Jaffa Cakes For Proust
59 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGary Rodger (aka Mooncat) and Tilt Araiza (aka Ocho) bring Sitcom Club-style discussion to things other than sitcoms; they'll take on TV, cinema and other aspects of popular culture, frequently 20th century British fare.
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Episodes
12 Months Of Christmas - 06 - Scrooge
December 24, 2023 10:28 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBTilt's occasional Scroogechats continue - this time, he's joined by Michael Kupperman to discuss the 1951 production starring Alastair Sim.
12 Months Of Christmas - 05 - Mickey's Christmas Carol
December 02, 2022 18:56 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBTilt is joined by Tanya Jones to discuss Disney's 1983 adaptation, via DuckTales, seasonal traditions, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers and Redvers Kyle.
12 Months Of Christmas - 04 - Rich Little's Christmas Carol
May 31, 2022 17:20 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBSo, it's come to this. Tilt has Gary on his solo show and they dig into Rich Little's one-man Christmas Carol stuffed with celebrity impressions; also, Gary forgets recent podcasting history and books his own fantasy Scroogefest.
12 Months Of Christmas - 03 - March - Scrooge
April 28, 2022 18:58 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBTilt and musician Neptune J Max consider 1970 musical spectacular Scrooge and its place in the cinematic school of "Dickens Van Dyke".
12 Months of Christmas - 02 - February - Ebenezer
February 26, 2022 18:20 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBThis time around Tilt is joined by friend of The Sitcom Club Birdie in a discussion of Ebenezer, a Western version of Dickens' tale. The adaptation is loose and the conversation is equally given to straying off the topic (though Tilt did remove an extended discussion of the wonders of the Isle of Wight).
12 Months of Christmas - 01 - "January" - The Muppet Christmas Carol
February 12, 2022 18:46 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBIn an attempt to do a timely seasonal special, each month Tilt Araiza and guest review a different adaptation of A Christmas Carol - to begin, Tilt is joined by Tyler Adams to discuss The Muppet Christmas Carol.
Knights of Jaffa - 01 - Planet of Giants
December 24, 2020 10:45 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBTilt, Gary and Tyler - the Knights of Jaffa - leap into Doctor Who series 2, beginning with Planet of Giants.
043B - Christmas Day On BBC1 1984 Part Two
December 22, 2019 14:38 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBIt’s 3.10pm! Just us for part two of our Christmas special as we enjoy BBC1’s fare in 1984.
043 - Christmas Day On BBC1 1984 Part One
December 21, 2019 12:43 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBMerry Christmas! Jaffa Cakes for Santa returns with a two-part special as we enjoy Christmas Day 1984 on BBC1.
Jaffaville - 05 - Christmas With The New Semi-Pros
December 19, 2018 12:26 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBJaffaville goes beyond the confines of the traditional listings guide to find some alternative seasonal drama.
Jaffaville - 04 - Cantinflas
September 15, 2018 09:40 - 54 minutes - 50 MBA special edition for Mexican Independence Day - Tilt and Gary enjoy three films from the big-screen icon Cantinflas.
042 - Jaffa The Beatles! Yellow Submarine
December 30, 2017 12:07 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBIt’s our season finale; join Tilt and Gary as they follow the Yellow Submarine’s animated adventure from 1968.
041 - The Perfect TV Christmas
December 17, 2017 14:32 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBSeason's greetings! Join Gary and Tilt as they (snow) plough through thirty years of listings to find the perfect Christmas night schedule.
040 - The Sandwich Man
December 09, 2017 11:48 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBWe take in the sights and sounds of a sunny day in London as Tilt and Gary travel back to 1966 for Michael Bentine's The Sandwich Man.
039 - Jaffa The Beatles! Magical Mystery Tour
December 02, 2017 13:27 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBRoll up! Tilt and Gary are joined by Tyler to discuss The Beatles' unique contribution to your Christmas viewing for 1967.
Jaffaville - 03 - Jaffa The Beatles! The Cartoon Series
November 27, 2017 09:52 - 1 hour - 56 MBIt's Saturday morning singalong fun! Tilt, Gary and guest Ken Mills discuss the Fab Four's animated adventures.
Jaffaville - 02 - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
November 17, 2017 11:13 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBIt's Sgt Pepper...but not as we know it! Tilt and Gary take a trip to Heartland, USA - a splendid time is guaranteed for all.
Jaffaville - A Television Thanksgiving
November 10, 2017 08:30 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBOur new, all-American adventure begins as Tilt and Gary discuss Thanksgiving schedules and more in...Jaffaville!
038 - Ask A Policeman and The Boys In Blue
October 30, 2017 12:37 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBWe're back to the Regal for a double feature, as Gary and Tilt discuss Ask A Policeman starring Will Hay and Cannon And Ball's remake, The Boys In Blue.
037 - Morecambe And Wise At The Movies
October 21, 2017 13:24 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBIt's Eric and Ern...in colour! Gary and Tilt return to the cinema to discuss The Intelligence Men, That Riviera Touch, The Magnificent Two and Night Train To Murder.
036 - Jaffa The Beatles! Help!
October 13, 2017 10:02 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBWe return to the cinema with the Fab Four as Tilt and Gary watch Help! from 1965.
035 - Blankety Blank(s)
September 29, 2017 14:26 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBOur two-part celebration of the Supermatch game continues as Tilt, Gary and guest beanisacarrot discuss Blankety Blank and its Australian equivalent.
034 - Match Game
September 22, 2017 09:42 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBIn the first of a two-part edition, Tilt, Gary and guest Megan Stemm-Wade discuss the original 'Blankety Blank', Goodson-Todman's Match Game.
033 - British Pop Movies In The Mid-1960s
August 26, 2017 08:50 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBWe're back to the Regal as Tilt, Tyler and Gary enjoy another three British pop movies, this time of a slightly later vintage.
032 - A Hard Day's Night
August 18, 2017 08:38 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBIt's time to Jaffa the Beatles as Tilt, Tyler and Gary enjoy A Hard Day's Night.
031 - An Evening At The Music Hall
August 11, 2017 11:27 - 54 minutes - 50 MBWe're off out for an evening's entertainment (and the odd glass of champagne) as Tilt and Gary explore the music hall era.
030 - Industrial Action
August 04, 2017 11:42 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBIt's out, brothers, out as Gary and Tilt explore industrial action on British television from 1968 - 1987.
029 - British Pop Movies In The Early 1960s
July 28, 2017 18:59 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBWe continue our look at British pop on the big screen with three early 60s attractions: What A Crazy World, Live It Up and It's Trad Dad.
028 - British Pop Movies In The 1950s
July 21, 2017 07:17 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBWe're back! Tilt and Gary return for a new season with the swinging sounds of 1950s British pop via three films: Rock You Sinners, Six-Five Special and Expresso Bongo.
027 - Pantomime
December 23, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBIt's our Christmas special, and we're off to the pantomime! Gary, Tilt and guest contributors discuss their memories of the seasonal theatrical tradition.
The Greene-Birt Experiment: 001 - 25th December 1985
December 21, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBJoin us as Gary and Tilt from Jaffa Cakes For Proust dissect the Christmas Day schedules from 1985.
026 - All Star Comedy Carnival
December 16, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBIt's time to unveil ITV's seasonal selection box as we plunder the All-Star Comedy Carnival, packed with mini episodes of the network's best sitcoms.
025 - The Changes
December 09, 2016 12:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBWe're back in the realm of hauntology as Gary and Tilt are joined by Birdie to discuss the 1975 BBC children's drama The Changes.
024 - Benny Hill: From The BBC To Thames
December 02, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBLong before Yakety Sax, Benny Hill was entertaining BBC viewers with well-observed, groundbreaking sketches as Gary and Tilt discover in this week's podcast.
023 - Doctor Who And The Power Of The Daleks
November 18, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBNew Doctor, old foes...Jaffa Cakes for Proust returns to 1966 for Patrick Troughton's first story - recently released in animated form - The Power Of The Daleks.
022 - The Birth Of British Television
November 11, 2016 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBIt's the eightieth anniversary of telly! Isn't it? Well, not quite...Jaffa Cakes For Proust investigates the birth of television, from low to high definition.
021 - British TV At Night
November 04, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBWe're pulling an all-nighter! Gary and Tilt look back at the development of 24-hour television in the UK...who remembers The Nightshift?
020 - Doctor Who and The Tenth Planet
October 28, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBGary and Tilt are off to the Tenth Planet for William Hartnell's final outing as The Doctor and the first appearance of those nasty wee cyborgs.
019 - The League Of Gentlemen
June 17, 2016 11:00 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBWe're off to the Regal (or the ABC if you prefer) as Tilt and Gary are joined by Tyler Adams to discuss the superb 1960 crime thriller The League Of Gentlemen.
018 - Virtual Murder
May 16, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBGary & Tilt are joined by Iain Hepburn to discuss & dissect the 1992 crime fantasy series Virtual Murder.
017 - Zodiac
April 22, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBCrime solving with the stars - Gary and Tilt discuss the 1974 astrological detective series Zodiac starring Anouska Hempel, Anton Rodgers and a galaxy of famous faces.
016 - The Pathfinders In Space Saga
April 08, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBWell, if it isn't a clash of the podcast worlds! Jeremy Phillips from Cinema Limbo joins Gary and Tilt to discuss Sydney Newman's pre-Doctor Who sci-fi adventure series Pathfinders In Space and its sequels.
015 - Breakfast Television
March 18, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBJaffa Cakes For Breakfast! Gary and Tilt take a look back at the development of early morning TV in the UK, all the way back to 1977.
014 - Police Sergeant David Lodge
March 04, 2016 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBAsk for a policeman and three turn up...or do they? Gary and Tilt are joined by Tyler Adams for a fun discussion on the ubiquitous actor David Lodge.
013 - Four Non-Bonds
February 05, 2016 12:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBIt's a quartet of suave, sophisticated but suspiciously familiar secret agents in this month's Jaffa Cakes For Proust as we investigate Four Non-Bonds...
012 - Doctor Who And The Gunfighters
January 08, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBGary and Tilt return with an all-new series of Jaffas; first up, we're back in the TARDIS for a visit to Arizona with Mr W'Earp and friends.
011 - Three Christmas Carols
December 24, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 77.9 MBMerry Christmas Eve from Jaffa Cakes For Proust! We’re plundering the archives to enjoy three very different versions of Charles Dickens’ classic tale.
010 - Christmas Night With The Stars
December 18, 2015 12:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBSeason’s greetings from BBC Television Centre…Jaffa Cakes delves into the archives to discuss festive viewing from 1958, 1964 & 1972.
009 - Seasonal Oddities
December 04, 2015 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBJaffa Cakes For Proust gets all festive with three films often seen in the off-peak hours of the TV schedules.
008 - Men Dressed As Women In 1972
November 21, 2015 12:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBYes, it's 1972 so it must be men dressed as women! JCfP looks at three British comedy films: A Couple Of Beauties, Ooh You Are Awful and Our Miss Fred.