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Ali’s Film Club…..Shrek
May 28, 2021 16:51 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBAli talks all things Shrek and of course; all the latest news from the world of cinema...
Army Of The Dead Interview Special
May 22, 2021 23:30 - 26 minutes - 24 MBDirector-writer-producer-director-of-photography Zack Snyder is back with another zombie movie - just 17 years after Dawn Of The Dead - in the form of Netflix's Army Of The Dead, which sees Dave Bautista heading up a group of mercenaries as they attempt a Las Vegas casino vault heist... while thousands of zombies swarm around the building. In this interview special you'll hear from both Snyder and Bautista, as well as some of the supporting cast, namely Nora Arnezeder, Ana de la Reguera, Ell...
Ali's Film Club: Star Trek First Contact
May 21, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBCinemas are back open in England, Scotland and Wales so Ali is very, very excited indeed. So look forward to a 'What you can watch!' round-up, as well as the biggest news headlines (at the time of recording, mind) as well as the ongoing adventures of Ali Plumb's Film Club, with this week's geekier than geeky choice being Star Trek First Contact, with comedian Alasdair Beckett-King dropping by to help everyone live long and prosper.
Mark Millar Interview Special: Jupiter's Legacy
May 15, 2021 23:30 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBMark Millar is the comics writer behind such work as Wanted, Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Superman: Red Son, Civil War, Old Man Logan and much more, including Jupiter's Legacy, the Netflix superhero series currently doing very well, thank you very much, in the streamer's top ten lists. Here he talks to Ali about producing his own show and much, much more.
Ali's Film Club: The Conjuring
May 14, 2021 13:02 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBFriend of the podcast Louise Blain is back for the spooky 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' choice this week, The Conjuring. Listen as we try not to talk about Assassin's Creed too much (she's a big fan) and instead chat about the finest horror films of the 21st century - in our opinion, any way - as well as the ongoing success of the Conjuring franchise. All that plus the usual mix of movie news and nonsense as we celebrate going back to cinemas (in England, Scotland and Wales, at any rate) on Monday...
Lily James Interview Special: The Story So Far
May 08, 2021 23:30 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBLily James needs no real introduction, what with her appearing in the likes of massive hits like Downton Abbey, Cinderella and Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, but just in case: it's the Lily James you know from Baby Driver. And The Darkest Hour. And hey, maybe, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And with her new BBC One period comedy drama The Pursuit Of Love on the way - highly recommended, by the by - she'll be 'The Pursuit Of Love's Lily James' soon enough. Here she speaks to...
Ali's Film Club: A League Of Their Own
May 07, 2021 15:11 - 1 hour - 57 MBA League Of Their Own is the movie pick for 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' this week, chosen by guest Cathy Cullen from the Cinemile podcast. So there's that to look forward to, as well as the usual does of movie and TV news - but this Friday edition we also have some TV recommendations for you now that Line Of Duty has wrapped up, as well as a segment at the very end about the best 'underseen / underappreciated' sports movies of all time. A bumper podcast and no mistake!
Michael B Jordan Interview Special: The Story So Far
May 01, 2021 23:30 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBMichael B Jordan is only just in his 30s but has accomplished so much already, from his work in The Wire close to 20 years ago to his new Tom Clancy Amazon Prime movie, Without Remorse, and everything in-between: Friday Night Lights, Black Panther, The Creeds, Chronicle... the list goes on and on. He was even People magazine's Sexiest Man In The World in 2020, so, you know, he's good-looking too - in case you weren't already aware of that fact. Here he talks to Ali about his 'Story So Far' a...
Oscars And The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Spoiler Special
April 30, 2021 14:42 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBTwo friends of the podcast join us this week: Clarisse Loughrey to talk the Oscars and general movie news as well as Ace to talk The Falcon And The Winter Soldier in spoilerific TV version of 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' - yes, it's not a film, but hey, let's be generous - in this bumper Friday edition.
Anthony Mackie Interview Special: Becoming The Winter Soldier
April 24, 2021 23:30 - 17 minutes - 16 MBMarvel / Disney+ MCU TV show spin-off The Falcon And The Winter Soldier has now aired its sixth and final episode, so here's Ali's interview with one of its stars, Anthony Mackie, for a 'Becoming... The Falcon' special. Look forward to The Man Also Known As Sam Wilson recounting his favourite moments in the movies so far, talking about costume challenges and opening up about the joy of taking the mick out of his co-star Sebastian Stan.
Anthony Mackie Interview Special: Becoming The Falcon
April 24, 2021 23:30 - 17 minutes - 16 MBMarvel / Disney+ MCU TV show spin-off The Falcon And The Winter Soldier has now aired its sixth and final episode, so here's Ali's interview with one of its stars, Anthony Mackie, for a 'Becoming... The Falcon' special. Look forward to The Man Also Known As Sam Wilson recounting his favourite moments in the movies so far, talking about costume challenges and opening up about the joy of taking the mick out of his co-star Sebastian Stan.
Ali’s Film Club: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
April 23, 2021 15:04 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBAs requested by you, dear Radio 1's Screen Time listener, it's time to talk about the John Hughes (and Steve Martin and John Candy) odd couple road trip Thanksgiving comedy classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles for this week's 'Ali Plumb's Film Club'. Joining us to do so is Sam Clements, who hosts the '90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest' podcast which celebrates all moves under that magic 90-minute mark - only this time, here on this podcast, he gets to talk about one that's just over, at 92 minu...
Carey Mulligan Interview Special: Promising Young Woman
April 17, 2021 23:30 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBThe writer-director (Emerald Fennell) and star (Carey Mulligan) of the long-awaited black comedy thriller Promising Young Woman talk to Ali about their astonishing new film, touching on Britney influences, mood boards and the extraordinary reaction the film has been getting.
Ali’s Film Club: Ocean's 11
April 16, 2021 15:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBRegular Screen Time contributor Steffan Powell stops by to talk about the Ocean's films - all four of them, more or less! - and give us his thoughts on the new Knives Out follow-ups (what with him being a big murder mystery fan and all). Expect Ali and Steffan to say the word "slick" a lot as they talk about everyone's favourite heist comedy capers, as well as a mild rant about the disappointment that was Ocean's 12. Ah, the memories.
Ali’s Film Club: The Bourne Identity
April 12, 2021 15:26 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBEveryone's favourite amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne - or is that David Webb? We forget - comes under the 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' spotlight this week as Helen O'Hara drops by to talk about The Bourne Identity (and some of the other Bournes as well, to be fair). All that plus the news headlines, some bonus Bourne facts and a whole tonne of mispronounced words makes up what is soon to be considered a classic in the 'Radio 1's Screen Time Podcasts That Were Released in April 2021' canon.
Andy Samberg Interview Special: The Story So Far
April 10, 2021 23:30 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBOur Ali resists flat-out asking Andy Samberg to be his 'new best friend' during this Story So Far interview in honour of his new time-loopy romantic comedy-drama Palm Springs, now - at long last! - available on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, nearly a year after those lucky Americans got to see it first in 2020. Expect nerdy SNL chat, nerdy Hot Rod chat, nerdy Popstar chat, nerdy Palm Springs chat and just a whole lot of general nerdy chat to be honest.
Godzilla vs. Kong Interview Special
April 03, 2021 23:30 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBSo there's this monster, right, called Godzilla. And then there's this other monster, right, called Kong. One's an atomic lizard-type-thing, the other's a giant ape. And in this movie, yeah, well, they fight. Like really fight. That's probably all you need to know before you watch it, but just in case here's some of the cast (Alexander Skarsgård, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Julian Dennison) and the director (Adam Wingard) to explain more in very entertaining detail.
Wandavision Spoiler Special
April 02, 2021 13:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBIt's a Friday edition of Radio 1's Screen Time, but not as we know it: yes, it's a super secret sushy spoiler special in honour of Disney+'s WandaVision, as requested by so many, many, many of you fine folk. As you may have guessed, if you haven't seen the show, maybe give this particular episode a miss and check out one of our recent interview specials, but if you're up to date, then press play and regret nothing.
Eddie Izzard Interview Special: Six Minutes To Midnight
March 28, 2021 00:30 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBEddie Izzard stars in World War II spy-thriller-drama Six Minutes To Midnight, as well as co-writing it (no big deal). Legend of stand-up, unstoppable marathoner and self-confessed history buff, Izzard is on fine form here, despite seemingly not realising how much of a nerdy Eddie fan Ali is. Seriously, it's a wonder he didn't explode with excitement.
Chloe Grace Moretz Interview Special: Tom And Jerry
March 27, 2021 00:30 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBTom And Jerry return in - would you believe it - Tom And Jerry, bringing along with them the likes of Chloe Grace Moretz, Michael Pena and Ken Jeong. All three speak to Ali for this interview special, as well as director Tim Story, though we were unable to get either Tom or Jerry to talk to us for this podcast, though let it be known that we tried.
Ali’s Film Club: Bridesmaids
March 26, 2021 16:36 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBOne Nicholas Grimshaw esquire joins Radio 1's Screen Time this week to talk about his favourite film ever, Bridesmaids - a film he loves so much he's even got a tattoo of it. Yep. No kidding. Plus, Henry Lloyd-Hughes drops by to talk about The Irregulars, the new Netflix Sherlocky show where our Henry plays - you guessed it - Holmes himself.
Pete Docter & Dana Murray Interview Special: Soul
March 21, 2021 00:30 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBIf you're an animation fan in any way, you'll be delighted to discover that the producer of Soul, Dana Murray, and the director of Soul, Pete Docter, are back for a return visit to Radio 1's Screen Time. Look forward to a semi-spoilery conversation about Graham Norton's voice acting superpowers, the big third act plot move and Pixar's ever-expanding back catalogue of Easter Eggs.
Ali’s Film Club: Fight Club
March 19, 2021 18:02 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBIn this super-sized Friday edition of Radio 1's Screen Time podcast, you'll hear interviews with both the director and writer behind the new Disney+ Marvel TV series Falcon And The Winter Soldier, as well as Zack Snyder, the man behind, um, Zack Snyder's Justice League. No big deal. That's all in addition to a great Ali Plumb's Film Club with friend of the podcast Josh Horowitz where we talk about Fight Club, a film that's honestly really quite hard to talk about (without breaking the rules,...
Tom Holland & Ciara Bravo Interview Special: Cherry
March 14, 2021 00:30 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBCherry is the latest from AppleTV+ and, well, the directors behind the biggest film of all time - that's Avengers: Endgame, by the way - Joe and Anthony Russo, giving The Artist Also Known As Spider-Man (aka Tom Holland) the opportunity to really stretch his acting muscles alongside the equally excellent Ciara Bravo in this drug addiction, bank robbery, army veteran drama based on the semi-autobiographical book of the same name. And by the way, please do get in touch if you can find a longer...
The Little Things Interview Special
March 13, 2021 00:30 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBDenzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto. Three big names - three Oscar winners, no less - spoke to Ali recently to talk about their new movie, The Little Things, a '90s-set serial killer thriller directed and written by John Lee Hancock (who also appears on the podcast, to be clear).
Ali’s Film Club: Easy A
March 12, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBA mega-bonus-bumper Friday podcast for you this week, with a brief news section but an extra-long Ali Plumb's Film Club in honour of Easy A, one of the very best teen films the 21st century has to offer. Thanks again to friend of the podcast Lucy Ford for stopping by to talk about her love of Stanley Tucci and Emma Stone - and to Adam Brody, our bonus podcast interview which you can find towards the end of the episode, where he talks about his upcoming movie The Kid Detective. Told you it wa...
Eddie Murphy Interview Special: Coming 2 America
March 07, 2021 00:30 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBEddie Murphy - THE Eddie Murphy - spoke to Ali recently about his new movie, Coming 2 America, the much anticipated sequel to his beloved 1988 comedy about Crown Prince Akeem (Murphy himself) traveling to New York to find his one true love. Now, decades later, the follow-up has landed on Amazon Prime Video, and we can all return to Zamunda just one more time. Oh, and just to be clear: this interview contains strong language (as you may have guessed) so forewarned is forearmed.
Ali’s Film Club: Gladiator
March 06, 2021 10:34 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBOn this week's Friday podcast, we've got a bumper edition of 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' where friend of the show and all-round excellent person stops by to talk about Best Picture winner Gladiator, the historically fluid swords and sandals story that left millions of people trying to impersonate Russell Crowe's gravelly voice for, well, quite some time. To this day, even. We've also got a short and sweet news section, as well as a tiny clip of Russell himself from his Movies That Made Me from ...
Raya and The Last Dragon Interview Special
March 06, 2021 00:30 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBA new Disney animation is here, the first since - checks notes - Frozen 2 in November 2019, and the first one partly made in animators' homes and not actually entirely in the House Of Mouse. Here, Ali talks to its stars, Kelly Marie Tran and Awkwafina, as well as its directors, Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, and its two writers, Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim and producer Osnat Shurer. Almost the whole gang, basically!
Raya and The Last Dragon Inerview Special
March 06, 2021 00:30 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBA new Disney animation is here, the first since - checks notes - Frozen 2 in November 2019, and the first one partly made in animators' homes and not actually entirely in the House Of Mouse. Here, Ali talks to its stars, Kelly Marie Tran and Awkwafina, as well as its directors, Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, and its two writers, Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim and producer Osnat Shurer. Almost the whole gang, basically!
Daniel Radcliffe Interview Special: Escape From Pretoria
February 28, 2021 00:30 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBDaniel Radcliffe has a new film out, the tense prison break thriller Escape From Pretoria, and he got on the line with Ali to talk all about it recently now it's out on Amazon Prime Video. If you're not already in the know, he plays Tim Jenkins, the real-life South African political prisoner who managed to break out of jail in 1979 using - wait for it - wooden keys. Yep. So to hear The Artist Formerly Known As The Boy Who Lived talking about South African accents, acting alongside the man yo...
Ali’s Film Club: Notting Hill
February 26, 2021 17:54 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBAfter Radio 1's Movies Week - where Greg James set Ali the task of watching as many films as possible in a week - Ali is back and normal podcast service can finally resume. Hooray and so forth. You've got the news section, where the likes of Tom Holland, Zack Snyder and Emma Stone crop up, as well as good ol' Ali Plumb's Film Club, which sees Mollie King stopping by to talk about her love of Valentine's Day favourite Notting Hill in exquisite detail. And okay, sure, there's a bit of waffle a...
Movie Week: Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt
February 21, 2021 00:30 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBAs Radio 1's Movie Week concludes Ali gives you another chance to hear not One but THREE massive Hollywood stars. Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt all talk about the making of Tarantino's modern masterpiece, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
Movie Week: Quentin Tarantino
February 20, 2021 00:30 - 25 minutes - 23 MBAli chooses his favourite interviews from the archives for Radio 1’s Movie week and today’s is legendary director Quentin Tarantino. Here he chats to Ali about his iconic films, from Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill to new movie Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
Movie Week: Sophie Turner
February 19, 2021 00:30 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBAs part of Radio 1's Movie Week we bring some classic Ali Plumb Interviews. Today, Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner chats about her career so far, including best lines in GOT, Dark Phoenix and James McAvoy's neck!
Movie Week: Dev Patel
February 18, 2021 00:30 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBAs Ali sups on gruel whilst watching Oliver as part of his Marathon Movie Challenge he chooses some of his favourite movie interviews from the past. Today it’s the star of Skins, Slumdog Millionaire, Lion, Dev Patel. Find out how he reacts at weddings when DJs press play on ‘Jai Ho’, who people mistake him for and what it’s actually like to be a Hollywood star (not that he’s comfortable with that phrase, mind).
Movie Week: Emilia Clarke
February 17, 2021 00:30 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBPoor Ali is right in the thick of it, trying to complete Greg James's challenge to watch and A to Z of movies. While he's doing that he thought you might want to hear the wonderful Emilia Clarke. Here she talks about her movie Last Christmas, plus Game of Thrones and Star Wars.
Movie Week: Tom Cruise
February 16, 2021 00:30 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBRadio 1's Movie Week continues and as Ali continues his mega movie challenge set by Greg James he's decided to pick out his favourite interviews from the past. Today's is the one and only Tom Cruise.Tom tells Ali Plumb the stories behind some of his biggest movies - including Top Gun, Jerry Maguire, Tropic Thunder & American Made. He also reveals the movies that have inspired him and all the details of his most amazing stunts.
Movie Week: Jennifer Lawrence
February 15, 2021 00:30 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBIt's Radio 1 's Movie Week and to celebrate, Ali has chosen some of his favourite interviews from the archives. Here he chats to Jennifer Lawrence about her biggest roles, from Katniss in The Hunger Games and Mystique in X-Men to her Oscar winning performance in Silver Linings Playbook.
Elizabeth Olsen Interview Special: Becoming Wanda
February 14, 2021 00:30 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBWith WandaVision still revealing more and more of its sitcom-superhero mystery week by week on Disney+, he's the second part of Ali's interviews with its stars, namely Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda herself), Kathryn Hahn (Agnes) and Teyonah Parris (Monica Rambeau). No spoilers contained herein, just to be clear - though there is so much to talk about, in this particular podcast we try to keep things surface level. Just wait until all of the episodes land though and then, trust us, there's a spoiler...
Ali’s Film Club: The Mummy
February 12, 2021 16:39 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBOn this week's Friday episode of Radio 1's Screen Time, there's a bursting bag of news to dig through, with details on the Super Bowl trailer drops, the Last Of Us TV adaptation and much more. And after much fanfare, Ali finally awakens The Mummy - the 1999 edition, to be clear - with friend of the podcast and all-round excellent person Rose Matafeo stopping back to talk about her love of Brendan Fraser. So make sure you've seen it recently and get ready for some spoilerific discussion of on...
Russell T Davies Interview Special: It's A Sin
February 07, 2021 00:30 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBIf you're a TV buff, Russell T Davies will need no introduction, being as he is the man behind Queer as Folk, Casanova, the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, Cucumber, Years and Years and now his universally lauded HIV/AIDS drama It's A Sin. A five-part Channel 4 miniseries set between 1981 and 1991, it's a heartbreaking semi-autobiographical story that deserves every award going, and here Ali does his best not to cry halfway through the actual interview.
Ali’s Film Club: Karate Kid
February 05, 2021 17:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBThis week's 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' choice is Self-proclaimed superfan Dan Schreiber - of QI, No Such Thing As A Fish and Museum of Curiosity fame - returns to Radio 1's Screen Time to sling karate facts at Ali, as well as professing his enduring love for Elizabeth Shue. He's only human, after all.
Dave Franco Interview Special: Rental
January 31, 2021 00:30 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBYou know Dave Franco as an actor from appearing in the likes of The Disaster Artist, the Now You See Me movies and much, much more but now he's writing and directing his own films, kicking things off with The Rental, now available in the UK on Amazon Prime Video, a horror thriller about two couples who go on holiday to a rented home and get that uncomfortable feeling they are being watched. Press play to hear Franco talking about putting it all together, his love of Paddington 2 and much muc...
Ali’s Film Club: Air Force One
January 29, 2021 18:10 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBFriend of the podcast and MTV movie veteran Josh Horowitz returns for a '90s action movie special of 'Ali Plumb's Film Club' centring around Friday night classic Air Force One. Expect plenty of chit chat about improvised weaponry, film title suffixes (more fun than it sounds) and the best movie presidents. Oh, and 'Die Hard clones', which are 100% a thing. And all this is on top of the news section, which features Harry Potter, John Boyega in a Formula 1 car and King Kong fighting Godzilla, ...
Rose Matafeo Interview Special: Baby Done
January 24, 2021 00:30 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBRose Matafeo is one of those excellently excellent actor-comedian-writer-performers that is going to be HUGE so, so soon - in part no doubt to her starring role in the new New Zealand pregnancy rom-com (not a genre but hey) called Baby Done, where her dry humour and amazing screen presence just beam off your TV. Here she talks to Ali about New Zealand comedy vs. UK comedy, the strangest scenes to shoot and all of her amazing lockdown crafting creations. You're going to love this one, promise.
Ali’s Film Club: Jumanji & Hook
January 22, 2021 17:04 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBA twofer for Ali Plumb's Film Club this week: Hook and Jumanji, with Matt Edmondson joining Ali for a '90s Robin Williams special. Plus a decent chunk of movie news to discuss, including all those unavoidable movie release delays, lots of Marvel bits and bobs, plus a few of your very best answers to the question "What's the weirdest way your parents have ever reviewed a film?" It's great fun, promise.
Paul Bettany Interview Special: WandaVision
January 17, 2021 00:30 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBWandaVision, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first foray into the world of movie-stars-in-their-own-Disney+-TV-show, stars Paul Bettany as Vision and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff, and it's finally - finally! - here. In this Sunday interview special of Screen Time we have Paul and his director, Matt Shakman, talking about the origins of the show as well as the character of Vision himself in all his purple, cowled, flying, phasing, superintelligent glory.
Ali’s TV Club: The Mandalorian Season 2
January 15, 2021 17:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBConfession time: Ali Plumb's Film Club is, for one week only, a TV club. About a TV show that's based on a film series, sure - that's The Mandalorian, in case you were wondering - but it's worth admitting the discrepancy early doors. We've also got the news section, discussing tonnes of MCU news, as well as release date changes and what is going on (ish) over in New Zealand for that Lord Of The Rings show.
Hailee Steinfeld Interview Special: Dickinson
January 10, 2021 00:30 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBDickinson, the historical comedy-drama based around the life and times of the beloved 19th century American poet, returns for a second season on AppleTV+, and with it - of course - Hailee Steinfeld, its star. In this interview you'll hear about some of the more surreal moments from the show - dancing with bees and so on - as Ali and Hailee discuss a comedy-drama that is truly like no other. Oh, and they ever find time to explain exactly who Emily Dickinson is, just in case you missed that le...