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October Recommendations

It's time for more recommendations, and if the multitrack recorder had not suffered some sort of end times malfunction we would have a longer episode for you.
Glitches in the Tascrix did not stop Kevin, Mel and Phil discussing music, documentaries and a long running YouTube series.
But the audio quality does reflect the transient nature of stability, the impermanence of reliability and most importantly the state of the preamps. Dave is trying to figure out if this can be fixed with WD40 or Gaffa tape.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/october-recommendations

Suede
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suede_%28band%29?wprov=sfla1

Suede - Antidepressants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidepressants_%28album%29?wprov=sfla1

On Her Majesty's Secret Service Theme Remastered

Just Mustard
We Were Just Here Album - Bandcamp
We Were Just Here and Pollyanna Videos on YouTube

Sun Ra
Hidden Fire | Strut

Devo documentary on imdb
Devo website

Hermeto Pascoal
Slaves Mass (Full Album - Brasil, 1977)
A Hurricane of Multiple Musics - JazzTimes

Jet Lag: The Game - YouTube

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.
Presented by Kevin Petch, Melanie Delaney, Phil Todd and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

No 5282 This Week

Hello. We are not publishing an episode this week, starting Sept 29th. This is because either

a. ABC got the jitters and temporarily suspended us.
b. The absence of The Rapture has made us reflect on the human condition.
c. Our multitrack packed in.
d. We are out Swan hunting.

Hopefully this week we will be reinstated / over it / repaired / dealing with an angry letter from King Charles III, and able to press on with our October recommendations.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/no-episode-this-week

5282 is an Out Of Left Field production, unless a multitrack has to be disassembled, then it's all down to Dave.

Woody Allen's Best Films

According to 5282

Woody Allen, one of cinemas most prolific directors and screen writers. Also leading comedian, and actor in his own and other directors films.

In recent years his reputation has been overshadowed by a number of allegations.

In this episode we concentrate on his films, and recommend our favorites from each period of his career. We also mention a few near misses and failures.

Understandably, this is one of our longest single feature episodes.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/the-best-woody-allen-films

Films and content mentioned in the episode

W Allen Love and Death
W Allen Annie Hall
W Allen Manhattan
W Allen Stardust Memories
W Allen Crimes and Misdemeanors
Jackie Raynal and Bleecker Street Cinemas
W Allen Radio Days
W Allen Zelig
W Allen Manhattan Murder Mystery
W Allen Mighty Aphrodite
W Allen Deconstructing Harry
Bergman Wild Strawberries
Bertrand Blier Films
W Allen Bullets Over Broadway
W Allen Hollywood Ending
W Allen Small Time Crooks
W Allen Midnight In Paris
W Allen Coup de Chance
W Allen Wonder Wheel
W Allen Rifkin's Festival
Bill Maher interviews Allen

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.
Presented by Kevin Petch, Melanie Delaney and Phil Todd.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

Thanks for supporting 5282.

Beatles Documentaries


In 1969 director Michael Lindsay-Hogg has a straightforward task. To film the Beatles at Twickenham studios as they prepare for a live television performance, scheduled roughly for a few weeks in the future, and a new album. The band seem tense, under rehearsed and lacking direction. Within a month they have changed venue, direction, have added Billy Preston to their line up and have performed on the roof of the Apple Corps. headquarters.

Now we have both Lindsay-Hogg's edited version, Let It Be, and Peter Jackson's mammoth Get Back. The 5282 team discuss the relative merits of both, the range of emotions and struggles on show, and what more if anything we can learn about probably the most famous band in the world ever.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/beatles-documentaries

Let It Be
On IMDB
The Guardian Review
Streaming on Disney+

Get Back
In IMDB
Variety Review
Streaming on Disney+
Blu Ray at HMV (UK)


The Beatles

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.
Presented by Kevin Petch, Phil Todd and Rob Wood.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

Philippe Garrel - Le Coffret Nico DVD and Blu-ray
September 8th 2025 saw the release of this important collection of Garrel's work featuring, in greater or lesser part, Nico. To mark this occasion Kevin and Phil discuss Garrel's early cinema, the films in this release and Nico's contribution to film and music.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/nico

RE:VOIR Le Coffret Nico (Available on DVD and Blu-ray)

Calcium
Zanzibar group
Ash Ra Temple
Journey to the Garden of the Dead
Professor Nicole Brenez
I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar
L'enfant Secret

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.
Hosts Kevin Petch, Phil Todd and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.
Thanks for supporting 5282.

September Recommendations
It's been a long hot summer in the UK but that has not stopped Kevin sitting in darkened cinemas watching horror films. The other three regular contributors have recommendations as well.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/september-recommendations

The New Eves The New Eve Is Rising
Pet Shop Boys Battleship Potemkin
Lou Reed Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65
Suede Antidepressants
Alexandra Whittingham My European Journey
New, exciting upcoming artist - Taylor Swift The Life of a Showgirl
A recent release by Brian Jackson, returning to his collaboration with Gill Scott Heron The Revolution Will Not be Televised 2025. Original 1971 version
epic45 label Wayside & Woodland Recordings
Nia Wyn Can't Get No Love 'Round Here, Bandcamp page
Beatie Wolfe and Brian Eno, Luminal and single Ringing Ocean (Visualizer)
Netflix Addams Family spin off Wednesday
Epic dynastic TV series set in precolonial Hawaii Chief of War
Crime series Untold: The Disappearance of Shannon Matthews
One multinational companies attempt to redefine the meaning of product placement The War of the Worlds
Film Weapons
Film Together
Cory Doctorow at CF 25: How Enshittification Conquered the 21st Century and How We Can Overthrow It
Now Spinning Magazine Are We Seeing The Death of Popular Culture?
Graphic Designer Joe Caroff Obit
Actor Terence Stamp Obit
Musician Terry Reid Obit and performances

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.
Hosts Kevin Petch, Rob Wood, Phil Todd and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.
Thanks for supporting 5282.

Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate
Published: Monday, August 25, 2025
We had a budget of unlimited tea and a box of custard tarts. Could we create the best podcast about Heaven's Gate, the 1980 cinema equivalent of the fall of Rome (allegedly)? Or is it four blokes arguing about Stetson versus Derby hats? The four regular hosts sit down to discuss this films place in cinema history, it's behind the scenes chaos and enduring on screen mysteries.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/michael-ciminos-heavens-gate

Links:
Stephen Bach - Final Cut: Dreams and Disaster in the Making of "Heaven's Gate"
Robin Wood - Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan
IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes
Brian Brems reflections on the film

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.

Hosts Kevin Petch, Phil Todd, Rob Wood and David Benn.

Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

Thanks for supporting 5282.

Films of Leos Carax
Season 4, Ep. 10
Published: Monday, August 18, 2025
Leos Carax has directed just six highly memorable films since the early eighties. Kevin and Phil discuss each in depth, and we hope if you are not a fan already you are inspired to look up the work of this remarkable filmmaker.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/films-of-leos-carax

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.

Presented by Kevin Petch and Phil Todd.

Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

Thanks for supporting 5282.

Cinema Blockbusters
*Our 50th Episode*
Published: Monday, August 11, 2025
Following on from our Jaws 50th anniversary episode, we discuss Blockbusters. Summer releases, franchises, mega hits and flops. Blockbusters have become a key part of studios profits and consumers expectations. What are our favourites?

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/cinema-blockbusters

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.

Hosts Kevin Petch, Rob Wood and David Benn.

Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

Jaws 50th Anniversary
Published: Monday, August 4, 2025
British listeners know there are better reasons than marauding sharks to not enter the water, but fifty years ago American cinema audiences suddenly found themselves planning holidays in the mountains (mountain lion fatalities rose 180% in 1976. A 5282 fact).

Kevin, Rob and Dave discuss the film and it's impact, and they did record a feature on the dawn of the summer blockbuster, which will now be episode 9.

Remember, sharks are like spiders, generally they are more scared of you than you are of them.

Apart from those that can easily kill you.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/jaws-50th-anniverary

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.

Hosts Kevin Petch, Rob Wood and David Benn.

Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

Thanks for supporting 5282.

South Korean Directors Hong Sang-soo and Lee Chang-dong
Published: Monday, July 28, 2025
We continue our look at South Korean cinema, discussing the contrasting styles of Hong Sang-soo and Lee Chang-dong. We recommend exploring the work of these directors, but be warned this episode contains a few spoilers.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/south-korean-directors-hong-sang-soo-and-lee-chang-dong

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.

Presented by Kevin Petch and Phil Todd.

Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

Thanks for supporting 5282.

Interview: Ric Neale
Published: Monday, July 14, 2025
Kevin sits down with Wakefield based musician Ric Neale. They discuss Ric's career, collaborations, including working with Divina De Campo, from Ru Paul's Drag Race UK, and the piano albums.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/interview-ric-neale

Ric's website and bandcamp:

https://www.ricneale.com/

https://ricneale.bandcamp.com/

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.

Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

Thanks for supporting 5282.

Summer Recommendations
Published: Monday, June 7, 2025
We return with a lengthy list of films, music, TV and even a book, by jiminy. Or is it Richard Schickel? Either way we absolutely guarantee it's a list of things we all recommend.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/summer-recommendations

Links:
Billy Nomates. New album Metal Horse.
Black Country New Road. New album Forever Howlong.
Sparks. New album Mad.
Soccer Mommy. Stripped-down EP of last years album, "Evergreen (stripped)"
Anna Lapwood Firedove.
Anna Lapwood accompanies Bonobo at Royal Albert Hall.
Ian Boddy DiN Records.
Mobland.
Pokerface soak up that 70's American TV crime vibe.
Cobra Kai. Streaming on, streaming off.
Karate Kid: Legends. Only, it's Kung Fu....
F1. We can't escape Damson Idris, which is a good thing. Did we mention Snowfall?
New Bond director announced.

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.
Hosts Kevin Petch, Rob Wood, Phil Todd and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.
Thanks for supporting 5282.

Interview: Captain of the Lost Waves Pt.2
Published: Monday, June 30, 2025
Our wonderful interview with Captain of the Lost Waves, continues. Here we discuss the life changing event that happened in the early hours of May 23rd, 2022, and how music and songwriting have helped aid the ongoing recovery for Shaun and his family.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/interview-captain-of-the-lost-waves-2

Hosts Kevin Petch and David Benn.

Produced by Kevin Petch for Out of Left Field.

More information:

Upcoming shows and merchandise can be found by visiting https://captainofthelostwaves.com/

Interview: Captain of the Lost Waves Pt.1
Published: Monday, June 30, 2025
The day before the great flood in our 5282 Studio, we were welcomed into the West Yorkshire home of Captain of the Lost Waves/Shaun T. Hunter.

After tea and biscuits, The Captain discusses life as an independent musician, his music career choices and being 1 of 12 artists chosen to represent Team England, in the inaugural Global Music Match 2020.

We could have talked forever, so you won't be at all surprised to hear that the interview is in 2 parts. But fear not, we're publishing both parts together.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/interview-captain-of-the-lost-waves

Hosts Kevin Petch and David Benn.

Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

More information:

Upcoming shows and merchandise can be found by visiting https://captainofthelostwaves.com/

Best film scores by composers not called John
Published: Monday, May 12, 2025
Another monumental episode, we do keep choosing these epic topics. This time we discuss the best film scores composed by someone not called John. Each presenter chooses five composers whose work either helped create or significantly move forward the art of film music. We also offer a list of composers who made significant contributions. Kevin mentions David Bowie at least twice, there's no stopping him.

Available here from the 14th of May 25, a bonus mini episode ... in which we talk about the two Johns. Not the Three Johns. Available on the Out of Left Field blog, link below.

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.

Hosts Kevin Petch, Rob Wood and David Benn.

Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

Thanks for supporting 5282.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/best-film-scores-by-composers-not-called-john

Erich Korngold
Max Steiner
Sergie Prokofiev
Sir Arthur Bliss
Michel Legrand
Ennio Morricone and again
Claudio Gizzi
Bernard Herrmann
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Lalo Schifrin
Vangelis and Dave bonus
Howard Shore
Daft Punk

We will also be posting a short item on The Two Johns, and perhaps one day the full one and a half edit of this episode.

Paul Schrader
Published: Monday, May 5, 2025
Kevin, Phil and Dave return at the start of another run. And with our longest episode to date, because we are discussing the career of director, screenwriter and critic Paul Schrader. Even then we can cover only a small number of his films. Our final recommendation is suitably left field.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/paul-schrader

Links
Paul Schrader

Letterboxd

Empire Online articles

BFI quick guide to Schrader

IMDB

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.
Hosts Kevin Petch, Phil Todd and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.
Copyright 2025 Out of Left Field

Gary Stewart interview
Published: Monday, March 10, 2025
We nipped over to interview singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist Gary Stewart, at his home in North Yorkshire. Gary discusses his musical roots, solo work and the Graceland project, which sold out at York Barbican at the end of 2024.

5282 will now take a break, not to lounge on the beach or catch up on the soaps, but to write new material and consume even more culture.

Thanks for supporting us this far.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/gary-stewart-interview

News: UK music, James Bond at Amazon and state of cinema
Published: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Missing.
White male, early 40's, answers to the name of James. Known to use advanced skills to radically change appearance and affect devastating destructive change to criminal and state organisations to further the aims of the British government. May try to evade contact using high performance cars, motorbikes and gyrocopter. Appears to be immune to punches, bullets and possibly ship to shore barrages of high explosives.

If you see him do not approach, instead contact Dept. 5282.

Bond at Amazon a critical take
The official line
Summer 2025 cinema. Rehash, rebrand, repeat

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/news-uk-music-james-bond-at-amazon-and-state-of-cinema

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.
Hosts Kevin Petch, Rob Wood and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

February Recommendations
Published: Monday, March 3, 2025
Our monthly recommendations and reviews episode. We discover Kevin might like helicopters but he gives Hares a wide berth, and Rob missed his calling in the military. Dave likes pizzas, even when used to promote sexual liberation through Marxism.

And we spent so much time discussing Bridget Jones we could not fit in our news section, which will be a bonus episode.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/february-recommendations

Mentioned in this episode:

Severance on Apple TV.
The Gorge in cinemas early 25 and then streaming.
BBC SAS Rogue Heroes
Paradise on Disney+
High Potential on Disney+
Lioness on Paramount
National Geographic Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnald on Disney+
Surviving Black Hawk Down on Netflix
BFBS
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond on Netflix
Starve Acre at BFI
Bridget Jones 4: Mad About The Boy on release early 25
Make Me A Pizza Comrades unite, raise up the cheese
Richard Dawson End of the Middle album
Sam Fender People Watching album
Wes Anderson The Phoenician Scheme
Oscar Winner Flow
The Alto Knights, how many offers are left in the bag?
Daredevil on Disney+
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra Still Blooming

We make no revenue from links or recommendations.
Hosts Kevin Petch, Rob Wood and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.