Film
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Cakes & Ale Episode 30: Avengers: Endgame
HERE BE SPOILERS! We’re well and truly in the endgame now, as the Infinity Saga draws to a close with an epic final chapter, Avengers: Endgame. In this bumper episode we race through the time-twisting plot, picking out highlights from the movie and discussing whether Endgame is a satisfying conclusion to the story. With so… Continue reading
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The Tally Ho talks to Ian Rakoff
Welcome to The Tally Ho, a podcast about the classic TV series The Prisoner. In this special episode, we talk to writer, editor and comic book collector Ian Rakoff. Ian worked as an assistant editor on the series, and wrote the classic episode Living in Harmony (our discussion of the episode is here). We chatted… Continue reading
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Time for Cherry Pie and Coffee talks to Chris Rodley
It has been a while, but once again, it’s time for cherry pie and coffee, as our Twin Peaks podcast returns! In the second part of our chat with documentary filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley, we turn to the world of legendary artist and filmmaker David Lynch. Chris’ Lynch on Lynch , an extensive collection of… Continue reading
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Cinematic Time Capsule
In our study is a tartan cardboard box containing hundreds of ticket stubs I’ve kept over the years, mementoes of movies, concerts and plays, dating all the way back to the summer of 1999. For the longest time I’d thought that must have been around the time that I decided to start keeping them, and… Continue reading
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Episode 17 – You’re a wonder, Wonder Woman!
Taking a break from all that cherry pie & coffee. It’s time for some cakes and ale… and ice cream! Wonder Woman has just opened and it is a magnificent movie. Join us as we review the film and talk about how it might be just the course-correction the DC movie universe needs. We’d also… Continue reading
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Episode 16 – Guardians of the Galaxy, the universe and everything!
With the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, we invited film buff Dave Riley on to chat about the movie. Several cakes, and ales later, we had rambled on about the Marvel Universe, The Dark Tower trailer (Dave is a huuuge fan!), what comics should be adapted on screen, what old properties could… Continue reading
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Episode 13 – John Constantine on screen
John Constantine has been around for a long time. Beginning as a supporting character in Alan Moore’s run in DC’s Swamp Thing, he later became the star of his own series, Hellblazer from Vertigo. After 300 issues, he joined the current DC continuity in four different series. However, despite his popularity on the page, he… Continue reading
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Episode 5 – we’ve gone Rogue
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is out! Join us for spoiler-filled musings on the newest entry in the Star Wars series. Although we shouldn’t be advocating not listening to our podcast after only a few episodes, don’t listen until you’ve seen the movie. Plus some thoughts on the new trailers for the Power Rangers… Continue reading
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Episode 1 – at last!
It’s been a while, but our first episode is up! Join us for musings on the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange. Direct download: Episode 1 Continue reading