Episode 126: Reflections on characters and themes in “Prime Cut”

Episode 125: Characters and themes in David Lean’s “Hobson’s Choice”

Episode 124: Reflections on characters and themes in The Wages of Fear (1953) - amended and updated.

Episode 123: Reflections on characters and themes in “The Offence” (1973)

Episode 122 Reflections on Danny Boyle’s “Trainspotting”.

Episode 121: Brief reflections on Sidney Pollack’s “Three Days of the Condor”

Episode 120: Brief reflections on themes and characters in “Spotlight”

Episode 119: Brief reflections on “Good Night and Good Luck”

Episode 118: Reflections on the 2024 French film version of “The Count of Monte Cristo”

Episode 117: Advice and questions to help in the analysis or discussion of films, and in producing an essay.

Episode 116: Reflections on characters and themes in “Midnight Express”

Episode 115: Reflections on the Jason Bourne films and the nature of the conflict between Jason Bourne and the C.I.A.

Episode 114: Advocating arts and humanities

Episode 113: Reflections on Michael Cimino’s “Heaven’s Gate”.

Episode 112: Reflections on characters and themes in “Civil War”

Episode 111 : Reflections on “The Ghost and Mrs Muir” (1947)

Episode 110: Reflections on characters and themes in “Ad Astra”.

Episode 109: Reflections on duality in 19th century literature, its philosophical forebears and its successors.

Episode 108: Discussion of the use of humour in drama.

Reflections on characters and themes in “Living” (2022), starring Bill Nighy