Professor Dave's Ark in Space

This is the final episode of the Professor Dave's Ark in Space podcast.  Dave passed away on November 3, 2022.  This episode was pre-recorded several months ago, and really is us just being us, laughing over two very very silly films.

Join us on one last journey to the Ark in Space.  And thank you all for being with us.  I love you. 

PDAIS looks at the good, the not bad and the downright ugly of The Mummy Trilogy that began in 1999

A grumpy man and a chirpy girl look at Bernard Black, grumpy proprietor of Black Books, and Randy Rainbow, chirpy producer of satirical tunes

Dave and Elizabeth are joined by Karen from the Staggering Stories podcast to celebrate the England Lionesses' victory at UEFA 2022 and Karen's experiences of women's football (it is not soccer!). Then Dave and Elizabeth look at the classic film Gregory's Girl

Dave and Elizabeth wonder if Trog is the worst film they have looked at, Night of the Lepus says "Hold my jacket"

We look at Frankie Howerd, a comedy great, and his most successful series Up Pompeii, a great comedy

PDAIS looks at the glorious Dame Margaret Rutherford, including her appearances in Blithe Spirit and as Miss Marple

We look back at Ben Aaronovitch's Doctor Who scripts - Remembrance of the Daleks and Battlefield - then come up to date with Amongst Our Weapons, the latest Rivers of London book featuring Peter Grant

We look back at the seventies Britcom The Good Life with a few distractions along the way

We look back at Cliff Richard's first three films - Serious Charge, Expresso Bongo and The Young Ones

Dave and Elizabeth have a listen to some of Paul Williams' classic tracks before exploring the darker side of music in The Phantom of the Paradise

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0.00 Night of the Living Dead
Dave and Elizabeth look at the 1990 remake of the Romero classic starring Pat Tallman

28.30 The Long Kiss Goodnight
Dave and Elizabeth are joined by returning guest host and international superstar Danielle!!! to discuss the Geena Davis/Samel L Jackson movie and Tim's hotness

Fatma....... What do you mean Kevin Smith has already claimed that joke?
Dave and Elizabeth look at the pooptastic Batman & Robin and ask if season Three of Gotham managed to be even worse
Holy fanboy disappointment

Dave and Elizabeth have a vague natter about The Blues Brothers
Some weeks I can think of hopefully funny comments
Some weeks I can't
Guess what week this is

From scary to skary. We return to the world of Doctor Who to look back over Season Eight before looking at the musical delights of The Specials, Madness and Two Tone. 

Dave, Elizabeth, Thomas and Dean celebrate Halloween by getting stoned with two seventies classic British TV productions - Children of the Stones and The Stone Tape

It's Elizabeth's birthday treat which means that Dave and Thomas have to endure Ewoks Battle for Endor and Newsies. There may be cake

Dave, Elizabeth, Thomas and Dean make a little boy's dream come true as they invite Mr Sean Homrig on the show to discuss his favourite film - the 1985 comedy classic Clue

Dave, Elizabeth and Thomas fall for a diabolical trap laid by criminal mastermind Dean who forces them to watch the 1990(ish) production of Captain America

We celebrate Thomas' birthday by watching the discorific Star Crash starring Caroline Monro and then Dave and Elizabeth are joined by NWA's (that's Nerds With Attitude) Michael to enjoy (?) Sharknado 2

A brief and belated look at Robin Williams

Let's go to the Hoff! The ragged band of desperados look at the character of Nick Fury in comics and as portrayed by David Hasselhoff in the 1998 TV movie. As if that were not enough Action in Space Part one follows the end credits

In which we look at the 1954 classic Them about giant ants and Hellblazer the forthcoming TV series based on thecomic book about the paranormal investigator

From the sublime wonder of A Hard Day's Night to the ridiculous Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, we marvel at the cinematic debut of The Fab Four and see how their music was desecrated by The Horrible Hundreds

Somewhat stronger language than usual - I blame Peter F***ing Frampton

We look at the Drake siblings rather different contributions with the music of Nick Drake and sister Gabrielle's role in the iconic Gerry Anderson show UFO

We're so sorry

With the imminent release of the Gareth Edwards' film, Dave, Elizabeth, Thomas and Dean look back at the original 1954 Japanese film after rather too much silliness about Star Wars

It's that time of year again. Eurovision fever hits PDAIS as our trio look at the 1974 show which launched ABBA onto the world stage and Thomas hosts his own recreation of the show with guests Wendell, Dean, Danielle and Michelle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLtpKG4Gtx4

Dave, Elizabeth and Thomas look at Doctor Strange on the page and on the screen and the reclusive Steve Ditko who created him

Dave, Elizabeth and Thomas look at media japery with Orson Welles' War of the Worlds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g, Alternative 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSDBl0FMX0s and Ghostwatch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHVqzRyaByM

We look at one of the true greats of British cinema and two of his finest films, An Inspector Calls and The Happiest Days of Your Life

The Lion lies down with the Ham as a Millwall fan and a West Ham fan talk about Bobby Moore and Escape to Victory

Elizabeth is standing by with teacher voice in case of trouble

We're back!

Dave, Elizabeth and Thomas return to look at the 1935 Universal horror classic The Bride of Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester and the cool machismo of Ernest Thesiger and directed by James Whale. Yeah, that'll get the Beleibers listening

We look at the Disney classic Beauty and the Beast

Deano welcomes you to his den with a look at Level 42

Dave rambles about The Battle of Britain and lost cinemas in Croydon in his audio blog looking at England

We are joined (albeit briefly) by Carolyn as we look at The Big Bang Theory partly because we love the show but mainly in a blatant attempt to sucker in new listeners

The world is about to end!

OR

Hah! The world didn't end

Either way we celebrate by looking at 2012

We look at Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now as well as the seminal 1960's group The Doors

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Firefly and, more importantly, Peggy's Birthday we look at the TV show Firefly and the film Serenity

We look at the BBC one schedule for Saturday 23rd October 1976

Ragtime, Indoors Outdoors, Multicoloured Swapshop, Grandstand, Tom and Jerry, Basil Brush, Doctor Who, The Generation Game, The Duchess of Duke Street, The Two Ronnies, Starsky and Hutch, Match of the Day, Parkinson and Closedown - we even discuss the News and Weather!

This time we look at Casablanca and Burt Bacharach - it's one for the teenagers!

In which we look at the classic radio comedy Round the Horne, the simply magnifique The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc Sec and Dave has a natter with the genius behind The Minister of Chance, Mr Dan Freeman

Professor Dave, Lillibet the Wonder Girl and Doctor Thomas look at the Railway Children in it's many versions and the life of author Edith Nesbit

Only one day late - I'm getting better

We celebrate Christmas by looking at White Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas and the misery of English Yuletide traditions

Remember, a podcast is not just for Christmas - you can enjoy it anytime!

Dave, Elizabeth and Thomas look at the chocolate drenched delights of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the candy coated joy of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. All these sweets are not good for you and they suffer the nightmare of the Tim Burton film too

We take an extensive look at V for Verndetta in both comic book and film versions as well as Guy Fawkes, one of the inspirations for the character. We are also lucky enough to have an interview with comic book artist and V for Vendetta creator David Lloyd in which he discusses his career, the story behind the creation of V for Vendetta and his opinions on current events

We look at the life of the greatest living Englishman Mr Stephen Fry and his titular role in the film Wilde

Join us on a magical trip to Xanadu where you Can't Stop The Music

Yes, it's a double bill of, uh, unique musicals

The PDAIS crew look at Woody Allen's Manhattan and the TV series Friends

We remember the events of 9/11 by celebrating New York as a great city and the indomitable spirit of it's people. In this episode we look at the 1949 production On The Town

 

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We look at John Carpenter's classic Escape from New York, the musical 1776 and The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Are friends eclectic?

We're back!!!

Sorry for the delay but we had to have a break, a break for lurve!

The episode should have been out a few weeks ago hence some out of date references but we look at Up and Gran Torino - two movies featuring grumpy old men and two movies which it is ok for guys to cry at

 

Oh, and there is a competition to win a dvd signed by Tom Baker

The PDAIS Crew look at The Wizard of Oz and the mystery album!

Ok, it is Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Prof Dave and Lillibet talk with Nick about the rather wonderful Bunbury Cricket team that raises money for charity.

Now with added bleeps!

The whole crew look at Eurovision 2011 and ABBA then Lillibet and guest Rhys Parton talk about Diana Wynne Jones

Oh, and it seems that Barry White has been reincarnated as a fruitbat

 

 

In a change to our usual schedule, we pay our respects to the late and sadly missed Elisabeth Sladen

The crew look at the 1956 John Ford classic The Searchers and the 1960's group The Seekers (g'day Jeffers). An old man gets excited by popular culture

Prof Dave, International Sensation Danielle and Viki the Vixen Kick Ass

Doctor Thomas and Lillibet the Wonder Girl look at the world of Asterix the Gaul

 

Lillibet interviews internet author Jeff Lane while Prof Dave, International Superstar Danielle and Viki the Vixen are menaced by Snakes on a Plane

Join the PDAIS crew as they look at superheroes in comics and on screen with emphasis on Batman and The Dark Knight. Doctor Thomas introduces Lillibet to Superman - Whatever happened to the Man of Tomorrow

A feast of Valentine treats. Prof Dave, Lillibet the Wonder Girl and Danielle (virtually) look at Breakfast at Tiffanys, Doctor Thomas and Viki the Vixen look at the story behind Valentines Day and we finish with a little Romance in Space

Join a full crew as we look at the life and career of Mr Matt Munro then head off to the Wild West to look at both film versions of True Grit

Prof D and Lillibet are joined by Sean from the Tardis Tavern and Rob Hughes as they look at Mommie Dearest and then Prof D and Viki the V interview Sharktopus star Liv Boughn.

 

Doctor Thomas takes care of domestic duties

Prof D, Lillibet the Wonder Girl, new recruit Viki the Vixen and International Sensation Danielle look at a festive film for all the family - Die Hard - and then head south to wallow in the glory of Sharktopus. There is feedback from our rather wonderful listeners and a couple of songs to get you in the Christmas spirit

The latest episode gives you something to Chew on

Podiscaticus!

 

The PDAIS crew look at the world of Harry Potter in print and on screen.

The mystery deepens....

Yeah, that tells you a lot

The usual suspects are joined by Viki the vixen as they look in the dress up box

BRAAAAINSSSSS

 

We are joined by Wes and Wendell from the Omega Podcast and Imran from Bad Wilf as we look at zombies

 

Oh, and we get a bit naughty

Join us as we look at Sapphire and Steel and The Fifth Element with our special guests Adam from Staggering Stories and Bob/Kate/Adric/Face of Bob/Comfy Chair/Monkey Bob from The Flashing Blade

The second part of our Lord of the Rings special features murky stories from Danielle's past and she uses the word tawdry - ok, not in the same section but it got your attention.

Oh, and who knew that Lillibet had Hip Hop skills?

Part one of our look at the Lord of the Rings......... is good

The PDAIS crew get old skool as we look at The Belles of St Trinians and Spellbound and the UK and US educational experience. With added feedback and waffle

Professor Dave and Lillibet are joined by the new crew member Danielle for a conversation that is nuttier than squirrel doo doos. Aside from looking at Hairspray and The Producers (movies and musicals), we also look at Toy Story 3 and Aerosmith's recent concert at the stadium with the worse name ever!

Special guest appearance by Stella

Here comes Summer or, if you are English, there went Summer

Professor Dave and Lillibet the Wonder Girl look at Doctor Who, South Pacific and Jaws then are joined by Danielle as we rummage in the mail sacks

The horror, the horror!!

 

We were going to talk about Jersey Girl and Jersey Shore but Danielle happened. Ok, we kind of talk about those subjects in a roundabout way but she is a distraction. Doctor Who and the World Cup are discussed in a more sensible(ish) style and there is feedback

 

Enjoy!

The usual sillines that we missed last time. Doctor Who, World Cup, Feedback and Bagpuss

A happy Fourth of July to all our American listeners!

We celebrate by looking at two great American icons - Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash

Rejoice in the glory of the glory of the countryside as we look at Anne of Green Gables and Withnail & I.

Share in a nation's misery as we look at the World Cup

Be uplifted by the Clangers

And enjoy the the voice that, apparently, is like sex

A bit late but chock full of fun

Doctor Who, Citizen Kane, Football, Oliver Postgate, Eurovision Redux, Oliver Postgate and feedback are the signposts on our meandering ramble

Episode 007 so we have to celebrate in typical fashion by looking at Eurovision, Ivor the Engine and Doctor Who with our trademark detours and special guests Doctor Thomas and Captain Wyn

Episode Six of Professor Dave and Lillibet the Wonder Girl's ramblings featuring Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes and My Fair Lady - ok, we do go off at tangents. Wes reviews Date Night and Chin looks at the career of Xtc. Oh, and the torment of Wyn continues.

There are a few sound issues but we hope they don't affect your enjoyment

Doctor Who seems to be quite popular so we will look at that and a brief chat about RTD's earlier work Bob and Rose. Food and drink would be nice. Oh, and some Wyn baiting too

Call out the instigators because there's something in the air. Doctor Who, Glee and Mary Poppins and her ilk come under the skewed vision of Professor Dave and Lillibet the Wonder Girl

Gershwin, Zombies and Disney movies - Professor Davde and Lillibet the Wonder Girl cast an eye over what needs to be saved

Professor Dave and Lillibet the Wonder Girl return with discussions, banter and, apaarently chemistry. This time around we look at the Oscars, Bill Hicks and PG Woodhouse Duration 1:12:34

When we were planning the podcast I gave a figure that I hoped to reach with the first episode. I was told, not unkindly, not to expect too much for a first episode.

We are a few downloads short of hitting double that figure within a week

This is, frankly, amazing and I hope that it is just the beginning. If you enjoyed the show then please tell friends, share our link and leave an iTunes rating.If you didn't enjoy it then we'll keep it our little secret.

A big thanks from Professor Dave and Lillibet. We are prepping Show Two (with added sound quality) for release next weekend and encourage you to send in suggesions. It may be Professor Dave's Ark in Space but it is everyone's show

Welcome to the end of the world! Professor Dave and Lillibet The Wonder Girl help you to decide just what should be saved - and what should be left behind to the eternal fires of damnation!

 

Or Fox News, as it's otherwise known.

 

It's a pilot, so expect rough sound - which will be sorted in the near future.

 

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