OH!CAST: Retro Sci‑Fi & Cult Classics

Cal sits down with Lexx legend, Eva Habermann to chat about her career, creating Zev Bellringer, and some of the unique differences between filming in Germany and Canada. It’s a fascinating hour with a true 90s sci-fi legend.

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They say you should never meet your heroes. Turns out they just need better heroes, cause we’ve met a few of ours and OH!Cast has proven ‘them’ wrong again. After our chats with Doug Bradley, Nick Vince, and Stephen Volk we thought we’d never meet another legend who was that genuinely lovely, and then we happened to Dare...Dare to believe in the Invincible Stan Bush.

Cal, Donald, and Graeme spoke with Stan for about an hour and he definitely has The Touch – it's like one of his songs – a joyous affirmation of all that is good in life.

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Chapters

• 00:00 The Power of Self-Belief
• 00:59 Musical Beginnings and Family Support
• 01:59 Journey to Professional Musicianship
• 02:59 The Formation of Boulder and Early Success
• 04:02 Transition to Solo Career
• 04:50 The Touch and Its Cultural Impact
• 06:58 The Connection with Transformers
• 08:59 The Legacy of The Touch
• 11:00 The Role of Music in Film
• 12:50 Cult Following and Recognition
• 14:59 Themes of Positivity in Music
• 17:03 Influence on Fans and Personal Stories
• 19:00 Exploring Film Soundtracks
• 20:53 The Evolution of Movie Scores
• 25:01 Nostalgia for the 80s
• 26:15 The Shift in Music Trends
• 27:51 Strange Song Requests
• 28:33 The Hard Work Behind Music
• 30:05 Creating Memorable Music
• 31:16 The Fun in Music and Wrestling
• 32:04 Hope Amidst Darkness
• 33:39 Advice for Aspiring Musicians
• 35:00 Reflections on Success
• 36:01 Favorite Characters and Influences
• 37:48 The Beauty of Imperfection in Music
• 39:22 The Lost Art of Concept Albums
• 40:50 Musical Influences and Inspirations
• 42:49 Celebrating Milestones in Music
• 44:19 Personal Shoutouts and Future Plans

Here on OH!Cast there are some sacred cow properties where we all agree that they are simply wonderful. We’re delighted to be able to welcome the creator of at least two of those on to the show tonight as Stephen Volk - the writer of BBC’s 1991 Halloween special feature, Ghostwatch, and the novella Whitstable which depicts 68 year old Peter Cushing being mistaken for Van Helsing joins the show.

Cal, Hereward, Ralph, and Graeme have one of their favourite conversations yet with Stephen as they grill him on not only the things he has written, but his inspirations, and his ideas about what makes a good horror story. As huge fans of Stephen’s rich catalogue of work – both on page and screen – we had lots to talk about – not just the most famous entry on his CV.

Behind the scenes note – time really did fly during this episode and Stephen is such a wonderful raconteur that we could probably have chatted for the same amount of time again!

Stephen’s website is HERE
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Chapters

• 00:00 The Roots of Horror: Personal Influences
• 04:05 Cinematic Inspirations and Touchstones
• 11:02 The Impact of Ghost Watch
• 20:58 Exploring Doubt in Supernatural Stories
• 25:38 Exploring Themes of Grief and Fear
• 30:17 The Art of Twists in Storytelling
• 34:06 The Creative Process Behind Scripts
• 39:36 The Journey of Peter Cushing
• 48:02 Connecting Horror Icons

Before we start, we have to give a strong content warning - Season 6 contains the episode 'Seeing Red' which has a central storyline depicting sexual assault and attempted rape. The team do approach this with tact, but we want to give everyone the heads up that parts of this episode may be upsetting.

Your Hebridean Scoobies are back to look at a season which could best be described as 'conflicted'.

In this extended chat, Alena, Eileen, Graeme, and Rhiannon focus on a lot of character points rather than going episode by episode, and really get to the heart of what bothers them about the season. That's not to say there aren't positives - it does contain 'Once More With Feeling' after all.

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Graeme is back with another episode of Sci-Fidelity, and this one is special because after editing 43 episodes for us, and first being mentioned 20 episodes ago, it’s the first on-air appearance of our very own KEEF! - Roby. 

Across this extended interview, she walks us through her life in 20 songs, from the avant garde otherworldliness of Laurie Anderson, through Nick Cave, Tom Waits, and Mozart. The songs are the vehicle for the story to be told though, and this story is very much Roby’s life in music.  

The stories are there to be told, the soundtrack was with you all along.  

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Chapters

• 00:00 Intro - Who is KEEF?
• 01:42 O Superman
• 06:55 Baggy Trousers
• 09:25 Papageno, Papagena
• 13:27 Rock The Casbah
• 21:09 Misirlou
• 27:08 Ava Adore
• 31:11 Rock 'n' Me
• 35:22 Numb
• 42:00 Perfect Day
• 46:14 Trouble
• 49:48 Side B!
• 50:06 Shoplifters of the World Unite (Live)
• 54:22 Labour of Love
• 59:07 Son and Daughter (Live)
• 1:05:36 Hold On
• 1:09:36 Into My Arms
• 1:15:06 Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel)
• 1:19:38 Still Fighting It
• 1:25:15 Tin Soldier
• 1:32:44 Andromeda
• 1:36:47 When We Dance

The Smeg Hebs are back before breakfast, and this time they've added a new member! Cal, Kieran, and Ralph are joined by Donald as they continue their Red Dwarf retrospective.

4 folk from the islands spend almost an hour arguing over the best episodes, as well as sharing their views on Ace Rimmer, Talkie Toaster, Justice, and ponder the important questions.

After all, what's more of a punishment than being Arnold Rimmer?

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Chapters

• 00:00 Top Episode: Meltdown
• 01:09 Exploring Series Four
• 02:02 Favorite Episodes: DNA and Dimension Jump
• 02:55 Controversial Choices: Camille and White Hole
• 03:33 Character Development and Humor
• 07:26 The Impact of Budget and Set Design
• 33:34 Exploring Episode: Meltdown
• 39:07 Exploring the 'Justice' Episode
• 44:32 The Golden Age of Red Dwarf
• 49:34 Quiz Segment and Personal Anecdotes
• 53:04 Philosophical Themes in Red Dwarf

How many Graeme's with their names spelled correctly can one conversation handle? We don't know, but we had two in this one and it was excellent!

Cal and Graeme are joined by retro gaming freelance writer, Graeme Mason.

Graeme (guest, not co-host) has written some fantastic books on the games we loved and perhaps didn't love quite as much from our childhood - ZX Nightmares, and ZX Dreams. We talk through our respective gaming journeys, memories of Spectrum magazines, and Graeme (guest) fulfilling one of his childhood dreams, before turning our attentions to Graeme's other project - IndieHorrorGamer which does exactly what it says on the tin.

Retro media? Check.

Geek culture? Check.

Must be another OH!Cast!

Graeme's website is HERE

IndieHorrorGamer can be found HERE

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Chapters

• 00:00 Gaming Journey: Arcades to ZX Spectrum
• 03:10 ZX Spectrum and Home Consoles
• 04:05 Magazines and Game Reviews
• 07:31 The Appeal of 'Crash' Magazine
• 23:25 ZX Nightmares: Inspiration and Content
• 28:17 Challenges Faced by Early Game Developers
• 30:05 Evolution of Horror Games
• 32:17 Author's Current Projects and Interests

Our intrepid Star Trek crew are back on OH!Cast, with Cal in the captain's chair again, hosting regulars Rob, Martin, and Eileen to talk about the first cinema outing for Star Trek - 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

What was the cultural context around the movie, and how does this influence the reception at the time and afterwards? How has social media changed the way we engage with movies, and how we process and absorb information?

The crew look at these as well as digging into the plot and themes of the movie - V'ger's existential question and Spock's internal struggle, fan theories (including the Borg theory), and Dr McCoy's arc.

As always, this summary barely scratches the surface - go listen to the episode then join us on our links below for more discussion!

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Chapters

• 00:00 The Crew's Appearance and Dynamics
• 28:31 Fashion and Nostalgia
• 31:38 Exploring V'ger's Existential Question
• 39:01 Spock's Internal Conflict
• 42:22 Character Dynamics and Relationships
• 47:27 Pacing and Film Conventions
• 50:09 The Impact of Social Media
• 53:28 Fan Ownership and Influence
• 56:16 Cultural Context and Influence on Film
• 01:00:53 The Artistic Vision of Star Trek: The Motion Picture

We went live with Remi a few weeks ago, but tech gremlins prevailed so we rescheduled, and we're glad we did!

Cal and Graeme host as Remi breaks down her history in Strongman competitions (including the famous Arnold Classic), and the wildcard rounds that are always a feature of these events.

We talk conditioning (well, Remi talks conditioning, we're a couple of overweight nerds), and the difference between training for an event every few months compared with being in ring-ready shape every day of the week. From there, we also share experiences of stingers, and that moment when your limbs feel the jolt of searing pain and numbness and how it freaks you out.

Remi details her training at Steve and Colby Corino's Carolina Wrestling Academy, and how hands on The King of Old School is in her training (and it's as good as us older fans would hope!); and also how she turned her own personality up and her filter off to become Remi Gone Rogue.

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Brent Forrester is the man responsible for some of the greatest episodes of comedy TV ever, and he's joining Cal and Kieran to talk about it on OH!Cast.

Having been mentored Susan Harris (The Golden Girls, Soap), Brent details what makes comedy good, roundly dispelling the idea that "silly is funny" and outlining the three rules of comedy writing that guide him to this day.

It's a brilliant interview with the man responsible for one of the best jokes ever which we've totally butchered in the episode title .

All of Brent's links are here

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