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All good things must come to an end. After 18 months and a ton of fun, Rob and Clive have decided to shutter the Speakeasy. And what better way to finish than in the same way that we started: two blokes in a room, talking about music?
We're talking about the art and joy of the single, using the examples that mean an awful lot to us. Expect revelations of a personal nature, and insights into who we are and how we got to be that way.
Settle in. This one's gonna be emotional.
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Who does a best of the year show before the year's up? Not us, hombre! We've made sure 2014 is good and dead before we drop our verdict.
Join Rob and Clive. with Speakeasy playmates Graham Williams, Keith Eyles, Neil Myers, Dominic Wade and Stuart Wright in our epic exploration of the art and events that made 2014 the fourteenth year of the 21st century.
Settle in. This is gonna be a long trip.
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As a bit of a departure from our usual fare, The Speakeasy is proud to present its first foray into radio drama. Clive and Rob are joined by friends of the podcast in a tribute and/or parody to classic 1930s horse operas. Please to enjoy the pantomimic stylings of the Speakeasy Players in...
THE ADVENTURES OF WHIP CRACKAWAY AND HONCHO THE INDIAN BOY.
Ask nicely, and we'll never do it again.
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Stomm! Rob and Clive are joined by long-time friend of the Speakeasy Chris Rogers to talk about one of the most iconic British comic characters of all time: Judge Dredd. We pick apart one of his most iconic tales, The Day The Law Died, and see how that story is a distillation of everything that makes the man who IS The Law so great.
Geekery and comics. It doesn't get much more Speakeasy than that!
Warning: contains gratuitous prog-sniffing.
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Clive and Rob are joined again by film-makers Maria Thomas and Simon Aitken as we revisit our May Summer Movie preview. Did we see the films we said we'd watch? Did we like the films we said we'd watch? Did we watch films we didn't say we'd watch? Did we film the watch we said we'd film?
From the game-changing Guardians Of The Galaxy to the tender, insightful Frank, we've got the whole gamut of the summer movie experience--summed up.
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Who doesn't like a good book? Well, if you don't you're in the wrong place this month!
Rob and Clive share the works of literary merit that have tickled their fancy this month, in a podcast that's sure to appeal to those of you that enjoy slightly drunken rambling from two opinionated old geezers.
Pop your slippers on, pour yourself a sherry and join us as we crack open a volume or two...
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Eat My Crescendo!
This month on The Speakeasy, Rob and Clive are joined by actual honest-to-heck film composer Neil Myers. Along with adagio and strings from the mighty Keith Eyles, we highlight composers we think are unfairly overlooked, and pick out a soundtrack each that's a bit of a hidden gem.
First movement and opening titles, everyone...
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In the second part of our epic podcast on Blake's 7, we explore cliffhangers, putdowns, ask what exactly went wrong with Season 4 and share our favourite episodes of the run.
Standard by 8, we're heading for Star One...
(via the pub)
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Welcome to the first part of our gigantic overview of classic TVSF drama Blake's 7 - so big that we've had to split it in half!
Clive and Rob are joined by X&HTeam-mates Chris Rogers and Keith Eyles in an exploration of the Blake's 7 universe. In this first part we spin through the characters, costumes and the most vexed question of all... which Travis is best?
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X-Men: Days Of Future Past. You've read the book. You've seen the film. Now hear the podcast!
Rob and Clive are joined by comic fan and Wolverine lookalike Graham Williams as we go in-depth and full-bore into the Claremont/Byrne classic. Remember: in this episode, everybody dies!*
*disclaimer: no-one dies in this episode.
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All new, kind of different: Excuses And Half Truths Presents Rob & Clive's Speakeasy!
Live from our new studio in London's trendy Clerkenwell, The Speakeasy hits its first anniversary with a fresh coat of paint and a shoeshine.
Joining our intrepid podcastanauts on this new and exciting stage in our sonic journey are long time friend of the Speakeasy Simon Aitken, and first-timer Maria Thomas. Together, they share their hopes on the upcoming summer season at the movies, and give us their picks of the films to look out for over the next few months.
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As is appropriate for a podcast about the concept album, BEHOLD our most epic Speakeasy yet. Over two hours of chat as Rob, Clive and special guest writer Stuart Wright discuss that most derided of formats and find a few gems... and yes, a couple of turkeys.
Also, our 50 Second SoundCloud Challenge covers Skweee, Moombahton and other genres you never knew existed!
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Just the two of us this month, as Clive and Rob talk about writing. We cast an eye over the fast-changing world of self-publishing, look at some short fiction mags and answer that all important question: just what does Nanowrimo stand for?
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Now that the dust has settled post-Xmas and everyone's yakking about Sherlock, we can take that all-important bit of critical distance and talk at length about Doctor Who. Seriously, one of these days when we talk about brevity being a necessity, we're going to mean it. Not this month, though.
Rob and Clive are joined by film-maker and nu Who-hater Keith Eyles for a spin through the past and present of Doctor Who with, as befits a show with time travel at its core, the future.
Warning: contains gratuitous use of a sonic screwdriver.
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As our Xmas gift to you, dearest Listenership, here is the second of our bonus Speakeasies. Clive and I are reading each other's stories from last year's Zombie Christmas anthology, The Dead Files Vol. 3. (pick it up at Amazon for the zombie fan in your life).
This time around, Clive is reading my story of the best Christmas Day ever: Slayride.
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As our Xmas gift to you, dearest Listenership, here is the first of two bonus Speakeasies. Clive and I are reading each other's stories from last year's Zombie Christmas anthology, The Dead Files Vol. 3, available at Amazon for that perfect stocking filler. First up, I'm reading Clive's tale of Christmas shopping hell: The Promise.
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In a bare-faced attempt to up the ante, Rob and Clive invite The Little Unsaid, AKA John Elliott, into Studio 2A for some musical shenanigalia. John performs a new song, and covers tracks by Nick Cave and Atoms For Peace.
John also joins us for a robust discussion on the merits of and surprising facts around the world of the cover version. Rob and Clive reveal the music blogs they can heartily recommend (and the ones that they'll cheerfully never go near again) and guest sound engineer Alex Purkiss shows us up with a radical uptick in sound quality over the bits he's in charge of. Endearingly shambolic is the way we roll, wise guy! Stop making us look bad!
All this and the usual level of Z-grade pun-slinging and punditry from the crew that put the K in kwality.
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November. Cold, damp, and once you're past the Halloween/Bonfire Night twofer, there's nothing to look forward to until Christmas. Oh well, let's go to the pictures.
Clive and Rob are joined by film-maker Simon Aitken, who braves the 50 Second Flash Film Challenge. We consider the vexed question of remakes, reboots and *shudder* re-imaginings, and the Dice Of Fate is pointing us at music blogs.
Grab yourself a pumpkin spice latte and join us!
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It's a bonus Spookeasy for Halloween!
Rob is joined by X&HTeam-mate and horror film aficionado Simon Aitken in teasing out the best movies to watch this All Hallow's Eve. From gore to scares to cheese, we've got you covered. Light a pumpkin lantern, settle under your safest coverlet and join us for a spooky Speakeasy special!
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