The House Of Hammer

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The House Of Hammer Podcast - A Definitive Guide Of The Films, The Figures & The Folklore Of One Of The 20th Century’s Greatest Cinematic Legacies
Brought to you by Adam Roche, Ben Taylorson, Cev Moore, Philip Gwynne Jones and Smokey

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179 episodes
Updated July 29

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July 29 · 1 hr 10 min
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
The fifth in the Hammer Frankenstein series. But, is it criminally underrated, or should it be thrown into the inevitable fire? Whose side are you on? Ours or Peter Cushing? “The House Of Hammer Theme” written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by...
July 27 · 10 min
Hammer Bites: Good Ol' Frankenstein
As Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed is approaching, here's a chance to hear Ben going though the more surprising instances of the Baron and his pet project... “The House Of Hammer Theme” written and produced by Cev Moore Logo by Richard Wells All the...
July 15 · 1 hr 21 min
Dracula Has Risen From The Grave
It's the winter of 1968 and what better way to stay warm than watching a creature of the night stuck under a big old pile of ice? But wait! All is not what it seams as there's been much bloodshed and bells rung as the creepy count gets up to his...
July 1 · 1 hr 29 min
The Lost Continent
Mirroring the release of The Devil Rides Out and The Lost Continent, Cev's piloting this one a week later and with Adam already overboard, it looks like the whole crew are in for some choppy waters! Philip does the decent thing and takes to the...
June 24 · 1 hr 52 min
The Devil Rides Out
Upon its UK release in July 1968, The Devil Rides Out did not exactly set the world on fire and did even worse when it made it to the US, but sometimes the world simply needs time to catch up with art. Now it's generally considered to be one of the...
June 15 · 19 min
Hammer Bites: Radio Detectives
Through their early years, Hammer had some fine successes with cheaply adapting BBC properties to the big screen with The Quatermass Xperiment being their most successful of them all, but by the time the grumpy professor had come along, the formula...
June 8 · 6 min
Hammer Bites: Funny Money
In the past, Adam has had the pleasure of trying to wrap his head around old money. This time, thanks to Wings Of Danger, Ben is here to bring up a much older kind of money whilst reminiscing about his life of crime... “The House Of Hammer Theme” by...
June 3 · 1 hr 9 min
Slave Girls
Ever wondered what it would be liked to be whisked away to a land full of beautiful but sometimes violent women? Well, wonder no more, because Hammer have you covered! Who will emerge victorious? Just how magical can a Rhino be? And who has got the...
June 1 · 6 min
Hammer Bites: The Dallas Boys
Who would've thought that Watch It, Sailor! would ever make it onto a a Blu Ray release? We're now through the looking glass and living in strange times indeed and Philip's here with one of his many highlights from one of the most shoutiest 'comedies'...
May 25 · 3 min
Hammer Bites: The Strange Takes Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
There's been some odd interpretations of Stevenson's classic novella over the last century and Hammer have had their fare share in some of the oddest. Cev's here with a quick look at them along with some others. “The House Of Hammer Theme” written...
May 20 · 1 hr 22 min
The Vengeance Of She
Phil Shatner's here to guide you through Room 117 - The Vengeance Of She. The sequel the world had been crying out for since the 1965 blockbuster She*. Will this be an Empire Strikes Back, a Temple Of Doom or even a Godfather II or will it be a Speed...
May 18 · 4 min
Hammer Bites: Scouse
"Scouse". What is it? Can you eat it? Can you drink it? Can you drive it to the corner shop for a bottle and a pack of 20? Here's Smokey with exactly what a "Scouse" am... “The House Of Hammer Theme” written and produced by Cev Moore Logo by Richard...
May 6 · 1 hr 31 min
The Anniversary
It's time for some Hollywood royalty again as Bette Davis comes back to have another go at driving everyone mad not only behind the scenes, but also in front of them this time.As well as The Anniversary, Adam brings you more on the comeback queen...
May 4 · 4 min
Hammer Bites: Britcom '58
Sometimes Hammer Films were the cutting edge of film making and others definitely facing the wrong way. It's always handy to look at where the studio fitted in the surrounding film landscape. As such, Cev's here to assess their late 50's comedies,...
April 27 · 3 min
Hammer Bites: Archery
As the final Hammer Robin Hood feature has been covered here at the house, Smokey's here with a reminder of those pointy little sticks that King Harold's optician hated so much... “The House Of Hammer Theme” written and produced by Cev Moore Logo by...
April 22 · 1 hr 20 min
A Challenge For Robin Hood
1967's Christmas release A Challenge For Robin Hood was designed as a fun for all the family crowd pleaser and it's Hammer's very last big screen visit to Sherwood Forest as well as the last film to see men in tights until Mel Brooks thought they were...
April 20 · 4 min
Hammer Bites: King Dick
The upcoming episode on "A Challenge For Robin Hood" is the last Hammer feature about that forest based rapscallion and therefore the last time the good king would be mentioned too, so here's Cev with a potted history of the king that never met the...
April 13 · 4 min
Hammer Bites: Calling Dr. Love!
In Stolen Face, Dr. Philip Ritter has some questionable ideas when it comes to boundaries. Who better to look at how far questionable can be pushed than a man that has none? Here's Smokey, just Smokey... “The House Of Hammer Theme” written and...
April 8 · 1 hr 20 min
Quatermass & the Pit
Professor Quatermass is back! This guy just can't catch a break, there are more space wibbly's to deal with. But before all that we have to deal with sneaky devils, acoustic occurrences and one of the hardest goodbyes, we have ever had to do. “The...
April 6 · 6 min
Hammer Bites: Acceptable Radiation
X - The Unknown is Hammer's answer to Quatermass while Nigel Kneale would come and play with them again. It has a throwaway line in its super sci-fi script that really made Cev's ears prick up... “The House Of Hammer Theme” written and produced by...