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In this week’s show…

…Some guys are REALLY into cars…

…Fred Astaire’s here to put some pep in your step!

…Another mystery guest joins us for Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend?

…Reviews of three movies, including Edward G. Robinson as The Last Gangster, Warren William as a wily “doctor” in Bedside, and James Stewart as the man on his way to glory in Mr Smith Goes To Washington!

Radio entertainment comes from the Lux Radio Theatre

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Pre-Code Paramours

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In this week’s show, catch up on the many ways in which Sookie is loving quarantine!

There’s news of the new Secret History Of Hollywood series!

Hear about the incredible line-up of The Attaboy Clarence Film Festival!

There’s music from Fred Astaire and Marlene Dietrich!

Special guest, Brook Darnell drops in for a conversation with Adam as they pick their Top Five Pre-Code movies!

Reviews of TWO Pre-Code classics!

Radio entertainment this week stars the King Of Pre-Code himself, Mr Warren William!

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Lighter Than Air

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Take my hand and waltz with me through a very special episode dedicated to the world’s greatest musical-dance-comedy team, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire!

I’ll be reviewing three of their movies, as well as presenting a gallery of clips, some of the finest music to have ever featured in a Fred and Ginger movie, a double helping of radio appearances by the duo, AND my personal Top 5 Fred & Ginger Supporting Players!

All this and lots more in this bumper-sized, lighter-than-air edition of Attaboy Clarence!

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Episode 85: CENSORED

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In this week's episode...

The "clever mademoiselle" herself, Miss Brook Darnell returns for another edition of 'Brook's Inside Looks'...

There's a new Canterbury, courtesy of Smokey from Rated H...

The competition winner is announced. Have you won?

The Question Pot throws up three new classic movie queries...

Gorgeous music from Sophie Tucker and Fred Astaire....

And a trip into the darker side of classic cinema, as we take a look at three movies from the Golden Age that were BANNED! 

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Episode 83: The Same Procedure As Every Year

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Welcome back, everyone!

To kick off 2018, there's news of a new REWARD for audiophiles!

Behold the CHRISTENING of an ALL-NEW CANTERBURY!!!

FIND OUT what Sookie's favourite song is!

A brand new edition of 'Who The Hell IS That Hollywood Legend?'

A dip into the QUESTION POT!

The most BORING ad about explosives EVER!

Plus...music from Sophie Tucker, Fred Astaire and Judy Garland, and reviews of two classics: 1946's 'The Postman Always Rings Twice', and European cultural phenomenon 'Dinner For One' from 1963.

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Episode 76: Brave Men

In this week's episode, we'll be flinging around a few birthday wishes, PLUS...

REVEALED! The winner of the James Cagney competition...

REVIEWS! Three more classic movies to enjoy, including Joan Blondell in a battle of the sexes (1935's Traveling Saleslady), Jon Pertwee in a murder-mystery-vaudeville-comedy-thriller (1949's Murder At The Windmill), and the first screen role for Fred Astaire (1933's Dancing Lady)

There's MUSIC from Fred Astaire, Nat King Cole, and a very, VERY unusual blast from Adam's past...

PLUS another new competition that'll give one lucky winner a chance to own an instant bundle of RKO B-Movie classics!

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It Happened One Night

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Happy Valentine's Day! It's Episode 4, Adam's lucky number?

Thrill to Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in that vampire film... what's it called again? Hear the greatest line of movie dialogue Adam's heard all week, and what is the Baz in Baz Luhrmann actually short for?

Enter the competition to win the perfect Valentine's present, and hear reviews of Alfred Hitchcock's often overlooked masterpiece, 'Foreign Correspondent' and the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers classic, 'Shall We Dance?".

This week's radio presentation is from the Lux Radio Theatre: Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in Frank Capra's 'It Happened One Night'.

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Review: Foreign Correspondent

Feature: The Ten Best Classic Romance Movies

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