This week on the podcast, Roger Crow welcomes back Spitting Image legend, master puppeteer, and vocal chameleon Steve Nallon, who’s stepping out from behind the latex to dive into something even more unexpected… ghost stories.

In this wonderfully witty conversation, Steve talks about his new book, Steve Nallon’s Ghost Stories—a collection that blends eerie imagination with his trademark theatrical flair. Expect spine-tingling inspirations from his life in performance.

If you love comedy, storytelling, the supernatural, or simply hearing from one of Britain’s most distinctive voices, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

🎧 Tune in now—before the ghosts do.

Steve Nallon's Ghost Stories: Twelve Spooky Tales of Supernatural Strangeness and Weirdly Wonderful Goings On https://amzn.eu/d/bQpELbc

music: Northern Velvet.

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It’s that time of year again when the masses descend on theatre land for a good laugh, but what makes a good panto? Roger Crow chats with Brendan Cole, Corrie legend Sue Cleaver, and comedy titan Paul Chuckle.

Sue and Paul can be seen in Beauty and the Beast at Hull New Theatre from December 10-31, 2025. Oh yes they can.

https://www.hulltheatres.co.uk/theatre-events/beauty-and-the-beast

Intro: Dexy’s Midnight Runners (obviously).

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Steve Nallon is a vocal chameleon and master puppeteer whose performances blend razor-sharp wit with uncanny mimicry. Best known for his iconic turn as Margaret Thatcher on Spitting Image, Nallon brings characters to life with a magician’s precision—whether through voice, movement, or mischievous satire. His talents stretch from stage to screen, animation to audiobook, delivering performances that are as clever as they are captivating. A natural storyteller with a performer’s spark, Steve Nallon turns imitation into an art form and puppetry into pure theatrical delight, always surprising audiences with his inventive, shape-shifting creativity.

Music by Northern Velvet, and Jake Thackray.

You can buy

Steve Nallon's Ghost Stories: Twelve Spooky Tales of Supernatural Strangeness and Weirdly Wonderful Goings On

on Amazon and reputable book dealers. More of which in Nostalgiahhh 22.

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If you’ve seen Bros: After the Screaming Stops, one of my favourite documentaries of the past 20 years, you’ll know that at one point, Bros were one of the biggest bands in the world. Certainly in Blighty, where they attracted Beatles or Take That-levels of fandom. I was never a fan back in the day, though I liked their iconic bangers. Hard to avoid them as in the late eighties, Matt and Luke Goss were everywhere, their faces adorning countless magazines and merch. 

What was really interesting was what happened after the band’s brightest moments of chart stardom. I was fascinated that Luke went off and became one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood, and if Guillermo del Toro loves an actor like Luke, all the more reason to praise him where it was due. And the fact Matt had 11 years in Las Vegas is extraordinary. Some acts would have trouble holding down a residency for 11 days, so when the chance came to see him live, it was a no-brainer. 

Give me The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra with any artist and I’m a happy camper, and that big band sound is phenomenal. And boy does Matt deliver on the promises he made. 

This is our chat from before that gig in April 2023, and it turned out to be one of the most interesting and honest interviews I’ve had in 30+ years.

Thanks to Matt for his time.

To find out more, go to https://mattgoss.la/

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Welcome to another edition of Nostalgiahhh, and what a treat to chat to an actress who has starred in some of the greatest projects of the last 30 years, including The Fast Show, and The Trip/The Trip to Italy. 

Now she’s an acclaimed producer, and has attracted white-hot talent like Rufus Sewell, Pedro Pascal and Walton Goggins for her latest project. 

So, drum roll please…

Roger Crow talks to producer Rosie Fellner about her new film, THE UNINVITED, which is now streaming via https://theuninvited.movie/

Music is provided by the magnificent Northern Velvet. https://www.northernvelvet.co.uk/

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Nostalgiahhh 18

Welcome to another helping of chat, trivia, tunes and movie-related shenanigans from a guy dubbed by BBC Radio Kent: “Roger Crow - the man in the know”. 

(Still not sure why they used the Bergerac theme for three years as an intro to my weekly TV breakdown, but happy days regardless). 

Back to the present, and in the concluding part of a chat with ILM veteran Mark Siegel, he talks about some of his most memorable film projects, including Star Trek: The Motion Picture and David Lynch’s Dune, and how his hand wound up on a US postage stamp. 

Mark can also be seen in a film by insanely talented siblings Claire and Anthony Bueno. In Nostalgiahhh 18, they discuss their book and documentary Cleanin’ Up the Town, essential assessments of the making of the original Ghostbusters, and a must for fans of the greatest supernatural comedy saga ever made. 

Here's the Bueno Productions website, if you want to learn more.

https://buenoproductions.com

An online Watch Party of Cleanin' Up the Town, a screening of the film with commentary by the filmmakers, including a preview of new project Too Hot to Handle: Remembering Ghostbusters II, takes place on Saturday 29th November 2025 at 7.30pm GMT. 

The book, Cleanin' Up the Town, can be found at 

https://buenoproductions.com/product/cleanin-up-the-town-remembering-ghostbusters-book-copy/

And is also available on Amazon (the popular online ‘bookstore’ - you may have heard of it). 

Your host also welcomes you to the jungle for a look back on the making of the original Predator. The full version by Roger Crow can be found in Infinity magazine. 

https://infinitymagazine.co.uk/product/infinity-89-hunting-the-predator/

Thanks as always to Northern Velvet for the music. https://www.northernvelvet.co.uk/

Garage Band audio noodlings by Roger Crow

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Park Avenue co-writer director Gabby Dellal talks about that new movie, working on Netflix smash You, and her next projects.

Actress Judy Matheson discusses her amazing career, from rep, to Hammer to Crossroads and working with John Sullivan and The Professionals.

In the first of a two-part chat, ILM veteran Mark Siegel discusses his incredible career.

California Dreaming cover provided by Northern Velvet. https://www.northernvelvet.co.uk/

You can see Richard Osman’s House of Games every weekday night at 6pm on BBC Two, for the rest of your life, allegedly.

Judy Matheson will be guesting at Darkfest on November 22. https://thedarksidemagazine.com/product/darkfest-8/

PARK AVENUE is in UK & Irish cinemas 14th November parkavenuemovie.com

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From The Pink Panther saga, and 1970s disaster movies to part two of an exclusive chat with Men Without Hats’ Ivan, Doroschuk, there’s more eclectic nostalgic goodness here than a root through your mind attic.

Adam Buxton’s chat with Thomas Dolby can be found here. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-adam-buxton-podcast/id1040481893?i=1000396896059

Henry Mancini’s Pink Panther score can be purchased from iTunes and other good music outlets, as can The Last of the Mohicans score, featuring Clannad’s I Will Find You. You can also buy the Airport movies and Beyond the Poseidon Adventure from the same site should you want to.

And yes, you can also buy Men Without Hats’ new album, On the Moon, from the same site. There is no known cure for I Love the 80s. Once it’s in your head, that’s it.

https://www.northernvelvet.co.uk/ for more info about that fabulous band.

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“I remember so much fun, Back in 1981. Ain’t no place I’d rather be. Except for 1983”. Men Without Hats are back, and they’re better than ever. In the first of an exclusive two-part chat, Roger Crow talks to singer/songwriter Ivan Doroschuk about the immortal 1980s smash, Safety Dance.

Men Without Hats’ new album, On the Moon, is released this month (November), and ‘I Love the 80s’ is an instant classic. Thanks to Ivan for the Nostalgiahhh jingle.

https://www.safetydance.com/

Thirty years after Star Trek Voyager launched, ‘Doctor’ Robert Picardo reflects on the show in a vintage chat.

That series is streaming on Paramount+.

It’s a decade since The Mentalist finished, so there will also be an archive interview with star Robin Tunney about that show.

That’s streaming on Amazon Prime and NOW.

From 2018, Jay Osmond discusses Crazy Horses, and why it was so liberating for the band. You can of course buy that on iTunes, and all good music outlets.

There’s a tribute to Brian May, 50 years after the release of Bohemian Rhapsody. (Queen fan Roger Crow had a chat with the woman who knows him best in 2018). All Queen music can be bought from reputable music outlets.

Plus, as Celebrity Traitors nears its finale, fans Angela Bradley and Rachael Popow assess the state of play.

That can be seen on BBC One and iPlayer.

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Roger Crow presents part two of the chat with Jessica Martin, who addresses her Dr Who experiences and meeting with Barbra Streisand. The multi-talented Keith Alexander Buckley discusses his amazing career, and lending vocals to assorted Gerry Anderson shows. Plus, a review of Inside No 9: Stage Fright, currently on a UK tour, and music by Northern Velvet.

Young Frankenstein can be seen at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester.

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in the first of a two-part interview, Roger Crow talks to singer/actress/impressionist and graphic novelist Jessica Martin about her role in the stage version of Young Frankenstein, which can be seen at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester. She also discusses her amazing career.

The Unclear Option addresses the key problem with Kathryn Bigelow’s brilliantly annoying A House of Dynamite, which can be seen on Netflix.

And as The Celebrity Traitors nears its finale on BBC One, superfans Angela Bradley and Rachael Popow assess one of must-see shows of the autumn. (Contains spoilers).

Dean Friedman’s Lucky Stars is available on iTunes, and all good music dispensers.

Mel Brooks’ movie Young Frankenstein, Wargames, and RoboCop can be purchased from all good digital and physical movie outlets.

For more information on the stage version of Young Frankenstein:

https://hopemilltheatre.co.uk/

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