Mark The Poet - The Podcast

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films and one of the best films of the "Star Trek" film franchise: the 1996 film "Star Trek: First Contact" directed by Jonathan Frakes. Set in the 24th Century, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (played by Patrick Stewart) is having nightmares about his experience six years before of being assimilated and transformed by a cybernetic alien race known as...

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films and one of his favourite films within the "Star Trek" franchise of films: "Star Trek: Generations" directed by David Carson. The story of the film, which literally bridges and connects two iconic and distinctive eras, characters and generations of the "Star Trek" franchise - featuring characters from the Original Star Trek TV show and as...

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films and one the best films of the "Star Trek" film franchise: "Star Trek IV: The Undiscovered Country" directed by Nicholas Meyer. Following the destruction of the Klingon moon Praxis - after which it is believed might see the potential extinction of the Klingon race entirely - the Klingon Empire decides to pursue a path of peace between them...

In this episode Mark talks about the fifth installment in the "Star Trek" film series: "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" directed by William Shatner. The story of the film concerns the crew of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A being drawn into a hostage crisis on the planet of Nimbus III engineered by a renegade Vulcan by the name of Sybok (played by Laurence Luckinbill) in order to take possession of...

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films and one of the films most widely considered to be the favourite film of fans and non-fans alike of the "Star Trek" motion picture franchise: "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" directed by Leonard Nimoy. The third part in an unofficial trilogy of films, the story of the film sees Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew of Spock (...

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" directed by Leonard Nimoy - which is the second movie in a three film arc within the "Star Trek" motion picture franchise that began with the preceding film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan". Seamlessly dovetailing with the events of the previous films, the story of the film sees Admiral James T. Kir...

In this episode Mark talks about the latest episode of the American animated series "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" - Episode #2: "Cut and Run".

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite "Star Trek" films, and one of his favourite films of all time: the 1982 American science fiction film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" directed by Nicholas Meyer. The story of the film sees Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 face-off against an old adversary of theirs by the name of Khan Noonien...

In this episode Mark talks about the first film of his favourite film franchise: the 1979 American science fiction film "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" directed by Robert Wise - based upon and a direct continuation of the television series "Star Trek" created by the visionary writer and producer Gene Roddenberry. The story of the film sees now Admiral James T. Kirk (played by William Shatner) once...

In this episode Mark does a spoiler review of the first episode of the newly released "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" animated TV series - Episode #1: "Aftermath" - which is an animated TV series on Disney+ that is a direct sequel to the "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" animated TV series and a prequel to the "Star Wars: Rebels" animated TV series and the original "Star Wars" trilogy of films.

In this episode Mark celebrates May the Forth, also known as "Star Wars", by talking about one of his favourite film, television, novel, comic book, and computer game franchises - the world wide phenomenon that is "Star Wars" created by George Lucas. And Mark also talks about his experience of having his vaccination yesterday. May the force be with you!

In this episode Mark talks about his upcoming Coronavirus vaccination... Mark talks about watching the hilarious 2009 film "Fanboys" directed by Kyle Newman, which is set in 1998, and whose plot involves some old high school friends who set out to infiltrate Skywalker Ranch to steal a rough cut of the highly anticipated film "Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace" months before its release......

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 1997 American science fiction drama film "Contact" directed by Robert Zemeckis. Adapted from the 1985 film of the same name by Carl Sagan, the film tells the story of Dr. Eleanor "Elle" Arroway (played by Jodie Foster), a SETI scientist searching for evidence of extraterrestrial life, who discovers a signal that is believed to be fro...

In this episode Mark talks about life... the ongoing vaccination roll out to combat the Coronavirus pandemic... the slow opening up and the resumption of some kind of semblance of normality... what people are doing to get through life at this testing time for the world in terms of exposing their artistry... and also the difference that Mark feels there is between writing for convience on a phone c...

In this episode Mark talks about the 2020 Academy Award-winning American drama film "Nomadland" based upon the 2017 non-fiction book "Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-first Century" by Jessica Bruder. Written, edited, produced, and directed by Chloé Zhao, the film centres around the character of Fern (played by Frances McDormand), the recently-widowed, vandwelling nomad - who lost her jo...

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 2002 American science fiction action film "Minority Report" directed by Steven Spielberg. Loosely based on the 1956 short story "The Minority Report", set in the year 2054, the film stars Tom Cruise as John Anderton, the chief of Precrime - a specialised police department that apprehends criminals before they have committed a crime b...

In this episode Mark talks about the 1997 action thriller film "Con Air" directed by Simon West, written by Scott Rosenberg and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film stars Nicholas Cage as Cameron Poe, an honourably discharged Army Ranger Sergeant who was sentenced to prison for unintentionally killing one of three men trying to attack him and his wife, Tricia (played by Monica Potter), who was...

In this episode Mark talks about the thrill that he gets whenever he walks into a bookstore or a library anywhere in the world, or whenever he attends a convention and he is surrounded by people with similar interests to him. Mark talks about his "Homeland" TV show rewatch. And Mark talks about one of the most recent films he has seen for the first time, that he decided to watch on impulse: the 20...

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 1994 Academy Award winning American comedy-drama film "Forrest Gump" directed by Robert Zemeckis - starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and Sally Field. And Mark also talks about some of the winners of the 2021 Academy Awards.

In memory of Ernest Eugene Lamb, Aug 6, 1931 - Apr 23, 2021. May he rest in peace.

In this episode Mark wishes the late great William Shakespeare - one of the most renowned poets and playwrights there has ever been, who inspired Mark to become a poet - a belated Happy Birthday... Mark talks about the film "Rebel Without A Cause", starring the late great James Dean, and he talks about what the film means to him... and Mark talks about the last episode of "The Falcon and The Winte...

In this episode Mark talks about the progress he is making of his rewatch of the TV series "Homeland"... Mark talks about life... and Mark also talks about the ongoing vaccination program that is slowly but surely allowing life to return to some kind of normality in England and all around the world - even though Coronavirus infections continue to increase - and Mark talks about why he believes vac...

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 1991 American science fiction action film "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" co-written, produced and directed by James Cameron. A direct sequel to the 1984 film "The Terminator", as the second installment in the "Terminator" franchise, the film stars Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong, and Joe Morton.

In this episode Mark celebrates his fortieth birthday by talking about what life means to him and what he has learned over the last forty years. And Mark also recites his poem "Forty" which he wrote to commemorate his fortieth birthday today.

In this episode Mark does a review of the 2020 film "Promising Young Woman" directed by Emerald Fennell, starring Carey Mulligan as Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas who is seeking to avenge the death of her best friend, Nina, who was a victim of rape. This must-watch film powerfully exposes the ongoing and disgusting opinions and behaviours of men who attempt to take advantage of women when they are inca...