Made in England
Delving into the history of English cinema, one film at a time. Hosted by Jack McInroy.
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Pat and Margaret (1994) with Matthew Dooley (opens the original)
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Julie Walters and Victoria Wood are long lost sisters in the BBC Screen One original comedy Pat and Margaret (1994) . Graphic novelist Matthew Dooley , award-winning author of Flake and Aristotle’s Cuttlefish, joins to discuss the film. https://matthewdooley.bigcartel.com/ https://splitcomic.bigcartel.com/ Host: Jack McInroy Guest: Matthew Dooley Theme music: Harlow Family Group Films featured on upcoming episodes of Made in England: https://letterboxd.com/saintjackmc/list/made-in-england-upcomi
Spider (2002) with Violet Lucca (opens the original)
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Ralph Fiennes plays Dennis Cleg, a schizophrenic who moves into a halfway house where he remembers and relives the traumas of his 1950s childhood, in David Cronenberg’s Spider (2002) . Violet Lucca , author of David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials , joins to discuss the film. Find Violet on Substack , Twitter and Instagram . Host: Jack McInroy Guest: Violet Lucca Theme music: Harlow Family Group Films featured on upcoming episodes of Made in England: https://letterboxd.com/saintjackmc/list/made-in-e
Breaking Glass (1980) with Wesley Doyle (opens the original)
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Breaking Glass (1980) follows new wave singer Kate (Hazel O’Connor) as she rises from the gritty punk scene to pop stardom. Flanked by aspiring manager Danny (Phil Daniels), she tries to hold on to her ideals (and her sanity) as she navigates the perils of the music industry. Music journalist Wesley Doyle joins to discuss the film. His new book Spellbound A Gothic Rock Compendium is published by Ruffian Books. https://wesleydoylewrites.substack.com/ Host: Jack McInroy Guest: Wesley Doyle Theme m
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