Best Toby Jenkins Podcasts (2025)

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Another Paul Feig film? Do me a Favor 1:17:06

1d ago1:17:06

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Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you.…

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Episode 92: Eliza Hemming (Part 2) 1:04:31

4d ago1:04:31

1:04:31

In the second part of my chat with Eliza we explore the season 6B theory, and we discuss those metal monstrosities from Mondas... You can find Eliza on: Twitter: @ElizaH64344 Instagram: @_jezebelofdecibels You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy BlueSky: @frakturedboy.bsky.social Threads: @frakturedboy Instagram: @frakturedboy Podcast artwork is…

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Episode 91: Eliza Hemming (Part 1) 1:04:30

7d ago1:04:30

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In the first part of my chat with Eliza, we discuss a very different - and animated - Ninth Doctor... You can find Eliza on: Twitter: @ElizaH64344 Instagram: @_jezebelofdecibels You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy BlueSky: @frakturedboy.bsky.social Threads: @frakturedboy Instagram: @frakturedboy Podcast artwork is by Steve Mellor and the mus…

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David Oyelowo on Government Cheese + Mark’s verdict on The Studio 1:19:38

8d ago1:19:38

1:19:38

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you.…

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Special - Alex Gutteridge: A Tribute 1:50:30

14d ago1:50:30

1:50:30

Originally released in May 2024, this special, omnibus episode features my late friend and podcast guest Alex Gutteridge who you may have known as Crashed Dummy on Twitter. I've recorded a short bit at the start of the episode and I hope you'll enjoy getting to know Alex again. You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy BlueSky: @frakturedboy.bsky.…

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Warfare with Alex Garland & Ray Mendoza 1:13:06

15d ago1:13:06

1:13:06

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you.…

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Now and Ben: Charlie Brooker & Emma Corrin on Black Mirror 16:58

16d ago16:58

16:58

If you’ve managed to watch any of the excellent seventh series of Black Mirror yet, you might have spotted our super sub Ben Bailey Smith popping up there... and just for you he’s collared his fellow dystopians Charlie Brooker and Emma Corrin for a chat about the mind-bending anthology’s latest iteration. Brooker is the writer and creator of the sh…

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Episode 90: Luke Sims-Jenkins (Part 2) 51:13

18d ago51:13

51:13

In part two of my chat with Luke we dive into the world of Big Finish and examine the 5th Doctor story "Aquitaine"... You can find Luke on: Twitter: @Grumpy2EB BlueSky: @grumpy2eb.bsky.social Never Open Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QWPzKuefCeU4gYcRRp994 You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy BlueSky: @frakturedboy.bsky.social Threads…

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Episode 89: Luke Sims-Jenkins (Part 1) 1:19:11

21d ago1:19:11

1:19:11

In part one of my chat with Luke we explore his early days in finding the show as well the VHS range, podcasting and we also take a trip to Oz... You can find Luke on: Twitter: @Grumpy2EB BlueSky: @grumpy2eb.bsky.social Never Open Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QWPzKuefCeU4gYcRRp994 You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy BlueSky: @frak…

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Laurence Fishburne & James Hawes on The Amateur 1:08:33

22d ago1:08:33

1:08:33

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you.…

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Episode 88: Daniel Rawnsley (The Return, Part 2) 1:10:37

24d ago1:10:37

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In part two of my chat with Daniel we take a look at the 2006 Doctor Who annual, and we discuss a certain potato-headed monster... You can find Daniel on: Twitter: @daniel_rawnsley BlueSky: @danielrawnsley.bsky.social You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy BlueSky: @frakturedboy.bsky.social Threads: @frakturedboy Instagram: @frakturedboy Podcas…

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Episode 87: Daniel Rawnsley (The Return, Part 1) 52:51

28d ago52:51

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One my very first guests, Daniel, returns for his second appearance, and in this first part we discuss the Hartnell and Troughton era of the show... You can find Daniel on: Twitter: @daniel_rawnsley BlueSky: @danielrawnsley.bsky.social You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy BlueSky: @frakturedboy.bsky.social Threads: @frakturedboy Instagram: @f…

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Death of a Unicorn + Toby Jones 1:23:02

29d ago1:23:02

1:23:02

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you.…

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Episode 86: JR Southall 2:06:05

1M ago2:06:05

2:06:05

In this week's episode, I'm joined by JR Southall, who turns the format on its head and introduces us to three actual boxes that were important to him and his journey... You can find JR on: BlueSky: @strangerscast.bsky.social Threads: @strangers_space_cast Website: ⁠https://strangersinspace.weebly.com/links.html You can find me on: Twitter: @fraktu…

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Gorgeous George MacKay + Mark vs. The Stath 1:12:11

1M ago1:12:11

1:12:11

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you.…

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Episode 85: Toby Hadoke 1:39:06

1M ago1:39:06

1:39:06

This week I'm delighted to welcome the wonderful Toby Hadoke to the podcast. And in this episode we take a look at the theme tune, the Radio Times 20th Anniversary special, and the missing episodes... You can find Toby on: Twitter: @TobyHadoke BlueSky: @tobyhadoke.bsky.social Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jOJ2nOjyNFIuRcefLgwOv?si=c2fb09e7…

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Snow White: Mark’s Verdict 1:21:02

1M ago1:21:02

1:21:02

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you.…

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Episode 84: Jason Miller (Part 2) 1:07:21

2M ago1:07:21

1:07:21

In part two of my chat with Jason, we take a brief look at the FASA roleplaying games before delving into the Virgin New Adventures! And a word of warning - there are spoilers ahead... You can find Jason on: BlueSky: @drwhonovels.bsky.social Doctor Who Literature: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorwholit/ You can find me on: Twitter: @fra…

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Episode 83: Jason Miller (Part 1) 1:06:07

2M ago1:06:07

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In part one of my chat with Jason, we explore his love of the Target Doctor Who books and also chat about his own podcast - Doctor Who Literature! You can find Jason on: BlueSky: @drwhonovels.bsky.social Doctor Who Literature: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorwholit/ You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy BlueSky: @frakturedboy.bsky.…

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Ashley Walters & Erin Doherty on Adolescence 1:18:59

2M ago1:18:59

1:18:59

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you.…

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Special - Orphan 55 (with Eliza Hemming) 1:52:49

2M ago1:52:49

1:52:49

Eliza is back for her first ever commentary. I love "Orphan 55" and Eliza...doesn't. Will I change her mind? With thoughts on the Jodie Whittaker era in general, come with us as we ask the eternal question.... "Where's my Benni?!!!!!!" You can find Eliza on: Twitter: @ElizaH64344 Instagram: @_jezebelofdecibels You can find me on: Twitter: @frakture…

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Now and Ben: Bong Joon Ho on Mickey 17, British winters & his iPad obsession 16:48

2M ago16:48

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It’s ‘Mickey 17’ release day, and Ben is chatting to Director Bong Joon Ho in today’s episode to celebrate. Starring Robert Pattinson as an expendable worker on a colonized ice planet, the new film from Korean cinema’s modern master sees protagonist Mickey ‘re-printed’ over and over again. Frequently killed in his dangerous daily tasks, ‘human prin…

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Daisy Ridley’s surprise BAFTA + Mark on Mickey 17 1:07:31

2M ago1:07:31

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Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you.…

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Episode 82: Jo Short (Part 2) 1:06:28

2M ago1:06:28

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In part two of my chat with Jo we take a look at a Fourth Doctor and Leela Big Finish story before opening up the adventures of Missy... You can find Jo on: Twitter: @thebrainofspock BlueSky: @joshort.bsky.social You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy BlueSky: @frakturedboy.bsky.social Threads: @frakturedboy Instagram: @frakturedboy Podcast art…

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Episode 81: Jo Short (Part 1) 51:41

2M ago51:41

51:41

The lovely Jo Short finally joins me for her podcast episode. And in this first part she takes us on a journey back to 1974 as we take a look at a very special photograph... You can find Jo on: Twitter: @thebrainofspock BlueSky: @joshort.bsky.social You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy BlueSky: @frakturedboy.bsky.social Threads: @frakturedboy…

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Best birdsong ever from Robert Carlyle 1:08:11

2M ago1:08:11

1:08:11

Begbie himself, and surely a frontrunner for British cinema’s scariest man (on screen only, we might add), is our guest this week—it’s Robert Carlyle. This time he’s playing staunchly moral councilor Sam Hagen in new Netflix drama ‘Toxic Town’. Penned by Jack Thorne (of course), and with a cracking cast of Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Rory Kinn…

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Episode 80: Kieran Pell 1:13:35

2M ago1:13:35

1:13:35

A new voice in podcasting, Kieran tells us about his experience with Doctor Who on the TV channel Watch, the Internet Archive and his love of the books, and the Doctor Who Experience in London. You can find Kieran on: BlueSky: @lefthandeddalek.bsky.social Instagram: @lefthandeddalek / @bbcbooks_love You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy BlueSk…

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Now and Ben: Angela Bassett on Zero Day, Strange Days and The Simpsons 16:56

2M ago16:56

16:56

We’ve got a bona fide icon for you in today’s Now & Ben—a movie star of four decades known for tackling tough female characters in films like ‘Boyz n the Hood’, ‘Malcolm X’, ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It?’ and ‘Black Panther’. She is the one and only Angela Bassett. This time, she plays US president Evelyn Mitchell in ‘Zero Day’, the new Netflix t…

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A film of the year already – is it The Monkey? 1:08:41

2M ago1:08:41

1:08:41

Welcome to another show jam-packed with top takes from Simon & Mark—which are still eliciting your ‘quiet affirmative noises’... Reviews this week of The Monkey—a splattery and slanted dark comedy horror about a murderous wind-up toy from Longlegs director Osgood Perkins, and I’m Still Here—the Brazilian drama about ‘the disappeared’ under the mili…

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Episode 79: Melvin Peña (Part 2) 1:04:21

2M ago1:04:21

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In the second part of my chat with Melvin, he explains why he was relieved when the Jodie Whittaker era, an era he loved, came to end, and his story with Doctor Who podcasting. You can find Melvin on: Twitter: @kittenry BlueSky: @melvinpena.bsky.social https://about.me/melvinpena You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy BlueSky: @frakturedboy.bsk…

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Episode 78: Melvin Peña (Part 1) 1:06:38

3M ago1:06:38

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In the first part of my chat with Melvin, we explore his journey into Doctor Who via a number of other show that were important to him. You can find Melvin on: Twitter: @kittenry BlueSky: @melvinpena.bsky.social https://about.me/melvinpena You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy BlueSky: @frakturedboy.bsky.social Threads: @frakturedboy Instagram…

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Did Bridget Jones make Mark cry? + Stephen Graham & Malachi Kirby 1:10:38

3M ago1:10:38

1:10:38

We hope this week’s podcast will earn your ‘quiet affirmative noises’--whatever they might sound like...??? Listeners to last week’s show may remember one correspondent’s story of a film eliciting this mysterious and elusive sound—and you’ve kindly sent in some examples to clear up this crucial matter for us. Mmhmm. Grown-up Aussie animation ‘Memoi…

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Awards Schmawards 1:21:07

3M ago1:21:07

1:21:07

Awards season spinning your head? The Good Doctors have got you covered... Welcome to our awards special, where we’ll be giving you the lowdown on all the big players in this years awards nominations, all in one super-Take from Simon & Mark. We’ve brought together reviews of the titles everyone’s talking about—like Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist, Nosf…

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Unplanned - Episode 5: Eliza Hemming 1:36:26

3M ago1:36:26

1:36:26

In today's extended episode of Unplanned, Eliza Hemming (@ElizaH64344) takes us on her journey in discovering the show, some of her loves, her favourite companions and the horror of Doctor Who... You can find Eliza on: Twitter: @ElizaH64344 Instagram: @_jezebelofdecibels You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy BlueSky: @frakturedboy.bsky.social …

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We made Mark watch Dog Man – will it be film of the week? 1:11:00

3M ago1:11:00

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Dogman heads up Mark’s review slate this week--an anarchic animation based on Captain Underpants creator Dav Pilkey’s graphic novel series, where a lifesaving operation sees a police dog and his cop handler become one crime-busting half-canine hero. Plus, The Seed of the Sacred Fig—a courageous political drama about Iran’s authoritarian government …

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Now and Ben: Chris Sanders on The Wild Robot, hand drawn animation vs. CG, and Lilo & Stitch 20:40

3M ago20:40

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In today’s Now & Ben drop, Ben sits down with Chris Sanders—director of the Oscar-nominated animation ‘The Wild Robot’. With a stellar career behind the drawing board that’s taken him from Disney to DreamWorks, he’s the man behind ‘How To Train Your Dragon’, ‘The Croods’ and ‘Lilo and Stich’—so Ben had plenty to quiz him on. ‘The Wild Robot’ takes …

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Brady Corbet on The Brutalist, Oscars & AI 1:08:40

3M ago1:08:40

1:08:40

Brady Corbet, the now-Oscar-nominated director of ‘The Brutalist’, sits down with Simon for an interview this week. His much lauded and lengthy fictional biopic follows the life of László Tóth, a Hungarian architect who arrives in late-1940s America having survived the Holocaust, and finds his life changed once again when he picks up a commission f…

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Unplanned - Episode 4: Rod Brown 1:08:39

3M ago1:08:39

1:08:39

In this new episode of Unplanned Rod Brown (@who_rod) joins me as we take a look at the Ncuti Gatwa era of Doctor, hopes for the future, "The War Between the Land and the Sea", and Pertwee Season 7! You can find Rod on: Twitter: @who_rod Bluesky: @whorod.bsky.social His blog: https://medium.com/@rod778 You can find me on: Twitter: @frakturedboy Blu…

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Flight Risk embargo special - they tried to stop us... 15:46

3M ago15:46

15:46

Coming hot off the podcast press, we’ve got Mark’s review of ‘Flight Risk’ - under embargo until now. The Mel Gibson directed thriller sees a US Marshal escort a government witness via plane across the Alaskan wilderness to testify against a mob boss in Manhattan. Mark Wahlberg’s pilot is in charge of their safe passage, but things get turbulent wh…

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The Brutalist + Mike Leigh & Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Hard Truths 1:11:43

3M ago1:11:43

1:11:43

‘The Brutalist’ is the epic structure on the horizon of this week’s movie releases; Mark reviews this fictional biopic of Hungarian architect László Tóth (Adrien Brody), a Holocaust survivor who arrives in America as an immigrant in 1947. Bauhaus trained and revered in his home country, László finds himself anonymous in a sometimes hostile USA—but …

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A Complete Unknown divides Simon and Mark – with director James Mangold 1:11:44

4M ago1:11:44

1:11:44

The big movie release this week is ‘A Complete Unknown’, but our guest is actually pretty famous... James Mangold, director of the much-anticipated Bob Dylan biopic and Hollywood hits from ‘Walk The Line’ to ‘Le Mans 66’, joins Simon for a chat. They talk about putting Dylan’s iconic and mysterious life onscreen, Timothée Chalamet’s awards-tipped p…

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Now and Ben: Steven Knight on ‘Maria’, his screenwriting secrets, the Peaky Blinders movie & more 40:25

4M ago40:25

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In this latest bonus nugget of ‘Now and Ben’ goodness, our sometime super sub Ben Bailey Smith chats to legendary film & TV writer Stephen Knight. He’s penned some of the most exciting scripts to hit our screens over the last three decades, from ‘Dirty Pretty Things’ and ‘Locke’ to ‘SAS Rogue Heroes’ and, of course, ‘Peaky Blinders’. Most recently …

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Special - The War Games in Colour (with Joe Ford and Jack Coyer) 2:04:59

4M ago2:04:59

2:04:59

Jack Coyer and Joe Ford join me in a commentary for "The War Games in Colour". Shown on BBC4 in December 2024, this 90 minute edit of the story, newly colourised, provides a different and sometimes controversial perspective on the story... You can find Jack on: Twitter: @JackCoyer1996 You can find Joe on: Twitter: @docoho BlueSky: @docoho44.bsky.so…

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Jesse Eisenberg & Kieran Culkin on ‘A Real Pain’ 1:09:37

4M ago1:09:37

1:09:37

Our guests this week were ‘A Real Pain’...just joking, Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin were actually really nice... They sit down with Simon to discuss the comedy-drama, directed, written, produced by and starring Eisenberg alongside Culkin. They play two mismatched cousins David and Benji on a tour of Poland, the ancestral home of their late-gra…

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Nosferatu (or Yesferatu?) with Robert Eggers 1:14:00

4M ago1:14:00

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Happy New Year from Mark, Simon, The Redactor and the rest of us on the Take Team! We’re kicking off 2025 with a top-drawer guest—’Nosferatu’ director Robert Eggers. He tells Simon about his new remake of the1922 silent classic, originally by German expressionist director F.W. Murnau, in which Bill Skarsgård’s vampire nobleman terrorises a town in …

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Best and Worst Films of the Year & More 1:04:46

4M ago1:04:46

1:04:46

It’s Boxing Day, but we’ve got more than just leftovers in today’s show—we're just as stuffed full of gourmet goodies as we hope you are right now... A fresh new guest interview this week with RaMell Ross, director of the awards-tipped ‘Nickel Boys’. Based on the Pulitzer prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, it follows the growing friendship be…

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2024 Christmas Special 1:43:55

4M ago1:43:55

1:43:55

It's Christmas! And in this very special episode I'm joined by not one, but THREE special guests - Luke Molloy (@Lost_Gallifrey), Si Hart (@Si_Hart) and Dan Hollingsworth (@D_Hollingsworth). But what will each of their Christmas-related Doctor Who favourites be...? You can find Luke on: Twitter: @Lost_Gallifrey You can find Si on Twitter: @Si_Hart …

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Episode 77: Paul Quinn 1:25:58

4M ago1:25:58

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In this final episode of the current series I chat with the always-entertaining and incredibly lovely Paul Quinn (@pljquinn.bsky.social) about Mummies, UK Gold and JNT... You can find Paul on Twitter: @Paul_L_Quinn Bluesky: @pljquinn.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulquinnsminddump and https://www.youtube.com/@sussexcentreforfolklor…

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Barry Jenkins on Mufasa 1:10:42

4M ago1:10:42

1:10:42

Wassail Wassail Wassail! Christmas is almost upon us, and we’ve got a gift of a guest for you this week: Barry Jenkins, AKA Mr. Moonlight. He chats to Simon about ‘Mufasa’, the origin story for Simba’s father and the long-awaited prequel to 2016’s live action animation Lion King. When a flood washes the cub-Mufasa away from his homeland and parents…

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NOW AND BEN 21:15

5M ago21:15

21:15

Presenting a new feature on the Take Channel. ANORA has been one of the most talked-about films of 2024 so we sent supersub BEN BAILEY SMITH to speak to director Sean Baker. In this interview you can hear Ben talk to Sean about how he judges his own work, his love of Chihuahuas, that home invasion scene, little Orphan Annie, and of course Ben asked…

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