web02.fireside.fm Mon, 04 May 2026 01:42:23 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) IMMP - Episodes Tagged with “Uk” https://www.immproject.com/tags/uk Mon, 28 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium? Son learns what made Dad ... whatever he is today. And Dad learns what Son thinks of all this. <sub>(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)</sub> en-us episodic The Inter-Millennium Media Project, where a GenX dad subjects his Millennial son to 20th century media. Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium? Son learns what made Dad ... whatever he is today. And Dad learns what Son thinks of all this. <sub>(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)</sub> no TV, media, comedy, talk, family, father and son, Porter, television, pop culture,retro,twentieth century,GenX,Generation X,Millennial,1960s,1970s,1980s,movies,cinema,1950s,1940s,1930s Matthew Porter and Ian Porter immpcast@gmail.com 056: Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes https://www.immproject.com/056 7dcfff84-56fb-482d-a4a5-1c6ae70446ac Mon, 28 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 056 Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Our HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS series concludes with what for some is the canonical screen adaptation of the character: the 1984 - 1994 Grenada TV series starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. 44:08 no <p>Our <strong>Holmes for the Holidays</strong> series concludes with what for some is the canonical screen adaptation of the character: the 1984 - 1994 Grenada TV series starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. </p> TV,mystery,Sherlock Holmes,UK,British Our Holmes for the Holidays series concludes with what for some is the canonical screen adaptation of the character: the 1984 - 1994 Grenada TV series starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes.

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]]> 054: A STUDY IN SCARLET by Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.immproject.com/054 35804ce0-8bc6-45ba-9db3-7786c5d04895 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 054 A STUDY IN SCARLET by Arthur Conan Doyle full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Our first HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS episode starts at the beginning: the first Sherlock Holmes story, A STUDY IN SCARLET. 58:57 no <p>It's the most wonderful time of the year. A time of magic, wonder, and the foiling of crime through incisive deduction. IMMP presents HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS!</p> <p>For our first episode we start at the beginning: the story that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world, Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novel <strong>A STUDY IN SCARLET</strong>.</p> <p>Audio excerpts are from the AmazonClassics Kindle edition, and are used for purposes of critique and analysis. </p> Novel,book,Sherlock Holmes,mystery,England,literature,crime,fiction It's the most wonderful time of the year. A time of magic, wonder, and the foiling of crime through incisive deduction. IMMP presents HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

For our first episode we start at the beginning: the story that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world, Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novel A STUDY IN SCARLET.

Audio excerpts are from the AmazonClassics Kindle edition, and are used for purposes of critique and analysis.

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For our first episode we start at the beginning: the story that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world, Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novel A STUDY IN SCARLET.

Audio excerpts are from the AmazonClassics Kindle edition, and are used for purposes of critique and analysis.

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]]> 039: THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY https://www.immproject.com/039 68436a35-1890-4ece-9f2a-2b3131c9e51e Mon, 04 May 2020 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 039 THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Starting with the 1981 BCC TV show, Ian and Matthew discuss the sprawling multimedia Douglas Adams masterwork THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. 52:16 no <p>Starting from the vantage of the 1981 BCC TV show, Ian and Matthew discuss Douglas Adams' sprawling multimedia masterwork <strong>The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy</strong>. </p> bbc, douglas adams, hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy Starting from the vantage of the 1981 BCC TV show, Ian and Matthew discuss Douglas Adams' sprawling multimedia masterwork The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

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]]> 026: THUNDERBIRDS by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson https://www.immproject.com/026 f6a77dce-096a-4aad-965d-7012fcad50e0 Mon, 04 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 026 THUNDERBIRDS by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Marionettes, exotic aircraft, exciting rescues and swinging music. THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO! 1:33:11 no <p>Back in the 1960s, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson imagined the 2060s as a world of engineering marvels, space exploration, and smooth, swinging style. And they imagined an organization called International Rescue to help keep that world safe. This was the Tracy family and their amazing machines, the <strong>Thunderbirds</strong>. </p> Thunderbirds, Gerry Anderson,marionation Back in the 1960s, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson imagined the 2060s as a world of engineering marvels, space exploration, and smooth, swinging style. And they imagined an organization called International Rescue to help keep that world safe. This was the Tracy family and their amazing machines, the Thunderbirds.

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]]> 025: PSYCHOMANIA https://www.immproject.com/025 8d07228f-815c-4a43-9f37-f960e2bae593 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 025 PSYCHOMANIA full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter To celebrate Halloween, Ian and Matthew watched an especially weird example of English horror cinema: the 1973 undead biker saga PSYCHOMANIA. 51:38 no <p>English bikers, weird cults, standing stones, the undead, and very questionable folk music come together in the strangely compelling 1973 movie <strong>Psychomania</strong>.</p> <p>Happy Halloween, everyone!</p> <p><strong>Please note</strong>: The movie discussed in this episode of the IMMP Podcast deals with the subject of suicide, in a horror fantasy context. If you might find this subject upsetting, please consider listening to a different episode or to another fine podcast.</p> Psychomania,bikers,horror,British,Britain,England,English,undead,lovecraftian, English bikers, weird cults, standing stones, the undead, and very questionable folk music come together in the strangely compelling 1973 movie Psychomania.

Happy Halloween, everyone!

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Happy Halloween, everyone!

Please note: The movie discussed in this episode of the IMMP Podcast deals with the subject of suicide, in a horror fantasy context. If you might find this subject upsetting, please consider listening to a different episode or to another fine podcast.

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]]> 021: We Kept Watching: COLUMBO and THE AVENGERS https://www.immproject.com/021 0c048f66-09de-42f1-9f36-be91e91d9362 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 021 We Kept Watching: COLUMBO and THE AVENGERS full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Ian and Matthew return to watch more of two shows covered in earlier episodes: Peter Falk in COLUMBO, and Patrick Macnee as John Steed in THE AVENGERS 53:19 no <p>Sometimes after watching a show for the IMMP, Ian and Matthew are happy to leave it behind. But sometimes , <strong>they keep watching</strong>. For this episode of the podcast they return for another look at two favorites: Peter Falk in <strong>COLUMBO</strong>, and Patrick Macnee as John Steed in <strong>THE AVENGERS</strong> </p> columbo,TV,mystery,crime,peter falk,70s, Rigg,macnee,avengers,British TV, UK TV, secret agents, sixties,scifi Sometimes after watching a show for the IMMP, Ian and Matthew are happy to leave it behind. But sometimes , they keep watching. For this episode of the podcast they return for another look at two favorites: Peter Falk in COLUMBO, and Patrick Macnee as John Steed in THE AVENGERS

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]]> 014: The Prisoner https://www.immproject.com/014 5f277c90-9973-415d-9567-31f4393e554a Mon, 20 May 2019 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 014 The Prisoner full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Welcome to The Village! In this episode Ian and Matthew discuss Patrick McGoohan’s 1960s dystopian parable The Prisoner. 1:26:23 no <p>1967 saw the launch of a British TV series that changed the world. Or at least, changed the world for a certain kind of person who found it at the the right time. In this IMMP Podcast Ian and Matthew talk about Patrick McGoohan’s <strong>The Prisoner</strong>. </p> Prisoner,dystopia,Patrick McGoohan,scifi,British,UK,The Village,Number Six, Number Two 1967 saw the launch of a British TV series that changed the world. Or at least, changed the world for a certain kind of person who found it at the the right time. In this IMMP Podcast Ian and Matthew talk about Patrick McGoohan’s The Prisoner.

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]]> 003: The Avengers https://www.immproject.com/003 7bd61321-b2e3-4be2-a759-64730bf36b42 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 003 The Avengers full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter IMMP takes on THE AVENGERS. The surreal, swinging sixties secret agent series from the U.K., not the endless Marvel superhero franchise. 1:06:24 no <p>This week IMMP takes on <em>The Avengers</em>. The surreal, Swinging Sixties secret agent series from the U.K., not the endless Marvel superhero franchise.</p> <p>Sometimes scary, sometimes silly, always suave and stylish, <em>The Avengers</em> brought sci fi and secret agent adventure to Sixties TV. </p> <p>How well does it hold up 50 years later?</p> <p>WARNING 1: Podcast contains spoilers for several episodes of The Avengers.</p> <p>WARNING 2: Podcast contains intermittent terrible British accents.</p> Rigg,macnee,avengers,British TV, UK TV, secret agents, sixties,scifi This week IMMP takes on The Avengers. The surreal, Swinging Sixties secret agent series from the U.K., not the endless Marvel superhero franchise.

Sometimes scary, sometimes silly, always suave and stylish, The Avengers brought sci fi and secret agent adventure to Sixties TV.

How well does it hold up 50 years later?

WARNING 1: Podcast contains spoilers for several episodes of The Avengers.

WARNING 2: Podcast contains intermittent terrible British accents.

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Sometimes scary, sometimes silly, always suave and stylish, The Avengers brought sci fi and secret agent adventure to Sixties TV.

How well does it hold up 50 years later?

WARNING 1: Podcast contains spoilers for several episodes of The Avengers.

WARNING 2: Podcast contains intermittent terrible British accents.

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