the serves up 7½ hours of music, comedy, computer animation and documentary.

17:00   the Show mix
A warm and lively 90 minute blend of funk, hip hop, downtempo, house, and much more.

18:30   Room 101 – Trevor & Simon (1993)
Classic episode of the superior Radio 5 incarnation of Room 101 – the antidote to Desert Island Discs. Megastars Trevor & Simon take Nick Hancock through an esoteric collection of their least favourite records, TV and places.

18:55   Connections (1985)
Granada’s summer replacement for Blockbusters, Connections is the teenage teatime quizshow with a difference – Sue Robbie!

19:30   Popadoodledandy (1992)
Unaired until 2014, this pilot edition of Vic and Bob’s pop music show is a hidden gem in the Reeves & Mortimer catalogue.

20:05   The External World (2010)
Comedy computer animation from David O’Reilly. A collection of vignettes, it looks fantastic and defies explanation.

20:30   Nightingales – Trouble In Mind (1993)
Off-the-wall sitcom about three night watchmen. Mr Bell’s terrible crime leads to a visit from a psychiatrist.…

The Evening’s Schedule

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5:00 GamesMaster (series 2, episode 24)

5:30 BoJack Horseman – ‘Live Fast, Diane Nguyen’ (series 1, episode 5)

6:00 Hello Ladies – ‘Pool Party’ (series 1, episode 5)

6:30 Face Off – ‘Bad to the Bone’ (series 1, episode 4)

7:05 Saxondale (series 2, episode 3)

7:50 Lexx – ‘Supernova’ (series 1, episode 2 – Part 2)

8:45 Inside No. 9 – ‘The 12 Days of Christine’ (series 2, episode 2)

??!! Steamed Hams!

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9:20 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

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11:30 Half-Life VR but the AI is Self-Aware (Act 1 – Part 2)

11:55 Oney Plays on the GTA V Roleplay Server

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The Feature Presentation

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

The titular character of Buster Scruggs is but the first tale in this Western anthology film from the Coen Brothers,…

The merry month of May starts off with a bang this year, with the fortieth edition of the Funbucket. Pete and Pete are history, being replaced by a new show to start off the TV section – the fantastic Cowboy Bebop. Capping off this section, it’s Mark and Sophie’s big day in the explosive series four finale of Peep Show. At nine it’s time for some late sixties cinema in our Dustin Hoffman double bill, featuring The Graduate (1967) and Midnight Cowboy (1969).

4.00 Flouncer’s Music Show

TV Block
6.00 Cowboy Bebop – Session 1: Asteroid Blues
6.25 Minder – S04E03 High Drains Pilferer
7.15 Vic Reeves Big Night Out – S02E06
7.40 Alexei Sayle’s Stuff – S01E04
8.05 The Mark Thomas Comedy Product – S01E02 McDonalds and Mad Saddam
8.30 Peep Show – S04E06 Wedding

Dustin Hoffman Double Bill
9.00 The Graduate (1967)
10.40 Midnight Cowboy (1969)

As nothing else is on this evening I’ve thrown together a special bonus Thursday cast of stuff from the depths of my youtube downloads folder…we’ll be having some Andy Kaufman rarities, another of Michael Winner’s True Crimes will be revealed, there’ll be a full and uncut edition of Stairway To Stardom, and then finishing up with the documentary Breadcrumb Trail about legendary post-rock pioneers Slint round about 9.45. Plus lots of other shit in between!

Join the stream from 5:00pm (GMT) on Wednesday 29/04/20 for TV shows, a movie and the usual chat.

The Evening’s Schedule

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5:00 GamesMaster (series 2, episode 23)

5:25 BoJack Horseman – ‘Zoës and Zeldas’ (series 1, episode 4)

5:50 Hello Ladies – ‘The Dinner ’ (series 1, episode 4)

6:20 Face Off – ‘Out of This World’ (series 1, episode 3)

7:05 Saxondale (series 2, episode 2)

7:40 Lexx – ‘Supernova’ (series 1, episode 2 – Part 1)

8:25 Inside No. 9 – ‘La Couchette’ (series 2, episode 1)

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8:55 Battle Royale (2000)

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The Feature Presentation

Battle Royale (2000)

In prolific Japanese director Kinji Fukasaku’s final and arguably most famous film, Battle Royal, we follow the exploits of a group of school students, who by the decree of a new law passed by a totalitarian Japanese Government, must fight each other to the death on an isolated island,…

4:40pm Monterey Pop (1968)

6pm Batman – Season 1 Episode 1 Diddle Riddle

6:25 The Simpsons – Season 1 Episode 8 Te Telltale Head

6.45 King Of The Hill – Season 5 Episode 15 Luanne Virgin

7:10 South Park –Season 3 Episode 2 – The Succubus

7:35 The Twilight Zone – Young Mans Fancy

8.00 Secret Life Of Machines – Series 2 The Radio

8:25 One Foot In The Grave – Series 2 – Episode 6 Timeless Time

8.55 Goodnight Sweetheart – Series 1 Episode 4 The More I See You

9.25 I Love Lucy –Season 1 Episode 34 Rciky Thinks Hes Going Bald

9.50 Twin Peaks – Season 2 Episode 18

10:45 Armchair Thriller (1978) – Quiet As A Nun (Episodes 1-3)

A reporter is asked to look into the mysterious death of a nun who died in a locked room at a convent.

Director:

Moira Armstrong

Writers:

Andrew Brown (deviser), Antonia Fraser (novel) | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Maria Aitken,…

4.00: Rocket Robin Hood: The Time Machine (Season 1, Episode 2)

The Sheriff of N.O.T.T. builds a time machine to send Rocket Robin Hood and Little John back to earth, specifically twelfth century England, to deal with his ancestor, the Sheriff of Nottingham.

4.25: Tom & Jerry #029 – Dr Jekyll and Mr Mouse

Tom tries to prevent Jerry from drinking his milk by adding poisonous ingredients, but his plan completely backfires.

4.32: Knightmare: Series 3, Episode 11

4.57: NEW! The Mysterious Cities Of Gold – Esteban, Child Of The Sun (Season 1, Episode 1)

In 1532, Barcelona, Spain. A young orphan boy named Esteban begins an adventure to the new world, after he meets a mysterious navigator in a tavern named Mendoza who claims to have saved him from a sinking ship when he was an infant.

5.22: The Changes: The Bad Wires – Episode 2

Separated from her parents, Nicky joins a group of Sikhs.

5.47: Futurama: I Second That Emotion (Season 2,…

Join us this Saturday Afternoon for a fun-packed thrill-ride of fun and frolics, as Delete and Phil join forces to bring you eight hours of fun for old and young.

4.00 – Cartoons Mate: Delete presents two hours of specially selected cartoonage for your entertainment.

6.00 – Dungeons & Dragons – City At The Edge Of Midnight

6.21 – Teddy Ruxpin – The Treasure Of Grundov

6.45 – The Moomins – The Tiny Guests

7.08 – Dizzy Heights – A Star Is Bored

7.24 – The Lowdown – Rapping

7.50 – Sykes – Uncle

8.20 – The Bill – Good Faith (Parts 1 & 2)

9.10 – Michael Winner’s True Crimes – Murder By The Sea

9.35 – Strange But True? – Stockbridge Bypass / Angels

10.05 – FILM: Akira (1988)

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by two teenagers and a group of psychics.…

This week we’ll be saying goodbye to one of our longest serving shows, with the final episode of The Adventures of Pete and Pete (to be replaced next week by Cowboy Bebop). The Mark Thomas Comedy Product starts afresh in the slot previously occupied by The Adam and Joe Show. Tonight’s films will be Gone in 60 Seconds (1974), and Electra Glide in Blue (1973). Unfortunately the music show might be delayed this week – I have pencilled it in for 5pm, although I may be able to start it at its usual time of 4pm. We’ll have to see what happens.

5.00 Flouncer’s Music Show

TV Comedy Block

6.00 The Adventures of Pete & Pete – S03E13 Saturday
6.25 Minder – S04E02 Senior Citizen Caine
7.15 Vic Reeves Big Night Out S02E05
7.40 Alexei Sayle’s Stuff – S01E03
8.05 The Mark Thomas Comedy Product – S01E01 Bear Necessities
8.30 Peep Show – S04E05 Holiday

Cops and Robbers Double Bill

9.00 Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
10.40 Electra Glide in Blue (1973)