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The Empire Film Podcast is the official podcast of Empire, the world's biggest and best movie magazine. We bring you all the latest movie news and nonsense, as well as reviews of the week's new films, an assortment of irreverent, film-related chat and interviews with some of Hollywood's best and brightest. New episodes every Friday. For our famous deep dives into specific movies, subscribe to the Empire Spoiler Special Podcast at https://empire.supportingcast.fm/ Love TV? Subscribe to our si ...
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Jim Salveson rediscovers some of Indie Rock's most iconic albums with the people who helped make them the classic's they are. From Punk to Brit Pop from Rock to Madchester you'll hear the stories behind some of the greatest LPs to ever grace your record collection and be inspired to go back and listen to them again, right through to the hole in the middle. The interviews in this podcast were recorded for the XS Long Player series on XS Manchester. Where classic albums we're played in full. Y ...
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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees the podteam — Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer and Alex Godfrey — get to grips with the definition of in media res, as they discuss some of their favourite films that throw you right into the action. Elsewhere, they talk about the week's movie news, pay tribute to Empire's founding editor Barry M…
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It's our first ever surprise guest and it's two for the price of one as the Team GB's gold-medal-winning cycling team sprint reunite. Jason joins us from Cheshire fresh from the London Marathon while Jamie tunes in from the United States. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.in…
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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt mark the release of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning by doing a non-spoiler, non-epic (less than 20 minutes!) chat with that film's director, the legendarily loquacious Christopher McQuarrie, [26:00 - 43:06 approx] and have a lovely natter with the stars of the new Wes Anderson fi…
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The Shameless Plug — the show in which Chris Hewitt and Empire editor, Nick de Semlyen, sit down and talk you through the latest issue of Empire — is back for its third episode, folks. This one is dedicated to issue 441 of Empire (on sale now at all good, evil, and virtual newsagents), which features Jurassic World Rebirth on the cover, and Nick ta…
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This week's guest has a new book out - Am I Having Fun Now? - as well as an upcoming tour. She joined us to talk Olympic fandom, sea swimming and upright bikes. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own sporting mis…
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Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard's The Extraordinary Miss Flower is part-concert film, part-performance art piece inspired by the life of its subject, a woman called Geraldine Flower. When she passed away a few years ago, her daughter Zoe discovered a number of letters, written over the years by suitors of Geraldine's, which painted a picture of a wil…
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This week's episode of the BSME Awards-nominated Empire Podcast had better not be the episode that the BSME Awards judging panel listens to ahead of voting, or our nomination might be rescinded. Which is to say, chaos reigns as Chris Hewitt returns — eventually, after being waylaid by a McQ&A — to the hosting chair, and is joined by Helen O'Hara, J…
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Andrew Cotter's voice has become synonymous with the big sporting occasions. The commentator came on the pod to talk golfing yips, vomiting on air and how his dogs, Olive and Mabel, became internet sensations. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadvent…
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It's another cracking episode of the (freshly award-nominated) Empire Podcast this week, folks, as Helen O'Hara slips into the hosting chair and tries to wrestle James Dyer and Alex Godfrey into shape as they talk about changeable movie titles, great actor/director pairings, Alex's favourite teen movies, the week's movie news including Donald Trump…
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This star of stage and screen has delighted us in Horrible Histories, Ghosts and much more. He joins us to talk about his love of Spurs, being squared up to in a charity match and being the youngest of three sporting brothers growing up. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.ins…
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It had to happen: the Empire podcast has finally gone to hell — quite literally in this case, as this particular show is episode 666. Perhaps appropriately, James is in the driving seat for this one, embracing this demonically anointed episode to bring you such thematically-relevant discussions as a Mount Rushmore of movie Satans and an off-topic d…
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Stand-up comedian, The News Quiz chair, podcaster and cricket statistician, this week's guest is a man of many talents. He's short circuited a cricket commentary box, been robbed in a sack race and realised a lifelong dream to be part of the Test Match Special team. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - an…
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It was foretold by the Ancient Ones: The Convergence (or Gunvergence, if you will), the day on which three absolutely slamming action movies will be released at the same time in the UK (albeit on different formats), ushering in a new era of sweaty dad bods, car chases, and many scenes where people die in a hail of bullets. And that day is today, fo…
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The Shameless Plug returns, folks, for a second glorious episode in which Chris Hewitt and Empire editor, Nick de Semlyen, sit down in the podbooth and tell you how (and why) the sausage is made. That sausage being the new issue of Empire, which is on sale now in all good, evil, and virtual newsagents. Our dynamic duo talk through the month's big c…
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This week's guest may have been a latecomer to sport but has grown to love it from the magic of Kevin de Bruyne to Australian breakdancing at the Paris Olympics. He joined Chris and Matt on the podcast to relive how he discovered a new running technique, a novel way to avoid batting in cricket at school, and his one and only football goal. He's emb…
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This week's Empire Podcast (episode 664 if you're keeping score!) is more packed with goodness than your average Easter egg. Not only do Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, and Alex Godfrey get into a discussion about what exactly makes a musical a musical (along with an impromptu visit to a certain mountain), but they tackle the week's movie news, includi…
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Kevin Macdonald's latest documentary, One To One: John & Yoko, is out now in cinemas around the UK, folks, and it's well worth your time for anyone with even a passing interest in John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, and their lives after The Beatles split up. But if you're a Beatlemaniac, this is manna from heaven as it not only brings you remaster…
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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is jam-packed etc. etc. Bumper-sized, and so on and so forth. But it's true, perhaps this week more than ever as Chris Hewitt sits down for chats with two pairs — first, there's Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche, who reunite almost 30 years after The English Patient for this week's Odyssey-sampling drama, …
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This week, we're joined by tennis fan and the man of many voices Josh Berry as he skips between the Murray brothers, John McEnroe, Roger Federer, Louis Theroux and many more. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your ow…
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This week's Empire Podcast sees the long-awaited return of one of our favourite guests, the wonderful British actor Will Poulter, who talks to Chris Hewitt about his role in the new movie, Death Of A Unicorn, playing a prize A-hole, and impromptu tongue-twisters. [20:38 - 33:28 approx]Another returning guest joins us this week, as the delightful Am…
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A former competitive gymnast, Gabby Logan is long established as one of the leading sports broadcasters. She came on the podcast to talk about when live TV goes wrong, gymnastics misadventures and knowing your Mo Farahs from your Mo Salahs. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.…
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We start on a director's chair. We pull back to reveal its back. On it is emblazoned a name. That name? George MacKay, the wonderful star of this week's thought-provoking original movie musical, Joshua Oppenheimer's The End, who pops into the podbooth to have a good old natter [from 30:49 - 48:20 approx] with... We pull back. It's another director'…
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Welcome to The Shameless Plug, a brand new Empire Podcast regular show, folks. As the title suggests, every month Chris Hewitt will sit down with Empire editor, Nick de Semlyen, for a deep dive into the latest issue of Empire, bringing you the stories behind the stories and covering everything including the cover. This month's cover feature is Thun…
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This week's guest is the co-creator and co-star of The Ballad of Wallis Island, which is out in the UK in May. Tim talks us through his impressive service action in the film, his love of the Olympics and Test cricket, and relives his recent wonder goal. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram -…
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It's another bumper-sized edition of the Empire Podcast this week, folks, in which Chris Hewitt sits down on Zoom with the legendary director, Barry Levinson, on the eve of the release of his new gangster movie, The Alto Knights, starring Robert De Niro, Robert De Niro and Robert De Niro's dogs. [23:31 - 40:13 approx] Then, we also hear from Gints …
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Once a semi-professional footballer, John Bishop brings the mindset of an elite athlete to his stand-up comedy. He's still more nervous playing football in front of a crowd than performing as a comedian in packed arenas and once set off on a cycle ride from Liverpool to Sydney in Australia without a bike. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - …
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This week sees the release of Hans Zimmer And Friends: Diamond In The Desert, a concert film like no other, which captures the great Hans Zimmer and his band in full flow in Dubai, and also intersperses a number of revealing interviews Zimmer conducted with the likes of Christopher Nolan, Zendaya, Billie Eilish, Pharrell Williams, Denis Villeneuve,…
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Welcome to episode 659 (yes, we're keeping count) of The Empire Podcast, folks. And it's a belter, as Chris Hewitt sits down on Zoom with The Electric State's Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt to talk about their favourite Russo brother, accents, and which one will attend the parade if/when Liverpool win this year's Premier League title. [23:34 -3…
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This week's guest began life as a taekwondo athlete and argues those skills are directly transferable to stand-up comedy. He joined us to talk about the sport-comedy crossover, one-liners and hitting comedy gold in Edinburgh. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/s…
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This week's Empire Podcast features two cracking interviews with two directors at different stages of their career. First, actor-turned-director Jack Huston sits down on Zoom and tells Chris Hewitt how he managed to make his directorial debut, the black-and-white drama Day Of The Fight, recruiting Joe Pesci for a supporting role, and the influence …
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This week's guest was a keen footballer growing up until pushed into rugby and loved spending his summers watching cricket. He joined us to talk being the fastest man on the planet, riding his Brompton bike and The Crystal Maze as an Olympic sport. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - http…
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Don't call it a comeback. This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Pamela Anderson, star of Baywatch and Barb Wire, sit down with Alex Godfrey to tell him about how Gia Coppola's The Last Showgirl has given her a second chance in Hollywood. [23:46 - 38:29 approx] Our other interview sees Mickey 17 (out next Friday, fact fans!) star Naomi Acki…
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This week's guest took a break from his current tour to talk everything from keeping in shape and Mrs Doubtfire to fake tan and moments when lifting weights have gone awry. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own …
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After the guestapaloozas of recent weeks, we're back to just one guest on this week's Empire Podcast. But what a guest it is, as the great Tatiana Maslany, star of the new Stephen King adaptation The Monkey, pops up on Zoom to talk with Chris Hewitt about death and Comedy Bang Bang. [25:00 - 43:07 approx] In the podbooth, Chris is joined by Helen O…
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Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight heads to the mean streets of Victorian London for A Thousand Blows on Disney+, and what better way to celebrate than with a special Pilot TV/Empire crossover podcast? Chris Hewitt, James Dyer and Kay Ribeiro get under the skin of Knight’s latest period piece, which combines bare-knuckle boxing with organised cri…
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What better guest to chat cycling with Chris than Dave Gorman, who once pedalled across the UK to a variety of stand-up gigs after an early medical mishap. He joined us to push Taskmaster as an Olympic event, and to talk supporting Liverpool and a new batch of Modern Life is Goodish. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Sp…
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It's a brave new world for the Empire Podcast this week, folks, as Chris Hewitt welcomes a quintet (not to be confused with a Quinjet, although a couple of them might have access to one) of amazing guests. From the latest MCU film, Captain America: Brave New World, Chris first chats to Danny Ramirez, aka Joaquin Torres, aka the new Falcon, about fo…
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Circa Waves may have a brand new album out... but this podcast is going retro. 'Death and Love Pt1' is out now but for this episode of the XS Long Player we are going back to 2015 and the release of the debut 'Young Chasers'. We'll hear about the best and weirdest day of the bands life when they got their first radio play, how Kieran went from bedr…
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The three-time Grand Slam winner and double Olympic champion joins us fresh from the golf course to talk about his new sporting love, his dreadful start to his post-retirement skiing career, coaching Novak Djokovic and when drug tests go horribly wrong. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram -…
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Another bumper-sized edition of the Empire Podcast this week, as Chris Hewitt sits down on Zoom for chats with a trio of terrific talents. First, there's Ke Huy Quan on Love Hurts, the action movie that represents his first lead role, and first movie since winning an Oscar for Everything Everywhere All At Once. [17:33 - 34:18 approx] Then there's J…
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This week's guest began his career as a sports journalist live blogging and writing football transfer rumours for the Guardian before switching to comedy. He joined us to chat how London 2012 changed his life, getting hooked on sport watching Grandstand and the days he shone in the bottom PE group at school. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter…
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It's another bumper, jam-packed edition of the Empire Podcast this week, folks! The great Angelina Jolie heads up our trio of amazing guests, as she talks to John Nugent about taking on the challenge of playing the legendary opera singer, Maria Callas, in Pablo Larrain's Maria. [20:48 - 34:02 approx] Plus, Chris Hewitt has a fascinating chat with J…
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This week's guest began life as a football journalist with a passion for Dundee United but then turned to TV creating the hilarious Bob Servant, starring Brian Cox, Guilt and The Gold. He joined us to talk scoring an overhead kick at Tannadice, tennis exploits against a junior Wimbledon star and winning three football caps at international level. F…
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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast brings you not one but two Oscar winners, as first Chris Hewitt sits down with Michelle Yeoh to talk about her new Star Trek movie, Section 31, and how the Best Actress Oscar for Everything Everywhere All At Once changed her life [20:56 - 36:39 approx]; then, John Nugent has a fascinating chat with The Brut…
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Peter Serafinowicz would sit out PE and hated football despite growing up in Liverpool. But then this week's guest became a convert of the beautiful game via his son and joins us to talk playing, watching and commentating on the sport as well as his idea for a merger of Merseyside's two football giants. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - ht…
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This week's Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt, Alex Godfrey and Beth Webb bid a sad, but heartfelt, farewell to the great David Lynch, who has died at the age of 78. It's also an epic epitaph in many ways, clocking in at around 40 minutes, as the trio, all huge Lynch fans, pay tribute to the genius behind Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Dr., Twi…
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What makes a person support a football club? For Newcastle fan Asim Chaudhry, it was zebras. This week's guest joins us to chat about his affinity with black-and-white stripes, his brief foray as a star rugby front-row forward in west London and cricket spinning advice from his dad. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Spo…
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Here it is, folks. The 650th episode (if you don't count all the other episodes) of the Empire Podcast, recorded live on Friday January 10th in front of a sell-out crowd at our spiritual home of Kings Place, London. And it's an absolute belter, in which Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Beth Webb show barely a passing awareness of the wee…
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The multi-talented Brian Conley - actor, comedian, singer and TV presenter - comes on the podcast as the first guest of 2025 to chat about his sporting misadventures predominantly involving Linford Christie, Strictly Come Dancing and how Eastenders saved him from becoming a runner. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Spor…
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We're back! Yes, after a whole week off for the Christmas holidays, the Empire Podcast has returned to darken your aural doors once more, and the first pod of 2025 is an absolute belter, as Chris Hewitt sits down with four incredible guests. First, he talks carousel horses and chocolate with We Live In Time stars, Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield.…
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