4:30 GamesMaster (series 3, episode 14)

4:55 Da Ali G Show – ‘Respeck’ (series 3, episode 1)

5:25 Black Mirror – ‘USS Callister’ (series 4, episode 1)

6:40 Face Off – ‘Alice In Zombieland’ (series 3, episode 4)

7:25 Inside No. 9 – ‘Halloween Live Special’

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?!?! – STEAMED HAMS!!!

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8:00 The Ninth Configuration (1980)

FEATURE PRESENTATION

The Ninth Configuration (1980)

In this film, written and directed by William Peter Blatty, we follow Capt. Billy Cutshaw, a troubled astronaut in the midst of an existential crisis. The film deals with the notions of sanity, insanity and faith. The narrative is divided into two halves; a more humorous and absurd first half and a second, darker and more contemplative second half.

FUN FACT: The film is also technically a part of the Exorcist universe. This scene from The Exorcist has Regan telling Capt. Cutshaw that he’s “gonna die up there” (the implication being on an upcoming mission to space).…

Here we go again.

18:40 AMRAKUS – A Space Rock Opera Part 1 (pre-show). While extracting the element Trinogen from the core of AMRAKUS, human people manage to blow up the entire planet, dooming its inhabitants… But never mind that, how will our heroes get back to Earth?

19:00 Cibo Matto – Sugar Water. Music Video

19:04 Jason of Star Command Ch.1 and Ch.2. Terrible TV Science Fiction that makes Buck Rogers in the 25th Century seem like 2001 a Space Odyssey. Features Craig Littler as Not Han Solo, and that fella who played Scotty in Star Trek with sadness in his eyes.

19:27 Out of the Unknown – The Man in My Head. “A group of soldiers led by Brinson (Tom Chadbon) break into a Hydro Electric Plant.  They are members of a Strike Force, an elite group of soldiers who have had their orders subliminally implanted.  Until they receive the appropriate radio signal they don’t know where they are or what they have to do.” Nothing can go wrong.

20:15 Are You Popular?…

4.00: Rocket Robin Hood: The Manta Menace (Season 2, Episode 4)

4.25: Tom & Jerry #055 – Casanova Cat

Tom offers Jerry as a gift to a wealthy and attractive female cat (Toodles). Jerry attracts the attention of another cat (Butch) who also becomes interested in her, resulting in a fight between Tom and the other cat for her affection.

4.32: Knightmare: Series 5, Episode 05

4.57: The Mysterious Cities Of Gold – The Doors Of The Night (Series 1, Episode 27)

Surviving the swamp, the adventurers discover a cave which leads to the second hidden city that Tao believes was built by the Serpent God.

5.25: Shadow Of The Stone – Episode 2

5.50: Futurama – That’s Lobstertainment (Season 3, Episode 8)

The Planet Express staff is amazed to learn that Dr. Zoidberg is related to a famous comedian. Bender convinces a robot soap opera star to finance a movie in the hopes of getting an acting award.

6.12: The Prisoner – Do Not Forsake Me,…

the Show returns for its fourth instalment today, with more music, retro TV, documentary and comedy items for your delectation. The show proper will start at 4.30, but if you’d like to tune in earlier I’ll be starting around midday with a preshow – there will be some Discord chat towards the end of the preshow, which anyone is welcome to join in with so just let me know. Here is the schedule for the main event:

16:30 Music mix
17:45 Quiz
18:15 Comedy
18:45 Cartoon
18:55 Magazine show
19:35 Comedy
19:50 Radio comedy
20:20 Comedy
20:55 Documentary film
22:55 Comedy
23:25 Mockumentary
23:50 Music mix

This week’s Funbucket is going to be a bit of a transitional one. I have new shows to introduce but I’m holding off on that for a week or two as there are a few things I want to do before falling back into a regular schedule.

After the music show, the normal opening shows will start a bit later than usual; at 6pm we’ll be kicking off with some international PIFs. After a selection of our usual shows, we’ll be watching the unaired pilot of Big Night Out. Tonight’s film will be Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), shown in its rightful place between sessions 22 and 23 of the original series.

4.00 Flouncer’s Music Show

TV Block
6.00 Flouncer’s Health and Safety Havoc: International PIFs
7.30 Cowboy Bebop – Session 22: Cowboy Funk
7.55 Minder – S06E05 From Fulham With Love
8.45 Stella Street – S04E04
8.55 Trailer Park Boys – S02E06 Never Trust a Man With No Shirt On
9.20 Vic Reeves’ Big Night Out – Pilot

Tonight’s Film
10.00 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)

Flouncer fancied a break this Thursday, so to fill the GAPING void, Hog and Phil are teaming up to present a series of films by or relating to the king of Germany, Werner Herzog and his troublesome squire, actor extraordinaire, Klaus ‘The Kunt’ Kinski.

We’ll start the evening off with a couple of early short Herzog films from the 60’s – Herakles (1962) and Precautions Against Fanatics (1969), followed by a 1976 Omnibus special on the New Wave of German Cinema, featuring among others, Herzog.

Then we’ve got 2 Herzog directed documentaries: Land of Silence and Darkness (1971) – a remarkably touching and troubling look at the lives of the simultaneously deaf and blind, followed by Mein Liebster Feind [My Best Fiend] (1999) – a personal look into the difficult relationship between Werner and his leading actor, Klaus Kinski.

Next we roll onto our feature film, Herzog’s take on Murnau’s silent horror masterpiece (and improving on it somewhat) – Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979),…

4:30 The Toys That Made Us – My Little Pony

5:15 The Toys That Made Us – Wrestling Figures

6pm Batman – Season 1 Episode 28 – The Pharaoh In A Rut

6:25 The Simpsons – Season 2 Episode 22 – Blood Feud (Last Of Season 2)

6.45 King Of The Hill – Season 7 Episode 1 – Get Your Freak On

7:10 South Park –Season 4 – Episode 12 – Helen Keller! The Musical

7:35 The Sooty Show – In Camera

8:20 The Twilight Zone – Season 5 – Episode 6 – Living Doll

8:25 One Foot In The Grave – Series 6 Episode 4 – Threatening Weather

9.00 Chronological Alan – The Day Today Episode 4

9:35 I Love Lucy –Season 2 Episode 26 – The Ricardos Change Apartment

10.10 Dennis Potters – The Singing Detective – Episode 5

11:10 South Park The Movie, Bigger, Longer, Uncut (1999)

When Stan Marsh and his friends go see an R-rated movie, they start cursing and their parents think that Canada is to blame. EN

Director:

Trey Parker

Writers:

Trey Parker (television series South Park),…

6:00 GamesMaster (series 3, episode 13)

6:25 Da Ali G Show – ‘Belief’ (series 2, episode 6)

6:45 Black Mirror – ‘Hated in the Nation’ (series 3, episode 6)

8:15 Face Off – ‘Year of the Dragon’ (series 3, episode 3)

8:55 Inside No. 9 – ‘Tempting Fate’ (series 4, episode 6)

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?!?! – STEAMED HAMS!!!

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9:30 The Exorcist III (1990)

FEATURE PRESENTATION

The Exorcist III (1990)

PLEASE NOTE: I am skipping The Exorcist II for now, so please don’t feel that you’re missing anything if you’ve only watched the original film (which I streamed last week). The Exorcist III picks up where the first film left off. There is no required information in the second film. In fact, it’s a big steaming pile of horse crap and can safely be disregarded from canon altogether (or shot out of a cannon and into the sea, for that matter).

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As always,…