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TV Show Review of 2016 - VP028
3/12/2017
Welcome to episode 28 of Virtual Pizza, where Phil shares his TV Show highlights from 2016.
Shows discussed include:
The X-files
The Night Manager
The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Stranger Things
Westworld
Versailles
War and Peace
The Crown
Scientology and the Aftermath
60 Days in Jail season 1
Game of Thrones
Peaky Blinders
Luke Cage
Daredevil
Hope you enjoy the show!
Duration:00:19:57
Audio Drama Review 2016 - VP027
2/28/2017
Welcome to episode 27 of Virtual Pizza, where Phil, Gary (from The Gamesmen RPG podcast) and Jason (from the campsite and The Pilchards & Cream podcast) share their audio drama podcast highlights from 2016.
Shows discussed include:
Life After
Big Data
Return Home
Light of September
Uncanny County
Cold Reboot
King Falls AM
Alice isn't dead
Within the wires
Diane (Twin Peaks podcast)
Archive 81
The Deep Vault
Small Town Horror
The Handmaid's Tale (from Secrets, Crimes &...
Duration:00:38:02
King Falls AM, News, My Last 3 Slices - VP025
9/4/2016
Welcome to episode 25 of Virtual Pizza, I’m Phil Olson and we’ve got an extravaganza of pizza toppings this week! We have My Last 3 Slices, Loads of entertainment news and my recommendation of the week.
My last 3 slices
What last 3 slices of entertainment or media have you been consuming recently? Get in touch and let us all know.
NEWS
The Young Pope
Tremors Idris Elba (Luther)
Michael Fassbender (The Light Between Oceans),
Tom Hiddleston (The Night...
Duration:00:15:50
THE LOVE OF RECOMMENDING, NEWS, LIGHT OF SEPTEMBER – VP024
8/29/2016
Welcome to episode 24 of Virtual Pizza. In this week's episode we have some entertainment news, I explain why I like recommending things to you, the listener, and our recommendation of the week.
NEWS
Red Dwarf XIReddwarf.co.uk
Shannon's Last 3 Slices
The MessageStranger Things Recommendation of the Week
This week's recommendation of the week is the audio drama The Light Of September. Brought to us by Radio Static, the story follows the crew of an oceanographic...
Duration:00:15:14
VERSAILLES, NEWS & THE MESSAGE – VP023
8/21/2016
Welcome to Episode 23 of Virtual Pizza.
In this episode we cover what I’ve been catching up on, the latest entertainment news and out recommendation of the week, The Message.
WHAT I’VE BEEN WATCHING THIS WEEK
VersaillesVikings The Cleansed
NEWS
Jack RyanStar WarsStar Wars: Episode VIII Twin PeaksThe Secret History of Twin PeaksWestworld
Blade Runner 2
RECOMMENDATION OF THE WEEK
The Message
FEEDBACK
Feedback on the last show, episode 22 has been amazing. Thank you...
Duration:00:15:53
Nuclear War & the BBC, Uncanny County - VP022
8/14/2016
News
STAR TREK DISCOVERY
If you haven’t heard, there’s a new Star Trek show coming soon! Titled Star Trek: Discovery, the TV show will be set after Enterprise and ten years before The Original Series, placing it in the original ‘Prime’ continuity rather than the current movie timeline, which is know as Kelvin.
Star Trek: Discovery will air in January 2017, on CBS All Access in the USA and a day later on Netflix here in the UK and across most of the world.
STAR WARS BLURAY...
Duration:00:15:15
Interview with The Heavenfield author IG Hulme and some recommendations VP021
10/11/2015
In Episode 21 of Virtual Pizza, I interview IG Hulme, author of The Heavenfield, and listener Gary Leavor gives us his recommendations.
News
First up, I’d like to draw your attention to a couple of new TV shows on the horizon.
The first is Jessica Jones, an ex superhero turned private eye, solving crimes in Hell’s Kitchen.
This is the second collaboration between Marvel and Netflix, and following the success of DareDevil, this is going to be one to watch. If you didn’t recognise...
Duration:00:38:57
Virtual Pizza returns, News and a visit to the Arcade Club VP020
9/19/2015
It’s great to be back, this is Episode 20 of Virtual Pizza!
In this episode we have the latest TV and Movie news, a 'Last 3 Slices' from listener Jason Johnson and a report from a visit to The Arcade Club in Lancashire with The Veteran Gamers.
News
Star Trek BeyondMary PoppinsX-Men20,000 Leagues Under the SeaTransformers 5Pacific Rim 2Hell Boy 3Creed
The Mist
The Arcade Club
In March, the Veteran Gamers organised a meet up at The Arcade Club in Lancashire -...
Duration:00:25:33
YAP Audio, Movies into TV Shows and News - VP019
8/23/2014
Welcome back to Virtual Pizza, the show where we devour the digital world, one slice at a time.
News
10-20 years ago, Hollywood were desperately trying to make films out of TV Shows (Mission Impossible, Charlies Angels, The Saint and The Fugitive).
Now the tables have flipped and with the huge success of shows like Hannibal, Fargo and Bates Motel, the new trend of turning movies into TV shows continues with recent announcements that Scream, Westworld and The Devil’s Advocate are...
Duration:00:39:29
Downton, The Terminator and Animal Zombies - VP018
3/26/2014
Fantastic show this week with entertainment news, the recommendation of the week which is a graphic novel, new feature movie trailer spotlight, community feedback and some last slices
News
Recommendation of the Week
The Other Dead, written by Kevin Eastman, Joshua Ortega, Digger T Mesch and art by rising star Qing Ping Mui is a zombie themed graphic novel with a difference. It's published by IDW Publishing.
I'm sure most of you are starting to get that slow burning feeling. like...
Duration:00:17:04
New Pilots, JR Ewing and Star Trek Continues - VP017
3/2/2014
It’s Sunday 2nd March 2014, and once again we’ve got a heavily loaded pizza for you to devour once slice at a time!
News
Heroes trailer for GodzillaDallas kicks off season 3 Recommendation of the week
Ok, Ive always been cynical of fan produced content, a lot of it is pretty dire. But this week I discovered something that blew me away. Star Trek Continues is a fan based series, which follows the crew of the USS Enterprise across the fourth and fifth years of it’s five year...
Duration:00:19:49
Rain, Minding your P's, and Rust - VP016
2/16/2014
In this week’s episode 16 of Virtual Pizza:
http://youtu.be/yr01fJwzcks
Rust http://youtu.be/-YhCvGVop1Q
Destination Gamer12 Years a SlaveElectric CinemaExtract http://youtu.be/3cemS6oUBeg
The Following http://youtu.be/NK5nq5ibTNI
The HeavenfieldEpisode 14We're AliveEpisode 2 Hope you enjoy the show, please tell your friends!
Duration:00:15:00
Sharks, Musicals and Code Breakers - VP015
2/2/2014
In this week's episode 15 of Virtual Pizza:
Guardian We Are Here by Michael MarshallFacebook pageLEGO Marvel Super Heroes (PS4) Recommendation of the week: The Bletchley Park podcastofficial site And we close the show with some new ‘My Last Slices’ fromThe Bletchley Circle - Series 1 And 2 [DVD]Firestorm (The Survivalist)Elysium - Steelbook [Blu-ray] [2013]Mike Russell (Music Radio Creative and UK Podcasters)The Ask PatBrian TomlinsonFlappy BirdInside Llewyn DavisCast Of Thrones Jon Wilson...
Duration:00:19:38
What happened to 2013? - VP014
1/25/2014
In this week's episode 14 of Virtual Pizza:
Music Radio CreativeUK PodcastersThe Command Line podcastwebsiteitunes linkfeedback@virtual-pizza.com
Duration:00:22:18
Goodbye to a Pioneer - VP013
11/14/2013
This week in episode 13 of Virtual Pizza we cover the week's entertainment news, say goodbye to a pioneer, Ben Spicer from the Command Line podcast tells us why he loves his iPad Mini and Phil recommends some podcasts.
News
http://youtu.be/CS01Hmjv1pQ
http://youtu.be/VYgcrny2hRs
Ben Spicer (Command Line)
Ben Spicer, host of the Command Line podcast, has kindly sent in an article on why he loves his iPad mini.
http://cmdline.co@cmdlinecoiTunes link Podcast Recommendations
Phil...
Duration:00:25:03
It’s Batkid! - VP012
11/8/2013
In episode 12 of the Virtual Pizza podcast, we cover some interesting TV and movie news, recommend an audiobook and tell you about a heartwarming superhero story.
News
Final Thoughts
Here’s a fantastic, feel-good story to end the show. Next week, the Make-A-Wish Foundation in San Francisco, CA is going above and beyond to grant the wish of a young boy named Miles. Miles is 5 years old and has leukemia. As a fan of superheroes, Miles’ one wish is to actually be Batman. So, the...
Duration:00:18:20
Things are changing, and saying Thanks - VP011
11/1/2013
In episode 11 we talk about changing things around on Virtual Pizza, discuss the latest entertainment news, celebrate the 75th anniversary of The War of the Worlds radio broadcast, recommend Ripper Street and say a huge thanks to Podcasters.
Getting regular guest contributions for Virtual Pizza has always been a challenging task. Our team have day jobs, families and often their own podcasts. In an effort to produce more regular episodes of Virtual Pizza, I’m starting to look at changing...
Duration:00:17:28
Of art, fantasy, exercise and DJs - VP008
9/19/2013
Welcome to Episode 08 of Virtual Pizza, devouring the digital world, one slice at a time.
In this episode:
- new feature '5 minutes with the Film Thugs'
- Jo tells us about exercising for 4 minutes a day in Side Salad (Jo Taylor Fitness)
- Brian interviews international DJ Andy Ward
- And Phil tells us about his first experiences in Guild Wars 2
Duration:00:36:15
The Horror Special - VP010
9/19/2013
Welcome to Episode 10 of Virtual Pizza, devouring the digital world, one slice at a time. This episode has a special horror theme!
Overseas ConnectionWelcome to Night ValeVeteran GamersDidactic SyncastVeteran GamersBack to the TheatreThe Film Thugs Remember, tickets are still available for the Back to the Theatre Brian Cox event on September 28th, where Manhunter and Trick 'r' Treat will be screened with the great man himself in the audience!
Break music: the fantastic 'Re: Your Brains' by...
The TV Special - VP009
9/19/2013
Welcome to Episode 09 of Virtual Pizza, devouring the digital world, one slice at a time. In this TV Special episode, we look at great TV you may have missed and new shows on their way for 2013:
Virtual Pizza: The SliceThe Film ThugsThe PlayVaultOverseas ConnectionVeteran GamersDidactic SyncastVeteran Gamers
Duration:00:33:42