Soldiers of Hell was established in 1999; 25 years ago this year. In the previous episode we set ourselves the challenge of identifying the top pop culture moments of the last 25 years. In this episode, join us as we walk along a canel towpath and find out if we worked out top moment and whether our invading kids had anything to offer the coversati…

Have you seen The Flash yet? If not you'd better a get a move on. Also, you'll probably want to avoid this spoiler filled episode with reflections on the movie, the latest Batman(s) on film and the future of the DCU. But it's a Batman movie, so we had to talk about it.By Fossgate Studios

This was not intended as another kids takeover episode, but kids being kids they chipped away at us during a country walk in order to make this happen...and then they took over. In this episode we discuss the forthcoming The Flash movie and how that is the conclusion of 5 character trilogies, our take on Batfleck vs Keaton (aka Keat-man), whether A…

Or Zimmerman Vs Williamsman if you prefer and you can keep up with our long standing joke. In this episode Dave from Geeky Guys joined us as we watched The Music of Zimmer Vs Williams performed by the London Concert Orchestra at the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall and then tried to figure out who won. Stay tuned for a post-script ledger item on our l…

It's several years since we pitted out two favourite characters against each other. And it's 18th months since we took a leisurely stroll round the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. In this episode we combine both past-times and compare the cinematic entries of Bruce Wayne and 007 that were released in the same calendar year. Who will still be standing at …

A long weekend at the coast and what do we do? Aside from recreating the iconic scene from Top Gun...with a frisbee...we discuss the Jurassic Park franchise and what Indiana could add to it - or maybe not.The kids also gatecrash, demand a second trip to the arcade and have to settle for the Evercade instead.Soldier of Hell hall of fame character of…

It's the most wonderful time of the year!No not Christmas - it's the gateway to Summer, otherwise known as the Eurovision Song Contest. This year Sam Ryder's Space Man has made Andy cautiously optimistic about the UK's chances. We also discuss the Indiana Jones franchise, touch on Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, drink some beer and ta…

SPOILER ALERTWe're going deep on The Batman. So deep we nearly fall in a lake we're walking round whilst we ramble on about the latest movie starring one of our all time favourites. Is this the best film in the franchise yet? Is this the best Catwoman on screen? Join us for a wander around a country park with a rebellious dog as we talk all things …

Just like Jaws: The Revenge, sequels are out to get you and your family. So, let the Soldiers of Hell deep dive into iconic movie franchises to test the theory about whether the majority of original stories committed to film should have just ended after the first one? Who really cares what happens next? You do! That's why you're tuning in to this p…

Massive spoiler alert for anyone that hasn't watched Spider-man: No Way Home or Hawkeye yet! And if you haven't, what the hell are you playing at? Oh yeah probably trying to keep up with all the Marvel live action and animated content, not to mention Star Wars and other Disney+ properties. So it's a straight-forward new year chat this month about r…

What is the Netflix Christmas Universe? And is every Vanessa Hudgens movie ever made technically part of it? Join us for a festive special where we discuss all sort of movie and TV crossover theories. We learn what a Vin (Diesel) diagram is and why Andy is at the centre of it. There's discussion about Aliens, Predators, Blade Runner, Fast and the F…

Or No Time to Podcast. When a new Bond film comes out, you've got to dedicate an entire episode to it. You have to. Well, we did. MASSIVE SPOILERS RIGHT FROM THE START!This months Soldiers of Hell Officer Ranking goes to Felix Leiter.Plus stay tuned for a few ledger updates.By Fossgate Studios

When you've got a dog - and let's face it, who hasn't these days? - then you've got to take it for a walk. So Andy and Spence roam around a country estate like they own it, or rather like Trev and Simon would, and chat about an Atari 2600, an Evercade, a Pinter and homebrew in general, and Black Widow. Lots to enjoy, lots to digest, and many goals …

He's only gone and done it. After threatening to get an XBox for ages, Andy unleashes his new Series S on the world and Spence joins him for a Forza Horizon 4 convoy. Now you can join them too. Listen along as they drive around the British countryside in classic cars, smashing through walls and trees and failing to win races because they're too dis…

As the restrictions lift and the sun is out, what better way to celebrate than to pretend it's still lockdown, or at best a rainy Sunday afternoon in 90s. Join Andy, Spence and Dave from Geeky Guys for another GroupWatch - this time of 80s classic fantasy movie Willow starring Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer. Fire up your Disney Plus, listen for the c…

A seaside holiday. A time to relax. A time to unwind. Or a time to have the kids dictate everything? Yep, they've been threatening it for a while but the Soldiers of Hell mini-mes get very involved in this one.Join us on the North Yorkshire coast to discuss arguably the greatest movie ever made in Jaws. We also touch on Spielberg's 2nd best monster…

Late May, and it's like the lockdown roadmap had one eye on the Eurovision calendar! So it was round to Andy's for a Super Saturday full of hoppy, malty, brewed goodness. If we can't win a song contest, maybe we can win something else. Last year it was Bond. This year it was beers. Stay tuned to the end of the episode to find out what next year's a…

No longer restricted to recording content remotely, Andy and Spence meet up in a massive park; the Yorkshire Sculpture Park no less. Initially confused by the fact we hadn't skydived on to the undulating terrain, and equally baffled by not having to lay down a marker to decide which direction to go, they soon get used to being out an about again. T…

AKA Plane Sailing.In the continuous hunt to find new ways to stay entertained together whilst remaining physically apart, we test out the Disney+ GroupWatch feature and delve into the ever increasing portfolio of streaming content. This time we invite our friend Dave from Geeky Guys to remotely join us showing our appreciation for the 1985 Arnold S…

3 years ago we released an episode called Gaming Dads, all about our exploits of trying to maintain a semblance of youth whist actually raising the youth of today. Spin on over a thousand days and we invite 2 more middle aged gamers to the party, Simon and Matt, to discuss modern multi-platform gaming, its future and our decrepit crab hands within …

Predator - Batman - Judge Dredd - The perfect smackdown to replicate in a Rock Paper Scissors type game. But it's not the only grudge match discuss on the episode. We have He-Man and the Masters of the Universe/Multiverse against Injustice and DC Universe. But the crossover you've all been waiting for is Andy vs Spence: Dawn of the Rocket League (L…

aka Alan Partridge.Nothing says Christmas nostalgia like Stock Aitken and Waterman. Although it seems that their Christmas output is limited. But that doesn't stop Spence trying to put together the ultimate SAW Christmas playlist. Yes it might end up being contrived, but it's 100% pop perfection.Join Andy and Spence on their walk through a country …

AKA Brian May and Bruce Forsyth.Here's a new one straight from the Cassette Tape archive: a Christmas episode that originally aired on 10th December 2001. Who knew we'd still be taking about the same things 2 decades later? Bond - check. Batman - check. Favourite Christmas song - check. Maybe we've progressed a bit from porn and fart jokes. But in …

AKA Liam GallagherHave yourself a merry Bobo Chrimbo and treat yourself to this minidisc archive episode from the 5th December 2000. In it we learn why Liam Gallagher joined the Soldiers of Hell, what happened at the Soldiers of Hell hat party, we plug the radio show rear of the year competition, Frank Carson comes in for 20 questions, and we have …

As mentioned in our last episode centred around online gaming we have also been playing a lot of Rocket League. Not enough to be any good at it. But enough for our wives to wonder what happened to their husbands. Well, here is the Cockshot, Gaming Dads, Victory Royale fourquel we threatened. This time Andy and Spence see if by partying up for some …

In a spiritual sequel to 2017's 'Cock Shot' episode and 2018's 'Gaming Dads', we now have 'Victory Royale' and the trilogy is complete. (Until we decide to do an unnecessary fourquel at some point. Just like Spielberg we reserve that right.) Yes, this is the podcast where we not only talk about video gaming online, but we try actually playing Fortn…

In the Netflix movie The Babysitter, the two main characters Bee (Samara Weaving) and Cole discuss their Intergalactic Dream Teams; 5 fictional characters from disparate franchises, thrust together to put an end to a space war with a big bad. Well if we're not mistaken that sounds rather like the Soldiers of Hell; a pop-culture military force to be…

In what seems to be an almost annual event now, one of the Soldiers of Hell cooks whilst the other finds a way to distract them with questions about pop culture old and new. This time topics include Let Loose (old), the Masked Singer (new), the Batfleck/Keaton/Flash team up (new), continuity (old), and Fox (Mulder) and Angel (very old). Listen as A…

The last time we could get together pre-lockdown we recorded our Eurovision Bond Contest episode. So what better way to celebrate a relaxing of restrictions by getting together for a ramble round a country park with an assessment of the new Eurovision movie on Netflix starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams.Has it knocked our film Transatlantic Sm…

With shops now re-opening it's time to discuss what has kept us entertained during lockdown with Geeky Guys' Dave: Tiger King and Red Dwarf, baking with eggs and wasting eggs by kicking them. We also reminiscence about one of our highlights: last month's Zardoz viewing which subscribers may be suffering from PSTD of. In this episode we also show wh…

There is no doubt that these are strange times. But when you succumb to watching Zardoz for entertainment - possibly the weirdest mainstream movie of all time - you can be excused of thinking that very soon you'll wake up and discover Bobby Ewing in the shower.Zardoz. The 1974 Sean Connery movie. The movie that the Soldiers of Hell have been threat…

It's the brand new gameshow that everyone's talking about: Connery or Dutch! In this episode Andy competes against Dave from the Geeky Guys podcast to see who is better at telling the difference between Sean Connery and Dutch people. It's not as easy as it sounds, especially when it's Spence reading out the clues in a hybrid accent. Will you like i…

James Bond and the Eurovision Bond Contest. If you've ever listened to our podcast before, there's no dodging the fact that James Bond and the Eurovision Song Contest are two of our favourite things. So why not smash them together? 25 classic theme songs and a protracted voting methodology resulting in one clear winner. Strap in - it's a good one.A…

It's awards season. And with the Oscars over, Andy and Spence decide to play the Joker and hit you up with a load of pop music themed skits - or are our cheeky chappies actually Ant and Dec in disguise? Inspired by enjoying Billie Eilish's performance of excellent new Bond song No Time To Die at the Brit Awards, Spence goes round to fellow PMATL me…

A new decade, a double-double figured year, and the year after all the anniversaries. It's time to discuss pop culture's highs and lows of 2019 and find out what we're looking forward to in 2020: including a climax for James Bond (not that kind) and a come back (not that kind) for old school fantasy. We also learn when a Halloween costume is an inv…

Due to the incredible popularity of our 20th Anniversary Royal Rhumble (thank Ant and Dec for the spelling) we decided to crank out another heroic beat-em up to celebrate the Christmas festivities. Join Andy, Spence and Simon as they not only pit genuine Christmas characters against each other, but they also revel in bad puns to settle on heroes wi…

As Andy, Spence and Simon prepare to have their hearts broken by the Rugby World Cup, they make tea, cook sausage sandwiches and take the opportunity to juxtapose their manliness with a discussion about Frozen 2; amongst other things. What about a Princess Bride cinematic universe? And who do we think Andy looks like this month?With it being the mo…

Today is the 20th Anniversary of the Soldiers of Hell; literally 20 years since Andy and Spence first appeared on University Radio. So to mark the occasion we went for a 16 mile walk (unfortunately we didn't manage a mile for every year - not that we tried) and we took some friends and fellow podcasters along for the day. Listen as we navigate the …

In 2002, Andy and Spence supposedly broadcast their last ever Soldiers of Hell show together. Now with the benefit of 17 years hindsight we can see that that was somewhat of an inaccurate prediction. As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Soldiers of Hell, join us for another flashback episode, this time introduced by Pete from The Peter Marsha…

The original version of this episode of the Soldiers of Hell show dates back to 3rd December 2001 and this 20th Anniversary edit has been introduced by fellow podcaster and friend of the show Steve Shooter (Fixated On, Aurally Fixated, Culturally Fixated, Diet Hard). We've broken it down into segments for re-release on Anchor and you can hear it (a…

20 years of chat has led to a lot of pop culture icons entering the ranks of the Soldiers of Hell. So to celebrate our big birthday, let's make Top Trumps/Dungeons and Dragons/Battle Royale out of it: The Soldiers of Hell Royal Rhumble. (Rumble spelt as Rhumble thanks to PJ & Duncan.) We take 20 heroes - one for every year of the Soldiers of Hell -…

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary year of the Soldiers of Hell, here's another slice of audio nostalgia from the Minidisc Archive. This first one comes with a public health warning. It's a compiliation of sketches from 2001 reimagining Steps, the pop group, if instead they ran a shop selling escalators. Steps. Geddit? Yes it's a 23 minutes of audio…

In a 20th anniversary celebration episode, we treat you to some audio that should never have made it beyond the boundaries of York University campus. Dating back to 1999, this is the first year of the Soldiers of Hell show and in many ways you can tell. It's part of our legacy though and therefore why not give the minidisc archive a dusting down an…

Sometimes you cook great food. Sometimes you get sunshine and beer and laughter. Sometimes you're in the middle of a brilliant series like Stranger Things. And sometimes...on rare occasions...if you're lucky...sometimes you win the Cricket World Cup.In a jam packed few days that also included Frisbee skills that seemed better than we probably were,…

What better way to celebrate the month of Eurovision and the 20th Anniversary of the Soldiers of Hell than Andy and Spence reminiscing about Song Contests of Eurovision past from the first one they shared together in May 2000, through to present day. Hear clips not heard on the podcast before with brand new links. Don't forget to listen on Anchor f…

To celebrate 5 years of the movie we made: Transatlantic Smash, we discuss our memories of the Found Footage Rockumentary (a sub-genre we saying we invented), play some of the tunes and clips from the film, discuss how Beard Envy has entered the zeitgeist (of at least our circle of friends) and chat to co-director Peter Marshall and producer Steve …

In the last of the current format, Andy and Spence go in to battle with the two top eighties machines. But are they androids, mechanoids, robots or somethings else? Who cares?! The point is they rock out with some glorious synth soundtracks and remind of us other important events in the last few decades. Like Andy and Spence's first Eurovision toge…

No we never expected to stumble across these two cartoon heroes from the 80s this episode either. But seen as we have, I wonder who will win the battle between Captain Planet and BraveStarr? And how did we stumble across them indeed?Well you'll have to stay tuned, but let's just say it was a ramble via Andy's new Nintendo Switch and Marie Kondo. Bu…

Nostalgia - check. Batman - check. Bond - check. Songs - check. Fun - check. It can only mean one thing: Soldiers of Hell Christmas Special 2018. Like all good festive specials we invite friends round - in this case Peter Marshall of The Lomos fame - for the music. Also, Andy and Spence play their game "I don't spy with my little eye" with limited …

It's Christmas so let's go novelty for this episode. After the broodiness of Batman and the angst of Angel, where better in contrast to go than the puppetry of messrs Basil and Badger; kings of kids TV. Sort of. Spence is not convinced by this curveball that Andy has thrown him in the battle of the pre-millenial heroes. But who cares? Grab yourself…