Screenshot Podcast
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.
Episodes to download
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Hay Festival 2022
Fri 19 Aug 2022
Ellen and Mark are at the 2022 Hay Festival to explore literary adaptations on screen.
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Watergate on Screen
Fri 12 Aug 2022
Fifty years on from the Watergate scandal, Ellen and Mark explore its legacy on screen.
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The Harder They Come at 50
Fri 5 Aug 2022
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode revisit The Harder They Come on its 50th anniversary.
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Box Office Bombs
Fri 20 May 2022
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore big-budget flops, from Ishtar to Cats.
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Doris Day
Fri 13 May 2022
Ellen and Mark celebrate the Hollywood legend in what would have been her centenary year.
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Indigenous film
Fri 6 May 2022
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the history of indigenous people on screen.
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The Erotic Thriller
Fri 29 Apr 2022
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore cinema's steamiest genre.
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The Wire and David Simon
Fri 22 Apr 2022
Ellen and Mark explore David Simon's The Wire, often called the greatest ever TV drama.
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Easter
Fri 15 Apr 2022
Ellen and Mark explore Christianity on screen, from faith films to nunsploitation.
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Trains on screen
Fri 8 Apr 2022
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode jump on board to explore the role of trains on our screens.
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Hoaxes, fakes and pranks
Fri 1 Apr 2022
Ellen and Mark explore the art of the screen hoax, from F for Fake to Alternative 3.
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Sesame Street and kids' TV
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore children's TV, from Sesame Street to YouTube.
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Boiling Point and the one-take film
Fri 21 Jan 2022
Ellen and Mark explore the one-take movie, from Rope to Boiling Point, via WWI epic 1917.
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Nightmare Alley and film noir
Fri 14 Jan 2022
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the connections sparked by film noir.
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New Year's Eve on screen
Fri 31 Dec 2021
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore New Year's Eve on film and TV.
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Christmas
Christmas Eve 2021
Ellen and Mark explore festive screen favourites It's A Wonderful Life and Second Coming.
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The DNA of Netflix hits Bridgerton and Squid Game
Fri 17 Dec 2021
Ellen and Mark explore the big and small screen precedents for Netflix's biggest shows.
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Titane
Fri 10 Dec 2021
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore cinematic connections to Palme D'Or winner Titane.
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West Side Story
Fri 3 Dec 2021
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode journey through the moving image in film, TV and streaming.
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Welcome to Screenshot
Fri 26 Nov 2021
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the expanding universe of the moving image
Which films and TV inspired Netflix hits Bridgerton and Squid Game?
Screenshot explores the connections between today鈥檚 streaming hits.
Why did the erotic thriller run out of steam?
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore cinema's steamiest genre.
How did method acting become so extreme?
A historical timeline of the sometimes bizarre technique.
Why going to the cinema is good for you
Going to the movies isn鈥檛 just for fun 鈥� it benefits your mind, body and soul. Here鈥檚 why
