When women ruled Hollywood, gigolos grew on palm trees.
Catch up with the new show about starlets in 1933.
Betty Compson's Diamonds is written and directed by Megan McGurk. Art design by Mot Collins. Sound editing and special effects by Tom O'Mahony.
Starring:
Clara Higgins is Betty Compson
Olympia Kiriakou is Lila Lee
M. Shawn is Sally Eilers
Savannah Monr ... Show More
May 5
Ep 151: Joan Crawford in Johnny Guitar (1954)
During production of Johnny Guitar, Joan Crawford wrangled a lacklustre script, a mercurial director, a chaos agent, and columnists who put a bounty on her head. Johnny Guitar is a parable about the persecutions of McCarthyism, but it's also about the perils in store for an aging ... Show More
36m 11s
Apr 2023
All the Women in Actor Betty Gilpin’s Brain
Today, we sit with actor Betty Gilpin! We talk about her role in the prescient new Peacock series Mrs. Davis (6:35), her relationship to technology and social media (8:54), and growing up around actor parents (17:25). Then, we discuss her early years studying acting (20:51), unde ... Show More
54m 26s
Dec 2021
Adam McKay
Adam McKay joins the show to talk about his new disaster comedy, Don't Look Up. The film boasts a massive star-studded cast, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Rob Morgan, Timothée Chalamet, Cate Blanchett, Tyler Perry, and Ariana Grande. In ... Show More
43m 43s
Jun 2021
Dead Ringers, 25th June, 2021
There’s a surprising new role for Professor Chris Whitty, and Liz Truss is on the verge of her best ever trade deal.Performed by, Jon Culshaw, Lewis Macleod, Jan Ravens, and Duncan Wisbey.The writers were: Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Jame ... Show More
26m 53s