Dead Format

Synopsis A haunted VHS rental shop that never closed, tucked away in your neighbourhood, is the only place left to escape to for a duvet day of favourite films—where the internet is down, and the films might just have a life of their own. Each episode, your hosts (the shop’s employees) chat about films in a freewheeling, nostalgic, and slightly surreal way. Sometimes, a strange VHS turns up. Sometimes, the shop’s mysterious owner leaves cryptic instructions. And sometimes, a film might not end the way you remember it…

Dead Format is a general podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 3 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Dead Format, a general show with 3 episodes published.

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  Dead Format — Episode 4: Films That Make You Want To Go On An Adventure

  Aug 18, 202656 minS0

  <p>Dicky has popped in to the shop to check in on James and Matt at Dead Format VHS Rental, Gateshead — and this week they're going nowhere fast. </p><p>Films that make you want to go on an adventure. Three each. Castle in the Sky, Dersu Uzala, Big Trouble in Little China up against The Goonies, Romancing the Stone, and Total Recall.</p><p>Miyazaki versus Spielberg. Kurosawa in Siberia versus Kurt Russell in Chinatown. James makes the case for a 1975 Soviet-Japanese co-production as the greatest adventure film ever made.</p><p>Which tape earns its place on the Ul...

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  Episode 3: Films That Make You Cry

  Aug 4, 202650 minS0

  <p>James and Matt are back behind the counter at Dead Format VHS Rental, Gateshead — and this week somebody is getting dust in their eye.</p><p>Films that make you cry. Five films between them. Rocky II, Cool Runnings, Grave of the Fireflies, Godzilla Minus One — and one they both chose independently without knowing. The Return of the King.</p><p>Which tape earns its place on the Ultimate Dead Format VHS Rental List?</p><p>Pull up a chair. Bring tissues. The hum is back.</p><p></p>

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  Episode 2: Film Soundtracks

  Jul 21, 202642 minS0

  <p></p><p>James and Matt are back behind the counter at Dead Format VHS Rental, Gateshead — and this week the subject is film soundtracks.</p><p>Three films each. One coveted place on the Ultimate Dead Format VHS Rental List.</p><p>Which scores, themes and needle drops have stayed with them? Which films would be nothing without their music? And which tape makes the cut?</p><p>Pull up a chair. The hum is back.</p><p></p>

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  Welcome to Dead Format Rental (feat. Duvet Day Picks)

  Jul 7, 202636 minS0

  <p></p><p>Welcome to the Haunted Video Shop — episode one. James and Matt throw open the shutters on Dead Format Rental, a video shop that only exists in their heads (and hopefully soon, in yours too).</p><p>First up: Duvet Day films. The stuff you reach for when you're calling in sick, wrapped in a blanket, and want cinema that asks nothing of you except company. James and Matt dig into their personal picks, why they work, and what makes a proper duvet day watch versus something that's just... a film.</p><p>Grab a snack, pull up a...

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