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WED51 – Llama Karma Drama

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025


https://archive.org/download/wed-51-llama-karma-drama/WED51%20-%20Llama%20Karma%20Drama.mp3 Join Pete and Dave for another visit to the world of May 1985 with the then new and improved Eagle and Tiger issues 163 – 166.  This time we have double trouble for Doomlord, skeletal surprises for Dan Dare, a new job for Max, and funny turn for the Golden Boy.  All this and … Continue reading WED51 – Llama Karma Drama

Eagle Eye 5: Here Be Tigers

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024


Yes, it has been a while. But Peter has returned with special guest Richard Sheaf of the Boy's Adventure Comic blog for a rundown on the history and content of the Tiger comic on the eve of Where Eagles Dare covering the merging of the two titles.

Scream And Scream Again 6 – 1986 Scream Holiday Special

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023


Join Pete an Dave for a trip down memory lane... or at least some dodgy parts of the London Underground as we revisit the 1986 Scream Holiday Special

Where Eagles Dare 49 – 1985 Holiday Special

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023


After something of a hiatus – we're back!

Scream and Scream Again – 1985 Holiday Special

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022


Join Pete and Dave for a festive Halloween trip for Scream Comics rise from the grave for it's 1985 Holiday Special!

WED 45 – The 1984 Ernies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022


Join Pete and Dave for a star-studded night in their quarantine bunker for the 1984 Ernies.Marvel at the best scripts, art and covers! Be astounded at the MVP-84 award, and the Mike Reid Special award for Least Liked Thing.  Be totally flabbergasted we actually got to the end of this year……all this and more Where … Continue reading WED 45 – The 1984 Ernies

Eagle Hotline 6 – Vale Ian Kennedy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022


With the sad news of Ian Kennedy's passing earlier this week – join Pete and Dave for an impromptu roundup of his life and works, before revisiting an interview with the man himself and Pat Mills from last years “Lawless” online convention.

WED 44 – Merry Christmas Kids

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022


Join Pete and Dave for Festive Fun, as Doomy gets gloomy, Max and Jerry duke it out, Gahork finally makes an appearance in Dan Dare, and Danny Pike faces a fake fowl of fickle fortune.

WED 43 Hey Jimmy, it’s the 1985 Annual!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021


It’s Christmas Time – and there’s no need to be afraid (unless you’re in One-Eyed Jack’s way, of course)Join Peter and David and special guest Phillip Vaughan as we unravel our stockings and delve into the 1985 Annual, with a full-colour Doomlord, Oliver Frey-drawn Dan Dare, TWO One-Eyed Jacks, a Manix text story… and the … Continue reading WED 43 Hey Jimmy, it’s the 1985 Annual!

WED 43 Hey Jimmy, it’s the 1985 Annual!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021


It’s Christmas Time – and there’s no need to be afraid (unless you’re in One-Eyed Jack’s way, of course)Join Peter and David and special guest Phillip Vaughan as we unravel our stockings and delve into the 1985 Annual, with a full-colour Doomlord, Oliver Frey-drawn Dan Dare, TWO One-Eyed Jacks, a Manix text story… and the … Continue reading WED 43 Hey Jimmy, it’s the 1985 Annual!

WED 42 – Family Meat Pack

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2021


Join Pete and Dave for issues 136-140 of the Eagle comics for November 1984. Inside Doomlord gets batty, Dan Dare and Danny Pike Box clever, Bloodfang tries Hautse Cuisine, and we bear with Max on the 13th Floor. All this and more… Where Eagles Dare.

WED 42 – Family Meat Pack

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2021


Join Pete and Dave for issues 136-140 of the Eagle comics for November 1984. Inside Doomlord gets batty, Dan Dare and Danny Pike Box clever, Bloodfang tries Hautse Cuisine, and we bear with Max on the 13th Floor. All this and more… Where Eagles Dare.

Eagle Data File 4: The House of Daemon

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021


In the mood for one last ghost story before midnight? How about the phantasmagoric ‘The House of Daemon’, from Eagle’s first year – from the pens of Alan Grant and John Wagner, and the brilliant brush of Jose Ortiz. Join Peter and David in an omnibus re-telling of this classic, and expect thrills, chills, and … Continue reading Eagle Data File 4: The House of Daemon

Eagle Data File 4: The House of Daemon

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021


In the mood for one last ghost story before midnight? How about the phantasmagoric ‘The House of Daemon’, from Eagle’s first year – from the pens of Alan Grant and John Wagner, and the brilliant brush of Jose Ortiz. Join Peter and David in an omnibus re-telling of this classic, and expect thrills, chills, and … Continue reading Eagle Data File 4: The House of Daemon

WED 40 – Bait and Switch

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021


Join Pete and Dave for the long-awaited Scream and Eagle merger, where Doomlord gets fishy, Max gets buggy, and Danny Pike returns. All this and more, including new story The Time Machine, and an extra special post credits “hidden track”… Where Eagles Dare!

WED 40 – Bait and Switch

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021


Join Pete and Dave for the long-awaited Scream and Eagle merger, where Doomlord gets fishy, Max gets buggy, and Danny Pike returns. All this and more, including new story The Time Machine, and an extra special post credits “hidden track”… Where Eagles Dare!

Eagle Data File No 3:The Thirteenth Floor

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021


Leading up to the Scream! and Eagle merger in episode 40 of Where Eagles Dare, we present a new Eagle Data File for the two Scream! imports, covering the story so far from the pages of Scream! In this episode: Alan Grant and John Wagner’s ‘The Thirteenth Floor’, illustrated by Jose Ortiz. Step inside ultra-modern … Continue reading Eagle Data File No 3:The Thirteenth Floor

Eagle Data File No 3:The Thirteenth Floor

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021


Leading up to the Scream! and Eagle merger in episode 40 of Where Eagles Dare, we present a new Eagle Data File for the two Scream! imports, covering the story so far from the pages of Scream! In this episode: Alan Grant and John Wagner’s ‘The Thirteenth Floor’, illustrated by Jose Ortiz. Step inside ultra-modern … Continue reading Eagle Data File No 3:The Thirteenth Floor

Eagle Data File No. 2: Monster

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021


Leading up to the Scream! and Eagle merger in episode 40 of Where Eagles Dare, we present a new Eagle Data File for the two Scream! imports, covering the story so far from the pages of Scream! In this episode: Alan Moore, Alan Grant and John Wagner’s story ‘Monster’, illustrated by Heinzl and Jesus Redondo. … Continue reading Eagle Data File No. 2: Monster

Eagle Data File No. 2: Monster

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021


Leading up to the Scream! and Eagle merger in episode 40 of Where Eagles Dare, we present a new Eagle Data File for the two Scream! imports, covering the story so far from the pages of Scream! In this episode: Alan Moore, Alan Grant and John Wagner’s story ‘Monster’, illustrated by Heinzl and Jesus Redondo. … Continue reading Eagle Data File No. 2: Monster

Where Eagles Dare 39 – Going for Gold.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021


Join Pete and Dave for an Olympic-tastic run of issues of Eagle magazine for boys from August 1984.It's an episode of endings as we bid farewell to the Gemini Plague, Bloodfang enjoys the meal of champions, The Marathon Man takes a bullet, the Brothers face “retirement”, and News Team sign off.  All this and more…Where … Continue reading Where Eagles Dare 39 – Going for Gold.

Where Eagles Dare 39 – Going for Gold.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021


Join Pete and Dave for an Olympic-tastic run of issues of Eagle magazine for boys from August 1984.It's an episode of endings as we bid farewell to the Gemini Plague, Bloodfang enjoys the meal of champions, The Marathon Man takes a bullet, the Brothers face “retirement”, and News Team sign off.  All this and more…Where … Continue reading Where Eagles Dare 39 – Going for Gold.

Eagle Hotline 06: Here Comes Lawless

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021


Hello reader and welcome to another brief Eagle Hotline. In this bulletin we spruik our involvement in the forthcoming Lawless virtual Comicon just over a week away, a Kickstarter for Battle Action Force, the face of Doomlord can be YOURS - oh, and a quick update on Where Eagles Dare. We're still here, honest!

Eagle Hotline 06: Here Comes Lawless

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021


Hello reader and welcome to another brief Eagle Hotline. In this bulletin we spruik our involvement in the forthcoming Lawless virtual Comicon just over a week away, a Kickstarter for Battle Action Force, the face of Doomlord can be YOURS - oh, and a quick update on Where Eagles Dare. We're still here, honest!

Scream and Scream Again 4 – Going Under!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020


Join Pete and Dave for our final look at IPC’s Scream! comic, with fishy themed issues 13-15 under the microscope with our special guest, podcasting legend and master librarian Mr Jim Moon of the Hypnogoria podcast.

Scream and Scream Again 4 – Going Under!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020


Join Pete and Dave for our final look at IPC's Scream! comic, with fishy themed issues 13-15 under the microscope with our special guest, podcasting legend and master librarian Mr Jim Moon of the Hypnogoria podcast.

Birthday Hotline

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020


It’s April 2020, and beside a lot of other things going on, the original Eagle comic and its most famous comic strip are turning 70. Join Peter and Dave in a short news round-up and commemorative chat during our Year of Dare. Special focus in this episode is given to our friends at Comic Scene, … Continue reading Birthday Hotline

Birthday Hotline

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020


It’s April 2020, and beside a lot of other things going on, the original Eagle comic and its most famous comic strip are turning 70. Join Peter and Dave in a short news round-up and commemorative chat during our Year of Dare. Special focus in this episode is given to our friends at Comic Scene, … Continue reading Birthday Hotline

BTS41 – Comfortably Numb

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019


Peter, Dave and special guest Jono from Zeus Plug take a look at the best and only episode of Doctor Who in 2019 – Resolution, as well as a roundup of thoughts for Season 11.

BTS41 – Comfortably Numb

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019


Peter, Dave and special guest Jono from Zeus Plug take a look at the best and only episode of Doctor Who in 2019 – Resolution, as well as a roundup of thoughts for Season 11.

BTS40 – The Present is a Different Country

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2018


Join Pete and Dave for a final roundup of the last three episodes of Doctor Who series 11, that's The Witchfinders, It Takes You Away, and the Battle of Vowels and Consonants.

BTS40 – The Present is a Different Country

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018


Join Pete and Dave for a final roundup of the last three episodes of Doctor Who series 11, that's The Witchfinders, It Takes You Away, and the Battle of Vowels and Consonants.

BtS39 – Shop of Little Horror

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2018


Join Pete and Dave in this somewhat belated episode, as they look back on Doctor Who Season 11, Episodes 5,6, & 7 (The Tsuranga Conundrum, Demons of the Punjab, and Kerblam!) as well as a midpoint roundup of new season to date.

BtS39 – Shop of Little Horror

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018


Join Pete and Dave in this somewhat belated episode, as they look back on Doctor Who Season 11, Episodes 5,6, & 7 (The Tsuranga Conundrum, Demons of the Punjab, and Kerblam!) as well as a midpoint roundup of new season to date.

BTS 38 – Sheffield Websday

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2018


Pete and Dave review episodes 2-4 of the new season of Doctor Who, race to the Ghost Monument, hop on a bus with Rosa, and try to come up with a better title than Spiders in Sheffield.

BTS 38 – Sheffield Websday

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2018


Pete and Dave review episodes 2-4 of the new season of Doctor Who, race to the Ghost Monument, hop on a bus with Rosa, and try to come up with a better title than Spiders in Sheffield.

BTS 37 – Hammering Halloween

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018


Well, this one’s a bit special. Past listeners of Beyond the Sofa may remember our very good friend Al, who has been absent from the pod for a couple of years, because among other things, he’s written a book! In a Beyond the Sofa Halloween Special Peter is joined by now first-time author Alistair Hughes, … Continue reading BTS 37 – Hammering Halloween

BTS 37 – Hammering Halloween

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018


Well, this one’s a bit special. Past listeners of Beyond the Sofa may remember our very good friend Al, who has been absent from the pod for a couple of years, because among other things, he’s written a book! In a Beyond the Sofa Halloween Special Peter is joined by now first-time author Alistair Hughes, … Continue reading BTS 37 – Hammering Halloween

BTS 36 – Snakes on a Crane

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2018


Beyond the Sofa returns! It’s time for a new Doctor, and a new Doctor Who. Join Peter and Dave with The Woman Who Fell to Earth, the Sheffield-est episode of this podcast yet! Postscript: Peter’s wife liked the new episode. “She’s good! … A great improvement” Peter’s Wife https://archive.org/download/BTS36SnakesOnACrane/BTS%2036%20Snakes%20on%20a%20Crane.mp3 Download link

BTS 36 – Snakes on a Crane

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2018


Beyond the Sofa returns! It’s time for a new Doctor, and a new Doctor Who. Join Peter and Dave with The Woman Who Fell to Earth, the Sheffield-est episode of this podcast yet! Postscript: Peter’s wife liked the new episode. “She’s good! … A great improvement” Peter’s Wife https://archive.org/download/BTS36SnakesOnACrane/BTS%2036%20Snakes%20on%20a%20Crane.mp3 Download link

BTS 35 – Going for Gold

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018


Golden Dawn or Golden Death? BTS reads the news again in another bijoux broadcast, this time looking at: the new logo! The new promo! The departure of Murray Gold and his music and… whatever next? That all-important URL: https://archive.org/download/BTS35GoingForGold/BTS_35_Going%20for%20Gold.mp3

BTS 35 – Going for Gold

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018


Golden Dawn or Golden Death? BTS reads the news again in another bijoux broadcast, this time looking at: the new logo! The new promo! The departure of Murray Gold and his music and… whatever next? That all-important URL: https://archive.org/download/BTS35GoingForGold/BTS_35_Going%20for%20Gold.mp3

BTS 34 – BoWhomian Rhapsody

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018


Spoilers No More! Pete and Dave belatedly return to discuss the lack of news for January 2018, though things rapidly descend into a (relatively spoiler free) discussion about the pointlessness of spoilers.

BTS 34 – BoWhomian Rhapsody

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018


Spoilers No More! Pete and Dave belatedly return to discuss the lack of news for January 2018, though things rapidly descend into a (relatively spoiler free) discussion about the pointlessness of spoilers.

BTS33 – Capaldi Lang Syne

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2017


Join Pete and Dave for festive fun as we enjoy the Christmas Greatest Hits Album that is Twice Upon a Time, but is it a cracker of a story or a soggy sexist satsuma?

BTS33 – Capaldi Lang Syne

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2017


Join Pete and Dave for festive fun as we enjoy the Christmas Greatest Hits Album that is Twice Upon a Time, but is it a cracker of a story or a soggy sexist satsuma?

BTS 32 – It Says Here…

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2017


Hold the front page! David and Peter return to the world of Whom in a brief and slightly-dated romp through recent headlines, including news of Doctors, companions, late friends of the series, trailers, trousers, swatches and Watchers. All this as the clock rushes towards Christmas...

BTS 32 – It Says Here…

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017


Hold the front page! David and Peter return to the world of Whom in a brief and slightly-dated romp through recent headlines, including news of Doctors, companions, late friends of the series, trailers, trousers, swatches and Watchers. All this as the clock rushes towards Christmas...

Where Eagles Dare 1 – The Eagle has Landed!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2017


No, we haven't pod-faded, but Pete and Dave have been tinkering with a new podcast for the “Doctor Who Off Season” and we've come up with “Where Eagles Dare”. We will be looking at the run of the 1980's Eagle Revival, going through issues on a month by month basis, starting with issue 1 from April 1982.

Where Eagles Dare 1 – The Eagle has Landed!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2017


No, we haven’t pod-faded, but Pete and Dave have been tinkering with a new podcast for the “Doctor Who Off Season” and we’ve come up with “Where Eagles Dare”. We will be looking at the run of the 1980’s Eagle Revival, going through issues on a month by month basis, starting with issue 1 from April 1982.

BTS 31 – Beyond the Block

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2017


In a blockbuster episode Pete and Dave visit this month's gossip and rumour before reviewing 2011's UK Science Fiction flick Attack the Block (starring Jodie Whittaker and John Boyega), with additional feedback from our dear listeners Joanne, Neil, David and Jon. Shownotes: David Lawrence's recommendation of Antigone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgsYfRPmNDs The totally wonderful Space Spinner 2000: http://cradeline.com/space-spinner-2000/

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