Get Smart - First Season Theme - 1965

Here's another top notch opening sequence. I used to love this show, a lot of the gags were written by Mell Brooks fresh from serving in the pool of writers for Sid Ceaser's "Your Show of Shows" (including Woody Allen).
The number of jokes that Mike Myers nicked from this for his Austin Powers movies probably explains why a couple of planned revivals of the show came to nothing.

Tv Theme Joe 90

Our old pal Ralph has been suggesting favourite t.v. themes on his blog, Ralphadeus, this is one of my all time faves with probably more to follow.

Dickies Banana Splits theme song

We did a couple of gigs over xmas at Coleford and up the Griffin - thanks to everyone who came along. As per usual we did a version of the Banana Splits song but nowhere near as manic as this take by Andy's favorite band the Dickies All together now "Na na na - na na naaa na.......!"

Screaming Blue Messiahs 'I Wanna Be A Flintstone'

Here's a new year treat. A forgotten classic from a great guitarist and band. Yabba-dabba-dooooooooo!

70s Public Information Film - Alvin Stardust (Kids Heroes)

Here's a reminder to keep yerself safe crossing the road when you've had a Christmas drink.
If you were about nine years old and saw Alvin coming at you with that dyed quiff and big verdant sideys you'd be more likely to run back into the traffic i would think.
Alvin was a sticker though he'd been in Billy Fury movies + Shane Fenton and the Fentones before having his big glam rock hits and just when you'd thought he'd had his chunk of fame he went to number four on the charts with "Pretend" on Stiff records. He does West End musicals now.
"We must be out of our tiny minds".

Merry Xmas

Merry Xmas to all fans, groupies and followers of the mighty Bad Detectives may your zimmer frames never rust.
It's funny but even though i am skint and my credit card is sorely troubled by seasonal excess i have an almost irresistible Boxing Day urge to go out and invest in a new kitchen/bathroom with a red leather corner ensemble sofa and flat pack coffee table. I am going back to watch more festive commercial telly now to see if i can figure out why!

Duck and Cover-1951

Imminent nuclear explosion? Just hide under your desk or picnic blanket - Bert the Turtle shows you how. This looks very funny and folksy now but in the 50's the paranoia about commies and the bomb was in full swing. Apart from public service messages like this nearly every sci-fi film had a "reds under the bed" sub-plot which makes excellent viewing for bad movie freaks like m'self.

Teenagers From Outer Space

Apparently there is juvenile delinquency in outer space, at least there was in the late 50's. This is one of those good/bad movies that was the direct inspiration ( or as i like to call it "steal" ) for our song of the same name. The effects aren't bad for the time and budget but the pedigree of the film is that Warners purchased it as a job lot to be the support for a Godzilla sequel called Gojira no gyakushu - class!
They couldn't afford the giant lobster so it only appears in shadow - oh and all the teenagers look older than even the schoolkids in "Grease".
See it if you dare...

Radio Show

Been too busy to do a lot on here lately because of the radio show but i'll get back on it soon. If you've enjoyed the show (or if you haven't) leave a message on the Bad Detectives guestbook on the main website. You can listen again to the shows on the Bad Detectives profile at the Frome FM website.

My Teenage Fallout Queen

A hymn of praise to the atomic age.