In this interview my buddy Daz from Back to the Future The Musical Fans Facebook page and I interview movie music legend Alan Silvestri. Alan is currently working on the stage musical version of everyones favourite time travel movie. In this chat he tells us about the process of getting the show from concept to stage, the bumps along the way and the thrill of opening night first in Manchester then in London. We also took the opportunity to ask Alan about his other work including scoring THAT Tony Stark scene in Avengers Endgame! Thanks to @jackproctor for editing. This interview is also available as a video on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R0yeVymoy8&t=1894s Back to the Future The Musical is now showing at the Adelphi Theatre in London. Purchase tickets here https://www.backtothefuturemusical.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geeky-retro-nerds-show/message

Geeky Retro Nerds Show - Pop Culture Podcast

Alan Silvestri - Back to the Future The Musical

In this episode I chew the fat with Robert Macnaughton, star of the 1982 mega hit ET The Extra Terrestrial. We chat about the movie and plenty of other things including being at Harrison Fords house! Robert MacNaughton (born December 19, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Elliott's brother Michael in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, for which he won a 1982 Young Artist Award as Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. MacNaughton also played the lead role of Adam Farmer in the 1983 film I Am the Cheese, based on the young adult novel by Robert Cormier. Sponsored by and part of the Scene Stealers Podcast Network www.scenestealersglobaluk This interview was recorded in 2019 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geeky-retro-nerds-show/message

Robert Macnaughton - ET The Extra Terrestrial

My buddy Jack and I catch up with writer, co creator and producer of Back to the Future Bob Gale! We chat about his new book DELOREAN TIME MACHINE - Doc Brown's Owners Workshop Manual from Haynes and Insight Editions. We also chat about the new Discovery+ online show with Chris Lloyd, Expedition Back to the Future and Bob gives us a little insight on what is happening next with Back to the Future The Musical. Huge thanks to Jack for editing and putting this together for me. There is a video version of this interview on my Facebook page here Geeky Retro Nerds Show | Facebook This show is sponsored by and part of the Scene Stealers Podcast Network. www.scenestealersglobal.com You can buy the new book via Amazon here https://amzn.to/38f9Yrq Discover the secrets of Doc Brown's time-traveling DeLorean with the first-ever under-the-hood user's manual featuring never-before-seen schematics and cutaways of cinema's most iconic car. One of the best-loved movie sagas of all time, the Back to the Future trilogy has left an indelible impact on popular culture. Back to the Future: DeLorean Time Machine: Owner's Workshop Manual delves into the secrets of the unique vehicle that transports Marty McFly and Doc Brown through time, including both the original version of the car and the updated flying model. From the DeLorean's unmistakable gull-wing doors to Doc's cutting-edge modifications, including the Flux Capacitor and Mr. Fusion, this manual offers unprecedented insight into the car's inner workings. Filled with exclusive illustrations and never-before-disclosed information, Back to the Future: DeLorean Time Machine: Owner's Workshop Manual is the perfect gift for the trilogy's legion of fans --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geeky-retro-nerds-show/message

Bob Gale - Back to the Future

In this episode my buddy Sherv and I chat to Andre Gower, star of The Monster Squad, about his new documentary Wolfmans Got Nards. We also chat about The A Team, Knight Rider and much much more. This interview was recorded via Skype, the video version of this interview is on my Facebook page here https://fb.watch/44hPLg4bbk/ This show is sponsored by and part of the Scene Stealers Podcast Network. www.scenestealersglobal.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geeky-retro-nerds-show/message

Andre Gower - The Monster Squad

In this episode I chat with one of the awesome creative minds behind the Netflix smash hit Cobra Kai. Josh Heald is one of the writers of this amazing show which is breaking all kinds of records. I also take the opportunity to ask Josh about Hot Tub Time Machine which he also wrote. Sponsored by shoutoutexpress.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geeky-retro-nerds-show/message

Josh Heald - Cobra Kai

Im back! I hope everyone is well and keeping safe. Welcome to Season 2! In this brand new episode I chat with Dana Baron who played the original Audrey Griswold in National Lampoons Vacation, one of my favourite movies of all time! nW4vx2uGAuKN14EjiS2X --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geeky-retro-nerds-show/message

Dana Barron - National Lampoons Vacation

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An intro from Adam

Adam is joined by Academy Award winner Paul Hirsch. Paul won his Oscar for his work on Star Wars. We chat about his work with Brian De Palma, George Lucas, Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back and his brand new book A Long Time Ago In A Cutting Room Far Far Away.....You can buy Pauls book here:UK: https://amzn.to/2RqMnfPUS: https://www.amazon.com/Long-Time-Cutting-Room-Away/dp/1641602554Do you want to be credited as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER of the show? Donate and invest in the shows growth here: https://bit.ly/2yLJyeH This weeks Executive Producers are GLYN DAVIES, KARNAK COMICS, JOY GRADWELL+MIND ACTIVE, MARK STRAKERPromo: truffleshuffle.com for geeky t-shirts and retro gifts. Use my discount code GRNS15 to get a 15% discount on a spend of £25 or more Pop In A Box: https://bit.ly/2NOYgIHMy Geek Box: https://bit.ly/2PZhQEOIG & Twitter: @geekyretronerdsFB: Geeky Retro Nerds Show --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geeky-retro-nerds4/message

Paul Hirsch - Star Wars Special

In this episode I chat to Dominic Pace who features as "Gekko" the Bounty Hunter in the brand new, and hotly anticipated, The Mandalorian. The Mandalorian is the first live action Star Wars TV show and is the flagship launch title of the streaming service Disney+. Disney+ and The Mandalorian both launch on 12th November. Dominic is a character actor and has 25 accomplished years under his belt. Listen as we talk about his love for Star Wars, how he got to be in The Mandalorian, some tales from the set and a whole lot more! Do you want to be credited as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER of the show? Donate and invest in the shows growth here: https://bit.ly/2yLJyeH  This weeks Executive Producers are KARNAK COMICS, JOY GRADWELL+MIND ACTIVE, MARK STRAKER Promo: truffleshuffle.com for geeky t-shirts and retro gifts. Use my discount code GRNS15 to get a 15% discount on a spend of £25 or more  Pop In A Box: https://bit.ly/2NOYgIH My Geek Box: https://bit.ly/2PZhQEO IG & Twitter: @geekyretronerds FB: Geeky Retro Nerds Show --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geeky-retro-nerds4/message

Dominic Pace - The Mandalorian

Part 2 of my amazing interview with Mark Marshall who worked at Lucasfilm and Amblin Entertainment where he was Steven Spielberg's Personal Assistant. If you are a fan of The Goonies you need to listen to this episode.Do you want to be credited as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER of the show? Donate and invest in the shows growth here: https://bit.ly/2yLJyeH This weeks Executive Producers are LIAM O'HARE, GLYNN DAVIES, DEE FLYNN, JOY GRADWELL+MIND ACTIVE, MARK STRAKERPromo: truffleshuffle.com for geeky t-shirts and retro gifts. Use my discount code GRNS15 to get a 15% discount on a spend of £25 or more Pop In A Box: https://bit.ly/2NOYgIHMy Geek Box: https://bit.ly/2PZhQEOIG & Twitter: @geekyretronerdsFB: Geeky Retro Nerds Show --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geeky-retro-nerds4/message

Mark Marshall - Lucasfilm and Amblin Entertainment Part 2

Mark Marshall worked at Lucasfilm in the late 70s and early 80s and was Steven Spielbergs assistant at Amblin Entertainment in the 80s. Mark and I have an incredible chat about his experiences from the production and release of The Empire Strikes Back and he also shares stories from working with Steven Spielberg ,being on set of Back to the Future and many many more stories. This is part 1 of a 2 part episode.Do you want to be credited as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER of the show? Donate and invest in the shows growth here: https://bit.ly/2yLJyeH This weeks Executive Producers are LIAM O'HARE, GLYNN DAVIES, DEE FLYNN, JOY GRADWELL+MIND ACTIVE, MARK STRAKERPromo: truffleshuffle.com for geeky t-shirts and retro gifts. Use my discount code GRNS15 to get a 15% discount on a spend of £25 or more IG & Twitter: @geekyretronerdsFB: Geeky Retro Nerds Show --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geeky-retro-nerds4/message

Mark Marshall - LucasFilm and Amblin Entertainment. Part 1

In this hilarious episode I chat with one of the worlds funniest comedians, Bill Bailey. Bill stars along side Idris Elba in Sky One comedy In The Long Run which returns for series two on Wednesday 16th October. We chat about the show, his comedy, VCRs, Twitter spats and a ton of other stuff.Do you want to be credited as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER of the show? Donate and invest in the shows growth here: https://bit.ly/2yLJyeH This weeks Executive Producers are LIAM O'HARE, GLYNN DAVIES, DEE FLYNN, JOY GRADWELL+MIND ACTIVE, MARK STRAKERPromo: truffleshuffle.com for geeky t-shirts and retro gifts. Use my discount code GRNS15 to get a 15% discount on a spend of £25 or more IG & Twitter: @geekyretronerdsFB: Geeky Retro Nerds Show --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geeky-retro-nerds4/message

Bill Bailey

Listen to me chat with Karyn Parsons about growing up in Santa Monica, her role as Hilary in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, her new book How High the Moon and Sweet Blackberry.Parsons starred as Hilary Banks on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which aired on NBC from 1990 to 1996. She co-created, co-produced, co-wrote, and co-starred on the Fox sitcom Lush Life in 1996, which was later canceled after four episodes. In 2001, she starred in the critically acclaimed but short-lived television series The Job with Denis Leary. Besides television, Parsons has starred in several films, particularly in comedies such as Late Nights (1992), Major Payne (1995), and The Ladies Man (2000). Parsons is the creator of Sweet Blackberry, a line of animated films about unsung black heroes. The first in the series is about Henry "Box" Brown, a slave who mailed himself to freedom.Do you want to be credited as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER of the show? Donate and invest in the shows growth here: https://bit.ly/2yLJyeH This weeks Executive Producers are GLYNN DAVIES, DEE FLYNN, JOY GRADWELL+MIND ACTIVE, MARK STRAKERPromo: truffleshuffle.com for geeky t-shirts and retro gifts. Use my discount code GRNS15 to get a 15% discount on a spend of £25 or more IG & Twitter: @geekyretronerdsFB: Geeky Retro Nerds Show --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geeky-retro-nerds4/message

Karyn Parsons

I chat with Julie Ann Emery about her career, growing up and Star Wars! Julie began her career at the age of 16 and has appeared in several stage productions, such as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Bye Bye Birdie. She has appeared in films and television series such as ER, CSI: Miami, Taken, Commander in Chief, Line of Fire, Hitch, and Fargo. She played recurring character Betsy Kettleman in the first season of Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul. In 2017, Emery joined the main cast for the second season of the television series Preacher, in the role of Lara Featherstone.Do you want to be credited as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER of the show? Donate and invest in the shows growth here: https://bit.ly/2yLJyeH This weeks Executive Producers are MARTY WILLCOX, GLYNN DAVIES, DEE FLYNN, JOY GRADWELL+MIND ACTIVE, MARK STRAKERPromo: truffleshuffle.com for geeky t-shirts and retro gifts. Use my discount code GRNS15 to get a 15% discount on a spend of £25 or more IG & Twitter: @geekyretronerdsFB: Geeky Retro Nerds Show --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geeky-retro-nerds4/message

Julie Ann Emery

Do you want to be credited as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER of the show? Donate and invest in the shows growth here: https://bit.ly/2yLJyeH I chat with 80s chart topping legend Paul Young about his music, Live Aid, Nelson Mandella and why his version of Everytime You Go Away wasn't used at the end of Planes Trains and Automobiles!Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & the Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, he was turned into a 1980s teen idol by subsequent solo success. His hit singles include "Love of the Common People", "Wherever I Lay My Hat", "Come Back and Stay", "Every Time You Go Away" and "Everything Must Change", all reaching the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. Released in 1983, his debut album No Parlez, the first of three UK number-one albums, made him a household name. His smooth yet soulful voice belonged to a genre known as "blue-eyed soul". At the 1985 Brit Awards, Young received the award for Best British Male. Associated with the Second British Invasion of the US, "Every Time You Go Away" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985. It also won Best British Video at the 1986 Brit Awards.In July 1985, Young appeared at Live Aid held at Wembley Stadium, London, performing the Band Aid hit "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (having sung the opening lines on the original single release), and his own hits "Come Back and Stay" and "Every Time You Go Away", with Alison Moyet joining him on stage to perform "That's The Way Love Is". Since the mid-1990s, Young has performed with his band Los Pacaminos.EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: MARTY WILCOX, GLYN DAVIES, DEE FLYNN, JOY GRADWELL mindactive.org.ukPromo: truffleshuffle.com for geeky t-shirts and retro gifts. Use my discount code GRNS15 to get a 15% discount on a spend of £25 or more @podcoin A free app which rewards you for listening to podcasts. Download for free on Apple and Android. IG & Twitter: @geekyretronerdsFB: Geeky Retro Nerds Show --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/geeky-retro-nerds4/message

Paul Young

Join host Adam Gradwell as he talks about growing up in the 80s and early 90s and his favourite movies and TV shows. Along the way he interviews special guests from pop culture that get the nostalgia flowing. IG & Twitter: @geekyretronerdsFB: Geeky Retro Nerds Show

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