In 1988 British journo Jonathan Ross hosted this documentary series on Channel 4 in the UK. In it he featured films and film makers outside the mainstream - as an impressionable 11 year old, I was at once intruiged and unsure of these 'underground' masterpieces.



To be perfectly honest, more than a few of them bored me at the time - what with some of the featured films not containing Terminators, Predators, Running Men, or Commandos. Looking back now, though, this series opened my eyes to a a range of film makers I'd never have heard of otherwise. These were the days before the internet, of course.

The first series covered these chaps:
1. John Waters
2. HG Lewis
3. Ray Dennis Steckler
4. Ted V. Mickels
5. Russ Meyer
6. Sam Raimi

The second series (1989's Son of the Incredibly Strange Film Show) was much more my cup of tea - concerning itself with the following:
1. Jackie Chan
2. Fred Olen Ray & Doris Wishman
3. El Santo
4. Ed Wood Jr
5. Tsui Hark & Stuart Gordon
6. George Romero & Tom Savini

The series itself is available on YouTube, and, though now quite dated, it still stands the test of time, and should be of interest to all trash lovers.

Cheers