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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast

@millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social

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UK - originally a Star Wars podcast, now all things VHS. We record in a pub (The Millennium Fulcrum), ship (HMS Fulcrum) and diner (Fulcrum’s Diner). We are prone to tangents, avoid toxic Star Wars/hate and partial to Alan Partridge. Spotify, Apple etc

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · 20h

The man behind so many iconic posters! www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Drew Struzan, poster designer for Star Wars and Indiana Jones films, dies at 78

Artist behind posters for Harry Potter, The Thing and Back to the Future had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · 1d

When I spent time in Peru, the mum of the family would put on the radio at 5:30 every morning and it would always play this music. Despite the mum telling me she didn’t eat guinea pig, you could eat it out there. I can’t work out if Sofology are trying to say something here… youtu.be/GoCrT1TUPaI?...

Sofology So Fussy New Pet

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · 2d

Or for those of you kicking it old school - Apple Podcasts app: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

Transformers The Movie (1986)

Podcast Episode · Millennium Fulcrum · 13/10/2025 · 1h 26m

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · 2d

S3 E10 Transformers The Movie: Out now! Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/4cc2...

Transformers The Movie (1986)

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 3d

Diane Keaton was the quintessential comedy queen 👸🏻 www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

From Annie Hall to Something’s Gotta Give: Diane Keaton was the quintessential comedy queen

The late actor won an Oscar for leading a romantic comedy in the 1970s and set the blueprint for many of the women who followed her in the genre

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · 3d

Getting excited for the return of Back to the Future in cinemas? We revisited it a few months back open.spotify.com/episode/4WRI...

Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow we’re back with Transformers The Movie (1986) feat. some pre-recorded insights from @garius.bsky.social

The cast of Cheers at the bar with some of the Transformers peering behind them as if part of the conversation

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · 8d

After a short break Season 2 continues…

Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · Sep 8

Lego and Star Trek finally in partnership - surely we will get the Lego Enterprise but which version?!

Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · Aug 28

Simon Bird is going to be in Star Wars Starfighter!

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · Aug 20

Watching one of the spurs YT shows I occasionally watch - I am livid about all this but trying to laugh at it - one of them just said “…we spent 3 weeks doing the negotiations for Arsenal!”

Forever in your shadow

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · Jun 27

After a (reluctant) week off from the pod, tonight we record: Jurassic Park ❤️

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · May 18

We cannot wait to do an episode on this!! Influenced my taste in music and film so much.

Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · May 18

‘Back to the Future & 1955’ New episode - tomorrow! Great Scott!!

Back to the Future is explored by the Millennium Fulcrum podcast

Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · May 4

Season 3 continues - up tomorrow: Terminator 2!

Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · May 2

Andor: All this quality backstory/character development means when I’m next watching Rogue One I’m going be to be bawling my eyes out when Cassian dies. Knowing the journey of him and so many others - all the pain and sacrifices.

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · Apr 28

Listened to our Highlander/Scotland ‘86 episode yet? Well if you have here is the creepy milk advert we watched… youtu.be/68-AimewesA?...

Tremors in the Lemon: ITV (Scottish) advert, June 18th 1986

YouTube video by Applemask

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · Apr 28

And here we are! Season 3 (and not *just* Star Wars) begins with… Highlander open.spotify.com/episode/34nm...

Highlander & Scotland '86

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · Apr 28

In advance of our Scotland 1986/Highlander episode this video may help prepare those of you who are less familiar with “Scotch” (Scottish) culture youtu.be/_ECGKcl4s-k?...

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace - Scottish Rant

YouTube video by N F

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · Apr 28

Until then… youtu.be/MoGMZyU5Wc4?...

Highlander 1986 TV trailer

YouTube video by robatsea2009

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · Apr 28

Season 3 out later today. Slightly later than planned as we’ve had major building works going on at the Fulcrum.

Artwork for the podcast episode on highlander.

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · Apr 17

New pod alert!🚨 open.spotify.com/episode/1xBP...

1987 - RoboCop & Predator (BONUS Episode)

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · Apr 15

Out on Thursday: we sat down to embrace general sci-fi & fantasy as well as social history - we started with 1987, Robocop and Predator! Don’t worry there’ll still be Star Wars episodes too.

The main characters from Predator and Robocop edited to look like they are facing each other (image facing from the side). 1987 is in bright graphics at the top

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · Apr 14

REMINDER

I'm am bookable for presenting things, podcasts workshops on how to do effective narratives in communications, and writing history stuff.

You can do so via the wonderful people at Past Preservers.

(Here's me talking about odd Hadrian Wall history for them) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm_J...

Gareth Edwards, Narrative Historian

YouTube video by Past Preservers

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Millennium Fulcrum Podcast @millenniumfulcrum.bsky.social · Apr 14

Please get to the bottom of this!!

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