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Cult Connections

Cult Connections is the podcast that finds the links between all kinds of film, TV, books and more. From cult classics to major blockbusters we have everything covered. So if you want to hear about the evolution of the zombie film, the obvious and not so obvious screen versions of Spiderman or three films featuring the "other fellas" then this is the place for you. Join your host Ian (@ArbroathMackem) and a different guest every episode as we explore some Cult Connections!This podcast uses the

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74:11

Nigel Kneale's Beasts Part Two

Cult Connections ·

2026/04/13

Pat Veil comes back as we review episodes 4,5&6 of Nigel Kneale's cult anthology series BeastsEpisode 4: Baby. Directed by John Nelson-Burton. Starring Jane wymark, simon MacCorkindale, T.P McKenna and Shelagh FraserEpisode 5: What Big Eyes. Directed by Donald McWhinnie. Starring Patrick Magee, Madge Ryan and Michael KitchenEpisode 6: The Dummy. Directed by Don Leaver. Starring Bernard Horsfall, Clive Swift and Glyn Houston.

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14:18

Logan's Run ep 7: Crypt

Cult Connections ·

2026/04/08

We hit a high and low point on our jourfney through the Logan's Run tv series!Episode 7: Crypt. Directed by Michael Caffey. Teleplay by Alfred Hayes. From a story by Harlan Ellison. Guest starring Christopher Stone and Reva Patterson

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15:29

Logan's Run ep 6: Half-Life

Cult Connections ·

2026/04/02

Rocket launchers, gaudy plastic and corridors! Episode 6: Half Life. Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern. Written by Shimon Wincelberg. Guest starring Willaim smith and Kim Cattrall

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48:18

The Claws of Axos (1971)

Cult Connections ·

2026/03/26

Ian and Nathan continue their adventures in time and Spain with a trip to 1971 and encounter comedy tramps, avaricious civil servants and colourful duvet monsters. Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos. Written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. Directed by Michael Ferguson. Starring Jon Pertwee and Katy Manning.

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9:20

Logan's Run ep 5 Man Out Of Time

Cult Connections ·

2026/03/17

Episode 5: Man Out Of TimeDirected by Nicolas Colasanto Written by David Gerrold Guest starring Paul Shenar, Mel Ferrer and Woodrow Chamblis

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33:17

1990 Season One (1977)

Cult Connections ·

2026/01/31

Ian reviews season one of the cult BBC dystopian drama. 1990 Season One. Created and written by Wilffred Greatorex. Starring Edward Woodward, Barbara Kellerman and Robert LangYou can watch 1990 on YouTube via this linkhttps://youtu.be/KayCsPZF1fY?si=zGtAHVoN01lQlm5O

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12:14

Logan's Run Ep4: The Innocent

Cult Connections ·

2026/01/27

It's psychokinesis and dodgy 70s interiors in this instalment of our rewatchEpisode 4: The Innocent. Written by Ray Brennan and DC Fontana. Directed by Michael Preece. Guest starring Lisa Eilbacher

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20:37

Movie Nite: Tron: Ares

Cult Connections ·

2026/01/17

Ian reviews Tron:Ares and gives his thoughts on the franchise in general.Tron: Ares. Written by Jesse Wigutow. Directed by Joachim Ronning. Starring Jared Leto, Grace Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner Smith and Gillian Anderson

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15:51

Logan's Run Ep3: Capture

Cult Connections ·

2026/01/14

In this episode the Sandmen become the runners!Logsan's Run Episode 3: Capture. Written by DC Fontana. Directed by Irvine J Moore. Guest starring Horst Bucholz and Mary Woronov

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59:53

Nigel Kneale's Beasts Part One

Cult Connections ·

2025/12/05

Beasts is rightly regarded as one of the many highpoints of the works of writer Nigel Kneale. In this episode Ian is joined by Pat Veil to review the first three episodes of the anthology series. Episode 1: Special Offer. Directed by Richard Bramall. Starring Pauline Quirke, Geoffrey Bateman and Wensley PitheyEpisode 2: During Barty's Party. Directed by Don Taylor. Starring Elizabeth Sellars and Anthony Beale.Episode 3: Buddyboy. Directed by Don Taylor. Starring Martin Shaw, Pamela Moisiewitch and

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53:46

Underworld (1978): An Adventure in Time and Spain...

Cult Connections ·

2025/11/23

To mark the 62nd anniversary of Doctor Who I'm joined by Alice Maguire of the TARDIS In Tayside Society to review what is widely thoought to be the worst ever stroy in the shows history. Underworld (1978). Written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. Directed by Norman Stevens. Starring Tom Baker, Loiuse Jamieson, John Leeson, Alan Lake and James Maxwell

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22:03

Logans Run episode 2: The Collectors

Cult Connections ·

2025/11/21

Our trio continue their travels and almost become Lost In SpaceEpisode 2 "The Collectors". Directed by Alexander Singer. Written by James Schemerer. Guest stars Angela Cartwright and Leslie Parrish

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65:35

Nigel Kneale's Murrain (1975)

Cult Connections ·

2025/11/14

Nigel Kneale was a pioneer of British drama on both the big and small screens creating characters such as Professor Bernard Quatermass and revered shows like The Stone Tape and Year of the Sex Olympics. My guest for the next three episodes, Pat Veil, is a huge fan of his 1976 anthology series Beasts which helped to cement his love of 1970s British TV. In this opening episode we review Murrain from the 1975 series Against The Crowd. This episode was so succesful it led to ATV commisioning the wiriter

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39:47

Adventures in Time and Spain: Ghostlight (1989)

Cult Connections ·

2025/11/11

Following on from Battlefield Ian and Nathan decide to travel to Gabriel Chase for the story which immediately follows it! Ghostlight (1989). Written by March Platt. Directed by Alan Wareing. Starring Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Sylvia Sims, Michael Cochrane, John Nettleton and Frank Windsor

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26:12

Logan's Run Episode 1: Logans Run

Cult Connections ·

2025/11/08

Ian gives his views on the 1970s spin off series Logan's Run!Episode 1: Logans Run. Written by Saul David and Leonard Katzman. Directed by Robert Day. Starring Gregory Harrison, Heather Menzies, Donald Moffat and Randy Powell

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49:24

The Thirteenth Floor: Back to the Simulacron

Cult Connections ·

2025/10/31

Like World on a Wire 1999s uThe Thirteenth Floor is also an adaptation of the novel Simulacron-3.And rather unfortunately released one month after The Matrix! Holger Hasse did the hard work and decided to read the book so why not join us as we compare the two versions and spend more time waxing lyrical about Werner Ranier Fassbinder. The Thirteenth Floor (1999). Directed by Josef Rusnak. Written by Rusnak and Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez. From the book Simulacron-3 by Daniel F Galouye. Starring Craig

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79:15

Precoding The Matrix

Cult Connections ·

2025/10/23

On it's release in 1999 The Matrix wowed audiences with its mix of kung fu action, dazzling visuals and mindbending concept of living in a virtual world. However, starting decades before on the small screen, the concept of living in a simulation has already been portrayed in the most imaginative ways. Ian is joined by Holger Hasse to review three such examples!World On A Wire (1973). Directed by Ranier Werner Fassbinder. Written by Fassbinder and Fritz Muller-Scherz. Based on the novel simulacron-3

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16:33

PotA Ep 14 Up Above The World So High

Cult Connections ·

2025/10/21

We reach the actual final episode of ther series, not broadcast until 1991. Ian also gives his thoughts on the series as a whole. Episode 14: Up Above The World So High. Written by Shimon Wincleberg. Directed by John Meredyth Lucas. Guest starring Joanna Barnes

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8:54

PotA Ep13 The Liberator

Cult Connections ·

2025/10/08

It's episode 13 and the last to be broadcast on network television. So this must be the series finale? Or is it?The Liberator. Written by Howard Dimsdale. Directed by Arnold Laven. Guest starring John Ireland.

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13:11

PotA Ep12: The Cure

Cult Connections ·

2025/09/12

Ian reaches the penultimate broadcast episode of the show!The Cure. Written by Edward J Lakso. Directed by Bernard McEveety. Guest starring Sondra Locke and David Sheiner

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