Smersh Pod
Episodes
For Your Eyes Only (PART TWO) with Paul Litchfield
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of this episode, John is joined by Paul Litchfield to look through For Your Eyes Only while minesweeping, and escaping the atten...
For Your Eyes Only (PART ONE) with Paul Litchfield
22 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Isolation specials! John is joined by Paul Litchfield to look through For Your Eyes Only while minesweeping, and escaping the...
Cannonball Run 2 with Paul Litchfield
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be on the road again, from sea to shining sea, in search of that elusive Cannonball Run 2! There'll be stunts, shunts, ...
American Ninja with Robert Thorogood
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be talking about a humble US Army private with legendary skills of deadly stealth, as he takes on the fearsome Black Ninja, and tries ...
Death Wish 3 with Steve Hall
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be visiting an old war buddy, getting people murdered, murdering people, and buying weapons via the post that also murder people. Yes,...
Lethal Weapon with Samira Ahmed
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be following the wacky adventures of two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to cat...
Biggles: Adventures In Time with Dan Thomas
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be donning our goggles, jumping in our kite, and going to heaven and back while fighting those damned Jerries - but because this is th...
Aliens with Neil Forsyth
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be heading to SPACE with a bunch of marines to rescue a group of colonists from some deadly ALIENS! Spoiler alert, it doesn't go very ...
Top Gun with Rufus Wright
12 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be popping on some aviator sunglasses, strapping on some jorts, and trying not to wash out or get Goosed. Yes, it's TOP GUN.Joining me...
COBRA with Joel Morris
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be donning a pair of tight jeans, shiny sunglasses and investigating a crazed maniac who wants to punish the weak, no it's not th...
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade with Tom Neenan
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be joining the master of adventure, and his Dad, as they seek the holy grail of holy grails, which is literally the holy grail. There'...
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome with Sarah Morgan and William Andrews
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be heading to Barter-Town to do some rough trading with a lady who's not for Tina Turner-ing. There'll be pigs, wigs and bellyaches, u...
They Live with John-Luke Roberts
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be talking about a drifter who discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over t...
Rambo III with Oliver Maltman and David Crow
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Smersh Pod 3. The podcast that re-lights the fire of 80s action movies, and celebrates the decade where the explosion was king.Th...
Romancing The Stone with Julia Raeside
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be talking about a mousy romance novelist who sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the midd...
The Running Man with Paul Litchfield
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be talking about a crazy version of the future where a mad, weird bastard is in charge of America and uses the TV to make shit up. Wei...
When Lions Roared
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll be going back to World War 2 and joining Winston, Franklin and Uncle Joe as they plot to save the world from the very worst people tha...
Cars 2
28 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we will be anthropomorphized as automobiles and jetsetting around the world on Spy-missions inside living planes to sell toys. Yes, it’s C...
The Muppet Christmas Carol
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we will be grabbing some humbugs, changing our miserable ways, and putting our hands up a frog, yes, it's The Muppet Christmas Car...
The Eagle Has Landed
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we will be heading to STUDLEY, for a trip in the country to take in the sights, enjoy the sounds, AND KIDNAP VINSTON CHURCHILL. YES, it’s ...
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
07 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we will caught between a Rock and a hard place, looking for an old man, and fighting cartoon monsters. Yes - it’s Journey 2: The Mysteriou...
Without A Clue
30 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we be donning our deerstalkers, polishing our magnifying glasses, and giving a full treatment of the sleuthing routine - yes, it’s Without...
Hannah And Her Sisters
23 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we will exploring vast neuroses, embracing inner monologues, and turning down the jazz. Yes, it’s Hannah and her Sisters. Joining me ...
Alfie
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we be heading to swinging London to have a deep bathe in sweet misogyny. They’ll be laughs, tears, grime and charm, of a sort. Yes, it’s...
The Swarm
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we will BEE hiding the honey, hallucinating like crazy, and running for our lives in delightful pant-suits, yes it’s The Swarm. ...
Little Voice
02 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we will be heading on down to Mr. Boos’ night club, to see a bird or two, hear a song be sung, and see some good nipples. Yes - it’s&nbs...
Halloween Special: Rawhead Rex
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a spooky side special of Smersh!With it being Halloween, all usual rules are off of the table. Abandon all hope ye who enter here!This week...
Jack The Ripper
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're heading to Victorian Whitechapel, so grab your sharpest surgeon's knife and stuff a piece of ginny kidney in your pocket as Michael Ca...
Zulu
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we will be heading to South Africa to build bridges, lose a tenor and get drunk with Jack Hawkins. It promises to be very a BOER-ing time.&n...
Get Carter
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Smersh Pod 2: The Caine Scrutiny, a podcast celebrating the vast oeuvre of Michael Caine. To kick off the new series, John is joined b...
Side Special: The Great Escape LIVE with Al Murray
05 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For this special live episode (direct from the London Podcast Festival), John is joined by special guest Al Murray, as they try and fin...
SMERSHPOD : The Best Of
03 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As Smersh HQ are all away on holiday, we thought it might be quite nice to put together some highlights from series 1 to tide you over. See you s...
24: Spectre
27 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 24 brings us the answers to the questions no one really asked. Just who is behind the scenes pulling all the strings? What connects the Craig-...
Side Special: Nomads
20 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's the last Side Special of the series! This week we are tackling the awful problem of homeless ghosts that are plaguing communities. Can we help th...
Side Special: Mission Impossible
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the release of Mission: Impossible Fallout, John got together with Empire magazine's Chris Hewitt to chat about the Mission Impossible fr...
Side Special: Escape To Athena
13 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's Side Special time again, and this week we'll be fighting the Nazis by way of Time Team and X-Factor - yes, it's Escape to Athena. Joining Jo...
Side Special: Hell Drivers
06 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's side special time again and this week we'll be driving like bloody maniacs, smoking roll-ups and flouting European Union Health and Safety laws w...
Side Special: Shout At The Devil
29 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's Side Special time again, and this week we explore the sights and sounds of beautiful Zanzibar, while also drinking heavily and sending a bill to ...
Side Special: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang LIVE from Craft of Comedy 2018
22 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the 2018 Craft of Comedy conference (16/06/18), join John and Emmy-award winning writer David Quantick as they take a look under the bonnet ...
Side Special: Death Line
15 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's side special time again, and this week we'll be visiting London for a trip on a the tube, a drink on the house, and a bite to eat - WITH A CANNIB...
Side Special: Fire, Ice & Dynamite
08 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's Side Special time again, and this week we'll be getting our skis on and heading out for a right, royal night on the piste - yes! It's Fire, Ice a...
Side Special: Bullseye LIVE!
01 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Smersh Live!! They said it couldn't be done! They said it wouldn't be done! They said they weren't arsed! Yet they still came to the Everyman Cinema, ...
Side Special: Medicine Man
25 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's side special time again, and this week we'll be welcoming you to the jungle, for fun and games, and rodents and names. Yes - it's Medicine Man, a...
Smersh Side Special: Cannonball Run
18 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Side Special time again, and this week we will be laughing at the lighter side of kidnapping and finding out just what would happen i...
Smersh Side Special: The Sea Wolves
11 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Just what would happen if a crack team of slow old, flammable, red men stole a very slow old boat? Entertainment galore, that's what (and punctured or...
Smersh Side Special: Wild Geese 2
04 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Side Special time again, and this week we're putting together a crack team of moody middle aged men to spring an OAP with vast eyebrows from th...
Smersh Side Special: Highlander
27 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“HIGHLANDER! Ahh-ah! He’ll save every one of us!” Sorry, wrong theme tune. It’s the film about the immortal Scottish swordsman battling the la...
Side Special - Sextette
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
John is joined by Guardian TV writer Julia Raeside to watch Timothy "Bond James Bond" Dalton gamely feign desire for 1,000,000 year old Mae West in th...
23. Skyfall
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This time it's personal, again, as Daniel Craig's grumpy spy takes on the bloke from No Country For Old Men, using only an Aston Martin he absolutely ...
Smersh Side Special: Taffin
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Then maybe you shouldn't be living heeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrre!" John Rain tackles the 1988 film starring Bronhom - the man who would be Bond (and the...
Smersh Side Special trailer: Taffin with Adam Buxton - coming Friday!
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Coming this Friday - Taffin. Buxton. Smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Smersh Side Special: Never Say Never Again
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am joined by broadcaster, writer and journalist Samira Ahmed to discuss the adventures of an elderly painted man. You can find Samira on T...
13. Octopussy
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am joined by comedian Glenn Moore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12. For Your Eyes Only
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week my special guest is comedy writer Eddie Robson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11. Moonraker
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
My special guest this week is the comedian, writer, landlord and Big Brother Alan, Al Murray. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
10. The Spy Who Loved Me
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
My special guest this week is the playwright Dan Reballato. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9. The Man With The Golden Gun
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
My special guest this week is the comedy writer, author, and all round Twitter BEHEMOTH Aaron Gillies, who can be found on Twitter as @techicallyron. ...
8. Live And Let Die
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
My special guest this week is the very funny Daily Mash writer Nick Pettigrew, who can be found on Twitter as @nick_pettigrew Hosted on Acast. See aca...
7. Diamonds Are Forever
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
My special guest this week is all round writer, author and the David Niven we deserve, Jason Sinclair, who can be found on Twitter as @jlsinc. Hosted ...
5. You Only Live Twice
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
My special guest this week is excellent scientist extraordinaire @scientits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
My special guest this week is all round amazing British television, radio and film writer Sarah Phelps, who can be found on Twitter as @phelpsiesarah....
4. Thunderball
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
My special guest this week is Martin Fitzgerald, AKA @4hundredblows, the genius behind the fantastic @ramalbumclub and the fiendishly excellent @ramjf...
3. Goldfinger
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am joined by @flying_inside - the very funny man behind @galactickeegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2. From Russia With Love
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
My special guest this week is brilliant TV and film critic @paulwhitelaw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1. Dr. No
31 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to SMERSH POD, a podcast celebrating all the Bond films by those who enjoy/hate/aren’t arsed about them, hosted by me, John Rain.We will be ...
Smersh Side Special: The Long Good Friday
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
John Rain? With Ali Catterall? And Paul Putner? Tch. This used to be a nice street, this. Decent families. No scum. BABABA BA BA BABABA BA BA BABBA BA...
Smersh Side Special: Zardoz
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s side special time again, and do you fancy something unpretentious and easy-going? Well, bad news - it's ZARDOZ! AND IN THE END ZARDOZ RE-CREATE...
22. Quantum of Solace
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Some call it the greatest Bond of all. Those people are both incredibly small in number and obviously mad. Here comes Daniel Craig's second outing, Qu...
Smersh Side Special: Meteor
17 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s side special time again, and what sounds more fun than a 1970s sci-fi disaster movie starring a grumpy Sean Connery, co-financed by American an...
21. Casino Royale
02 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a fan of reboots, blonde Bonds and actors who quickly get a bit arsey about the chore of having to play 007 - then rejoice! It's time for Ca...
Smersh Side Special: Spiceworld The Movie
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s side special time again, and it's one that nearly no-one's been waiting for: 1997's Spiceworld The Movie! Stick on your Union Jack platform boo...
20. Die Another Day
05 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to bid bye-bye to Brosnan with the undignified 20th outing of a man it's hard to even see as a spy any more. In fact it's hard to see him at...
Christsmersh Special 3: Jaws The Revenge
24 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Cover your eyes with tinsel and and make sure you have an emergency bottle of brandy nearby: it's the last of three Christmas Smershpod specials! Join...
Christsmersh Special 2: Santa Claus The Movie
23 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stuff six clementines in your mouth and down a pint of eggnog: it's the second of three Christmas Smershpod specials! Sit astride your robot reindeer ...
Christsmersh Special 1: Love Actually
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Grab a massive glass of Advocaat, down it in one and then pour another: it's the first of three Christmas Smershpod specials! Kicking us off, it's Ric...
19. The World Is Not Enough
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The World Is Not Enough - the nineteenth Bond film, the third outing for Pierce Brosnan, and the single worst innuendo in the entire series. Joining J...
Smersh Side Special: North Sea Hijack
24 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Side Special time again, and it’s one of the most requested! Roger Moore’s Scotch-soaked North Sea Hijack (1980) is one of the ffew ffilms brave e...
18. Tomorrow Never Dies
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The tagline: "The man. The number. The licence....are all back." Urgh, it's so bad. To talk Tomorrow Never Dies - and let's see how he responds to my ...
Smersh Side Special: Theatre of Blood
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It’s side special time again, and just in time for Halloween, we're off to be humiliated at an awards ceremony, throw ourselves into the Thames and ...
Smersh Side Special: The Wild Geese
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It’s side special time again, and this week we will be knocking back ALL the booze, un-pinning some grenades and loading up our guns as we take flig...
17. Goldeneye
28 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am joined by television presenter and DJ Alex Zane , who can be found on Twitter as @alex_zane Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Smersh Side Special: On The Buses
13 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Side Special time again, and this week we will be climbing on-board the creepy sex dungeon on wheels, that is ON THE BUSES from 1971. There’l...
16. Licence to Kill (part 2)
30 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join me and Empire wordsmith Chris Hewitt (@chrishewitt) for the second part of our epic Licence to Kill chat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
16. Licence to Kill (part 1)
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week my guest is Empire wordsmith Chris Hewitt, who can be found on Twitter as @chrishewitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Smersh Side Special: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
10 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Joining me this week is the Prince of Italy and King of The Totally Football Show, James Richardson, who can be found on Twitter as @acjimbo Hosted on...
15. The Living Daylights
27 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
My special guest this week is Journalist and broadcaster Julia Raeside, who can be found on Twitter as @jnraeside Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Smersh Side Special: Flash Gordon
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am joined by football writer and author Iain Macintosh, who can be found on Twitter as @iainmacintosh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
14. A View To A Kill
30 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
My special guest this week is the Whovian professor of LOLZ, Stephen Graham who can be found on Twitter as @plopgazette Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Smersh Side Special: Casino Royale (1967)
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is the man behind BBC 3's brilliant "Big Field" (series 2 has just started and is amazing), Darren Dutton. Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Smersh Side Special: Bullseye!
02 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is the excellent writer David Lewis (@davidclewis) - and we examined the 1990 Roger Moore/Michel Caine cry-for-help that is Michael...