From Under The Thumb Podcast

This time the boys have got the cameras working so they can actually see each other during recording; Rob poses a question from his Dodsworth family quiz and has also been having Milk dreams whilst Tim’s partner Abbie has been having altogether scarier dreams which include Eastenders characters. Scream 5 is in the news recently and are they bringing Stu from the original back to Woodboro? We talk about this possibility and why they didn’t do this story in Scream 3 as planned. Tim has watched Videodrome from 1983 and Rob introduces his daughter to The Blair Witch Project and what are the best opening sequences to a horror movie ever. Rob has started watching The Office U.S and Future Man which are both on Amazon Prime here in the UK, Tim starts watching Chuck and we talk about the Netflix edition of Back To The Future II (which should be now back to normal). In the news Rob has details of a dating site that Marco might be interested in for the smaller gentleman and a man in China has lost a chop stick inside himself. Also Defending Jacob on Apple TV, Sly Stallone in soft core porn, Dance Magic by David Bowie, Trainspotting, Justice League Snyder Cut, My Spy on Amazon Prime and much more.

During lockdown the guys are using the internet to record and have a catch up with how things are going. Rob has an unfortunate incident that would rock any couch potatoes world, we remember the old portable handheld televisions, Rob is missing Marco and Tim is trying to keep his son entertained and the Couch to 5k app. We discuss clapping for the NHS and the other ways to show our appreciation, people who sing in the street for our pleasure, Schwarzenegger in quarantine is Twitter gold, Rob’s worried that he’s going to get hit by golf balls during lockdown. Tim has watches Tales From The Loop, Jojo Rabbit and Signs; Rob watches I Am Not Okay With This and Raising Dion which are both on Netflix and also watched The Crow with Brandon Lee for the first time. All of this and so much more but unfortunately we were unable to do our beat the intro quiz as usual, as soon as things are back to normal we’ll be able to play again.

This week Tim and Rob decide they need to do a warm up quiz so we play the A-Z game with 60 seconds on the clock, Tim gets Movie Titles and Rob gets Band Names, you can join in at home and tell us how well you did. Both guys have had a kids birthday to endure whilst Rob has to start his diet again plus his graphics card died and went through the trauma of fixing that whilst scrolling through the forums. Tim has nearly finished his X-Files binge, Rob watches October Faction on Netflix and has issues with the ages of the cast, we recommend The Morning Show starring Jennifer Anniston and discuss how difficult it must be for the cast of Friends to shake off those characters as well as the reunion rumours. Our movie chat this week is all about Bird On A Wire starring Mel and Goldie then we discuss Robocop 2, does it get treated fairly in reviews? In the news we hear how you can have a burial for your pre-loved sex doll in Japan and even come away with a keep sake and Rob rages when he finds out that Battersea Dogs and Cats home is having birthday parties for cats! As always we finish with our Beat The Intro quiz which Rob has brought for you all to play but is it too easy this week? Show us your answers @underthumbpod on Twitter or it doesn’t count!

This week we talk about Bille Eilish’s Bond theme ‘No Time to Die’, Tim has been back to the dentist to have his tooth pulled but we think it’s a common misconception that all British teeth are knackered. Rob has to take part in a national survey so has a strange man turn up at his house and Tim gets a knock on his door after 8:30pm too (so late), Rob gets offended by Facebook, we come up with the chewable tea bag idea, Roger Federer is a bit camp and the Stranger Things 4 teaser trailer. Both guys finish watching The Stranger on Netflix then go and watch Fleabag on BBC iPlayer (is there something subliminal going on?) which has the C word in the first episode and has that word lost it’s edge a little? Rob watches Knives Out starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Daniel Craig and the long lost Don Johnson, he also watched 21 Bridges starring Chadwick Boseman and Sienna Miller. In the news two guys have a black substance leaking from upstairs, but what could it be? We also hear how a woman in Kazakhstan got into some difficulty when she took a shortcut home from the shops. We finish, as always, with our Beat The Intro quiz which Rob has brought to the table, let us know how you did on twitter @underthumbpod or email us at fromunderthethumb@gmail.com.

This week we talk about death hoaxes as someone reported that popular UK childrens TV star Mr Tumble has died when he’s very much alive, who else has been falsely reported dead and why do they do this? We talk about CBeebies (BBC) bedtime routine for kids, Australian kids band ‘The Wiggles’ nearly lose a member, we talk about how hardcore Ross Kemp is and how could you finish a long running TV soap?  Rob asks Tim to check if he’s going bald as people have been passing comment and Tim watches The Stranger on Netflix and we imagine a sequel to Flight of the Navigator. Rob talks about Doctor Sleep starring Ewan McGregor which is another Stephen King adaptation and then watches Countdown, a horror about an app that tells you when you’re going to die, but are they any good? In the news a man gives his daughter a teething toy then realises it looks like something else and there is a punch-up at a carvery gravy station in Wales. As always, we end the show with our beat the intro quiz which Rob has produced but this week all the artists have a link! If you can figure out what links them you can have an extra 10 points.

This week Tim has been to the dentist in some kind of role reversal with Rob and Tim tells us of a time he had laughing gas in the 80’s, Rob has been struggling with his wheelie bins and Tim has dealings with the local Rag ‘n’ Bone man; we also talk about the Louise vs Peppa Pig court case and the similarities involving her song ‘Naked’ and Peppa Pigs Party, do they sound the same? Hear the news that Lethal Weapon 5 is definitely on the make with the duo on board for another outing, Tim watched Zombieland 2: Double Tap, Rob discovers 8-Bit Def Leppard songs on streaming services and a lullaby version of Pour Some Sugar On Me. Movies we speak about this week are The Lighthouse by Robert Eggers and the 80’s movie The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension whilst Tim has watched the first episode of Picard. In the news we have a warning to men about using banana skins for alone sexy time, a man sees a Cheetah in the road in West Yorkshire (our neck of the woods) and the worlds worst cat in North Dakota. We finish proceedings as we always do and that’s with our beat the intro quiz, provided this week by Tim’s own hand. You can always contact us @underthumbpod on Twitter, fromunderthethumb@gmail.com or find us Facebook or Instagram.

This week we hear how Rob has broken his toe, Tim’s missus is probably having an affair and Marco has to pick up 10000 little rocks during the show due to a little accident just before hitting the record button. We discuss Hank Azaria who has decided to step down as the voice of Apu in The Simpsons and who could take over, we find out that just a fart machine can lighten up the Snooker finals but we miss the days of streakers at sports events and Tom Jones has knickers thrown at him on stage. Rob has watched the new Netflix documentary ‘Don’t F**k With Cats’, we watch ‘Sex Education’ also on Netflix and Rob has got round to watching John Wick Chapter 3, will there be another Matrix movie and the problem with the first season of ‘24’ (no spoilers). In the news we learn that a man can legally challenge his wife to a sword duel during a divorce, a man wakes up to an intruder sucking his toes and a woman gets arrested with drugs in her hair. To end the podcast Rob has brought another Beat The Intro quiz for a maximum of 20 points.   As usual you can contact us @underthumbpob on Twitter, find us on Facebook or email us at fromunderthethumb@gmail.com

This week we find out that Marco hasn’t opened his Christmas present yet and he’s been spending Tim’s money on Goop’s brand new vagina scented candles, Tim tells us he’s got a “family car” for more room in the back seat and he’s been to see the dentist again. Rob went to the local Pantomime with the family and ends up participating more than he wanted to and he’s been using the Letterboxd app for a whole year and they’ve sent him some stats. Tim has seen Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker and gives us his views without spoilers (because Rob hasn’t seen it yet) and Rob has been watching the UK version of The Masked Singer on ITV. In the news a man has to have something removed from his backside in China, we bring details of the latest craze of Perineum sunning and a man dresses up as his mother in Brazil. As usual we have a quiz to end the show, this week it’s Tim who has put together a TV Themes quiz so 1 to 10 on your answer sheets please. You can contact us @underthumbpod on Twitter, find us on Facebook and Instagram too or send us something to fromunderthethumb@gmail.com, we accept your stories, your beat the intro quizzes or just anything really.

This week Rob is sick of his son coming into his bed during the night so decides to set up a camera in his room to see if anything is waking him up in the night, Tim has watched all the Nightmare on Elm Street films over Halloween and wants to start on Friday the 13th franchise too then tells us about his new research project. Rob tells us how he managed to lose his dog in the park and has Marco got himself a dog? Rob also wants to show Tim his new Batman socks and thinks someone may have made a huge error during the design (check our Instagram and Twitter accounts to see the pics). Our film chat this week is all about Terminator Dark Fate (no spoilers so you’re safe if you haven’t seen it yet), T3, Salvation and a little Genisys thrown in for good measure. The news includes a boy who does things with magnetic balls, a man who had a good time with some tweezers and Apple have turned a Russian man gay and he isn’t having any of it. Unfortunately Tim couldn't join us for the quiz this week so Rob's sister Linda happily steps in, 1 to 10 on your answer sheets please and tweet us the results @underthumbpod or email us at fromunderthethumb@gmail.com

This week Rob has been for an audition for the actual BBC, but has he had any success? We talk about a story that we may be getting from a listener about starring in a porn movie and Tim talks about his wife’s new, very expensive perfume and he’s not impressed. We discuss the news that Snickers have gone back to using the name Marathon for a limited time only, Rob discovers that Tim may have been part of some strange “Friend Transfer” when he was just a kid and our good podcasting friend Toffa of The Master Debaters podcast has provided us with an anecdote/listener story that should make us laugh! Tim has finally got around to watching Upgrade, re-watches The Hunt For Red October which we think was the first outing for Jack Ryan; Rob watches Creepshow on Shudder, American Horror Story 1984 and is struggling to get through season 4 of Preacher and blitz’s 13 Reasons Why season 3. In the news this week we tell you of an Uber Eats driver that makes an unscheduled delivery of his own and the Holey Poke game goes on sale in PoundLand for that extra special Christmas Gift.   To finish this episode we bring our Beat The Intro quiz as usual BUT.. this week we have TV themes instead!

This week we remember the corner shop having a VHS rental section, Rob has a parking dilemma when going to the Mobility shop and has Tim had another ghostly encounter? We find out that Honey isn’t allowed to be eaten by Vegans because it comes from a Bee.. and we’re confused, Tim is ready to talk about his addiction to After Eight chocolates, Rob watches Stakeout starring Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez then Tim gives us his verdict on Brightburn. Our listener story this week is told by Mark ‘Fevois’ Feathers who’s been up to no good with his company laptop. If you would like to tell us your story on the show then feel free to record your beautiful voice (you can use your phone, it’s not complicated) send it to fromunderthethumb@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @underthumbpod and you will be our star for the week. Rob brings news of contraception gone wrong in China, Fanny gets her advert taken down by Google and an exploding blister during a flight has passengers furious. To finish, as always, Rob has brought a Beat The Intro Quiz which is made up from intro clips from all our previous shows so we expect 20 out of 20! Please remember to subscribe, say ‘Hi’ on social media, like our Facebook page and tell your friends about our weekly ramblings.

We chose to record this episode on Friday 13th and suggest that it be called National Jason Vorhees Day from now on, also Rob’s Alexa gets filthy with her fact of the day and we talk about Kevin Hart. Tim has been celebrating his birthday this week and we find out that he is the IT department for the whole street and especially comes to the rescue of Elaine, the 80 year old from across the road. We have been provided with a listener story this week which is part two of a previous tale told by Anita of The Unexceptionals Podcast (which actually is pretty exceptional, so subscribe to that now!), Tim remembers when we rushed to the vet with a dying dog and Rob’s mum gets Tim’s name wrong and calls him Jim. Rob has been watching A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge from 1985 and comments on an actor who is like a fake Meryl Streep, also some of the great lines from the movie. In the news a man gets assaulted by someone with a padlock, a tradesman gets caught in a belt sander at work and ‘Thumb Boy’ who has an abnormally long thumb has shot to internet fame. Rob has provided this week’s Beat The Intro quiz so get your pens and paper at the ready.

This week Rob’s dog has an unfortunate stress related accident, Tim’s been to see a man who he hopes was a doctor for a prostate examination and a dentist sets fire to something in Rob’s mouth! The Great British Bake Off is back on Channel 4 here in the UK but don’t try and watch it using on-demand services, Tim watches a YouTube video about Benny Hill whilst in the bath, Rob’s wife may have a Minecraft addiction and we try to make a playlist for Marco and stumble on Housework Hits on Amazon Music. Rob has watched Runaway from 1984 starring Tom Selleck and thinks his moustache could have been a hindrance to his career and Tim talks about a Flight of the Navigator reboot. In the news we tell you of a woman who went to the doctors and was found to have a venomous spider in her ear, then to finish, Uncle Tim has brought our weekly Beat The Intro pop quiz.

This week Tim’s been cleaning his toilet without the help of Marco, Rob’s been to the dentist and doesn’t like what he’s hearing, we talk about men going shirtless during the heatwave and ask would you rather have a hot face but a battered body? Rob re-watches Broken Arrow from 1996 starring John Travolta and then watches the new Disney offering Mary Poppins Returns. Our listener story comes from Bobby Meek from the south who has a tale about his giant friend that used to come and visit sometimes which had disastrous consequences. In the news to talk of more balcony sex accidents and a gentleman throws a lifeless bird at his opponent during an altercation. Our Beat The Intro Quiz this week has been provided by our listener Henno so 1 to 10 on your answer sheets please and let’s see if you can beat us. If you would like to be featured on our listener story segment then feel free to record yourself using the sound recorder or voice memo on your phone, e-mail it to us at fromunderthethumb@gmail.com and we'll do the rest; we're looking for funny, stupid, crazy, spooky and anything in between.

This week Tim has had Crazy Trev around to some handy work and we talk about frosted glass in bathrooms, Rob’s been to Scotland and has a drug fuelled daughter to deal with and a son with no shoes and hates going swimming in the on site pool. Tim’s been watching GLOW on Netflix and has watched a few films from the Alien saga and talks a little about the coming projects, Rob watched A Dogs Journey on holiday and also watches Brightburn. This weeks listener story is provided by Anita of The Unexceptionals podcast (listen to them, they're great) who goes back to the time they had a party to celebrate the end of school that didn’t go according to plan, this brings us to discuss the bases in relationships and how they work and also Tim’s recent visit to the doctors. In the news we hear how a man castrated another man he met online whilst on a date and a gentleman who has serious anger issues when he hears certain noises. Our Beat The Intro quiz this week was recorded a few days later due to a technical hitch so we recorded this part at Rob’s house and we had the opportunity to have Rob’s wife Andrea make her podcast debut whilst Tim and his partner Abbie are on the phone taking part too (it’s chaos!).

This week Tim is planning to take his lady away for a few nights and gets all romantic, Rob’s been to the hospital for a check up on his wrist again and we remember the days of Speedball 2, Kick Off 2 and Rainbow Islands on the Atari ST/Amiga and Fortnite has given us Season X. Rob has finally found a copy of the thriller ‘Pacific Heights’ from 1990 starring Michael Keaton, Matthew Modine and Melanie Griffiths and we also figure out that Michael Keaton has an occasional trait when delivering some of his lines. Tim talks about The Boys on Amazon Prime, the Seth Rogan link and Rob tells us that he just doesn’t like James Franco and has no idea why. This weeks listener story is by Tara who tells us of her daughter’s possible past lives and the stories she tells (but Rob reads it out as she didn’t want to deal with the fame); in the news a lady in Australia gets offered money for her under garments, a delivery driver leaves an unexpected parcel and what does Amazon Alexa hear that you might not want her to? To finish the episode, Uncle Tim has put together this weeks Beat The Intro Quiz but the question is, Can you beat Rob? As always we want to hear your listener stories and feature you in our show, record them on your phone or computer, voice, video or simply write the story and we’ll do the rest, then send it to fromunderthethumb@gmail.com; it couldn’t be simpler.

This week Rob has the pain of taking Charlie to the tip after last weeks incident and they have experiences about the Car Boot sales, Tim’s been to the doctors for his ear ache and has a ‘Crazy Trev’ update for us. Rob talks about one of his daughters friends who can burp louder than anyone else on earth, Tim is taking his lady friend on a surprise trip for her birthday and we talk about Weird Science from 1985. We talk about Apollo: The Forgotten Films on Discovery which shows some footage of the moon landings that hasn’t been seen for years and what would probably happen if the did fake the footage whilst filming. Isaac from Somerset provides our listener story for this week all about his 21st birthday in a Las Vegas strip club; if you have any story that you think we might find amusing, scary, embarrassing or anything really then please record yourself telling it then send it to us at fromunderthethumb@gmail.com In the news we talk about a 4 year old going on a joyride, a cat slowly tries to kill it’s owner whilst he sleeps and a man walks into a Manchester pub and closes it down. Then Tim and Rob are joined by Abbie (Tim’s other half) who loves our Beat The Intro Quiz enough to come on the show and do it with us.

This week we have real Dad tales as Tim has been hit by his son in a 2 year old RAGE and lost a tooth! Rob’s celebrated his 40th birthday and manages to pull the head off a statue at the end of the night, we’ve also watched the Young Guns movies from the late 80’s and Rob is hooked on Police Interceptors on Channel 5 as it’s all shot around where we live. We have a story from one of our listeners which hopefully becomes a new feature, this one is from CaperGirlMel who’s in Canada. In the news we hear the dangers of balcony sex in Russia, a man in Virginia gets a visit from a devil woman and police in Kansas are directed to a criminal by the wind. ..and to finish this week Tim has brought our weekly Beat The Intro Quiz! We are now on the lookout for your stories, it can be something that’s terrified you, something that’s crazy stupid or something that’s just too funny not to share; either record yourself talking, send us a video from your phone or just write it down and send it for us to read out at fromunderthethumb@gmail.com.

This week Rob has to wait in for a delivery and realises he’s never had a grandma, Tim gets a £2 cheque for his birthday every year from his grandparents, we talk about non uniform day’s at school and the stress that goes with it and Tim gives us an idea of what his school was like. We discuss the amazing story of Bob Lazar and his recent interview with Joe Rogan, we also wonder if this has sparked the ‘Storm Area 51’ Facebook group which everyone is joking about in the press. Tim reveals that he gets Google notifications for Cliff Richard as Rob watches ‘Sightseers’ from 2012 and in the news we hear of a wedding pooper, how looking at boobs can increase the male lifespan and there’s a terrifying ‘gimp’ on the loose in the UK. This week we finish with our ‘Beat The Intro Quiz’ so get your pen and paper ready and let us have your score sheets @underthumbpod on Twitter or on our Facebook site.

This week Rob has a rant about the local crossing guards / Lollipop Men and Women and has a window salesman with a wind problem, Tim watches Wimbledon in his whites whilst Marco brings him Strawberries and we ask if it’s OK to listen to your own podcast and think it’s funny? Rob starts watching Stranger Things season 3 on Netflix, he’s also been a little unwell, Tim is watching the BBC drama The Bodyguard and then we play another round of our Beat The Intro Quiz. We have news about a gent in Brighton who only dresses in clothes from the 1800’s ..and he’s only 25 too, we also tell you about Brad the Australian brothel investigator but is it the best job in the world? Our movie retrospective for the week is Coming To America starring Eddie Murphy, we have clips, the original trailer, facts and we make some predictions about Coming 2 America which is in the pipeline.

Tim is finally back from his holidays and tells us of a hen do on his flight and wonders if Captain Jack was the pilot whilst Rob rumbled Marco partying whilst the boss was away. Rob has been to an awards dinner with his wife and gets compared to Peter Crouch and has to go to an emergency Irish singing dentist and we have a conspiracy theory about teeth. It has been Father’s Day since we’ve been gone and Rob had a problem with his takeaway delivery service and Tim breaks the news that ‘No Pants Man’ is moving away and the possible pitfalls of living a naked lifestyle. Rob has finally seen the original Child’s Play film, Tim’s watched Heat, Luther and Hereditary whilst Rob rewatches Wolf with Jack Nicholson from the 90’s. In the news we hear of a woman who loses her memory due to a strange reason, a phantom maid in Massachusetts, Boston and a woman loses her head in India. Tim has provided this weeks Beat The Intro Quiz so get your answer sheets at the ready. Our retrospective this week is focused on The Conjuring 2 from 2016, we have clips, the original terrifying trailer and some facts thrown in for measure.

This week Tim is going on holiday for a while but leaving Marco behind and his son is obsessed by dinosaurs, Rob met Barney the dinosaur back in the day, is introduced to BeardMeatsFood on Youtube and he almost loses it in Pound Bakery in Bradford. Rob watches Billie Eilish on Radio 1’s Big Weekend and Tim looks at the biggest selling artists of all time, we have an amazing fact on Roger Whittaker and do people still have the attention span for movie trailers?  Rob has spotted something mysterious in the Bradford night sky, he also watches ‘Us’ by Jordan Peele, Tim finally watches ‘Killing Eve’ and Rob has got his legs out. Also Greggs bakery, Ainsley Harriott, Venessa Feltz, Old Town Road, Betting Ads in Football and Rob brings this weeks Beat The Intro Quiz! Our movie retrospective of this week is Short Circuit from 1986 starring Steve Guttenburg and Ally Sheedy, we have the original trailer, clips, some fun facts and a shocking line by Skroeder, in a PG?!

This week someone has tried to break into Tim’s house to get to his car keys, Rob changes the name of his Amazon Echo from Alexa in honour of Marco, Rob’s daughter has started an Instagram account for the cat and somebody has the gall to kick Arnold Schwarzenegger! The new Terminator: Dark Fate trailer has been released but who has really directed it? Is it Tim Miller or James Cameron? Rob has to go out at 4am to pick up his daughter and a ‘Hold Your Breath’ game in the car that has to be stopped. Tim has released an update for his game The Corridor: On Behalf of the Dead, we talk about Game of Thrones without spoilers (as Rob hasn’t finished it yet), Tim’s finished The Big Bang Theory and Veep as Rob watches Ghosts on BBC. We chat about a Twitter thread that discussed the films you’ve never seen that would amaze people and what have we shown our kids. In the news we discuss a mythical creature in Canada, Dear Dierdre has a sex dilemma to answer and a hate campaign involving The Addams Family. Our featured movie retrospective this week is Twister from 1996, we have some interesting facts, clips, the original trailer and some very sketchy impersonations too, does it still hold up? If you remember it well, great, if not then why not re-watch it and then listen as we have all the spoilers.

This week Tim’s been plastering his back room so we can shower before the show, we talk about the new episodes of Lucifer of Netflix and Charlie from Casualty and Rob finds the connection between Manchester City and Noel Gallagher hilarious. We talk about the new track from Lil Dicky called Earth which is an.. erm.. experience, hear Rob’s Andy Murray impression as Tim watches some tennis and Tim wants to be buried when he dies whilst Rob wants to have his ashes made into something good. In the news, Seagulls would kill for a Greggs pasty, a man falls into a grave and a cleaner gets trapped in a lift. This weeks movie retrospective is a look back on Paul Anderson’s ‘Event Horizon’ starring Sam Neill and Laurence Fishburne from 1997; we have clips, the original trailer and facts about the deleted scenes, some of which have been lost forever.

This week Tim has got a dodgy doorbell, Rob dares Tim to talk about the new royal baby as Nicholas Witchell has a breakdown on air, Tim talks about the glaring Game of Thrones error with a Starbucks cup and Marco helps Rob ‘Manscape’. We’ve been to see Avengers: EndGame but we’re not giving anything away, in fact, we don’t agree with lifting the ban on spoilers so soon, and then Marvel release a Spiderman trailer including spoilers!! Rob’s been watching Chambers on Netflix that stars Carl from 1990’s ‘Ghost’, we’ve never seen Philadelphia starring Tom Hanks but Rob loves the lead track from the movie, Tim watches ‘Blockers’ starring John Cena and Rob watches ‘Happy Death Day 2U’. In the news a Middlesbrough resident has defaced the holes in the road in a bid to get them fixed, a lad spends his life savings in a strip joint in Liverpool and a fisherman finds a diamond ring in a fish! Rob brings a movie score quiz to the podcast to change things slightly, a point for the name of the film and a point if you can name the composer, then we look back, in depth, on ‘Sleeping With The Enemy’ starring Julia Roberts from 1991, we have the original trailer, clips our ratings and we’re in awe of Martin’s moustache.

This week Tim wants to celebrate a new band he’s been listening to, the boys are both trying to stay away from Avengers: EndGame and Game of Thrones spoilers as a man shouts out spoilers in Hong Kong. Rob has been reading about how people love to hear mouth sounds on podcasts and watches Stan & Ollie, he’s also been to see Shazam with his daughter and her boyfriend (she’s twelve) for their 1 month anniversary (?!) and we discuss filming Tim’s ghost and he watches Russian Doll on Netflix. In the news we tell of a woman who had something living in her eye, a lady who’s lips nearly fell off her face and a steamy romp in Brisbane, Australia; it’s also at this point that Rob’s headphones explode. Our movie retrospective of the week is Arachnophobia from 1990 with spoilers, clips, the original trailer and some nice facts thrown in, find the movie somewhere and then listen to this afterwards.

We are back after an Easter break but it was actually because Tim had a water leak in his house, Rob’s been affected by a spider in his lounge during a quite night in (that’s every night by the way) and Marco has had a haircut. Rob’s still on his diet but has enjoyed Easter anyway, Tim’s seen Captain Marvel and he’s been watching The Orville and Star Trek Discovery. Rob’s been watching Russian Doll on Netflix, Tim’s disgusted with The Big Bang Theory final season, we talk about zombie apocalypse shows briefly and Rob stumbles across SAS: Who Dares Wins. In the news we tell of a man who cut off his manhood in a bid to go viral online, the lady who married a zombie doll is back in the papers again and a man is taking his parents to court for getting rid of his porn collection. Our movie Retrospective of the week is The Abyss by James Cameron from 1989 which is known to be one of the most difficult films ever made, we’ve got the best trailer we could find, some of the stories from the set and some clips thrown in.

This week Rob’s diet is going very well but Marco’s brownies are just going to waste and Rob still won’t let Marco bathe him. Tim turns up looking like one of the Gallaghers, movie trailers are too long as we talk about the latest Annabelle Comes Home trailer and we ask how many adverts do you need before a film starts at the cinema? Tim’s other half believes the ghost in his house looks like Adrian Brody and also thinks Terence Trent Derby is dead. We talk about some of the strange things the Amazon Echo does without being prompted and we remember when we stumbled upon a Bollywood premiere in Bradford. In the news we find a New Yorker who gets locked out of his iPad for 49 years and Slattery’s café has a chocolate challenge for you. Tim brings this weeks Beat The Intro Quiz and then we dive deep into the 1990 Sci-Fi / Action movie Total Recall, with the original teaser trailer, some clips and some facts you may not know., with the original teaser trailer, some clips and some facts you may not know.

This week Tim is trying to get his game (The Corridor: On Behalf of the Dead) working on the Xbox and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfare 2 is coming out on Xbox Live for free, we also remember Tim trying to get 1000G on Crackdown. Rob tries not to get too angry whilst he’s on his diet but is upset about being the I.T. man in the house and then Tim has another ghost update as the spooky events in his house continue. Rob finally watched Hereditary and gives his spoiler free verdict, Tim has seen the new Joker movie trailer and Rob talks about trying to find the Teen Wolf (Michael J Fox version) soundtrack to no avail; Tim watches some of The Rookie on Sky/ABC, Rob catches the first few episodes of The OA onNetflix and we get misty eyed and shady over Def Leppard being inaugurated into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame for 2019. In the news we have a w***er on a tube train in London, a man gets circumcised in Leicester and a man takes too long in a public toilet in Manchester then Rob brings us another round of our Beat The Intro Quiz. We chose John Carpenter’s The Fog for our in depth movie chat this week, we have clips (which we found hard to edit due to how bloody awesome this movie is), the original trailer from 1980 and a few facts thrown in for good measure; it might be a good idea to see the movie first and then listen,unless you are like us and you have seen it 463 times.

This week we discuss having kids as we are nearing 40 and remember ‘This Is Your Life’ and who could present that show nowadays. Tim watches ‘The Dirt’ on Netflix about Motley Crue and Rob’s been listening to a lot of Steel Panther whilst walking the dog. Rob has given his wife her own theme tune when using the stairlift which the kids have now adopted too and he’s been watching ‘Love, Death + Robots' on Netflix, Tim gripes about ‘Supernatural’ having 15 seasons and then we talk about the BBC. In the news a man shoots himself whilst trying to kill a bug, cheap Panini stickers breaching copyright rules and the worlds greatest pigeon sells at auction for record breaking money. Tim has supplied this weeks Beat The Intro Quiz and then we go through the 1992 Roland Emmerich action movie ‘Universal Soldier’, we’ve got the original trailer, the clips and our verdicts on whether it still stands up or not.

This week Tim’s been to the barbers and has another ghostly experience in his house which gives both of us the creeps and you can’t tell, but we were on edge for the whole show (and stay tuned until the end as Tim manages to scare the hell out of us both), Rob’s watching ‘The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann’ on Netflix and have radio stations dumped the music of Michael Jackson? Tim’s watching ‘Night Flyer’ on Netflix which is in space, not at sea; whilst Rob gets a guy in to look at his broken dishwasher. In the news we talk about a woman in Bulgaria who made a private video for her husband but manages to live stream herself on Facebook instead. Rob has brought this weeks ‘Beat The Intro’ Quiz and then we dive into the 1990 children’s favourite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, we’ve got the clips, trailer, we talk about the mistakes and the appearances of some now very famous actors. Please don’t have nightmares after Tim’s story, although he wasn’t kidding and I think he’s terrified of his own house at night.

This week Tim is very hairy, he’s had a night in A&E and he’s been to the zoo; we batten down the hatches and prepare for Storm Gareth and Rob announces that we’re celebrating our first podcast anniversary! We have some movies theories that fans have concocted online about ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ and ‘Back To The Future’ whilst Rob is getting dragged in to the ‘Fortnite’ craze and asks if buying things makes your character harder to kill? In the news we talk of a gentleman in Russia who has a knife in his back but is desperate for a cigarette, a sex oasis on a real estate listing and a foul mouthed police constable in Wales. Our movie choice this week is another John Hughes classic ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ including clips, facts and the original movie trailer and just before that Rob brings this weeks 'Beat The Intro Quiz' and wings it with the answers (yeah, forget to write them down, sorry).

This week the boys make the life changing discovery that is ‘Yorkshire Tea - Biscuit’, Tim is having a new bathroom fitted, we question how men have secret other families, Rob’s missus watches Dr. Pimple Popper on TLC and we talk about the 2019 Oscars, Bohemian Rhapsody, A Star Is Born, Sex Education on Netflix and Queen for a bit. In the news we tell a story of a woman who watches a mystery VHS she finds in her parents room, Tim asks for your feelings on missionary position, a man gets busted in a Manchester massage parlour and a desperate mum is on the hunt for love ..for her son. Our beat the intro quiz for this week is provided by our lovely listener Mel who has put a slight spin on proceedings and then we get to talk about possibly the best teen comedy of all time ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ by John Hughes from 1986., we've got the clips, original trailer and many facts you may not have even heard about.

This week Tim goes straight in on Rob with the insults and Marco has been poisoning the family again, Rob pulls out his sons tooth and we talk about Tim’s sons love of the Hoover; we also find out how much things are on Fortnite. Rob listened to the podcast ‘Rock Candy’ who have been talking about Michael Jackson’s Thriller album and Rob needs to talk about the tracklisting and how Thriller was released as a single, we remember seeing Whitesnake live and we talk about the news of Terminator: Dark Fate. In the news we give you a story of a lady who marries a zombie doll, a worried man who’s girlfriend is stealing him sperm and a lawyer who causes contamination in court. Rob is supplying this weeks Beat The Intro Quiz for you to play along with and send your answer sheets to us @underthumbpod on Twitter or get us on Facebook or join are new Discord server and come and chat to us anytime you feel the need. Finally we geek out over the 1982 Stallone classic Rambo: First Blood featuring the original trailer, clips and facts you may not know.

This week Tim has finished watching ALL the Marvel films in chronological order, we remember watching Barry Norman as kids and Rob has been physically attacked by his cat (Sheldon) and Tim remembers his old cats (Pete) psychotic ways. Rob has a job alternative for Marco if he can meet the demands, Andy Murray posts his x-ray on social media with a surprise included, Rob splits his jeans and Tim queues at Lidl for bread?! In the news we tell of incest in Nebraska, blue animals in Essex and a woman plans to marry her duvet. This week Tim has made a ‘Beat The Intro’ quiz for us all to play and then we go to the movies to talk about Brian De Palma’s adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Carrie’.

The winter is hitting the UK this week and there is a snow warning, Rob’s got a theory about where Spiderman ‘Far From Home’ comes in the Marvel timeline, Marco gets some grief from us as usual too. Rob does have a serious gripe this week about the horrible and tragic Emiliano Sala story and needs to get this off his chest, Prince Philip has been in the news and it turns out the royals don’t have to wear a seatbelt?! In the news, a woman finds her lost ring in an extraordinary place, a witch casts a spell to get her bike back, and a pot washer wins $21m in court! After all that, Rob brings another ‘Beat The Intro’ quiz for you to take part in and then we get to geek out to one of our favourite horror movies ‘The Conjuring’, we have clips, the original trailer and lots more. Also.. Bond, Sex Education on Netflix, Frozen 2, Richard Branson’s body, MH370 and so much more.

This week Tim is on his own so Marco has ordered the strippers again, we’ve got a small update of Tim’s ghost, Rob’s been to play Laser Tag at a kids party and he’s upset with KFC. Also Tim’s new TV, Agent of SHIELD, the beauty of PLEX, Rob watches ‘Upgrade’, Sex Education on Netflix and more. In the news we have an incident with a can of Glade air freshener, a man injects himself with semen to cure a back problem and the revelation that 2Pac is alive and in the studio. Tim brings this weeks Beat The Intro quiz and then we go into the 1995 action comedy ‘Bad Boys’ with clips, facts and the original trailer. 

We’re back for 2019! Tim has been watching Rambo due to being influenced by Instagram, a possible 5th film in the franchise and a possible Brian Dennehy review season. Rob is having some serious issues with his weight after the last Instagram post and he’s losing sleep over it and how much does Tim pay to park at a wedding!? Tim has started watching the whole Marvel film series in order, Rob watches the Bros documentary ‘After The Screaming Stops’ on BBC iPlayer (Bros are an 80’s pop group, for all our US listeners), a lost cats on Facebook and Tim has possibly the most Rock ‘n’ Roll new year celebration ever! Rob brings another Beat The Intro quiz for everyone to play, we have some news for you as usual and then the boys chat about 1987’s Lethal Weapon with the original trailer, clips and facts!

We're in full seasonal mode here at FUTT Podcast HQ and Rob has a theory on Cliff Richard and his secret son whilst Tim owns up to seeing his in concert, Marco is poisoning Tim and his family which is why he is constantly ill; Rob goes to see Def Leppard in Sheffield all by himself and finds the best male toilet in the UK. Tim is watching ‘Haunting of Hill House’ and ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ and Rob watches ‘Sunderland Till I Die’ on Netflix whilst in the news we have Drone issues in a UK airport, Pie Eating Controversy and a Sock Fetishist in China gets his comeuppance. Rob brings a special Christmas edition of our Beat The Intro quiz and then we get to talk about the classic festive comedy Home Alone starring Macaulay Culkin with movie clips, the original trailer and more.  

This week Tim’s dad has a birthday party and we meet Dan (who puts Marco in the shade), Rob finds himself at the Bingo on a Friday night and also a police chase that never happened. We have a spoiler free talk about The Predator which is directed and co-written by Shane Black who was in the original film, The Avengers: End Game Trailer and also Venom featuring Tom Hardy. In the news a man dies as his lady friend smothers him with her body, a man coughs something up and Tim brings sexy photo news. Tim has produced this weeks Beat The Intro Quiz for us, Rob reveals his love for a certain 80’s band and then we get to geek out over Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man from 1987; we have clips, facts and the original trailer but is Arnold the best part of the film?  

This week Rob goes to see Ralph Breaks The Internet in cinemas and the kids love the YouTube cameos, Tim’s son bangs his head, Bradford Illuminations and his sons worrying use of Talc. Tim has a ghost update for us all and gets creeped out in the middle of the night, he also brings news on a 7 year old YouTube star who reviews toys, LA based musician Threatin’ tours the UK but all is not what it seems and is Les Dennis a graffiti artist?   Rob brings another Beat The Intro Quiz for everyone to play and then we get to geek out over Paul Verhoven’s sex heavy ‘Basic Instinct’, with clips, massive spoilers the original trailer (which should have been released as a single in the 90’s btw) and Rob’s theory on the ending.

This week we start to talk about gaming as Tim is trying to get his game ready for XBOX, we bring up GTA Vice City, Roblox, Minecraft and Battlefield V, Rob’s son finds a mud slide before school, the loudest clock in the world during a meeting and Tim asks for Mince Pie recipe’s. Rob watches Cam on Netflix and hopes nobody catches him watching it, that leads us to Nymphomaniac Vol.1 & 2. Daredevil on Netflix gets cancelled are Marvel starting their own streaming service? We demand that GamesMaster is brought back to our screens and we remember Nightmare on ITV and we discover that Tim’s missus has been on Wackaday! Rob’s been listening to Queen, a phantom farter at the darts in Wolverhampton and how to do a proper gender reveal on YouTube. It’s Rob’s turn to bring our ‘Beat The Intro’ quiz so have your pens and papers ready and we have picked Cobra from 1986 featuring badass Sly Stallone, as our weekly geek out with the usual clips, original trailer and did you know about the X-Rated version?

This week Tim knows everything about the ladies at the Soft Play centre and breaks the news to Rob that dogs see with their noses whilst Rob finds it hard to be tall on the school run and is getting clumsier by the day. We discuss Def Leppard as they have done a new track for Christmas, Amazon are trying to ruin Christmas, Once Upon A Deadpool and the end of Rick Grimes on The Walking Dead. In news, a shopping centre has to issue an apology for the Polar Bear Christmas display, a pilot shows off a little too much in Denver and a dog has a teddy bears picnic, we also dip into Daredevil Season 3 and the other Marvel shows on Netflix. Our geek session this week is dedicated to Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, we have the trailer, clips and all our thoughts on Bale’s Batman voice You can contact us on twitter @underthumbpod, Tim is @anamazingpunk, Rob is @robdodsworth and we’re also on Facebook and Instagram!

In this weeks episode Rob and Tim remember finding mucky magazines at the train station, Marco has a cold, Tim drops his child off at an empty day care centre and an important update on Rob's stair lift. Rob has problems with Deliveroo and Burger King, the sad passing of Stan Lee, Charlie Austin feels robbed in the football and how many people still watch Black and White TV?  In this weeks news a teacher shows the wrong video in class and an armoured vehicle falls to earth in North Carolina.  Tim presents our Beat The Intro music quiz so send us your quiz sheets on social media, then the boys get to geek out over the eighties classic 'Back To The Future', the original trailer, clips and talk of deleted scenes are all here. You can follow us on twitter @underthumbpod, Rob's @robdodsworth, Tim's @ anamazingpunk or find us on Facebook.

This week Rob takes his son out on Halloween, Noddy Holder gears up for the festive season whilst Tim watches The Snowman already and has magic glasses on. We discuss angry tweets about airlines, how Marco bathes Tim, the Avatar sequels and Terminator 3 is not Terminator 6 (it’s upsetting Rob). In the news we discover how much money a woman can make by selling shoes and socks to foot fetishists, Kurt Russell and Tim’s missus plus a scientist who loses his sh*t in Antarctica. Rob has made this weeks Beat The Intro music quiz so get your pens at the ready; but then after all that we get to geek out over one of our all time favourite films 'Aliens', we have the original trailer, clips and all our observations and more. You can get in touch on Twitter @underthumbpod, Tim is @anamazingpunk, Rob is @robdodsworth, we're on Instagram and Facebook too.

This week we remember when Tim made a hole in the wall and hid it with an Alien movie poster, Rob carves some pumpkins for Halloween with his kids and takes them to see Goosebumps 2 at the cinema and How long does it take to empty your pipes, according to scientists? We discuss how our history lessons at school were terrible and we get distracted by ‘No Pants Man’, Rob watches ‘Inside No.9 Live’ on BBC iPlayer whilst Tim caught the latest Doctor Who. We bring news of Piercings being revealed during an x-ray and David Schwimmer is a lager thief in Blackpool? Tim has made another Beat The Intro Quiz for this episode so have your pen and paper ready, after all this (1hour approx.) we give you our Top Ten horror films of all time and then analyse our results, we also want to see your lists @underthumbpod on Twitter or on our Facebook page.

This week Tim and Rob took a trip to the cinema this week to see the new Halloween film and the have been on the Marc Jeffrey Podcast Show too; Rob get his wrist operation done for the 2nd time, we find a Bee Gees vs AC/DC mash up online and showcase The Slashstreet Boys performing “I’ll Kill You That Way” and is Tim secretly engaged to be married?? We bring news of a man who tries to have sex with a car, divorce over Google Maps, fancy dress limitations at Kent University and were any of the Avengers suits padded for effect? Rob's wife provides this weeks 'Beat The Intro' music quiz and then Tim hand picks this weeks movie to review which is David Cronenberg's 'The Fly' from 1986, we've got the original trailer, complete spoilers, sound clips and we ask should Jeff Goldblum have been Oscar nominated for his role? All of this and much more as always.

This week we update you on Strictly (as we are now totally hooked) whilst Rob’s wife tries to spoil everything for him before the results are released; Rob also enlightens Tim as to what the X-Factor Six Chair Challenge is. Rob celebrates his 10th wedding anniversary and sells his car! We talk about some horror films (Scream 4, the Halloween sequels, Alien films) as we are nearing the Halloween season. Also mentioned are Game of Thrones, Ozark, Ready Player One, Kenny Dalglish autographs, Dave Grohl invites a kid on stage and which celebrities would we have around for dinner? Tim presents this weeks Beat The Intro quiz so 1 to 10 on your answer sheets please and send them to @underthumbpod to show us how you did! Our main review this week is of the horror classic from 1973 ‘The Exorcist’, the shock factor, the original trailer and a few facts thrown in for good measure.

This week Tim fills us in on the Seann & Katya situation in Strictly Come Dancing, Rob's doing the school run and is having problems with a stairlift, we talk about a couple in Dublin who have missed their Ryanair flight and an advertising campaign in the University of Surrey. We play another round of our Beat The Intro quiz (49mins) which Rob has put supplied and Leo Sayer nearly gets in on the act (but not this time Leo, sorry) then we stop to talk about the 1996 Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson slasher 'Scream' (1hr, 12mins).

This week, now that Tim is back in the country and refreshed, we can talk about the sad loss of Chas from 'Chas & Dave' and also Jeffrey from the popular kids TV show 'Rainbow', Rob hears Kylie & Jason for the first time in years, Tim has an update on his house ghost and we ask are Linda Hamilton and Jon Bon Jovi the same person? We go into Terminator 3 a little, Rob has news of an online scam involving iTunes gift cards and celebrities as well as everything else! We play another round of our music intros quiz, this week it has been supplied by friend of the show Tara; then we take rewatch Highlander from 1986, its soundtrack, movie posters and lost deleted scenes.

This week we say Happy Birthday to Tim as he celebrates his 40th birthday! We talk about Paul Flart’s internet success for posting his workplace farts online and remember a very embarrassing story about public toilets, Tim’s taken his son to nursery for the very first time and we hear ourselves in slow motion. We briefly talk about Roxanne Pallet on Celebrity Big Brother and the Emmerdale plane crash from the 90’s as well as the cancelling of The Big Bang Theory. Rob brings you his Beat The Intro Quiz with songs from every generation to test your knowledge and to finish this weeks show we review the 80's classic Top Gun!