Charlie Brooker on BLACK MIRROR, and Emilíana Torrini on THE EXTRAORDINARY MISS FLOWER

This episode of Kermode on Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 7 April 2025.

In Part 2 of this MK3D show, Mark is joined by Icelandic singer-songwriter Emilíana Torrini, who talks about her performance in THE EXTRAORDINARY MISS FLOWER, directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard. Emilíana is accompanied on stage by her collaborator Simon Byrt for a special live performance from the film.

Then, Charlie Brooker takes to the stage to talk about the return of BLACK MIRROR for its much-anticipated seventh season — expect dark humour, razor-sharp commentary, and a few surprises.

Sit back and enjoy Part 2 of this MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank.

Thanks for listening!

People mentioned in this episode:

Val Kilmer

Tom Cruise

Richard Loncraine

Tom Conti

Noddy Holder

Margy Kinmonth

Kate Winslet

Dziga Vertov

Sasha Nathwani

Deba Hekmat

Shakyra Dowling

Peter Bradshaw

Bill Forsyth

Matt Damon

Ben Affleck

Robin Williams

Jack Nicholson

Chloe Zhao

Emiliana Torrini

Iain Forsyth

Jane Pollard

Charlie Brooker

Films, plays and tv series mentioned in this episode:

Heat

Tombstone

Top Gun Maverick

Final Reckoning

Slade in Flame

Lee

Man With a Movie Camera

Last Swim

Sound of Metal

The Rider

Star Wars

Good Will Hunting

The Extraordinary Miss Flower

Black Mirror

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The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:

- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.

- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.

- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.

- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.

We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.

They are masterpieces!

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

Cover photo by Julie Edwards.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

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