Call in the Night Boys

Hello listeners!This episode Gavin introduces Nick to the French rock band Téléphone.The band were massive in France and in much of continental Europe during the 70s and 80s, but did not bother the pop charts in the UK or US.Why's that, you ask? Because they had the temerity to sing in French. Oh, l'humanité!Gavin provides a history of the band, and we focus on their second LP, "Crache Ton Venin", or "Spit Your Venom" for all you anglophone monoglots out there.We're also joined by a very special new co-host, Maisie, who has joined us to fill in more details about the band because Nick is lazy.So, sit back and enjoy listening to (the) Téléphone.

Welcome to another episode of Call in the Night Boys.Today we look at the work of celebrated filmmaker Agnés Varda, godmother Grandmother of the French New Wave, who passed away in 2019 at the age of 91.We discuss three of her films in detail: Cléo from 5 to 7; One sings, the Other Doesn't; and Faces Places.We hope you enjoy listening - and we hope you seek out Varda's amazing films.They're on the BFI Player via your telly, if you can't get to your local repertory cinema.

Hello listeners (if you're still there!)After a year's break, we return with an episode on The Butthole Surfers, focusing on their 1987 album, Locust Abortion Technician.In this episode:Bad language!Trauma!Naked dancing!PCP!LSD!Public information films!Underground legends!Mainstream success!Children's TV!Puppets!JFK!Wild concerts!Playing with fire!Dark humour!And...Will ChatGPT replace us, and all podcasters?Find out in our new episode!

Hello listenersAfter another long break - life gets in the way, you know - Gav and Nick return with an episode dedicated to the late Charlie Watts, focusing on the Stones' classic 1978 LP Some Girls.This episode also features a fair amount of ASMR, courtesy of our lovely mouths.

This episode we discuss car culture, the appeal of sports cars, road movies, books and songs about the open road, and Elon Musk (I wish we didn't have to talk about him, but it seemed necessary at the time).**This episode has been reuploaded after being deleted from the podcast hosting platform a few months ago. Why not listen again? ... Or, er, even for the first time?**

Nick introduces Gav to the films of B-movie maestro Larry Cohen, RIP, who wrote and directed such classics as It's Alive, Black Caesar and Q: The Winged Serpent. We also look in depth at his masterpiece, God Told Me To, a sci-fi-horror-Catholic-screw-up-detective classic.**This episode has been reuploaded after being deleted from the podcast hosting platform a few months ago. Why not listen again? ... Or, er, even for the first time?**

Hello friends! Here's another much-delayed episode of Call in the Night Boys. This time we discuss movies that are really just vehicles for pop stars, such as A Hard Day's Night and ... Spice World. Actually, we just talk about Spice World. And Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. And the Pet Shop Boys' It Couldn't Happen Here. And Prince's Purple Rain. And Elvis a bit. And the Beatles, a bit.. And the Ramones. And Sun Ra. And his Arkestra.

Hello again!It’s Easter. A time of rebirth and renewal. A time to dig out those old sound clips that you previously considered unworthy of broadcast and to attempt to give them new life.In this re-edited version of our bumper episode on car culture, Nick and Gavin once again discuss cars, magazines, films and advertisements that evoke the spirit of driving and car ownership.In this version, we ask:- Why can’t either of us say ‘patented’?- Who is more drunk (in the studio, not in the car) – Nick or Gavin?- Will Gavin get shot down for the manner in which he attempts to praise Bertha Benz? (Answer: almost certainly)- Did we ‘enjoy MG’ a little too much?- Which is the worst car advert (indeed, the worst ad) ever? (Nick says, ‘Seat – Because them…us’)- What’s that buzzing noise? (Answer: Nick’s laptop fan)- Are John and Ian with us, and will we get the backing?- Would you want your car delivered by Kowalski and have you gathered that he drives very fast?- Is ‘Weekend’ about the hell of consumer culture or the sexiness of sitting on eggs?- Is greed good, and will all have our own trains in the future?- Is Nick’s new car more boring than a Honda Jazz? At least it’s not a Nissan Note….

"Explaning a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but it dies in the process" - E.B White.In our new podcast we take a scalpel to stand-up comedy and ruin it for everyone in the process.Why do we feel conflicted about stand-up comedy?Includes discussion of:Stewart Lee!Mark Watson!Frankie Boyle!Russell Brand!James Corden!Nish Kumar!Arnold Schwarzenegger!James Bond!Cruelty!Freud!Alan Partridge!Curb Your Enthusiasm!A passing mention of Roisin Conaty, Sarah Milican and Sara Pascoe!Sorry!