The final of the BOndWOB series finds Lorcan and Thom much closer to the present day, as they review the much-maligned followup to 'Casino Royale' as Daniel Craig returns for 'Quantum of Solace'. Does it deserve the panning it received, or did people decide they hated it because of the silly title? The BOWOB boys have brought in comedian Tom Mayhew to help them uncover this politically charged attempt to channel some of the more serious political themes of the Bourne films and apply them to a movie franchise that has had invisible cars and space battles. bowobpodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/bowobpod https://facebook.com/bowobpod

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BOndWOB: #004 - Quantum of Solace (2008) (with Tom Mayhew)

Lorcan and Thom are joined by Andy Hughes of the wonderful Dinosaur Man podcast, as Bond becomes not something in the abstract past to our hosts, but a very real and nostalgic part of our childhoods, since Pierce Brosnan was the Bond of this generation of millennials. Unfortunately, after the all-time classic of the Bond series that was GoldenEye, things took a turn for the worst from there for Brosnan, ending with the catastrophe that was Die Another Day, which probably caused the biggest course correction in the Bond series's history. https://twitter.com/bowobpod https://facebook.com/bowobpod bowobpodcast@gmail.com

BOndWOB - #003: Die Another Day (2002) (with Andy Hughes)

The second of four Bond films to get the BOWOB treatment, this time Lorcan and Thom are joined by the wonderful comedian and actor Mary Flanigan to pick apart Roger Moore's penultimate offering to the franchise, and the only film so far to have its Bond girl as the title character. A sign of progression and acceptance of women as actual people with dimensions and an opportunity for quality roles? Nope. But a lot of ladies get into fights whilst scantily dressed in clothes not appropriate to the cultural heritage of the vast majority of them!

BOndWOB - #002: Octoupssy (1983) (with Mary Flanigan)

It's the first of our Bond mini-series for the month of September, leading to the release of the twenty-fifth EON produced James Bond film. Lorcan and Thom are your regular co-hosts, but for each episode of this run, the MIA Michael will be replaced by a different guest to offer a new perspective on both the BOWOB formula, and the Bond franchise specifically. For this episode we've invited the comedian, podcaster, improviser, and circus performer Aaron Twitchen (@aarontwitchen) to discuss the disappointing return to the series for Sean Connery after George Lazenby's one-and-done. It may be the role that made him famous, but it's fair to say that Connery wasn't that enthused to be returning to the role. The less than classy environs of early 70s Las Vegas doesn't help things either. Combine alll of that with two of the worst-written of all the Bond girls and it's a feast for the critical eyes! You can hear Aaron Twitchen in his Girlband Popcast, Pod of the Pops, where he and his co-hosts discuss the solo careers, and provide a full band history as well, to two of the classic girl groups of the 90s and 00s - the Spice Girls and Sugababes. It's a fantastic listen that you should all check out! https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pod-of-the-pops-the-girlband-popcast/id1453298992 In the time it's taken between this episode being recorded (before we became aware of the multiple delays in its release due to COVID) and released, Aaron has even gone onto produce another hugely successful podcast series - A Matter of Pride: A Comedy Education of Gay History, in which Aaron provides context for significant events in LGBTQ history, and answers the questions you may have about the gay lifestyle but have been too embarrased to ask! https://twitter.com/bowobpod https://facebook.com/bowobpod bowobdpocast@gmail.com

BOndWOB - #001: Diamonds are Forever (1971) (with Aaron Twitchen)

F**k you, Adam Mason https://twitter.com/bowobpod https://facebook.com/bowobpod bowobpodcast@gmail.com

BOWOB - 03x08 - The Devil's Chair (2007)

It's a schooner of a lineup this time, as Lorcan and Michael are trying to hold the defences up for lng enough for the full time whistle to blow. It's the start of a new trilogy, as a Mexican-American soccer startlet Santiago Munez takes a trip to tha Toon to try to make it as a professional footballer. Will he suceed? Will the Toon Army see Champions League glory? Will the absence of Thom holding the defensive barrier to stop any bullshit banter cause the whole podcast to fall apart? You'll have to listen to the episode to find out.

BOWOB - 03x07 - Goal!: The Dream Begins (2005)

We think we broke Michael with this one...

BOWOB - 03x06 - Zardoz (1974)

A widow has an affair with her son's decorator, who is seeing her daughter behind his wife's back. Because they're all middle class that means this is art instead of an episode of Jeremy Kyle.

BOWOB - 03x05 - The Mother (2003)

The final chapter in the cinematic career of Cliff Richard sees him play a greedy businessman moving to Birmingham and setting up a burger business whilst trying to broker a deal between the warring political factions. It's a musical that can't decide if it's a musical, but will the BOWOB lads decide if it's worthy of derision or an underrated gem? Or will they just drop in so many obscure Brummie references everyone outside of the WMCA will not have a clue what they're on about? Listen to find out! https://twitter.com/bowobpod https://facebook.com/bowobpod bowobpodcast@gmail.com

BOWOB - 03x04 - Take Me High (1973)

Our final episode for a little while now sees Lorcan chat to Michael about one of the main ways he kept himself fresh and mentally healthy during this lockdown period - by starting up an Instagram account (@bench_spotting) that documents and reviews benches found not just nearby, but all around the world. Lorcan also provides an update on what the BOWOB release schedule will be going forward. We'll see you in April. But always remember: the joy is in the spotting, not the sitting.

BOWOB - 03x03.5 - Mike Talks Bench Spotting

It's another example of the excesses of the Britpop late-90s resulting in a mess of a film. Not even the acting powers of Anna Friel, Joanna Lumley, Greg Wise, and many others, adapted from a hit novel that came to embody the "chick lit" era until Bridget Jones turned up, could salvage this tripe. SATIRE!

BOWOB - 03x03 - Mad Cows (1999)

Lorcan asks Michael about how his year of Covid has been as a front-line worker. Next week we'll be back to the normal BOWOB with 'Mad Cows'

BOWOB - 03x02.5 - Mike's Covid Year

It's the final chapter of the On the Buses BOWOB trilogy, as your regular hosts discuss the inevitable TV-to-movie plot of our characters going on holiday. Due to unfortunate lockdown recording requirements, the original version is forever lost, but we've stitched together a quick summary of the lost first third, and from then on it's high quality laughs with slightly lower quality audio. https://facebook.com/bowobpod https://twitter.com/bowobpod bowobdpocast@gmail.com

BOWOB - 03x02 - Holiday on the Buses (1973)

Lorcan is here to once again give you an update on how series three is going to differ in a number of ways to the previous two. We'll actually be providing you with more content, but it's going to be a bit more varied, spread out, and, in this episode's instance, a bit more stream-of-consciousnesses. It's fair to say, and unoriginal too, that this has been a year to forget, but Lorcan, Michael, and Thom will take a brief moment (in Mike's case slightly brief, in Thom's VERY!) to offer you some recommendations of films, TV, or online entertainment that have kept them going for the past year. Lorcan then spends the second half running down his top 100 films of the 2010s a full year later than it would have been useful, and offering quick thoughts as he goes along to the films tha the feels like discussing further. https://facebook.com/bowobpod https://twitter.com/bowobpod bowobpodcast@gmail.com

BOWOB - 03x01.5 - Recommendations of 2020 and Lorcan's Best Films of 2010s

In the spirit of Christmas, your BOWOB boys have watched a frequent fixture on the telly during the holiday season. Lorcan, Thom, and Michael are here to chart the many romantic flavours on display in Richard Curtis's divisive directorial debut Love Actually. Will they fall swooning for it like a woman in a lower-status job? Or blubbing with the rage of a thousand scorned Emma Thompsons?

BOWOB - 03x01 - Love Actually (2003)

A podcast series dedicated to watching, reviewing, and thoroughly dissecting a series of terrible films to come from the United Kingdom, to understand why the films we review have achieved notoriety for being among the worst ever made in the history of British cinema.

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