This week, Louis sits down with Danny Dyer, the Bafta-winning actor and all-round national treasure. The pair discuss Danny’s experience battling addiction while performing on stage, their shared fascination with UFOs, and whether Danny would ever do Shakespeare. Plus, Danny reveals what he really thinks about being described as ‘the people’s Louis Theroux’. ... Show More
Nov 18
S6 EP7: Marina Abramovic on the relationship between performance and pain, never feeling loved in her childhood, and harmful conspiracies
For the final episode of this series, Louis travels to Manchester to sit down with Marina Abramovic, the self-proclaimed “grandmother of performance art”. Marina tells Louis the stories behind some of her most famous artworks, as well as the relationship between performance and p ... Show More
1h 10m
Nov 11
S6 EP6: Florence Pugh discusses intimacy coordinators, jumping off buildings and getting into character
In this episode, Louis speaks to British actress Florence Pugh. Joining Louis at Spotify HQ, Florence talks about “abusing” herself to get into character, whether intimacy coordinators are necessary on film sets, and jumping off a building from nearly 3000 feet. Warnings: Strong ... Show More
1h 4m
Nov 4
S6 EP5: David Byrne on clashes in Talking Heads, neurodivergence, and culture wars
Louis sits down with David Byrne, the musician, author and iconic frontman of Talking Heads. David tells Louis about personality clashes within the band, how his neurodivergence plays a role in his music, and being at the centre of a culture-war storm. Plus, they discuss whether ... Show More
1h 16m
Feb 2025
Bugs Bunny Math, ft. Black Star (Encore)
“Art is a thing people forget they need until they need it” - yasiin beyFeaturing, in order of appearance: Questlove, Michelle Wolf, Niko Is, Narcy, Radio Rahim, Roc Marciano and Black Thought Contains audio clips featuring Prince and Chuck Berry and unreleased music from Black S ... Show More
29m 28s
Feb 2021
The Great Mouse Detective with Fran Hoepfner
All new, all fun! Blank Check launches a brand new mini series on the animated films of John Musker and Ron Clements. Writer and Ratigan stan, Fran Hoepfner (Bright Wall/Dark Room), joins to discuss the duo’s first project together as co-directors of The Great Mouse Detective. To ... Show More
2h 14m
Aug 2024
Peter Dinklage on House Of The Dragon vs Game Of Thrones & Being The Famous Dwarf Ever
Yerrr we got Peter Dinklage aka Tyrion Lannister in the studio today. We’re talking all things Game Of Thrones, House Of The Dragon, and his new film with Schulz, The Thicket. We even discuss some crazy P. Diddy Rap stories, and the future of Artificial Intelligence in film. INDU ... Show More
2h 16m
Jan 2025
DANCE CRAZE Special. Mark talks 2-Tone with Jerry Dammers of THE SPECIALS, Pauline Black of THE SELECTER & Joe Dunton cinematographer
<p>In this week’s episode of the MK3D show Mark Kermode talks about the Oscar wins of 2024, before welcoming his guests, in this Ska Special</p><br><p>First on stage was cinematographer Joe Dunton, who talks about shooting the film DANCE CRAZE, which has recently been remastered ... Show More
38m 20s
Nov 2024
Talkin' TV - One Little Insider Trade, Ya Know
<p>This Week on Talkin' TV, Jackie and MJ almost derail everything by tryin' to talk books, including the book on which Six Schizophrenic Brothers was based, but Holden brings it back to the screen with his review of Eli Roth's "Thanksgiving" and then it comes back to the 1993 Pa ... Show More
50m 10s