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Reel Britannia

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Episode 205 - The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner (1962)

October 9, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

Jogging On with the Ultimate Angry Young Man For episode 205 of the Reel Britannia podcast, we're lacing up our running shoes and taking a rather defiant jog into the heart of the British New Wave with Tony Richardson's 1962 classic, The…
Episode 204 - Carry On Jack (1964)

September 8, 2026 · 47 min

All at Sea with a Slightly Different Crew For episode 204 of the Reel Britannia podcast, we are taking to the high seas and hoisting the mainsail for the 1964 nautical romp, Carry On Jack. The story follows the earnest but…
Episode 203 - Casino Royale (1967)

August 29, 2026 · 54 min

A Licence to Confuse and a Swinging Sixties Spectacle For episode 203 of the Reel Britannia podcast, we are tumbling down a deeply psychedelic cinematic rabbit hole with the delightfully baffling 1967 spoof, Casino Royale. The…
Episode 202- The Square Peg (1958)

August 16, 2026 · 49 min

Digging Up Trouble Behind Enemy Lines For episode 202 of the Reel Britannia podcast, we're trading our civvies for khaki and marching straight into the chaotic world of a genuine British comedy icon. This time around, the team is…
Episode 201 - The Commitments (1991)

July 30, 2026 · 1 hr 35 min

Dublin soul, magnificent music and enough creative differences to sink a small record label. This episode was recorded a couple of weeks ago, before the terribly sad news of Glen Hansard's death earlier this week. We remember him with…

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Episode 200 - Porridge - The Movie (1979)

July 3, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

Fletch Gets Out. Getting Back In Is the Tricky Bit. For its landmark 200th episode, Reel Britannia is heading behind bars for Porridge – The Movie, the 1979 big-screen outing for one of Britain's best-loved television comedies. Ronnie…
Episode 199 - The Wrong Arm Of The Law (1963)

June 19, 2026 · 41 min

When the crooks and the coppers join forces, London's criminal underworld is in very confused hands. For Episode 199, Reel Britannia slips into the sharply dressed, cheerfully crooked world of The Wrong Arm of the Law, a 1963 British…
Episode 198 - Hammer Britannia 024 - Nightmare (1964)

June 6, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

Hammer opens the door to a nightmare where every shadow has a secret. For the latest episode of Reel Britannia, we step into the chilly corridors and troubled dreams of Nightmare, Hammer's 1964 psychological thriller from director…
Episode 197 - The Tall Guy (1989)

May 21, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

Episode 197 - The Tall Guy (1989) "What in the name of Judas Iscariot's bumboy is going on?" Dexter King (Jeff Goldblum) is an awkward American actor stranded in London, suffering from severe hay fever and a chronic case of career…
Episode 196 - School For Scoundrels (1960)

April 29, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

Episode 196 - School For Scoundrels (1960) "Hard cheese old boy!" School for Scoundrels is one of those wonderfully sharp British comedies that takes something faintly ridiculous and plays it with a completely straight face, which of…
Episode 195 - Home At Seven (1952)

April 19, 2026 · 48 min

Episode 195 - Home At Seven (1952) He came home on time... a day too late. Home at Seven is a neatly unsettling British mystery that begins with one of the simplest ideas imaginable and turns it into something deeply unnerving. David…
Episode 194 - Go to Blazes (1962)

April 7, 2026 · 53 min

Episode 194 - Go To Blazes (1962) "So many firms nowadays prefer conflagration to liquidation." If you are looking for a cracking way to spend eighty minutes, Go to Blazes is a proper hidden gem of British cinema. It has that…