It spawned seven sequels but is it any good?

We revisit Police Academy, a 1984 comedy that was a big presence on TV and in cinemas when we were young, Ia it any good? Let's find out. Music comes from Jamie Wrecs. Find more here <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwieqdjJ3sv3AhVHBDQIHZl0ARQQFnoECA4QAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fartist%2F5UsXk0NJzLAfGuBoBcAOoJ&amp;usg=AOvVaw3pHRQiQoDNzv9m9TTbjBNB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jamie Wrecs | Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com › artist</a>.

Police Academy (1984): The slapstic 80s comedy

Two classic Macca albums to celebrate his birthday

Brett and Cliff celebrate Paul McCartney's 80th birthday with a dive into 1970's Mccartney and 1997's Flaming Pie. There's a quiz, a small pigeon and music from ex-World of Twist member Gordon King's Quatermass III. You can find out more here <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiYuIrE58f4AhVdKkQIHRXuC0oQFnoECBYQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F3quatermass&amp;usg=AOvVaw3e_65bqJDEQWfRuPM8gh0s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">QUATERMASS III (@3Quatermass) / Twitterhttps://twitter.com › 3quatermass</a>

Paul McCartney: McCartney (1970) & Flaming Pie (1997)

Diving into the cult Manchester band's only album

Oasis almost named themselves after one of their songs, Vic and Bob compared for them, loads of bands love them... It's World of Twist. Music comes from Chris Boddington, find out more here <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj45_GViLX4AhWFDEQIHR0cDu0QFnoECAgQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chrisboddingtonmusic.com%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw06X8RLw2yTPxbFTDyO-0gf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chris Boddington Music: Homehttps://www.chrisboddingtonmusic.com</a>

World of Twist: Quality Street (1991)

Bizarre Tom Jones TV special 

A bizarre Tom Jones TV special in aid of Arizona National Park - co-starring Kirk Douglas, Elliott Gould, The Carpenters and more, There's no plot and no sense to any of it. Music comes from Chris James Willows. <a href="https://chrisjameswillows.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">/</a>

The Special London Bridge Special (1972)

The evil animatronic bear gets his own cartoon series

We finally dare to look at the cartoon about robot bear toy Teddy Ruxpin and it's stupid. Music comes from The Painkillers with Purple Sky. <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiekq7N4P73AhXRm44IHRYrBaoQFnoECAsQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fthepainkillers.bandcamp.com%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw1L1wPWBc_sgecif9VaCmbW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Painkillers: Musichttps://thepainkillers.bandcamp.com</a>

The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (1987)

A look back at a childhood favourite

We look back at He-Man, a childhood favourite and Cliff picks the 3rd best rated episode ever. Unfortunately it doesn't include Skeletor or any of the baddies and is a morality tale about being different. No matter, there are still some funny parts. Music comes from Green Circles and Olli Winder with Shelly Gold. Find out more here <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjI6KzWoN73AhV7HzQIHYFHCHAQFnoECA0QAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGreenCirclesBandNE%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw2p54FuK_M5Z3av4g3-ABCn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GreenCircles - Home | Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com › GreenCirclesBandNE</a>

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983-85)

Looking back at the biggest British TV star of the 80s and 90s

We look back at one of the UK's favourite TV presenters, Michael Barrymore while he was in his pomp, before his career was derailed by personal problems. There's dive into a 1993 episode of Strike it Lucky and a look at his chat show Barrymore. Music comes from The Debris. Listen to more here https://twitter.com/the_debris_band

Strike it Lucky (1986-1999): Michael Barrymore's all-conquering TV quiz

A riveting documentary about classic arcade game challenges

Brett chooses this brilliant documentary from director Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses), which follows Steve Weibe as he tries ro topple record-breaking gamer Billy Mitchell from his perch. There are twists, turns and double-crosses galore in the tale of classic arcade gaming. Music comes from Sky Diving Penguins. You can find out more here https://skydivingpenguins.com/.

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Revisiting the concert recorded for a live album

In part two of our Oasis live reminiscence, we get into the gig and lose a member... There's a quiz and music from Skylights with Outlaw. Find out more about the band here https://www.skylightsyra.co.uk/about.

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Two old friends discuss classic and cult cartoons, movies and music

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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