You're already eating GM plants and genetically modified animal meat could be in our very near future - in fact if you're in Canada, you might already be eating GM fish without knowing it.That's just a fraction of what we found out this week f

The Preview Show: Okja

May 21st, 2020 10m 51s

This Friday's live watch-along is Okja - a genre-defying, heart-stopping piece of filmmaking that somehow manages to combine the intimate story of a young girl’s relationship with her only companion, and a savage commentary on consumerism, capi

The Preview Show: Bend It Like Beckham / The Nice Guys double header

May 14th, 2020 8m 23s

It's a mega double header for Travelling Symphony Movie Club this week!On Saturday evening, we’ll be watching Bend It Like Beckham - the Gurinder Chadha-directed classic from 2002. Starring Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley, the film follows

Jurassic Park: Palaeontologist Dr. David Button on the fascinating truth of the movie's dinosaurs, plus Tom Fishenden on why the film remains a classic

May 11th, 2020 58m

If you've ever wondered anything about Jurassic Park's dinosaurs, you've come to the right place. We speak to palaeontologist and Dinosaur Researcher at the Natural History Museum Dr. David Button, who explains:Why "Everything you know about r

The Preview Show: Jurassic Park

May 7th, 2020 11m 3s

Welcome...to Jurassic Park.We're looking forward to our live watch-along of Jurassic Park this Friday (8th May) at 7:45pm. In this preview we chat to Tom Fishenden (@tom_jurassic on both Twitter and Instagram) - he's a contributor to The Juras

Searching For Sugar Man: Producer Simon Chinn on the incredible journey making the hit movie, and Tecla Ciolfi on Rodriguez's ongoing cultural influence in South Africa

May 4th, 2020 1h 3m

We had the privilege of speaking to Searching For Sugar Man producer Simon Chinn, one of the key figures in helping take the movie from director Malik Bendjelloul’s kitchen table all the way to Oscars success.Simon gave us fantastic insights -

The Preview Show: Searching For Sugar Man

Apr 30th, 2020 11m 18s

We look forward to this week's live watch-along of Searching For Sugar Man, an extraordinary documentary that uncovers one of the most unbelievable stories in 20th Century music.The film follows the journey of two South Africans as they try t

Dunkirk: Historian and author Peter Caddick-Adams on the true history of Britain's miraculous WW2 evacuation

Apr 28th, 2020 58m 26s

For this week's companion podcast we had the chance to speak to professor, historian, author and broadcaster Peter Caddick-Adams, a man with a wealth of knowledge and fantastic insights into military history.Peter told us about the events that

The Preview Show: Dunkirk

Apr 23rd, 2020 11m 46s

Travelling Symphony Movie Club's sixth live watch-along is Dunkirk - we'll be on Instagram Live with our weekly intro on Friday 24th April at 7:45pm, before we all press play on the film at 8pm sharp (it's available on Netflix in the UK).On th

Blinded By The Light: Director Gurinder Chadha and actor Meera Ganatra on Springsteen, hope and humanity

Apr 14th, 2020 46m 26s

We were so lucky this week to have the chance to speak to Gurinder Chadha, director of Blinded By The Light. The acclaimed filmmaker joined us on Friday for our live watch-along, as well as speaking to us on Instagram Live both before and after

The Preview Show: Blinded By The Light

Apr 10th, 2020 9m 9s

We look forward to tonight's live watch-along of Blinded By The Light and discuss what we love about the film - its universality and message, as well as how well it captures the feeling of being a teenager discovering great music for the first

The Imitation Game: The true stories of Bletchley Park, plus how Alan Turing was pardoned

Apr 7th, 2020 53m 33s

We've got a sensational episode for this week's Imitation Game companion, with two brilliant guests to shed some light on the true stories behind the movie.First, we speak to Professor Chris Grey, an expert in Organisational Theory and author

The Preview Show: The Imitation Game

Apr 1st, 2020 12m 24s

We look forward to Friday's live watch-along of The Imitation Game - it's available to watch for free as part of your Amazon Prime subscription (if you have one).In this week's preview, we discuss not only how the film caused a bit of controve

Paddington 2: Sanjeev Bhaskar on community, favourite movies and Hugh Grant's improv skills

Mar 29th, 2020 52m 28s

We're so excited for this week's Paddington 2 companion podcast as we got the chance to chat to actor, writer and overall cinema fan Sanjeev Bhaskar. Sanjeev played Dr. Jafri in the film and has a fantastic career across film, television and ra

The Preview Show: Paddington 2

Mar 25th, 2020 10m 9s

We can't wait for our live watch-along of Paddington 2 on Friday evening, so we're chatting about some of the things that we think helped make this film the best-reviewed of all time on Rotten Tomatoes.Storybook cinema, the positive influence

I, Tonya: An athlete betrayed by her family, her sport and her nation

Mar 22nd, 2020 26m 10s

It's our first companion podcast! We'll be aiming to release one of these to go with every movie to explore its themes, ideas and concepts.This week, we're talking I, Tonya with the fantastic Sarah Marshall - a native of Tonya Harding's home c

Hi-De-Hi!

Mar 20th, 2020 9m 56s

Hi-De-Hi team! This is our intro to Travelling Symphony, the free stay-at-home movie club.We introduce ourselves (and Biggie the dog), along with all the info on where and how to get involved. Plus, an explainer on the name if you were ever cu

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