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5282 Third Day of Christmas (2025)

Day 3: Doctor Who 1/3

There's no Christmas or New Year Doctor Who, this Festive Season. But fear not! For 5282 have got you covered, as Kevin and fellow Whovian, Chris Hoyle, bring you three episodes of scintillating Doctor Who conversation.

In this first episode, Classic Who! Enjoy!

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/6-days-of-christmas-dr-who-part-1

Doctor Who 1963-1996: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0ggwr8l/doctor-who-19631996

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Hosts Kevin Petch and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.
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5282 Second Day of Christmas (2025)

For our second day of Christmas, Kevin interviews traditional folk multi instrumentalist duo The KImberleys. We recorded in the bar at Crank Studios, Morley, before they performed 'Christmas with The Kimberleys', supported by experimental folk harpist Lauren Moreau.

So there's lot's of 'atmosphere', but we did edit out the coffee machine.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/6-days-of-christmas-kimberleys-interview

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Hosts Kevin Petch and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.
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https://www.thekimberleys.org/

Tam Lin by The Kimberleys Music Video https://youtu.be/8Z9-mmUBSrw?si=87J85Rjb8SXcfnQI

5282 First Day of Christmas (2025)

Jon Gomm releases his first ever Christmas Single. Then, as partridges, swans and milking maids are old hat, we're bringing you Rob's Christmas horror film recommendations, with something for all tastes, and Phil's Christmas Noir, featuring hard bitten Santas and glamourous elves. I think.

We have another five days of Christmas to come, which is good news if you have looked at the TV listings and thought "How do they get away with it?".

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/6-days-of-christmas-film-recommendations

Links for content in this episode

Jon Gomm
Shchedryk (Carol Of The Bells) is available to buy: https://jongomm.bandcamp.com/track/shchedryk-carol-of-the-bells
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhVhqHKc_j0
Website/store link: https://jongomm.com/shchedryk

Robs Horror Christmas Films
They do things differently in Europe Krampus (2015)
Should have dug a deeper hole Rare Exports (2010)
Do. Not. Piss. Him. Off. Violent Night (2022)
The day Santa joined the A-Team Fat Man (2020)
The question is: chips, with mayo or nowayo? In Bruges (2008)

Phils Christmas Noir Films
Anyone can get distracted while on a job Blast Of Silence (1961)
All he has to do is catch a boat Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
Everyone loves a suitcase Larceny Inc (1942)
What I don't get is how come there are so many couples in the brothel?? Christmas Holiday (1944)
Nothing says Christmas like violent crime 'R Xmas (2001)

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FIRST EVER CHRISTMAS SINGLE RELEASED BY JON GOMM

Jon Gomm, the Blackpool-born acoustic guitar virtuoso, has released his first ever Christmas single. It’s his very own take on Shchedryk (Carol Of The Bells), a folk song originating in Ukraine, during the early part of the 20th century.


Jon Gomm

This is an instrumental version of the song, with the original lyrics telling of seeing the first swallow of the year, meaning winter must be nearly over and spring is coming. It’s a beautiful, ethereal reinterpretation, full of Gomm’s trademark guitar techniques, both hypnotic and dreamlike in equal measure. His playing, as always, is crystal clear and note perfect.


Shchedryk (Carol Of The Bells) by Jon Gomm

Jon says: “I reinterpreted the music a fair bit, so when I play it live I introduce it with a different title - Shchedryk v Hrad.
‘Hrad’ is the Ukrainian word for hail or hailstorm, so you can think of it as A Swallow In A Hailstorm. ‘Hrad’ is also the name the Russian army gave to their rocket-launcher tanks, which shoot a hailstorm of destruction, like those which totalled the apartment of my friend Serhii Radzetskyi and his family. This piece is dedicated to him, and my other Ukrainian friends Inna and Vlad, and all those that have suffered as a result of the war.”

Shchedryk (Carol Of The Bells) is out now and available to buy on Bandcamp, plus all the usual streaming sites and YouTube. See links below.

Written by Kevin Petch

Shchedryk (Carol Of The Bells) is available to buy: https://jongomm.bandcamp.com/track/shchedryk-carol-of-the-bells

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhVhqHKc_j0

Website/store link: https://jongomm.com/shchedryk

Christmas 2025 Trailer

Two attempts and we still got it wrong. Because this coming Christmas we have FIVE* (not four as Kevin says) bonus episodes. It's more or less a mini series, but not featuring Joan Collins or Richard Chamberlain.

On the 22nd, we have Christmas with The Kimberleys. Jim and Isobel are a folk duo and they are playing three gigs in December. Kevin will be interviewing them at their Morley Folk Club gig on 16th, details in link below.

Then on the 24th, 26th and 28th we will have a three part Dr Who feature, in which Kevin interviews Whovian Chris Hoyle.

We finish 2025 with our review of the year featuring Mel, Rob and Phil. (* Dave is already starting to think that it's going to be a two parter).

So thanks for supporting us and watch for these upcoming episodes.

Finally Dave would like to thank Andrew Hunter Murray for the gag.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/christmas-2025-trailer

Presented by Kevin Petch and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

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The Kimberleys Events Page

The Kimberleys Tam Lin

Chris Hoyle on fandom.com

November Recommendations
And so as the sun sets on series 4, we bring you Novembers recommendations. Kevin, Phil and Rob cover film, music and streaming. Plus we reflect on the passing of four very different but highly important creatives: Diane Keaton, Samantha Eggar, Ken Jacobs and Drew Struzan.

Plus Dave makes a complete fist trying to pronounce ʻumikumaiwa.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/november-2025-recommendations

Links for content in this episode

Phil
Rosa la Rose at Radiance FIlms

MUBI Primer: Diagonale et Co

Monstrous Disco Frankenstein

Ken Jacobs Website

STAR SPANGLED TO DEATH

Kevin
Tron: Ares

del Toro Frankenstein

Diane Keaton Wiki

Samantha Eggar Wiki

The Divine Comedy Wiki

BBC: Riot Women YouTube trailer

Rob
John Candy: I Like Me

Monster: The Ed Gein Story Netflix (Graphic trailer, discretion advised)

Mindhunter Netflix

Drew Struzan Appreciation at Lucasfilm

Dave
Kilauea volcano Live USGS

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Presented by Kevin Petch, Phil Todd, Rob Wood and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

70s Synth Albums and TONTO Synth
Who doesn't love a high pass filter? Gently applied to two detuned oscillators set at square wave?

If this is just word salad to you, then listen to our discussion on electronic music albums of the 1970s, where Kevin and David pick three each to illustrate the development and interest in synthesizers, not all of them are too obvious. And Kevin wanders off from the '1970 to 1979' brief.

In our second feature David admits his previous ignorance about The Original Neo Timbral Orchestra, an achievement up there with the discovery of the first pulsar (note the spelling).

We round off with a few honorable mentions.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/70s-synth-albums-and-tonto-synth

Links mentioned in episode

Wendy Carlos Sonic Seasonings
Description of the composition of the score for Tron
Wendy Carlos brief biography
50 years of Kraftwerk Autobahn
Creation of Autobahn
Kraftwerk
Bernie Worrell website
Bernie Worrell interview
George Clintons YouTube
George Clintons website
Parliament Mothership appreciation
Synergy (Larry Fast) Sequencer
Larry Fast EMM article
Two conversations With Larry Fast on Fairfax City Music YouTube
Cabaret Voltaire Mix-Up Discogs
Mix-Up review on Head Heritage
Links to Cabaret Voltaire interviews (on the creaky Brainwashed site)
The Guardian marks fiftieth anniversary of first gig
Chris Watson interview on the thequietus.com
Human League Travelogue on Discogs
Travelogue on RateYourMusic
Phil Oakey 2011 interview
Human League Dare modern review

In-depth TONTO overview on Rolling Stone (only found this after recording!)
'Stevie Wonder & the Synth that Changed Music | Robert Margouleff Story' on Anthony Marinelli Music YouTube
Malcolm Cecil discusses TONTO on National Music Centre Youtube

Fad Gadget on AllMusic
Leer and Rental The Bridge

Also for consideration (which breaks the 1970 to 1979 brief even more).

Vangelis Alpha (Cosmos Evolution Animation / Albedo 0.39 track 6)

And they are so obvious we did not mention them at all.

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Presented by David Benn and Kevin Petch.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

tAngerinecAt Interview
Published: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Formed in Ukraine, now based in North Wales, tAngerinecAt link West and East, past and present. Kevin talks with Zhenia and Paul about the creative process, influences and their current album. Interviewed at The Lending Room venue, unfortunately there is some background noise.

https://shows.acast.com/5282/episodes/tangerinecat-interview

The tAngerinecAt UK Grief Album Launch Tour continues, visiting:

17/10 Gateshead, The Black Bull
18/10 Edinburgh, The Voodoo Rooms
24/10 Bristol, The Louisiana
25/10 Coventry, The Tin Music and Arts

Website: https://www.tangerinecat.net/
Grief (Official Music Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm4Cox4vxXs
Grief Album Review https://www.kevinspetchcreative.com/writings

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

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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.

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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

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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

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Hosts Kevin Petch, Phil Todd and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.
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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

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Hosts Kevin Petch, Rob Wood, Phil Todd and David Benn.
Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.
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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

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

Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

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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

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Presented by Kevin Petch and Phil Todd.

Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

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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

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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

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Hosts Kevin Petch, Rob Wood and David Benn.

Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

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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

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Presented by Kevin Petch and Phil Todd.

Produced by Kevin Petch for Out Of Left Field.

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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.

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