We're back! With an autumn special, before a new series in 2023.
I welcome once again to the show both Matt and George! After an introductory chat, mostly about our recent Halloween/horror experiences (and the recent Hellraiser movie)... we move onto our main topic... the Cosgrove Hall UK animated classic Count Duckula (ITV, 1988-1993). Including a bit of animation history context from former guest Dru... and our most special guest ever... the inimitable Doreen Edwards (vocalist of the Count Duckula theme tune) We hope it's fun!
Stick around after the credits for me and George having a chat about the cult comedy-horror hit Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (YouTube/Channel 4, 2011-16, 2022-).
0.00 Intro/Halloween 2022 preamble
0.16 Hellraiser (2022)
0.30 Count Duckula pt 1
0.56 The History of Cosgrove Hall (with Dru)
1.18 Count Duckula pt 2
1.32 Interview with Doreen Edwards (vocalist of Count Duckula theme)
1.46 Count Duckula pt 3
1.58 Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
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Matt and Mike can be found on YouTube with their regular co-hosted movie analysis show 'Matt and Mike Pull Focus' - Matt has previously appeared on several episodes of this show - most recently, our episode on The Batman.
George is a prolific YouTube creator, mostly on videogames, pop culture and literature, whose channel can be found here. His horror fiction and reviews can be discovered on his website Strange Playgrounds. He can be reached on Twitter on @EnigmaticElegy. He has previously featured on this podcast talking about Gormenghast, The Flight of Dragons, and Terry Pratchett's Johnny Maxwell Trilogy and I had the honour of featuring on his channel talking about the Amiga500 era of gaming!
Dru (our animation expert) previously appeared on our episodes about Who Framed Roger Rabbit and the Road Runner cartoons. Highly recommended.
All original intro, outro and other incidental music recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert.
NOTES
So... here's George talking about Hellraiser (2022).
Here's George and Kit Power (also a previous guest on this show!) and Alasdair Stuart talking about Cosgrove Hall too, with focus on The Wind In The Willows.
I've got no idea about the legality of this... but this YouTube channel is your easiest pathway to watching a lot of Count Duckula. Enjoy!
Doreen Edwards is a living legend, and you can hear the full version of that interview on Matt and Mike Pull Focus' channel. Furthermore, her work with Distant Cousins is outstanding. Start maybe with You Used To (which has been in my head for most of this year...)
and, of course... the original Don't Hug Me I'm Scared material can be found on their YouTube channel. And the new stuff on Channel 4.
