Ross is radicalised after a short trip to Paris. Plus: more on Ross' holidays in Israel, and putting Thomas' Doctor Who hyperfixation to the test.

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'French Accordion Vibe' - YuraScoop, Pixabay

A quick one to say: it's our birthday! NOT a clip show. Plus: Disco Pigs, live shows and Ross' concussion count.

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"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival! Ross loves jazz, and it's nice to hear someone enthuse about a passion, isn't it? PLUS: comedy discourse.

Mmmm... memento mori. This week the boys go underground for Halloween season, peering into the 18th century crypt hidden beneath the Triskel Arts Centre in the middle of Cork city. PLUS: how we'd like to be buried/ground into dust, and a violent spat with a local pizza place.

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"Shadowlands 4 - Breath" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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ART. The boys chat to Cork artist Sarah Long about her work - and then tackle the big questions: what is art for? Is the death penalty bad? And what does Blindboy look like??

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Sarah Long's exhibition 'I Want to Talk About Ireland' is on display at the Triskel in Cork until October 25.

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RECOMMENDEDs:

• Doctor Who, 'Vincent and the Doctor' (2010)

BE EMERGENCY READY. The government's little booklet has frightened the boys into staying indoors this week.

Stock up on cans, set your portable radio to Wet Cold Irish Summer, and wedge your head between your knees to preserve your dental records.

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RECOMMENDEDs:

MUSIC

'Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima' (Krzysztof Penderecki, 1961)

'Five Years' (David Bowie, 1972)

'Breathing' (Kate Bush, 1980)

'99 Luftballons' (Nena, 1983)

'Two Tribes' (Frankie Goes to Hollywood, 1984)

'Everyday is Like Sunday' (Morrissey, 1988)

FILM

Godzilla (1954)

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Planet of the Apes (1968) et al

'A Guide to Armageddon' (BBC Q.E.D., 1982)

Threads (1984)

When the Wind Blows (1986)

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

That scene from Terminator 2 (1991)

Children of Men (2006)

Take Shelter (2011)

Melancholia (2011)

28 Years Later (2025)

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)

TV

The Twilight Zone:

- 'Time Enough at Last' (1959)

- 'A Little Peace and Quiet' (1985)

The Simpsons:

- 'Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming' (1995)

Tram crash episode of Coronation Street (2010)

Twin Peaks: The Return:

- Part 8 (2017)

Years and Years (2019)

The boys explore Europe's largest walled park - but Ross' mind is elsewhere.

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Music credit: Hall of the Mountain King by Kevin MacLeod • Edvard Grieg | http://incompetech.com

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Alma matters. Ross takes the boys on a tour of his old stomping grounds at UCC. It's a trip back in time both physically and psychologically, threatening to unravel Ross' psyche in a kind of sick butterfly effect paradox. We should never have come here. It's not natural.