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Latest episodes

• Douglas Booth on The Blame, why audiences still love LOL, and being obsessed with Gladiator

  October 1, 2026 · 48 min

  Douglas has entered the Booth! This week on The BIFA Podcast, we speak to Douglas Booth about coming up through the independent film, his childhood obsession with the Gladiator, and his current starring role in The Blame alongside Michelle…

• Kiell Smith-Bynoe talks Ghosts, Wicker, and why we need more purely silly independent films

  September 16, 2026 · 56 min

  Becky what? 👻 Kiell Smith Bynoe is this week’s guest on The BIFA Podcast supported by Kia, and he’s here to talk Wicker, Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats, and why independent film needs to stay silly. Listen to the Podcast on Spotify, Apple…

• George Mackay on Sense and Sensibility, interrogating masculinity, and avoiding 'algorithmic fluff’

  September 2, 2026 · 53 min

  Me oh my, it’s George Mackay! This week’s guest on The BIFA Podcast is a bonafide British Indie star, known for his work in Pride, Femme, Captain Fantastic, True History of The Kelly Gang and Sense and Sensibility! We sat down with the…

• Cinematographer Seamus McGarvey on shooting Atonement, Die My Love & We Need to Talk About Kevin

  August 5, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

  Oscar nominee and Cinematographer extraodinaire Seamus McGarvey is this week’s guest on The BIFA Podcast! We talked through Seamus’s career behind the camera, working on the likes of Atonement, We Need to Talk about Kevin, Die My Love and…

• James McAvoy talks working class stereotypes on screen, winning a BIFA for Filth, and Mr Tumnus

  July 22, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

  James McAvoy is this week’s guest on The BIFA Podcast supported by Kia! We sat down with the man himself to chat about his directorial debut California Schemin', representing working class stories on screen and what he's learnt from…

• Tahar Rahim talks Ken Loach, A Prophet, and sneaking into the cinema without a ticket

  July 8, 2026 · 46 min

  Tahar Rahim is in the house! We sat down this one-of-a-kind actor to talk sneaking into the cinema without a ticket, his stunning breakout performance in A Prophet, and his love of Ken Loach films. Tahar is currently starring in Prisoner…

• Susan Wokoma talks Chewing Gum, Fleabag, and centring black girlhood on screen

  June 24, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

  Susan Wokoma is in the house! Writer, director, comedian, actor, theatre star and taskmaster… Susan Wokoma’s doing the most and we just love to see it. We sat down with Susan to talk about her journey into film, knowing your worth within…

• Peter Capaldi talks low budget Doctor Who episodes, winning an Oscar, and Malcolm Tucker's retirement plans

  June 10, 2026 · 60 min

  Master of Spin, Doctor of Who and winner of an Oscar… the one and only Peter Capaldi is the first guest on the all new season of The BIFA Podcast supported by Kia! We sat down with Peter to chat through his amazing career, from animating…