The Screen Brum show returns to the year 2001, exploring the TV and film that has stayed with us. We give our top 5s of the year, and disagree on whether or not it was a vintage year on screen. With all the usual chat, and the best music from films of the year, join us on our trip back to the year of the UK election, England's 5-1 win over Germany, and the first Harry Potter movie... ** _ _

ScreenBrum explore the contents of our skulls, with a look at the BRAIN ON FILM. With special guest Dr. Alex Conner of Birmingham University we explore the little grey cells and how the movies show them. Is your brain heavier that Einstein's? What is the brain blood barrier? What Adam Sandler film is the most scientifically accurate representation of Amnesia on screen? You will learn the answers to this and many other of the brain's secrets. Plus! Find out what you need to do to maintain brain health (apart from listening to ScreenBrum, obviously). ** _ _

Screen Brum interviewed Graham Humphreys, designer of many of the iconic VHS covers and posters of the horror genre. Parts of this interview were played in our VHS special (also available as a podcast), but here it is in its entirety. Interview conducted by Damien Hyde.

Screen Brum explore the origins of watching films at home, with a celebration of all things VHS. We talk about the horror boom, the technology itself and the ritual experience of browsing in your local video store. We are joined by Damien Hyde, VHS collector / geek / obsessive, and have an interview with Graham Humphries, legend of the video box cover art. So, adjust your tracking, and get going. ** _ _

ScreenBrum gets literary with special Guest Dr. Andrew Watts of Birmingham University's B-Film Centre for Film Studies. Andrew has written extensively on the art of adapting books (and other media) for the screen, and talks through some of his favourite examples - including Jaws, First Blood, Goodfellas, Saturday Night Fever and more. This is a fascinating insight into how books and films can augment each other, along with great music from these films and an AMAZING ANECDOTE ABOUT WHAT THE NOVEL "JAWS" WAS ALMOST CALLED... ** _ _

ScreenBrum rocks out with a global tour of bands on film - we look at concert movies, rock documentaries and fictional bands on screen. Blake and Tim are joined in the studio by Christine Franz, director of the acclaimed documentary "Bunch of Kunst", about the rise and rise of the band Sleaford Mods. Drawing on footage filmed over two years of travelling with the band, the film is a fascinating insight into a band on the cusp of breaking through, and a corrective to the sanitised version some rock docs have presented. Christine talks about how the film came to be, and gives her views on other great movies in this brilliant corner of the film world. Crank it up to 11, it's going to be loud.

Screen Brum delve into the murky world of international spying - with the boss of all spies - 007. We take a sideways look at Bond - the actors uncast, the scripts unfilmed and the songs recorded and unused. And of course, we play all the greatest themes - those that made it to the screen and many that didn't. But all of them are great. Blake and Tim battle it out for the best Bond, and who should be the NEXT Bond. Let us know what you think of the show on twitter @screenbrum "Nobody Does it Better". ** _ _

The ScreenBrum show on Brum Radio celebrates the majesty of Indian Cinema, in the company of Radhika Howarth, lifelong fan of the films, music and food of India. From its first movies, through the classical period and the growth of "Masala Movies" and the might of Bollywood, we explore the history, present and future of Indian film.

ScreenBrum wants to (fill) your braaaiiiinsss (with interesting discussion, reviews, interviews and music, all about the zombie movie genre). With guest Will McKeown of the University of Birmingham's B-Film unit we talk about the origins of the zombie on screen, the evolution of the genre and the best (and worst) examples from it. Including an interview with M.R. Carey, writer of the zombie blockbuster The Girl With All the Gifts. If you would like to know more about "Still" the zombie movie discussed in the show, the trailer can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/Hp1MROT_3Hk

ScreenBrum gets presidential. We talk through the good and bad fictional depictions of presidents and the White House on screens big and small. Want to know presidents' favourite films? You have come to the right place. Vote ScreenBrum!