War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko
Happy Christmas! Let's have a look at Dave Mullins' film, co-written with Sean Ono Lennon, which won Best Animated Short Film at the 2024 Oscars. We discuss the animation techniques, including use of ...
25 Des 202547min
The Beatles Anthology (2025 remaster): episode 9
What did we expect from the new episode? Well: the big decision here is not to include any new interviews with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr from the 2020s. We discuss the effect that decision has on...
8 Des 202558min
The Beatles Anthology (2025 remaster): episodes 1 to 8
They couldn't let it lie, could they? Well, fair enough: The Beatles Anthology felt like a sleeping giant for Apple: gathering dust on a lot of fortysomethings' DVD shelves when it could be out there,...
1 Des 20251h 5min
Concert for George (with Nothing Is Real's Steven Cockcroft): part 2
It's part 2 and we're getting into it: what were the standout performances? There's a lot to choose from: Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney all had a go, but what motivated t...
24 Nov 202549min
Concert for George (with Nothing Is Real's Steven Cockcroft): part 1
As reluctant as he famously is to talk about it, Steven Cockcroft, one half of the Nothing Is Real podcast, attended the George Harrison tribute concert on 29 November 2002. So when it came to discuss...
17 Nov 20251h 6min
Son of Dracula (1974)
Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson playing Merlin (yes, the wizard) and the son of Dracula: what could possibly go wrong? Well, a fair bit as it turns out: some baffling choices are made and it can't quite...
10 Nov 202552min
Paul is Dead (2018 British short film)
It would've been remiss, having just covered the German Paul is Dead, not to do a quick bonus episode on this lovely little short from British writer-director George Moore. He imagines a Lake District...
7 Nov 202539min
Paul is Dead (2000 German film)
We really enjoyed Hendrik Handloegten's 2000 film, which uses fandom and the old Paul is Dead mystery trope to great effect in a coming-of-age story. Tobias maybe has some stuff going on at home, and ...
3 Nov 202558min
