Smersh Pod

Isolation Station #1

A focus on a couple of bits of good news, and a word on Honor Blackman

Twin Town

Professional Welsh Man Dan Thomas joins me to talk about Swansea and Twin Town. 

My Current Favourite Movie Soundtracks

Following on from my video the other day, where I waffled on about films, I thought I would post a follow up piece listing some of my current favourite soundtrack cues.

No order of preference...

Isolation Recommendations

A brief video to recommend some films to watch during this awful time.

Bond News Update (GQ & No Time to Die)

Just a quick video about the GQ photoshoot and No Time to Die shifting back to November.

Thunderband tickets HERE: 

2020-03-09 17:52:42 +0000 UTC View Post

SMERSH UPDATE!

A quick update as to what I've been doing and why I am so bad at Patreon.

John Rain on the positive power of social media - and James Bond

John Rain aka @MrKenShabby aka the brains behind Smershpod and new James Bond book Thunderbook joins us on the Balance podcast.

Social media favourite John pursued a passion (James Bond), lau...

The 00 Files interview with Don Zuiderman

Don interviews John Rain, host of @SMERSHPOD and author of Thunderbook, who is definitely very much arsed about the Bond films!...

I Am the EggPod - RAM

I got to sit down with the wonderful Chris Shaw and chat about one of my favourite solo Beatle albums. If you are of a Beatles persuasion, you may enjoy this.  

Still looking for Christmas present ideas? LOOK NO FURTHER!

'An affectionately droll Bond-by-Bond stroll through the films we know and love, whether we like them or not' --Al Murray

'Beautifully observed and a laugh-out-loud joy' --Kathy Burke
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Condorman with Dan Thomas

You asked for it! Here it is! 

If John and Dan can't do something in real life, then I won't have them do it in one of my comic books.

You can find Dan on Twitter as @DanThomasCome...

Smersh Pod Royale Coming 2020

To celebrate the release of the 25th Bond film, "No Time to Die", Smersh Pod will return to the franchise and forensically examine all 25 films through the lens of a 007 branded pocket camera. ...

The Boys in Blue with Stephen Graham

The Halloween terror continues with Bobby Ball and Tommy Cannon's debut (and only) film - The Boys in Blue. A truly criminal enterprise.

Joining me to bring a sense of duty to proceedings, is...

Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf with Rosie Holt

Happy-soon-to-be-Halloween!

Join Rosie Holt (@RosieisaHolt) as we finally get around to talking about  Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf. 

Try not to get too scared when y...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Alan Church about Licence to Kill

Caught up with optical wizard Alan Church; the man with a CV to die for, and who created the gun barrel and worked on the opening credits of Licence to Kill - and the man with a story for all Bond ...

Pre-order signed copy of Smersh Pod

Would you like a signed copy of the book? Well - you can now pre order your signed copy of Thunderbook - the World of Bond according to Smersh Pod and it'll be delivered to you on or short...

HULK (2003) with Jason Sinclair

Did the Hulk in the TV series lead a perverted double life? Is Frank Spencer involved? Is Crocodile Dundee part of this? Find out when I talk to Jason Sinclair about Ang Lee's HULK. 

GEOSTORM (2017) with Jenny Morrill

Weather. We all know it, we all like it, but some men want to punch it - and that men is Gerald Butler. Join Jenny and I as we chat all about her favourite film of all time: GEOSTORM. 

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Smersh Update

Greetings all.

I hope you are all well? Good.

Well the book is ticking along and going th...

Barry Norman, BBC, and Bond.

As a child growing up in the 1980s (as I was then), I waited on every word from Baz. He was a hero of mine, and finding lots of Bond-related Baz content on You Tube, I thought it would be fun to sh...

Top 10 Things I Would Like to See in No Time to Die

10. A sense of humour

James Bond has been pinballing between grief and sadness for 3 1/2 films ...

James Bond Movie Games

James Bond has been on our screens in one form or another for well over 50 years, but how did his video game interpretations stack up against the features? Let's have a look. 

2019-08-16 11:38:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Thunderbook: The World of Bond According to Smersh Pod

Hello all! Book is done and with the publisher! 

In the Bond tradition, the release date will be in November, the 7th of November, and you can pre-order your copy from various sources su...

July Q&A answers

Hello! 

John here! Still up to Nick-Nacks in the book, which is coming along nicely and only a week and a bit until that deadline.

The other day on Twitter I said I would answe...

SERIES 3 HAS STARTED! The Running Man is here.

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. Weird eh? Well, luckily it's not true, it's all a ...

Smersh Pod LIVE: RoboCop

Get your tickets to this!

Update.

Sorry it's so quiet on here. Thought I would give you an update on why. I'm currently recording and editing Smersh episodes for series 3 (starting 24/05), while also writing the book, which will be...

Smersh Pod book coming October 10th 2019!

 The Bond films have entertained annoyed, excited, bored, aroused and invigorated cinemagoers (and ITV4 viewers) for more than fifty years. 

Who hasn’t wanted to kick a big bloke ...

Bond 25 Reaction Special

Hello!

Join Simon Pegg and I (not *that* Simon Pegg) as we talk about the press conference, the tidbits, and wildly speculate on what Bond 25 will be about! 

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace LIVE at Everyman Baker Street

Hello! 

If you couldn't make the live show we did on Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, our kind sound tech on the night recorded it for us on his laptop, so the quality isn't IMMENSE or ...