Dr Morelle: The Case Of The Missing Heiress

It’s psychiatrist-turned-detective time, as Smokey, Adam, Ben and Cev ask you to look into their eyes, always in the eyes, nowhere else but the eyes, and lead you through a mesmerising adventure through Hammer’s 1949 mystery thriller - Dr Morelle: The Case Of The Missing Heiress!

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“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore

Artwork by Richard Wells

Celia: The Sinister Affair Of Poor Aunt Nora

Welcome to room nine in the House Of Hammer, which is the home of one of Hammer’s most surprising delights… 1949’s ‘Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora’

Adam is your guide this time, as we introduce you to the “British Betty Grable”, tell you all about how old British money actually works, anoint an all-new “Hammer Hero”, and tell you all about why you MUST seek out one of Hammer Studios’ most accomplished thrillers!

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“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore

Artwork by Richard Wells

Cracking Crime And Doing Time With PC 49

It’s a bumper episode this time round, as Cev Moore guides you into room eight at The House Of Hammer, a police station no less, as Ben Taylorson, Smokey and Adam Roche talk you through the Hammer double-bill of screen adventures for one-time British phenomenon, PC 49!

Hammer created two outings for the adventuring bobby: 1949’s ‘The Adventures Of PC 49: Investigating The Case Of The Guardian Angel’ and 1951’s ‘A Case For PC 49’, but are they worth your time?

Along with the usually bumper box of goodies, the team also invite you to play along with a very special game. Simply visit our Instagram page at @househammerpod or our Twitter account @househammerpod for the images you’ll require in order to play along!

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“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore

Artwork by Richard Wells

River Patrol

In this episode, join Ben as he commanders the mutinous crew of Smokey, Cev and Adam along the canals and estuaries and brooks and puddles and things, in search of not just illicit trade, but also a coherent plot…

It’s time to buckle your swash, rabbit punch some bullets out of that gun, take a tipple at Del Boy’s bar and prepare yourselves for the GREATEST CINEMATIC FIGHT EVER COMMITTED TO FILM as we sail our way around Hammer’s 1948 crime thriller… River Patrol

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“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore

Artwork by Richard Wells

Dick To The Rescue!

This week, Smokey guides you around room six in The House Of Hammer, which contains not just one inhabitant, but three!

Yes, Hammer Studios produced a trio of movies starring Britain’s foremost detective of the 1940’s, Dick Barton, fresh from his radio success, and this week, Smokey, Ben, Cev and Adam will tell you all about them in this bumper edition of The House Of Hammer…

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“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore

Artwork by Richard Wells

The Dark Road

We’re in true crime territory this time, as in 1948, Hammer brought to the screen a very real case straight from the front pages!

But just how far would they go in search of authenticity? As it turns out… TOO FAR! Hear all about the remarkable story behind 1948’s The Dark Road starring career criminal Stanley Thurston AS HIMSELF! What could possibly go wrong…?

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“Ben on… Non-Actor Actors” - was written by Ben Taylorson and produced by Adam Roche

“Smokey on… Prison Movies” - was written and produced by Smokey

“Cev on… Stanley Thurston” was written and produced by Cev Moore

“Adam, Ben Smokey and Cev on… The Dark Road” - produced by Cev

The rest of the episode was written, produced and presented by Adam Roche

“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore

Artwork by Richard Wells

Death In High Heels

On we go to the 4th room in “The House Of Hammer”…

Join your host for this outing, Cev Moore, as he guides you through 1947 murder mystery, ‘Death In High Heels’, featuring the most unfashionable house of fashion you’ve ever seen, rabbit curry all round, an ingenious murder plot and not-so-genius lothario…

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“Smokey on… Christianna Brand” - was written and produced by Smokey

“Ben on… Whodunnits” - was written by Ben Taylorson and produced by Adam Roche

“Adam, Smokey and Cev on… Death In High Heels” - produced by Smokey

The rest of the episode was written, produced and presented by Cev Moore

“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore

Artwork by Richard Wells

Sporting Love

This week, Ben Taylorson guides you around room number three in the House Of Hammer: Sporting Love, a musical comedy set in the world of horse racing and the bankrupt upper classes, and starring Stanley Lupino, one of the great Lupino dynasty!

We’ll tell you’ll about the film, as well as induct a new Hammer Hero, journey through a retrospective of one of entertainment’s most famous names, and even force Cev to confront his greatest genre-nemesis… the sports movie!

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“Smokey on… Hammer Hero - J. Elder Wills” - was written and produced by Smokey

“Adam on… The Fabulous Lupinos” - was written and produced by Adam Roche

“Cev on… Sporting Movies” - was written and produced by Cev Moore

“Adam, Smokey, Cev and Ben on… Sporting Love” - produced by Cev Moore

The rest of the episode was written and presented by Ben Taylorson and produced by Adam Roche

“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore

Artwork by Richard Wells

Song Of Freedom

In the second episode hear the story surrounding Hammer’s second movie: 1936’s ‘Song Of Freedom’ starring the one and only Paul Robeson!

Hear all about why musicals really mattered during this period of cinema, the story of Paul Robeson himself, the introduction of another “Hammer Hero”, plus a discussion of that rarest of beasts… a HAMMER MUSICAL!

All will be revealed in Room Two of ‘The House Of Hammer’…

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“Ben on… Musical Cinema” - was written by Ben Taylorson and produced by Adam Roche

“Adam on… Paul Robeson” - was written and produced by Adam Roche

“Cev on… Hammer Heroes: James Carreras” - was written and produced by Cev Moore

“Adam, Smokey, Cev and Ben on… Song Of Freedom - produced by Cev Moore”

The rest of the episode was produced by Smokey

“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore

Artwork by Richard Wells

The Mystery Of The Mary Celeste

Welcome to The House Of Hammer!

Each fortnight, Adam Roche, Ben Taylorson, Cev Moore and Smokey walk you through each room in Hammer Film Productions’ vast legacy, examining the ‘Hammer Heroes’ who brought the films to life, the ‘History Of The Mystery’ behind the folklore surrounding the fantastical tales, the continuing story of Hammer itself, and of course the movies…

In this first episode meet the team, and then hear the story surrounding Hammer’s earliest surviving movie - its second ever feature: 1935’s The Mystery of The Mary Celeste, starring Bela Lugosi.

But what happened to the FIRST movie Hammer produced? Who will take their place as the first Hammer Hero? What was happening in the world at the time of its release? And what is the movie itself really like?

All will be revealed in Room One of ‘The House Of Hammer’…

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“Smokey on… The 1930’s” - was written and produced by Smokey

“Adam on… The 75 Most Wanted” - was written and produced by Adam Roche

“Ben on… The History Of The Mystery” - was written by Ben Taylorson, and produced by Adam Roche

“Ben, Cev and Smokey on… The Mystery of The Mary Celeste” - was produced by Cev Moore

“Cev on… Hammer Heroes: John Gilling” - was written and produced by Cev Moore

The rest of the episode was produced by Adam Roche

“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore

Artwork by Richard Wells

The House Of Hammer - Coming Soon

The House Of Hammer Podcast - A Definitive Guide Of The Films, The Figures & The Folklore Of One Of The 20th Century’s Greatest Cinematic Legacies

Brought to you by Adam Roche, Ben Taylorson, Cev Moore and Smokey

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