Jul 27

381 – The Bywater Village Committee — an interview with Wētā Workshop’s Darren Ormandy

Alan and James sit down with fellow Tolkien-nerd and lead writer for Wētā Workshop's new game, Tales of the Shire. We discuss the depth of world-building by Tolkien and how to reflect that in a game set in the Shire, and celebrate the appearance of familiar names and places in th ... Show More

2h 2m

Jul 20

380 – So Mind-Bogglingly Useful

Tolkien believes that his method of translation-by-sense “perhaps needs some defence”; Alan and James know their method of podcasting requires a lot of defense. Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as we misplace our Babel fish in the second half of Appendix F from ... Show More

2h 9m

Jul 13

379 – A Big Wide Sounding Name

The Elves speak in a more gracious and antique style; James thinks there’s an old joke in there somewhere. Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as we begin our two-episode exploration of Appendix F to The Lord of the Rings, and the languages of Middle-earth take cen ... Show More

2h 4m

Oct 2024

Another Transformers Film? What Will Mark Think?

This week’s guest is everyone’s favourite foul-mouthed politico-cum-Time Lord. That’s right, Peter Capaldi is on the show to tell Simon all about Season 2 of his time-bending, psychological thriller show ‘The Devil’s Hour’. Mark reviews ‘Transformers One’, an animated sci-fi acti ... Show More

1h 8m

Aug 2022

#529 — Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù

This week's Empire Podcast sees the ace British actor Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù — memorably seen breaking heads in Gangs Of London — breaking hearts instead as the most eligible bachelor in England, in the delightful Mr. Malcolm's List. He tells Chris Hewitt all about this gear shift, his ext ... Show More

1h 19m

Mar 2022

The Power of The Dog with Richard Lawson

An unseen presence looming over the two friends, a man who has definitely ridden a dang horse, a larger than life character about whom many have speculated…are we talking about Bronco Hosley or Bronco Henry? Trolls impresario and Vanity Fair critic Richard Lawson makes his tenth ... Show More

2h 25m

Mar 2025

The Adventure of Silver Blaze: Part One

Holmes and Watson journey to Dartmoor to investigate the shocking disappearance of Silver Blaze — England's most celebrated racehorse. With the Wessex Cup just days away and the horse's trainer found dead on the moor, Holmes must untangle a web of deception involving suspicious s ... Show More

44m 37s

Mar 2025

Shrek 5, Book Signings & Going For Gold

It's the first Shrek movie in almost a decade, but why are fans outraged over the new animation style - could this spell disaster for Dreamworks? Richard and Marina answer your burning entertainment questions; including the true identity of Mr Blobby, how to sign 45,000 books a y ... Show More

36 m

Feb 2023

Introducing Bass Reeves: No Master But Duty

Over the next four weeks, Carter and Wenndy are handing over the reins to Darnell Ishmel, guest host of a four-part miniseries exploring the exploits of a legendary figure of the Wild West. The man widely believed to have inspired the Lone Ranger… Who was born into slavery and be ... Show More

1m 39s

Oct 2021

Prince of Darkness with Keith Phipps

Every filmmaker gets one “Satan in a jar in a basement” movie and this is John Carpenter’s! Keith Phipps (The Next Picture Podcast) joins us to chat “the anti-God,” fictional British scientist Bernard Quatermass, and young David Sims’ humble beginnings as an “It’s Always Sunny” r ... Show More

2h 24m

335 – Just What I Needed