All good things must come to an end. After 18 months and a ton of fun, Rob and Clive have decided to shutter the Speakeasy. And what better way to finish than in the same way that we started: two blokes in a room, talking about music?We're tal

The Best Of 2014

Jan 11th, 2015 3h 43m

Who does a best of the year show before the year's up? Not us, hombre! We've made sure 2014 is good and dead before we drop our verdict. Join Rob and Clive. with Speakeasy playmates Graham Williams, Keith Eyles, Neil Myers, Dominic Wade and St

The Adventures Of Whip Crackaway And Honcho The Indian Boy

Dec 29th, 2014 23m 3s

As a bit of a departure from our usual fare, The Speakeasy is proud to present its first foray into radio drama. Clive and Rob are joined by friends of the podcast in a tribute and/or parody to classic 1930s horse operas. Please to enjoy the pa

The Drokk-Easy

Nov 26th, 2014 1h 35m

Stomm! Rob and Clive are joined by long-time friend of the Speakeasy Chris Rogers to talk about one of the most iconic British comic characters of all time: Judge Dredd. We pick apart one of his most iconic tales, The Day The Law Died, and see

The Summer Movie Sum-up

Oct 24th, 2014 1h 50m

Clive and Rob are joined again by film-makers Maria Thomas and Simon Aitken as we revisit our May Summer Movie preview. Did we see the films we said we'd watch? Did we like the films we said we'd watch? Did we watch films we didn't say we'd wat

The September Read-easy

Sep 26th, 2014 1h 19m

Who doesn't like a good book? Well, if you don't you're in the wrong place this month! Rob and Clive share the works of literary merit that have tickled their fancy this month, in a podcast that's sure to appeal to those of you that enjoy slig

The Film Music Speakeasy

Aug 25th, 2014 1h 20m

Eat My Crescendo! This month on The Speakeasy, Rob and Clive are joined by actual honest-to-heck film composer Neil Myers. Along with adagio and strings from the mighty Keith Eyles, we highlight composers we think are unfairly overlooked, and

The Blake-easy

Jul 29th, 2014 1h 36m

In the second part of our epic podcast on Blake's 7, we explore cliffhangers, putdowns, ask what exactly went wrong with Season 4 and share our favourite episodes of the run. Standard by 8, we're heading for Star One...(via the pub)

The Blake-easy

Jul 29th, 2014 1h 23m

Welcome to the first part of our gigantic overview of classic TVSF drama Blake's 7 - so big that we've had to split it in half! Clive and Rob are joined by X&HTeam-mates Chris Rogers and Keith Eyles in an exploration of the Blake's 7 univer

The Pod Of Future Cast!

Jun 23rd, 2014 1h 36m

X-Men: Days Of Future Past. You've read the book. You've seen the film. Now hear the podcast!Rob and Clive are joined by comic fan and Wolverine lookalike Graham Williams as we go in-depth and full-bore into the Claremont/Byrne classic. Rememb

The May Summer Preview

May 10th, 2014 1h 21m

All new, kind of different: Excuses And Half Truths Presents Rob & Clive's Speakeasy!Live from our new studio in London's trendy Clerkenwell, The Speakeasy hits its first anniversary with a fresh coat of paint and a shoeshine.Joining our

The April Speakeasy: The Age Of The Concept Album

Apr 19th, 2014 2h 3m

As is appropriate for a podcast about the concept album, BEHOLD our most epic Speakeasy yet. Over two hours of chat as Rob, Clive and special guest writer Stuart Wright discuss that most derided of formats and find a few gems... and yes, a coup

The March Writeasy

Mar 21st, 2014 56m 51s

Just the two of us this month, as Clive and Rob talk about writing. We cast an eye over the fast-changing world of self-publishing, look at some short fiction mags and answer that all important question: just what does Nanowrimo stand for?

The February Speakeasy: We Love Documentaries!

Feb 14th, 2014 1h 9m

We love documentaries, so it's only appropriate that we take the most love-drenched time of the year to talk about them. We're joined by long-time friend of Excuses And Half Truths, Dominic Wade, and chat about the ins, outs, throughs and ov

The January Whoseasy

Jan 14th, 2014 1h 29m

Now that the dust has settled post-Xmas and everyone's yakking about Sherlock, we can take that all-important bit of critical distance and talk at length about Doctor Who. Seriously, one of these days when we talk about brevity being a necessit

The X(&HT)Mas Bonus Speakeasies: Slayride

Dec 19th, 2013 14m 49s

As our Xmas gift to you, dearest Listenership, here is the second of our bonus Speakeasies. Clive and I are reading each other's stories from last year's Zombie Christmas anthology, The Dead Files Vol. 3. (pick it up at Amazon for the zombie fa

The X(&HT)Mas Bonus Speakeasies: The Promise

Dec 16th, 2013 15m 37s

As our Xmas gift to you, dearest Listenership, here is the first of two bonus Speakeasies. Clive and I are reading each other's stories from last year's Zombie Christmas anthology, The Dead Files Vol. 3, available at Amazon for that perfect sto

The December Music Speakeasy: Cover Versions

Dec 11th, 2013 1h 18m

In a bare-faced attempt to up the ante, Rob and Clive invite The Little Unsaid, AKA John Elliott, into Studio 2A for some musical shenanigalia. John performs a new song, and covers tracks by Nick Cave and Atoms For Peace.John also joins us for

The November Film Speakeasy

Nov 13th, 2013 1h 1m

November. Cold, damp, and once you're past the Halloween/Bonfire Night twofer, there's nothing to look forward to until Christmas. Oh well, let's go to the pictures. Clive and Rob are joined by film-maker Simon Aitken, who braves the 50 Secon

The Spookeasy Special

Oct 26th, 2013 27m 12s

It's a bonus Spookeasy for Halloween!Rob is joined by X&HTeam-mate and horror film aficionado Simon Aitken in teasing out the best movies to watch this All Hallow's Eve. From gore to scares to cheese, we've got you covered. Light a pumpkin lan

The October Funnybook Speakeasy

Oct 3rd, 2013 1h 38m

We love comics. We read comics. And in this edition of the Speakeasy, we talk about comics. At length.We review the best new books that The Dice Of Fate allowed us to look at in Spetember, and take an extensive look at the career and works of

The August Speakeasy: Film Edition

Sep 18th, 2013 1h 16m

In the August Speakeasy, Rob and Clive are talking film. A lot. It’s our longest podcast ever and it’s jampacked full of goodness!In our Fifty Second Flash Film Fest, we cram nine film reviews into under 8 minutes.Clive gives us the lowdown o

The September Speakeasy: Music Edition

Sep 18th, 2013 51m 20s

Here we are and here we are and here we go…AROOGAH! The September Speakeasy gets musical on your asses.Our Fifty Second Flash Tracks Challenge is the fastest way of grabbing the info you need about the music we think you should be listening t

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