Screenshot Episodes Episode guide
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17/01/2025
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the expanding universe of the moving image
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10/01/2025
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the expanding universe of the moving image
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Musicals
As The Umbrellas of Cherbourg turns 60, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode celebrate musicals.
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Las Vegas
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore Sin City on screen, from Ocean's Eleven to Anora.
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Powell and Pressburger
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the films of Powell and Pressburger.
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Vampires
Mark and Ellen take a look at one of cinema's most enduring monsters, the vampire.
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Archaeology
Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones dig into archaeology and treasure hunting on screen.
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Saturday Night Live
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at the impact of long-running US sketch show SNL.
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Prisons
As The Shawshank Redemption turns 30, Ellen and Mark explore life behind bars on screen.
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Shock Value
Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones ask if we still go to the movies to be shocked.
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Mermaids
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode take a deep ‘dive' into the world of mermaids on screen.
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Pop Idols
Ellen and Mark look at how popstars, and their fans, have been depicted in film and TV.
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Do the Right Thing
Ellen and Mark celebrate Spike Lee's incendiary 1989 drama about simmering racial tension.
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The Western
Ellen and Mark examine the enduring popularity of a genre that seems to refuse to die.
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Love Triangles
Ellen and Mark ask how screen love triangles reflect the sexual politics of the times.
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Meryl Streep
Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones ask - is Meryl Streep the greatest actress of our time?
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Films That Changed the World
Mark and Ellen explore if movies and television can change the world and even the law.
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Chinatown
Mark and Ellen explore the history of one of Hollywood’s greatest films, Chinatown.
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Fashion
Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones examine the rich history of style and the moving image.
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Pumping Iron: Gyms and Bodybuilding
Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones investigate the world of gyms and bodybuilding on screen.
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Interlopers
Ellen and Mark explore Patricia Highsmith's Ripley and other social strivers on screen.
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Censorship
Ellen and Mark explore the controversial history of UK film censorship and classification.
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Divorce
Ellen and Mark look at divorces in film and TV, from His Girl Friday to The Split.
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Dreams
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore dreams in film and television.
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British Dystopias
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore dystopian visions from British film and TV.
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American Elections
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode investigate the murky world of elections on screen.
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Booze and sobriety
Ellen and Mark explore drink and drunkenness on screen, with help from Richard E Grant.
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Stop-Motion Animation
Ellen and Mark look at the enduring appeal of the art of stop-motion.
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Double Acts
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the origins and evolution of the double act.
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Terence Davies
Ellen and Mark celebrate the life and career of the late Liverpudlian writer and director.