The Benji and Nick Show – Happy Days

In the next The Benji and Nick Show, the boys and special guest/s have been watching Happy Days. Broadcast from 1974–1984, Happy Days is an American sit-com television series centred around the Cunningham family, starring Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham and Henry Winkler as his friend, Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli. Emails to podcast@nicholasbriggs.com

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The Benji and Nick Show – Fireball XL5

Coming up on The Benji and Nick Show, the boys (and a special new guest) have been watching Fireball XL5, a British children’s science-fiction television series.  The show, produced by husband and wife team Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, aired for a single 1962–63 series. Set in the year 2062, Fireball XL5 follows the missions of

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The Benji and Nick Show – Ice Station Zebra

In the next The Benji and Nick Show the boys chat about Ice Station Zebra, a 1968 Cold War era suspense and espionage film loosely based on Alistair MacLean’s novel published in 1963. Both the film and book contain parallels to real-life events that took place in 1959. Emails to podcast@nicholasbriggs.com

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