BritCom Goes to the Movies
@britcomgoes.bsky.social
The podcast that studies British TV comedy show's, star's and creative team's journeys from the small screen to the big, to decide whether it was worth it or not.
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Five series in and 53 films viewed. Here is how our ever expanding league table looks:
Shaun of the Dead still leads the way since series 2 with a very high quality top 10
Shaun of the Dead still leads the way since series 2 with a very high quality top 10
Five series in and 53 films viewed. Here is how our ever expanding league table looks:
Shaun of the Dead still leads the way since series 2 with a very high quality top 10
Shaun of the Dead still leads the way since series 2 with a very high quality top 10
December 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Five series in and 53 films viewed. Here is how our ever expanding league table looks:
Shaun of the Dead still leads the way since series 2 with a very high quality top 10
Shaun of the Dead still leads the way since series 2 with a very high quality top 10
We'd like to thank all our series 5 guests:
@jakeyapp.bsky.social
@deathofbuckley.bsky.social
@tonyhancock.bsky.social
@verbaldiorama.bsky.social
@goonpod.bsky.social
@neilmullarkey.com
@doomgeneration.bsky.social
@kathughes.bsky.social
We'll be back in the spring!
@jakeyapp.bsky.social
@deathofbuckley.bsky.social
@tonyhancock.bsky.social
@verbaldiorama.bsky.social
@goonpod.bsky.social
@neilmullarkey.com
@doomgeneration.bsky.social
@kathughes.bsky.social
We'll be back in the spring!
December 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We'd like to thank all our series 5 guests:
@jakeyapp.bsky.social
@deathofbuckley.bsky.social
@tonyhancock.bsky.social
@verbaldiorama.bsky.social
@goonpod.bsky.social
@neilmullarkey.com
@doomgeneration.bsky.social
@kathughes.bsky.social
We'll be back in the spring!
@jakeyapp.bsky.social
@deathofbuckley.bsky.social
@tonyhancock.bsky.social
@verbaldiorama.bsky.social
@goonpod.bsky.social
@neilmullarkey.com
@doomgeneration.bsky.social
@kathughes.bsky.social
We'll be back in the spring!
With a 3-2 quiz win in the final episode, @guy-e-walker.bsky.social takes series 5 by one point from @robertcheath.bsky.social
December 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
With a 3-2 quiz win in the final episode, @guy-e-walker.bsky.social takes series 5 by one point from @robertcheath.bsky.social
Merry Christmas to all our wonderful listeners. Thanks for all your support in 2025. We hope you keep listening into 2026 & beyond.
If you'd like to catch up with our Nativity! episode with the brilliant @kathughes.bsky.social you can do so below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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If you'd like to catch up with our Nativity! episode with the brilliant @kathughes.bsky.social you can do so below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Britcom Goes To The Movies: S05 E11 - Nativity! *Christmas Special* (w/ Kat Hughes)
Merry Christmas to our beloved BritCom Goes to the Movies listeners!Thanks for seeing in the festive period with us. This is our third Christmas episode, and while our previous two were a bit of a ...
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December 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Merry Christmas to all our wonderful listeners. Thanks for all your support in 2025. We hope you keep listening into 2026 & beyond.
If you'd like to catch up with our Nativity! episode with the brilliant @kathughes.bsky.social you can do so below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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If you'd like to catch up with our Nativity! episode with the brilliant @kathughes.bsky.social you can do so below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Merry Christmas! Enjoy the festivities with our special on Nativity!
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social & @robertcheath.bsky.social are joined by @kathughes.bsky.social find below or wherever you get your podcasts
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Merry Christmas! Enjoy the festivities with our special on Nativity!
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social & @robertcheath.bsky.social are joined by @kathughes.bsky.social find below or wherever you get your podcasts
Amazon: shorturl.fm/Ek2zm
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Spotify: shorturl.fm/mnCi5
December 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Merry Christmas! Enjoy the festivities with our special on Nativity!
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social & @robertcheath.bsky.social are joined by @kathughes.bsky.social find below or wherever you get your podcasts
Amazon: shorturl.fm/Ek2zm
Apple: shorturl.fm/LuSZ0
Spotify: shorturl.fm/mnCi5
Merry Christmas! Enjoy the festivities with our special on Nativity!
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social & @robertcheath.bsky.social are joined by @kathughes.bsky.social find below or wherever you get your podcasts
Amazon: shorturl.fm/Ek2zm
Apple: shorturl.fm/LuSZ0
Spotify: shorturl.fm/mnCi5
Back on Christmas eve and as well as talking about Nativity! @guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social will be joined by @kathughes.bsky.social to discuss the Martin Freeman ITV sitcom Hardware.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Back on Christmas eve and as well as talking about Nativity! @guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social will be joined by @kathughes.bsky.social to discuss the Martin Freeman ITV sitcom Hardware.
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We're back with our final episode of the series on Wednesday. A Christmas special for Christmas Eve. @robertcheath.bsky.social and @guy-e-walker.bsky.social are joined by film writer @kathughes.bsky.social to discuss Nativity and Martin Freeman's forgotten sitcom Hardware.
December 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We're back with our final episode of the series on Wednesday. A Christmas special for Christmas Eve. @robertcheath.bsky.social and @guy-e-walker.bsky.social are joined by film writer @kathughes.bsky.social to discuss Nativity and Martin Freeman's forgotten sitcom Hardware.
A 1-1 in the last quiz means it couldn't be closer going into our Christmas special next week.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A 1-1 in the last quiz means it couldn't be closer going into our Christmas special next week.
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If you'd like to catch up with our latest episode on True Identity where @guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social talk to Tessa and Nicole from @doomgeneration.bsky.social you can do so here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Britcom Goes To The Movies: S05 E10 - True Identity (w/ Doom Generation)
1991 was the year for beloved British comedy performers to try and make their names stateside. We already heard about Rik Mayall’s experience with Drop Dead Fred, but the same year, Lenny Henry...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you'd like to catch up with our latest episode on True Identity where @guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social talk to Tessa and Nicole from @doomgeneration.bsky.social you can do so here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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You don't have to be familiar with Lenny Henry (we weren't) to enjoy this episode. We had a blast with @britcomgoes.bsky.social and you will too!
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Final episode of the regular series: @guy-e-walker.bsky.social & @robertcheath.bsky.social are joined by Nicole & Tessa from @doomgeneration.bsky.social to discuss Lenny Henry & his 1991 film True Identity.
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Final episode of the regular series: @guy-e-walker.bsky.social & @robertcheath.bsky.social are joined by Nicole & Tessa from @doomgeneration.bsky.social to discuss Lenny Henry & his 1991 film True Identity.
Amazon: shorturl.fm/g8ngr
Apple: shorturl.fm/pDiFB
Spotify: shorturl.fm/O9QcR
December 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
You don't have to be familiar with Lenny Henry (we weren't) to enjoy this episode. We had a blast with @britcomgoes.bsky.social and you will too!
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Final episode of the regular series: @guy-e-walker.bsky.social & @robertcheath.bsky.social are joined by Nicole & Tessa from @doomgeneration.bsky.social to discuss Lenny Henry & his 1991 film True Identity.
Amazon: shorturl.fm/g8ngr
Apple: shorturl.fm/pDiFB
Spotify: shorturl.fm/O9QcR
Final episode of the regular series: @guy-e-walker.bsky.social & @robertcheath.bsky.social are joined by Nicole & Tessa from @doomgeneration.bsky.social to discuss Lenny Henry & his 1991 film True Identity.
Amazon: shorturl.fm/g8ngr
Apple: shorturl.fm/pDiFB
Spotify: shorturl.fm/O9QcR
December 17, 2025 at 7:11 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Final episode of the regular series: @guy-e-walker.bsky.social & @robertcheath.bsky.social are joined by Nicole & Tessa from @doomgeneration.bsky.social to discuss Lenny Henry & his 1991 film True Identity.
Amazon: shorturl.fm/g8ngr
Apple: shorturl.fm/pDiFB
Spotify: shorturl.fm/O9QcR
Final episode of the regular series: @guy-e-walker.bsky.social & @robertcheath.bsky.social are joined by Nicole & Tessa from @doomgeneration.bsky.social to discuss Lenny Henry & his 1991 film True Identity.
Amazon: shorturl.fm/g8ngr
Apple: shorturl.fm/pDiFB
Spotify: shorturl.fm/O9QcR
With a little help from our guests from @doomgeneration.bsky.social we've a great new poster for tomorrow's episode.
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social talk to the Dames of Doom about Lenny Henry and his trip stateside to make True Identity.
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social talk to the Dames of Doom about Lenny Henry and his trip stateside to make True Identity.
December 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
With a little help from our guests from @doomgeneration.bsky.social we've a great new poster for tomorrow's episode.
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social talk to the Dames of Doom about Lenny Henry and his trip stateside to make True Identity.
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social talk to the Dames of Doom about Lenny Henry and his trip stateside to make True Identity.
Get ready for a new episode on Wednesday when @robertcheath.bsky.social and @guy-e-walker.bsky.social introduce Tessa and Nicole from @doomgeneration.bsky.social to the wonders of Lenny Henry.
Incorporating his sketch show and Sitcom of the 80s...and then there was True Identity!
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Incorporating his sketch show and Sitcom of the 80s...and then there was True Identity!
Subscribe now!
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December 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Get ready for a new episode on Wednesday when @robertcheath.bsky.social and @guy-e-walker.bsky.social introduce Tessa and Nicole from @doomgeneration.bsky.social to the wonders of Lenny Henry.
Incorporating his sketch show and Sitcom of the 80s...and then there was True Identity!
Subscribe now!
Incorporating his sketch show and Sitcom of the 80s...and then there was True Identity!
Subscribe now!
A brand new episode on Wednesday!
Lenny Henry took a trip to California in 1991 to make True Identity.
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social & @robertcheath.bsky.social doing the same as we link up with Tessa and Nicole from the @doomgeneration.bsky.social podcast for an American take on a British failure!
Lenny Henry took a trip to California in 1991 to make True Identity.
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social & @robertcheath.bsky.social doing the same as we link up with Tessa and Nicole from the @doomgeneration.bsky.social podcast for an American take on a British failure!
December 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A brand new episode on Wednesday!
Lenny Henry took a trip to California in 1991 to make True Identity.
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social & @robertcheath.bsky.social doing the same as we link up with Tessa and Nicole from the @doomgeneration.bsky.social podcast for an American take on a British failure!
Lenny Henry took a trip to California in 1991 to make True Identity.
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social & @robertcheath.bsky.social doing the same as we link up with Tessa and Nicole from the @doomgeneration.bsky.social podcast for an American take on a British failure!
A 4-3 quiz win for Rob puts scores level for the first time since the beginning of the series.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A 4-3 quiz win for Rob puts scores level for the first time since the beginning of the series.
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A great episode from a member of our @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social family. Check it out.
The last episode of season 2 drops tomorrow! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkWC... #CineHistorians
Stay tuned because there will be a bonus episode coming soon.
Stay tuned because there will be a bonus episode coming soon.
S2E8: GoodFellas (1990) and Martin Scorsese
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December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A great episode from a member of our @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social family. Check it out.
December 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
If you would like to catch up with our latest episode where @robertcheath.bsky.social and @guy-e-walker.bsky.social chat Extras and Cemetery Junction, you can do so here or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Britcom Goes To The Movies: S05 E09 - Cemetery Junction (2010)
There are a few entries from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on our long list at Britcom Goes to the Movies, but we start with perhaps their least remembered and least successful offering, the p...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
If you would like to catch up with our latest episode where @robertcheath.bsky.social and @guy-e-walker.bsky.social chat Extras and Cemetery Junction, you can do so here or wherever you get your podcasts.
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@guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social discuss Gervais and Merchant's Cemetery Junction and Extras. Find below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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@guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social discuss Gervais and Merchant's Cemetery Junction and Extras. Find below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Spotify: shorturl.fm/Qp7vG
December 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social discuss Gervais and Merchant's Cemetery Junction and Extras. Find below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Apple: shorturl.fm/aEFyd
Spotify: shorturl.fm/Qp7vG
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social discuss Gervais and Merchant's Cemetery Junction and Extras. Find below or wherever you get your podcasts.
Amazon: shorturl.fm/jtd7i
Apple: shorturl.fm/aEFyd
Spotify: shorturl.fm/Qp7vG
Back tomorrow with a brand new episode. @robertcheath.bsky.social and @guy-e-walker.bsky.social will discuss Gervais and Merchant's Extras and Cemetery Junction.
Subscribe now to get the episode when it drops!
Subscribe now to get the episode when it drops!
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December 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Back tomorrow with a brand new episode. @robertcheath.bsky.social and @guy-e-walker.bsky.social will discuss Gervais and Merchant's Extras and Cemetery Junction.
Subscribe now to get the episode when it drops!
Subscribe now to get the episode when it drops!
70s needle drops, first day on the job montages, ham fisted "attitudes were different then" noticing and a bizarre Northern Soul dance sequence.
It can only be coming of age comedy drama #CemeteryJunction that @robertcheath.bsky.social and @guy-e-walker.bsky.social are unpicking this Wednesday.
It can only be coming of age comedy drama #CemeteryJunction that @robertcheath.bsky.social and @guy-e-walker.bsky.social are unpicking this Wednesday.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
70s needle drops, first day on the job montages, ham fisted "attitudes were different then" noticing and a bizarre Northern Soul dance sequence.
It can only be coming of age comedy drama #CemeteryJunction that @robertcheath.bsky.social and @guy-e-walker.bsky.social are unpicking this Wednesday.
It can only be coming of age comedy drama #CemeteryJunction that @robertcheath.bsky.social and @guy-e-walker.bsky.social are unpicking this Wednesday.
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social are back on Wednesday tackling a classic British Sitcom and forgotten coming of age BritCom. Extras and Cemetery Junction get the treatment. Get it earlier with our Patreon or Ko-fi!
December 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
@guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social are back on Wednesday tackling a classic British Sitcom and forgotten coming of age BritCom. Extras and Cemetery Junction get the treatment. Get it earlier with our Patreon or Ko-fi!
Looking forward to listening to this from @doomgeneration.bsky.social
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The Big Lebowski ('98): "Donny's not here, man."
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December 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Looking forward to listening to this from @doomgeneration.bsky.social
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A 3-3 draw keeps Guy marginally ahead in the series 5 quiz. Just three episodes left, who will take the title?
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December 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A 3-3 draw keeps Guy marginally ahead in the series 5 quiz. Just three episodes left, who will take the title?
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If you want to catch up with our latest episode on Two Way Stretch with @neilmullarkey.com you can do so here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Britcom Goes To The Movies: S05 E08 - Two Way Stretch (w/ Neil Mullarkey)
We follow up a Goon-centric episodewith another Goon-centric episode! Hot on the heels of Spike Milligan’s Postman’s Knock comes Peter Sellers’ Two Way Stretch from 1960. A prison heist movie...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If you want to catch up with our latest episode on Two Way Stretch with @neilmullarkey.com you can do so here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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