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Josephoine Botting of the British Film Institute joins Ian to talk writer and director Muriel Box. Box is the most prolific female film director in British film history and also the first woman to win an Oscar for original screenplay. Jo talks about her major retrospective of Box's work showing at the BFI this month and we take a look at three of her standout films. Good Time Girl (1948). Directed...

Ian has treached the final film in the Shawscope boxset and subsequently the last episode in this bonus mini season with Dirty Ho (1979). Directed by Lua Kar-lueng. Written by Ni Kuang. Starring Gordon Liu and Wong Yue

Ian reaches the penultimate film in his ShawScope marathon for a tail of young love, culture clash and drunken kung fu Heroes of the East (1978). Directed by Lau Kar-lueng. Written by Ni Kuang. Starring Gordon Liu and Yuka Mizuno

Ian continues his journey throught the world of shawscope and reaches what may be the most echnically accomplished film yet with Crippled Avengers (1979). Directed by Chang cheh. Written by Ki Nuang. Starring Lu Meng, Lo Feng, Chiang Sheng and Philip Kwok

Ian is on the final stretch of the shawscope boxset with the highly influential The Deadly Venoms aka Five Deadly Venoms (1978). Directed by Chang Cheh. Written by Ni Kuang. Starring Chiang Sheng, Sun Chien and Philip Kwok

It's our first contemporary kung fu film in the Shawscope volume one boxset Chinatown Kid (1977). Directed by Chang Cheh. Starring Fu Sheng, Sun Chien and Wang Lung-wei

Is this the best one yet? Ian thinks so! Executioners from Shaolin (1977). Directed by Lau Kar Kueng. Written by Ni Kuang. Starring Lily Li,

It's a return to Kung Fu on the Shawscope boxset with the tale of folk hero Wong Fei Hung. Callenge of the Masters (1976). Directed by Lai Kar Lueng. Starring Gordon Liu, Lily Li and Kwan Tai Chen.

Ian has reached the era of Kongsploitation and it's off to the Himalayas for The Mighty Peking Man (1977). Directed by Meng-Hua Ho. Written by Huang Li. Starring Evelynne Kraft and Danny Lee

Ian continues his journey through Shawscope with the not quite prequel to Five Shaolin Masters Shaolin Temple (1976). Directed by Cheh Chang. Starring Sheng Fu, David Chaing and Lung Wei-Wang

Ian continues his marathon of the Shawscope volume one boxset from Arrow Video as he travels to 17th century China for Five Shaolin Masters (1974). Directed by Cheh Chang. Written by Kuang Ni. Starring David Chang and Sheng Fu

Ian continues his journey through the Shawscope boxet from Arrow Video. The Boxer from Shantung (1972). Directed by Cheh Chang and Hsueh-Li Pao. Starring Kung Tai Chen and David Chiang

Ian and Maria discuss next seasons fashions, helicoptering, barbecue and er Star Wars

Ian is joined by The British Flm Institute's Joshephine Botting to discuss director and producer Adrian Brunel. The Man Without Desire (1924). Directed by Adrian Brunel. Starring Ivor Novello The Invader aka An Old Spanish Custom (1936). Directed by Adrian brunel. starring Buster Keaton The Gentle Sex (1943). Directed by Leslie Howard. Starring Joan Greenwood, Jean Gillie and Joyce Howard.

Ian and Maria answer the big question from chapter 22. Have you ever kissed a fish?!

Ahoy me hearties. Ian and Maria go a swashbuckling and review episode 21 of The Mandalorian: The Pirate

In this bonus episode Ian finally cracks open the Shawscope boxset and flies solo to review King Boxer aka Five Fingers of Death

Ian is joined by Rob Simpson of Directors Uncut to discuss Japanese actor Meiko Kaji. Kaji rose to fame in Japan in the late 60s/early 70s playing strong outlaw roles. We cover three of her most popular films. Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss (1970). Directed by Yasuharu Hasebe. Starring Akiko Wada, Koji Wada Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972). Directed by Shun'ya Ito. Starring Rie Yokoyama...

Ian returns to seranade Maria and discuss Muscle Beach, Q the Winged Serpant and Bantha adoption.

Ian is joined by Mark Plant as we remember the late Chaim Topol and his three best known films. For Your Eyes Only (1981) Directed by John Glen. Starring Roger Moore, Carole Bouguet and Julian Glover Fiddler On The Roof (1970). Directed by Norman Jewison. Starring Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey and Paul Michael Glaser Flash Gordon (1980). Directed by Mike Hodges. Starring Sam J Jones, Melody And...

Ian is away this week so Maria is joined by Mark Plant of 100 Things We Learned From Film podcast to discuss chapter 19 of The Mandalorian. So expect taxi drivers, touching works of art and Bantha fluids!

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Ian and Maria review Chapter 18 of The Mandalorian. Justin Bieber, Disneyworld and boot space.

Ian is joined by writer and podcaster Oliver Crocker to review three episodes of long running british police drama The Bill. ITVs The Bill ran for 2,400 episodes broadcast between 1984 and 2010. The show was a huge ratings sucess in its bi-weekly half hour format. Oliver has published two volumes of his Witness Statements books which cover the first four series of the show. The second volume, whic...

Ian and Maria breakdown episode one of the third season of The Mandalorian.