Feb 2026

40m 29s

Are All Awards Nonsense?

About this episode

Mark Kermode and Jack Howard get together in their regular pub and discuss last Monday's BAFTAs and the upcoming Oscars, and a whole lot more.

With thanks to Ciaran O'Brien and to The Sun Pub in London's Drury Lane.

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