In this episode of the podcast, Alex debunks three common myths about Mike Leigh’s process, on the occasion of the release of his new film Hard Truths
Mike Leigh Podcast Episodes
As authors of the ebook Peterloo in Process: A Mike Leigh Collaboration, Seventh Row has also published many podcasts on Mike Leigh's process and his films.
Our Mike Leigh podcast episodes include:
- Mike Leigh's Peterloo and how our ebook on the film can unlock your understanding and appreciation of it
- Comparing Mike Leigh to Ken Loach through Peterloo and Sorry We Missed You
- Mike Leigh's film Naked revisited and in 4K
- An episode on Mike Leigh's film Vera Drake as part of our Abortion on Screen season.
- An early review of Mike Leigh's Hard Truths
- Three myths about Mike Leigh's process
We also have masterclasses with Mike Leigh and his production designer Suzie Davies.
TIFF 2024 Ep. 4: British social realism: Andrea Arnold’s Bird and Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths
In this episode of the TIFF 2024 podcast, Alex discusses two new works from British social realist filmmakers Andrea Arnold and Mike Leigh: Bird and Hard Truths.
Ep. 119: Mike Leigh’s Naked
We discuss the recent BFI restoration of Mike Leigh’s 1993 classic Naked, starring David Thewlis.
Ep. 32: Sorry We Missed You and Peterloo
Ken Loach and Mike Leigh, two long time British directors, are frequently compared to each other, despite having significantly different approaches. In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney is joined by Executive Editor Orla Smith and Associate Editor Brett Pardy to discuss how Loach and Leigh approach politics, character, and much more.
Ep. 11: Mike Leigh’s Peterloo
Episode 11 of the podcast celebrates our new ebook, Peterloo in Process: A Mike Leigh collaboration. Authors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith are joined by Brett Pardy to discuss how conducting and reading the interviews with Leigh, Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, and key department heads deepened their admiration and understanding of Peterloo. In this episode […]