29th September is Silent Movie Day!
29th September is Silent Movie Day, which means cinemas/movie theaters around the world will be showing some of the best surviving films from this incredible era of film! In this mini-sode, host Ally ...
22 Sep 2min
Introduction: what to expect from the show
Host and creator Ally Pitts outlines what you can expect from the podcast, shares why he started it, and his experience of making the show since 2017. He signposts some popular episodes to get you sta...
25 Aug 7min
R.E.M.'s New Adventures in Hi-Fi + Ally introduces Sherlock Jr in Oxford Mon 27th July '26
Ally Pitts will be introducing Silents Synched's R.E.M. x Sherlock Jr, directed by Buster Keaton at the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford on Monday 27th July '26 as part of the Oxford Comedy Festival ...
25 Jul 22min
R.E.M.'s Monster + Ally introduces Sherlock Jr in Oxford Mon 27th July '26
Ally Pitts will be introducing Silents Synched's R.E.M. x Sherlock Jr, directed by Buster Keaton at the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford on Monday 27th July '26 as part of the Oxford Comedy Festival ...
19 Jul 26min
What's the Frequency, Buster? Keaton's silent classic returns to screens with an epic 1990s soundtrack
Ally Pitts will be introducing Silents Synched's R.E.M. x Sherlock Jr, directed by Buster Keaton as part of the Oxford Comedy Festival 2026. Besides this show, Ally co-hosts Gentlemen Don't Get Caught...
5 Jul 6min
POLISH CINEMA! Celebrating Andrzej Wajda’s centenary in 2026
Our host Ally Pitts has co-programmed a season of four films by the Polish director Andrzej Wajda at Oxford's Ultimate Picture Palace cinema as part of the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2026. To launc...
22 Mar 6min
NOIRVEMBER SPECIAL: Not Russian, a novel by Mikhail Shevelev
Cameron Lallana of The Slavic Literature Pod joins host Ally Pitts for a special episode on this short but hard-hitting novel about a Russian journalist whose life is thrown into chaos when a figure f...
30 Nov 20252h 3min
NEWS: Battleship Potemkin docks in The Light cinemas on Sun 26th Oct + more silent film screening news!
And our host Ally Pitts is introducing the screening in Banbury! Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece finishes its centenary run in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on Sunday 26th October 2025 with scree...
19 Okt 20255min
