The Honeymoon Period

 An occasional series where we make each other watch TV shows we loved as kids.   In this episode, Elaine convinces Mark to watch the first season of the BBC's adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia. But how will he react to the talking beavers, the dubious CGI, and a rather unsettling Mr Tumnus?  Next up: Mark's beloved Saved by the Bell. But if you have any shows you'd like us to cover, let us k...

In this episode, we take a break from watching the BAFTAs to catch up on the telly we’ve been watching. Plus, Mark went to see a film (as per).   Andor (Disney +) (4:57)  The Studio (Apple TV) (20:20)  I, Jack Wright (U & Alibi) (29:11)  Warfare (dir. Ray Mendoza & Alex Garland) (35:39)   We’d love to hear from you. Instagram: Elaine | Mark    Find us on Letterboxd    Have a read of Elaine...

Cinema chat only this week (apart from the snooker, but don’t worry that’s only a few minutes!): The Smashing Machine trailer (4:00)  Thunderbolts* (10:45)  Sinners – spoiler free thoughts (20:25), full spoilers (33:15)   We’d love to hear from you. You can find us here:   Instagram: Elaine | Mark    Join us on Letterboxd    Have a read of Elaine’s newsletter   Email us: hello@thehoneymoonperiod.c...

What we’ve been watching on the big and small screen, starting with our memories of Val Kilmer who died the day we recorded. Thanks Val, for all the movie magic.   Flow (6:30)  Adolescence (13:45)   Severance S2 – spoiler free thoughts (31:15), full spoilers and your emails (thanks Neil W and Neil J!) (41:00) You can connect with us here:    Instagram: Elaine | Mark   Find us on  Letterboxd    Hav...

Recorded live from our sofa directly after watching S2 Ep10 (Cold Harbor), here’s our instant reaction. We also cover The Crystal Maze, The Stanford Prison Experiment, and, bizarrely, Savage Garden.    How to support the show   Follow us on Instagram: @elainegwrites / @mark_greg Sign up to  Elaine’s newsletter Find us on  Letterboxd Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts  or a star rating on  Spotify...

One of us is at home. One of us is in Las Vegas. Here's our instant reaction after watching S2 Ep9 (The After Hours). Back again on the sofa next week for the final episode! How to support the show   Follow us on Instagram: @elainegwrites / @mark_greg Sign up to  Elaine’s newsletter Find us on  Letterboxd Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts  or a star rating on  Spotify . AND, if you like what we'...

A spoiler free catch-up on what we’ve been watching on the big and small screen.  The Gorge (2:06)  Captain America: Brave New World (6:15)  Zero Day (Netflix) (12:22)  Paradise (Disney+) (19:45)    Follow us on social media:   Instagram: @elainegwrites / @mark_greg  Have a read of Elaine’s newsletter   Find us on Letterboxd   Help support the show  We’d love it if you could leave us a review on A...

Recorded live from our sofa directly after watching S2 Ep8 (Sweet Vitriol), here’s our instant reaction. Welcome to 30 mins in which Elaine inadvertently manages to turn Mark against the episode.  How to support the show   Follow us on Instagram: @elainegwrites / @mark_greg Sign up to  Elaine’s newsletter Find us on  Letterboxd Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts  or a star rating on  Spotify . AN...

Recorded live from our sofa directly after watching S2 Ep7 (Chikhai Bardo), here’s our instant reaction. How to support the show   Follow us on Instagram: @elainegwrites / @mark_greg Sign up to  Elaine’s newsletter Find us on  Letterboxd Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts  or a star rating on  Spotify . AND, if you like what we've been doing on the pod these past 5 years, and fancy buying us a co...

A little later than usual this week, as we had the fantastic opportunity to chat with podcast legends The Cinemile about Episode 6 on Friday night! We recorded that conversation first, and you can now listen to our episode over on The Cinemile’s Patreon (we're proud members!)   How to support the show   Follow us on Instagram: @elainegwrites / @mark_greg Sign up to Elaine’s newsletter Find us on L...

Recorded live from our sofa directly after watching S2 Ep5 (Trojan's Horse), here’s our instant reaction.   How to support the show Follow us on Instagram: @elainegwrites / @mark_greg Sign up to  Elaine’s newsletter Find us on  Letterboxd Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts  or a star rating on  Spotify . AND, if you like what we've been doing on the pod these past 5 years, and fancy buying us a c...

Recorded live from our sofa directly after watching S2 Ep4 (Woe's Hollow), here’s our instant reaction.   How to support the show Follow us on Instagram: @elainegwrites / @mark_greg Sign up to  Elaine’s newsletter Find us on  Letterboxd Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts  or a star rating on  Spotify . AND, if you like what we've been doing on the pod these past 5 years, and fancy buying us a cof...

Recorded live from our sofa directly after watching S2 Ep3 (Who Is Alive?), here’s our instant reaction.   How to support the show Follow us on Instagram: @elainegwrites / @mark_greg Sign up to  Elaine’s newsletter Find us on  Letterboxd Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts  or a star rating on  Spotify . AND, if you like what we've been doing on the pod these past 5 years, and fancy buying us a co...

Recorded live from our sofa directly after watching S2 Ep2 (Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig), here’s our instant reaction.   How to support the show Follow us on Instagram: @elainegwrites / @mark_greg Sign up to Elaine’s newsletter Find us on Letterboxd Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts  or a star rating on  Spotify . AND, if you like what we've been doing on the pod these past 5 years, and fancy buying us...

Severance is back! Recorded live from our sofa directly after S2 Ep1 (Hello, Ms. Cobel), here’s our instant reaction.    How to support the show Follow us on Instagram: @elainegwrites / @mark_greg Sign up to Elaine’s newsletter Find us on Letterboxd Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts  or a star rating on  Spotify . AND, if you like what we've been doing on the pod these past 5 years, and fancy bu...

We revisit Severance Season 1 to share our favourite moments, address minor grievances, and dive into our theories for Season 2.   How to support the show Follow us on Instagram: @elainegwrites / @mark_greg  Sign up to  Elaine’s newsletter   Find us on  Letterboxd   Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts  or a star rating on  Spotify .  AND, if you like what we've been doing on the pod these past 5 y...

We countdown our favourite TV shows of 2024.    How to support the show Follow us on Instagram: @elainegwrites / @mark_greg  Sign up to  Elaine’s newsletter   Find us on  Letterboxd   Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts  or a star rating on  Spotify .  AND, if you like what we've been doing on the pod these past 5 years, and fancy buying us a coffee, you can do so here . Thanks so much. 

We countdown our favourite movies of 2024. Enjoy the part where we name our favourite Cardinals!     How to support the show Follow us on Instagram: @elainegwrites / @mark_greg  Sign up to Elaine’s newsletter   Find us on Letterboxd   Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or a star rating on Spotify .  AND, if you like what we do, and fancy buying us a coffee, you can do so here . Thanks so much. 

Here’s what we’re talking about this month:  Cross (Amazon Prime) (3:36)  Boybands Forever (BBC Two) (10:25)  Anora (24:42)  Heretic (28:31)  It’s What’s Inside (Netflix) (31:48)  Gladiator II (36:00) - spoiler section starts at 50:00   Follow us on social media:   Twitter: @thehoneymoonpod / @mark_greg  Instagram: @elainegwrites  Sign up to Elaine’s newsletter   You can also find us on Letterboxd...

FINALLY! Long term listeners will know we've been dying (sorry) to watch Francis Ford Coppola's 90s classic.  This episode contains chat about the fish & chips at Whitby, dodgy accents, unnecessary nudity, and Tony Hopkins hamming it up. Enjoy! How to support the show   Follow us on: Letterboxd - Instagram We’d love it if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or a star rating on Spotif...

Mark could have been at the wrestling, but happily he chose to stay home and record the podcast. Didn’t stop him talking about the ‘house show’ though...   In TV, Elaine has more to say about series 2 of the Beeb’s Showtrial (3:50) than she anticipated. And we talk cult leadership, Hulk Hogan and Succession-vibes in Netflix documentary Mr. McMahon (11:08).   In film, if you’re a fan of Mark’s swea...

We start this episode with an unexpected trip down Eastenders memory lane. Although, don’t expect any up to date references, we’re still going on about Saskia being killed by an ashtray in 1999!  In TV, Mark gets very grumpy about Elaine's refusal to watch Colin from Accounts (3:25) and Elaine waxes lyrical about the triumph that is Season 2 of Sherwood (7:04).   In film, Mark gives us the lowdown...

Welcome back to another packed episode of The Honeymoon Period podcast.   In TV, Mark reflects on Season 3 of The Bear (5:50) and Elaine has an unexpected review of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (12:40). Shout out to The Daryl Dixon Podcast and hosts Kelly and Dawn for their fab commentary. In film, we have mixed thoughts on M. Night Shyamalan’s latest twisty-turny movie Trap (21:00). And we also...

We’ve been on two dates (with each other). And they’ve both involved...wrestling! Remember when Mark wanted this to be a wrestling podcast? Well, his dream comes true for the first couple of minutes of this episode.   Shout out to NORTH Wrestling and Alex Ayre, the director of Watch the Lights which we mention during our date chat.   In TV, Elaine’s been watching Jake Gyllenhaal be all tortured an...

Mark’s been to a BBQ, but as the booze flowed and day turned into night, what did he end up singing…?  In TV, we return to one of our favourites: Race Across The World (1:28). Back for a fourth series (if you don’t count last year’s celeb version) this time the contestants are racing from Japan to Indonesia. Are we enjoying it as much as its previous incarnations, though? Next, we have a differenc...