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We discuss Benedict Cumberbatch at his best, worst, & poshest, from The Power of the Dog to The Courier to The Electrical Life of Louis Wain.
We’ve been harsh on Kenneth Branagh and his self-mythologising, including his recent Belfast. On this episode, we want to be kind and look back to Branagh’s amazing Much Ado About Nothing.
We contextualize Kenneth Branagh’s newest entry Belfast in his decades long self-mythologising project and discuss “the Branagh scale”
We’re joined by Fiona Underhill and Caitlin Merriman to battle it out: who is the poshest actor in Britain? And what defines ‘posh’ in such a class-conscious country?
To celebrate our 100th episode, ten regular guests share what they would choose if they got to make the whole world watch one movie.
On the podcast, we look back on Season Four of the Netflix TV series The Crown and compare it to other key episodes from past seasons.
This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and special guests Caitlin Merriman and Fiona Underhill.
Season Four of The Crown follows the British royal family through the 1980s, including the wedding of Charles and Diana, the rise of Margaret Thatcher, and the Falklands War. “If this didn’t actually happen in reality, you’d say this was a science fiction show about a group of aliens who have infiltrated the very top of the British government and are trying to convince the rest of the world they understand human interrelationships” – Caitlin Merriman
The Crown (showrunner Peter Morgan)season 4 stars Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II and Tobias Menzies as Prince Phillip. The season also features Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher, Josh O’Connor as Prince Charlies, and Emma Corrin as Princess Diana. Supporting performances include Erin Doherty as Princess Anne, and Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret.
The Crown is available to stream on Netflix.