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Free For All

by Chris Bainbridge

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Latest episodes

Live from PortmeiriCon - Dave Barrie Book Launch (Number 48)

April 28, 2026 · 56 min

In this very special follow-up episode, Chris and Cai once again swap the studio for the stunning North Wales village of Portmeirion—the iconic filming location of The Prisoner—returning to record live from PortmeiriCon 2026. Surrounded by…
A Splash of Objection on a Canvas: The Prisoner, Sixty Years On (Number 47)

April 12, 2026 · 41 min

In this special episode, Chris Bainbridge and Cai Ross are joined by ITC Entertained the World's Rodney Marshall and Al Samujh, along with The Unmutual's Rick Davy to discuss the launch of the new Prisoner book - A Splash of Objection on a…
Rebellion on Prime Time: The Press and Public Reactions to The Prisoner (Number 46)

December 21, 2025 · 2 hr 6 min

In this episode, Chris Bainbridge and Cai Ross dive deep into the original press and public reactions to The Prisoner when it first aired in 1967. Lauded by some as visionary and condemned by others as baffling, Patrick McGoohan’s…
Return to Wandering Planet - Special (Number 45)

June 16, 2025 · 30 min

In this special episode of Free For All, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge are once again joined by Wandering Planet's own Gavin Hignight and Chris "Doc" Wyatt to discuss the recently released Wave Two Prisoner action figures with exclusive…
Live from PortmeiriCon - Part 2 (Number 44)

May 25, 2025 · 45 min

In this second special live episode, Chris and Cai trade the studio for the beautiful north Wales village of Portmeirion—the iconic filming location of The Prisoner, to record straight from Six of One's PortmeiriCon! Joining Chris and Cai…

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Live from PortmeiriCon - Part 1 (Number 43)

May 18, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min

In this very special live episode, Chris and Cai trade the studio for the beautiful north Wales village of Portmeirion—the iconic filming location of The Prisoner, to record straight from Six of One's PortmeiriCon! Surrounded by die-hard…
Artificial Intelligence and The Prisoner - Part 2 (Number 42)

May 11, 2025 · 46 min

The Prisoner. 1967. A Village where everyone is watched—and no one is free. But what happens when we look at it through the lens of AI? In Free For All, we dive deep into The Prisoner, the groundbreaking cult TV series starring Patrick…
Artificial Intelligence and The Prisoner - Part 1 (Number 41)

May 4, 2025 · 47 min

The Prisoner. 1967. A Village where everyone is watched—and no one is free. But what happens when we look at it through the lens of AI? In Free For All, we dive deep into The Prisoner, the groundbreaking cult TV series starring Patrick…
The Prisoner and the Beatles - Part 2 (Number 40)

April 27, 2025 · 52 min

Return to the kaleidoscopic world of 1967, a year when pop culture bent reality, and nothing was quite what it seemed. In this episode, Chris and Cai explore the surreal, symbolic, and subversive parallels between the cult TV show The…
The Prisoner and The Beatles - Part 1 (Number 39)

April 20, 2025 · 47 min

Step into the kaleidoscopic world of 1967, a year when pop culture bent reality, and nothing was quite what it seemed. In this episode, Chris and Cai explore the surreal, symbolic, and subversive parallels between the cult TV show The…
Man in a Suitcase - The Prisoner's Production Twin (Special)

November 3, 2024 · 41 min

In this special episode, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge celebrate the release of Imprint's Man in a Suitcase Blu-ray box set. ITC expert and author Rodney Marshall shares his thoughts about the synergy between the two shows. As ever…
Portmeirion - The Real Life Village - Part 2 (Number 38)

October 27, 2024 · 53 min

In the final episode of series four, Cai Ross and Chris Bainbridge spend an afternoon recording in the Hotel Portmeirion. As ever, minutiae will be scrutinised and tangents will be explored with discussion, interpretation, trivia and…

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About the show

A weekly look at one of the most enigmatic tv shows ever made, Patrick McGoohan's 'The Prisoner'. Each week screenwriter Cai Ross and media lecturer Chris Bainbridge, delve into the 17 episodes of The Prisoner interpreting them in their own unique way. With guest interviews including original cast members, Free For All is a light hearted, funny, critical and sometimes analytical exploration of McGoohan's televisual magnum opus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.