Peacock Cinema Podcast

In Episode 2, we take a critical look at two films in Moira Shearer's film career; Peeping Tom (1960) and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).  Dr Caitlin McDonald completed her PhD in the uncompleted works of Emeric Pressburger at the University of Dundee.  In 1960, Michael Powell - and his screenwriter Leo Marks - were interested in developing a film that explored Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytical works...

And we are back!  Welcome Back to the Peacock Cinema Podcast, and we are delighted to launch with a discussion of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Red Shoes with writer, Pamela Hutchinson.  Pamela Hutchinson is a freelance writer, and she is the author of the BFI Film Classic, The Red Shoes. It is available for purchase at the following here . Filmed in luscious Technicolour (the red co...

We're back!! Back for the 'spooky season' at the Peacock Cinema, Dr. Jamie Steele and David Smith (our film programmer) discuss the latest programme, starting on Friday 17th October 2025. In this episode, we preview George Sluizer's The Vanishing/ Spoorloos  (1988), Alfred Hitchcock's  Psycho  (1960) and  The Birds  (1963), as well as our Halloween evening film, John Carpenter's  The Thing  (1982)...

In the final episode of Season 1, we focus on the screening of one of the so-called Hollywood-on-the-Tiber films, Audrey Hepburn's Hollywood debut in  Roman Holiday  (William Wyler, 1953).  In this episode, we discuss Audrey Hepburn's debut, her legacy, and the character of Princess Ann in the film. We'll chat about her on-screen relationship with older male characters. We'll also cover the film's...

A chat between Dr. Jamie Steele and Dr. Zlatina Nikolova on Aardman, animation, and The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists! 

A deep dive into the films of Bill Forsyth, chatting about Gregory's Girl (1981), Local Hero (1983), and his only American film Housekeeping (1987) - with Dr. Brian Hoyle, University of Dundee. 

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