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- Orm & Cheep (1984-1986)Cliff suggests this long-forgotten kids TV show, narrated by Richard Briars. A flightless infant bird lives with a muscular worm in his underground lair. Music comes from Shapes Like People with their single Lately.
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1 hr - Italia 90: BBC Review (1990)Brett & Cliff welcome old friend Brian Heslop to the show to take a look at BBC's post 1990 World Cup review. We discuss the fashions, superstars, goals, managers and more, as well as a withering look at the modern game. Music comes from our guest's band Quickslp with his unofficial England World Cup anthem, Beef it up!. You can listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/@BriMark24
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1 hr 11 min - Sticky (1991)Cliff chooses a slight but remarkable ad from 1991 for Golden Syrup. It might only be 30 seconds but the team behind it are advertising royalty. Music comes from Shapes Like People with Lately.
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55 min - Kingdom of Fun (1989)After too long away, Brett & Cliff are back tackling an obscure 1989 BBC documentary by Adam Curtis about the opening of Gateshead's indoor shopping mall Metrocentre. Music comes from SHIELDS.
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54 min - Alien: Earth (2025): Ridley Scott's creation comes to TVWe look at one of Brett's favourite franchises with Alien:Earth. The TV show expands the universe and brings the alien to Earth for the first time but is it any good? There's also music from Astoria.
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1 hr 6 min - Byker Grove (1989-2006)A staple of Brett and Cliff's childhood, Byker Grove was a drama set in Newcastle aimed at alder teens and tackling some big issues. It made stars of more than a few household names and ran for almost 20 years. This is a look at the first ever episode and features music from The Phosphenes.
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47 min - Get Your Own Back (1992)
In CBBC's Get Your Own Back, presenter Dave Benson Phillips allows kids to take out revenge on their parents for making them go to bed early, do the washing up and work on the markets for no pay. Music comes from Ekranoplan.
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39 min - Families At War (1999)Brett and Cliff return to their favourite subject - Vic and Bob, with the BBC1 prime time game show Families at War. It lasted for one series in 1999 and takes Shooting Stars and gives it a mainstream polish. Still completely bonkers.
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33 min - Fatal Attraction (1987)Brett and Cliff head back to the 80s for the stylish 'erotic' thriller Fatal Attraction, starring Michael Douglas and Glen Close.
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59 min - Final Score (2018) & A Complete Unknown (2025)Brett and Cliff kick off with a ludicrous football-based action thriller before moving on to this year's Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.
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1 hr 9 min
About Brett & Cliff's Flea Circus: A movie and TV podcast
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Two old friends who live 4,000 miles away from each other get together to discuss weird, wonderful and downright awful TV shows, movies, games, bands and albums.
Join Brett and Cliff as…
they discuss everything from cult cinema classics to daytime TV soaps and critically acclaimed hits to bargain bin rejects.
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