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Adam Driver Interview Special: The Story So Far
December 05, 2021 00:30 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBAdam Driver, then: an acting god walking amongst us. He's worked with everyone from Spielberg to Eastwood and back again, most recently pulling off a Ridley Scott double-bill in the form of The Last Duel and House Of Gucci. Here Adam speaks to Ali about his 'Story So Far', how many Kylo Ren masks he has at home and what it's like working with the Coen Brothers.
A Christmas Movie Special
December 03, 2021 15:50 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBAn unusual Friday edition of Radio 1's Screen Time as friend of the show (and stand up comedian extraordinaire) Alasdair Beckett-King stops by to talk to Ali at length about what makes a good Christmas movie - and what makes a good Christmas special of a sitcom. Bold statements are made, names are misremembered and stories are conflated - just the way you like it.
Interview Special: The Power Of The Dog
November 28, 2021 00:30 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBNetflix's The Power of the Dog is the latest from the critically-acclaimed filmmaker Jane Campion, and as such it's really quite a big deal indeed. Helping matters is its excellent cast, including the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jesse Plemons, the first three of which you'll hear from today on this interview special podcast episode. They talk about Campion's legacy, shooting in New Zealand and how the pandemic made things just a tiny bit trickier, to sa...
Ali's Film Club: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
November 26, 2021 16:06 - 55 minutes - 51 MBAli Plumb's Film Club returns with an earlier-than-expected trip to the festive film cupboard as friend of the show Ash Crossan joins Ali to talk about National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Before we dig into Chevy Chase falling off ladders and the like, Encanto and House Of Gucci also get reviewed - more or less - and the perils of 4-minute interviews over Zoom are discussed.
Jeremy Renner & Hailee Steinfeld Interview Special: Hawkeye
November 21, 2021 00:30 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThe upcoming TV show Hawkeye finally gives everyone's favourite MCU marksman his time to shine - though as Jeremy Renner will tell you, he's been shining perfectly fine for the past decade, thank you very much. Joining him on his new Disney+ adventure is the prodigiously talented Hailee Steinfeld, playing one Kate Bishop - an extremely important character in the Hawkeye comics - as well as Vera Farmiga, Alaqua Cox and more. On this here podcast you'll hear from both of Hailee and Jeremy abou...
Reviewed: Ghostbusters Afterlife
November 19, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBNow we're in the second half of November - nope, we can't get our heads around it either - it's time to bring back Press X To Continue's Steffan Powell for a 'State Of The Nation' when it comes to the world of gaming. With many of us only finally able to spend any sort of quality time in front of our consoles come December, loads of big games are on their way, and we're here to talk through (almost) all of them. Plus, a brief review of Ghostbusters Afterlife, as well as a round-up of the big...
Kaitlyn Dever and Will Poulter Interview Special: Dopesick
November 14, 2021 00:30 - 24 minutes - 22 MBKaitlyn Dever and Will Poulter star in the Disney+ show Dopesick - which is about the opioid crisis and not all that, well, fun. It's good! But it ain't all that chucklesome. The thing is, these two are just a joy to talk to, so somehow Ali tried to find a balance between the nitty gritty and the 'Can talk about Booksmart?' side of things. See if he manages it by pressing play... Now.
Movie News and Home Sweet Home Alone
November 12, 2021 17:12 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBIt's been a while but it's time for another movie and TV news round up from Ali, touching on everything from what Leo is up to next to what on earth is going on with Black Panther 2. Plus! As a Christmassy bonus, a chat with the stars of Home Sweet Home Alone, Aisling Bea and Rob Delaney. Happy month before Christmas folks!
Eternals Interview Special
November 07, 2021 00:30 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBEternals is the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - the 26th, no less - and it's a BIG ONE. We're talking thousands of years passing, the creation of worlds, the destruction of worlds, Angelina Jolie as an elite warrior who can form any weapon out of cosmic energy... There's a huge amount at stake with this one! And a killer cast, including Kit Harington and Gemma Chan, both of which you'll hear from today, as well as our Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao, not forgetting Don Lee a...
In Cinemas Now: Review Special
November 05, 2021 16:19 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBThere are so many films to watch in UK cinemas right now: Dune, No Time To Die, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, The French Dispatch, The Many Saints Of Newark, Last Night In Soho, Eternals, Spencer... the list goes on and on. On this review special, friend of the podcast and all-round hero Clarisse Loughrey stops by to help Ali try to tackle as many of them as possible. Look forward to waffly summaries and graceless spoiler avoidance, as we so often like to do around these parts.
Last Night In Soho Interview Special
October 30, 2021 23:30 - 28 minutes - 26 MBEdgar Wright is back with Last Night in Soho, a psychological horror time-travelling thriller drama - our term - teaming up with friend of the podcast Krysty Wilson-Cairns on writing duties. Both are here to tell you all about how they turned the clock back in central London, as are two of the stars, the wonderful Anya Taylor-Joy and Matt Smith. This is a tricky film to talk about without giving too much away, so wish us all luck...
Ali's Film Club: Scream
October 29, 2021 15:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBIt's Halloween! Or, perhaps, by the time you read this... it was Halloween! So that explains why friend of the podcast and die-hard Scream aficionado Louise Blain stops by for a special 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' all about the original Scream, 26 years after it first hit cinemas. Expect discussions and descriptions of a variety of unpleasant Screamy activities - in a fun way! But also in a "just so you know" way, just so you know.
Rebecca Ferguson Interview Special: Dune
October 23, 2021 23:30 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBDune is finally in cinemas and that is a very, very, very big deal indeed. Here's the wonderful and ever-charming Rebecca Ferguson (Lady Jessica in the film) to talk all about it - more or less - with Ali, as you, dear listener, specifically requested. Oh, and as well as talking Dune, there's also some chat about getting on the tube with Tom Cruise, her favourite family games to play and much, much more. Also! If you're keen on more Dune in your life, check out the Denis interview on BBC iPl...
Succession Interview Special
October 22, 2021 16:33 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBSuccession series 3 - or should we say 'season 3', as it's a US show, even if it's written by a mainly British writing staff? Anyway... - is finally here in the UK on Sky / Now and Ali is very excited about that indeed. Here he is, geeking out about one of his favourite TV shows on air today with three of its stars: Sarak Snook, Brian Cox and Matthew Macfadyen. Warning - and this is a BIG WARNING - these conversations contain plenty of strong language, just like the show itself. Also, spoile...
Jamie Lee Curtis Interview Special: Halloween Kills
October 15, 2021 23:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBHalloween Kills is the twelfth installment in the Halloween franchise. That's right, twelfth. It's only the sixth - we think - to include the legend that is Jamie Lee Curtis, and it's also the follow-up to 2018's Halloween, the box office winner that reset the timeline and ignored the previous sequels. On this particular interview special, you'll hear from the queen of scream queens as she explains just how unglamorous it is to shoot a low-budget horror and what she has/had planned for the H...
Tom Hardy Interview Special: Becoming...Venom
October 15, 2021 15:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBVenom: Let There Be Carnage is finally in UK cinemas - two weeks after it first dropped over in the US - so now feels like the perfect time to unveil our 'Becoming... Venom' interview with Tom Hardy. Ali and Tom dig deep on what makes the character(s) tick, touching on the voice, the look, the attitude, the everything. It also contains some terrible Venom impressions from Ali, for which he can only apologise.
No Time To Die Spoiler Special
October 09, 2021 23:30 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBWith so, so, so, so many of your fine folk asking so, so, so, so nicely, Ali and Neil have got together once again to talk No Time To Die - only this time WITH SPOILERS. That's right: the No Time To Die Spoiler special is here, and it's earlier than anyone could have expected. So if you're looking for a safe space to hear fellow nerds really dig into what goes down in No Time To Die, you've come to the right place. Just make sure you've seen the film already. Seriously. We're not kidding. At...
Movie News and Squid Game Review
October 08, 2021 14:56 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBWith No Time To Die pretty much the only big movie in town - sorry The Addams Family 2, you know it's true - Ali is joined by the always wonderful Lucy Ford to talk about some of the biggest and best TV shows we're all watching right now. Okay, fine: Squid Game. A lot of this podcast (the second half, more or less) is about Squid Game. No spoilers though, we're totally aware we're not all totally up to date here, but as well as your usual weekly dose of movie and TV news we will be coming to...
Rami Malek & Lashana Lynch Interview Special: No Time To Die
October 02, 2021 23:30 - 20 minutes - 19 MBIn addition to speaking to Daniel Craig for our 'Becoming... Bond' piece, Ali also got to speak to the likes of Lashana Lynch, Rami Malek and director Cary Fukunaga as well, the lucky so and so. And here as a bonus No Time To Die interview special, you can hear from all three of them about how they put the film together. As this was recorded so long ago, no risk of spoilers here!
No Time To Die - No Spoilers
October 01, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBNo Time To Die is finally here, in cinemas, ready to be watched by you. The trouble is, here's a motion picture that's so stuffed full of twists and turns it's practically impossible to review it properly without giving too much away. To make things just a little bit easier for Ali, friend of the podcast and Bond expert Neil Alcock has returned to chew the fat on No Time To Die - and even talk about who should play James Bond next...
Movie And TV News Update with Ace
September 24, 2021 16:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBThe always wonderful Ace is back to talk to Ali about the latest movie and TV news, from who won what at the Emmys and what an earth is going on with this new animated Super Mario movie. As ever, things stay geeky and blockbustery - it's what we do around here - as Ace and Ali talk more about Shang-Chi now that, um, well, Ace has actually seen it. Often helps with film discussions, eh?
Daniel Craig Interview Special: Becoming... Bond
September 23, 2021 18:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBIt's finally here: Ali talking to the one and only Daniel Craig about his time playing James Bond: 15 years of his life, from Casino Royale in 2006 to No Time To Die, his final outing as the superslick superspy, at long last out in cinemas here in the UK on September 30th, and in ‘theaters’ over in the US on October 8th. P.S. At times Daniel uses some adult language so if that sort of strong stuff might offend, maybe step away from the podcast.
Daniel Craig Interview Special: Becoming...Bond
September 23, 2021 18:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBIt's finally here: Ali talking to the one and only Daniel Craig about his time playing James Bond: 15 years of his life, from Casino Royale in 2006 to No Time To Die, his final outing as the superslick superspy, at long last out in cinemas here in the UK on September 30th, and in ‘theaters’ over in the US on October 8th. P.S. At times Daniel uses some adult language so if that sort of strong stuff might offend, maybe step away from the podcast.
'The Best TV Shows Of 2021 So Far' Special
September 17, 2021 14:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBAli is joined by TV expert - and co-host of BBC 5 Live's 'Must Watch' podcast - Scott Bryan to talk through the best telly of 2021 so far, as well as what we have to look forward to for the rest of the year.
Karen Gillan Interview Special: The Story So Far
September 11, 2021 23:30 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBKaren Gillan needs no introduction, and yet... here we are, just in case. The performing artist formerly known as Amy Pond has appeared in the likes of the MCU (as Nebula), Jumanji (as Ruby Roundhouse) and that little tiny weeny sci-fi show Doctor Who. She's back in our lives on September 17th when her new fight-filled action-thriller (called Gunpowder Milkshake by the way) hits NOW / Sky Cinema in the UK. Here, as an early special treat for you special podcast listeners, is Karen's 'Story S...
The Matrix Resurrections Trailer Reaction
September 10, 2021 14:07 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBSo much movie news, so little time: a new Bond trailer, a new Red Notice trailer, a new Ron's Gone Wrong trailer - so many trailers! - not forgetting the big one, The Matrix Resurrections. Plus, news that isn't to do with trailers, including a fresh batch of release date changes, Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air updates and much more. Oh, and Ali and Ace's new on air timings! Whip out your calendars, basically.
Interview Special: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
September 03, 2021 16:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings finally hits cinemas - and only cinemas - this weekend, the 25th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe giving us a brand-new star in the form of Simu Liu. You'll hear from him here in this 'Becoming... Shang-Chi' interview special, made even more so by the addition of his director, Destin Daniel Cretton, as well as his co-star, Fala Chen.
Summer Blockbuster Review-A-Palooza (Including Shang-Chi)
September 03, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBYou guys asked for it, you guys deserve it. Yes, after many, many polite requests for a return to reviews on this here podcast, Ali is back with a monster-sized review-a-palooza of all the biggest movies out this year so far. Shang-Chi is in cinemas this weekend as well, so there's a review of that as well at the end, but ultimately this is Ali and friend of the show Clarisse Loughrey digging through the summer's most sizeable releases and telling you fine folk what we thought about them.
Only Murders In The Building: Selena Gomez, Martin Short, Steve Martin Special
August 28, 2021 23:30 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBIt's the new Three Amigos! Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin, that is, who join forces for a new Disney+ / Star murder-mystery true-crime podcast show - you know the type - called Only Murders In The Building. They also, very generously, agreed to talk to Ali about making the show (amongst other things) in this anarchic and all-too-brief chat in which you may well be able to hear Ali actively losing his mind with happiness.
No Way Home Trailer Reaction Special
August 27, 2021 14:21 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBNo Ali Plumb's Film Club this week - yep, we went there - as Ace stops by to get extra nerdy in this super geeky newsy edition of Radio 1's Screen Time that's almost entirely about the new record-breaking trailer for Spider-Man No Way Home. 355.5 million views in just 24 hours. Mind-boggling really. Ali's film club will return next week, but for now, listen to this - but maybe only after you've seen said trailer, eh?
Henry Golding Interview Special: Snake Eyes
August 21, 2021 23:30 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBHenry Golding - star of A Simple Favor, Crazy Rich Asians and Last Christmas - is now an action hero thanks to his starring role in Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins. Here he talks to Ali about his sword skills, ninja skills, nunchuck skills and all sorts of other skills - as well as how to best backflip off a moving truck and fight someone in very wet weather - and comes across, as you'd expect, like an absolute dreamboat.
Ali's Film Club: Goodfellas
August 20, 2021 15:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBAli is kinda-sorta still on holiday this week, but that doesn't mean you're going without a new 'Ali Plumb's Film Club', now does it? Stepping up is Jon Croker - screenwriter, raconteur and bon vivant - who you may remember from the Film Club on Raiders Of The Lost Ark, talking all sorts of nonsense about Martin Scorsese's gangster classic Goodfellas.
Jodie Comer Interview Special: The Story So Far
August 13, 2021 16:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBJodie Comer stars alongside Ryan Reynolds in the new sci-fi action adventure Free Guy, and as she was in town talking about it, Ali jumped at the opportunity to actually speak to her, actually face to face. Actually. Look forward to some thoroughly silly nonsense about her favourite go-to dance moves and advert jungles she'll never forget - as well as, you know, her career. We promise that actually comes up as well.
Ali's Film Club: Shaun Of The Dead
August 13, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBShaun Of The Dead! In Ali Plumb's Film Club! Finally! Desert Island Discworld host Al Kennedy stops by to point out that Ali's got red on him in this close-to-one-hour love letter to Edgar Wright's cult classic.
Matt Damon & Cast & Crew: Stillwater
August 07, 2021 23:30 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBStillwater is the latest from director Tom McCarthy, the man behind the likes of The Station Agent, Win Win and the Oscar Best Picture winner Spotlight. It stars Matt Damon - who you'll hear from, don't you worry - as well as Camille Cottin (of Call My Agent fame) and Abigail Breslin (who you know and love from Zombieland and Little Miss Sunshine). On this particular interview special you'll hear from all of them, talking about shooting in the south of France and being upstaged by a total ne...
Ali's Film Club: Casino Royale
August 06, 2021 14:21 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBThis week's Ali Plumb's Film Club is all about a modern action classic, Casino Royale. Yes, the 2006 one, not the David Niven one. Phew. Joining Ali to grill Bond is massive 007 superfan Neil Alcock, a man who really knows his Ms and Qs. Also as a little treat for you die-hard Screen Time fans is a return of the news section - remember that? - where Ali tries to briefly explain some seriously complicated studio legal wrangling. Sounds fun, right? Oh. Well... it is. Promise.
Ali's Film Club: The Matrix
July 30, 2021 15:59 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBAli speaks to friend of the podcast Kim Taylor Foster, who has literally written the book about The Matrix, all about the game-changing film franchise. Also, he has a hilarious interview with Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson and Jack Whitehall, who all star in the new Jungle Cruise movie.
The Suicide Squad Interview Special
July 29, 2021 15:10 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBThe Suicide Squad comes a whole five years after the original Suicide Squad, bringing a couple of veterans along for the ride, and a whole host of newbies too. Here in this particular Screen Time interview special, you'll hear from Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, David Dastmalchian, Joel Kinnaman and our writer/director James Gunn.
M. Night Shyamalan Interview Special: Old
July 23, 2021 23:30 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBM. Night Shyamalan is the writer-director behind the likes of The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Glass, Signs, The Village, Split, The Visit and now the efficiently-named "Old", a horror-thriller that almost defies description. A group of holidaymakers are taken to a mysterious private beach where they soon start to notice that they're aging at an alarming rate: children become teenagers, then young adults, over the matter of hours. Horrifying, right? You bet. Listen here to Ali talking to the ma...
Ali's Film Club: Black Widow
July 23, 2021 17:35 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBSeen Black Widow? Well, boy is this the podcast recorded expressly with you in mind. Ali teams up with friend of the podcast Clarisse Loughrey to talk about the 24th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in spoilerific detail. Seriously, the spoiler siren has been well and truly sounded. So look forward to about an hour's worth of in-depth catsuit-related geekery as the pair discuss Russian accents, plot twists and, um, pigs. Again, you really should see the film and then all that will make ...
Vanessa Kirby Interview Special: The World To Come
July 17, 2021 23:30 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBVanessa Kirby is the star of Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw, The Crown, the Oscar-nominated Pieces Of A Woman and now The World To Come (out July 23rd), a period drama / romance set in 19th century rural New York state where two women (Kirby and Katherine Waterston) fall for each other in a world full of hardships and obligations. In this interview, Kirby talks about shooting in Transylvania, having Jason Statham's number on her phone and the fine art of acting w...
Interview Special: The Croods: A New Age
July 16, 2021 23:30 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBAt long last, the follow-up to the 2013 Dreamworks animation The Croods is finally in UK cinemas. Fans of the original hoped for a sequel much sooner, but with a pandemic and studio changes getting in the way, it's been a quite a while indeed. Speaking to its stars - Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone and Kelly Marie Tran - back in November 2020, Ali asks about the fine art of voice acting, pretending to be punched over and over (and over), working with the legend that is Nic Cage and their comfort f...
Ali's Film Club: Batman
July 16, 2021 14:02 - 1 hour - 61 MBSwooping into Ali Plumb's Film Club, smashing a skylight as he does so, is 1989's Batman: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Tim Burton and a lot of facial prosthetics, just the way you like it. Comedian and member of double act 'The Pin', one Ben Ashenden, is the man with the Bat-plan this week, stopping by to lovingly take the mick out of the movie that gave us 'Batmania'. And as a special bonus treat, we've also got Zendaya talking about her role as Lola Bunny in Space Jam: A N...
Ali's Film Club: The Lego Movie
July 09, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBAs well as a bumper-sized trip to Ali Plumb's Film Club this week - where Starstruck's very own Emma Sidi stops by to talk about her love of 2014's The Lego Movie - we've also got Monsters At Work (and Monsters, Inc., of course) stars John Goodman and Billy Crystal round to talk about their new show, as well as their co-stars Ben Feldman and Mindy Kaling. And that's not forgetting the news section and a reminder of all that's worth watching in the cinemas these days.
Scarlett Johansson Interview Special: Becoming...Black Widow
July 08, 2021 15:54 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBBlack Widow - at long, long last - is finally here, both in cinemas and on Disney+ Premier Access, which means we've also finally got a 'Becoming... Black Widow' interview to enjoy. So look forward to Scarlett Johansson herself opening up about how she got the role, what the character Natasha Romanoff means to her, mementos she's kept and much more. And as a bonus we've also got her Black Widow co-star O. T. Fagbenle also talking about his role, plus director Cate Shortland to boot! So what a...
Scarlett Johansson Interview Special: Becoming... Black Widow
July 08, 2021 15:54 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBBlack Widow - at long, long last - is finally here, both in cinemas and on Disney+ Premier Access, which means we've also finally got a 'Becoming... Black Widow' interview to enjoy. So look forward to Scarlett Johansson herself opening up about how she got the role, what the character Natasha Romanoff means to her, mementos she's kept and much more. And as a bonus we've also got her Black Widow co-star O. T. Fagbenle also talking about his role, plus director Cate Shortland to boot! So what ...
Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn Interview Special: Freaky
July 03, 2021 23:30 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBOut in cinemas - finally! - this weekend, Freaky is a body-swap horror comedy starring Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn and it is a lot of fun - as is this interview, where the two stars talk about their favourite 'kills', flicking back imaginary hair and an-all important secret handshake. Note: just to be extra, extra clear, this is a conversation about a gory horror comedy, so please note... it's got some red on it.
The Tomorrow War Interview Special
July 02, 2021 23:30 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBSci-fi actioner The Tomorrow War has landed on Amazon Prime Video and - what are the chances!? - the stars of said film have been doing press around the movie, which has resulted in this here podcast episode. An incredible coincidence, we can all agree. Look forward to Chris Pratt and his crew - including Yvonne Strahovski, J. K. Simmons, Jasmine Mathews, Sam Richardson and Edwin Hodge - talking about battling aliens, the 'soccer' world cup and the perils of taking your top off for the benef...
Ali's Film Club: Moana
July 02, 2021 14:36 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBAli Plumb's Film Club choice this week is MOANA. Yes, MOANA. Worthy of the capital letters, and no mistake. The excellent and wonderful comedian Janine Harouni stopped by to talk about one of her favourite films ever, adding to a bumper(ish) episode that features the fabled return of the long-lost news section.
Ali's Film Club: The Grand Budapest Hotel
June 25, 2021 17:19 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBEntering the 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' hall of fame this week is The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Time Out's film editor Phil de Semlyen is here to talk about all things Wes Anderson in spoilerific detail. Warning: this podcast / conversation is incredibly gushy about Mr. Anderson so, well, now you know. We really enjoy his particular brand of preciousness, especially when it's delivered by one Ralph Fiennes, what can we say? (A lot, as it turns out...)