Friday on the Drive show at 3:30 means the movie review with Mark Searby – a special edition this week as Mark brought 3 cinema and 2 Blu-ray/DVD offerings to the table as well as me bringing-up the forthcoming The Predator movie.

Cinema: Rampage … The Titan … Custody
Blu-ray/DVD: The Disaster Artist … Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Mark’s reviews can be heard below…

I surprised Mark with a comment about the new The Predator movie which sees Lethal Weapon writer, Shane Black, as director (who was involved with, and co-starred in the original 1987 film).  The amusing aspect to this was discussing Jean-Claude Van Damme as the original actor inside a very early (quote: a stretched Kermit-the-Frog) Predator suit!  Have a look at that on YouTube here!

Here’s our The Predator chat…

On today’s show, I was joined by Poppy Phillips who is one of the singers in the production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat which is on at the Brentwood Centre.

Hear Poppy speak with me about singing, a selfie with Chesney, and her fondness for Taylor Swift…  This audio can be downloaded here.

Earlier in the week, Scott Ross welcomed Chesney Hawkes into the studio and you can listen to chat conversation here…

Was there a Bank Holiday this week?  Your 5-days-a-week radio chappy, Charlie Davy, managed it all week bringing you the latest travel updates, local events news and some mighty fine tunes.

On Tuesday’s show – there was some quality Easter Egg bants with Naomi Hefford…

Being behind on my show admin and a quick mention about Bullseye…

Slam-dunkin’ Drones dropping your Amazon gubbins into your garden (usually the fish-pond)…

More Amazon chatter…

My very basic Facebook profile: #NoCatPictures

On Friday, we had our regular movie review with Mark Searby – that can be heard on its separate page here…

Friday on the Drive show means movies with resident film-lover and popcorn-hater, Mark Searby…

Death Wish – starring Bruce Willis in a remake of the 1974 original.

Ghost Stories – Yes, it’s horror!  Cast includes Martin Freeman and Paul Whitehouse.

Blade of the Immortal – Japanese slice ‘n’ dice revenge thriller…

Stronger – Based on a true story of one of the survivors of the Boston Marathon Bombing.

Mark will be at the screening of …And Justice for All at the Phoenix Cinema (no relation) and hosting a Q+A with actor Thomas G Waites (The Warriors, The Thing) on Thursday 19th April.  Details here…

Happy 10 weeks (if you were counting) of Drive and it’s time for another best/worst of the show so here is a recap of what went on, who said what and stuff like that…

On Tuesday, I spoke with Gemma Lang, founder and director of iSocialCircle about her new website that’s designed to encourage people to make new friends and enjoy lift a bit more by making it easier to find like-minded companions.  Listen again here…

The Best/Worst
Here’s some selected audio gubbins from this week’s show:

A screwdriver selfie!

All new Phoenix Filth!

More selfie talk – just how hard can it be to take one?

Don’t be afraid to catch fish…

Facebook Privacy – they’ve got your data!

Getting that selfie on the first take… Nah!

On Good Friday – the usual show went out the door…

On Friday, it was movies with Mark Searby – listen to that again here.

If you follow @PhoenixFMDrive on Twitter, you may have seen our Mid-Show Video Diary – if not, click here!

Friday means movies with our resident film guru, Mark Searby…

In the cinema this week: Ready Player One – Sci-Fi from Steven Spielberg that, on the face of it, could be the plot to “Tron”, but has a lot more to offer…  Isle of Dogs set in the near-future of Japan and involves a search for a dog – yes, really!  With an ensemble cast including Bryan Cranston, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton and Jeff Goldblum, you wonder how this was made for *only* $1.9m.

Click the player for Mark’s opinions on these 2 cinema offerings…

Available to buy on Blu-ray/DVD are Justice League : Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Cyborg etc.  There’s a LOT of Bruce Wayne (he’s Batman, you know).  Wonder tells the story of a young boy, played by Jacob Tremblay, who has Treacher Collins Syndrome.  Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson play his parents and the film deals with a child trying to “fit it”.

Click the player to hear Mark’s thoughts on these 2 films…

Mark’s even got 3D ‘specs!

There’s more from Mark next Friday at 3:30pm – and if you have Twitter, he’s worth a follow for regular film recommendations and the occasional giveaway/competition.

The end of another week means a collection of the best/worst of the Phoenix FM Drive show – and that means a delve into the thoughts of its host, Charlie Davy.

Songs that sound like something else, an insight into what goes on in our station’s toilet plus an assortment of tat that may just make you giggle.

An encounter with a gritting lorry…

George Ezra sings like the South Park theme!

Space Junk…

Memories of PE class at school…

Exceedingly good shampoo – and an insight into the Phoenix FM khazi…

A little bit of rapping…

Facebook data and stalking people…

The new song by Bilk sounds a bike like an old track by Sham 69…

What colour are these tennis balls?

Charlie hates the term “influencers”…

Keep your eyes on the road…

Is this Bruno Mars or a song by The Police?

The world’s greatest hug from Xanthe Bearman…

A Bit of Tongue Action…

We’re back for more fun and games Monday at 3pm!

Every Friday at 3:30, our resident popcorn-hater, Mark Searby, give his opinions on the latest cinema releases as well as a couple of Blu-ray/DVD offerings…

To watch: A Wrinkle in Time … Proud Mary
To buy: Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool … Daddy’s Home 2

You can follow Mark on Twitter here – and also enter his competition to win some Al Pacino goodies!

Friday on the Drive show means a look at movies with Mark Searby – he may not like popcorn, he may not like every film he sees but his opinion is worth listening to… Honest!

Cinema : Mary Magdalene / Peter Rabbit
Blu-ray/DVD : The Florida Project / Paddington 2

Hear Mark’s thoughts on a film that doesn’t quite go all the way to attract controversy, a film that would have been better in 2D (because awful CGI) and which film made Mark a little bit sad (but in a nice way)…

Mark is back for more movie tips next Friday at 3:30pm…