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In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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The Two Geeks are here to "bring something back" from the archives, as we look back at the Quatermass franchise.
Morgan teaches Tom all about the classic British sci-fi series, including its various versions, adaptations, sequels and casts.
We also discuss:
- How Tom thought a 'quatermass' was a scientific thing rather than a bloke's name
- Can nuns watch TV?
- The annoyance of not recording telly back in the '50s
- The ballad of Brian Donlevy
- David Tennant's other doctor
Clips used:
- The Quatermass Experiment (1953)
- Quatermass II (1955)
- Quatermass and the Pit (1958)
- Quatermass (1979)
- The Quatermass Experiment (2005)
- The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
- Quatermass 2 (1957)
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
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