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Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the expanding universe of the moving image, revealing fascinating links and hidden gems from cinema and TV to streaming and beyond.

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August 7 · 42 min
Male Friendship
Ellen and Mark explore changing ideas about masculinity and vulnerability on screen.
July 31 · 42 min
Aliens
Ellen and Mark on film and TV’s enduring fascination with UFOs and extraterrestrial life.
July 24 · 42 min
24 Hour Movies
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at films that confine their action to a single day.
July 17 · 42 min
The Swinging Sixties
Ellen and Mark revisit the decade that transformed Britain's image around the world.
July 10 · 42 min
Hospital Dramas
Ellen and Mark look at television’s long love affair with the medical drama.
July 3 · 42 min
Fairy Tales
Ellen and Mark explore the magical spell fairy tales have cast over cinema history.
May 15 · 42 min
Spoofs
As comedian Mel Brooks turns 100, Ellen and Mark explore the art of the cinematic parody.
May 8 · 42 min
Amélie
Ellen and Mark celebrate 25 years of Amélie with the film's director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
May 1 · 42 min
Teachers
Ellen and Mark head back to class to learn how teachers have been depicted in film and TV.
April 24 · 42 min
Nudity
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore nudity on screen.
April 17 · 42 min
Boxing
Ellen and Mark explore cinema's most heavyweight genre, 50 years on from Rocky.
April 10 · 42 min
Telephones
Ellen and Mark trace the history of the cinematic call, from stick phones to smartphones.
April 3 · 42 min
Fishing
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode examine fishing on screen. Guests include Mark Jenkin.
February 6 · 42 min
Yorkshire
Ellen and Mark look at screen depictions of God's Own Country, from Kes to Happy Valley.
January 30 · 42 min
New Iranian Cinema
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore new Iranian cinema and its global impact.
January 23 · 42 min
The Older Woman
Ellen and Mark look at what changes when the woman is older in a screen romance.
January 16 · 42 min
Survival
Ellen and Mark explore how the challenges of nature have proved rich territory on screen.
January 9 · 42 min
Stephen King
Ellen and Mark look at King adaptations, from The Shawshank Redemption to The Shining.
January 2 · 42 min
Courtroom Drama
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the tricks and tropes of trials in film and TV.
Dec 16, 2025 · 42 min
Jane Austen
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore Austen adaptations past and present.

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