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  • Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism

    This week, an episode that has been eleven years in the making.

    At last, our dear friend Maurice, host of See Hear and Love That Album joins Scott and Steven via Skype from Melbourne

    Also joining us are Scott's co hosts from The Stinking Pause podcast, Paul and Charlie

    A word of warning, Scott has manged to bleep out most of the profanity... but this episode is still a little bit sweary!

    McVicar (1980)

    John McVicar (Roger Daltrey) is an English career criminal locked up with all the other lifers in the dreaded E Wing of Durham Prison. Between riots and constant prison guard brutality, McVicar and fellow inmate Walter Probyn (Adam Faith) gradually dig a tunnel that enables their escape. Once on the outside, McVicar does his best to lie low and re-enter the lives of his wife (Cheryl Campbell) and infant son, despite the fact that police have labeled him "Public Enemy Number One."

    "I suppose you think you got the better of us there. But just remember, kidder, you're in for ten years."

    "Yeah, that's right, Mr. Pendel. But you're in for life, ain't yer?"

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    Why not take a listen to Maurice's podcasts at:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/see-hear/id796677164

    and

    https://lovethatalbumpodcast.blogspot.com/

    Thanks for listening

    Scott and Steven

  • Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism

    This week...more from the great Hammer studios as we continue our Hammer horror retrospective

    The Damned (1962)

    The brutality of modern society is fast encroaching on the picturesque seaside town of Weymouth. American tourist Simon Wells (Macdonald Carey) is looking for a relaxing holiday but he is mugged by the psychopatic King (Oliver Reed) and his gang of thugs. Wells escapes with King's sister, Joanie (Shirley Anne Field), and they stumble upon a sinister establishment where nine ice-cold children are being subjected to a horrifying experiment. The shadowy authorities in control of the base will stop at nothing to safeguard their secret, but it is the mysterious children who will doom them all...

    "I'm strange, all right! I'll show you just how strange I am!"

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  • Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism.

    Back to the seedy side of sixties Soho this week featuring a powerful performance from Anthony Newley

    This week, Scott and Steven are joined by Anthony, the host of the Film Gold podcast

    The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963)

    The Small World of Sammy Lee is a 1963 British crime drama film directed by Ken Hughes. The story unfolds in the seedy underbelly of London's Soho district, focusing on the life of Sammy Lee, a strip club compere and hustler who finds himself in dire straits.

    Sammy Lee, played by Anthony Newley, is a charismatic but desperate man. He owes £300 to a local bookie named Connor and has only five hours to pay off his debt. If he fails, the consequences will be severe, as Connor’s enforcers are known for their ruthless methods. The film begins with Sammy receiving a phone call informing him that his time is running out, setting off a frantic race against the clock.

    As Sammy scrambles to gather the money, the film provides a vivid portrayal of his world. Soho is depicted as a place filled with strip clubs, gambling dens, and shady characters. Sammy’s interactions with the various inhabitants of this world reveal much about his character and the precarious life he leads.

    Throughout the day, Sammy employs a series of hustles to raise the funds. He borrows from friends, pleads with acquaintances, and even resorts to stealing. One of the significant characters he turns to is his brother Lou, who runs a delicatessen. Lou, portrayed by Warren Mitchell, is initially reluctant to help due to Sammy’s repeated failures and irresponsible behavior. However, the bond of family eventually prevails, and Lou reluctantly provides some money, though it’s not enough to cover the debt.

    Parallel to Sammy's frantic efforts, the film explores the impact of his lifestyle on others, particularly Patsy, a young woman who is infatuated with him. Patsy, played by Julia Foster, arrives in Soho from the countryside, naively hoping to start a new life with Sammy. Her innocence and genuine affection for Sammy contrast sharply with the gritty reality of his world. Sammy, though fond of her, is too entangled in his own troubles to reciprocate her feelings fully.

    As the deadline approaches, Sammy’s situation becomes increasingly desperate. His attempts to hustle money from various sources lead to a series of tense and dramatic encounters. The film’s climax occurs in the strip club where Sammy works. In a last-ditch effort, Sammy bets the money he has managed to gather on a high-stakes poker game, hoping to win enough to pay off his debt. However, luck is not on his side, and he loses the game, sealing his fate.

    The final scenes of the film are poignant and impactful. As the clock ticks down, Connor’s enforcers arrive to collect the debt. Sammy’s frantic energy gives way to a sense of resignation and defeat. The enforcers take Sammy away, leaving his fate ambiguous but undoubtedly grim.

    The Small World of Sammy Lee is a compelling character study and a vivid depiction of the darker side of 1960s London. The film’s strength lies in its atmosphere, the complexity of its protagonist, and the tense, fast-paced narrative that keeps the audience engaged from start to finish. Through Sammy Lee’s story, the film explores themes of desperation, survival, and the human cost of a life lived on the margins of society.

    "Soho's not a place, it's a state of mind. It's where you end up when you've got nowhere else to go."

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    Glass Onion: On John Lennon

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    Life And Life Only

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    Film Gold

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-gold/id1544641271


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  • Reel Britannia podcast - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism.

    Scott and Steven are joined this week by their dear friend Mark, host of The Good, The Bad and The Odd podcast, to discuss an overlooked movie from 1972 starring Oliver Reed, Edward Woodward, Ian McShane, Frank Finlay, Freddie Jones and Jill St John.

    Revenge, car chases, prison escapes...what more you could ask for?

    Sitting Target (1972)

    A killer has one more victim on his hit list – his faithless wife! Oliver Reed snarls and seethes his way through a brute-force 70’s crime thriller in the tradition of Get Carter.

    Douglas Hickox, who would go on to helm such memorable films as Theatre of Blood and Zulu Dawn, brings his filmmaking intensity to a story of revenge set in a London as bleak and brooding as the prison from which convicted killer Harry Lomart (Reed) and his fellow inmate (Ian McShane) escape.

    Once free, Harry sets out to exterminate his seductive wife (Jill St. John), who carries another man’s child. Armed with a handgun, fueled by rage, Harry draws closer to his sitting target. Also closing in: a police inspector (Edward Woodward), who’s determined to protect the hunted woman.

    Reed and McShane – one grim, one voluble, and both steeped in violence -- make an intimidating tough-guy team.

    "Bastard must be made out of concrete!"

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    Scott and Steven

  • Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism.

    Back to 1956 this week and some classic comedy featuring Norman Wisdom

    Up In The World (1956)

    Norman is a window cleaner who has to clean a manor house with hundreds of windows. He is distracted by the son of the house who persuades him to go into town. When some villains try and kidnap the young heir Norman fights them off but the heir has banged his head and can’t remember Norman’s heroic stand

    Norman: "I'm Norman. The new window cleaner."

    Maj. Willoughby: "You should have been here at 9 o'clock this morning!"

    Norman: "Why? What happened?"

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  • Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism.

    Classic kitchen sink drama this week featuring a powerful performance from Albert Finney

    This week, Scott and Steven are joined by Anthony, the host of the Film Gold podcast

    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)

    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, released in 1960, still remains one of the finest of the Angry Young Men movies that emanated from England in the late 1950s and ’60s.

    In his first starring role, Albert Finney played a charismatic man who seems destined to follow in his parents’ and grandparents’ footsteps by pursuing a mundane, working-class lifestyle.

    Employed as a lathe operator in a Midlands factory, Finney’s Arthur Seaton lives for the weekend, when he drinks and womanizes to excess. However, when he has an affair with a coworker’s wife, he finds himself facing decisions he never expected to have to make.

    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning was based on the first novel by British author Alan Sillitoe, who wrote the screenplay. He based the grim but compelling story line on his own experiences working in a factory and used the plot as a plea for the younger generation of Brits to break the bonds that restricted them to predictable and unfulfilling lives. An accomplished stage actor, Finney earned international acclaim for his powerful performance.

    "Don't let the bastards grind you down!"

    Production notes and credits

    Studio: Continental Distributing

    Director: Karel Reisz

    Producer: Tony Richardson

    Writer: Allan Sillitoe

    Music: John Dankworth

    Running time: 89 minutes

    Cast

    Albert Finney (Arthur Seaton)

    Shirley Anne Field (Doreen)

    Rachel Roberts (Brenda)

    Hylda Baker (Aunt Ada)

    Norman Rossington (Bert)

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    Glass Onion: On John Lennon

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/glass-onion-on-john-lennon/id1473867166

    Life And Life Only

    https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/

    Film Gold

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-gold/id1544641271


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    Scott and Steven

  • Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism

    This week...more from the great Hammer studios as we continue our Hammer horror retrospective

    The Phantom of the Opera (1962)

    Composer Lord Ambrose D'Arcy (Michael Gough) and his backer, Harry Hunter (Edward De Souza), struggle to find a replacement for the female lead in their new opera after she quits in the wake of a gruesome murder. When a new prospect, the nubile Christine Charles (Heather Sears), disappears, Harry cautiously investigates. Meanwhile, a mysterious masked man (Herbert Lom) who is eerily familiar with the opera holds Christine captive and offers to groom her to play the part.

    "I caught a couple o' beauties tonight. Fat. Like young puppies they are."

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  • Reel Britannia podcast - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism.

    Scott and Steven are joined this week by Antony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only to discuss one of the great movies from the legendary Hammer studios for our 150th episode.

    The Nanny (1965)

    A nanny (Bette Davis) is hired to look after a ten-year-old who has just returned from a mental institution. The boy's mother has just been poisoned and he believes the nanny is to blame. When his aunt arrives and hears the boy's accusations she sides with the nanny, claiming the boy is making it all up.

    "That's what I'm here for, to look after all of you."

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    Glass Onion: On John Lennon

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/glass-onion-on-john-lennon/id1473867166

    Life And Life Only

    https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/

    Film Gold

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-gold/id1544641271


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  • Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism.

    Back to 1955 this week and a classic starring Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall

    The Constant Husband (1955)

    Charles Hathaway (Sir Rex Harrison) wakes up in West Wales with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. With the help of a Cardiff specialist, he traces his life back to his gorgeous wife and their large London house, so all seems well with the world. But more detective work starts to uncover an alarming chain of further stunning wives and a way of going on that the new Charles finds pretty unacceptable.

    "Let me put the issue simply before you. The question really is whether you now say you now believe you were, when you committed these crimes, the man you were before you became the man you say you are now. Is that quite clear?"

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  • Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism

    This week...more from the great Hammer studios as we continue our Hammer horror retrospective

    The Curse Of The Werewolf (1961)

    A man with brutal and macabre origins, Leon Corledo (Oliver Reed) was raised in the home of Don Alfredo Corledo (Clifford Evans), his kind and loving adopted father. When he leaves Don Alfredo to find work, Leon discovers that he has increasingly violent urges. Although these tendencies are calmed by Leon's love for the beautiful Christina (Catherine Feller), he ultimately cannot contain his curse and transforms into a werewolf, terrorizing the Spanish countryside.

    "Father, the bullet. Pepe the watchman has a silver bullet. Get it and use it. Use it on me, father! You must use it -- do you hear? You must use it! You must!"

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  • Reel Britannia podcast - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism.

    Scott and Steven are joined this week by Antony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only to discuss one of the greatest British movies of all time.

    Brighton Rock (1948)

    Pinkie's a small-town hood who's trying to carve out a place for his gang in the Brighton rackets. When he murders a journalist he believes was responsible for the death of a fellow gang-member, Ida Arnold, who was with the man just before he died, sets out to find the truth.

    "You asked me to make a record of me voice. Well, here it is. What you want me to say is, 'I love you.' Here's the truth. I hate you, you little slut. You make me sick."

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    Glass Onion: On John Lennon

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/glass-onion-on-john-lennon/id1473867166

    Life And Life Only

    https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/

    Film Gold

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-gold/id1544641271


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    Scott and Steven

  • Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism.

    Back to 1959 this week and a classic starring Horst Buchholz and John and Hayley Mills

    Tiger Bay (1959)

    Rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie (Hayley Mills) witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky (Horst Buchholz). Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself -- Korchinsky's shiny black revolver -- and flees the scene. When Welsh Detective Graham (John Mills) discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.

    "It'll be all right, he says. A fat lot of good the police are. We've got one in the house and a murder's done right under his nose and now here's a child whose got hold of a gun and they don't even know where she is!"

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  • Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism

    This week...more from the great Hammer studios as we continue our Hammer horror retrospective

    The Two Faces Of Dr Jeckyll (1960)

    Dr. Henry Jekyll is a dull, bookish scientist who spends more time with his lab animals testing theories of alternate personalities than with his beautiful, young wife. Kitty Jekyll has given up trying to find any passion in her distant, preoccupied husband and is involved in an affair with one of Jekyll's old 'friends,' Paul Allen, a weak slacker and wastrel who relies on Jekyll to pay his numerous gambling debts. After experimenting on himself, the bearded, tweedy Jekyll transforms himself into the young, dynamic, and self-confidant Edward Hyde. In his new character he befriends Allen, who has no idea that this clean-cut, handsome playboy prone to outbursts of violence is really Jekyll. As Hyde, he encourages Allen to introduce him to the dark underbelly of London's night life including opium dens and sex clubs, where he begins an affair with the sensual courtesan Maria, an exotic dancer and snake charmer. When he tries to seduce Allen's mistress, in reality his own wife, he is frustrated to find she prefers her decadent lover to him.

    "London and I are virgins to one another."

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  • Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism.

    Classic eighties comedy this week from the superb Bill Forsyth

    Local Hero (1983)

    Up-and-coming Houston oil executive "Mac" MacIntyre (Peter Riegert) gets more than he bargained for when a seemingly simple business trip to Scotland changes his outlook on life. Sent by his colourful boss (Burt Lancaster) to the small village of Ferness, Mac is looking to quickly buy out the townspeople so his company can build a new refinery. But after a taste of country life Mac begins to question whether he is on the right side of this transaction.

    "Keep watching the sky, MacIntyre."

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  • Reel Britannia podcast - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism.

    Scott and Steven are joined this week by Antony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only to discuss something of a departure for Richard Burton.

    Villain (1971)

    Hailing from East London, Vic Dakin dotes on his aged and largely bedridden mother. He is also the leader of a criminal gang whose proceeds are largely from the regular collection of "protection money" from their victims.

    Vic often uses brutal violence against enemies as well as "friends" to prove a point, the violence in and of itself which he seems to relish. While not a regular means to money, Vic decides that his gang will work on a tip to rob a factory payroll, which, somewhat against his wants, will entail working with fellow criminal Frank Fletcher, who understands such a job better than Vic or anyone on his team.

    Making the job more complex at this time are: the police being after Vic for the vicious attack on one of Vic's associates who acted as a police snitch; and Vic's association with Wolfie Lissner, who procures sexual services for a number of people, including some fairly high profile ones, and who often acts as Vic's "on demand" sexual partner.

    "Frank, Frank. We're the boys, aren't we? Aren't we the boys. Always have been, ever since we were kids. Hardly got off our mother's tit when we had 'em quaking down in Hackney."

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    Glass Onion: On John Lennon

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/glass-onion-on-john-lennon/id1473867166

    Life And Life Only

    https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/

    Film Gold

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-gold/id1544641271


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  • Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism

    This week, Scott and Steven are joined by Mark from The Good The Bad and The Odd podcast to chat about, not Hammer horror this time, but Julien Temple's musical from 1986 starring Patsy Kensit and David Bowie

    Absolute Beginners (1986)

    A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...

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    #podcast #britmovie #reelbritannia #davidbowie

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  • Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism

    This week...more from the great Hammer studios as we continue our Hammer horror retrospective

    Brides of Dracula (1960)

    Classic horror starring Peter Cushing. A young teacher on her way to a position in Transylvania helps a young man escape the shackles his mother has put on him. In doing so she innocently unleashes the horrors of the undead once again on the populace, including those at her school for ladies. Luckily for some, Dr Van Helsing (Cushing) is already on his way.

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  • Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism.

    Classic wartime drama from the 50s this week with Kenneth More in the story of a true British hero.

    Reach For The Sky (1956)

    Biopic of famed British World War II flyer Sir Douglas Bader. He joined the RAF in 1928 and easily took to flying, perhaps too easily as his commanders are concerned at the risks he takes with his aircraft. After a nasty crash in 1931, he loses both of his legs above the knee. After a long convalescence and learning to walk again with artificial legs, he returns to flying school where he again passes. The RAF forcibly retires him due to his presumed disability. With the onset of World War II, Bader is re-instated and given command of a fighter squadron. He survives the Battle of Britain but is shot down over enemy territory in 1941 losing one of his artificial legs. He was a POW and the RAF even sent a new leg to replace the one he lost. Known as a problem prisoner because of his numerous attempts to escape, he was transferred to Colditz for much of his time until the war's end.

    Equipment Officer: I'm sorry, the book says I must wait three months before I can initiate the procedure for hastening new issue.

    Bader: Fine! We'll send Goring a telegram, and ask him not to come over for *three months*!

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  • Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism.

    The latest episode in our Hammer horror retrospective

    The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)

    His terrifying secret, his hideous obsession made him... The Man Who Could Cheat Death

    Director Terence Fisher (The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Hound of the Baskervilles) transformed the fate of Hammer Pictures with his vibrant and explicit series of gothic horror films, which would become the studio's signature style for nearly two decades. Fisher continued his winning streak for the studio with this tale of scientific debauchery, which remains one of Hammer Films finest achievements.

    Doctor and amateur sculptor Georges Bonnet (Anton Diffring Circus of Horrors, Fahrenheit 451) has discovered a murderous method of maintaining his youth, once every ten years he murders a young woman and removes her parathyroid glands to replace his own. But after 104 years, he's run into some problems. His collaborator is now too old to perform the surgical procedure, and a detective is on his case. In desperation Bonnet blackmails another surgeon (Christopher Lee) into performing the procedure by threatening the life of Janine Dubois (Hazel Court), a woman who both men desire.

    With cinematography by Jack Asher (whose Bava-esque use of colours lend the film an almost dreamlike quality) and set-design by Bernard Robinson who could miraculously produce lavish and expensive looking sets on a tight budget, EReel Britannia is proud to present The Man Who Could Cheat Death.

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  • Reel Britannia podcast - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism.

    Scott and Steven are joined this week by Anthony, host of Film Gold, Glass Onion : On John Lennon, and Life and Life Only to discuss Train of Events (1949)

    The portmanteau film “Train of Events” brings together the many talents of Ealing Studios to present four stories linked by a train bound for Liverpool.

    This Ealing anthology weaves drama and comedy amongst the stories documenting various train passengers, all leading up to an incident to change their lives.

    Starring Jack Hawkins, Gladys Henson, Leslie Phillips, Joan Dowling, Valerie Hobson, Laurence Payne, John Gregson, and introducing Peter Finch in his first British film (having emigrated from Australia). the film’s segments were directed by Ealing luminaries Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, & Sidney Cole.

    “Train of Events” opened at the Gaumont Haymarket cinema in Lonodn on the 18th of August 1949.

    "Well, don't overwhelm me ducks. I dunno as my poor old ticker'll stand it."

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    Glass Onion: On John Lennon

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/glass-onion-on-john-lennon/id1473867166

    Life And Life Only

    https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/

    Film Gold

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-gold/id1544641271


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