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| 02 Apr 2023 | Episode 132 - Rita Sue and Bob Too (1987) | 00:55:44 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Classic comedy from the 80s this week as Siobhan Finneran stars in this darkly funny drama set in Thatcher's Britain.
Rita Sue and Bob Too (1987)
Following an acclaimed career in hard-hitting TV drama, director Alan Clarke achieved a cinema hit with his much-loved comedy.
One evening when Bob is taking them home, he suggests a detour to the moors. Impressed by his flashy car and worldly ways the girls are smooth-talked into a three-way sexual relationship that becomes very much part of their lives. At first it's a bit of a laugh but people are quick to point the finger and the affair is soon out in the open. The screenplay was adapted from a series of acclaimed plays by Andrea Dunbar, which were based on her own upbringing on Bradford's Buttershaw estate. The contrast of bawdy laughs with astute social comment results in one of the more memorable and enduring British films from the period.
"Oh no, I'll have to wear a bra. When I'm dancing all the fellas'll be watching me tits wobblin' up and down - I can't do with that." You can find this and all our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com
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| 14 Nov 2022 | Episode 129 - The Long Arm (1956) | 00:45:01 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism.
The Long Arm (1956) After an elusive burglar robs a safe and leaves innocent victims in his wake, police edetective Tom Halliday (Jack Hawkins) is on the case, meticulously following up every possible lead. Halliday leaves his desk behind and enlists the help of not only his assistant, but people outside the police force, including fingerprint and safe-building experts. Though his wife, Mary (Dorothy Alison), doesn't approve of his job and worries for his safety, he won't rest until the perppetrator is behind bars.
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Scott and Steven
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| 22 Aug 2019 | Episode 047 - Dance With A Stranger (1985) | 00:47:18 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Join Scott and Steven for their review of Dance With A Stranger from 1985 starring Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, and Ian Holm.
This tale of murderous revenge focuses on Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed by the state in England. Ellis (Miranda Richardson), a former prostitute and single mom, falls for David Blakely (Rupert Everett) when she meets him in a club. Although Blakely comes from an aristocratic background, compared with Ellis's hardscrabble upbringing, the two start a torrid affair. But when David starts to pull away, Ruth is overwhelmed by jealousy and turns to extreme measure to get him back. This and all our other episodes can be found on: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Radio Libsyn Facebook: facebook.com/rbritanniapod | |||
| 23 Oct 2024 | Episode 158 - A Private Function (1984) | 00:53:50 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Back to 1984 this week and a classic from Hand Made Films starring Michael Palin and the wonderful Maggie Smith A Private Function (1984)
In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip. To get around food-rationing laws, Dr. Charles Swaby (Denholm Elliott), accountant Henry Allardyce (Richard Griffiths) and solicitor Frank Lockwood (John Normington) are fattening a black-market pig for the big day. Egged on by his wife (Maggie Smith), meek Gilbert Chilvers (Michael Palin) steals the swine, but the couple must conceal it from inspector Morris Wormold (Bill Paterson).
"I think sexual intercourse is in order, Gilbert."
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| 23 Apr 2021 | Episode 093 - Young and Innocent (1937) | 01:37:33 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. In the latest episode, Scott is joined by his co hosts from the official Talking Pictures TV Podcast, Mel and Daniel Join us we take a look at an early Hitchcock classic, Young and Innocent (1937)
An actress is murdered by her estranged husband, who is jealous of all of her young boyfriends. The next day, writer Robert Tisdall (who happens to be one such boyfriend) discovers her body on the beach. He runs to call the police, however, two witnesses think that he is the escaping murderer. Robert is arrested, but owing to a mix-up at the courthouse, he escapes and goes on the run with a Police Constable's daughter Erica, determined to prove his innocence. You can find this and all of our previous episodes at: ListenNotes Join us over at our Facebook Group ….we’d love to chat with you | |||
| 02 Dec 2019 | Episode 053 - The Man Who Would Be King (1975) | 00:42:57 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Episode 053 – The Man Who Would Be King (1975) “Danny's only a man. But he breaks wind at both ends simultaneous - which is more, I reckon, than any god can do.”
This week Scott is joined by both Steven and Tony for their review of the John Huston movie The Man Who Would Be King. RUDYARD KIPLING’S EPIC OF SPLENDOUR, SPECTACLE AND HIGH ADVENTURE AT THE TOP OF A LEGENDARY WORLD. A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as “godlike” rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling. | |||
| 16 Sep 2019 | Episode 049 - A Matter Of Life And Death (1946) | 00:57:30 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Episode 049 - A Matter Of Life And Death (1946)
‘You've got a good voice. You've got guts too. It's funny - I've known dozens of girls: I've been in love with some of them, but an American girl whom I've never seen and who I never shall see will hear my last words. That's funny. It's rather sweet.’
Join Scott and Steven for their review of A Matter Of Life And Death, the Powell and Pressburger classic starring David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey, Marius Goring and Raymond Massey Returning to England from a bombing run in May 1945, pilot Peter Carter's plane is damaged and his parachute ripped to shreds. He has his crew bail out safely, but figures it is curtains for himself. He gets on the radio, and talks to June, a young American woman working for the U.S. Army Air Forces, and they are quite moved by each other's voices. Then he jumps, preferring this to burning up with his plane. He wakes up in the surf. It was his time to die, but there was a mix-up in heaven. They couldn't find him in all that fog. By the time his "Conductor" catches up with him twenty hours later, Peter and June have met and fallen in love. This changes everything, and since it happened through no fault of his own, Peter figures that heaven owes him a second chance. Heaven agrees to a trial to decide his fate. Apple Podcasts/Libsyn/Player FM facebook.com/groups/reelbritannia | |||
| 31 Jul 2024 | Episode 151 - Hammer Britannia 014 - The Phantom of the Opera (1962) | 01:07:39 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism
This week...more from the great Hammer studios as we continue our Hammer horror retrospective
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Composer Lord Ambrose D'Arcy (Michael Gough) and his backer, Harry Hunter (Edward De Souza), struggle to find a replacement for the female lead in their new opera after she quits in the wake of a gruesome murder. When a new prospect, the nubile Christine Charles (Heather Sears), disappears, Harry cautiously investigates. Meanwhile, a mysterious masked man (Herbert Lom) who is eerily familiar with the opera holds Christine captive and offers to groom her to play the part.
"I caught a couple o' beauties tonight. Fat. Like young puppies they are."
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| 03 Apr 2022 | Episode 113 - Carry On Regardless | 00:57:36 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Carry On Regardless (1961)
Bert Handy, proprietor of the Helping Hands agency - promising to provide assistance for any task, big or small - is in a quandry. Accompanied only by his elderly secretary Miss Cooling, he's in desperate need of employees to provide said assistance, but to date even an advert in The Times hasn't proven successful! Meanwhile at the labour exchange, there's a dire shortage of jobs (never mind interesting ones), so when a motley crew get wind of Helping Hands' need for staff, they can't get there quick enough - and Bert hires all seven of them on the spot. Work quickly builds up at the agency: from pet walking to translation services; modelling to cleaning; hosting and queue-place-saving, even Handy himself has to get to work. However, with the increasing workload come an increasingly odd set of assignments; and when Miss Cooling's careful organisational system is thrown awry by a careless cleaner, disaster could be on the cards!
Sir Theodore, Testy Old Man: Do you provide substitutes? Miss Cooling: [shocked] No! This is a respectable firm! You can find this and all our previous episodes at: ListenNotes Join us over at our Facebook Group ….we’d love to chat with you
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| 29 Jan 2023 | Episode 131 - Hammer Britannia 008 - The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1959) | 00:57:24 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism. The latest episode in our Hammer horror retrospective The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1959)
Returning to his family's manor house on the lonely moors after his father dies under mysterious circumstances, Sir Henry Baskerville is confronted with the mystery of the supernatural hound that supposedly takes revenge upon the Baskerville family. The famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson are brought in to investigate
"Elementary, my dear Watson. Tarantulas are not from South Africa."
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Scott, Steven and Mark | |||
| 11 Jun 2024 | Episode 148 - Hammer Britannia 013 - The Curse Of The Werewolf (1961) | 01:03:00 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism
This week...more from the great Hammer studios as we continue our Hammer horror retrospective
The Curse Of The Werewolf (1961)
A man with brutal and macabre origins, Leon Corledo (Oliver Reed) was raised in the home of Don Alfredo Corledo (Clifford Evans), his kind and loving adopted father. When he leaves Don Alfredo to find work, Leon discovers that he has increasingly violent urges. Although these tendencies are calmed by Leon's love for the beautiful Christina (Catherine Feller), he ultimately cannot contain his curse and transforms into a werewolf, terrorizing the Spanish countryside.
"Father, the bullet. Pepe the watchman has a silver bullet. Get it and use it. Use it on me, father! You must use it -- do you hear? You must use it! You must!"
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| 04 Oct 2019 | Episode 050 - Time Bandits (1981) | 01:00:08 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Episode 050 - Time Bandits (1981) ‘Honestly, Trevor, if you were half a man you would've gone in there after the blender.’
Join Scott and Steven for their review of the Terry Gilliam directed Time Bandits from 1981. Young history buff Kevin (Craig Warnock) can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being (Ralph Richardson), they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon (Ian Holm), Robin Hood (John Cleese) and King Agamemnon (Sean Connery) before the Supreme Being catches up with them. Apple Podcasts/Libsyn/Player FM facebook.com/groups/reelbritannia | |||
| 04 Jul 2022 | Episode 122 - If (1968) | 00:59:07 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism. Surreal schoolboy shenanigans this week as Scott, Steven and Anthony uncover the very dark side of public school in the sixties. If (1968)
Lindsay Anderson’s If.... is a daringly anarchic vision of British society, set in a boarding school in late-sixties England. Before Kubrick made his mischief iconic in A Clockwork Orange, Malcolm McDowell made a hell of an impression as the insouciant Mick Travis, who, along with his school chums, trumps authority at every turn, finally emerging as a violent savior in the vicious games of one-upmanship played by both students and masters. Mixing color and black and white as audaciously as it mixes fantasy and reality, If…. remains one of cinema’s most unforgettable rebel yells. "Education in Britain is a nubile Cinderella: sparsely clad and much interfered with."
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| 15 Nov 2018 | Episode 019 - Three Hats For Lisa (1965) | 00:41:54 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism.
In this episode episode, Tony has selected Three Hats For Lisa from 1965 – starring Joe Brown, Sid James and Una Stubbs Three young Cockneys take a day off work to meet an Italian movie star at Heathrow airport. She travels with them and their taxi driver in search of some typically British hats. The rule of the game is to steal a hat from its wearer. Lisa wants a bobby's helmet, a businessman's bowler, and the bearskin cap off a palace guard. A musical chase ensues around Swinging Sixties London, evading press and police.
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| 20 May 2019 | Episode 038 - Passport to Pimlico (1949) | 00:39:58 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. In this timely episode, we invite you to take a break from all the chaos of Brexit and the upcoming EU elections, and join us as we travel back to 1949 and laugh along with the classic Ealing comedy, Passport to Pimlico.
The accidental explosion of an undetonated German bomb left over from World War II unearths a long-buried cellar containing both fabulous riches and a previously unknown royal charter from King Edward IV that cedes the surrounding land to the last Duke of Burgundy. Since the charter has never been rescinded, the London district of Pimlico is now legally the long-lost Duchy of Burgundy, and therefore no longer subject to British law, including postwar rationing and pub closure hours. This and all our other episodes can be found on: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Radio Libsyn Facebook: facebook.com/rbritanniapod | |||
| 10 May 2022 | Episode 117 - The Guns of Navarone (1961) | 00:55:28 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. The Guns of Navarone (1961)
A team of Allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held Greek island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers. In 1943, the British Navy is not able to rescue 2,000 soldiers trapped in the Island of Kheros since two powerful German cannons on the top of the Navarone Island are sinking the Allied vessels. After a failed aerial attack, the Allied command decide to send a six-man team disguised as fishermen to Navarone to blow-up the guns. The squad is commanded by Maj. Roy Franklin and composed by Capt. Keith Mallory, who is an experienced mountain climber, and his former partner Col. Andrea Stavros; the explosive expert Cpl. John Anthony Miller; the engineer CPO 'Butcher' Brown; and the Greek assassin Spyros Pappadimos, who was born in Navarone. They sail during the night and after an encounter with a German patrol boat and a storm in the sea, they arrive to Navarone and Capt. Mallory needs to climb a cliff face during a heavy rainy night to proceed their mission. Will they succeed?
“Sir, I've inspected this boat, and I think you ought to know that I can't swim.”
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| 20 Sep 2017 | Episode 003 - The Plank (1967) | 00:32:28 | |
Episode 003 of the new podcast from the Stinking Pause stable of podcasts featuring Scott and Tony. Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism.
In this episode, Tony's choice is the 1967 short movie, The Plank, starring a whole host of British comedy talent. Starring Eric Sykes, who also wrote and directed it, and featuring Tommy Cooper, Hattie Jacques, Jimmy Edwards and many more.
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| 24 Jul 2022 | Episode 123 - Peeping Tom (1960) | 00:56:55 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism. Murder and voyeurism are the order of the day this week as Scott is joined by his Stinking Pause Podcast co hosts, Paul and Charlie to chat about Michael Powell's classic movie: Peeping Tom (1960)
Loner Mark Lewis (Carl Boehm) works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen (Anna Massey), the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making. She sneaks into Mark's apartment to watch it and is horrified by what she sees -- especially when Mark catches her. "Do you know what the most frightening thing in the world is? It's fear." You can find this and all our previous episodes everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod Join us over at our Facebook Group ….we’d love to chat with you
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| 12 Jun 2022 | Episode 120 - Robbery (1967) | 00:59:36 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism.
Robbery (1967)
This week, Scott and Steven are joined by Tyler from the wonderful Goon Pod - a podcast celebrating the legendary Goon Show and the Goons themselves - Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan (and Michael Bentine). Each episode host Tyler welcomes a guest to examine an actual Goon Show, a solo Goon project (films, TV, radio, books, albums etc) or practically anything within the Goon universe. Scott was a guest recently on Goon Pod and asked Tyler to join us to chat about one of his favourite movies, Robbery starring Stanley Baker Based on the infamous "Great Train Robbery," this film follows Paul Clifton (Stanley Baker) as he forms a team to carry out an ambitious heist of cash from a government mail train traveling from Scotland to London. Clifton feels it necessary to add incarcerated money expert Robinson (Frank Finlay) to the group, so he organizes a jailbreak to free him as well. Although the theft succeeds, the criminals are still hounded by Scotland Yard detective Langdon (James Booth).
“We're talking about millions of pounds now. We're talking about road blocks, car searches, house raids, shakedowns. They'll know who pulled the job. Without the money, they can't prove anything.”
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| 11 Aug 2024 | Episode 154 - Sitting Target (1972) | 00:47:37 | |
Reel Britannia podcast - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism. Scott and Steven are joined this week by their dear friend Mark, host of The Good, The Bad and The Odd podcast, to discuss an overlooked movie from 1972 starring Oliver Reed, Edward Woodward, Ian McShane, Frank Finlay, Freddie Jones and Jill St John. Revenge, car chases, prison escapes...what more you could ask for?
Sitting Target (1972)
A killer has one more victim on his hit list – his faithless wife! Oliver Reed snarls and seethes his way through a brute-force 70’s crime thriller in the tradition of Get Carter. Douglas Hickox, who would go on to helm such memorable films as Theatre of Blood and Zulu Dawn, brings his filmmaking intensity to a story of revenge set in a London as bleak and brooding as the prison from which convicted killer Harry Lomart (Reed) and his fellow inmate (Ian McShane) escape. Once free, Harry sets out to exterminate his seductive wife (Jill St. John), who carries another man’s child. Armed with a handgun, fueled by rage, Harry draws closer to his sitting target. Also closing in: a police inspector (Edward Woodward), who’s determined to protect the hunted woman. Reed and McShane – one grim, one voluble, and both steeped in violence -- make an intimidating tough-guy team.
"Bastard must be made out of concrete!"
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| 03 May 2022 | Episode 116 - Hammer Britannia 004 - The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957) | 01:23:57 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism. The latest episode in our Hammer horror retrospective - and it's time for some genuine gothic shocks with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
In prison and awaiting execution, Dr. Victor Frankenstein recounts to a priest what led him to his current circumstance. He inherited his family's wealth after the death of his mother when he was still only a young man. He hired Paul Krempe as his tutor and he immediately developed an interest in medical science. After several years, he and Krempe became equals and he developed an interest in the origins and nature of life. After successfully re-animating a dead dog, Victor sets about constructing a man using body parts he acquires for the purpose including the hands of a pianist and the brain of a renowned scholar. As Frankenstein's excesses continue to grow, Krempe is not only repulsed by what his friend has done but is concerned for the safety of the beautiful Elizabeth, Victor's cousin and fiancée who has come to live with them. His experiments lead to tragedy and his eventual demise. "I've harmed nobody, just robbed a few graves!" You can find this and all our previous episodes at: ListenNotes Join us over at our Facebook Group ….we’d love to chat with you
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| 29 May 2023 | Episode 137 - The Entertainer (1960) | 00:52:09 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism.
Classic kitchen sink drama this week from John Osborne and Tony Richardson featuring an all-star British cast headed by Laurence Olivier The Entertainer (1960) London schoolteacher Jean Rice (Joan Plowright) returns to her seaside resort hometown at a time of personal crisis. Her father, Archie (Laurence Olivier), is a star on the music hall circuit, but, in the television age, that old-fashioned entertainment is dying out. His second wife, Phoebe (Brenda De Banzie), is openly contemptuous of her husband's many affairs, and his son, Mick (Albert Finney), is a soldier fighting in the Suez. Despite Archie's unflagging optimism, tragic events unfold.
“You were a pretty little thing. Not that looks are important - not even for a woman. You don't look at the mantelpiece when you poke the fire. “
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| 17 Jan 2020 | Episode 058 - Pool Of London (1951) | 01:06:25 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Episode 058 – Pool Of London (1951) Join Scott and Steven as they take a look at the second in their series of movies that influenced the British New Wave Cinema movement
“When you're at the wheel of a ship at night, far at sea and nothing else to do, you think about a lot of things you don't understand. You wonder why one man is born white and another isn't.” Merchant sailor Dan MacDonald (Bonar Colleano) has a lucrative sideline in smuggling black market goods ashore. While docked in London, MacDonald and his best friend, Johnny Lambert (Earl Cameron), get mixed up with a gang of ruthless jewel thieves, who hire MacDonald to smuggle their loot out of the country. Complications arise when Earl falls for a charming but pernicious young woman named Pat (Susan Shaw), and is charged with a murder he did not commit. Release date: 20 February 1951 (United Kingdom) Screenplay: Jack Whittingham, John Eldridge
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| 03 Dec 2017 | Episode 005 - Trouble In Store (1953) | 00:41:47 | |
Episode 005 of the new podcast from the Stinking Pause stable of podcasts featuring Scott and Tony. Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Tony’s choice this week and it’s back to Norman’s Wisdom’s big screen debut, ‘Trouble In Store’.
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| 29 Feb 2020 | Episode 062 - Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) | 00:55:35 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Episode 062 – Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Scott and Steven are back in the Balaban Sound Studio for this week’s review…a mystery / thriller starring Laurence Olivier, Carol Lynley and Keir Dullea. Also featuring Noel Coward, Martita Hunt and Anna Massey…Bunny Lake is missing…or is she? Ann Lake has recently settled in England with her daughter, Bunny. When she goes to retrieve her daughter after the girl's first day at school, no one has any record of Bunny having been registered. When even the police can find no trace that the girl ever existed, they wonder if the child was only a fantasy of Ann's. When Ann's brother backs up the police's suspicions, she appears to be a mentally-disturbed individual. Are they right? “I have some more African heads in my apartment. Small, pickled ones. Do drop in anytime you care to meet some unsuccessful politicians.” You can find this and all of our previous episodes at: ListenNotes Join us over at our Facebook Group ….we’d love to chat with you | |||
| 23 Apr 2023 | Episode 134 - The Mummy (1959) | 01:08:01 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism. The latest episode in our Hammer horror retrospective
The Mummy (1959)
Terence Fisher directs this cult Hammer horror starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Intrepid archaeologist Stephen Banning (Felix Aylmer) and his son John (Cushing) are so determined to locate the resting place of Princess Ananka, an ancient Egyptian high priestess, that they ignore the warnings of locals regarding a curse placed on the tomb. The trio have cause to regret their arrogance when back in England they are tracked down by Kharis (Lee), a mummy who has been brought back to life to avenge the desecration of the tomb. Having watched his father and uncle succumb to Kharis, John realises that he will almost certainly be the next target. However, he hasn't counted on his wife Isobel (Yvonne Furneaux)'s uncanny resemblance to Princess Ananka, which threatens to confuse the vengeful mummy...
" Seems I've spent the better part of my life amongst the dead.”
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| 27 May 2019 | Episode 039 - Georgy Girl (1966) | 00:44:42 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism.
Join Scott and Steven as they head back to swinging London for their review of Georgy Girl from 1966 starring Lynn Redgrave, James Mason, Alan Bates and Charlotte Rampling. Georgina (Lynn Redgrave) is a carefree and childlike 22-year-old who finds more joy in her relationships with children than with the adults in her life. Her parents' employer, James Leamington (James Mason), proposes marriage, but Georgy avoids giving him an answer, as the idea of romance confuses her. When Georgy finds herself the caretaker of a baby girl, she seeks to find a way to shoulder the new responsibility while maintaining her childlike innocence. This and all our other episodes can be found on: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Radio Libsyn Facebook: facebook.com/rbritanniapod | |||
| 03 Aug 2024 | Episode 152 - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning | 01:24:26 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism.
Classic kitchen sink drama this week featuring a powerful performance from Albert Finney This week, Scott and Steven are joined by Anthony, the host of the Film Gold podcast
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, released in 1960, still remains one of the finest of the Angry Young Men movies that emanated from England in the late 1950s and ’60s. In his first starring role, Albert Finney played a charismatic man who seems destined to follow in his parents’ and grandparents’ footsteps by pursuing a mundane, working-class lifestyle. Employed as a lathe operator in a Midlands factory, Finney’s Arthur Seaton lives for the weekend, when he drinks and womanizes to excess. However, when he has an affair with a coworker’s wife, he finds himself facing decisions he never expected to have to make. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning was based on the first novel by British author Alan Sillitoe, who wrote the screenplay. He based the grim but compelling story line on his own experiences working in a factory and used the plot as a plea for the younger generation of Brits to break the bonds that restricted them to predictable and unfulfilling lives. An accomplished stage actor, Finney earned international acclaim for his powerful performance.
"Don't let the bastards grind you down!"
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| 16 Mar 2018 | Episode 010 - The League of Gentlemen (1960) | 00:56:30 | |
Episode 010 of the new podcast from the Stinking Pause stable of podcasts featuring Scott and Tony. Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. In this episode, Scott has selected The League of Gentlemen, the comic thriller from 1960- starring Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey, Richard Attenborough and a host of other familiar faces. This and future episodes can be found on iTunes and Stitcher Radio as well as:
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| 08 Apr 2025 | Episode 163 - Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) | 01:00:57 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Back to 1949 this week and a darkly witty masterpiece of British cinema! An Ealing comedy blending sharp humour, class satire, and Alec Guinness playing eight roles. A timeless classic! Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
A Delightfully Dark Comedy of Class and Revenge Kind Hearts and Coronets, the crown jewel of British cinema’s dark humour. If you haven’t yet basked in its glory, let me paint the scene for you. Picture this: Edwardian England, an impeccable sense of manners, and a protagonist who’s as calculating as he is charming—all wrapped in a story about climbing the social ladder by…murdering every single person standing in the way. Yes, murder. And somehow, it’s positively delightful.
"The D'Ascoynes certainly appear to have accorded with the tradition of the landed gentry, and sent the fool of the family into the church."
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Scott and Steven | |||
| 04 Sep 2022 | Episode 125 - The Offence (1973) | 00:59:33 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism. The darkest of dramas this week as Scott is joined by his Stinking Pause Podcast co hosts, Paul and Charlie to chat about Sidney Lumet, Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Ian Bannen....and Bracknell. The Offence (1973)
A veteran British police inspector, Sgt. Johnson (Sean Connery), has grown increasingly disturbed by the rapes and murders he has investigated over the years. When he finds a young girl in the woods who has been raped, police begin searching for a suspect. When Kenneth Baxter (Ian Bannen) is brought in for questioning, Johnson snaps, beating him during an unauthorized interrogation. Lt. Cartwright (Trevor Howard) is then brought in to interview him about the incident.
"Nothing I have done can be one half as bad as the thoughts in your head."
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| 15 Sep 2018 | Episode 014 - Excalibur (1981) | 01:11:32 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism.
In this episode, Scott is joined by Stephen, who has selected the John Boorman directed ‘Excalibur’ from 1981…overblown mess or British movie classic? Listen to hear what we think. The magical sword of Excalibur starts off in the hands of British lord Uther Pendragon (Gabriel Byrne) and then, years later, finds its way to his bastard son, Arthur (Nigel Terry), the knave destined to become king. Aided by the sorcerer Merlin (Nicol Williamson), Arthur fulfills his fate by bringing together the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot and unifying the country. However, this flawed monarch faces greater tests ahead in pursuit of love, the Holy Grail and his nation's survival.
Also featuring this week, a brief history of some of the other cinematic retellings of the Arthur legend throughout the years.
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| 04 Sep 2024 | Episode 157 - McVicar (1980) | 01:55:42 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism
This week, an episode that has been eleven years in the making. At last, our dear friend Maurice, host of See Hear and Love That Album joins Scott and Steven via Skype from Melbourne Also joining us are Scott's co hosts from The Stinking Pause podcast, Paul and Charlie A word of warning, Scott has manged to bleep out most of the profanity... but this episode is still a little bit sweary!
McVicar (1980)
John McVicar (Roger Daltrey) is an English career criminal locked up with all the other lifers in the dreaded E Wing of Durham Prison. Between riots and constant prison guard brutality, McVicar and fellow inmate Walter Probyn (Adam Faith) gradually dig a tunnel that enables their escape. Once on the outside, McVicar does his best to lie low and re-enter the lives of his wife (Cheryl Campbell) and infant son, despite the fact that police have labeled him "Public Enemy Number One."
"I suppose you think you got the better of us there. But just remember, kidder, you're in for ten years." "Yeah, that's right, Mr. Pendel. But you're in for life, ain't yer?"
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Thanks for listening
Scott and Steven
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| 19 Aug 2020 | Episode 080 - Withnail and I (1987) | 01:46:49 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Episode 080 – Withnail and I (1987)
Scott and Steven are joined this week in the Balaban Sound Studio by Anthony (Glass Onion – On John Lennon podcast) for this week’s review…the finest comedy known to humanity featuring mistaken holidays, Camberwell carrots and youths weeping in butchers shops. Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood (Paul McGann) and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail (Richard E. Grant) -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty (Richard Griffiths), they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain. “Look at my tongue, it's wearing a yellow sock.” You can find this and all of our previous episodes at: ListenNotes Join us over at our Facebook Group ….we’d love to chat with you | |||
| 08 Aug 2019 | Episode 046 - Little Voice (1998) | 00:41:25 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Join Scott and Steven for their review of Little Voice from 1997, featuring stand out performances from Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine, Brenda Blethyn and Ewan Macgregor.
The pathetically shy LV lives the life of a recluse listening to her late father's old records in her room and in the process driving her abusive, loud-mouthed mother, Mari Hoff, to distraction. At night, however, when her father's ghost visits, LV sings the songs of the great divas such as Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, and Dame Shirley Bassey. One evening, LV is overheard by one of her mother's loathsome boyfriends, the disastrous dead-end talent scout Ray Say, who recognizes her innate talent and realizes this is his last big chance for the glittering prizes. Gambling everything, Ray Say forces LV to appear at a local run-down, seedy nightclub run by Mr. Boo. As preparations for the big event proceed apace LV meets the equally shy Billy, a pigeon-racing telephone engineer and they form a tentative, gentle friendship. The big night finally arrives and everything is in readiness, the band, the club, and even a big agent from London, but what about LV? This and all our other episodes can be found on: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Radio Libsyn Facebook: facebook.com/rbritanniapod | |||
| 23 Mar 2024 | Episode 145 - Hammer Britannia 012 - The Two Faces Of Dr Jeckyll (1960) | 00:56:53 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism
This week...more from the great Hammer studios as we continue our Hammer horror retrospective
The Two Faces Of Dr Jeckyll (1960)
Dr. Henry Jekyll is a dull, bookish scientist who spends more time with his lab animals testing theories of alternate personalities than with his beautiful, young wife. Kitty Jekyll has given up trying to find any passion in her distant, preoccupied husband and is involved in an affair with one of Jekyll's old 'friends,' Paul Allen, a weak slacker and wastrel who relies on Jekyll to pay his numerous gambling debts. After experimenting on himself, the bearded, tweedy Jekyll transforms himself into the young, dynamic, and self-confidant Edward Hyde. In his new character he befriends Allen, who has no idea that this clean-cut, handsome playboy prone to outbursts of violence is really Jekyll. As Hyde, he encourages Allen to introduce him to the dark underbelly of London's night life including opium dens and sex clubs, where he begins an affair with the sensual courtesan Maria, an exotic dancer and snake charmer. When he tries to seduce Allen's mistress, in reality his own wife, he is frustrated to find she prefers her decadent lover to him.
"London and I are virgins to one another."
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Thanks for listening
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| 05 Apr 2019 | Episode 032 - Heaven's Above (1963) | 00:51:50 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. It’s episode 032 – time for some Peter Sellers in the Boulting Brothers’ classic ‘Heaven’s Above’ from 1963.
In a case of mistaken identity, John Smallwood (Peter Sellers), an idealistic vicar with socialist beliefs, is appointed to a village parish populated by elitist landed gentry. There his conscience and acts of charity quickly become unpopular with the parishioners, who reveal a selfish and un-Christian disdain for those less fortunate who the reverend welcomes to the parish. Things really go awry, however, when Smallwood's actions endanger the village's primary source of income. This and all our other episodes can be found on iTunes and Stitcher Radio as well as:
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| 14 Jan 2018 | Episode 006 - A Night To Remember (1958) | 00:45:24 | |
Episode 006 of the new podcast from the Stinking Pause stable of podcasts featuring Scott and Tony. Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. In this episode, Scott's choice is from 1958 and is widely regarded as the definitive cinematic account of the sinking of the Titanic – A Night To Remember directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Kenneth More. The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller (Kenneth More). Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith (Laurence Naismith) keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows. This and future episodes can be found on iTunes and Stitcher Radio as well as:
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| 14 May 2020 | Episode 072 - Oh Mr Porter! (1937) | 00:55:54 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Episode 072 – Oh Mr Porter (1937) Our latest episode with Scott and Steven plus special guest, Mark from The Good The Bad And The Odd Podcast features our first Will Hay movie, Oh Mr Porter (1937)
In this classic British comedy, William Porter (Will Hay) is an accident-prone railroad employee whose sister and brother-in-law arrange for him to be made stationmaster at a run-down rail stop in rural Ireland. She wants to give William a chance to make good, hoping this will keep him far, far away. William arrives at Buggleskelly Station to discover that the last five stationmasters all went mad -- and that the ghost of One-Eyed Joe Miller supposedly haunts the building. Will meets his new co-workers, aging Jeremiah (Moore Marriott) and teenaged Albert (Graham Moffatt), and discovers that they supplement their meagre income by boosting baggage from passing trains. William hopes to increase business by fixing up the station, and he arranges for an excursion by a local football team. Unbeknownst to him, the footballers are actually criminals, and he's just made British Rail accomplices in a gun-running ring. Oh, Mr. Porter! was an early credit for co-screenwriter Val Guest, who went on to a long and distinguished career as a writer, director, and producer. “Everything on this station is either too old or doesn't work. And you're both!”
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| 10 Sep 2020 | Episode 081 - Chariots Of Fire (1981) | 01:29:34 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. This week, Scott is joined by Steven to review the Oscar winning Chariots Of Fire (1981) – a tribute to Ian Holm and Ben Cross
Based on a true story, Chariots of Fire is the internationally acclaimed Oscar-winning drama of two very different men who compete as runners in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), a serious Christian Scotsman, believes that he has to succeed as a testament to his undying religious faith. Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), is a Jewish Englishman who wants desperately to be accepted and prove to the world that Jews are not inferior. The film crosscuts between each man's life as he trains for the competition, fueled by these very different desires. As compelling as the racing scenes are, it's really the depth of the two main characters that touches the viewer, as they forcefully drive home the theme that victory attained through devotion, commitment, integrity, and sacrifice is the most admirable feat that one can achieve. (Ian Holm was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor in his role as Abrahams' coach), and this powerful film ended up with four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Score. “I've known the fear of losing but now I am almost too frightened to win.” You can find this and all of our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com
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| 14 Nov 2024 | Episode 160 - Hammer Britannia 016 - Kiss Of The Vampire (1963) | 01:01:01 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism
This week...more from the great Hammer studios as we continue our Hammer horror retrospective
Kiss Of The Vampire (1963)
Honeymooning couple Gerald and Marianne Harcourt find themselves stranded in a remote little villiage in eastern Europe when their car runs out of petrol. Forced to stay in a semi-derelict inn where they are greeted with suspicion, they receive a surprise invitation to dine at the nearby castle with Dr. Ravna and his two grown children. The head of the local aristocratic family offers his assistance with dire consequences.
"I will not say that she has not changed in any way, Mr. Harcourt. She has, as you may put it, grown up. Tasted the more sophisticated, more exotic fruits of... life."
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Scott, Steven and Mark | |||
| 31 May 2019 | Episode 040 - Ten Rillington Place (1971) | 00:46:09 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. This week, Scott and Steven review the true life crime movie ‘Ten Rillington Place’ from 1971. With John Hurt, Judy Geeson, and a chilling performance from Richard Attenborough as notorious serial killer John Christie.
A seemingly model citizen living in mid-century London, John Christie (Richard Attenborough) is actually a killer. Masquerading as a doctor, he convinces guileless women that he can cure whatever might ail them, and when they follow him to his home, he chokes them to death and buries them in a makeshift graveyard. Based on a series of real-life killings, the story follows John as he cons a pregnant bride (Judy Geeson) and wonders if he might have found a scapegoat in her husband (John Hurt). This and all our other episodes can be found on: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Radio Libsyn Facebook: facebook.com/rbritanniapod | |||
| 04 Jun 2020 | Episode 075 - Darkest Hour (2017) | 00:37:18 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. In the latest episode, Scott is joined by Tony to chat about Prime Ministers, political upheaval and poetic license in film making. Join us for the most recent movie release we have reviewed so far on the show as we take a look at Darkest Hour (2017) featuring an Oscar winning performance from Gary Oldman.
During World War II, as Adolf Hitler's powerful Wehrmacht rampages across Europe, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Neville Chamberlain (Ronald Pickup), is forced to resign, recommending Sir Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) as his replacement. But even in his early days as the country's leader, Churchill is under pressure to commence peace negotiations with Hitler or to fight head-on the seemingly invincible Nazi regime, whatever the cost. However difficult and dangerous his decision may be, Churchill has no choice but to shine in the country's darkest hour. “Will you stop interrupting me while I am interrupting you!” You can find this and all of our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com
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| 06 Mar 2022 | Episode 112 _ Sightseers (2012) | 00:41:00 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Sightseers (2012) A tale of gruesome murders, growling dogs…and giant pencils
Ben Wheatley’s dark and violent comedy-drama stars Alice Lowe and Steve Oram whose initially innocent tour of the British countryside turns into a disturbing odyssey.
“He's not a person, he's a Daily Mail reader!”
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| 21 Dec 2019 | Episode 054 - The Holly and the Ivy (1952) | 00:45:57 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Episode 054 – The Holly and the Ivy (1952) “Cheer up, Mick old boy. In a hundred years we'll all be dead.”
This week Scott is joined by Steven for this year’s Christmas movie review, The Holly and the Ivy starring Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton, John Gregson and Denholm Elliot. An English clergyman’s neglect of his grown children, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering. Apple Podcasts/Libsyn/Player FM facebook.com/groups/reelbritannia | |||
| 31 Oct 2024 | Episode 159 - Last Orders (2001) | 00:54:43 | |
Reel Britannia podcast - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism. Scott and Steven are joined this week by their dear friend Mark, host of The Good, The Bad and The Odd podcast, to chat about a touching, bittersweet journey of friendship and regret, as four old friends fulfill a promise to scatter their late friend's ashes. Last Orders (2001)
"Last Orders" (2001), directed by Fred Schepisi, is a poignant drama centered around a group of lifelong friends fulfilling their deceased friend's final wish. The story revolves around four aging men—Ray (Bob Hoskins), Lenny (David Hemmings), Vic (Tom Courtenay), and Vince (Ray Winstone)—who embark on a journey to scatter the ashes of their friend Jack Dodds (Michael Caine) in the sea at Margate, following his last orders. Jack, a butcher and a pub regular, left behind his widow, Amy (Helen Mirren), who is still grappling with the loss and her own regrets. As the men travel from Bermondsey to Margate, they make several stops significant to their shared history. Each stop triggers memories and flashbacks, revealing their past experiences, relationships, and the complicated dynamics between them. These flashbacks feature a younger version of Jack (JJ Feild), his friends, and his family, providing a deeper understanding of their connections and the life they led. Ray, Jack's best friend and a bookie, reflects on his unrequited love for Jack's wife, Amy, and his own failed marriage. Lenny, a former boxer, grapples with the loss of his son and his troubled relationship with his daughter. Vic, the quiet undertaker, contemplates the significance of life and death, while Vince, Jack's adopted son, struggles with his feelings of inadequacy and the pressure of living up to his father's expectations. As the journey progresses, the men confront their own insecurities, secrets, and unresolved issues. They share stories, argue, and ultimately bond over their shared grief and memories of Jack. Along the way, they visit landmarks such as the war memorial, the pub where they spent countless hours, and the racetrack where Jack placed his bets. Each location holds a piece of their collective past, evoking nostalgia and reflection. In the end, the men reach Margate and scatter Jack's ashes into the sea, honoring his final request. This act of closure allows them to find peace and move forward, forever changed by the journey and the memories they shared with their dear friend. "Last Orders" is a touching exploration of friendship, loss, and the passage of time, beautifully capturing the essence of life's fleeting moments and the impact of enduring bonds. "If y... if you ever get the chance... Raysy. I... if, if you ever get the option - you go first. It's the carrying on that's hard."
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| 18 Aug 2024 | Episode 155 - The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963) | 01:02:51 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism.
Back to the seedy side of sixties Soho this week featuring a powerful performance from Anthony Newley This week, Scott and Steven are joined by Anthony, the host of the Film Gold podcast
The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963)
The Small World of Sammy Lee is a 1963 British crime drama film directed by Ken Hughes. The story unfolds in the seedy underbelly of London's Soho district, focusing on the life of Sammy Lee, a strip club compere and hustler who finds himself in dire straits. Sammy Lee, played by Anthony Newley, is a charismatic but desperate man. He owes £300 to a local bookie named Connor and has only five hours to pay off his debt. If he fails, the consequences will be severe, as Connor’s enforcers are known for their ruthless methods. The film begins with Sammy receiving a phone call informing him that his time is running out, setting off a frantic race against the clock. As Sammy scrambles to gather the money, the film provides a vivid portrayal of his world. Soho is depicted as a place filled with strip clubs, gambling dens, and shady characters. Sammy’s interactions with the various inhabitants of this world reveal much about his character and the precarious life he leads. Throughout the day, Sammy employs a series of hustles to raise the funds. He borrows from friends, pleads with acquaintances, and even resorts to stealing. One of the significant characters he turns to is his brother Lou, who runs a delicatessen. Lou, portrayed by Warren Mitchell, is initially reluctant to help due to Sammy’s repeated failures and irresponsible behavior. However, the bond of family eventually prevails, and Lou reluctantly provides some money, though it’s not enough to cover the debt. Parallel to Sammy's frantic efforts, the film explores the impact of his lifestyle on others, particularly Patsy, a young woman who is infatuated with him. Patsy, played by Julia Foster, arrives in Soho from the countryside, naively hoping to start a new life with Sammy. Her innocence and genuine affection for Sammy contrast sharply with the gritty reality of his world. Sammy, though fond of her, is too entangled in his own troubles to reciprocate her feelings fully. As the deadline approaches, Sammy’s situation becomes increasingly desperate. His attempts to hustle money from various sources lead to a series of tense and dramatic encounters. The film’s climax occurs in the strip club where Sammy works. In a last-ditch effort, Sammy bets the money he has managed to gather on a high-stakes poker game, hoping to win enough to pay off his debt. However, luck is not on his side, and he loses the game, sealing his fate. The final scenes of the film are poignant and impactful. As the clock ticks down, Connor’s enforcers arrive to collect the debt. Sammy’s frantic energy gives way to a sense of resignation and defeat. The enforcers take Sammy away, leaving his fate ambiguous but undoubtedly grim. The Small World of Sammy Lee is a compelling character study and a vivid depiction of the darker side of 1960s London. The film’s strength lies in its atmosphere, the complexity of its protagonist, and the tense, fast-paced narrative that keeps the audience engaged from start to finish. Through Sammy Lee’s story, the film explores themes of desperation, survival, and the human cost of a life lived on the margins of society. "Soho's not a place, it's a state of mind. It's where you end up when you've got nowhere else to go."
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| 12 Apr 2025 | Episode 164 - Hammer Britannia 017 - Paranoiac (1963) | 00:55:16 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism This week...more from the great Hammer studios as they craft a chilling tale of deceit and madness. A presumed-dead heir resurfaces, unraveling sinister family secrets. Gothic suspense intertwines with psychological twists, as greed, guilt, and identity collide in a haunting inheritance drama. Starring Oliver Reed and Janette Scott.
Paranoiac (1963) Where secrets fester and madness reigns—welcome to the Ashby estate, where paranoia is just the beginning
Paranoiac (1963), directed by Freddie Francis and produced by Hammer Films, is a gripping psychological thriller that delves into themes of identity, deception, and madness. Loosely based on Josephine Tey's novel Brat Farrar, the film is set against the backdrop of a wealthy but dysfunctional British family, the Ashbys, whose lives are marred by tragedy and secrets. The story begins with the Ashby siblings, Simon and Eleanor, living under the care of their strict Aunt Harriet after the death of their parents in a plane crash. Simon, a cruel and manipulative alcoholic, is weeks away from inheriting the family fortune. Eleanor, fragile and haunted by the past, struggles with her mental health, particularly after the apparent suicide of their elder brother, Tony, years earlier. The plot takes a dramatic turn when a man claiming to be Tony reappears, throwing the family into turmoil. While Eleanor is overjoyed and convinced of his identity, Simon and Aunt Harriet are skeptical, suspecting him to be an impostor. As tensions rise, the film unravels a web of deceit, revealing that "Tony" is indeed a conman hired by the family solicitor's son to cover up financial embezzlement.
The narrative is further complicated by Simon's descent into madness, driven by guilt and greed. The eerie atmosphere is heightened by haunting organ music and a masked figure, adding layers of gothic suspense. The climax reveals shocking truths about the family's dark past, including Simon's role in Tony's death and Aunt Harriet's attempts to maintain a facade of normalcy. Oliver Reed delivers a standout performance as the volatile Simon, capturing the character's menace and vulnerability. The film's cinematography, with its shadowy visuals and dramatic angles, enhances the sense of unease, while Elisabeth Lutyens' haunting score underscores the psychological tension. Paranoiac is a masterful blend of gothic horror and psychological drama, showcasing Hammer Films' ability to craft compelling narratives that linger in the mind long after the credits roll. You can find this and all our previous episodes everywhere you download your podcasts
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| 24 Feb 2018 | Episode 008 - Bonus Episode - Rainbow Valley: The Birth of James Bond On The Big Screen | 01:48:11 | |
Episode 008 of the new podcast from the Stinking Pause stable of podcasts featuring Scott and Tony. Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. A special bonus episode of the podcast where we bring you an episode from our sister podcast, Rainbow Valley. This particular episode ties in nicely with our previous show where we discussed Dr No. This episode of Rainbow Valley takes a look at the three men that brought James Bond to life on the big screen, Ian Fleming, Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. It also highlights the making of the movie, the casting, behind the scenes, and worldwide reaction.
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| 23 Jun 2019 | Episode 042 - The Wicked Lady (1945) | 01:02:38 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Join Scott and Steven as they review what turns out to be perhaps the most enjoyable movie reviewed so far on the podcast. The Wicked Lady (1945) starring Margaret Lockwood and James Mason.
In 17th-century England, Barbara Worth (Margaret Lockwood) lives a privileged yet humdrum life as the wife of well-heeled landowner Sir Ralph Skelton (Griffith Jones). To stave off boredom, Barbara begins impersonating famed highway robber Capt. Jerry Jackson, stealing precious jewels and valuables from coach passengers. A chance encounter with the actual Jackson (James Mason) propels Barbara into a dangerous double life with potentially lethal consequences. This and all our other episodes can be found on: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Radio Libsyn Facebook: facebook.com/rbritanniapod | |||
| 28 Aug 2019 | Episode 048 - A Man For All Seasons (1966) | 00:44:18 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Join Scott and Steven for their review of a Man For All Seasons from 1966, featuring an Oscar winning performance from Paul Scofield with support from Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Wendy Hiller, John Hurt and many more.
When the highly respected British statesman Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) refuses to pressure the Pope into annulling the marriage of King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) and his Spanish-born wife, More's clashes with the monarch increase in intensity. A devout Catholic, More stands by his religious principles and moves to leave the royal court. Unfortunately, the King and his loyalists aren't appeased by this, and press forward with grave charges of treason, further testing More's resolve. This and all our other episodes can be found on: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Radio Libsyn Facebook: facebook.com/rbritanniapod | |||
| 23 Jun 2021 | Episode 100 - The Third Man (1949) | 01:37:51 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. A very special episode this week as we celebrate our 4th birthday as well as our 100th episode. Joining us is our good friend Anthony from the Glass Onion: On John Lennon podcast to chat about one of the greatest British movies of all time
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime—and thus begins this legendary tale of love, deception, and murder. Thanks to brilliant performances by Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, and Orson Welles; Anton Karas's evocative zither score; Graham Greene’s razor-sharp dialogue; and Robert Krasker’s dramatic use of light and shadow, The Third Man, directed by the inimitable Carol Reed, only grows in stature as the years pass. “Don't be so gloomy. After all, it's not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. So long, Holly.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VvXKm2deh0 You can find this and all our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com You can listen to Glass Onion: On John Lennon at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/glass-onion-on-john-lennon/id1473867166 Join Anthony for Film Gold at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-gold/id1544641271
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| 07 May 2020 | Episode 071 - A Prize Of Arms (1962) | 01:09:29 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Episode 071 – A Prize Of Arms (1962)
Our latest episode with Scott, Steven and special guest, Antony Rotunno of the Glass Onion: On John Lennon podcast, features a criminally underseen crime heist drama starring Stanley Baker – A Prize Of Arms (1962)
Never in the history of crime was so much taken from so many by so few... A gang of criminals acquire an old army truck and try to pass themselves off as military policemen. Their plan is to steal a £250,000 payroll intended for soldiers in the Middle East. Turpin (Stanley Baker) recruits Fenner (Tom Bell) and Swavek (Helmut Schmid) to make up a crack assault team. As the duty guard at the camp raises the barrier, Turpin knows there can be no turning back. His desperate gamble for riches will now be played out to its shattering climax... You can find this and all of our previous episodes at: ListenNotes Join us over at our Facebook Group ….we’d love to chat with you | |||
| 05 Jan 2020 | Episode 056 - Please Sir (1971) | 00:51:06 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Episode 056 – Please Sir (1971)
This week Scott is joined by Steven and guest host Mark from The Good The Bad and The Odd podcast to take a look at the big screen version of British sitcom Please Sir from 1971 Movie spin-off from the popular TV sitcom in which teacher Bernard Hedges takes troublesome class 5C to a holiday camp with inevitably comic and disastrous results.
Release date: 1971 (United Kingdom) Music composed by: Mike Vickers Screenplay: John Esmonde, Bob Larbey
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| 08 May 2023 | Episode 136 - Frenzy (1972) | 01:11:11 | |
Reel Britannia podcast - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism.
Scott and Steven are joined this week by Anthony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only to discuss Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate movie.
Frenzy (1972)
In London, a serial killer is raping women and then strangling them with a necktie. When the reckless and low-class with a bad temper bartender Richard Blaney is fired from the pub Global Public House by the manager Felix Forsythe, he decides to visit his ex-wife Brenda, who owns a successful marriage agency. Her secretary Miss Barling overhears an argument of the couple, and Brenda invites Richard to have dinner with her in a fancy restaurant. Then she put some money in his overcoat and does not tell him to avoid his embarrassment with the situation. Meanwhile, Richard's friend Bob Rusk visits Brenda in her office, rapes her, and kills her with his necktie. When Richard finds the money in his pocket, he visits Brenda, but finds the agency closed. Then he goes with his girlfriend Babs Milligan to an expensive hotel. Miss Barling sees Richard leaving the building and finds her boss strangled. She calls New Scotland Yard and Richard becomes the prime suspect. When Bob kills Babs, he frames Richard, who is arrested and sentenced to life. But Chief Inspector Oxford, who was in charge of the investigation is not absolutely sure that Richard is the serial killer. " Do I look like a sex murderer to you? Can you imagine me creeping around London, strangling all those women with ties? That's ridiculous... For a start, I only own two.."
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| 16 Apr 2023 | Episode 133 - Night of the Demon (1957) | 01:03:24 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies - with just a hint of professionalism. A very special episode this week with a very special friend. Scott and Steven are joined by their dear friend Adam Roche, host of the Secret History of Hollywood, Attaboy Clarence and The Labours of Hercule podcasts. An invite stretching back about five years ago has resulted in an episode recorded way back last year, just before Christmas, and finally seeing the light of day...anyone would think we really didn't want him on the show! But, of course, we did and we spent a most enjoyable Sunday morning chatting and having a really good laugh as we duscussed a movie very close to Adam's heart.
Night of the Demon (1957)
American psychologist John Holden (Dana Andrews) arrives in England to discover that his colleague, Henry Harrington (Maurice Denham), has suddenly died following his efforts to discredit notorious occultist Julian Karswell (Niall MacGinnis). The cynical Holden dismisses Karswell's warnings as supernatural nonsense, even when he and Harrington's niece, Joanna (Peggy Cummins), are confronted by a series of bizarre and inexplicable events. Holden discovers that Karswell has slipped him a parchment featuring ancient runic symbols a sign that, like Harrington before him, he has been marked for imminent destruction by a fire-breathing demon. As the night of his threatened demise draws nearer, the fearful Holden begins to suspect that Karswell has been telling the truth all along...
"It's in the trees...it's coming!"
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| 31 Jan 2024 | Episode 141 - Hammer Britannia 011 - Brides of Dracula (1960) | 00:56:39 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism
This week...more from the great Hammer studios as we continue our Hammer horror retrospective
Brides of Dracula (1960)
Classic horror starring Peter Cushing. A young teacher on her way to a position in Transylvania helps a young man escape the shackles his mother has put on him. In doing so she innocently unleashes the horrors of the undead once again on the populace, including those at her school for ladies. Luckily for some, Dr Van Helsing (Cushing) is already on his way.
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| 31 Oct 2021 | Episode 107 - Dead Of Night (1945) | 01:41:14 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. The second feature in our British horror movie double bill this weekend – the classic ‘Dead Of Night’ (1945)
Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests’ own bizarre tales. “Just room for one inside, sir.” You can find this and all our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com
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| 29 May 2024 | Episode 147 - Brighton Rock (1948) | 01:33:47 | |
Reel Britannia podcast - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism.
Scott and Steven are joined this week by Antony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only to discuss one of the greatest British movies of all time.
Brighton Rock (1948)
Pinkie's a small-town hood who's trying to carve out a place for his gang in the Brighton rackets. When he murders a journalist he believes was responsible for the death of a fellow gang-member, Ida Arnold, who was with the man just before he died, sets out to find the truth.
"You asked me to make a record of me voice. Well, here it is. What you want me to say is, 'I love you.' Here's the truth. I hate you, you little slut. You make me sick."
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| 18 Jun 2020 | Episode 077 - Carry On Constable (1960) | 00:45:59 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. In the latest episode, Scott is joined by Tony to chat about coppers, crime and Carry Ons Join us as we go back to 1960 and take a look at the fourth Carry On movie, Carry On Constable. Featuring the usual faces and first appearance in the franchise for Sid James. “Would you care to have a look at my shubunkin?”
A local police force is left short-staffed by a flu epidemic. Enter four bungling trainee policemen to fill the gap! Sergeant Wilkins has to try to turn them into real police overnight, but in the meantime criminals can breathe a sigh of relief while the innocent had better watch out... You can find this and all of our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com
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| 11 Mar 2025 | Episode 162 - The Big Job (1965) | 01:05:22 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. And a huge welcome to Hal, contributer of wonderful reviews at the official Talking Pictures Podcast as well as host of his very own show Couple Indemnity. Back to 1965 this week and a hilarious crime caper featuring a host of well known and well loved British comedy stars The Big Job (1965)
Get ready for a cheeky caper full of wit, charm, and some truly hapless criminal antics! The Big Job is a delightful 1965 British comedy about a gang of bumbling bank robbers, led by the lovable but inept George the Brain (played by Sid James). When their heist goes hilariously awry, the crew ends up stashing their loot in the hollow of a tree, only to be swiftly arrested. Fast forward 15 years, and they're finally out of prison—ready to reclaim their spoils. But there's a catch: their precious hiding spot now stands smack dab in the middle of a residential housing development! Cue the chaos as George and his eccentric gang—including the sarcastic Fred (Dick Emery) and the ever-resourceful Dipper (Lance Percival)—cook up absurd schemes to retrieve their loot without being discovered. Packed with slapstick humor, quirky characters, and plenty of British charm, The Big Job is a rollicking ride through misadventure and mischief. Fancy a giggle? This film delivers in spades!
'You're right. You're absolutely right. All you've got to do is go in there and say "Excuse me, Sarge, but fifteen years ago we happen to have left fifty thousand nicker in your tree. Can we have it back please?" '
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| 23 Mar 2019 | Episode 030 - Howard's End (1992) | 01:06:07 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. In this episode, we take a look at the Merchant Ivory production, Howard’s End from 1992, starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson.
England, early-1900s. Margaret Schlegel befriends Ruth Wilcox, the sickly wife of Henry Wilcox, a man of significant wealth. On her deathbed Ruth bequests her house, Howards End, to Margaret but this is deemed non-binding by her family and Margaret doesn't hear of the inheritance. Meanwhile, Margaret's sister Helen has taken a philanthropic interest in Leonard Bast, a poor, working class man. When Henry Wilcox and Margaret get engaged, Helen sees her chance to help out Leonard. This and all our other episodes can be found on iTunes and Stitcher Radio as well as:
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| 07 Jun 2019 | Episode 041 - Party Party (1983) | 00:59:09 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. This week, Mark returns to join Scott as they reminisce about the 1980s and their memories of Party Party from 1983.
Party Party is a 1983 British comedy film about three friends and their North West London crowd. This crowd includes workers, spivs and young police constables. A British entry into the teenage/youth house party genre typified by John Hughes' films and the late 1980s movies of Kid and Play. The movie was directed by Terry Winsor and written by Daniel Peacock and Winsor. It is notable for its soundtrack and as the early work of several of the cast members. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| 02 Nov 2023 | Episode 139 - Train of Events (1949) | 00:57:59 | |
Reel Britannia podcast - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism. Scott and Steven are joined this week by Anthony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only to discuss Train of Events (1949)
The portmanteau film “Train of Events” brings together the many talents of Ealing Studios to present four stories linked by a train bound for Liverpool. This Ealing anthology weaves drama and comedy amongst the stories documenting various train passengers, all leading up to an incident to change their lives. Starring Jack Hawkins, Gladys Henson, Leslie Phillips, Joan Dowling, Valerie Hobson, Laurence Payne, John Gregson, and introducing Peter Finch in his first British film (having emigrated from Australia). the film’s segments were directed by Ealing luminaries Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, & Sidney Cole. “Train of Events” opened at the Gaumont Haymarket cinema in Lonodn on the 18th of August 1949.
"Well, don't overwhelm me ducks. I dunno as my poor old ticker'll stand it."
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| 11 Mar 2019 | Episode 028 - The 39 Steps (1935) | 00:55:07 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. In this episode, we have selected The 39 Steps from 1935, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Donat
While on vacation in London, Canadian Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) becomes embroiled in an international spy ring related to the mysterious "39 steps." Then he meets agent Annabella Smith (Lucie Mannheim), who is soon killed in his apartment. He must elude the police, who are hunting him for murder, while he tries to stop Professor Jordan (Godfrey Tearle) from sending secrets out of the country. Hannay is assisted by Pamela (Madeleine Carroll), an unwilling accomplice who discovers the truth. This and all our other episodes can be found on iTunes and Stitcher Radio as well as:
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| 28 Mar 2019 | Episode 031 - Carry On Nurse (1959) | 01:01:05 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. In this episode, we continue our love for the Carry On movies with the second in the series, Carry On Nurse which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this month.
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks past, with only Reckitt standing up to her. There's a major who is a constant nuisance, a bumbling nurse, a romance between Ted York and Nurse Denton and Bell who wants his bunion removed straight away. This and all our other episodes can be found on iTunes and Stitcher Radio as well as:
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| 01 Mar 2018 | Episode 009 - Brief Encounter (1945) | 00:38:20 | |
Episode 009 of the new podcast from the Stinking Pause stable of podcasts featuring Scott and Tony. Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. In this episode, Tony has selected Brief Encounter from 1945. The David Lean classic that is possibly the most British of British romantic movies. This and future episodes can be found on iTunes and Stitcher Radio as well as:
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| 01 Oct 2017 | Episode 004 - The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) | 00:37:15 | |
Episode 004 of the new podcast from the Stinking Pause stable of podcasts featuring Scott and Tony. Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism.
In this episode, Scott's choice is from 1970, starring a pre-Bond Roger Moore. The Man Who Haunted Himself….A conservative businessman believes he has unleashed his exact double and alter ego when he is involved in a car wreck. Pelham (Roger Moore) recovers from the accident to find he is seen two places at once and is having an affair with a girl he only met once. Eve (Hildegard Neil) is his wife who hears of Pelham's infidelity as the marriage heads for the rocks. He also is credited for some uncharacteristic and daring business deals that net big profits. Pelham soon wonders if he is losing his mind or if has an exact double causing his trouble in this psychological drama.
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| 01 Aug 2022 | Episode 124 - Life Is Sweet (1990) | 00:58:45 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism. This week, join Scott and Steven as they review Mike Leigh's tale of twins, pineapples, burger vans and and chocolate coated sex. Life Is Sweet (1990)
The working-class malaise of suburban London is captured in this comedic drama, which focuses on twin sisters Natalie (Claire Skinner) and Nicola (Jane Horrocks) and their parents: easygoing Andy (Jim Broadbent) and his optimistic wife, Wendy (Alison Steadman). While Natalie has a plumbing job, and tends to take after her mom with her bright outlook, Nicola is on the dole and perpetually dwells on the negative. Will the cloud over Nicola's head ever lift? "Take my word for it - that is an evil spoon." You can find this and all our previous episodes everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod Join us over at our Facebook Group ….we’d love to chat with you
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| 31 Jan 2021 | Episode 088 - The Children's Film Foundation | 00:51:38 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. In the latest episode, Scott is joined by Steven and Mark for a trip down memory lane…back to the glorious days of Saturday Morning Pictures
Join us we take a look at two classics from the Children’s Film Foundation: Mr Horatio Knibbles and Battle Of Billy’s Pond
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| 17 Oct 2022 | Episode 127 - An Inspector Calls (1954) | 01:01:35 | |
Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism. An Inspector Calls (1954) When a young girl is found dead an inspector is sent to investigate a prosperous Yorkshire household. It emerges that each member of the family has a guilty secret - each one is partly responsible for her death.
Based on the play by J.B. Priestley, this British mystery follows Inspector Poole (Alastair Sim) as he investigates the apparent suicide of Eva Smith (Jane Wenham), a young working-class woman. Paying a visit to the wealthy Birling household, Poole arrives in the middle of a dinner party and slowly reveals how each family member, including stern patriarch Arthur Birling (Arthur Young) and his uptight wife, Sybil (Olga Lindo), could have had a hand in Eva's death. "She wasn't very pretty when I saw her last in the infirmary." You can find this and all our previous episodes everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod Join us over at our Facebook Group ….we’d love to chat with you
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| 30 May 2021 | Episode 098 - Hunger (2008) | 01:03:09 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. In the latest episode, Scott and Steven review the debut feature from British director, Steve McQueen – a compelling and unforgettable portrayal of life within The Maze prison at the time of the 1981 hunger strike. Join us we take a look at Michael Fassbender as Bobby Sands in Hunger (2008)
“Focusing on the 1981 hunger strikes by Republican prisoners in Northern Ireland. Bobby Sands is one of a group of prisoners who first “took to the blanket” with a “dirty protest” in pursuit of their claims for recognition as political prisoners. Sands then became the first one of the group to embark on a hunger strike that was to end in his death.” “I'm clear of the reasons Dom. I'm clear of all the repercussions. I will act and I will not stand by and do nothing.” You can find this and all our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com
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| 30 Apr 2023 | Episode 135 - Genevieve (1953) | 00:54:04 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism.
Classic comedy from the 50s this week with Kenneth More, Kay Kendall, John Gregson and Dinah Sheridan and a very famous automobile.
Genevieve (1953)
In this upbeat British comedy, two friends enter an antique car rally. Alan McKim (John Gregson) drives his beloved 1904 automobile, named Genevieve, while Ambrose Claverhouse (Kenneth More) takes his vintage Spyker car. Alan and Ambrose bring their wives (Dinah Sheridan, Kay Kendall) along for the wild ride from London to Brighton, and the trek soon turns fiercely competitive, each driver devising clever ways to sabotage the other in hopes of winning the race.
Rosalind: “Ambrose only seems to think about two things. That silly old car - and the other thing.” Wendy: “What other thing?...Oh...my husband only thinks about the car.”
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| 23 Dec 2020 | Episode 086 - The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972) | 00:50:28 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. For our Christmas episode, Scott is joined by Steven and Tony to chat about the children’s classic ‘The Amazing Mr Blunden’, specially requested by listener Chris Ferguson
Join us we take a look at this charming ghost story, directed by Lionel Jeffries and featuring an all star cast A mysterious, old solicitor Mr. Blunden visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in her squalid, tiny Camden Town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of the solicitors. One day the children meet the spirits of two other children who died in the mansion nearly a hundred years previously. The children prepare a magic potion that allows them to travel backwards in time to the era of the ghost children. Will the children be able to help their new friends and what will happen to them if they do? “As they grow older they lose their power to believe in the unlikely.” You can find this and all of our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com
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| 04 May 2019 | Episode 036 - The Wicker Man (1973) | 01:10:49 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. In this episode, we take a trip to Summerisle to meet Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward and Britt Eckland in one of the most celebrated British horrors of all time, The Wicker Man (1973)
Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) arrives on the small Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the report of a missing child. A conservative Christian, the policeman observes the residents' frivolous sexual displays and strange pagan rituals, particularly the temptations of Willow (Britt Ekland), daughter of the island magistrate, Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee). The more Sergeant Howie learns about the islanders' strange practices, the closer he gets to tracking down the missing child. This and all our other episodes can be found on: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Radio Libsyn Facebook: facebook.com/rbritanniapod | |||
| 10 Feb 2018 | Episode 007 - Dr No | 00:34:45 | |
Episode 007 of the new podcast from the Stinking Pause stable of podcasts featuring Scott and Tony. Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. In this episode, Tony has selected Dr No as we dip our toe into the world of cinematic James Bond. This and future episodes can be found on iTunes and Stitcher Radio as well as:
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| 30 Oct 2020 | Episode 083 - The Innocents (1961) | 00:49:42 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. In the latest episode, Scott is joined by Steven to chat about governesses, ghosts and all manner of ghastly goings-on Join us we take a look at the classic horror movie from 1961, The Innocents, starring Deborah Kerr
In Victorian England, the uncle (Sir Michael Redgrave) of orphaned niece Flora (Pamela Franklin) and nephew Miles (Martin Stephens) hires Miss Giddens (Deborah Kerr) as governess to raise the children at his estate with total independence and authority. Soon after her arrival, Miss Giddens comes to believe that the spirits of the former governess Miss Jessel (Clytie Jessop) and valet Peter Quint (Peter Wyngarde) are possessing the children. Miss Giddens decides to help the children to face and exorcise the spirits. “Truth is very seldom understood by any but imaginative persons... and I want to be quite truthful.”
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| 09 Nov 2020 | Episode 084 - Look Back In Anger (1959) | 01:04:36 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Episode 084 – Look Back In Anger (1959)
Scott and Steven are back in the Balaban Sound Studio for this week’s review…continuing our look at the kitchen sink dramas. It’s 1959 and the movie that proclaimed the era of the angry young man. Richard Burton stars alongside Clare Bloom and Mary Ure in the Tony Richardson picture, Look Back In Anger Richard Burton smoulders as the ever-complaining Jimmy Porter in Tony Richardson's version of John Osborne's ground-breaking play, which at the time was the epitome of the kitchen-sink drama and heralded the liberated Swinging Sixties. As the downtrodden, middle-class wife taking the brunt of his tirades, Mary Ure poignantly deserves better from life than a husband who believes the world owes him a living, while Burton makes his portrayal remarkably unsympathetic. An emblem of its time that's not to be missed. SUMMARY CAST “Ladies and gentlemen, a little recitation entitled 'she was only a gravediggers daughter but she loved lying under the sod'.” You can find this and all of our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com
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| 30 Apr 2021 | Episode 094 - Room At The Top (1959) | 01:01:57 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. In the latest episode, Scott is joined by Steven for the next in the series of kitchen sink dramas. A tale of smoky factories, sultry French mistresses and suicide… Join us we take a look at Room At The Top (1959)
“The English factory town is dreary but Joe Lampton has landed a job with a future. To have something to do at night he joins a theatrical group. His boss's daughter Susan is playing ingenue roles on stage and in real life. She is attracted to Joe and Joe thinks about how much faster he will get ahead if he is the boss's son-in-law. This plan is complicated by his strong desire to be with an older woman who also belongs to the theatrical group. She is French and unhappily married. Joe believes he can get away with seeing both women.” “Don't worry about the way the world's run, lad. Enjoy it while you're young.” You can find this and all our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com
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| 06 Mar 2020 | Episode 063- Four Lions (2010) | 00:54:54 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Episode 063 – Four Lions (2010)
Our latest episode with Scott and Steven features our thoughts on the hilarious Four Lions from 2010 directed by Chris Morris.
A group of young Muslim men living in Sheffield decide to wage jihad, and they hatch an inept plan to become suicide bombers. Omar (Riz Ahmed) and Waj (Kayvan Novak) have a brief, disastrous run at a Pakistan training camp, while Faisal (Adeel Akhtar) works on an unlikely scheme to train birds to carry bombs. Their ill-conceived plan culminates at the London Marathon with their bumbling attempts to disrupt the event while dressed in outlandish costumes. “The report makes crystal clear that the police shot the right man, but as far as I'm aware, the wrong man exploded. Is that clear?.” You can find this and all of our previous episodes at: ListenNotes Join us over at our Facebook Group ….we’d love to chat with you | |||
| 27 Mar 2020 | Episode 066 - The Ipcress File (1965) | 00:45:12 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Episode 066 – The Ipcress File (1965)
The perfect antidote to Bondmania as Scott and Steven review The Ipcress File. With Michael Caine as the laconic secret agent Harry Palmer set in a world of spies that features more paperwork and freshly ground coffee than fist fights and shoot outs. A classic piece of British cinema from the swinging sixties. Several leading Western scientists have been kidnapped only to reappear a fews days later. Unfortunately, each scientist has been brainwashed and is now completely useless. The British send Agent Harry Palmer to investigate. Palmer is surprised to be selected for such a mission (considering his past) and believes he has been chosen because he is expendable. “You didn’t come here to talk about button mushrooms and birds.” You can find this and all of our previous episodes at: ListenNotes Join us over at our Facebook Group ….we’d love to chat with you | |||
| 22 Nov 2018 | Episode 020 - East Is East (1999) | 00:42:53 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. In this episode episode, Steven has selected East is East from 1999 – starring Om Puri, Linda Bassett and Jimi Mistry
George Khan, proud Pakistani and chip shop owner -- Ghengis to his kids -- rules his family with a rod of iron. He thinks he's raising his seven children to be respectable Pakistanis. But this is Salford in the North of England, in 1971. Much as George's English wife, Ella, loves and tries to honor her husband, she also wants her kids to be happy. The children, caught between bell-bottoms and arranged marriages, simply want to be citizens of the modern world. This and all our other episodes can be found on iTunes and Stitcher Radio as well as:
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| 25 Jan 2021 | Episode 087 - Peter's Friends (1992) | 01:00:01 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. In the latest episode, Scott is joined by Steven and Tony for our slightly delayed New Year episode, recorded way back at the beginning of December last year. Join us we take a look at the nineties comedy/drama, Peter’s Friends, starring Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Imelda Staunton, Tony Slattery, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Rita Rudner and Phyllida Law
Seven friends in an acting troupe graduate from Cambridge University in 1982 and go their separate ways. Ten years later, Peter Morton (Stephen Fry) inherits a large estate from his father, and invites the rest of the gang to spend New Year's holiday with him. Many changes have taken place in the lives of all the friends assembled, but Peter has a secret that will shock them all. “Oh, how can I put this delicately? It's just that I'm not really in the vagina business.” You can find this and all of our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com
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| 12 Oct 2018 | Episode 016 - In Which We Serve (1942) | 00:36:34 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism.
At last, we welcome the return of Tony who joins Scott for a listener request episode. Huge thanks to Su who has selected In Which We Serve from 1942 for us to review this time around. Co-directors David Lean and Noel Coward (in his sole filmmaking effort) created this patriotic World War II drama under the auspices of Great Britain's Ministry of Information. After the sinking of the HMS Torrin during the Battle of Crete in 1941, the ship's survivors -- including Captain Kinross (Noel Coward), Chief Petty Officer Hardy (Bernard Miles) and Seaman Blake (John Mills) -- recall their tour of duty in flashback while awaiting rescue in lifeboats being strafed by German airplanes.
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| 07 May 2021 | Episode 095 - Brassed Off (1996) | 00:47:32 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. In the latest episode, Scott is joined by Steven to chat about a movie featuring fading communities, Thatcher and flugelhorns. Join us we take a look at Brassed Off (1996)
“In existence for a hundred years, Grimley Colliery Brass band is as old as the mine. But the miners are now deciding whether to fight to keep the pit open, and the future for town and band looks bleak. Although the arrival of flugelhorn player Gloria injects some life into the players, and bandleader Danny continues to exhort them to continue in the national competition, frictions and pressures are all too evident. And whose side is Gloria actually on?” “The truth is, I thought it mattered - I thought that music mattered. But does it bollocks? Not compared to how people matter.” You can find this and all our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com
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| 30 Dec 2019 | Episode 055 - Scott of the Antarctic (1948) | 01:02:51 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Episode 055 Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
“Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. It seems a pity but I don't think I can write more. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale. For God's sake look after our people.” This week Scott is joined by Steven for their review of the true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole – only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him Robert Falcon Scott (John Mills) is a determined explorer whose ambition is to be the first man to reach the South Pole. He starts off well, with three modes of transportation -- dogs, ponies and snow tractors -- but the extremely cold weather, as well as the conspiracy against him by a rival team of Norwegian explorers, proves to be too much for the man and his expedition. The film is based on the true story and inspired by footage shot on the actual journey. Apple Podcasts/Libsyn/Player FM facebook.com/groups/reelbritannia | |||
| 26 Jun 2020 | Episode 078 - Sapphire (1959) | 01:49:11 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. In the latest episode, Scott is joined by Steven for a look at the last in their season on the movies that led up to the kitchen sink dramas of the late 50s and early 60s
Join us we take a look at Basil Dearden’s superb Sapphire from 1959 featuring the legendary Earl Cameron alongside Nigel Patrick and Michael Craig. A tense murder mystery set in the aftermath of the Notting Hill race riots, the movie also features support from Bernard Miles, Yvonne Mitchell and Paul Massie. A pregnant college student named Sapphire Robbins (Yvonne Buckingham) is murdered in London's Hampstead Heath. When police superintendent Robert Hazard (Nigel Patrick) discovers that the victim was a light-skinned black woman passing as white, it upends his initial assumptions. Hazard and his openly racist assistant (Michael Craig) explore the city's racially tense underground jazz scene as they interview suspects, including Sapphire's white fiancé (Paul Massie). “We didn't solve anything, Phil. We just picked up the pieces.” You can find this and all of our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com
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| 17 Jan 2022 | Episode 110 - Cash On Demand (1961) | 00:48:40 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. It’s our ‘COVID delayed Christmas episode’….but is it a Christmas movie? Steven says yes, Tony says no, Scott doesn’t care either way as it is cracking movie from 1961 starring Peter Cushing and Andre Morell from the legendary Hammer studios: Cash On Demand (1961)
“This tense and hugely entertaining heist thriller is a Hammer take on A Christmas Carol, which pits miserly and fastidious bank manager (Peter Cushing in sparkling form) against debonair robber André Morell, as a plot to rob a bank on Christmas Eve unfolds in almost real time. “I detest brutality. I want bank robberies to be smoother and more sociable.” You can find this and all our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com
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| 07 Aug 2024 | Episode 153 - Up In The World (1956) | 00:41:35 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Back to 1956 this week and some classic comedy featuring Norman Wisdom
Up In The World (1956)
Norman is a window cleaner who has to clean a manor house with hundreds of windows. He is distracted by the son of the house who persuades him to go into town. When some villains try and kidnap the young heir Norman fights them off but the heir has banged his head and can’t remember Norman’s heroic stand
Norman: "I'm Norman. The new window cleaner." Maj. Willoughby: "You should have been here at 9 o'clock this morning!" Norman: "Why? What happened?"
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| 15 Aug 2017 | Episode 002 - Sweeney! (1977) | 00:31:55 | |
Episode 002 of the new podcast from the Stinking Pause stable of podcasts featuring Scott and Tony. Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Scott's choice for the second episode in the first big screen outing for Regan and Carter of the Flying Squad. Sweeney! from 1977 is just a little different from the tv series featuring political scandal and hitmen. Starring John Thaw and Dennis Waterman with special guest appearances from Barry Foster and Ian Bannen.
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| 30 Sep 2018 | Episode 015 - Kes (1969) | 01:07:46 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism.
In this episode, Scott is joined by Steven, and we review Ken Loach’s movie from 1969, Kes. Ken Loach's acclaimed British drama focuses on Billy Casper (David Bradley), a tormented working-class boy who is subjected to abuse both at school and at home. The son of a single mother (Lynne Perrie), Billy's existence is mostly bleak until he takes up an interest in falconry and begins training a kestrel that he finds on a nearby farm. While Billy forms a close bond with the falcon, his hardscrabble life and harsh environment prove to be a challenge to the boy and his bird..
Also featuring this week, a look at some of the groundbreaking work from Ken Loach on tv and film from the sixties.
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| 24 May 2021 | Episode 097 - Performance (1970) | 00:44:08 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. In the latest episode, Scott and Steven are joined by Booze from the Sweet Feathery Jesus podcast to chat about bald heads, bathtubs, and beans. Join us we take a look at Mick Jagger and James Fox in Performance (1970)
“After killing a rival in self-defence, hoodlum Chas (James Fox) must flee both from the law and from his boss, Harry Flowers. He eventually moves into a house owned by Turner (Mick Jagger), a former rock star who lives with female companions Pherber (Anita Pallenberg) and Lucy (Michele Breton). Chas and Turner initially clash, but Turner becomes fascinated with Chas' life as a criminal. Through drugs and a series of psychological battles with Turner, Chas emerges a different man.” “You're a comical little geezer. You'll look funny when you're fifty.” You can find this and all our previous episodes at: ListenNotes Join us over at our Facebook Group ….we’d love to chat with you
And of course, please take a listen to the marvellous Sweet Feathery Jesus podcast at: http://www.sweetfeatheryjesus.com/
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| 28 Apr 2019 | Episode 035 - That'll Be The Day (1973) | 01:05:29 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. In this episode, we welcome back guest host, Mark from The Good, The Bad and The Odd podcast to review That’ll Be The Day from 1973, starring David Essex and Ringo Starr.
Abandoned by his father at an early age, Jim MacLaine seems to have inherited the old man's restlessness. Despite his apparent intelligence, Jim decides not to take the exams that would pave his way to university. He lives, for a time, a life consisting of dead-end jobs and meaningless sex, before returning home to work in his mother's shop. But still he can't settle down; he begins to think that the life of a pop musician might be the thing for him. This and all our other episodes can be found on: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Radio Libsyn Facebook: facebook.com/rbritanniapod | |||
| 04 Apr 2020 | Episode 067 - How I Won The War (1967) | 01:20:09 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Episode 067 – How I Won The War (1967)
A warm welcome this week to our special guest, Antony Rotunno from the splendid Glass Onion – On John Lennon podcast. Antony joins Scott and Steven to chat about Richard Lester’s movie, How I Won The War, starring Michael Crawford and featuring a certain member of The Fab Four. Captured by German soldiers, British officer Ernest Goodbody (Michael Crawford) details his history as a commanding officer. While he describes himself as a noble and heroic officer, the truth is that he is a bumbling idiot whose own ineptitude and idiocy ends up costing the lives of most of his company. As his own men continue to drop like flies, their ghosts remain on the battlefield, marching along with their commanding officer even after death. “And I'm not a thief, really. I've never found anything worth keeping.” You can find this and all of our previous episodes at: ListenNotes Join us over at our Facebook Group ….we’d love to chat with you | |||
| 01 Mar 2019 | Episode 027 - Educating Rita (1983) | 00:43:29 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. In this episode, Steven has selected Educating Rita from 1983 starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters.
Rita (Julie Walters), a married hair stylist in her 20s, wants to go back to school. She begins studying with Dr. Bryant (Michael Caine), a professor using alcohol to cope with his divorce. Despite his personal problems, Dr. Bryant helps Rita realize her academic potential. In turn, her passion for learning revitalizes his love of teaching. However, when Rita's blue-collar spouse learns that his wife is more interested in education than homemaking, he becomes frustrated by her independence.
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| 03 Feb 2020 | Episode 059 - Waking Ned (2008) | 00:37:09 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Episode 059 – Waking Ned (1998) Join Scott and Steven as they chat about a tale of death, deceit and dentures… When best friends Jackie O'Shea (Ian Bannen) and Michael O'Sullivan (David Kelly) discover someone in their small Irish village has won the lottery, they immediately set off to see if the winner is in a sharing mood. Deducing that Ned Devine is the lucky man, O'Shea and O'Sullivan pay him a visit, only to find him dead from shock. Since Devine is the only one who can claim the prize, the townsfolk band together to convince the claim inspector that O'Sullivan is really Devine, and split the cash. Apple Podcasts/Libsyn/Player FM facebook.com/groups/reelbritannia | |||
| 07 Nov 2021 | Episode 108 - Restless Natives (1985) | 01:03:58 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Eighties Caledonian comedy this week with a tale of modern day highland highwaymen Join Scott and Steven as they chat about Restless Natives (1985)
“A humorous tale of 'underemployed' Scots Ronnie and Will, who live in the majestic city of Edinburgh. “Guns are for LASSIES! Nobody seems to put the BOOT in any more!” You can find this and all our previous episodes at: Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod email: reelbritannia@gmail.com
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| 23 Feb 2019 | Episode 026 - Melody (1971) | 01:43:49 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. In this episode, we have selected Melody from 1971 starring Jack Wild, Mark Lester and Tracy Hyde.
And joining Scott today to help review the movie is Mark from The Good The Bad and The Odd podcast (amongst others!) Grade schoolers Melody (Tracy Hyde) and Daniel (Mark Lester) are completely earnest in their desire to wed one another. Unfortunately, no one seems to understand the ardor of their loving bond. Their parents and teachers find the marriage proposition ridiculous, and Daniel's closest pal, Ornshaw (Jack Wild), doesn't want to lose his buddy to a girl. However, the mischievous Ornshaw eventually warms to the idea, and helps Daniel and Melody escape the cruel clutches of the adults.
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| 10 Jan 2020 | Episode 057 - Gregory's Girl (1981) | 00:43:33 | |
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British films....with the occasional hint of professionalism. Episode 057 – Gregory’s Girl (1981) Join Scott and Steven as they head north of the border to review Bill Forsyth’s movie from 1981 , Gregory’s Girl.
“Twelve tons of cornflakes pass under here every day. It's a well-known fact” In his warm, Scottish coming-of-age film, gangly teen Gregory and his school-mates are starting to find out about girls. He fancies Dorothy, not least because she has got on to the football team (and is a better player than he). He finally asks her out, but it is obviously the females in control of matters here, and that very much includes Gregory's younger sister. Release date: 23 April 1981 (United Kingdom) Budget: 500 GBP
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| 24 Jul 2024 | Episode 150 - The Nanny (1965) | 01:02:24 | |
Reel Britannia podcast - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism.
Scott and Steven are joined this week by Antony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only to discuss one of the great movies from the legendary Hammer studios for our 150th episode.
The Nanny (1965)
A nanny (Bette Davis) is hired to look after a ten-year-old who has just returned from a mental institution. The boy's mother has just been poisoned and he believes the nanny is to blame. When his aunt arrives and hears the boy's accusations she sides with the nanny, claiming the boy is making it all up.
"That's what I'm here for, to look after all of you."
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